Papers [microform], 1810-1848.

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Papers [microform], 1810-1848.

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Personal, business, and official correspondence of Jones, a lawyer, businessman, territorial delegate from Michigan and Wisconsin, and later a state senator from Iowa. Personal letters, written primarily after his move West, to college friends from his days at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, describe the business climate, the status of the territoral and state governments, and general living conditions. Business correspondence mainly relates to lead mining and smelting in the Fever River or Galena, Illinois region. Jones' official correspondence with other early political leaders and with his constituents is primarily routine and includes discussions of the sale of public lands, fur trading, and the relations between Indians and settlers and with the federal government.

1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Jones, George Wallace, 1804-1896

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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896), born in Vincennes, Indiana, was a prominent jurist and politician in the upper mid-west region of the United States. He graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1825. After being admitted to the bar, Jones moved to Michigan Territory where he worked as a miner and storekeeper; served in the Black Hawk War; and was a judge of the county court. He served as congressman from Michigan (1835-1837) and as one of the state of Iowa's first U. S. ...