Papers, 1809-1824. [microform].

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Papers, 1809-1824. [microform].

The Artemas Wheeler Papers consist of 2 boxes of correspondence and miscellaneous papers. The bulk of the correspondence is to Artemas Wheeler from friends and family members. The latter includes his grandfather Jonathan (Grafton, MA), father Gardner (Barre, VT), brother Elijah (Barre, VT), sister and brother-in-law Patty and Cyrus Ware (Montpelier, VT), and sisters Lydia, Betsey, and Susan (Barre and Montpelier, VT). Much of this correspondence relates to the health of family members and family activities. Other correspondents include friends Wheeler made at both Leicester Academy and Dartmouth College. Some items near the end of the collection are business letters relating to Charles Adams', and in 1821, Wheeler's own law practice.

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Ware, Cyrus.

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Wheeler, Artemas, 1795-1822.

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Artemas Wheeler was born July 5, 1795 in Barre, Vermont. Originally from Grafton, Mass., his father Gardner, and uncle Dodge, were among the earliest settlers of Barre. In (or around) 1809 Artemas was sent to Grafton, Mass. to live with his grandfather, Jonathan Wheeler. He attended nearby Leicester Academy and continued his studies there at least through 1813. By 1816 Wheeler had moved on to study at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He finished his studies and, in December of 1817, ...

Wheeler, Elijah

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Ware, Patty.

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Wheeler, Gardner.

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Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886

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Henry Stevens was born on August, 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with the degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bi...

Adams, Charles.

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Former Oklahoma painter (landscapes and portraits), who was active in New York City in the 1930s. From the description of [Charles Adams: artist file] (Philbrook Museum of Art, Chapman Library). WorldCat record id: 244005968 ...

Wheeler, Jonathan, Jr.

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