Memoirs of Lewis Vail, 1844, Canton, Stark Co.

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Memoirs of Lewis Vail, 1844, Canton, Stark Co.

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Vail's manuscript memoir depicts immigration to Ohio, life in the first settlements, including travels, business, schools, medical care, and courts. A significatn portion of the manuscripts deals with the War of 1812 in Ohio, especially operations against the Indians, including the siege of Fort Meigs in 1813.

28 p. 31 cm. bound volume.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Cass, Jonathan, -1830

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Vail, Lewis, fl. 1809-1844,

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Lewis Vail moved to Muskingum (Coshocton) Co., Ohio in 1809 from Rockhingham Co., Va. In 1809-1813 he was a member of the Ohio militia and took part in the operations against Indians. During that time, he trained with Maj. Jonathan Cass, father of Lewis Cass. In 1819 he moved to Stark Co., Ohio. From the description of Memoirs of Lewis Vail, 1844, Canton, Stark Co. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122545900 ...

Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln, 1864-1935

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Robinson (Harvard, A.B. 1887; Strassborg, Ph.D. 1889) became assistant to Sereno Watson at Gray Herbarium at Harvard, 1890-1892 and Curator after Watson's death in 1892. His published works include a revised edition of Asa Gray's Manual (1908), Flora of the Galapagos Islands (1902) and contributions to Gray's Synoptical Flora of North America (1895, 1897). From the description of Papers of Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, 1887-1934 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177499102 ...

Robinson, William (British architect, 1748-1813)

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