Papers, 1741,1802-1906.

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Papers, 1741,1802-1906.

Banker, State legislator, and canal commissioner, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Correspondence, accounts, briefs, receipts, statements, and other papers, chiefly relating to Williams' activities as canal commissioner, including material on building, operations, costs, and effects of canals. Family and business correspondence pertains to the Western Spy (newspaper), soap and candle-making, land transactions and real estate, banking, politics, and public improvements.

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