Draper manuscripts: Daniel and Benjamin Drake papers, 1787-1853.

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Draper manuscripts: Daniel and Benjamin Drake papers, 1787-1853.

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Papers of two brothers, Daniel Drake (1785-1852), physician, scientist, educator, and historian; and Benjamin Drake (1795-1841), attorney, author, and biographer, prominent residents of Cincinnati, Ohio, primarily concerning the history of Cincinnati and the Miami River area of Ohio. Included are notes and essays on the geography, minerals, and plants of the Old Northwest and on Indian antiquities in Ohio (including maps); correspondence (1808-1853), including Cincinnati anniversary materials (1838); a certified copy of the 1804 Sauk and Fox treaty; business and legal documents (1787-1816); a biography of Presbyterian minister John P. Campbell; obituaries, interview notes, and clippings.

0.5 c.f. (2 volumes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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