Papers, 1836-1856.

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Papers, 1836-1856.

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Correspondence of a New York congressman and judge who was associated with James D. Doty in midwestern land investments. More than 20 letters from Doty, 1836-1840, concern territorial politics in Wisconsin and land speculation in Rock Island, Illinois, and in Madison, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, and the vicinity of Portage, Wisconsin. Among others who corresponded about Vanderpoel's Madison property were David Brigham, Simeon Mills, and John Catlin. A few tax receipts and maps pertaining to the Madison lands accompany the letters.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865

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James Duane Doty (1799-1865) was a lawyer, judge, and government official. He represented Wisconsin in Congress between 1838 and 1841, and again between 1849 and 1853. He was governor of Wisconsin Territory between 1841 and 1844, and served as the governor of Utah Territory between 1863 and 1865. From the description of James Duane Doty letter, 1861 November 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367719059 From the guide to the James Duane Doty letter, 1861 November 22, (L. Tom ...

Mills, Simeon, 1810-1895

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Brigham, David Trowbridge, 1806-1865

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David Trowbridge Brigham (1806-1865), son of Edmund Trowbridge and Elizabeth or Lucy Davis Trowbridge, was born in Shrewsbury, Mass. He graduated from Union College in 1829 and was admitted to the bar in 1831 after studying law in Orange County, N.Y. and with Pliny Merrick (1794-1867) at Worcester, Mass. He was elected a Representative in the Massachusetts General Court in 1834, and Senator in 1836. In 1834, he became president of the Manufacturers' Insurance Company. Throughout the early and mi...

Catlin, John, 1803-1874

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Vanderpoel, Abraham.

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Vanderpoel, Aaron, 1799-1870

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Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870) was a lawyer, later a judge, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, and in New York City. He was administrator of the estate of William Temple Franklin (1760-1823), the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. From the guide to the Aaron Vanderpoel papers, 1770-1866, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) BIOGHIST REQUIRED New York lawyer. Vanderpoel specialized in corporation and municipal law. From the guide to t...