Papers, 1859-1926.

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Papers, 1859-1926.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145788094

Papers of William Ward Wight, an attorney, author, and amateur historian in Milwaukee, Wis., consisting of correspondence; a lineage of George Washington compiled by John S. Sargent of Chicago; a volume of excerpts and copies of material concerning Eleazer Williams; and an address, 1893, on early civil service reforms in the Milwaukee Fire Department, given by Wight as chairman of the Milwaukee Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Sargent, John Singer

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School teacher from Rockford, Illinois who served as a captain in the 8th Illinois Cavalry, Company M, during the Civil War. From the description of Letters, 1860-1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54682228 Epithet: painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x000187 ...

Williams, Eleazer, 1787?-1858

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Correspondents include J.C. Calhoun, DeWitt Clinton, Charles DeSaileville, Jackson Kemper, L.W. Cass, L.U. Sigourney, Millard Fillmore, and affidavits. From the description of Letters and documents, 1800-1904 [microform] (Historic Deerfield Library). WorldCat record id: 30824536 Federal agent in charge of removal of Indians from New York to Wisconsin. From the description of Eleazer Williams papers, 1821-1844 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49569629...

Wight, William Ward, 1849-1931

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...