Papers, 1690-1866.

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Papers, 1690-1866.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17670784

Papers consist of deeds relating to Nicholas Waln's land holdings in the Northern Liberties area of Philadelphia where his estate, Walnford, was located ; wills, including the certified copy of the will of Nicholas Waln in 1721/2 ; letters to Richard Waln ; documents, including the appointment of Thomas Wistar as Indian Commissioner by Presidents Andrew Johnson and Zachary Taylor and a photograph of Wistar with Sac, Fox and Kiowa Indians taken in ca. 1866 by Alexander Gardner.

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Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Waln, Richard, 1737-1809.

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Wistar, Thomas, 1798-1876

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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Andrew Johnson (b. December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina-d. July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tennessee) became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He began his political career in Greenville, Tennessee in 1828. At the time of this letter he was the Democratic senator from Tennessee. Emerson Etheridge was born in Carrituck County, North Carolina. As a representative of Tennes...

Gardner, Alexander.

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Waln, Nicholas, 1650-1721 or 1722

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Waln family.

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Donor's great-great-great grandfather was Thomas Wistar who married Mary Waln. From the description of Papers, 1690-1866. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 17670784 ...

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....