Papers, 1855-1952.

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Bailhache, John, 1787-1857. Papers, 1855-1952.

Papers, 1855-1952.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259134

This collection contains a seventy-five page autobiography of John Bailhache, as well as a typed transcript, "...written by himself at the request, and for the use of his children. 1855." In general, this autobiography describes well the uncertain economic conditions in the Midwest in the first half of the nineteenth century and the marginal fiscal status of early Midwest newspapers. In particular, it gives a fairly comprehensive view of Bailhache's boyhood and training on the Isle of Jersey, his departure for the United States in 1810, and a career of forty-three years printing, editing, and publishing newspapers in Circleville, Chillicothe, and Columbus, Ohio, and Alton, Ill. The collection also includes a brief history of Bailhache written by his grandson, John Mason Bailhache (1860-1942), in 1929; the Bailhache crest; a family letter, dated 9 December 1884, from Sophie E. Collas (1856?- ) to her cousin William [perhaps John's son, William Henry Bailhache (1826-1905)]; and genealogical notes.

1 folder (9 items)

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