Papers, 1783-1863 / Elisha Whittlesey.

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Papers, 1783-1863 / Elisha Whittlesey.

Correspondence, legal papers, accounts, receipts, deeds, and other papers relating to Whittlesey's law practice in Canton, Ohio, his large holdings of land in the Western Reserve, and his career as a member of Congress, Comptroller of the Treasury, and auditor of the U.S. Post Office Dept. The correspondence involves men prominent in national, state and local affairs and is concerned with the Whig party, American Colonization Society, American Bible Society, and the development of the canals, rivers, harbors, railroads, and banks of northern Ohio.

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