Jonathan Clark papers, 1801-1812.

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Jonathan Clark papers, 1801-1812.

Collection consists of 32 letters, all but two written to Clark, two legal documents and a series of anonymous essays probably dating to the early 19th century. The letters concern financial and land transactions, Clark's role in settling a Tompkins family legal dispute over an estate settlement in Virginia, and details concerning the schooling of Clark's sons, George Washington Clark and Dr. William Clark. One letter is from Clark's daughter, Ann Pearce, to her brother Isaac, serving in a Ky. volunteer regiment during the War of 1812.

.33 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7274328

The Filson Historical Society

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Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Tompkins family

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Clark, William, 1770-1838

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Explorer, governor of the Territory of Missouri, army officer, and the U.S. superintendent of Indian Affairs. From the description of William Clark papers, 1816-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452648 Explorer. From the description of [Codicil to will] 1837. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science). WorldCat record id: 29305311 Army officer best known for partnership in the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1794, he was Lieutenant in the 4th sub-legion...

Clark, Jonathan, 1750-1811

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Jonathan Clark, son of John and Ann (Rogers) Clark, was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, 12 August 1750, and died in Jefferson County, Kentucky, 25 November 1811. During the Revolutionary War, Clark commanded a company in the Eighth Virginia Regiment. In 1779, he was promoted to Lt. Colonel in the Continental Army. He married Sarah Hite on 13 February 1782. Following the war, Clark resided in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He was commissioned major general of the Virginia Militia forces in 17...

Fry, Joshua, ca. 1760-1839.

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