Battle of Bunker Hill centennial scrapbook, 1875.

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Battle of Bunker Hill centennial scrapbook, 1875.

Contains letters received by Spaulding in response to his invitation to attend ceremonies relating to the placing of a Battle of Bunker Hill commemorative monument on the Spaulding lot in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, 17 June 1875; also newspaper clippings concerning the battle and other centennial ceremonies.

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Spaulding, E. G. (Elbridge Gerry), 1809-1897

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American banker; "Father of the greenbacks." From the description of Autograph letter signed : Buffalo, to William Pitt Fessenden, 1869 July 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662379 Born in Cayuga County, N.Y. in 1809; established law practice in Buffalo in the 1830s. Became involved in the development of Buffalo Harbor, the enlaragement of the Erie Canal and the municipal gas company. Instrumental in moving the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank to Buffalo and, as its preside...