Johnston family papers, 1822-1936.

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Johnston family papers, 1822-1936.

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Correspondence, photographs, and other papers of John Johnston, fur trader, son John McDouall Johnston, Indian interpreter for Henry R. Schoolcraft, and other family members; including letters containing impressions of Indian life and historical materials concerning Indian grammar and folklore, and the history of the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, region. Includes letter, Jan. 24, 1822, from John Johnston to Lewis Cass discussing Indian affairs.

.75 linear ft.Photographs .5 linear ft.

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Johnston family.

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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, family. From the description of Johnston family papers, 1822-1936. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422771 ...

Johnston, John McDouall, 1816-1895.

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Johnston, John, 1762-1828

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Little is known of John Johnston except that he was an early Pittsburgh postmaster. His son, Samuel Reed Johnston (1797-1854), was head of Johnston and Stockman Printers and also served as treasurer of the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County for several terms. From the description of References to the map of Pittsburgh 1810-1845 (bulk c1810). (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 35227118 ...

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864

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Epithet: Vice-president of the American Ethnological Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x0000a9 Author, Indian agent and ethnologist. From the description of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft papers, 1826-1841. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418398 Henry Schoolcraft was an ethnologist, geologist, Indian agent, and glass manufacturer. From th...