William Herbert Withington papers, 1861-1909.

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William Herbert Withington papers, 1861-1909.

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Correspondence, special orders, notes, business papers, and miscellaneous items, primarily relating to his Civil War service as Colonel of the Seventeenth Michigan Infantry, and to a possible appointment to the U.S. Senate in 1894; also notes on the management of the Withington & Cooley Manufacturing Company, 1895-1903, diary of a European trip, 1897, twenty-eight personal account books one of which contains a manuscript address, and photographs. Correspondents include: Russell A. Alger, John J. Bagley. Benjamin B. Baker, Jonathan Bevier, Austin Blair, Mrs. Austin Blair, Julius C. Burrows, John Jones, Constant Luce, G. Collins Lyon, George S. Newman, Delos Philips, Hazen S. Pingree, Christian Rath, John T. Rich, Rowland E. Trowbridge, and John Tyler.

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Newman, George S.

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Tyler, John, 1841-1889.

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Blair, Austin, 1818-1894

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Trowbridge, Rowland E., 1821-1881.

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Bagley, John Judson, 1832-1881.

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Detroit businessman, Republican governor of Michigan, 1873-1876, and candidate for the U. S. Senate in 1881. From the description of John Judson Bagley papers, 1853-1891. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418300 From the description of John Judson Bagley papers, 1830, 1847-1900. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 84586365 John Judson Bagley was born in Medina, Orleans County, NY, July 24, 1832. Around 1840, he moved with his parents to Const...

Withington, William Herbert, 1835-1903

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Captain in the 17th Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. He later co-founded the Withington and Cooley Co. (later American Fork and Hoe, Inc.). From the description of Papers, 1786-1924. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376245 Withington was born in 1835, the son of William and Elizabeth W. (Ford) Withington. He was educated in Boston public schools and at Andover Academy. Withington worked as a salesman in various shops. By 1858 ...

Pingree, Hazen S., 1840-1901

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Baker, Benjamin, Sir, 1840-1907

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Alger, R. A. (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907

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Jones, John, 1818-1887.

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Rath, Christian, 1831-1920

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Rath was born to Johann Adam and Anna Marie (Schlee) Rath in Pfalzgrafenweiler, Landkreis Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, in modern Germany. At the age of 18, he left home to participate in the revolutionary movement sweeping the region at that time. At the age of 19, he emigrated to the United States. He served in the United States Navy for a brief time, and then settled in Jackson, Michigan. After the outbreak of the American Civil War, Rath enlisted in the 17th Michigan Volunteer Infan...