William Willder Wheildon papers, 1838-1889.

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William Willder Wheildon papers, 1838-1889.

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Papers, 1838-1889, consist of mss. ([1875]-1889), scrapbooks (1838-1889), and printed pamphlets (1849-1876). Mss. include [1875] "New History of the Battle of Bunker Hill" (printed in Boston Daily Herald, also separately by Lee and Shepard of Boston) and piece relating to Battle of Concord and North Bridge. Scrapbooks include: Wheildon's "Editorial Correspondence," clipped from Bunker Hill Aurora and other papers; his Boston Sunday Herald column "Curiosities of the Market," dealing with availability, condition, and price of produce, meat, and other food items; "Miscellaneous. (Cont.) Papers: Editorials in the Boston Herald"; "Historical Sketches" from various newspapers; and topical scrapbooks of clippings (pieces by Wheildon and others) on a variety of subjects--"Social Life in Concord," "Massachusetts Railroads," "Concord Fight," "The Great West," "Rise and Progress of the Revolution, and Battle of Bunker Hill," "The Revolutionary War in Massachusetts," "Popular Mention of the Christmas [and other] Holidays ...," "Defence of Mrs. General Gage from the Charge of Having Divulged the Secrets of Her Husband ...," [Concord School of Philosophy]. (Cont.) "Massachusetts Centennial," "Settlement of Concord ... Ipswich ... Hingham," "The 'Blue Laws' of Connecticut and Massachusetts, 1630-1640," "The Boston Massacre (1770); the Massacre Monument (1888)," and "Home Life a Century Ago." Printed pamphlets reflect the range of Wheildon's writings and activities.

2.75 linear ft.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Wheildon, William W. (William Willder), 1805-1892

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