Account : [Mass.], posting account, 1747 Feb. - July.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Hunt, Samuel, d. 1799.

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Samuel Hunt saw active service during King George's War, the French and Indian wars and later in the Revolutionary War. He eventually settled in Charlestown, N.H. in 1759 where he became involved in local politics. From the description of Account : [Mass.], posting account, 1747 Feb. - July. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38012431 ...

Williams, Ephraim, 1715-1755

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Army officer and philanthropist. From the description of Ephraim Williams correspondence, 1750 October 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981372 ...