Letter : Cherokee Agency, [Calhoun, Tenn.], to H.A. Wise, Washington, [D.C.], 1838 June 18.

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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Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876

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American lawyer and politician; governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to President Buchanan, 1857 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588282 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Thomas Teackle in Baltimore, 1841 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588600 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. T.H. Ellis, 1859 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588...

Ross, Lewis, -1869

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Younger brother of John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. The owner of several large stores and a resident of Calhoun, Tenn., Lewis Ross was one of the five wealthiest men in the Cherokee Nation. He was responsible for providing provisions and other supplies during the 1838 Cherokee removal to the west. From the description of Letter : Cherokee Agency, [Calhoun, Tenn.], to H.A. Wise, Washington, [D.C.], 1838 June 18. (Newberry Library). WorldCat r...