Letter and bills, 1757-1775.

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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Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823

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Henry Van Schaak was a loyalist during the American Revolution. From the description of Letter, 1792 July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122459022 Henry Van Schaack was a loyalist during the American Revolution. From the description of Letter, 1785 September 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314898 From the description of Letter, 1795 August 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519766 American loyalist. Colonial...

Williams, Elijah, 1732-1815

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The son of Col. Ephraim Williams (1691-1755), Elijah Williams was a Stockbridge and West Stockbridge, Mass., merchant, iron manufacturer, and proprietor of marble quarries. He frequently dealt with the Van Schaack brothers, Henry and David, of Kinderhook, N.Y., and was a surveyor and purchaser of Indian lands in and around Stockbridge. From the description of Letter and bills, 1757-1775. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 41014207 ...

Massachusetts

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Hudson, Seth.

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