Charles Williamson papers, 1775-ca. 1940s, bulk 1790-1810.

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...

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Swartwout, Samuel, 1783-1856

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New York businessman and land speculator. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript], 1813-1843. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310566293 ...

Pulteney, William

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Epithet: of Add MS 22064 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x00034b Epithet: Earl of Bath 1742 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000363 Title: Viscount Pulteney British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x000347 Title: 5th Baronet ...

Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811

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Henry Dundas, the first Viscount Melville (1742-1811), statesman, was the father of Robert Saunders Dundas, the second Viscount Melville (1771-1851), also a statesman. Henry Dundas was educated at Edinburgh High School and University, before becoming solicitor-general for Scotland in 1766. He was M.P. for Midlothian 1774-1790, except for a few months in 1782, when he sat for Newtown, Isle of Wight. He was lord advocate 1775-1783, lord rector of Glasgow University 1781-1783, privy councillor, and...

Williamson, Charles, 1757-1808

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Epithet: of Aberdeen British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0000b6 Epithet: of Coleshill British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0000b7 British government agent, and pioneer developer of central New York State lands in the late 1700s. Charles Williamson was born on July 12, 1757, to Alexander Willia...

London Associates

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Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820

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Author and businessman. From the description of Patrick Colquhoun papers, 1785-1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453974 Colquhoun, born in Dumbarton, Scotland, was a writer on economic and social issues, a founder of the Glascow Chamber of Commerce (1782), and a London police magistrate (1792-1818). From the description of Letter to Benjamin Walker, Esq. 21 June 1794. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234338704 Patrick C...

Cox, Isaac Joslin, 1873-1956

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Isaac Joslin Cox was born on November 19, 1873, in West Creek, Ocean County, New Jersey, son of Walter Scott Cox and Almeda Joslin Cox. Cox joined Northwestern's faculty as a member of the History Department in 1919, where he remained until his retirement in 1941. In 1892, Cox entered Dartmouth College after graduating from Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, New Hampshire. He obtained the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1896 from Dartmouth. For the next six years he taught (an...

Williamson family.

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