Papers [microform], 1841-1876.

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Papers [microform], 1841-1876.

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Diary, 1841-1876, with reminiscences to 1804, and copies of correspondence, of a lay leader in the Society of Friends, concerning church activities and religious matters; also including Wistar's appointment as Indian commissioner by Zachary Taylor and Andrew Johnson, and Wistars's subsequent investigations of living conditions among Indian tribes in the United States.

2 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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