Papers, 1835-1841.

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Papers, 1835-1841.

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Letter from Foster in the Wisconsin Territory to an unknown recipient, probably from around 1841; and a sheet containing a list of the books in Foster's library in 1835, and an added list of Winnebago chiefs and braves.

2 items (6 p.) ; 41 cm. or smaller.

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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...

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Foster, J. Edwards, fl. 1835-1841.

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Nineteenth-century American traveller, pioneer, and surveyor. Foster, a native of Bosford, Massachusetts, travelled to the Wisconsin Territory in July 1839, where he remained until January 1842. From the description of Papers, 1835-1841. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 46673741 ...