Lyman Copeland Draper : miscellaneous papers, 1854-1890.

Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891

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Lyman Copeland Draper (1815-1891), American historian known for his studies of the history of trans-Allegheny West. From 1854 to 1886, he served as director of The State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886. From the description of Letters from Lyman C. Draper to Benson J. Lossing, 1855-1864. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 302021153 Lyman Copeland Draper was born in Lockport, New York on September 4, 1...

Anderson, Charles, 1814-1895

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Lawyer, lieutenant-governor of Ohio, founder of Kuttawa, Kentucky. From the description of The story of Soldier's Retreat : a memoir. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49419336 Born June 1, 1814, in Louisville, Kentucky. Graduated from Miami University in Ohio. Admitted to the bar in 1843, and elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1844. Settled in Texas in 1859 and established what later became the Argyle Hotel in San Antonio, where he bred cavalry horses f...

Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820

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Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was a pioneer land settler, Indian fighter and he served in military and political positions in Kentucky. At the time this letter was written, he was on the verge of losing his many tracts of land because the titles were improperly entered. From the description of Letter : to Charles Yanc[e]y, Luecy [i.e. Louisa] County, 1785 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122602570 Indian fighter and scout. From the description of Daniel Boone pa...

Durrett, Reuben T. (Reuben Thomas), 1824-1913

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Linn was an early settler of Louisville, Kentucky. From the description of Extracts from the manuscripts of Col. R.T. Durrett concerning Col. William Linn : typescript copies, [ca. 1775]-[ca. 1781]. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52249400 Louisville, Kentucky lawyer, editor, author, and primary founder and first president of the Filson Club. From the description of Reuben T. Durrett miscellaneous papers, 1853-1909. (Filson Historical Society...

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

Graham, Christopher Columbus, 1784-1885.

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