Letters, 1831, 1833, 1840.

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Letters, 1831, 1833, 1840.

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Letters to Samuel Williams in Cincinnati. Letter, 1831, discusses his poor business investments and apologizes for his poor social behavior towards his friends in Ohio and explains the move to Illinois. Letter, 1833, discusses life in Illinois, the possibility of returning to Ohio and teaching school and the "Asiatick cholera" that has "committed dreadful ravages in Cincinnati." Letter, 1840, discusses the upcoming election, politics and gives his opinion of Andrew Jackson ("Mad Andrew Jackson"), Martin Van Buren and William H. Harrison.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Surveyor in Ohio, who started a tannery in Steubenville and lost all of his money then moved his wife, with his son's family, to Edgar County, Illinois. Samuel Williams was the chief clerk in the Surveyor General's Office in Cincinnati. From the description of Letters, 1831, 1833, 1840. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 56089373 ...

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Williams, Samuel Robinson, 1879-

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Physicist (magnetism, optics). On the physics faculty at Columbia University (1906-1907); Oberlin College (1908-1924); and Amherst College from 1924-1947. From the description of Papers, 1904-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362528 From the description of Williams papers, 1877-1956 (bulk 1904-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306677 Williams was born Mar. 2, 1879 to John Dockray and Alam (Davis) Williams in Marengo, Iowa. He graduated from Grinnell Coll...