[Account and docket books] : Jackson County, Mich., 1835-1862.

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...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Cross, Mary Wilbur, fl. 1835-1836.

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Cross, James, b. 1795.

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School teacher in Salisbury (N.Y.), peddler, and after 1835, teacher in Concord, Michigan. Also general storekeeper, justice of the peace, and "overseer of the poor" between 1835 and 1862. From the description of [Account and docket books] : Jackson County, Mich., 1835-1862. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 58565025 ...