Book manuscript ca. 1930.

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Book manuscript ca. 1930.

Original manuscript for an unpublished history of Huron County, Ohio. Includes histories of cities, information on early settlers, railroads, schools, churches, newspapers, banks, industries, pioneer physicians, underground railways and geological reports. Persons include Capt. Benjamin C. Taber and Joshua Giddings. Contact repository for more information.

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Taber, Benjamin C.

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Peeke, Hewson L. (Hewson Lindsley), 1861-1942

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Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864

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Giddings was an abolitionist congressman from the Western Reserve of Ohio. He studied law in the office of Elisha Whittlesey at Canfield, Ohio, in 1821 was admitted to the bar. It is claimed that Giddings later had significant influence on Lincoln's thinking toward the abolition of slavery. From the description of Account book of his law practice in the Court of Common Pleas, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1827-1835. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 77657856 Ohio s...