Collection. 1783-1974.

Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824

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Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as its third Speaker, and later in the U.S. Senate. Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy. He was never tried, but his national political career never recovered. Dayton was born in Elizabethtown (now known as Eli...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Lesquereux, Leo

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Goodale, Lincoln, 1782-1868

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Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Botanist, ardent supporter of Charles Darwin, first professor appointed to the faculty of the University of Michigan, and Professor of Botany at Harvard University. From the description of Asa Gray collection, 1871-1885. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 68802268 Asa Gray is an American botanist. He was made Professor of Natural History at Harvard University in 1842 and held that position until 1873. He was the author of several works including Manual of the bota...

Byrd, Charles Willing, 1770-1828

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The Byrd mss., 1794-1881, are papers of Charles Willing Byrd, 1770-1828, a member of the prominent Virginia family of that name. He was born in Virginia, received his academic and legal education in Philadelphia, and, in 1794, went to Kentucky to look after Robert Morris' land interests there. He was appointed Secretary of the Northwest Territory by President John Adams in 1799, and served as Acting Governor from 1802 to 1803 following the removal from office of General Arthur St. Clair. He was ...

Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981

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Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (1900-1981) was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1922, followed by law school at Ohio State University in 1925. He practiced law from 1926-1933 and later became a historian of botany and botanists. From the description of Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28153780 From the guide to the Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959, (University ...

Goforth, William

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Marshall family.

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Starling, Lyne, 1784-1848.

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Brown, Henry T.

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Henry T. Brown was a citizen of Athens, Ohio and a notary. From the guide to the Henry T. Brown collection of notary statements, 1850-1880, (Ohio University) ...

Kerr, John G.

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McElvain, John.

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Sullivant, Lucas, 1765-1823.

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Massie, Nathaniel, 1763-1813

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Deputy surveyor of Ohio's Virginia Military District. From the description of Nathaniel Massie papers, 1782-1852. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17937230 From the description of Nathaniel Massie papers, 1782-1852 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 47051097 Nathaniel Massie was a surveyor and land developer who helped to organize the Virginia Military District in Ohio in the years after the American Revolutionary War...

Anderson, Richard Clough.

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Buttles, Joel, d. 1850.

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Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836

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Kentucky and Ohio frontiersman, pioneer, and settler. From the description of Simon Kenton : miscellaneous papers, 1798-1818. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49244572 Simon Kenton, a pioneer settler of Kentucky, was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, April 3, 1755. In the spring of 1775, Kenton and Thomas Williams explored the area of Mason County, Kentucky, where they set up camp. Kenton moved on to Boonesborough in the fall of that year and became a f...

Creighton, William, 1778-1851

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McLaughlin, Alexander.

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Johnstoun, James

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James Johnston is once identified as living in Adair County, Ky. The relationship between Thomas and James is not clear. From the description of James and Thomas Johnston papers, 1802-1891, 1813-1889 (bulk dates). (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13527404 ...

Deshler, D. W.

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Sullivant, William Starling, 1803-1889.

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McArthur, Duncan, 1772-1839

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Duncan McArthur was born in Dutchess County, New York, and grew up in western Pennsylvania before becoming one of the first settlers of Chillicothe, Ohio. McArthur served in the Ohio militia during the War of 1812 and was later appointed brigadier general in United States Army, was elected twice to the U.S. House of Representatives, and was the eleventh Governor of Ohio (1830-1832). Thomas Worthington was born in Charles Town, Virginia, in 1773 before settling in Ohio and serving two terms as U....