Henry Russel papers, 1917-1920

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Henry Russel papers, 1917-1920

Letters of condolence upon death of son, William Muir Russel, an aviator who was killed in combat in World War I.

0.2 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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Russell, William, active 1865

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Long-time resident of Gilpin County, Colo.; mayor of Central City and publisher of the Weekly Register-Call. From the description of Letter, 1972 Sept. 7, [Central City, Colo.] to Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 19977818 Union Army officer. From the description of William Russell correspondence, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 631259534 ...

Russel, Henry, 1852-1920

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Henry B. Russel was a Detroit lawyer, graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 1875. He became vice-president and general counsel of the Michigan Central Railway Company. Mr. Russel was one of Detroit's most prominent Figures at the time of his death in 1920. He married Nellie Muir, of Detroit, in 1880 and they had five children. After Nellie died in 1910, he married Mrs. Eleanor Whittaker. William Muir Russel was was born in 1893. While a student at Cornell University, he enlist...