Papers 1806-1888.

Whig Party (Ohio)

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This Whig Party in Cleveland, Ohio, drew its membership from former Federalists, anti-Masons, and national Republicans who opposed the limited government policies of the Democratic Party and President Andrew Jackson. The Whigs favored an activist federal government and broad humanitarian reforms. In Cleveland, Whig members were generally businessmen and those who profited from the Ohio and Erie Canal. Evangelical Protestants were drawn to the Whig Party as well, advocating a platfor...

Plimpton, John G.

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Lawyer in New York, N.Y. From the description of Letter, 1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32520299 ...

Freemasons. Ohio.

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Elliott, Alexander H. (Alexander Hewgill)

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Yale, Elihu, 1649-1721

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In 1671 Elihu Yale was appointed a writer in the East India Company. He was sent to Madras, India in 1672, and became a member of the council and second in command to the governor. In 1687 Yale became president and governor of Fort Saint George. He returned to England in 1699, where he carried on trade in diamonds. In 1718 Yale made a gift to the Collegiate School at New Haven, Connecticut, which, in appreciation, changed its name to Yale College. From the description of Elihu Yale c...

Allen, William E.

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William Allen of Rondout, N.Y. was the father of Julia Allen, the wife of William Henry Channing, Unitarian minister, and of Frances Allen, the first wife of Jared Sparks, Unitarian minister, historian, and president of Harvard. From the description of William Allen family correspondence, 1802-1872 (inclusive), 1802-1850 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612366337 Julia McWade Blazer and Harriet McWade Allen were the daughters of William McWade, who came to B...

Bimiler, Joseph M.

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Curtis, Henry B. (Henry Barnes), 1799-1885

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Lawyer, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1824, 1829, 1833-1837, 1847. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18446275 Henry B. Curtis was Samuel's older brother, an attorney in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Belinda Buckingham was Samuel's wife. Henry Zarah Curtis and Samuel S. Curtis were Samuel's sons, and were Surveyors and land agents in Council Bluffs. Henry Zarah was killed in 1863. Samuel Curtis fought in the Mexican War, t...

Peck, William L.

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