Alpheus S. Williams papers, 1828-1920

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Alpheus S. Williams papers, 1828-1920

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Comprises several series of letters written by Williams: letters from Europe (1832-1335) to his sister Irene Williams and his friend, Henry Barnard, the well-known educator; letters from the Mexican war (1848) to his wife Jane H. (Larnea) Pierson Williams; Civil War letters (1861-1864) and letters written while he was U.S. Minister to Salvador (1866-1669) to his daughters, Irene (Williams) Chittenden and Mary H. (Williams) Fariuhar. Among the few letters addressed to Williams are a group in the 1830's from his wife, and letters from Hugh Brady, Lewis Cass, William Woodbridge, Gen. Joseph Hooker, and Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. Other papers include a number of military and civilian commissions, a map of the operations at Chancellorville, May 1-3, 1863; a group of letters (Apr.-Oct. 1895) from Mrs. Farquar in Detroit. Also includes diary of Alpheus William (1864-1969).

3.7 linear ft. (7 boxes, 1 volume, 2 large manuscripts, 1 microfilm reel)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7946475

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

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Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He was of entirely English ancestry, all of which had been in New England since the early 1600s. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, ranked 29th out of a class of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in the second of the Seminole War...

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Brady, Hugh, 1768-1851

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Williams, Alpheus S. (Alpheus Starkey), 1810-1878

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Woodbridge, William, 1780-1861

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Woodbridge was born in Conn. on Aug. 20, 1780. He served in several high Ohio political positions before moving to Michigan. Woodbridge served as Secretary and Acting Governor of the Territory of Michigan, 1812-1828; Collector of Customs at Detroit, 1814- ; Michigan Territory's first delegate in Congress, 1819-1820; Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court, 1828-1832; Delegate from the 1st District (Detroit) to the Constitutional Convention of 1835; Senator from the 1st District, 1838-1839; Gove...

Barnard, Henry, 1811-1900

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American educator. From the description of Papers, 1832-1900. (Trinity College Library). WorldCat record id: 50031643 American educator; first US Commissioner of Education 1867-1870. Includes material from Gordon Ford. From the guide to the Henry Barnard letters, 1853, 1856, 1881, 1884, 1888, 1889, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American educationalist; born Hartford, Conn., January 24, 1811; died Hartford, Con...