Arthur St. Clair family papers, 1788-1918.

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Arthur St. Clair family papers, 1788-1918.

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The collection contains photocopies of a 1-page typewritten biography of Arthur St. Clair with a photo of his portrait by Charles Willson Peale; 3-page handwritten family history; four drawings and a handwritten description of Rosslyn Castle, before 1700, the chief home of the St. Clair family in Scotland; 3-page handwritten biographical sketch of St. Clair written by William Egle, circa 1918, with a handwritten transcript, 1979; 3-page excerpts of obituaries and marriage of St. Clair's widow, children, and grandchildren; 1-page handwritten "Thanksgiving Proklamation," 1788 signed by Arthur St. Clair's secretary; handwritten letter, Arthur St. Clair to his son, Arthur, 16 Nov. 1803; handwritten transcript of speech from chiefs of Ottawa towns to Europeans along Stoney Creek/Maumee River, 11 Aug. 1799; and a 14-page handwritten transcript of St. Clair's obituary from 1818, sent to Annie Lane, 2 May 1896, from her aunt.

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St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818

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Born in Thurso, Scotland, 1734, o.s. ; studied medicine in Edinburgh; served in the British Army in America, 1757-1762; surveyor of Cumberland, 1770; colonel of Pennsylvania militia, 1775; brigadier general, 1777 to the close of the Revolution; commander of the Army, 1791-1792; delegate to the Constitutional Congress, 1785-1787, and president, 1787; governor of Northwest Territory, 1789-1802; died in Greensburg, Pa., August 31, 1818. (Bio. Cong. Dir., 1928 ed. ; Dic. Am.Biog. --gives b. date, 17...

St. Clair family.

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