Leonard Woods papers, 1867-1868.

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Leonard Woods papers, 1867-1868.

Correspondence, both original and copied, of Woods, Edward Ballard, William Willis, John Alfred Poor, William Noel Sainsbury, Johann Georg Kohl, and others pertaining to the efforts of Dr. Woods to secure transcriptions of documents housed in European archives for inclusion in the Maine Historical Society's documentary history series.

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Maine Historical Society

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Founded in 1822, the Maine Historical Society is the third oldest historical society in the United States.The Maine Genealogical Society merged its genealogical book collections with MHS in 1922 and ceased to exist. A new organization with the same name was established in 1976. From the description of Maine Historical Society records, 1723-2006. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128359 ...

Kohl, J. G. (Johann Georg), 1808-1878

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Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878) was born and died in Bremen, Germany. He was a well-known cartographer who came to the United States in 1854, at the request of the U.S. government, to write a geographical history of the continent. Kohl returned to Germany in 1857. In 1863, he was appointed city librarian of Bremen. From the description of Papers, 1854?-1857? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259480 Johann Georg Kohl was a German traveler in America. ...

Willis, William, 1794-1870

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Naval historian & lawyer. From the description of Letter and portrait : of William Willis, 1822, n.d. [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812178 Lawyer, mayor of Portland, Me., local historian, and director of many local clubs and business enterprises. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1839-1869. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978864 Lawyer, mayor of Portland, Me., and director of many local clu...

Sainsbury, William Noël, 1825-1895

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Assistant keeper of Her Majesty's public records, Public Record Office, London. From the description of Calendar of state papers, colonial reviews : scrapbook, 1861-1894. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775600 ...

Poor, John A. (John Alfred), 1808-1871

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Instrumental in establishing early railroads in Maine, expecially the Portland to Montreal line (Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Co.). From the description of John A. Poor railroads scrapbook, 1844-1871. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 325110458 Perhaps the same as John Alfred Poor, historian and Maine railroad man. If it is, some of the earlier documents are probably in another hand. From the description of John A. Poor natural histor...

Ballard, Edward, 1804-1870

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Epithet: Secretary, London Carmen's Trade Union British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x00036d Epithet: DD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x000368 ...

Woods, Leonard, 1807-1878

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