Edward Giddins memoir and reminiscence of the Morgan affair, 1859 Dec.

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Edward Giddins memoir and reminiscence of the Morgan affair, 1859 Dec.

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Describes his childhood in Massachusetts, his life in the army, and his involvement in masonry and in the disappearance and murder of William Morgan, the Batavia man who planned to publish a book divulging the secrets of masonry.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Morgan, William, 1774-approximately 1826

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Sheriff of Daviess County, Missouri. From the guide to the William Morgan certificate, 1839, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Giddins, Edward

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Born in Salem, Mass., 15 July 1785. Served in the U.S. Army from 1811 to ca. 1823, from 1815 to 1819 as suttler at Fort Niagara, under Gen. William Gates. After his army service, he kept the Fort Niagara light in Youngstown, and was given charge of Fort Niagara for several months in 1826. He then kept a small public house and ferry at Fort Niagara until fall 1827. From the description of Edward Giddins memoir and reminiscence of the Morgan affair, 1859 Dec. (Buffalo History Museum). ...