James Ross correspondence, 1796-1797.

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James Ross correspondence, 1796-1797.

Consists of three autograph letters signed by James Ross from Pittsburgh to Dudley Woodbridge of Marietta, Ohio, and one draft of a letter by Woodbridge to Ross. The letters are dated 3 December 1796, 31 March 1797, and 6 October 1797 and the draft is dated 7 April 1797.

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Woodbridge, Dudley W.

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Dudley Woodbridge was born in Stonington, Conn. on Oct. 9, 1747. After graduating from Yale University in 1766, he moved on Norwich, Conn. He married Lucy Backus on Apr. 28, 1774. In 1788 they moved to Marietta, Ohio, where Mr. Woodbridge served as judge of the peace. He died in Marietta on Aug. 6, 1823. From the description of Dudley Woodbridge papers, 1729-1837. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 300017168 Physician of Groton, Conn. From the descript...

Ross, James, 1762-1847

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Attorney for George Washington's estates in western Pennsylvania, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. As one of the federal commissioners appointed to negotiate a settlement to the Whiskey Rebellion he was largely responsible for its peaceful conclusion. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Thomas Hamilton, Greensburg, Pa., 1795 Jan. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580981 James Ross was a lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served a...