Records relating to citizens of Wied-Neuwied, Germany, 1757-1834.

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Records relating to citizens of Wied-Neuwied, Germany, 1757-1834.

Selections include correspondence (1779-1782) between the Count of Neuwied and Count Schwerin who served with the French army in the American Revolution; a land concession in Maine by Samuel Waldo to the Count of Neuwied; and a diary of travels in America (1832-1834), and other letters and papers of Maximilian, Prince of Wied.

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Schwerin, Wilhelm Friedrich Karl, graf von, 1739-1799.

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Neuwied, (?), Count.

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Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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Army officer, Boston merchant, capitalist, politician, and landowner in Maine. From the description of Papers, 1631-1824. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972152 Boston merchant and capitalist who was chief proprietor and developer of a controversial patent located between the Muscongus and Penobscot Rivers in Maine. When opponents to Waldo's settlement projects questioned the validity of his title, he traveled to England in ...

Wied-Neuwied (Germany)

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Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867

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Maximilian, Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied, German naturalist, ethnographer, and explorer who traveled to the American West in the 1830s, accompanied by Karl Bodmer, artist. From the description of Letter : Neuwied, to [Samuel George Morton?], 1841 Feb 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81161121 From the description of Letter : Neuwied, to [Samuel George Morton?], 1841 Feb 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702159688 Thomas M. Brewer (1814-1880) was an American ornithologist...