Nina L. Ness collection, 1833-1899.

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Nina L. Ness collection, 1833-1899.

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Miscellaneous letters and documents, chiefly relating to the Civil War era, including an essay of Neal Dow about the Prohibition Party, pioneer letters describing White Pigeon (1833) and Fredonia, Mich. (1839), a letter (1833) of Bishop Edward Thomson, a letter (1855) from former Michigan governor Robert McClelland, letters from about 40 soldiers describing their Civil War experiences, assorted documents of 8 Civil War regiments, and various other collected letters, documents, and clippings.

.4 linear ft.

Bentley Historical Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8299132

Bentley Historical Library

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Thomson, E. (Edward), 1810-1870

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McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880

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Robert McClelland was a Michigan congressmen and governor. He was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1807, and graduated from Dickinson College, Carlistle, Pennsylvania in 1829. He worked as a teacher before his admission to the Pennsylvania bar in 1831. McClelland moved to Monroe, Michigan two years later, becoming delegate in the state constitution convention in 1835. Robert McClelland served as Governor of Michigan, 1851-1853 and Secretary of the Interior, 1853-1857. He died in De...

Prohibition Party (U.S.)

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Dow, Neal, 1804-1897

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Dow was born in Portland, Maine on March 20, 1804, the son of Josiah Dow and his wife, Dorcas Allen Dow. Josiah Dow was a member of the Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) and a farmer originally from New Hampshire. Dorcas Allen was also a Quaker, and a member of a prosperous Maine family headed by her prominent grandfather, Hate-Evil Hall. They had three children, of whom Neal was the middle child and only son. After his marriage, Dow's father opened a tannery in Portland, which soon...

Ness, Nina L.

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Book dealer. From the description of Nina L. Ness collection, 1793-1900. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418491 Nina L. Ness was a dealer in manuscript and autograph materials. From the description of Nina L. Ness collection, 1833-1899. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 83318837 ...