Papers. 1870s.

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Papers. 1870s.

Letters collected by one of the founders of the Ohio Historical Society. Correspondents include R. Brinkerhoff and J.E. Wharton. Letters concern establishment of a state-wide society and support gathered from citizens interested in archaeology and perserving history. Also contains OHS charter, by-laws, and programs; Ohio National Guard broadsides; Ohio Constitutional Convention (1850) broadsides; 1876 United States Centennial Commission regulations, broadsides, and exhibitor's application.

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Brinkerhoff, Roeliff, 1828-1911

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Mansfield, Ohio, attorney; editor, Mansfield Herald, 1855-1861; brigadier-general, Quartermaster Corps, 1861-1865; established Mansfield Savings Bank, 1873. From the description of Letter : Mansfield, Ohio, to Col[onel] W.L. Curry, Columbus, Ohio, 1909 Feb. 1. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27657812 From the description of Brinkerhoff - Baker Correspondence [microform], 1880-1886. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 38901467 ...

Ohio. National Guard

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Columbus Historical Society (Columbus, Ohio)

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The original Ohio Statehouse was erected between 1800 and 1803 in Chillicothe, Ohio. It was the first stone public building in Ohio and was constructed in the Georgian Colonial style. Its inspiration was most likely the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia. The first legislature met in this building in 1803 and continued until 1810, when Zanesville became the capital city. In 1812, the capital was again moved to Chillicothe, where it remained until 1816. The Statehouse in Zanesv...

Wharton, J. E

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Ohio. Constitutional Convention (1802)

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Townshend, Norton S. (Norton Strange), 1815-1895.

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Professor of Agriculture, The Ohio State University. A noted American agricultural educator, Townshend was also a physician, antislavery politician and member of the Ohio legislature. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1835]-1989 (bulk ca. 1835-ca. 1880). (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22251041 ...