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SMITH MADISON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN 1944 Copyright 1944 State Historical Society of Wisconsin Madison One thousand copies of this Guide have been printed in types similar to those designed by Claude Garamond (d. 1561) on Dresden Pamphlet Book paper by Hammersmith-Kortmeyer Co. of Milwaukee £]$, l4Lo£> fljUAAt-. - OKoJllS- FOREWORD Wherever American historical manuscripts are known, there the Wisconsin Historical Society is known too. Such a statement can be made chiefly because of the work of that pioneer collector, Lyman C. Draper, who served as the first executive of the Society. Dr. Draper, before he came to Wisconsin in 1852, had collected manuscripts in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, the Carolinas, and other parts of the Old West. He sometimes actually risked his neck to obtain them, traveling more than 60,000 miles, often through rugged wilderness, on horseback, in stagecoach or lumber wagon, by steamboat, or even afoot. The Draper Manuscripts came to the Society by bequest upon his death in 1891. Dr. Draper's respect and love for manuscripts have been shared by the staff of the Society since his day, and the state of Wisconsin, having become conscious of the value of bringing together the raw materials of her history, has furnished a fireproof building, ample equipment for preserving the manuscripts, and an adequate staff to make them available. The people of the state have cooperated by giving many important collections to the Society. This Guide shows what papers have been accumulated in more than ninety years. The Draper Manuscripts have not been included in the Guide since they are fully covered by the Descriptive List of Manuscripts published by the Society in 1906. The present volume is a work of cooperative scholarship. Miss j Alice E. Smith, curator of the Society's Manuscript Division, de- vised the plan of the Guide, supervised the work, edited the results at several stages, prepared the index, and saw the volume through the press. Leroy Schlinkert, sometime assistant in the Division, prepared and checked many of the entries. Two workers supplied by the Historical Records Survey of Wisconsin, a branch of the federal Work Projects Administration — James Abajian and Joan Place Swadish — in most cases prepared the entries. The Survey was directed by J. E. Boell, its state supervisor. l The Society is proud of its manuscript collection and much gratified by the way the people of Wisconsin appreciate its use- fulness and continue to help it grow. The Society has much regard for the materials of contemporary history and solicits manuscript records from leaders in current Wisconsin affairs. The Wis- consin statesman, industrialist, labor chief, or head of some other activity who leaves the Society his or her manuscripts can be sure that they will be preserved and cherished. But, best of all, he will know that they will be wisely used, that scholars from all over the country will know of them, and that they may help to guide the present while elucidating the past. Edward P. Alexander VI EDITOR'S PREFACE From the beginning of its existence the Wisconsin His- torical Society has been gathering manuscripts relating to the history of the state. The initial contribution was made early in 1849 with a gift of the William Henry papers from Cyrus Woodman of Mineral Point, who remarked, "A letter is rarely written which is not worthy of preservation." When the Civil War broke out, Lyman C. Draper circularized the Badger volunteers, begging them to secure and preserve for the Historical Society records and mementos of their experiences. One of the first acts of Reuben Gold Thwaites as superintendent was to make an excursion to the Fox River Valley, interviewing its French Canadian inhabitants and returning with a mass of papers on the early fur trade. By 1906 the accumulation of manuscripts had reached nearly 75,000 pieces, most of them bound in volumes. That year the Society published a Descriptive List of its holdings, the first guide devoted solely to manuscripts ever issued by an American historical society. In 1940, when the notes for the present Guide were completed, the collection was estimated to contain 620,000 unbound pieces and 2,500 volumes. So rapidly are the records accumulating that now, four years later, they have been increased by almost an additional 100,000 pieces. In these manuscripts gathered so carefully through the first nine decades of the state's existence, lies the story of the region that is now Wisconsin. Among them are the correspondence and diaries and account books of explorers and missionaries, of attorneys, farmers, merchants, and scientists; they include the records of temperance and antislavery societies, of churches, banks, and co- operatives; they tell of the building of roads and harbors, of the establishment of homes, the founding of social institutions, and the development of the commonwealth. The numerous collections of personal papers of public officials — governors, judges, legislators, vii and members of Congress — are admirably supplemented by rec- ords from the offices of the governor and secretary of state and other state departments, transferred to the Society by virtue of its position as legal custodian of the state's non-current archives. The Society's primary task is the collecting of records on the history of Wisconsin. Various circumstances, however, have made it the repository of many papers that transcend the state's civil boundaries, and some that do not deal at all with Wisconsin. Outstanding among the latter is the collection of nearly 500 volumes of manuscripts relating to the history of the first Ameri- can West gathered by Dr. Draper. Since the Descriptive List of 1906 was almost exclusively devoted to a survey of these early Americana, and that List is still in print, this volume makes no attempt to cover any part of the Draper Manuscript Collection. Another set of papers that scarcely touches upon Wisconsin in its origins and information is the impressive set of manuscripts known as the John R. Commons Collection. Early in the century a group of University of Wisconsin economists organized a bureau for the systematic gathering of information relating to the history of labor and socialism in the United States. The presence of the remarkable body of source materials that they assembled at the Historical Society has been the inspiration for additional gifts of papers from individuals and organizations having kindred interests. Representative of these are the correspondence of Henry D. Lloyd, the Winnetka, Illinois, reformer; the archives of the Socialist Labor Party; and, too recently received for inclusion in this volume, the papers of the noted economist, Richard T. Ely. A third type of records that reach far beyond Wisconsin in scope came as the result of a search for sources for the study of this region when it was under the dominion of France and Britain and was a neighbor of Spanish Louisiana. The search led to the archives of these countries, and copies of many of their records were secured for the Society's files. From the archives at Wash- ington, D.C., too, have come photostatic copies of thousands of viii documents dealing with the history of the Wisconsin region up to about 1850. This transcription of records owned by other institutions or in private hands is still going on, most of the recent copies being made on microfilm. It was found necessary to omit from this published Guide descriptions of certain collections of papers. Because of the great number of very small groups, those containing ten or fewer items are not listed herein. Notations on the many sketches of Wiscon- sin biographies and local history do not appear for the same reason. Preparation of analyses of these two groups, of the col- lection of manuscript genealogies, and of the autograph collec- tions would have retarded the publication of this volume for a long time, and their inclusion would have increased its size by about one half. Copies of records that are available in near-by depositories are for the most part not listed. It is with regret that another collection of manuscripts — those left on deposit — have not been itemized in the Guide. In many cases they will probably become the property of the Society, but because of the uncertainty of title to ownership, no mention has been made of them. Save for these exceptions and the Draper Manuscripts, all classes of manuscript records owned by the Society — personal papers, archives of federal, state, and local governments, and records of organizations, irrespective of origin or amount or date of acquisition — have been treated in one alphabetical sequence in this Guide. Up to 1917, accessions were recorded in the annual Proceedings of the Society. With the establishment of the Wisconsin Magazine of History in that year, the practice was begun of making quarter- ly summaries of manuscript acquisitions, the accounts occasionally, as in the cases of the Fairchild, the Vilas, and the McCarthy papers, taking the form of articles on the subjects. Since the provenance of each collection has been traced in these publica- tions, it has not been considered necessary to repeat the in- IX formation in this Guide. It may be well to explain, too, that no attempt has been made herein to evaluate the manuscripts. The Guide is designed to tell what they contain, not to point out their uses or to interpret the information. Donors sometimes lay down certain limitations under which the papers they present shall be used. The Society itself reserves the right to withhold from general use manuscripts that are fragile or badly worn, or that for other special reasons should not be submitted to unnecessary handling and indiscriminate use. Save for these restrictions, the manuscript records are available to all responsible research workers. Alice E. Smith CONTENTS Foreword By Edward Porter Alexander, director, WISCONSIN Historical Society Editor's Preface , vii By Alice E. Smith, curator of manuscripts, WISCONSIN Historical Society Explanation xiv Guide to the Manuscripts 1 Index 235 ILLUSTRATIONS Wisconsin Historical Society Building, Madison Frontispiece Manuscripts before Arrangement, Wisconsin Historical Society 16 Manuscripts after Arrangement, Wisconsin Historical Society 32 XI GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS EXPLANATION "Papers" has been used as a general and comprehensive term, to designate more than one type of manuscript material, bound or unbound. If a collection consists of only one type of records, a single descriptive term, such as "correspondence," "diaries," "minutes of meetings," "reminiscences," etc., is used. The first and last dates of papers in a collection are given; if there are large gaps, that fact is indicated. It may be assumed that all manu- scripts are originals, unless there is a statement to the contrary, and that where no geographical location for a village, city, or county is given, the place is in Wisconsin. The contents of each collection are described by subject mat- ter; the manuscripts themselves, however, are arranged with but few exceptions in chronological sequence. Manuscripts are filed horizontally in folders placed in boxes measuring 15x11x3^2 inches, made to order. A box is estimated to hold an average of 450 manuscript sheets. Frequently small volumes that form a part of a collection of bound and unbound papers are placed in manuscript boxes and the large ones placed beside the boxes. The statement "44 boxes including 25 volumes, and 10 additional volumes" describes such a typical arrangement. The actual num- ber of items is given only for collections of less than 100 pieces. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 1. Adams, Charles K.( 1835-1902). Papers, 1872-1902. 1 box. Miscellaneous personal papers of the president of the University of Wisconsin, 1892-1902, consisting of letters from eastern pub- lishers in regard to the publication of Johnson's Universal Encyclo- pedia, of which Adams was editor, and other books; letters of Adams to Charles F. Smith in regard to Smith's appointment to the university faculty; letters from stockbrokers; several letters from Adams in Europe and California, 1901-2; personal and household bills; and a genealogical chart of the Adams family. 2. Adams, Henry C. (1850-1906). Papers, 1870-1906. 5 boxes. Correspondence and addresses of a resident of Madison who served in various state positions, and as member of Congress, 1902-6. A few papers touch upon state politics before 1902 and upon Adams' agricultural interests, particularly his work for the enact- ment of the federal Grout Bill taxing oleomargarine. There is correspondence on the critical campaigns of 1902 and 1904 in which Adams won his election as a Republican without aligning himself directly with either the Stalwart or Insurgent faction. Among the subjects dealt with during his congressional career are the Arizona-New Mexico Joint Statehood Bill, the Philippine Tariff measure, the fight against food adulteration, the Adams Bill to aid agricultural experiment stations, and Speaker Joseph G. Cannon's dictatorial methods. His correspondents include Joseph W. Bab- cock, Henry Casson, William D. Hoard, and Elisha W. Keyes. 3. Adams, John C. (1842-95). Papers, 1792-1899, 1932. 6 boxes, including 32 volumes. Papers of an educated Stockbridge mixed-blood Indian of Antigo, unofficial attorney and agent for his tribe in Wisconsin, unique in that they relate to Indian affairs from the Indian standpoint. The bulk of the papers relate to the later history of the tribe in 2 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Wisconsin and the controversy between the so-called "citizen" and "Indian" party factions of the tribe, and particularly to the twenty- year struggle of Adams beginning in the 1870's to secure national legislation restoring to the citizen party the right to live on the reservation and share in tribal funds. There is correspondence for these years with members of Congress, the Indian Commissioner, the Secretary of the Interior, attorneys in Washington, local Indian agents, members of the tribe, the Wisconsin Home Missionary Society, and the Indian Rights Association. The papers before 1870 are miscellaneous in character, con- sisting of bills for services to the tribe, a diagram of tribal lands in Calumet County, records of official transactions of councillors and sachems, letters of the Rev. Cutting Marsh, Levi Konkapot, Jeremiah Slingerland, John W. Quinney, and members of the tribe in New York State, and an original treaty of 1825. Among the bound volumes is a declaration of rights and frame of government, 1837; an abstract of tribal lands at Stockbridge, Wisconsin, con- taining a report of commissioners elected to execute the law of 1843; a volume of proceedings of the Stockbridge national coun- cil, 1849-58; a volume of national laws and appropriation bills, 1852; and sketchy diaries of Adams, 1865-89. 4. Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848). Correspondence, February 19, 24, 1839. Copies, 9 pages. Correspondence between Adams and James H. Hackett consist- ing of a critical discussion of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 5. Adams, Philo. Diary, April 14-May 9, 1831. Typewritten copy, 7 pages. Diary of a trip by boat from Huron, Ohio, to Green Bay and return, with observations on the Rev. William M. Ferry's mission at Mackinac, and the condition of the Indians at Green Bay. 6. Alden, Albert (d. 1892). Papers, 1792, 1836-92. 4 volumes. Records consisting of a journal and ledger of a general store GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 3 kept by Alden at Delafield, a volume containing Alden's official records as sheriff of Waukesha County, 1865-66, and a copybook. 7. Allen, William F. (1830-89). Papers, 1788, 1824-1920. 1 box, including 25 volumes. A copy of a diary kept by Allen, 1863-64, while teaching a negro school on the Island of St. Helena, South Carolina, for the United States Education Commission, and a collection of diplomas, class record books, correspondence, reminiscences, and other mis- cellaneous papers, mainly for the years 1867-89, when he was a professor of ancient languages and history in the University of Wisconsin. 8. American Fur Company. Calendar of Papers, 1831-49. Typewritten copy, 9 volumes. Calendar of the American Fur Company papers in the posses- sion of the New-York Historical Society, with index. 9. American Fur Company. Papers, 1816-47. 9 volumes. Copy of roster of employees, 1818-19, published in the Wis- consin Historical Collections, 12:154-69; photostatic copies of letter books, 1816-30, with letters written by Robert Stuart and Ramsay Crooks, factors of the company at Mackinac, to agents on Lake Superior, at Green Bay and Prairie du Chien, and on the St. Peter's and Mississippi rivers, and to headquarters in New York City; and a combination ledger and sales book, 1837-47, probably kept at Prairie du Chien, of the accounts of the company's sawmill at Chippewa Falls, containing itemized records of sales and a few additional records of lumber shipped by raft and steamboat. 10. American Home Missionary Society. Correspondence, 1827-48. Photostatic copies, 2 boxes. Letters and quarterly reports written by forty Presbyterian and Congregational missionaries in the Wisconsin region to the secre- tary of the society in Boston, reporting on the establishment of missionary centers and describing conditions in frontier settlements. 4 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Among the letters are those of Spencer Baker, Justus M. Clark, Gilbert Crawford, A. M. Dixon, Lemuel Hall, John C. Holbrook, Aratus Kent, Stephen Peet, Jeremiah Porter, Leonard Rogers, Jedediah D. Stevens, and Joseph H. D. Street. The originals are in the Hammond Library of the Chicago Theological Seminary. 11. American League for Peace and Democracy, Madison Branch. Papers, 1937-40. 3 boxes, including 1 volume. Papers of the Madison branch of the league from its organization to its cessation, including correspondence, minutes, bulletins, and press releases. The correspondence is mainly with national officers, legislative representatives, other organizations with similar purposes, and a few other branches of the league, and concerns its program for collective action against aggressor nations and the protection and extension of democratic rights. Among the subjects dealt with are the Loyalist cause in Spain, the Chinese people's fight against Japanese aggression, the safeguarding of Czechoslovakia against Nazi Germany, the Russo-Finnish War, the Wagner Labor Re- lations Act, the Gavagan Antilynching Bill, the "Christian Front" organization, and the Dies Investigating Committee. Not avail- able for public use. 12. Anderson, James S. (1842-1931). Papers, 1829-1926. 1 box, including 4 volumes, and 2 additional volumes. Papers of Judge Anderson, Manitowoc attorney, consisting of military records of his father, John Anderson of Glasgow, Scot- land, Civil War letters and diaries, letters written at Lawrence University, 1866, some correspondence and articles concerning the Grand Army of the Republic, and two letter books, 1881-88, pertaining to Anderson's legal affairs. 13. Anderson, Rasmus B. (1841-1936). Papers, 1841-1936. 53 boxes and 13 volumes. Anderson was born in Dane County, of Norwegian parents. He taught at Albion Academy and the University of Wisconsin, served as minister to Denmark from 1885 to 1889, and was instrumental GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 5 in bringing to this country on tour or as permanent residents many persons prominent in the world of music, literature, religion, and science. He wrote, translated, and edited a number of articles, pamphlets, and books; for twenty years he edited the weekly Amerika\ and in 1895 he published his First Chapter of Nor- wegian Immigration, a history of the movement up to 1840, em- bodying numerous narratives by the immigrants themselves. He engaged for brief periods in business enterprises, including the sale of life insurance, the American agency for a Norwegian cod liver oil, and the development of a rubber plantation in Mexico. Anderson carried on a voluminous correspondence in Nor- wegian, English, and other languages, covering all these phases of his career. There are 30 boxes of his general correspondence, consisting almost exclusively of incoming letters; family corre- spondence; translations, articles, and addresses; social memorabilia for his years in the diplomatic service; an account book for a Mexican rubber plantation; and 8 volumes of diaries kept by Mrs. Anderson, 1876-89, with gaps. The index that has been prepared of writers of letters in the general correspondence shows more than 2,500 names. Among the correspondents are his classmates at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; faculty members there and at Albion Academy; aspiring writers and translators of Scandinavian literature; notable critics and authors; newspaper and magazine editors; book publishers and dealers; churchmen; committees seeking Anderson's services as a lecturer; guests whom he had entertained; personal friends; pioneer Norwegian settlers giving historical information; diplomats; trav- elers; and, in general, almost everyone in the United States and many in foreign countries interested in the study of Scandinavian life and literature. 14. Anderson, Thomas G. (1779-1875). Papers, 1814-22. 39 items. Papers of Captain Anderson, a British fur trader, dealing with the capture of Fore McKay at Prairie du Chien in 1814, and with Indian affairs at Drummond Island, where Anderson served as clerk 6 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY and interpreter for the British government after the war. Selections from the papers are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collec- tions, 9:274-75, 277-79; 10:117-19, 121, 142-45. 15. Anderson, Wendell A. (1840-1928). Papers, 1855- 1922. 12 boxes and 23 volumes. Papers of Dr. Anderson of La Crosse including routine reports while surgeon with the 3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry, 1862-65; correspondence while chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, 1875-85, with Edward S. Bragg, Ammi R. R. Butler, George W. Cate, Nelson Dewey, James R. Doolittle, Conrad Krez, Alexander Mitchell, George H. Paul, George W. Peck, George B. Smith, William F. Vilas, and others, and record books of the Democratic Party. From 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897, Anderson was United States consul general at Montreal, and this part of the collection contains routine accounts, some reports, and miscellan- eous information on Canadian agriculture and industry. There is correspondence, 1907-13, pertaining to the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association of which Anderson was a vice-president. Filed with the collection is a box of correspondence, 1885-89, of his son, John W. (1867- ), a member of Chi Psi fraternity at the University of Michigan. 16. Anderson, William J. (1855-1928). Papers, 1876-1935. 2 boxes, including 1 volume. Papers of Anderson, a journalist and editor, secretary to Gov- ernors William J. Upham and Edward Scofield, tax commissioner, and later connected with the railroad commission. Correspondence in the collection concerns his arrangements with various news- papers regarding assignments and employment, and political ad- vice to President William H. Taft concerning Stalwart Republican tactics in opposition to La Follette. There is a box of Anderson's addresses and articles, and a record book of his accounts with news- papers, 1883-94. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 7 17. Andrews, Byron (1852-1910). Papers, 1657-1901. 1 box. A miscellany of autograph signatures and historical documents collected by Andrews, and a few letters received by him while publisher of the Washington National Tribune. 18. Andrews, Ruth. Papers, 1848-1914. 1 box. Papers collected by Miss Andrews of Hudson, including a series of family letters received by her father, James A. Andrews, while a member of Company A, 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; and letters and receipts of her great-uncle, John Comstock, from prominent early residents of the St. Croix Valley region and northwestern Wisconsin, concerning railroads, politics, lumbering, and banking. 19. Anketell, Margaret. Papers, 1851-1915. 1 box. Correspondence, copies of records, and diaries concerning the church of St. John Chrysostom, Delafield; and correspondence concerning the erection and dedication of the William B. Cushing monument at Delafield. 20. Anneke, Fritz (1818-72) and Mathilde Franziska (1817-84). Papers, 1791-1884. 8 boxes, including 8 vol- umes, and 2 additional volumes. Correspondence, and manuscripts of articles, plays, poems, and addresses of an exiled leader of the Rhine Revolution and his wife, who made their home in Milwaukee after 1849. The correspond- ence, practically all of which is in German script, contains much information on the opinions and activities of German-American intellectuals of the nineteenth century. Anneke was connected with reform newspapers in several American cities, went abroad in 1859 to serve as foreign correspondent during the Italian war, held a colonel's commission in the American Civil War, and died in Chicago in 1872 while agent for the German- American Society. Madame Anneke was the author of poems, dramas, and many short articles; editor of a revolutionary newspaper in Germany and of a woman's rights one in America in the fifties; a lecturer 8 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY of considerable ability; the head of a school for girls in Milwaukee for eighteen years; and a pioneer in the equal suffrage movement in Wisconsin and in the national organization. Much of the collection consists of correspondence between the Annekes, in which they discuss affairs of the family and their compatriots in America; their literary pursuits; the progress of the revolutionary movement; and world events. There is informa- tion on the antislavery agitator, Sherman Booth; on Peter Engel- mann, who conducted a rival English-German academy there; and other persons prominent in the early history of Milwaukee. Among Colonel Anneke's correspondents during the Civil War years are Adolf J. Cramer, John Knell, Henry Orff, and Governor Edward Salomon. There are about four hundred letters, 1867-83, from Cecilie Kapp, who was for many years professor of German at Vassar College. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Elizabeth Smith Miller, and other leaders in the national campaign for equal suffrage corresponded with Madame Anneke during the early years of the movement. Other single or small groups of letters indicate the place held by the Annekes in American and German political and literary circles: one from Baron von Stein to Mrs. Anneke's grandfather in 1791; a few from the revolutionary poets, Ferdinand Freiligrath and Gottfried Kinkel and members of their families; several from the Countess Sophie von Hatzfeldt after the death of Ferdinand Lassalle in 1864; and a small number from the newspaper pub- lisher and ultra radical, Karl Heinzen. The papers are accompanied by a two-volume typewritten sketch of the Annekes, based on these papers and containing lengthy ex- tracts from them in translation. The sketch was prepared by Hen- riette M. Heinzen, in collaboration with Mrs. Hertha A. Sanne, a daughter of the Annekes. 21. Appleton, Nathaniel. Papers, 1779-96. 44 items. Correspondence and receipts of Appleton, commissioner of loans for Massachusetts, concerning the certificates issued by the United States for its assumed debt and other financial matters. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 9 22. Armiso, Manuel. Papers, 1837-45. 7 items. Papers of Governor Armiso of New Mexico, consisting of ap- pointments to high military and civil offices, a letter of commenda- tion on his achievements, and a summary of his military record, all in Spanish. 23. Armstrong, John (1755-1816). Papers, 1787-91. Type- written copies, 15 pages. Memoranda prepared by Captain Armstrong with a view to a proposed secret exploration of the Missouri River in 1790; a letter from General Josiah Harmar regarding this matter; and 2 letters by Armstrong to Colonel Richard C. Anderson, of Louisville, Kentucky. 24. Austin, Benjamin (1752-1820). Papers, 1808, 1812-17. 6 items. Letters to Austin, commissioner of loans for Massachusetts, from Henry Dearborn, Albert Gallatin, Michael Nourse, and Richard Rush, regarding handling of loans and other matters connected with his office. 25. Autograph Collections. Among the collections of autographs in the possession of the Society are complete sets of signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, signers of the Constitution, presidents and vice-presidents of the United States, and governors of Wisconsin; an extensive col- lection made and presented by Simon Gratz; and numerous other single items, volumes, and groups, all of which are catalogued separately. 26. Ayer, Edward E. (1841-1927). Reminiscences. Type- written copy, 1 volume. Recollections of his trip to California in I860, his Civil War services in the Southwest, and his subsequent travels in the West, to Europe, and around the world between the years 1881 and 1918, prepared by Ayer of Chicago. 10 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 27. Aylward, John A. (1861-1916). Papers, 1907-15. 2 boxes, including 1 volume. Papers of Aylward, Madison attorney, consisting largely of cor- respondence relative to the election of delegates to the 1912 Demo- cratic National Convention, and later requests for patronage; and correspondence and resolutions working toward the "Wisconsin Peace Plan" for a conference of neutral nations prior to an armis- tice and attempts to present such a plan to President Wilson. There are copies of addresses by Aylward and others and a volume con- taining minutes of various state Democratic meetings in 1910. 28. Babcock, Elisha. Papers, 1804-10. 14 items. Papers consisting of receipts given to Babcock, of Hartford, Con- necticut, for miscellaneous merchandise. 29. Babcock, Joseph W. (1850-1909). Papers, 1864-1916. 1 box, including 1 volume. These papers of a congressman from the Third District from 1893 to 1907 consist mainly of family correspondence. Among them are letters written by Babcock while traveling in Iowa for the Ingram, Kennedy, and Day Lumber Company; bills for repair- ing and furnishing the Babcock house in Necedah, Wisconsin, in 1881; letters from Babcock in Europe in 1901 to his secretary, Harry W. Barney, and a biographical sketch of Babcock by Barney; letters by the son, Charles E. Babcock, from Oberlin and Ann Arbor and while traveling abroad in 1891-92; and family, social, and political correspondence for the years of the Babcocks' resi- dence in Washington, D.C. A small volume contains data on Republican district conventions. 30. Babcock, Stephen M. (1843-1931). Papers, 1814-1931. 13 boxes, including 58 volumes. Papers of Dr. Babcock of the University of Wisconsin, inventor of the Babcock milk test, consisting of personal correspondence, account books kept while a student at various schools, Cornell University classbooks, brief and irregular diary entries for the years 1867-75, memorandum books, and 2 boxes of invitations. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 11 The letters consist of early family correspondence of Peleg B. Babcock, Bridgewater, New York, father of Stephen M., concern- ing his agricultural and dairy pursuits and political interests; let- ters from Babcock's classmates at Tufts College, Cornell, and Gottingen, Germany; some correspondence concerning chemical analyses and experimental dairy work; correspondence with his fiancee and wife, May Crandall, of Winfield, New York; letters of friends and relatives of both the Babcock and Crandall families; requests for autographs; letters from organizations and individuals soliciting funds, and from faculty colleagues and fellow scientists. 31. Bailly, Alexius (1798-1861). Papers, 1821-68. 2 boxes. Papers, some of which are photostatic copies, of a Mississippi River fur trader, who for a number of years made his headquarters at Prairie du Chien and about the year 1840 settled at Wabasha, Minnesota. The papers touch on his trading operations at the mouth of the St. Peter's River, on Lake Pepin, and on the Chip- pewa River, associating at various times with James H. Lockwood, Joseph Rolette, Jean B. Faribault, and Joseph R. Brown, and act- ing as an agent for the American Fur Company. There are refer- ences to Indian affairs, particularly the Sioux half-breed claims to a reservation on Lake Pepin; to the education of his children; and to his appointments to Crawford County offices. 32. Baird, Henry S. (1800-75). Papers, 1817-81, 1930. 3 boxes, including 3 volumes. Correspondence and legal papers of an attorney of Green Bay. Among the papers are Baird's memoranda on the trial of Oshkosh, 1830; two muster rolls of companies of Menominee Indians, 1832; some correspondence, 1848-50, on the reoccupation of Fort Howard and the return of the Winnebago to the upper Wisconsin River; a few items on Stockbridge Indian affairs and on the fur trade and traders, including 6 letters from Ramsay Crooks; papers ac- cumulated by Baird as draft commissioner during the Civil War; correspondence of Mrs. Baird concerning relief for sufferers in the forest fires in 1871; family letters and social correspondence; 3 school copybooks; and some reminiscent articles on Wisconsin his- 12 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY tory, two of which are published in the Wisconsin Historical Col- lections, 2:72-97; 4:197-221. 33. Baker, Charles M. (1804-72). Papers, 1835-72. 10 boxes and 1 volume. Correspondence of a Lake Geneva attorney, consisting of letters and other papers relating to his collection agency and general law practice. There is a local assessment roll, 1841; a law practice day- book, 1845-47; a draft of the report of the committee on the judi- ciary for the 1846 constitutional convention; the manuscript of the 1849 Revised Statutes; letters relating to incorporation and efforts to finance the Kenosha and Beloit Railroad; the manuscript of "Pioneer History of Walworth County," published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 6:441-75; several autobiographical sketches, one of which, describing the Baker family journey from Horton- ville, Vermont, in 1838, was published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 5:389-401 (December, 1922) and another in ibid, 6:445-53 (June, 1925). Henry Dodge, Edward Elderkin, Josiah A. Noonan, Edward G. Ryan, Marshall M. Strong, and H. S. Winsor are among the correspondents. Filed with the Baker papers are records, 1845-59, of the Lake Geneva mercantile firm of Joseph Griffin and C. R. Merrill, including wheat contracts with farmers and letters of Henry K. Elkins, a wheat dealer at Southport, quoting prices in Eastern markets. 34. Baltzell, John R. (1827-93). Correspondence, 1851- 53. 5 items. Letters from Baltzell, a young lawyer, to Lewis Steiner, Frederick, Maryland, describing life in Madison. 35. Baptist Church. Madison, Wisconsin. Papers, 1833-64. 1 box. These papers consist of correspondence and memoranda of Lyman C. Draper in his capacity of clerk of the First Baptist Church. They include letters from prospective pastors and church members; letters of dismissal of members from other churches; GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 13 -Draper's notes on meetings, resolutions, membership, and reports; and other miscellaneous records. 36. Baptist Church. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Articles of Faith, February 19, 1842. 1 volume. Articles of faith and covenant of the church. 37. Barker, George W. Papers, 1842-59. 2 boxes, including 4 volumes. Papers of Barker, a railroad contractor operating under various firm names, mainly Barker, Sipperley and Company. A part of the papers refer to the firms' connections with the Troy and Rutland Railroad Company, New York, which resulted in a lawsuit for recovery of payment for work done. Other railroad contracts undertaken were in Ohio and in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where Barker moved in 1855. The papers contain information on busi- ness methods, stock and bond operations, transfers of railroad real estate, and job applicants. There are letters from Richard H. Hoes, a partner, who like Barker came from Vermont to Wisconsin. 38. Barker and Stewart Lumber Company, Wausau. Rec- ord Books, 1899-1915. 28 volumes. Record books consisting of journals, ledgers, trial balances, cash- books, sales books, accounts receivable, credit memoranda, and letter books of the saw and planing mill owned by Christopher C. Barker and Hiram C. Stewart. 39. Barry, A. Constantine (1815-88). Papers, 1835-1909. 41 items. Correspondence of a Universalist minister and educator, includ- ing Civil War letters written by him and his son, Melville A. Barry. 40. Bates, William W. (1827-1911). Papers, 1857-1912. 2 boxes. Papers of Bates, a shipbuilder at Manitowoc and Chicago, and authority on subjects connected with navigation, consisting of a 14 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY number of blueprints, drawings, specifications, and plans for vessels; a few bills and receipts; several muster rolls and letters relating to the Civil War; and the manuscript of his American Navigation; The Political History of Its Rise and Ruin ( Boston and New York, 1902). 41. Baumgartner, Jacob (1830-1916). Record Books, 1846-1916. 14 volumes. Record books of a Bavarian German immigrant and farmer of the Town of Fennimore, Grant County, illustrative of the back- ground of a typical German immigrant and of the history of a typical Wisconsin farm. The volumes consist of a combination of diary and reminiscences, 1846-65, 12 volumes of accounts and weather notes, 1863-1916, and 1 volume of lists of taxes paid and other financial records for the Town of Fennimore, 1883-90, during years when Baumgartner was treasurer. The diary records Baumgartner's experiences as an apprentice and journeyman dyer in Germany, 1844-50, his travels over south- western Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri in search of employment, and eventual settlement in the Town of Fennimore. In this diary there are family records and notations on local history. Twelve volumes, 1863-1916, contain meticulously kept accounts of income and expenditures for Baumgartner's large farm and of the weather, and, for the years 1863~98, a brief continuous daily record of the work done on the farm. Excepting the tax list volume, the entire set of books is written in German script. 42. Beaumont, William (1785-1853). Papers, 1812-38. Photostatic copies, 21 pages. Papers concerning the experiments on digestion performed by Dr. Beaumont on Alexis St. Martin, including case records, reports, correspondence, and agreements. 43. Belding, Simeon. Orderly Book, July 20-Novem- ber 9, 1779. 1 volume. Orderly book kept by Belding, of the Connecticut Line in the GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 15 Continental Army, while serving as deputy quartermaster general for a division stationed on the lower Hudson River, commanded by Major General William Heath and others. 44. Bell, William H. Papers, 1775-1876. 1 volume. A volume in which William H. and Samuel P. Bell of New York City entered a few miscellaneous records of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, including a sketch of the Rev. Francis Vinton (1809-72), and copies of documents, 1775-1825, dealing with the Rev. Samuel Peters' claim to the Jonathan Carver grant. Among the latter are Peters' corre- spondence with the Carver heirs and agents for the estate in England and New England, petitions to Congress, and a journal of Peters' expedition to Prairie du Chien in 1817-18, with a few original letters. 45. Bender, Peter. Papers, 1828-1914. 1 box, including 1 volume, and 5 additional volumes. Papers of a Milwaukee County justice of the peace, commission merchant, and operator of a gristmill and sawmill. There are papers concerning the building and management of the Milwaukee and Green Bay Plank Road; an account book containing entries, 1854-57, of charges for merchandise and for sawing lumber; 4 daybooks, 1870-80, of the Bender and Johnson gristmill; letters from relatives in Onondago County, New York; Civil War letters written by a son, Jacob H.; and other family letters. 46. Benton, Charles S. (1810-82). Correspondence, 1837-73. 1 box. Letters to Benton, a congressman and leader of the Democratic Party in New York State, who came to Wisconsin in 1855 and became the first receiver of the land office at La Crosse. The bulk of the collection covers Benton's career in New York, with emphasis on the split and reunion in the Democratic Party in 1848 and 1849. His correspondents include John A. Dix, David D. Fields, Azariah C. Flagg, Preston King, John Van Buren, and David 16 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Wilmot; Josiah A. Noonan and C. F. Huntsman of Milwaukee; and a number of his early associates in the Mohawk Valley in New York. 47. Bertrand, Achille H. Reminiscences, 1870. 1 volume. A record of Bertrand's early life at Superior describing the ap- pearance of the site, political activity, amusements, and styles. 48. Beswick and Jones, Racine. Waybills, 1854-55. 37 items. Post coach waybills for the stage of which Beswick and Jones were proprietors, mainly between Racine and Janesville, by way of Delavan. 49. Bevans (Bivins), John (1760-1839). Account Book, 1763-1811. Typewritten copy, 125 pages. Family account book kept by many members of the Bevans family at Middletown, Connecticut, and near Albany, New York, containing records of farm work done, and genealogical information. 50. Bevitt, George {b. 1819). Papers, 1858-66. 11 items. Papers consisting of correspondence, letters of patent, and mis- cellaneous material concerning inventions of Bevitt of Madison. 51. Bingham, George B. Papers, 1861-91. 19 items. Papers of Bingham, lieutenant colonel of 1st Regiment, Wis- consin Volunteer Infantry, mainly routine communications. 52. Biographical Sketches, State and Local History. 29 boxes. Sketches of persons and events, in the form of autobiographies, reminiscences, reports, and brief articles dealing largely with Wis- consin state and local history. 53. Bird, Robert B. V. (1845-1911). Papers, 1836-71. 18 items. Letters from Bird, Company A, 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and other family letters and miscellaneous material. MANUSCRIPTS BEFORE ARRANGEMENT Wisconsin Historical Society A manuscript collection ready for sorting and arrangement. These are the Richard T. Ely Personalia, a most valuable collection of more than 120,000 items, received in 1943. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 17 54. Bjoin (Bjaaen), Halvor A. Papers, 1849-99. 1 box. Papers of Bjoin, Norwegian immigrant and owner of an ex- tensive farm in the towns of Christiana and Pleasant Springs, Dane County, dealing at first mainly with land transfers. Beginning about I860 there are letters from friends and relatives of the Bjoin family in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Norway, all in the Norwegian language. 55. Blackwood, Thomas. Letter Book, 1805-7. Photostatic copy, 1 volume. Copy of a letter book kept at Mackinac by an agent for the fur trading firm of James and Andrew McGill of Montreal. 56. Blaine, John J. (1873-1934). Papers, 1904-34. 8 chests. The greater part of this collection deals with Blaine's service as governor of Wisconsin, 1921-26; there are also items for his earlier years, including his two terms as state senator from Boscobel; and a small group covering his term as United States Senator, 1927-33. The papers consist of letters received, carbon copies of replies, and a mass of campaign literature, speeches, articles, and other miscellaneous material. The correspondence deals with such matters as appointments, legislative bills, campaigns, party platforms, speaking engagements, state affairs, investigations, special reports, complaints, and rela- tions with the federal government. The writers include legislators, state officials, members of Congress, mayors of cities, representatives of industrial, patriotic, and fraternal organizations, newspaper editors, and Progressive Republican leaders throughout the state. The collection is not available for public use. 57. Blair, Emma H. (1851-1911). Papers, 1809-1910. 1 box, including 6 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Correspondence consisting of letters written to Miss Blair's mother, Lucy Bartlett of Orono and Old Town, Maine, and Mil- waukee, Wisconsin, by the latter's father, Thomas Bartlett, and young brother George, in which references are made to the 18 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Aroostook boundary dispute, the lumber business on the Canadian border, and preparations to depart for Wisconsin. There are a number of other family letters; Miss Blair's own correspondence, 1876-1910, chiefly relating to her professional work at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; and a few records of the Young Women's Christian Association of Milwaukee and other social service organizations. 58. Bleyer, Henry (1835-1922). Papers, 1792, 1843-1918. 1 box, including 1 volume. Letters to Bleyer, an editorial writer for the Milwaukee Sentinel and historian of the Old Settlers' Club there, containing reminis- cences of early Milwaukee history, the Juneau family, and other pioneers of the city, and Bleyer's memoranda on kindred subjects. 59. Blish, Mary Augusta. Papers, 1814-99. 23 items. Mainly genealogical information on the Reed, Strong, Erwin, and Whitney families, with correspondence concerning the death of David Blish, Kenosha, in the burning of the propeller "Phoenix" on Lake Michigan, 1847. 60. Bliss, Henry I. (1831P-96). Papers, 1851-97. 18 boxes and 61 volumes. Business papers of Bliss, a La Crosse civil engineer, surveyor, and land agent. Eight boxes and 6 letter books of correspondence deal with payment of taxes, rentals, collections, and western Wis- consin and southern Minnesota real estate transactions, with occa- sional reference to Bliss's position as city engineer. There are letters from Cadwallader C. Washburn, Levi Burnell, and Samuel D. Hastings concerning business affairs, and from Senator Angus Cameron in regard to the La Crosse postoffice building. In addition to the correspondence, there are great quantities of bound and un- bound records in the form of deeds, abstracts, land plats, surveyors' field notes, office accounts, and other similar papers accumulated or produced by Bliss and his associates in their various business enterprises. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 19 61. Blumkart, . Biography. 1 volume. Copy. Biography of David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary to the American Indians, probably written after 1820 by Blumkart, in- spector of missions at the institution of Basel, Switzerland, and translated by Adelin Pumpelly. 62. Boilvin, Nicolas (1761-1827). Correspondence, 1811-23. Photostatic copies. 1 box. Copies from the War Department of letters and reports from Boilvin, Indian agent at Prairie du Chien from 1811 to 1827, to the Secretary of War. These letters deal almost exclusively with the affairs of the Indian tribes under Boilvin's jurisdiction, and are of particular value for the period of the War of 1812. Some are written in French, others in English by a copyist. They are accompanied by typewritten translations, prepared by Marian Scanlan. 63. Bolles, Nathan. Record Books, 1770-1810. 10 volumes in 1 box. Account books of general merchandise sold by Bolles of Hart- ford, Connecticut, an inventory, and records of the settlement of his estate. There are also 2 school copybooks. 64. Bond, Jesse W. (1825-1905). Correspondence, 1852, 1861. Photostatic copies, 12 pages. Letters written by Bond to relatives, describing a trip overland from the Missouri River via Council Bluffs to Salt Lake City, and discussing the question of secession. 65. Booth, Charles A. (1840-1913). Papers, 1864. Photo- static copies, 1 volume. A diary describing the military movements and skirmishes of Sherman's march through Georgia and the occupation of Atlanta, with a letter written by Booth near Murfreesborough, Tennessee, describing life in the 22 nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 66. Bottomley, Edwin (1809-50). Papers, 1791, 1842-64. 1 box, including 4 volumes. Papers consisting mainly of letters written by Bottomley to his 20 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY father in Yorkshire, England, describing his journey with his family across the ocean and by the Great Lakes to Rochester, Racine County, in 1842, the establishment of a pioneer home there, the erection of a chapel, family affairs, and general information on the growth of the " English Settlement " to the time of his death in 1850. There are also 3 small account books kept by Bottomley and "Thomas Jessop's Book of Diseases," dated 1791. Most of the letters were published in Milo M. Quaife, ed., An English Settler in Pioneer Wisconsin (Madison, 1918). 67. Bouck, Gabriel (1828-1904). Papers, 1850-1906. 110 items. Papers, mainly tax and redemption receipts in Shawano and other counties issued to Bouck, including an abstract of minutes of the Oshkosh Common Council, 1870-97, and records of arbitra- tion over the construction of railway tracks in Oshkosh, 1906. 68. Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821). Letter Book, 1777-78. 1 volume. Letter book in which Boudinot made copies of his official letters written mainly from Morristown, New Jersey, and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, while serving as commissary general of prisoners during the Revolution. 69. Bowman, Jonathan (1828-95). Papers, 1816-1933. 28 items, including 8 volumes. A small miscellany of family and business papers of a lawyer and real estate dealer of Kilbourn, now Wisconsin Dells. 70. Boyd, George (1779-1846). Papers, 1797-1858. 8 volumes. Papers consisting of letters received and copies of letters sent by Boyd as Indian agent at Mackinac, Michigan, from 1818 to 1832, and at Green Bay through the following decade. A few of the papers deal with Boyd's services as special agent intrusted with private dispatches to the peace commissioners at GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 21 Ghent in 1814, and two years later as purchasing agent in Europe for the War Department. His Indian agency papers consist of reports and correspondence with his superiors and colleagues such as Lewis Cass, Henry Dodge, James D. Doty, Thomas L. McKenney, George B. Porter, Henry R. Schoolcraft, Robert Stuart, and others concerning troubles with British traders; the use of whiskey in the fur trade; the Black Hawk War; Indian treaties, agreements, petitions, and accounts; payments of annuities, food, and gifts to Wisconsin Indians; charges of malfeasance in office made against Boyd in 1840 by Morgan L. Martin; and statements of persons employed, estimated budgets, and abstracts of provisions and pres- ents and of general disbursements at the Green Bay agency. Considerable correspondence with fur traders such as Samuel Abbott, Ramsay Crooks, John Lawe, members of the Grignon family, and others concerns business, governmental restrictions, and Indian relations. There are a few letters from Boyd's brother-in- law, John Quincy Adams, and the latter's son, Charles Francis, in regard to a legacy to Mrs. Boyd. Information on the Indian mission schools at Green Bay and Duck Creek and Indian edu- cation and religion in general may be found in correspondence with the Rev. Richard F. Cadle and his associates. Much of the remainder of the collection consists of unsuccessful claims made against the War Department by Boyd and his heirs. Selections from the Boyd papers are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 12:270-98; 14:464-515, passim; 15:18-24; 19: 441-42, 476-77; 20:116-202, passim. 71. Boyer, Joshua. Diary, October 10-December 10, 1832. Typewritten copy, 65 pages. Official record kept by the secretary to George B. Porter, gov- ernor of Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs, on a visit to Green Bay to secure the assent of the Menominee and New York Indians to a proposed alteration of a treaty, in which he describes the negotiations and the return to Detroit over the Fort Winnebago and Chicago land route. Filed with the journal 22 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a copy of Porter's instructions from Lewis Cass and his own report to Cass, January 24, 1833. 72. Bradford, James. Papers, 1787-97. 16 items. Bills and accounts of Captain Bradford, who was killed in the defeat of General Arthur St. Clair's army, 1791. 73. Bradlee, Caleb Davis (1831-97). Papers, 1826-90. 33 items. A number of letters received by the Rev. Mr. Bradlee of Boston from persons of some prominence, chiefly valuable for their auto- graph signatures. 74. Bradley, Isaac S. (1853-1912). Bibliography. 4 boxes. Notes made by Bradley, librarian of the State Historical Society, for a bibliography of Wisconsin imprints, to about 1900. 75. Bradley and Richardson Lumber Company. Account Book, 1845-49. 1 volume. Records kept by a lumber firm, probably in the Chippewa Valley, showing accounts of the employees with the company and records of their time. 76. Bradshaw, John (d. 1794). Papers, 1787-94. 18 items. Bills and accounts of Ensign Bradshaw of the Army of the Northwest, rendered at Pittsburgh, Louisville, and other frontier settlements. 77. Bradway, Joseph R. (1818-1902). Diary, March 30- September 17, 1853. Typewritten copy, 76 pages. Account of an overland journey from Delavan, Wisconsin, to Tehama, California, with a company which probably employed Bradway as its physician, describing settlements, geological forma- tions, flora, and general routine. Included is a short sketch of Dr. Bradway and his wife. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 23 78. Bragg, Edward S. (1827-1912). Papers, 1853-1912. 1 box, including 1 volume, and 3 additional volumes. Papers of Brigadier General Bragg, of the 4th Division Army Corps and a hero of the "Iron Brigade." His letters are mainly to his wife in Fond du Lac, written from camp and battlefield, and later a few from the House of Representatives in Washington and from Havana, Cuba, where he was consul general. There is a little material from Hongkong, China, where he was stationed as consul general for four years, and some political letters from William F. Vilas and others. There are 3 letter books, 1888-89, kept by Bragg while minister to Mexico, containing copies of his official letters to the Depart- ment of State, to the Mexican government, to private citizens in both countries, and some copies of letters received at the legation. Included in the collection are some Civil War reminiscences and an address explaining the purposes of the Union Veteran Legion. 79. Brevoort, Henry B. (1775-1858). Papers, 1803-41. 26 items. Accounts and correspondence of Major Brevoort, Indian agent at Green Bay. 80. Bridgman, Louis W. Papers, 1856-1927. 7 items. Papers collected by Bridgman, Madison, consisting of letters and reminiscences written by his father, Edward P. Bridgman, concerning John Brown and the battle of Ossawatomie. With these are an autobiographical sketch by Governor William R. Taylor, unsigned, and notes of Lincoln landmarks by Bridgman on a motor trip through Illinois. 81. Brigham, Ebenezer (1789-1861). Papers, 1816-57. 1 box and 2 volumes. Papers of the first permanent settler in Dane County, including a permit to dig for minerals on government lands, dated Galena, 24 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1827; a list of men in Brigham's fort in the Black Hawk War; several agreements for mining on his property; and 2 account books kept by Brigham at his tavern and store at Blue Mounds, 1828-38. 82. Brigham, Jerome R. (1825-97). Papers, 1832-96. 15 boxes. Papers of a Milwaukee attorney and member of the law firm of Wells, Brigham, and Upham. The early papers consist largely of personal letters from former schoolmates at Amherst College and from relatives, including his uncle Ebenezer, his mother, and his son Charles I. There are numerous letters from his brother- in-law, Horace G. Bliss, in regard to real estate matters and the large farm at Blue Mounds, owned jointly with Bliss, and from the operators of the farm. Beginning about 1859, there are scattered letters on political subjects, including several of John F. Potter, relating to the elec- tion of I860 and secession and occasional letters from Horace Rublee in regard to Wisconsin and national party matters and politics and to the Milwaukee Sentinel. Some letters of Senator Timothy O. Howe relate to the patronage aspects of the struggle between President Johnson and Congress. In the early 1870's, there are letters to Brigham in his capacity as a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, relating to the presi- dency of Dr. John H. Twombly. An occasional later letter relates to university affairs. Copies have been made of two additional groups of papers that were originally a part of this collection: typewritten copies of letters, 1854-55, written by prominent orators of the day to Brigham while he was secretary of the lecture committee of the Milwaukee Young Men's Association, and microfilm copies of about 25 letters, 1824, 1865-82, by the New England editor, literary critic, and reformer, George Ripley, who was the uncle of Jerome R. Brigham. guide to manuscripts 25 83. Brisbois, Charles (1798-1848). Papers, 1846-50. 14 items. Receipts, notes, and miscellany of Brisbois, acting assistant quar- termaster, Fort Crawford. 84. Britell Family. Correspondence, 1840-58. 23 items. Letters written to Helen M. Britell, Weybridge, Vermont, by her future husband, Daniel Huntly, discussing personal matters and events in the region of Appleton, Wisconsin; and letters, including several by Helen's brother Orange, describing life in Vermont and his trip to California. 85. British Archives, 1686-1765. Photostatic copies, 4 pack- ages. Abstracts from original English shipping records, relating to Massachusetts ports, compiled for the Essex Institute, Salem, Massa- chusetts, from Colonial Office and High Court Admiralty Papers in the Public Record Office in London. These abstracts record the entrance and clearance of Massachusetts ships, and the name, tonnage, guns, master, type of vessel, ownership, destination, and cargo. Up to about 1756, the material is indexed by name of vessel, masters, exports, imports, and ports; thereafter, information is tabular and not indexed. 86. British Temperance Emigration Society and Saving Fund. Papers, 1842-62. 2 boxes, including 3 volumes. Papers of Robert Gorst, a trustee and agent of a group that or- ganized an emigration company in Liverpool in 1842 and settled several hundred members in the region of Mazomanie, Dane County, in the next ten years. The papers consist of 3 volumes containing names of settlers and records of services performed for them by the company and charges therefor; legal documents in- cluding records kept by Gorst as justice of the peace; and a small 26 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY collection of his correspondence among which are letters of inquiry from members who remained in England or who settled elsewhere. These letters form the basis of William Kittle's History of . . . Mazomanie (Madison, 1900). 87. Brothers, David J. (1838-1905?). Diary and Account Book, 1862-63, 1869-70. 1 volume. Diary of a sergeant in Company I, 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry of movements in the region of Memphis, Tennessee, in the Civil War. The back part of the volume was used in 1869 and 1870 to record sales of groceries and tobacco in a Kaukauna store. 88. Brown, Charles E. Papers, 1906-40. 12 boxes. Papers gathered by Brown, curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society and secretary of the Wisconsin Archeological Society, consisting of notes from many sources on such subjects as Potawatomi, Chippewa, Winnebago and other Indians, lumber- ing, steamboating, university campus tales, local material and pioneer life, biographies and interviews, and folklore. There is a box of miscellaneous correspondence, a box of papers concerning the Nakoma Country Club and Nakoma Colony project, and cor- respondence and reports concerning the Committee on State Archaeological Surveys of the National Research Council, Division of Anthropology and Psychology. 89. Brown, John B. (1821-1910). Papers, 1872-1908. 25 volumes. Diaries kept by Brown at Richland Center, and after 1886 mainly at Chickasaw, Iowa, recording farm operations, weather, religious affairs, neighborly exchanges, home remedies, and some accounts. 90. Brown County. Justice of the Peace and Other Rec- ords, 1820-24. 2 volumes. A volume of records kept in French by Jacques Porlier of Green GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 27 Bay, Michigan Territory, of cases tried before him, 1820-23, as justice of the peace and probate judge for Brown County and of his private trading accounts for 1824. In another volume are his translations into French of Michigan territorial laws concern- ing the powers and duties of his offices. 91. Brunson, Alfred (1793-1882). Papers, 1815-82, 1915. 1 box, including 1 volume, and 1 additional volume. Papers of a Methodist minister who settled at Prairie du Chien in 1835 as presiding elder of the region north of Rock Island, Illinois, touching upon his activities as district supervisor of Indian missions, sub-Indian agent at La Pointe, chaplain in the Civil War, and holder of numerous minor civil offices. The volumes contain Brunson's copies of his correspondence, 1835-44, with the War Department on Indian missions and the La Pointe agency, and a journal of his trip from Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Prairie du Chien, published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 15:264-91. There are also articles written by Brunson on various subjects, and a sketch of him written by his daughter, Ella C. Brunson, in 1915. 92. Bryant, Frank H. Papers, 1792-1905. 1 box, including 1 volume. Papers of Bryant's father, George E. (1832-1907) of Madison, and his grandfather, George W. (1800-61) of Templeton, Massachusetts, and Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, consisting of Bryant family deeds; a farmer's and blacksmith's account book, 1832-55; records of the Madison Guards, 1858-61; miscellaneous material concerning the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry of which George E. Bryant was colonel and of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War; correspondence with members of the Grand Army of the Republic; and other miscellaneous papers. 93. Buisson, Joseph (b. 1846). Papers, 1891-1914. 1 box, including 15 volumes. Papers of Buisson of Wabasha, Minnesota, a river pilot, steam- 28 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY boat master, and collector of photographs and data on the early history of Mississippi River navigation. The papers consist of some correspondence, mainly replies to Buisson's queries to rivermen; a number of anecdotes, addresses, lists, and unfinished articles deal- ing with Indian and river lore; and small memorandum books in which Buisson jotted down scraps of information. 94 Burchard, George (1810-90). Diaries, 1836-40, 1847-48, 1878-86. 4 volumes. Diary of a whaling voyage kept by Burchard on the ship "Columbia" of Newark, New Jersey, 1836-39; memorandum entries for the year 1848 describing the arrival of the ship " Ston- ington " at New Orleans, and the trip made by Burchard and his friend, Thomas Weekes, from New London, Connecticut, to Sheboygan County, with entries recording their settlement of the land; and brief entries for 1878-86 of routine farm occurrences near Plymouth. Sections of the whaling diary are published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 18:422-41; 19:103-7, 227-41, 342-55 (June, 1935-March, 1936). 95. Burgess, Lathrop (1805-99). Account Books and Diary, 1844-45, 1849-1922. 2 volumes and 36 typewritten pages. Brief daily entries of Burgess' activities as a farmer, carpenter, and justice of the peace in the Town of Brighton, Kenosha County. After about I860 the record is continued at irregular intervals by his son, Dwight L. Burgess, and other members of the family. 96. Burmeister, Charles (1855-91). Papers, 1874-1918. 56 items, including 13 volumes. Papers of Burmeister of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Frankfort, Michigan, consisting of memoranda concerning the history of the merchant marine of the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Michigan; correspondence, 1879-80, of a Traverse City, Michigan, lumber firm; reminiscences of life in Door County; an Ottawa Indian trade vocabulary; and an autobiography of his brother, Byron Burmeister. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 29 97. Burnell, Levi (1803-81). Papers, 1843-80. 1 box. A few letters and clippings to substantiate Burnett's claim that he proposed the idea of an electric telegraph in 1827; also a few papers concerning his invention of the anemograph and some of the records made by the instrument under the observation of Increase A. Lapham at Milwaukee in the winter of 1860-61. 98. Burnett, Thomas P. (1800-46). Correspondence, 1828-45. 1 box. Correspondence accumulated by Burnett, dealing with his work as sub-Indian agent at Prairie du Chien, 1829~34, but touching also upon the establishment of the territory and land selections. The papers contain several letters from James D. Doty, George W. Jones, Joseph M. Street, and others. Excerpts from the corres- pondence are published in a memoir of Burnett, in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 2: 233—325. 99. Burrows, George B. (1832-1909) and James Richard- son (d. 1893). Papers, 1836-1915. 61 boxes, including 66 volumes, and 83 additional volumes. Papers of a Madison real estate firm that was established in the early 1850's by Richardson and operated with varying titles and partners — Abraham H. Palmer, Napoleon B. Van Slyke, Timothy Brown, Levi B. Vilas, and Leonard Farwell — until 1868 when it was taken over by Burrows who continued it until his death. In addition to transacting business for itself, the firm acted as an investment, loan, and collection agency for other land com- panies and for individuals, of whom Charles Doty was one. It also cooperated with similar agencies in the state, particularly Washburn and Woodman of Mineral Point and Catlin and Williamson of Madison. Towards the end of the decade members of the firm engaged in banking operations, organizing or affiliating with or serving as agents for banks in Madison and elsewhere in the state and in northern Illinois. Federal regulations of banking during the Civil War ended this phase of the business, and from that time on the papers deal exclusively with real estate transactions. 30 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY The papers consist of correspondence, letter books, deeds, con- tracts, surveyors' notes, plat books, ledgers, journals, cashbooks, receipts, and miscellaneous legal papers. A part of the collection is not available for public use. 100. Butler, James D. (1815-1905). Papers, 1706, 17 76- 1905. 14 boxes, including 54 volumes, and 6 addi- tional volumes. Correspondence, memorandum books, diaries, and addresses of Butler, professor of ancient languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin, 1858-67, lecturer, and antiquarian. The bulk of the early papers, 1797-1844, concerns the business affairs of James Butler, Sr., a merchant of Rutland, Vermont. Butler's own correspondence, mainly 1870-1905, deals with Wisconsin Indian languages and archeology; the Frederick S. Perkins collec- tion of copper implements; history and identification of portraits of Christopher Columbus; genealogy of the Butler and Weatherbee families; book collecting; numismatics; and personal matters. There is a 12-page letter by James Stevenson giving personal recollections of James Bridger; memorandum books and diaries, particularly for 1839-44, including a trip to Europe in 1842, and much briefer notes on later travels; 1 commonplace book kept by Butler, and 1 kept by Joseph Hinde, started in 1706; and 8 boxes of articles and addresses. 101. Butterfield, Moses B. (1797-1872). Correspondence, 1842, 1850-53. 10 items. Letters written by a Racine lawyer while attending the Supreme Court at Madison, describing the capitol and court procedure, and commenting on cases. Excerpts from the letters are published in John B. Winslow's Story of a Great Court (Chicago, 1912), 46-58. 102. Buttles, Anson W. (1821-1906). Papers, 1851-1906. Typewritten copies, 1 box. Excerpts from a set of diaries kept continuously from 1856 GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 31 to 1906 on a farm near Fox Point, Town of Milwaukee. Besides remarks on national elections, Buttles gives information on local political methods derived from his positions as town clerk, justice of the peace, school clerk, county surveyor, and county superin- tendent of schools. For the Civil War period, there are notations on the volunteer army, the draft, civilian privations, and the Indian war scare. Other subjects for which the diaries are valuable are: references to farm operations and household economies; Dutch immigrant life; the "Lady Elgin" disaster, I860; the Chicago fire of 1871; the Milwaukee strike of 1886; the panic and mob rule following the bank closures of 1861 and 1893; rural entertain- ments; smallpox vaccinations; road building; books read; and family life. There are a few letters from Byron Kilbourn, Abram Vliet, and Don J. Whittemore, concerning surveying for the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad, 1851-57. 103. Byers, John. Account Book, 1852-86. 1 volume. Personal account book kept by Byers at Green Lake, Wisconsin, and Hastings, Minnesota. 104. Cady, Mrs. Helen Baker. Papers, 1801-1915. 115 items. Papers of the Baker family consisting of correspondence of John Knowlton, Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Troy, New York; of Captain Samuel Baker, Boston and Mineral Point; and later correspondence of Baker's granddaughter, Mrs. Florence E. Baker Hays, with George H. Knowlton, Albany, New York, and others concerning the Knowlton and Baker genealogies. 105. Cady and Johnson Drug Firm, Watertown. Account Books, 1850-72. 11 volumes. Journals, ledgers, and a few records of purchases of a drug firm in Watertown. James Cady and Edward Johnson dissolved partner- ship in 1852, and from 1854 to the end of this series the firm was known as the Edward Johnson or the E. and P. Johnson Drug Firm. 32 wisconsin historical society 106. Calvinistic Methodist Church in the United States of America. Springvale, Wisconsin. Account Books, 1888-1919. 3 volumes. Account books of the Jerusalem Church, Welsh Prairie Pres- bytery, written in Welsh. 107. Canadian Archives. 1680-1840. Photostatic and type- written copies, 5 boxes. Transcripts, largely in the form of photostats, of papers on file in the Canadian Archives at Ottawa relating to explorations, fur trade and traders, Indian affairs, British-American relations, the Revolution, the War of 1812, and other phases of the French and British regimes in Wisconsin and the Northwest. Selections from these papers are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 5:64-122, passim; 11:97-212; 12:23-132; 13:14-153; 20: 1-12, 109-13, 396-471. There is also a box of abstracts of Indian trade licenses, 1767-76, and consolidated returns of trade licenses, 1777-90. Filed with this material is a copy of a memoir on Canada, 1749-60, from the Ecole Normale Jacques Cartier at Montreal. 108. Canadian Journey. Diary, 1796-97. 2 volumes. Unidentified diary and memoranda kept by an Englishman, de- scribing his journey from Three Rivers on the St. Lawrence River to Detroit. 109. Carlton, Edward P. (b. 1871). Account Book, 1890-95. 1 volume. Expense accounts of Carlton while a student at the University of Wisconsin. 110. Carson and Eaton Lumber Company. Account Book, 1846-52. 1 volume. Records kept by a lumber firm in the Chippewa Valley, showing accounts of employees with the company. 111. Carus, Edward (I860-). Papers, 1849-57. 5 items. Letters in German script, collected by Captain Carus, pertaining to business and financial affairs at Manitowoc. MANUSCRIPTS AFTER ARRANGEMENT Wisconsin Historical Society A representative view of the Manuscript Vault showing how bound volumes are shelved and unbound materials are arranged in boxes. guide to manuscripts 33 112. Casson, Henry (1843-1912). Papers, 1889-1912. 38 items. Letters to ex-Governor Jeremiah Rusk in Washington discussing political matters in Wisconsin, written by Casson while private secretary to Governor Hoard; other letters written by Casson in 1911 while sergeant at arms to the House of Representatives in Washington; and invitations to social functions at the White House. 113. Caswell, Lucien B. (1827-1919). Reminiscences, 1915-16. 1 volume. Reminiscences of life in Vermont, migration to Koshkonong, Indian customs, early educational facilities, the practice of law in Fort Atkinson, services as state assemblyman and Republican congressman, 1875-83, 1885-91, and tours of Europe in 1891 and 1899. 114. Catholic Church in the United States. Records, 1695-1 867. 3 volumes, 88 pages, and card index. Parish records: Bayfield, card index of names of persons baptized by the Rev. Frederic Baraga and other priests at La Pointe and Bayfield, 1835-67, prepared from the original volume of records; Green Bay, photostatic copy of register of baptisms, marriages, and burials from St. John's Church, 1832-38, written in Latin; Mackinac, copy of register of baptisms, marriages, and burials, 1695-1821, of which translations are printed in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 18:469-513; 19:1-162; Prairie du Chien, Galena, and Fever River, photostatic copy of register of baptisms, marriages, and burial services performed by the Rev. Francis V. Badin, 1827-33, written mostly in French, 1 vol.; Prairie du Chien, photostatic copy of register of baptisms and marriages performed by the Rev. Marie J. Dunand, 1817, also a few records of burials from 1817 to 1829; Prairie du Chien, typewritten abstracts of St. Gabriel's parish register, 1839-66, with index; Potosi, register of births, 1845-61, and of marriages and burials, 1856-66, of St. Andrews Church, written in Latin and German, 2 vols. 34 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 115. Catlin, John (1803-74). Papers, 1823-86. 1 box and 1 volume. Among these papers accumulated by Catlin as first postmaster of Madison, secretary of Wisconsin Territory, 1846-48, attorney and real estate dealer, are a few post-office records, 1837-40; records of meetings of the trustees of the territorial university, 1838; papers on the organization of Minnesota Territory, 1848; some autographs; and a quantity of land conveyances. 116. Chadwick, Samuel (1822-1900). Diary, March 23- September 12, 1852. 1 volume. Record of an overland journey by ox team from Madison to California, where Chadwick worked for the Missouri Company digging for gold. The diary gives the economic arrangements of the various outfits, the status of law and order along the frontier, and describes the cholera epidemics which ravaged the parties. With this is some biographical information. 117. Chamberlin, Thomas C. (1843-1928). Geological Survey Notes, 1878-88. 3 volumes. Notebooks containing field notes of Chamberlin, of Beloit, state geologist for Wisconsin and chief of the Division of Glacial Geology, United States Geological Survey. 118. Chandler, Mrs. Sarah Ann Quarles. Diary, Septem- ber 16-November 1, 1836. Typewritten copy, 13 pages. Diary of a trip from Virginia to St. Louis, via Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Mrs. Chandler, a Southern matron, writes charmingly but critically of western residents, settlements, and roads. 119. Chapman ; Chandler B. (1815-77). Papers, 1796, 1821, 1861-65. 1 box. Papers of a Madison surgeon of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry consisting of official correspondence, invoices, inventories, reports, and receipted bills. In addition, there is personal corres- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 35 pondence and printed forms concerning the sale of a slave and Confederate army returns. 120. Charleton, William (1831-1908). Papers, 1820-43, 1861-68, 1877-79. 2 boxes, including 1 volume. Papers of Captain Charleton, Company B, 11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of Civil War records and a small amount of correspondence. There are also a few family legal papers, 1820-40, and a volume of printed notices and notations pertaining to foreclosure sales held while Charleton was sheriff of Dane County, 1877-78. 121. Chase, Enoch. Reminiscences, 1876. 62 pages. Reminiscences of Chase, a pioneer settler of Milwaukee who left his home in Vermont in 1831, traveled by schooner and stage to Coldwater, Michigan, where he practiced medicine and taught school. In April, 1835, he drove a team to Milwaukee. In his nar- rative he describes and characterizes many of the pioneer men and women of Milwaukee, and speaks of Indian troubles, the organiza- tion of government, the development of industries, and local rivalries. A portion of the sketch is published in James S. Buck's Pioneer History of Milwaukee, 1:49-52 (Milwaukee, 1890). 122. Chase, Wilfrid Earl. Papers, 1929-36. 2 volumes. Poems, essays, proverbs, and other writings of Chase, of Madison. 123. Cheever, Dustin Grow (1830-97). Papers, 1842-97. 2 boxes and 30 volumes. Diaries kept from 1851 to 1893 by Cheever, recording his emi- gration from Vermont, his speculative ventures in lands, and financial arrangements leading to large scale and varied farm and stockbreeding operations at Clinton. He was an active member of the Republican Party, held many local offices, invested in railroad and mining stock, and was an organizer and officer in the Clinton cheese factory. The diaries touch upon all these activities, as well as personal and family matters, school and church affairs, anti- 36 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY slavery sentiment, and attitude towards immigrant workers. Besides the diaries, there are miscellaneous notes, addresses, and minutes of meetings, lists of town officers and town taxes, 1842-76, notes on local events, and records of the Union League of America, Clinton Council, 1863. With these are a collection of letters from members of the Cheever and Grow families and friends, 1842-56, mainly in and about Hardwick, Vermont, dealing with family matters and exchange of advice on educational methods, and some Civil War letters. 124. Chouteau, Pierre, and Others. Papers, 1792-1888. Photostatic copies, 7 packages. Copies of papers dealing with the fur trade in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, from the originals at the Missouri His- torical Society in St. Louis, consisting of: papers of Pierre, Auguste, and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., 1787-1859; 2 letter books of Charles Gratiot, 1792-1816; a letter book of Cabanne and Company, 1817-19; papers of William, L. Sublette and Company, 1826-88; of Benito Vasquez, 1811-42; and of Thomas Forsyth of Rock Island, 1811-22. Many of these records are in French. 125. Christian Endeavor Societies of Wisconsin. Replies to Questionnaires, 1895-97. 1 box. Entries on forms issued to the societies in Protestant churches in the states, giving information on the date of organization, officers, members, denominations of churches with which the societies were affiliated, and other matters. 126. Chubbuck, Jerome W. Correspondence, 1837-97, 1931. 71 items. Letters written to Chubbuck, newspaperman at Milwaukee and Wausau, by his sister Emily E. Chubbuck Judson, prominent author and wife of a famous missionary to Burma, and other members of the Chubbuck family concerning personal affairs, chiefly during the period from 1837 to 1850. guide to manuscripts 37 127. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Voree, Wisconsin. Chronicle of Voree, 1844-49. Photostatic copy, 1 volume, 209 pages. Chronicle of the church at Voree, headed by James J. Strang, consisting of an account of baptisms, marriages, ordinations of elders, Strang's revelations, missionary activities, relations with the Nauvoo, Illinois, church, theological doctrine, excommunications, and miscellaneous church affairs. 128. Citizens Civic Council of Milwaukee County. Papers, 1918-25. 48 items. Constitution, resolutions, correspondence, and other miscellane- ous papers of a group of Milwaukee residents interested in the im- provement of civic conditions. 129. Civil War Draft Papers, 1862-63. 2 boxes. Original ballots used in drafts in several Wisconsin counties, and the expense account, 1862-63, of John Bracken, draft com- missioner for Iowa County. 130. Clark, Darwin (1812-99). Papers, 1866-91. 5 volumes. Invoices of shipments of furniture received by a Madison dealer, pasted into volumes, and daily penciled records of goods sold by Clark, 1874-83. 131. Clark, George Rogers (1752-1818). Pay Roll, 1778-81. Photostatic copy, 13 pages. List of officers and men on Clark's pay roll with data concerning some of their locations at a later date, evidently prepared in rela- tion to land warrants granted them by the Commonwealth of Virginia. 132. Clark, John G. (1825-1917). Papers, 1852-1912. 2 boxes, including 45 volumes. Account books, memoranda, and occasional diary entries of Colonel Clark, Lancaster attorney. The records touch on his activi- 38 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ties as a government surveyor, a member of the state assembly in 1861, lieutenant and quartermaster of the 5 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and a member of the Republican Party. The volumes contain memoranda of legal cases, a list of the volumes in the law library of Clark and his partner, Judge Joseph T. Mills, 1883-93, and observations on political situations and persons, as well as personal memoranda and miscellaneous jottings. 133. Clark, John T. (1821-88). Papers, 1862-76. 16 items. Papers collected by Judge Clark of Portage consisting of cor- respondence between Henry B. Munn, A. P. Bennett, and Andrew J. Turner concerning recruiting at Portage. 134. Clark, Orlando E. (1850-1919). Papers, 1767-1898. 1 box. Papers of Clark of Appleton consisting of certificates, com- mittee reports, ballots, clippings, and miscellaneous material con- cerning the Democratic conventions of I860 at Charleston and Baltimore, the Wisconsin and Illinois state conventions, and Balti- more ward delegate election meetings. There are also several sermons of the Rev. Peter Stair of Warren, Connecticut, 1767-95, some poetry, and some miscellaneous genealogical material con- cerning the Clark family of Saybrook, Connecticut. 135. Clark, Ossian (b. 1813). Papers, 1846-73. 12 items, including 2 volumes. A few papers preserved by Clark while a resident of Oswego, New York; a memorandum book, 1854-73, of letters received and sent during the early years of his postmastership at Neosho; and an account book, 1861-66, largely of his charges for medical services. 136. Clark, Thomas. Diary, 1854-55, 1865. Typewritten copy, 1 volume. Diary kept by Clark who came to Superior in 1852 or 1853 to survey and plat the town. The diary contains notes and dia- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 39 grams on surveys in Superior and along the lake shore, brief entries on weather conditions, price lists, and observations on persons and events in Superior and on a journey by way of St. Paul to Toledo, Ohio, and back. Appended is a letter written to Clark in 1865 setting forth the commercial needs of Superior. 137. Clark, William (1770-1838). Papers, 1797-1833. Photostatic and typewritten copies, 1 box. Clark's diary of a journey from St. Louis to the trading post at Fort Osage in 1808; excerpts from the Clark papers in the possession of the Kansas Historical Society pertaining to Indian affairs in the Upper Mississippi Valley; Clark's correspondence with Thomas Forsyth, 1797-1833, from the Tesson collection in the possession of the Missouri Historical Society; and miscellaneous pieces. 138. Clary, Dexter (1798-1874). Papers, 1841-73. 4 items, including 1 volume. A private register of marriages and deaths, kept by Clary, agent of the American Home Missionary Society for Wisconsin at Beloit, and a few letters written by him, reporting on his duties. 139. Clifford, John (1873-1922). Papers, 1913-14. 155 items. Letters to Clifford, secretary of the " Lived in Juneau Club," mainly answers to invitations to attend the Juneau homecoming, with some reminiscences by early settlers. 140. Clinton, George (1739-1812). Papers, 1777-98. 1 box. Miscellaneous letters received by Clinton while governor of New York, 1777-95, relating to procurement of men and supplies for the Revolutionary cause, to other military affairs of the Ameri- cans in New York, and to spies and plots, including several intercepted British messages. A copy of the " heads of inquiry " of the court investigating the loss of Fort Montgomery to the British is in the collection. Several letters after the Revolution relate to lands in New York State. 40 wisconsin historical society 141. Clough, Simeon De Witt (1814-84). Papers, 1854-57. 17 items. Letters to Clough, Racine, mainly from Marshall M. Strong and Henry S. Durand, relating to the financing of the Racine and Mississippi Railroad. 142. Clyman, James (1792-1881). Papers, 1871-79. 99 items, including 1 volume. A volume of reminiscences by Clyman of his trip to the Rocky Mountains with General William H. Ashley, 1823, and corres- pondence and reminiscences concerning Clyman's and Ellsworth Burnett's adventure with Indians near Milwaukee. The remini- scences were included in a volume edited by Charles L. Camp, ]ames Clyman, American Frontiersman (San Francisco, 1928). 143. Cobb, Alfred S. Correspondence, 1862, 1898-1913. 14 items. Letters of Lieutenant Cobb, Company C, 1st Colorado Infantry, from a camp near Fort Craig, New Mexico, describing in detail military action there in 1862. 144. Coe, Edwin D. (1840-1909). Papers, 1860-1908. 2 boxes, including 42 volumes. A set of diaries containing brief daily entries for the years 186 1-1 908, with a few volumes missing. The entries, the early ones of which are in Latin, sketch Coe's career at the University of Wisconsin and in the army, as a student of law at Watertown and Janesville, his connection with the Badger Oil Company at Bothwell, Canada, and with several Wisconsin newspapers, includ- ing the Whitewater Register, as chief clerk of the Wisconsin assembly in 1882 and 1885-89, and as pension agent in Mil- waukee, 1897-1908. The diaries note also his connections with local and state Republican organizations, his correspondence, and educational, farm, and press associations to which he belonged. With the diaries is a small collection of letters written by and to Coe, mainly from classmates at the university and in the army. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 41 145. Cogswell, William C. Diaries, 1884-98. 8 volumes. Diaries kept in Milwaukee by a professional copyist of abstracts, in which he recorded in great detail his daily thoughts, conversa- tions, and activities. The diaries are incomplete and overlap, apparently some of them having been rewritten. 146. Cole, Harry E. (1861-1928). Papers, 1837, 1850-1929. 4 boxes, including 14 volumes. Personal correspondence, 1900-29, and answers to queries by Cole, editor of the Baraboo News and president of the State His- torical Society, leading to publication of his Stagecoach and Tavern Tales of the Old Northwest (Cleveland, 1930) and earlier publications. Among the letters a number are from Oscar D. Brandenburg, Madison, and other Wisconsin newspapermen and friends. With these are 2 boxes containing notebooks of mem- oranda and notes and drafts of articles. 147. Colman, Henry R. (1800-95 ) . Papers, 1817-94. 2 boxes. Correspondence of the Rev. Mr. Colman, who took charge of the Oneida Methodist mission near Green Bay in 1840, consisting of letters received from members of the Colman and Spier families in western New York; from his daughter Julia, who was active in Women's Christian Temperance Union work in New York City; his son Henry, while attending Lawrence University, teaching at Evansville Academy, 1863-67, and serving as pastor in various Methodist churches in the state; his son Elihu, while attending Lawrence University, 1858-64, and practicing law in Fond du Lac; and his son Charles L. of La Crosse. There are also some small memorandum books kept by Colman during his first years in Wisconsin; copies of diaries kept by Charles L. Colman, 1854-57, describing the beginnings of the Colman Lumber Company of La Crosse; and genealogical material. 148. Congregational Churches in Wisconsin. Records, 1839-1938. 68 volumes and 2 boxes. Records of state and district conventions: Presbyterian and 42 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Congregational Convention (title changes), minutes of meet- ings, 1839 _ 99, 4 vols.; Beloit Convention, minutes of meetings, 1842-79, 2 vols.; Southwestern Convention, minutes of meet- ings, 1873-95, 1 vol.; Lemonweir Convention, minutes of meetings, 1858-1927, 2 vols.; Northeastern Convention, minutes of meetings, 1893-1931, 1 vol.; Winnebago Convention, treas- urers' book, 1878-1912, 1 vol.; 2 boxes of unbound papers consisting of minutes of meetings of ecclesiastical councils in var- ious parts of the state and records of exchange of membership of pastors between conventions. Records of state auxiliary organizations: Women's Home Mis- sionary Union, minutes of meetings, 1883-1911, 2 vols., minutes of executive committee meetings, 1886-1905, 1 vol., visitors' record book, 1904-7, 1 vol.; Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior, minutes of meetings, 1875-1910, 2 vols.; Federation of Churches and Christian Workers, minutes of meetings, 1898-1908, 1 vol.; Home Missionary Society and Our Church Life, office rec- ords, 1883-1915, 10 vols. Records, chiefly minutes of meetings, of individual churches and church auxiliaries: Bristol, Paris, and vicinity; Brooklyn; Cumberland; Darlington; De Soto; Easton; Fort Howard; Kenosha First Church; Madison Pilgrim Church; Monroe; Mount Sterling; Neenah Welsh Church; Oshkosh; Pewaukee; Shullsburg; Spring- vale; Stephensville; Stoughton; Windsor Union Church. 149. Conover, Obadiah M. (1825-84). Papers, 1843-82. 2 boxes and 1 volume. A notebook kept by Conover while in Princeton University, containing 2 short diaries; records of the Wisconsin State Coloniza- tion Society, 1853-54; correspondence relating to the reorganization of the University of Wisconsin in 1858, including letters from John G. McMynn, Lyman C. Draper, Carl Schurz, Henry Barnard, Paul A. Chadbourne, Josiah L. Pickard, and others; and letters from Sarah Fairchild Dean, later Mrs. Conover, 1866-82. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 43 150. Conrad, John H. Diary and School Exercise Book, 1856-58. 1 volume. Diary, January 1 to March 1, 1858, and school exercises and addresses prepared by Conrad of Janesville while attending Lawrence University. 151. Cook, John H. Papers, 1864-79. 8 items. Civil War papers of Cook, private in Company D, 6th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 152. Cottrell, Adam. Papers, 1856-70. 2 volumes. Memorandum books kept by Cottrell, land speculator from Greenwich, New York, on railroad farm mortgages held in four- teen southern Wisconsin counties, with notations on his impressions of his investments, and references to his financial dealings with his agents, Charles Burchard, Beaver Dam, and Vincent Roberts, Iron Ridge. 153. Cover, Joseph C. (1819-72). Papers, 1868-1905. 4 items, including 2 volumes. Copies of essays and letters written by Cover while United States consul at Fayal, Azores, 1870-72; newspaper clippings consisting of obituary notices of Cover with some mention of his own and his son John's activities as editors of the Lancaster Grant County Herald and in politics; and a typewritten copy of the elder Cover's auto- biography, published with some changes in the Wisconsin Maga- zine of History, 11:247-68 (March, 1928). 154. Cram, Thomas J. (1804-83). Papers, 1840-64. 1 volume. Reports on surveys of the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan made in 1840 and 1841 by Captain Cram, of the United States Topographical Engineers, printed as government documents, with annual reports for those years, a map, and a biographical sketch. Filed with this is a report and recommendation relative to Sheboygan harbor, 1864. 44 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 155. Cravath, Miles (b. 1825). Diaries, 1839-41. Type- written copies, 1 volume. Cravath's diaries describing life in Courtlandville, New York, and an overland journey by wagon from there to join his brother, Prosper, at Whitewater, also a diary kept by their father, Prosper Cravath, describing a trip by canal and by the Great Lakes to Milwaukee. After May, 1840, the diaries present detailed accounts of pioneer life in the vicinity of Whitewater. 156. Crawford County. Court Records, 1817-58. 2 boxes. A group of papers dealing with the settlement of the estates of Pierre Paquette and Joseph Rolette who died in the years 1836 and 1842 respectively, consisting of notes, bills, receipts, claims, inventories, bills of sale, and petitions, also a group of papers such as bills for public buildings, indentures of servants, poll lists, summons, warrants, and marriage licenses. 157. Crooker, Mary Chatterton. Papers, 1846-63. Type- written copies, 17 pages. Letters by Turner Crooker, private in the Palmetto Regiment of the Army of Occupation, from Vera Cruz and Mexico City, to his mother at Edgefield, South Carolina, and other family letters. 158. Cross, John. Correspondence, 1831-47. 13 items. Family letters from the Gillett and Ballard families of New York and Ohio, to John and Frelove Cross. 159. Cuban Archives, 1777-1811. Transcripts, 4 boxes. Blueprint copies of typewritten transcripts from the Bernardo de Galvez letter books, the Florida correspondence, and other rec- ords in the Archivo nacional de Cuba at Havana, dealing with the Spanish regime in Florida and Louisiana. There is information on colonial, Indian, and commercial affairs, the importation of slaves, relations with the Americans, and the trading operations of Panton, Leslie and Company. Most of the papers are in Spanish; there is a calendar of the collection. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 45 160. Culkin, William E. (1861-). "Early Protestant Missions in the Lake Superior Country." Typewritten copy, 3 volumes. A history of Indian missions, dealing principally with those established by the Presbyterian and Congregational denominations at La Pointe and Fond du Lac, but containing incidental accounts of other missions from Mackinac to the Mississippi. The historical sketch is followed by transcripts of manuscript records of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and other sources, in the form of journals and reports to the board written by Sherman Hall of the La Pointe mission, also letters to the board by William T. Boutwell, Edmund F. Ely, Elisha Loomis, John L. Seymour, Granville T. Sproat, Lyman M. Warren, and Thomas S. Williamson, and a number of letters written by Hall to his sisters and other relatives and friends. The original of this compilation is at the St. Louis County (Minnesota) Historical Society in Duluth. 16 1. Culkin, William E., Ellsworth Carlstedt, and Others. Articles. Typewritten copies. 1 volume. A collection of articles dealing with the history of the Indians and fur traders at Fond du Lac of Lake Superior and surrounding areas. The originals are at the St. Louis County (Minnesota) His- torical Society in Duluth. 162. Culver, Newton H. Papers, 1861-1911. 9 items and 3 volumes. Papers of Culver, Company C, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, consisting of correspondence, 1864-1911, concerning Lieutenant Isaac N. Earl and his raiding company of scouts in the vicinity of Natchez; and of Culver's own Civil War diaries, 1861-64. 163. Cushing, William B. (1842-74). Correspondence, 1859-63. 23 items. Correspondence of Lieutenant Cushing of Delafield, consisting of letters to his cousin, Mary B. Edwards of Fredonia, New York, 46 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY containing accounts of his life at the naval academy at Annapolis, naval cruises, several engagements of the Civil War, family affairs, and expressing his own forceful ideas and opinions. A number of the letters were published in E. M. H. Edwards, Commander William Barker Cushing, of the United States Navy (London and New York, 1898). 164. Daggett, Joab. Papers, January 1-December 31, 1776. 1 volume. Revolutionary War diary kept by Daggett, a wheelwright of Captain Phineas Ford's company, near Boston and New York. He describes military and naval engagements, the reception of the Declaration of Independence in New York City, and quotes letters describing other engagements. There is also a letter written to his parents from Kings Bridge, New York. 165. Dalton, John E. (1801-88). Diary, 1852. 1 volume. Dr. Dalton's account of an overland trip from Cincinnati to California as a physician for an organized company, in which he describes frequent disagreements among the company, and the prevalence of cholera among travelers. Included is a typewritten sketch of Dalton. 166. Dane County. Records, 1838-1918. 2 boxes, including 8 volumes, and 12 additional volumes. Miscellaneous records for various county departments and towns in the county, no series of which is continuous or complete. 167. Dane County Legal Association, Madison. Record Book, 1858, 1879-1926. 1 volume. Constitution, signatures of members, and minutes of meetings of this organization, usually known as the Dane County Bar Association. 168. Davidson, Flora N. Correspondence, 1917-18. 13 items. Mainly letters to Miss Davidson, Madison, from W. D. Merrill and others relating to life in army training camps. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 47 169. Davidson, James O. (1854-1922). Papers, 1885-1919. 37 boxes and 13 volumes. Papers of a Wisconsin state treasurer, 1899-1903, lieutenant governor, 1903-6, governor, 1906-11, and president of the state board of control, 1915-19. The bulk of the collection, comprising 31 boxes of corres- pondence and speeches and 10 letter books, deals with state political affairs for the years 1906-10, including relations between Davidson and Robert M. La Follette in 1905-6 and the complicated cam- paign of 1906, the John Dietz " battle " at Cameron Dam in 1906 and reverberations in years following, patronage, campaign fund raised by game wardens in 1908, routine matters of state administra- tion, complaints, pardon and parole matters, and civil service policies. There are letters from local political leaders, letters relat- ing (1909) to the governor's political future, to a proposed state park in Door County, the career of ex-Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee, the campaign of 1912 in Wisconsin, and personal matters. Among correspondents are William D. Connor, John M. Nelson, and Isaac Stephenson. Material on legislative issues for the gubernatorial years is scanty. The collection contains an occasional veto message and opinions of the attorney general on pending legislation, and in 1907 touches upon several rural school bills, telegraphers' eight- hour bill, two-cent fare bill, and bills regulating insurance companies. Material for years preceding 1906 relates to Davidson's cam- paign for state treasurer, patronage, and routine matters connected with administration of the state treasury. Among the correspond- ents for this period are Joseph W. Babcock, Albert R. Hall, Samuel Harper, William D. Hoard, and Atley Peterson. Letters after 1910 relate to efforts of Davidson to obtain a federal appointment, to pardon and parole matters, and an investigation of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Correspondence on a number of Davidson's small-scale business operations is scattered throughout the collection. The use of these papers is restricted. 48 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 170. Davidson, John N. (1848-). Correspondence, 1850-51, 1890-96. 10 items. Correspondence collected and received by the Rev. Mr. Davidson of Madison consisting of letters describing an overland journey to California; information on missions for use in Davidson's In Un- named Wisconsin (Milwaukee, 1895); and biographical data con- cerning Cyrus Whitcomb of Two Rivers. Eight of the letters are typewritten copies. 171. Davis, Edward L. Correspondence, 1861. 4 items. Letters from Fort Snelling and Washington, D.C., written by Davis of Company F, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, describ- ing routine life and the battle of Bull Run. 172. Davis, John Givan (1810-66). Correspondence, 1834-68. 15 items. Family letters from William P. and Eli Davis and others, mainly to John G. Davis, describing Texas frontier conditions and advis- ing Davis, Democratic representative from Indiana, on his stand on the Nebraska Bill, the election of Stephen A. Douglas, and the Dred Scott Decision. 173. Davis, Moses M. (1820-88). Correspondence, 1849-67. 6 items. Letters to Dr. Davis, Indian agent and state senator from Col- umbia County, from Carl Schurz and others, relating to the anti- slavery campaign. 174. Day, Frederick T. (1842-1920). Papers, 1858-59, 1866-1910. 16 boxes and 255 volumes. Papers of a Milwaukee real estate loan operator and president of the Plankinton Bank, consisting of letters received, 84 letter books, and 171 business record books relating to his business op- erations from the time he opened an insurance office in Milwaukee in 1867, through the years of the growth of the loan department GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 49 which was eventually added to the insurance office, down to the voluntary assignment of Day for the benefit of his creditors in June, 1893. The earliest letter books concern the insurance business, but the bulk of the collection relates to the operation of the loan business, especially mortgage loans on farm lands in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. There is a vast quantity of corres- pondence with mortgagors, and with local agents stationed in the Dakotas and Minnesota, especially Melvin Grigsby, C. M. Harrison, Edward J. Hodgson, and George W. Wishard. The correspondence concerns the examination of applications for loans, collection of interest, commissions, security, abstracts of title, extensions of mortgages, foreclosures, and taxes. Scattered legal papers such as mortgages, loan negotiation, commission agreements, and so on are in the papers. There are miscellaneous items and 8 letter books dealing with the administration of the assignee of the firm, William H. Momsen, after June, 1893. The business record books consist of cashbooks, interest registers, receipt books, blotters, ledgers, and miscellaneous volumes. Not all of the series are complete. The collection is not available for public use. 175. Day Family. Papers, 1839-93. 56 items, including 3 volumes. Letters of members of the Day family who migrated to Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana written to relatives remaining in Avon, Maine, describing the conditions in their new homes; and Civil War letters of members of the family and diaries of George E. and Captain Lionel Warrington Day. With these are letters from Mrs. Susie L. Todd, a relative of Mary Lincoln. 176. De Haan, William H. H. Papers, 1840-1924. 7 items. Papers collected by de Haan relating to the career of the Rev. Theodore J. Van den Broek of Little Chute, early Dutch Catholic missionary. 50 wisconsin historical society 177. Densmore, Benjamin (1831-1913). Papers, 1845-57. 103 items, including 3 volumes. Papers of Densmore, civil engineer, comprising compositions written while attending Miiton Academy, 1849-50; letters to him at St. Paul, Minnesota, by members of his family in Emerald Grove and Janesville describing farming conditions, railroads, land specu- lation in Iowa, and work in lumberyards; and notebooks and plats of surveys in Rock County. 178. Derleth, August W. ( 1909-). Papers, 1838, 1867-1941. 8 boxes. Papers of a Sauk City author, consisting of original drafts, revisions, or proof sheets of his books: Restless Is the River, Village Year, Someone in the Dark, Evening in Spring, and his biography of Zona Gale Breese entitled Still Small Voice, and copies of material collected for the biography. Included in the latter group are articles, poems, and other writings of Miss Gale, reviews of her books, contracts, interviews, extensive correspondence with con- temporary writers and her parents, and a journal of her mother, Eliza Beers Gale. 179. Desnoyers, Francis X. Account Book, 1844-51. 1 volume. Record of sales of supplies to Indians at Green Bay, with date and price, and payment in the form of cash, furs, sugar, or services. The Indians' names are frequently followed by their English equivalents and occasionally by a statement as to their tribe, resi- dence, or name of some relative. 180. Dewey, Nelson (1813-89). Papers, 1818, 1836-89, 1906-7. 10 boxes, including 26 volumes, and 2 additional volumes. Business papers of Governor Dewey, a resident of Lancaster and Cassville. Three boxes of correspondence, 1836-89, deal with his activities as a landowner, lead miner, and member of the law firm of Dewey and J. Allen Barber; as a land agent for such GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 51 eastern speculators as the Bronson family of New York City, Garret V. Denniston of Albany, and Henry Hubbard of Charles- town, New Hampshire; and as executor, with Cyrus Woodman, of the Ben C. Eastman estate at Platteville. There are also the annual messages of Dewey as governor, 1848-52; business letters from his brother James in New York City; many of Eastman's business papers; and 5 boxes of land deeds, contracts, and mort- gages, 1836-87. Twenty-four volumes of diaries, scattered from 1854 to 1889, contain brief notations as to his travels, health, and family, accounts of money paid and received, and genealogical and miscellaneous data. Three account books, 1839-89, show Dewey's financial transactions and his clientele. 181. Dickinson, Charles H. (1832-1921). Papers, 1862-1919. 1 volume. Papers of Sergeant Dickinson of Edgerton consisting of a copy of his diary, 1862-65, while a member of Company E, 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; copies of speeches; and poems and a few miscellaneous clippings. 182. Diedrich, Frank (1892-1938). Diary, 1918-19. Type- written copy, 21 pages. Diary of Diedrich, Company F, 28th Infantry, 1st Division, from his departure from Stockbridge for Camp Grant to the offense at St. Mihiel. The diary is followed by a summary of Diedrich's army activities. 183. Dinsdale, Matthew (1815-98). Papers, 1836-97. 1 box, including 4 volumes. Mainly letters by the Rev. Mr. Dinsdale written from Linden and other Wisconsin settlements to his relatives in Askrigg, York- shire, England, describing his trip to the United States in 1844 and giving minute advice to prospective immigrants; his pastoral serv- ices as a Methodist minister at Potosi and in the Lake Winnebago circuit; economic conditions as seen through his work as a clerk U. OF ILL LIB. 52 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY in stores at Linden and elsewhere; his experiences en route to California via New York and Panama; and his work for the United States Christian Commission in Nashville in 1865. With these are 4 brief diaries and a record of personal religious experiences. 184. Dinsmore, Henry. Correspondence, 1855-65. 13 items. Letters from Dinsmore, drummer in Company A, 30th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, stationed at Camp Randall and Shullsburg courthouse, to his sister at Hudson. 185. Dodge, Joseph T. (1823-1904). Papers, 1845-99. 5 boxes, including 13 volumes, and 11 additional volumes. Professional and personal papers of a Wisconsin civil engineer relating to railroad building. Among the papers are letters, 1857-84, written from various points in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Montana to superiors and subordinates connected with the Mil- waukee and Mississippi, Milwaukee and St. Paul, St. Paul and Chicago, Northern Pacific, and St. Paul and Pacific railroad companies, and the Minnesota Railway Construction Company contained in 8 volumes of letter books. The subject matter is technical, and relates to the location and building of various rail- road lines: routes, estimates of cost, legal problems, financial matters including purchases of materials, personnel and labor, reports, engineering problems — such as those involved in building the Bozeman and other tunnels — repairs, public relations, and very occasionally, political matters. A few personal letters are scattered through the volumes, including several to his brother, A. Clarke Dodge, in regard to real estate matters and a planing mill at Monroe, Wisconsin. There are several technical engineering and financial record books including 2 volumes relating to the Hastings and Dakota Railroad. The unbound papers contain in the 1870's and 1880's a number of letters of Frederick Billings, Russell Sage, and Adam Anderson, and of manufacturers of iron and other railroad mate- rials. There are also a number of blueprints and drawings, estimates, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 53 contracts, and specifications. The bulk of the unbound material consists of correspondence in the 1890's gathering information for Dodge's Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County, Massachusetts (Madison, 1894-98). A few scattered papers relate to real estate matters in West Superior. 186. Donaldson, Nathaniel S. Papers, 1839-50. 6 items. Pages from a daybook, 1842-45, of a general store kept by Donaldson at Milwaukee. 187. Doolittle, James R. (1815-97). Papers, 1831-1935. 15 boxes, including 16 volumes. Papers of a United States Senator, 1857-69, a Republican in politics, and a supporter of the Lincoln and Johnson policies. The correspondence up to the time of the Civil "War touches upon Doolittle's political activities in New York State, family affairs in Racine, various aspects of the slavery controversy, and the election of I860. During the war period there are requests for the use of his influence in securing positions, letters from his sons in the army, and from the Racine postmaster, John Tapley, reporting on Wisconsin affairs. Other letters have to do with dishonesty in the transport system, political campaigns, colonization plans, the bank bill of 1864, and Lincoln's policy towards the South. For the succeeding years, there are comments on Jefferson Davis and the position of the southern states, on Doolittle's trip through the South in 1866, on the relations between President Johnson and Congress, and the proposed purchase of the Virgin Islands. The papers for the years after Doolittle's retirement from the Senate are few, and relate to national Democratic election cam- paigns, resumption, recollections of the 1865 congressional investi- gation of conditions among the Cheyenne Indians, Doolittle's interest in appointment to a diplomatic mission under Cleveland, charges against Doolittle in 1885 by the New York Times of dishonest wartime dealing in cotton, Cleveland's judicial appoint- ments, the Illinois-Michigan Canal, estate of E. H. Pease, private legal cases, and the money question in 1896. There are 4 boxes 54 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY of speeches on many subjects, and 2 boxes of legal memorandum books and scrapbooks. Copies of the more important Doolittle material in other institutions are also in the collection. These papers were used by James L. Sellars as a basis for his biography of Doolittle, published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 17:168-78, 277-306, 393-401; 18:20-41, 178-87 (Decem- ber, 1933-December, 1934). 188. Doty, James D. (1799-1865). Papers, 1779-1879. 3 boxes, including 12 volumes. Papers of a leader in public life in Wisconsin, touching on his work as territorial judge, delegate, governor, and member of Con- gress, and on his land speculations and numerous other promotional activities. There are a number of volumes containing Doty's notes on an expedition in 1820 to the Upper Mississippi and in 1822 to north- ern Wisconsin and Michigan, memoranda on Indian customs and vocabularies, drafts of a number of letters up to about 1830, and his private records of cases tried before him as additional judge for the counties of Brown, Crawford, and Michilimackinac, Michigan Territory. Filed with the Doty papers are copies of circuit court records for Brown County, mainly for the years 1822-23. The unbound papers are most numerous for the years 1839-44, when Doty served as delegate to Congress and governor of Wis- consin Territory. There are references to early road building, to the establishing of a territorial government in Wisconsin and adjusting its boundaries, to the Menominee treaty of 1832, and pros- pective emigration to Wisconsin. Among the letters are several from John Jacob Astor, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, James Wilson, Austin E. Wing, and William Woodbridge. There are 3 items concerning early Mackinac, and a few papers of Doty's sons, Charles and James, and his daughter, Mary Doty Fitzgerald. Selec- tions from the Doty papers are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 7: 195-206; 13: 163-246. guide to manuscripts 55 189. Douglas County, Superior. Justice of the Peace Records, 1861-71. Typewritten copy, 1 volume. Records of cases in Superior brought before Justices William Mann, 1861-63, and Thomas Clark, 1864-71. 190. Dousman, Hercules L. (1800-1868). Papers, 1837-54. 62 items. Papers consisting chiefly of land deeds, tax receipts, and lists of land owned by Dousman in Grant and Iowa counties. 191. Draper, Lyman C. (1815-91). Papers, 1833-93. 28 boxes. Correspondence of the first superintendent of the State His- torical Society, a noted bibliophile, collector of the Draper manuscripts, superintendent of public instruction, 1858-59, editor and author. During the first twenty years there are letters from local historians from New Orleans to Montreal; from historians of wider repute, including Samuel G. Drake, Francis Parkman, and Jared Sparks; from bookdealers; owners of manuscript collec- tions; custodians of archives; and government officials and others whose influence he sought in his collecting. Other correspondents include boyhood friends near his birthplace at Buffalo, New York; classmates at Granville College, Ohio; business associates at Ponto- toc, Mississippi; his parents and brothers at Toledo, Ohio; and his cousin Lydia and her husband, Peter A. Remsen. Beginning in 1854, the correspondence deals with the building up of the Society's library, art gallery, and museum; inaugurating plans for publications; and soliciting contributions and securing members for the Society. There is also information on the passage of the township library bill, on university affairs, particularly the selection of Henry Barnard as president, and on the Baptist Church of Madison. The correspondence also deals with the continuance of Draper's own private historical work: his plans for collaborating with 56 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Benson J. Lossing in publishing a biography of Daniel Boone; his continuing his trips through the general region of the Ohio Valley to interview pioneers; his acquisition of some notable addi- tions to his manuscript collections; his preparation for publication of several volumes and pamphlets; his assembling of a notable collection of autographs; and following up historical references. An index that has been prepared of the names of writers in this collection lists most of the important persons in the literary, his- torical, and educational fields for a third of a century. In addition to the 21 boxes of correspondence there are 7 boxes containing small diaries which are in effect memorandum books with occasional personal entries, lists of letters sent and received, and quantities of unbound memoranda, bills for household expenses and books, outlines for articles, records of purchases, and other miscellaneous items. 192. Drinkall, Thomas O. Papers, 1864-65. 40 items. Papers of Lieutenant Drinkall, Company E, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, consisting of routine material concerning stores, muster rolls, orders, and equipment. 193. Duerst, Mathias and Nicolaus. Diaries, 1845. 2 volumes. A memorandum and account book kept by Judge Nicolaus Duerst on his trip from Switzerland to America to select land for his countrymen, and a diary kept by Mathias Duerst describing his journey the same year in the company of the colonists, to New Glarus, both written in German script. The latter diary is printed in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 15:292-337. 194. Dunn, Francis J. Account Book, 1849-51. 1 volume. An account book of Dunn, Mineral Point, containing lead min- ing records. 195. Du Ponceau, Peter S. (1760-1844). Correspondence, 1816-22. 19 items. Letters from Du Ponceau at Philadelphia to John G. E. Hecke- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 57 welder of Bethlehem concerning Indian philology and customs and the printing and proofreading of Heckewelder's books. 196. Durgin, George W. Papers, 1861-66. 1 volume. Data on the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry prepared by Major Durgin for Lieutenant Colonel Nelson F. Craigue, consisting of a chrono- logical account of the regiment's activities, names of killed, wounded, and those who were still active, and miscellaneous in- formation. 197. Durrie, Daniel S. (1819-92). Gazetteer of Wiscon- sin, 1866. 6 volumes. A manuscript prepared for publication but not completed, con- taining descriptive and statistical information on the state in general and on each county and town in the state, arranged alphabetically by counties. 198. Dutilh, Charles. Papers, 1784-1879. 1 box. Bills and receipts, 1784-1812, of Philadelphia shipping mer- chants operating under variations of the firm name of Dutilh and Wachsmuth, with accounts of merchandise, and the outfitting, maintaining, and repairing of ships trading with exporters in the French Republic, Holland, and the East Indies. There are similar papers, 1814-56, of Charles Graff, a Philadelphia properly owner, and of Frederick Graff, architect and engineer. 199. Dutton, Joseph (1843-1931). Papers, 1901-29. 2 boxes. Papers of a resident of Janesville who served in the Civil War, was converted to the Catholic faith, and in 1886 entered upon a lifelong voluntary exile to the leper colony of Molokai, Territory of Hawaii. This collection consists of letters written by Brother Joseph to the State Historical Society, accompanied by photo- graphs, greeting cards, autobiographical items, letters received, and copies of replies. Filed with these papers are some of a similar type collected by F. F. Lewis of Janesville. There are a number of articles on the work of Brother Joseph's predecessor, the Rev. Damien Deveuster; on his own services in the colony; and on 58 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY the visit of the United States fleet to the island in 1908; sevetal lettets from Mrs. W. W. Hall, the daughter of General Horatio P. Van Cleve; William Penn Lyons; Warren D. Parker; William O. Smith of Honolulu; and a letter of commendation from Presi- dent Warren G. Harding in 1923. 200. Dwight, Edward C. Papers, 1861-62. 11 items. Correspondence and copy of a diary of Dwight of Prairie du Chien, describing his Civil War experiences in Company F, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. 201. Dwinnell, Solomon A. (1812-79). Papers, 1775-77, 1834-79. 1 box, including 1 volume, and 1 additional volume. Papers of a temperance organizer, Congregational minister, and local historian of Spring Prairie and Reedsburg. Among them is a Revolutionary diary by Dwinnell's grandfather of the same name; his own diary for 1834-36 while at the Millbury (Massachusetts) Academy and near South Bend, Indiana; a few letters to his wife, Lydia Gove Dwinnell, from relatives and friends; and the records of the Walworth County Temperance Society, 1839—41. The bulk of the collection consists of pioneer sketches written by Dwinnell in preparation for a history of Walworth County and for a com- parative account of Wisconsin in 1836 and 1866. Many of the sketches are in the form of newspaper clippings from the Reeds- burg Free Press, and contain biographical material, brief histories of townships, and sketches of Reedsburg in the Civil War. 202. Dye, Asel G. Diaries, 1836-41, 1855. 2 volumes. Micro- film copies. Diaries kept by a pioneer who settled near Sheboygan in 1836. The first one is largely statistical in nature, recording purchases, time spent by Dye and his men in building houses, a wharf, and public buildings in Sheboygan; farm activities; and family and local affairs. The diary for 1855 deals with farm and family affairs. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 59 203. Dye, Eva Emory. Papers, 1900-1903. Typewritten copy, 1 box. Copies of letters giving genealogical and biographical inform- ation on Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and other members of the transcontinental expedition, received by Mrs. Dye of Oregon City, Oregon, while preparing her novel, The Conquest (Chicago, 1902). 204. Dye, Nathan. Papers, 1835-63. 9 items. Mainly recommendations for Dye as a voice teacher and a pro- spective leather merchant at Kenosha, with other miscellaneous papers. 205. Eau Claire Lumber Company. Papers, 1846-88. 1 box, including 3 volumes. One volume containing copies from the surveyor general's rec- ords of timber contracts between Nelson C. Chapman and Joseph G. Thorp and various Wisconsin individuals and firms, 1861-65; a stock book dating from the incorporation of the Eau Claire Lumber Company in 1866; a volume containing descriptions and maps of lands owned by the company; and miscellaneous deeds, grants, and contracts. 206. Edmondson, Mrs. Ethel F. Raymer. Papers, 1837, 1881-1922. 27 items. Deeds and records of land leased and sold to the University of Wisconsin. 207. Edwards, D. H. Papers, 1576-1762, 1866. 26 items. Land deeds of the Edwards family, mainly in the Welsh language, and a school exercise book dated 1866 kept by a student of book- keeping. 208. Edwards, Martha L. (d. 1926). Papers. 5 boxes, and 7 file boxes. Miss Edwards was a member of the University of Wisconsin Extension Division faculty, 1920-26. These papers consist of type- 60 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY written copies of her master's thesis, " Growth of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States from 1820 to 1840," and of her doctoral dissertation, " Government Patronage of Indian Missions, 1789-1836." There are also 7 card file boxes of re- searcher's notes, a typewritten bibliography of material in the library of the State Historical Society for the study of Indian missions in the United States, 1700-1840, and some book reviews and miscellaneous notes. A folder of personal letters of Sarah J. Cleveland Edwards, 1842-64, contains information in regard to such matters as dress, fashions, weddings, travels, social customs, and pioneer experiences in California and Texas. 209. Edwards, T. David. Papers, 1891-1904. 31 items, and 2 volumes. A journal of accounts of a general store at Genesee Depot kept by Edwards, and a number of miscellaneous bills. 210. Ela, Ida L. (1855-1934). Early History of the Town of Rochester, 1903. 1 volume. Reminiscences giving information on the settlement of Rochester in Racine County. 211. Ela, Richard E. (b. 1812). Papers, 1830-84. 4 boxes, including 12 volumes, and 16 additional volumes. Personal and business papers of Ela, pioneer Racine County manufacturer. The personal letters include a number written by his friends at the military academy at West Point, 1831-35, and typewritten copies of Ela's own letters to his family in Lebanon, New Hampshire, prior to, during, and after his emigration to Illinois and later Wisconsin, describing land speculation and the beginning of a factory for fanning mills and other farm imple- ments. Many of Ela's letters are published in the Wisconsin Maga- zine of History, 19:431-53; 20:72-88 (June-September, 1936). There is Ela's business correspondence, 1846-84, with partners and agents in Waupun, Waterloo, and elsewhere, and with pur- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 6l chasers throughout the state, and order books, reports of collection trips, daybooks, journals, ledgers, inventories, and records of notes payable. 212. Eldredge, Charles A. (1820-96). Papers, 1864-80. 21 items. Mainly personal letters to Eldredge of Fond du Lac, Democratic representative in Congress, 1863-75, and a few official letters re- garding release of Robert B. Lynch and others, arrested as Fenians. 213. Elmendorf, Lucas. Papers, 1786-1859. 1 box. Miscellaneous legal papers of a Kingston, New York, attorney, relating to real estate in Ulster County. 214. Ely, Edmund F. (1809-82). Papers, 1833-1904. Type- written copies, 2 boxes. Diaries, 1833-54, with gaps, and some correspondence of a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to the Chippewa Indians at the head of Lake Superior, with comments on his own work and that of his fellow mission- aries, on Indian life, the fur trade, and the beginnings of settlement in the region. 215. Emery, John Q. (1843-1928). Papers, 1898. 59 items. Essays by public-school pupils from nine counties on local history prepared at the suggestion of the state superintendent of public instruction. 216. Engel, Otto. Papers, 1843-62. Photostatic copies. 1 box. Miscellaneous letters and documents bearing on the history of the Lutheran Church in Wisconsin and the United States, and relating especially to the Buffalo Synod, all in German script. In- cluded are letters of the Rev. Johannes A. A. Grabau and several items bearing on the history of the church at Kirchhayn, Wisconsin. 217. English Law. Notebooks. 3 volumes. Unidentified notebooks, or sample case draft books, of an 62 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY English lawyer or law student, arranged alphabetically by type of crime. Written before 1850. 218. Ensign, J. D., and J. H. Darling. Articles. Type- written copies, 1 volume. Three articles on the history of the Duluth harbor and canal and the Superior harbor. 219. Etter, JohnT. (1832-1909). Letters, 1860-84. Photo- static copies, 5 items. Chiefly personal letters of the pastor of the Swiss Reformed Church at New Glarus, to John Kreis, Wartburg, Tennessee, written in German script. 220. Evans, Anna W. Correspondence, 1917-19. 37 items. Letters to Mrs. Evans, Madison, from Theron Brown, Nelson James Evans, and others, relating their experiences in army train- ing camps, the submarine corps, the American Expeditionary Force, and the press corps. 221. Evans, John M. (1820-1903). Papers, 1825, 1834-67, 1883. 2 boxes, including 2 volumes. Papers consisting of letters and accounts of Dr. Evans for whom Evansville was named. There are letters, received by Evans from his colleagues at La Porte (Indiana) Medical College and Rush Medical College, and from Jacob West and others of Evansville giving local news during the Civil War, as well as Evans' own letters written as surgeon for the 13th Regiment Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry and later major on staff of the Medical Division of the District of Northern Alabama. With these is a volume of minutes of meetings and accounts of the School Board of District Number 10, Town of Union, Rock County, 1855-67. 222. Everett, Edward (1794-1865). Correspondence, 1830, 1852. 7 items. Mainly letters from Everett and his wife, Charlotte Gray, to their nephew, William S. Johnston, with advice about his conduct at Harvard University. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 63 223. Fairchild, Lucius (1831-96). Papers, 1819, 1830-1923. 85 boxes, including 26 volumes, and 116 additional volumes. Personal and public papers of a Wisconsin Republican governor, 1866-72, and United States consular and diplomatic representative abroad, 1872-81, at Liverpool, Paris, and Madrid. There are also a number of business and financial papers of the governor's father, Jairus C. Fairchild, and personal papers of the governor's brothers and sister, Cassius, Charles, and Sarah. The earliest papers consist of record books and correspondence relating to the business enterprises of the elder Fairchild at Franklin Mills and Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1830's and 1840's, and to the general mercantile and real estate operations of the family, after its removal to Madison in 1846, into the 1870's. There is also business correspondence in the late 1840's with Franklin J. Blair, pioneer Milwaukee businessman. For the quarter century beginning about 1846 the extensive personal correspondence of Sarah Fairchild, later Mrs. Eliab B. Dean, forms a valuable source of information for social history and description of the life of women in Madison and, during the middle fifties, in Superior. Among the personal correspondence of Lucius Fairchild are California letters, 1849-55, many of which were published in Joseph Schafer, ed., California Letters of Lucius Fairchild (Madison, 1931). Civil War letters from all three of the Fairchild sons are in the collection, written from various points in Virginia and Maryland. Largely personal, they reveal something of the viewpoint of the army man. The collection affords slight information on political affairs up to 1870. Four letter books for the years of the governorship and 6 for the years of absence abroad sometimes contain information on public affairs, but it is the general correspondence for the half dozen years beginning about 1870 which is richest in information relating to political matters. The papers for the decade of service abroad throw light on activities of a foreign representative of the United States government, and consist of correspondence with other consular representatives, letters descriptive of life in Liverpool and Madrid, 64 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY statements of fees and wages, some papers relating to the settle- ment of estates of Americans abroad, letters from businessmen in England in regard to the financing of American railroads in the early 1870's, a detailed description of a yachting trip on the Mediterranean, and of a bullfight. Eleven volumes of consular letter books have to do with the relief of seamen, assistance to travelers, and routine matters connected with the consular service. Several financial record books relate to the Liverpool consulate and to the service at Paris. Miscellaneous matters to which the general correspondence re- lates include activities of veterans' organizations after 1885 and Fairchild's service in 1889 as a member of the Cherokee Com- mission. This collection merely touches on early Madison buildings; boatbuilding at Necedah; Fairchild lumbering interests and the cranberry industry in Wood County in 1861; Green Bay and Mississippi Canal; railroad interests of Jay Cooke in Wisconsin about 1871; grants of lands for railroads in the early 1870's; and investments. Twenty-seven boxes of other material contain household ac- counts, miscellaneous family business papers, invitations, speeches, diaries, and papers relating to the estate of John T. Wilson and to the Watertown and Madison Railroad. A number of fee books and other volumes relate to Lucius Fairchild's service as Dane County circuit court clerk, 1859-61. There are 2 volumes of copies of letters of Obadiah M. Conover, 1874-84, and a number of miscellaneous volumes. 224. Fairfield, George. Papers, 1844-1906. 1 box, including 5 volumes. Diaries of a sergeant in Company C, 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, containing entries made at irregular intervals from the time of his enlistment at Prairie du Chien in June, 1861, to 1864; letters received by Fairfield from other soldiers; and miscellaneous pieces collected by him. guide to manuscripts 65 225. Fallows, Samuel (1835-1922). Papers, 1856-1922. 32 boxes, including 30 volumes. Papers of Bishop Fallows of Chicago consisting of 27 boxes of letters received and copies of letters sent by him, 1860-1922, con- cerning his widespread activities as a clergyman, reformer, civic leader, Civil War veteran, and University of Wisconsin alumnus. Family correspondence includes Civil War letters from Fallows to his wife, and a number received from his brother-in-law, William E. Huntington, while the latter was a college student and president of Boston University. Other correspondence concerns Fallows' activities while state superintendent of public instruction in Wisconsin, 1870-73; presi- dent of Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, 1874-75; editor in 1877 of The Appeal, a religious publication; president and presiding bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church during most of the period from 1877 to his death; president of the board of managers of the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, 1891-1913; member and officer of the University of Wisconsin Club of Chicago; state and national officer of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1907-9 and 1914-15; and member and officer of numerous other patriotic, religious, and reform organizations. There are letters from Grenville M. Dodge, Augustus L. Chetlain, James Tanner, Mrs. John A. Logan, and others concerning the activities of Civil War veteran organizations; John McElroy while editor of the National Tribune at Washington; Harold L. Ickes, Franklin McVeagh, William Hale Thompson, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, and others concerning Chicago charities and World War work; various members of the Ulysses S. Grant family; Bishop Charles E. Cheney and other members of the Reformed Episcopal Church; Frances E. Willard during the latter eighties and 1895; his per- sonal friends, Elizabeth A. Reed, famed Orientalist, and her daughter, Myrtle Reed, popular novelist; Flinders Petrie while secretary of the Victoria Institute in London; Henry Wade Rogers while president of Northwestern University; and from other states- 66 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY men, newspapermen, women suffragists, and reformers of wide range. Two boxes contain Fallows' lectures, sermons, and notes. A number of diaries, 1864-1906, were used mainly for noting en- gagements, accounts, and miscellaneous information. Another vol- ume contains a list of members and information on the Summerneld Methodist Church of Milwaukee during Fallows' pastorate there, 1858-65. 226. Farmers Home League, Monroe. Record Book, 1860-64. 1 volume. Minutes of the meetings of the league from its organization to its dissolution, kept by the secretary, Charles S. Foster. 227. Favill, Henry B. (1860-1916). Account Book, 1892-93. 1 volume. Records of patients of a Madison physician, with dates and charges for professional services. 228. Favill, John (1819-83). Papers, 1862. 76 items. Medical certificates sent to Dr. Favill of Madison, examining surgeon for Dane County during the Civil War, by local physicians who had examined men to determine their fitness for military duty. 229. Felt, Charles D. Diary, 1855. Typewritten copy, 1 volume. Diary kept by a resident of Wisconsin Point, Superior, for a year, in which he recorded weather conditions and noted sales at his store, prices, the building of a dock, and social and business ac- quaintances. 230. Fifield, Mrs. Catharine R. Papers, 1715-1838. 20 items. Deeds and papers of Arannah Waterman, Montpelier, Vermont, with a very small amount of material concerning the proposed Lake Champlain-Connecticut River Canal. guide to manuscripts 67 231. Fish, Carl Russell (1876-1932). Papers, 1891-1932. 15 boxes, and 2 file boxes. Correspondence, including carbon copies of letters, and lectures, articles, and speeches by Fish, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin. The correspondence is particularly significant for the World War period showing Fish's many activities in connection with the war, working with various campus organizations and serving on the National Board for Historical Service, set up to assist history teachers in adjusting teaching to war conditions. Fish was later associate director of the London branch of the American University Union which at the close of the war worked for cooperation between continental and United States educational centers, was active in working for an Anglo-American Club at the University of Wisconsin, and supported various peace groups. There are many war letters, including a series during the war years from the English historian, Charles G. Crump, and a few from Archangel, Russia, in 1919- There are letters from persons of prominence in the academic field, including Edward Channing, Albert Bushnell Hart, J. Frank- lin Jameson, Alexander Meiklejohn, Frederic L. Paxson, Winfred T. Root, Lucy M. Salmon, Asa C. Tilton, and Frederick J. Turner. The papers show Fish's connections with the General Board of Religious Education of the Episcopal Church and the American School of the Air. There is a diary of brief entries for the year 1915, transcripts of manuscript material in the Library of Con- gress relating to the Civil War, and 2 boxes of filing cards of Civil War data taken from foreign sources. 232. Fisher, Lucius G. (1808-86). Account and Family Record Book, 1857-83. 1 volume. A volume in which Fisher entered his personal cash accounts for business enterprises at Beloit and, after 1866, at Chicago; some genealogical information on the Barber and Fisher families; and his reminiscences. 68 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 233. Fitch, Michael H. Papers, 1861-69. 31 items, includ- ing 1 volume. Papers of Colonel Fitch of the 21st Wisconsin Volunteer In- fantry, consisting of a war diary, 1864-65; the original muster roll of the Prescott Guards, 1861; and some correspondence. 234. Flint, Abel (1776-1825). Correspondence, 1814-22. Typewritten copies, 72 pages. Letters from Timothy Flint and Salmon Giddings to Abel Flint, secretary of the Connecticut Missionary Society at Hartford, con- sisting of reports on their missionary activities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois; on relationships with William Henry Harrison, North Bend, Ohio, and Stephen Hempstead, St. Louis; frontier religious conditions; and Flint's troubles and subsequent resignation from the missionary field. 235. Flower, Frank A. (1854-1910). Papers, 1837-89. 1 box. A few letters collected by or written to Flower while he was preparing his biographies of Edwin M. Stanton and Matthew H. Carpenter; and a series of biographical sketches of eminent Ameri- cans, prepared by Consul W. Butterfield. 236. Fond du Lac Gas Light Company. Records, 1873-1900. 8 volumes. One volume of subscribers' names with amounts of gas used, 1873-79; and 6 letter books, 1879-1900, containing superintend- ents' reports to owners giving detailed descriptions of operations, and some monthly accounts. There is one letter book for the rival Fond du Lac Electric Company, 1896-99, including the period of the introduction of a street railway. 237. Fond du Lac Ministers' Association. Record Book, 1884-1905. 1 volume. Articles of association and records of meetings of the organiza- tion. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 69 238. Ford, Charles Henry (d. 1891). Diary, 1861-64. Type- written copy, 1 volume. Diary of Captain Ford of Company K, 10th Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry, consisting of daily entries describing preparations for military service at Waupun, troop movements, war rumors, and routine army life. 239. Forsyth, Thomas (1771-1833). Papers, 1819-47. Con- temporary copy, 38 pages. A journal kept by Forsyth while on a round trip from St. Louis to St. Anthony Falls, June 1 to September 17, 1819, published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 11:188-219. Filed with the journal is a typewritten copy of Forsyth's will and related legal documents. 240. Fort Chartres, Illinois. Record of Court Proceed- ings, 1770. 80 pages. Contemporary copy of records of a court of inquiry in the case of Richard Bacon vs. George Morgan of the Boynton, Wharton, Morgan and Company, including an agreement between the two parties dated 1768. Published in the Chicago Historical Collections, 4:423-84. 241. Fox, Matthew A. (1812-83). Papers, 1840-83. 8 items. Records of marriages performed, 1840-83, in the region of Oregon, Dane County, with dates and fees, and occasionally the names of witnesses, also some deeds and land patents. 242. Franchere, Gabriel (1786-1863). Papers, 1835-37. Typewritten copies, 113 pages. Copies from the letter book kept by Franchere while factor for the American Fur Company at Sauk Ste. Marie, consisting of letters to other agents concerning the company's trade in fish and furs. Filed with the collection are copies of biographical sketches of Franchere. 70 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 243. Frank, Michael (1804-95). Diaries, 1840-89. 2 boxes, including 40 volumes. Complete set of diaries kept by Colonel Frank, prominent figure in the free school movement in Wisconsin, and in civic and church affairs of Kenosha. The diaries are valuable for information on the educational, political, economic, and cultural development of Kenosha as seen by the first president of the village, first mayor of the city, and its long-time superintendent of schools, postmaster, and editor of various papers. The diaries cover Frank's activities as a member of the territorial council, 1843-46, and as com- missioner to revise territorial laws for adoption by the state, as state assemblyman and University of Wisconsin Regent in 1861, and as clerk in the auditor's office of the United States Treasury Department, Washington, from 1870 to 1882. Excerpts from the diaries for 1840-65 are published in Frank H. Lyman, History of Kenosha County (Chicago, 1916), 113-49. 244. French Archives. 1684-1796. Copies, 3 boxes. Transcripts from various depositories in France, principally the ministry of foreign affairs and the ministry of the colonies, dealing with the French regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest, and Franco- American relations, 1793~96. Translations of many of these are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 16:114-477, passim; 17:1-518, passim; 18:1-208, passim; and in the American Historical Association, Reports, 1896, pp. 930-1107, passim, and 1897, pp. 569-679. 245. Gaines, Edmund P. (1777-1849). Correspondence, 1818. 3 items. Letter from Gaines at Hartford, Georgia, to Governor William Rabun transmitting copies of 2 letters received, all concerning the movement of American troops over the Florida boundary in pur- suit of Indians. 246. Gale, George (1816-68). Papers, 1840-92. 3 boxes, including 8 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Papers of Judge Gale of La Crosse and Galesville. There is a GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 71 short diary of his journey from New York to Milwaukee and Walworth County in 1841; descriptions of Wisconsin, with em- phasis on its geology, written in 1841 and 1844; papers concern- ing the Monteville and Black River Railroad Company, 1856-58, and the Mississippi, Black River, and Lake Superior Railroad Com- pany in 1857; Galesville University material, especially during Gale's presidency, 1858-65; correspondence pertaining to the Upper Mississippi Valley Historical Society of which Gale was the founder and first president in 1863; letters from prominent early residents of La Crosse, Vernon, Jackson, Buffalo, and other coun- ties in west central Wisconsin; letters to his family while agent for the United States Sanitary Commission in the South, 1863-64; material concerning the publication and distribution of his Gale Family Records (Galesville, 1866) and The Upper Mississippi (Chicago, 1867); a history of the Winnebago Indians; a history of Walworth County; other articles and addresses; and some cor- respondence of his son, William Gale, a lawyer of Winona, Min- nesota. There is. also an account book kept by Gale while a lawyer in Waterbury, Vermont, in 1840 and in Elkhorn, 1841-48; an account book, 1851-57, kept by the firm of Gale and Francis M. Rublee, a La Crosse land agency; and 7 volumes, 1851-62, containing notes on genealogy, Indians, the Civil War, early settlers, and local history. 247. Gale, Zona (1874-1938). Papers, 1897-1921. 18 items. Mainly genealogical information on ancestors of Zona Gale (Mrs. William L. Breese), with verses written by her mother, Mrs. Eliza Beers Gale, and one letter from her father, Charles F., of Portage. 248. Gallup, Andrew (1830-1919). Papers, 1861-1909. 63 items. Mainly certificates, clothing and equipment returns, and other documents of Gallup, of Sharon, captain of Company K, 6th Wis- consin Veteran Volunteers, in the Civil War. 72 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 249. Gardner, Palmer (b. 1803). Correspondence, 1836-53. 1 box. Letters from Gardner, early settler at Spring Prairie, and his brother, William N., and others, written from southeastern Wis- consin mainly to a brother-in-law, Dr. Evalin H. Porter, Onondago County, New York, giving an excellent picture of land speculation practices and early Milwaukee history. The earliest letters of the group have been printed in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 18:76-84, 204-11 (September-December, 1934). 250. Gattiker, Emma (b. 1860). Papers, 1848-79. 2 boxes. Correspondence, written in German script, of three generations of the Bosshard and Gattiker families, Swiss immigrants who settled in Green, La Crosse, and Sauk counties. The letters relate to family affairs, discussing personal matters, the growth of com- munity life, farming conditions, the Civil War experiences of a son who later settled in Owatonna, Minnesota, and the family affairs of relatives who returned to Switzerland and of those who had remained there. There is a long series of letters from Emma Gattiker while a student at the University of Wisconsin from 1875 to 1879, and a brief article by Miss Gattiker on the Swiss settle- ments in Sauk County. 251. Geiger, Otto F. (1859-1930). Papers, 1854-1908. 13 volumes and 1 folder. Papers of a prominent business firm of Cassville, which operated under various names. There are 9 volumes of daybooks, 1859-65, 3 letter books, 1856-1908 (with gaps), a folder of miscellaneous papers, 1854-64, and a register of the Town of Cassville school district, 1866-67. The daybooks concern sales at the general store, and the letter books and miscellaneous papers relate to the sale of farm products; insurance of shipments; purchase of coal, seed, binder twine, flour, and other merchandise; employees; the local electric plant; the creamery; and canning factory operated at Cassville. guide to manuscripts 73 252. Germans in the United States, Collection of Papers Relating to. 1784-85, 1835-1937. 6 boxes, including 2 volumes. A collection of manuscripts, chiefly letters, obtained from various sources and relating to the general subject of German immigration to the United States. There are 3 boxes of correspondence of the State Historical Society with Joseph Scheben at the Uni- versity of Bonn, who undertook a detailed study of emigration from the Eifel district in Rhenish Prussia, and of typewritten transcripts of about 420 letters written by German emigrants, collected by Scheben in Germany. Most of the letters are from Wisconsin and neighboring states. About 50 letters come from Bosnia. Included here are a few manuscript articles on German emigration to America, and some data on emigration from the Rhenish districts of Adenau and Merzig for the period from the 1830's to about 1870. The writers discuss subjects such as eco- nomic opportunities, manners and customs, taxes, agricultural methods, religion, and the plight of Germans after World War I. Selections from the papers are published in the Wisconsin Maga- zine of History, 20:437-46 (June, 1937). Three other boxes consist of miscellaneous groups of material, including a folder of copies of letters, 1850-80, written from Eisenach, Germany, personal in nature but containing information concerning the European background of a German- American im- migrant family. Other small groups include the papers of John Konrad Meidenbauer, principally 1848-63, a New Berlin immi- grant; a paper on German influences in the West; data on some of the early settlers in the community of Brighton, Kenosha County; an address concerning organization of a German school associa- tion in Taylor County; several photostats of documents dated in the 1840's relating to the old Lutheran Church of Ozaukee County; a combination account and memorandum book in the German script of Karl Krumrey, a forty-eighter who settled in Sheboygan County in 1849; and several small groups of personal letters. Practically all the correspondence is in the German language, although translations sometimes accompany more important items. 74 wisconsin historical society 253. Giddings, David (1806-1900). Papers, 1835-42, 1884. 5 items. A diary, 1835-36, of Giddings' trip from New York State to Chicago and thence to Green Bay, with observations on size and condition of settlements en route; a letter to Giddings from Thomas J. Cram on the building of bridges for the Green Bay road; and Giddings' reminiscences of Sheboygan. 254. Gillett, Almerin (1838-96). Papers, 1862-70. 4 boxes, including 4 volumes, and 3 additional volumes. Papers of Major Gillett while captain of Company D, 20th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, including diaries, official company reports, and records of cases which he tried as judge advocate. With these are medical examination records kept by Dr. Chandler B. Chapman, surgeon of the above regiment, and a letter book kept at the headquarters of the chief engineer of the eastern sub-district of Texas, 1862-64. 255. Gilman, Edward W. Diary, February 22-July 24, 1885. 1 item. Gilman's diary of a trip by steamer from New York to Los Angeles by way of Panama. 256. Girard, Stephen (1750-1831). Correspondence, 1800, 1811. 3 items. Instructions to Joseph Curwen, business agent for the Phila- delphia merchant, Girard, relating to management of sale of cargoes of ship " Good Friends " and the handling of invest- ments in England and northern Europe. 257. Glenn, Robert, and Company. Wyalusing. Papers, 1850-58. 48 items. Papers consisting of bills of lading for general merchandise shipped on Mississippi River steamboats. Included is a descriptive letter to Glenn from M. Coffin, who was prospecting for gold on the Yuba River, California, in 1850. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 75 258. Goddard, James S. Diary, 1766-67. Typewritten copy, 12 pages. Diary kept by Goddard, secretary to a detachment under com- mand of Captain James Tute on the Carver Expedition from Mackinac to the St. Peter's River and return. 259. GOETSCH AND BORCHARDT, WATERTOWN. DAYBOOK, 1873-82. 1 volume. Daybook kept by Henry W. Goetsch for a dry goods firm, rec- ording transactions, mainly with wholesale houses. 260. Goodell, Nathan (1798-1883). Correspondence, 1832-33, 1864.3 items. Letters written at Fort Winnebago relating to the Black Hawk War, Indian annuity payments, and inducements for his brothers to come to Wisconsin. 261. Gordon, Elizabeth S. (1824-1900). Papers, 1817, 1832-62. 2 boxes. Personal letters written to Miss Gordon of Cleveland, Ohio, by relatives and friends, and containing information on social history of the period. Occasional letters from Sarah Fairchild, Harriet D. Sterling (Mrs. John W.), and others at Madison, Wisconsin, con- tain information about early Madison history and social life. 262. Gorham (Gorum), James W. (1808-81). Papers, 1832-96. 2 boxes, including 11 volumes. Mainly deeds and receipts issued to Gorham, a resident of Chautauqua County, New York, who came to Madison about the year 1850 and was owner of the old Spring Hotel, also a few Civil War letters. There are similar papers issued to Daniel Gorham and Isaac D. Sweat. With these are school records and diaries kept by Mrs. Annie Gorham Marston, 1885-91, describing household affairs on a farm and Madison social events. There are personal accounts and ac- count books of a general store kept by Jeremiah Marston, Madison, 76 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1841-55, an account book kept by Joseph Lamson, Cuylerville, New York, containing personal and farm accounts and records of a stage line there, 1848-54, Lieutenant Albert T. Lamson's remi- niscences of prison experiences during the Civil War, and other items. 263. Governor's Guard, Madison. Records, 1858-68. 1 vol- ume. Record book, consisting of minutes, by-laws, and autograph signatures of members. 264. Grand Army of the Republic Department of Wis- consin. Papers, 1898. 2 volumes. Papers consisting of letters and reminiscences written to George B. Merrick, secretary of a special committee authorized to obtain autobiographical information from Civil War soldiers. 265. Grant, Albert W. (1856-1930). Papers, 1872-1930. 3 boxes, including 5 volumes. Papers of Vice-Admiral Grant, U.S.N., of Stevens Point, con- sisting of letters of congratulations for advancements, a few official communications, social invitations, and a logbook for the U.S.S. " Constellation " for part of 1874. 266. Grant County, Muscoda. School Register, 1859-67. 1 volume. Teachers' register of pupils' attendance, kept for Union School District Number 1, towns of Muscoda, Blue River, Watertown, and Hickory Grove. 267. Gratiot, Mrs. Susan Hempstead (1797-1854). Corre- spondence, 1833-35. Typewritten copies, 13 pages. Five letters from Mrs. Gratiot, Gratiot's Grove, to her brother, William Hempstead, St. Louis, Missouri, relating to family affairs, local school affairs, her husband's work at the mill, and the condi- tion of the Rock River Indians. These letters form the basis for an GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 77 article published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 11:153-68 (December, 1927). 268. Great Britain. Military Returns, 1766-68, 1782-83. 10 volumes. Monthly analytical returns of His Majesty's forces in North America and elsewhere, not continuous. 269. Greeley, Horace (1811-72). Correspondence, 1842-66. 4 items. Letters by Greeley discussing New York state and national politics and his speaking engagements. 270. Green Bay and Prairie du Chien Papers. 1774-1895. 123 volumes. This collection, acquired after the Grignon, Lawe, and Porlier papers had been arranged and bound, supplements and to some extent parallels that group. It consists of letters received by various persons, arranged in one chronological sequence, and bound into 28 volumes; a mass of miscellaneous papers, likewise accumulated by various persons, classified roughly according to subject, arranged chronologically within each subject, and bound into 71 volumes; and 24 volumes of account books and letter books kept by Prairie du Chien traders. The correspondence up to about 1830 is largely that of the Porlier and Lawe families. Among that of the former are family letters, especially between Jacques Porlier and his son, Joseph Jacques; from William Dickson, 1819-21; from Alexis Bailly; Joseph Brisbois; and Lewis Rouse. The Lawe papers include many drafts of John Lawe's own letters; letters received from relatives, from Stanislaus Chappu and George Surwick, traders at Oconto and Pensaukee for the Lawes; from Michael Dousman; and officials of the American Fur Company. After 1836 there are letters from Robert M. Eberts and Andrew J. Vieau, who successively associated with Lawe in operating a sawmill and gristmill at Two Rivers. Letters from Wilson P. Hunt of St. Louis deal with the estate and 78 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY family affairs of Nicolas Boilvin. There are a number of letters written by Richard F. Cadle, and a few letters addressed to Amable Grignon, George Boyd, and James D. Doty. Beginning with 1829, the papers of Peter Bernard Grignon form a large bulk of the collection. They include correspondence deal- ing with his duties as clerk of the court; as contractor for the Chicago to Green Bay mail, 1836-38; plans with Morgan L. Martin for establishing a mill on the upper Wisconsin; family letters, and miscellaneous material. A collection of letters to Hercules L. Dousman of Prairie du Chien covers a ten-year period after 1845. Among them are a number of letters from Pierre Chouteau and Company of St. Louis; Nelson Dewey of Lancaster; George W. Jones of Dubuque; Samuel Crawford of Mineral Point; Ben C. Eastman of Platteville; John H. Kinzie of Chicago; and Henry M. Rice of St. Paul, dealing with politics, the fur trade, Indian affairs, lands, and legal matters. Letters received by Morgan L. Martin first appear in this collec- tion inl829, and after about 1835 form the bulk of the collection. They deal with his legal affairs; his interests in land investments, including the development of a number of village sites in eastern Wisconsin; Indian claims and annuity payments; affairs in Wis- consin during his terms as member of the Michigan and Wisconsin territorial legislatures, 1831-35 and 1838-44, and as delegate to Congress, 1845-47; the Fox- Wisconsin Improvement Company; and Democratic Party politics, particularly in 1848 and other elec- tion years, including letters from Joshia A. Noonan, John Catlin, C. Latham Sholes, Benjamin H. Mooers, and others. Letters from members of the Martin family in the East, dealing with both family and business affairs, are found throughout the collection. Filed with the collection are volumes of records of the American Fur Company's post at Prairie du Chien managed by Hercules L. Dousman, consisting of 21 volumes of account books with records of sales at the local store, to trading outfits on the upper Mississippi, at Fort Atkinson in Iowa, and to individual Indians, also invoices and inventories, and 2 letter books kept by Dousman, 1850-63. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 79 Selections from these papers, or translations thereof, have been pub- lished in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 14:451-512, passim; 19:357-69, passim; 20:55-378, passim. 271. Green Bay Militia. Court Martial Proceedings, 1842. 38 pages. Proceedings of the territorial militia held pursuant to orders issued by Colonel Samuel Ryan, commander of the 2nd Regiment. 272. Greene, Howard. Papers, 1817-1926. 3 boxes, including 1 volume, and 12 additional volumes. Family, business, and miscellaneous papers collected by Colonel Greene. There is a copy of Thomas A. Greene's account of his journey from Providence, Rhode Island, to Chicago in 1848; a small, undated memorandum book kept by Dr. Henry A. Button of the wholesale drug firm of Greene and Button of Milwaukee; and a historical sketch of the firm, written by Colonel Greene in 1926. Records of New England sailing vessels include accounts kept by Gilbert Coffin of Nantucket, Rhode Island, with his crew, 1826-32; the logs of the whaling barks, "Sea Ranger," 1856-60, and the "Sunbeam," 1867-72; and expense records for wages and upkeep of four other ships between 1840 and 1853. Other material collected or prepared by Colonel Greene includes a sketch of John Clawson, a contemporary of Roger Williams; a reminiscent article by Nelson C. Hawks entitled, " Early Delafield "; his own account of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteers in the Civil War in which he quotes extensively from letters written by his uncle, Captain Howard Greene of Company B; and photostatic copies of excerpts from various printed sources used in the prepara- tion of his book, the Reverend Richard Fish Cadle (Waukesha, 1936). The Spanish- American War records consist of 5 volumes and 2 boxes of unbound records of the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, encamped at Camp Shipp, Anniston, Alabama, where Greene served as captain and adjutant. 80 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 273. Gregory, Charles N. (1851-1932). Papers, 1878-1933. 1 box, including 1 volume. Papers of Gregory, consisting of letters by him to his family written on several trips to Europe and letters to him concerning social engagements. There are accounts and records kept by Gregory of the art objects which he purchased, many of which are in the possession of the State Historical Society. 274. Grignon, Antoine (1828-1913). Correspondence, 1851, 1856, 1883-85. Typewritten copies, 21 pages. Letters to Grignon at Long Prairie, Minnesota, and Trempealeau, Wisconsin, from Clement H. Beaulieu and Major Robert Fairbanks at Crow Wing, Nathan Myrick at St. Paul, and Walter F. Halleck of the Department of the Interior, concerning the Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 275. Grignon, Augustin (1780-1860). Papers, 1804-39. 8 items. Papers consisting of clearance papers issued by the collector of the port of Michilimackinac, receipts, and miscellaneous papers of Grignon, a prominent Green Bay fur trader. 276. Grignon, Lawe, and Porlier Fur Trade Accounts. 1792-1875. 103 volumes. There are two types of material in this collection: a great miscellany of personal, legal, and business records consisting of invoices, clearance papers, promissory notes, receipts, inventories, and lists of returns, selected from the Grignon, Lawe, and Porlier papers and bound into 17 folio volumes, and 86 volumes of day- books, ledgers, engagement books, inventories, and index volumes used by Green Bay traders. These records are almost entirely in French. Selections from them, or translations thereof, are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 19:267-71, 304-429, passim; 20:392-95. guide to manuscripts 81 277. Grignon, La we, and Porlier Papers. 1712-1884. 65 volumes. This collection consists, for the most part, of the business, per- sonal, and official correspondence of three families, early residents of Green Bay, whose members traded individually or in groups or served as agents of fur trading companies on the shore of Lake Michigan and in the interior. The correspondence is arranged in chronological sequence and bound in 54 volumes. Most of the letters are in French; about two-thirds of them are for the years 1820 to 1840. There are about 175 letters up to the end of the War of 1812, divided about equally among those of members of the three families — Jacob Franks and his nephew and successor in the trade, John Lawe; Augustin, Louis, and Pierre Grignon; and Jacques Porlier — occasional letters from traders; a few concerning the Robert Dickson Company; a number from Montreal outfitters; and a few bearing directly on the war. Beginning about 1820, there are numerous letters from Robert Stuart of the American Fur Company, and occasional ones from Ramsay Crooks, Gabriel Franchere, Samuel Abbott, William B. Astor, and others. Letters written from many posts report on the conditions of the trade; those from the Menominee River, the Kakalin, Butte des Morts, and Milwaukee are most numerous. The writers include Thomas G. Anderson of Drummond Island, Michael Dousman, Laurent Fily, Amable, Alexander, and Charles A. Grignon, Jean B. Jacobs, Solomon Juneau, Peter and William Powell, and many others. There are allusions to Indians in connection with the trade, to treaties, to annuity payments to Winnebago and Menominee, and to the uprisings of 1827 and 1832. Brief and scattered information on the establishment of American civil and military jurisdiction is found in such forms as orders dealing with the liquor traffic, complaints on the regulating of the trade, petitions and declara- 82 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY tions regarding citizenship, and correspondence of military officers and Indian agents. There are references to land claims and land speculation at Green Bay, Milwaukee, and elsewhere. Prospectuses and subscription lists of the local schools, and series of letters received from sons and daughters attending schools and academies at Montreal, Lowville in New York, Somerset in Ohio, and elsewhere, contain information on the education of Green Bay youths. There are a number of letters from Catholic priests to their parishioners, and a lesser number from Episcopalian missionaries at Green Bay. A group of letters from 1807 to 1818 to Charles Reaume deal with his duties as justice of the peace. There are some family letters of Ebenezer Childs; a number addressed to Andrew J. Vieau of Milwaukee and Two Rivers; and occasional ones from pioneer settlers at Oconto, Oshkosh, Poygan Lake, Peshtigo Mills, and elsewhere. Eleven volumes of legal papers contain certificates of marriage, apprenticeship bonds, trade licenses and agreements, citizenship papers, assessment rolls, poll tax lists, deeds, proclamations, lists of jurors, and other miscellaneous papers. Selections from these papers, or translations thereof, are pub- lished in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 10:90-141, passim] 11:271-315, passim; 12:453-65; 14:162-205, 450-511, passim; 15:3-20, passim; 19:275-487, passim; 20:42-391, passim. 278. Grimsteedt (Oleson), Ole. Reminiscences, 1895. Typewritten copy, 66 pages. Recollections of Grimsteedt of Perry, Dane County, concerning his experiences in several Civil War hospitals, 1862-66, while a member of Company C, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 279. Grindell, John (b. 1828). Diary, 1850. Typewritten copy, 28 pages. Diary containing daily entries of mileage, geographical descrip- tion, and problems of travel while on a foot and wagon journey from Platteville to California via St. Joseph, Missouri. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 83 280. Grout, Jane M. Diary, 1873. Typewritten copy, 21 pages. A diary kept by Mrs. Grout of a journey by prairie schooner from Jefferson County to Luverne, Minnesota, with a party led by the Rev. E. H. Bronson. With this is filed a photostatic copy of excerpts from the pocket diary and visiting book of this pastor at Plymouth and Dotyville, 1870-72. 281. Grunow, Herman. Papers, 1845-85. 2 volumes. Account and memorandum book kept by Grunow while farm- ing near Leipzig, Germany, 1845-48, and continued on his farm near Mifflin, Iowa County, 1855-85, also a diary of farm events kept by members of Grunow's family at the latter place, 1876-83, all in German. 282. Gundry, William P. (1853-1936). Papers, 1849-99. 4 boxes, including 41 volumes, and 2 additional volumes. Papers of Joseph Gundry, who settled in Mineral Point about 1845 and of his sons, Joseph H. and William P., including diaries kept by the elder Gundry from 1869 to 1898; some bills and ac- counts of William P. Gundry with London, New York, and Chicago merchants for clothes and household furnishings; about 125 letters from William T. Vincent, 1870-76, concerning a silver mine near Central City, Utah Territory; papers dealing with the management of the La Salle Zinc Company in Illinois, 1870-79, including a ledger, some account books, and correspondence; letters received from agents of the Gundry family in Nebraska and in Oklahoma Territory reporting on land investments; and miscellan- eous correspondence dealing with minor business activities of the Gundry family. 283. Gunnison, H. W. Papers, 1836, 1853-61. 1 box, in- cluding 1 volume. Papers of Gunnison, successively United States agent and engineer for the improvement of the Milwaukee harbor and superintendent of construction of the customhouse there. The papers include rou- tine records and correspondence for both operations, and a letter 84 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY book containing letters and reports to the Secretary of the Treasury in Washington regarding the construction of the customhouse. 284. Haan, William G. (1863-1924). Papers, 1898-1925. 12 boxes, including 5 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Personal and military correspondence and papers of a pro- fessional soldier who rose to the rank of major general in the United States army as commander of the famous 32nd " Red Arrow " Division in the World War. The correspondence to about 1916 touches upon his service with the Cuban Army of Pacification, 1906-7, but relates mainly to his work on a general staff boa'rd of officers to study fortifications and land defense of coast forts, and as chief of staff of the eastern department. Tours of inspection in connection with land defense took him to the Pacific states, the upper Atlantic states, and the Hawaiian Islands. Beginning in 1917, there is a small amount of material on war preparation and Haan's work as a member of the board for the selection of sites for aeronautical stations on the Atlantic Coast. Material in regard to the American Expeditionary Forces includes memoranda on soldier training and related subjects; on the killing of prisoners; summaries of intelligence; secret military operation orders; military operations reports; brief histories of combat divi- sions and brigades; personal letters to Mrs. Haan written from France; and a limited amount of correspondence on the Army of Occupation in western Germany, distinguished service medals, publication of The 32nd Division in the World War, 1917-19 (Milwaukee, 1920), reduction of the officer staff to peacetime level, and proposed permanent universal military service. Among miscellaneous items are a diary kept by Haan in 1898-99 at Camp Miller, San Francisco, aboard the " Ohio " en route to the Philippine Islands, and in the Philippines; a brief diary kept in 1904 during a mission with confidential orders from the general staff to Panama; a report (1904) on the Panama Canal Zone; lectures delivered at the Army War College; public addresses, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 85 usually on military subjects; an official report of the proceedings of the fifth annual convention of the American Legion, Department of Wisconsin (1923); and personal letters to Mrs. Haan at the time of the general's death. Incidental to other matters above mentioned there is informa- tion on the administration and inner workings of the War Depart- ment: organization, regulations, policies, procedure, personnel, activities, equipment, appropriations, and legislation. 285. Haines, Robert B. Correspondence, 1838-49. Type- written copies, 49 pages. Letters written chiefly in 1848 by Haines to his relatives con- cerning his travels in Minnesota and other places along the upper Mississippi River and its tributaries while a member of a govern- ment geological and natural history survey. 286. Hall, Richard L. (1833-92). The Centennial His- tory of Oconto County, 1876. 1 typewritten volume. A history of events in Oconto County up to 1870, prepared from the author's personal recollections. There are brief sketches of Menominee Indians, missionaries, and early fur traders, records of the beginnings of settlements, and considerable detail on the development of the lumber industry. 287. Hamilton, Alfred K. (1840-1918). Papers, 1848-1900. 1 box, including 1 volume. Papers of Hamilton concerning a lumber firm operating at Fond du Lac under various firm names, and business enterprises in Milwaukee with which Hamilton was connected. There are a few letters from Edward S. Bragg, John L. Mitchell, and William F. Vilas concerning patronage and other matters, and a volume of accounts and an inventory of lumber camp property for 1878-80. 288. Hamilton, Henry P. (1862-1919). Papers, 1887-1918. 6 boxes and 3 volumes. Papers of Hamilton, a Two Rivers amateur archeologist of note, consisting of his archeological correspondence, 1887-1918, 86 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY with farmers, dealers, and possessors of items which he desired for his famous collections of native copper Indian implements, stone axes, arrows, and spears. The letters throw light on the market price of such relics, forgeries, and the activities of other collectors and the Wisconsin Archeological Society. Three volumes containing an inventory of his collection, which is now the property of the State Historical Society, are filed in the Museum. 289. Hamilton, J. Talmai (b. 1815). Family History, 1837-77. 2 items, including 1 volume. A book of family history kept by Hamilton, who came to Whitewater in 1843, in which are entered diaries and letters written by his wife and himself, with comments on schoolteaching and farming operations, and the religious and economic life of the community. 290. Hanks, Lucien S. (1838-1926). Correspondence, 1911-17. 7 items. Letters written to Hanks of Madison by William D. Hoard of Fort Atkinson, presenting his views on Robert M. La Follette, Wisconsin politics, and the World War. 291. Harder, Martin (b. 1805). Papers, 1827-64. 96 items, including 3 volumes. Papers of Harder, an early resident of the town of Lowell, Dodge County, consisting of memoranda, accounts, and documents connected with Harder's suit in 1856 against the decision of the local fence viewers. 292. Harding, Eddy. Correspondence, 1833-65. Typewrit- ten copies, 21 pages. Mainly family letters including 1 from Ammah Andrews, de- scribing the St. Croix Valley region in 1848, 1 from Frank D. Harding to his father describing events before the fall of New Orleans, and 1 from Colonel U. B. Pearsall of the 48th Regiment GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 87 of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry mentioning duties of the regiment along the Santa Fe stage route. 293. Harper, Blanchard (d. 1925). Papers, 1840-1912. 1 box. A miscellany of material gathered by Miss Harper, Madison, con- sisting of a copy of a letter from Charles J. Lynde to Dr. John K. Bartlett written from Milwaukee in 1840; a few letters, 1910-12, from the Mary Hunt Loomis estate containing genealogi- cal information on the Lynde and Hunt families; and a diary kept by Miss Harper, 1884-86, while on a European trip. 294. Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841). Correspon- dence, 1823, 1840. 5 items. Transcript of a letter by Harrison to General Flournoy at Col- umbus, Ohio, requesting him to aid Moses Dawson, his biographer, and letters asking Harrison, when presidential nominee, about his stand on various issues. 295. Harvey, Lorenzo D. (1848-1922). Papers, 1894-1940. 3 boxes, including 3 volumes, and 2 additional volumes. Papers of Harvey, state superintendent of public instruction of Wisconsin, 1899-1903, and first president of Stout Institute, con- sisting of his correspondence, 1899-1922, including letter book copies of his letters, 1899-1905; an unpublished biography by Conrad E. Patzer; 2 boxes containing copies of his articles and addresses; tributes and memorials; several scrapbooks of clippings; and miscellaneous memorandum books. The correspondence deals with the disputes arising between various textbook firms during Harvey's term as state superintendent; with his defeat for renomination in 1902; school legislation pro- posed by him; and plans for his candidacy in 1905. There are letters from numerous city and county superintendents of schools and state normal school presidents. One letter book contains his letters as president of the department of superintendence of the National Educational Association. 88 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 296. Hastings, Mary E. Papers, 1926-29. 15 items. Letters and statements by Miss Hastings and Mrs. Isabel Hastings Shriver, Hartford, Connecticut, great-granddaughters of Alice Adams, confirming the story of the engagement of Alice Adams to Nathan Hale. 297. Hastings, Samuel D. (1816-1903). Papers, 1838-72. 1 box and 1 volume. Papers of Hastings, merchant and secretary of the Union Anti- slavery Society of Philadelphia in 1838, and later merchant, banker, and real estate dealer in La Crosse and Trempealeau. The letters touch upon the early years of the Republican Party, business and family affairs, and Hastings' relations with his constituents when he was an assemblyman in 1856. There is a letter book, 1858-65, dealing with land transactions, kept by Francis W. Newland for Hastings. 298. Hathaway, Joshua (1810-63). Papers, 1831-70, 1883. 7 boxes, including 46 volumes. Letters received by Hathaway as government surveyor of Wis- consin Territory and as a general land agent stationed at Milwaukee, with some drafts of his replies. There are letters from Eastern and Chicago land speculators, among whom are Levi and Samuel Beardsley, Gurdon S. and Thomas H. Hubbard, Captain Randolph B. Marcy, Walter L. Newberry, Joel Parker, Horatio Seymour, Mark Skinner, John Tracy, and Levi C. Turner regarding lots in Ke- waunee, Manitowoc, and Milwaukee, and along the Catfish and Rock rivers; from Henry R. Schoolcraft, Mackinac, regarding land purchased jointly with Hathaway; from Ebenezer Irving and others of the New York-Wisconsin Land Company for which Hathaway became agent; letters to Hathaway and Solomon Juneau concern- ing the Milwaukee harbor survey; and routine correspondence with other land agents and agencies including John Catlin, Nelson Dewey, William B. Ogden, Marshall M. Strong, and Washburn and Woodman. There are a few letters from Lucius I. Barber de- scribing the 1842 legislative session, from Albert G. Ellis, surveyor GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 89 general at Dubuque, and Alexander J. Irwin, Green Bay post- master; copies of surveying instructions; land records; and some family correspondence. Filed with these are small bound and handsewn volumes containing Hathaway's copies of field notes, accounts, reconnaisances, and maps showing early land sales. 299. Haugen, Nils P. (1849-1931). Papers, 1875-1931. 66 boxes, including 53 volumes, and 17 additional volumes. Papers of a Republican congressman from the Tenth District, 1887-95, and state tax commissioner, 1901-21, consisting of letters received, 1877-1931, 13 letter books, 1888-1909, and many small memorandum books. The papers for the years of congressional service consist of cor- respondence with constituents, principally in regard to patronage and pension claims, but also touch upon the subjects of Scandi- navian politics and newspapers, local affairs in Pierce County, a proposed bridge at Superior and other Superior affairs, the tariff, temperance issue, the Bennett Law, state campaigns including his own for gubernatorial nomination in 1894 and that of Robert M. La Follette in 1896, efforts of the Beef Slough Boom Company to obtain government assistance, and the introduction of natural gas for illumination, heating, and power purposes into Wisconsin and Minnesota. Running through the years up to 1900 is the subject of Wisconsin politics, including a dozen or so letters from La Follette in the 1890's and several from Samuel A. Harper. The bulk of the papers for 1895-1900 relates to Haugen's law prac- tice at River Falls. For the years of Haugen's work as tax commissioner, the papers are largely personal, although the collection touches upon the in- come tax law of 1911, and there is correspondence in 1919-20, when he was president of the National Tax Association, with officials of that organization relating to association activities. From 1921-23, Haugen served as advisor to the board of equalization of Montana on revision of the state tax laws, especially railroad, public utility, bank, and inheritance tax legislation. There 90 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY is correspondence with Montana tax officials, with several letters of Governor Joseph M. Dixon, and material on Montana state politics. In the 1920's, there is also information on contemporary Wisconsin politics and reminiscent correspondence concerning poli- tics of the previous third century. Haugen's autobiography, based on this collection, has been published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 11:121-52, 269-300, 395-436; 12:41-57, 176-91, 271-93, 379-402; 13:121-30 (December, 1927-Decem- ber, 1929). 300. Hawes, Charles H. Papers, 1899-1906. 1 package, in- cluding 3 volumes. Notes made by Hawes, of Cambridge, England, on his readings concerning Siberian tribes and Sakhalin Island, and on his con- versations while in Russia in 1901, used in preparation of a volume, In the Uttermost East (New York, 1904). 301. Hayes, Hiram (1832-1918). Papers, 1857-1915. Type- written copy, 1 volume. A collection of correspondence, diaries, and reminiscences of the Hayes family, including an autobiographical sketch written by Hiram Hayes in which he describes his arrival in Superior in 1854, and some events in the history of railroad building; a collection of letters by Hayes written from Superior and Washington, D.C., to his brother Stephen H. Hayes of Boston, 1857-80; some corre- spondence between Hayes and his wife during the Civil War period; a diary kept by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Newton Hayes, 1876-80 at Superior, Duluth, Hudson, and Minneapolis; a diary kept by his son, Frank, aged nine, and a few miscellaneous pieces. 302. Hays, James B. (1840-88). Papers, 1846-67. 135 items. A small collection of papers of a Dodge County attorney, con- sisting of land plats and conveyances; printed circulars; and a miscellany of papers dealing with military exemptions and bounty funds for Horicon village and Hubbard town, Dodge County, dur- ing the Civil War. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 91 303. Hazeltine, Mrs. Olivia A. Brown. Correspondence, 1857-63. 10 items. Letters received by Olivia A. Brown while attending the Cherry Valley (New York) Female Seminary, from her brother F. Delos Brown of Ashville, New York, and later ones from Augusta Kidder, a classmate, relating to Eau Claire society and the affairs of the girls of the seminary. 304. Hazelton, Gerry W. (1829-1920). Papers, 1852-1920. 1 box, including 1 volume. Miscellaneous correspondence of Hazelton, Milwaukee attorney and congressman, mainly regarding family affairs. There are a few letters from Hazelton's Republican colleagues, a diary of a two months' European tour, 1892, and a small collection of addresses. 305. Heg, Hans C. (1829-63). Correspondence, 1862-63. 1 box. Correspondence of Colonel Heg of the 15 th Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry consisting of letters written by him to his wife and children at Waterford. He describes heavy war campaigns in Ten- nessee and along the Mississippi River; writes vividly of war life; and advises his family on domestic problems. There are also news- paper clippings of public letters written by Heg from the war front. The correspondence is brought to a close by Heg's death on the battleground at Chickamauga. With but few exceptions, each of the letters is summarized or printed in full in The Civil War Letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg (Northfield, Minnesota, 1936), edited by Theodore C. Blegen. 306. Henderson, Thomas (1781-1846). Papers, 1805-41. Photostatic copies, 2 boxes. Copies of correspondence of the Rev. Mr. Henderson of Great Crossings, Kentucky, consisting of letters received from Colonel Richard M. Johnson, 1825-41, regarding the Choctaw Indian Academy, also of a number from Henderson's nephew, John W. Poteet at St. Louis, and other family correspondence, 1805-39. 92 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 307. Henry, William. Papers, 1823-49. 155 items. Letters to Captain Henry concerning his activities as a merchant in Galena, Illinois, as chairman of the Committee of Safety at Galena in 1827, as sutler for two companies of United States Rangers during the Black Hawk War, as justice of the peace of Iowa County, and as first postmaster of Mineral Point, 1836. The collection contains information about early lead mining, land specu- lation, the battle of the Pecatonica, and the establishment of a newspaper, with some political correspondence. With these papers are appointments, accounts, and legal documents of Lieutenant Matthew G. Fitch, Mineral Point. 308. Herfurth, Elizabeth (d. 1928). Papers, 1907-21. 6 boxes. Three boxes of correspondence of Miss Herfurth, Madison teacher, organizer and president of the Teachers' Retirement Fund Association, and secretary of the board of trustees to administer the fund. The letters show the organization of the drive for the passage of the law, attitudes toward it, queries concerning its ad- ministration, rulings of the attorney general, and efforts to repeal and amend the law. With these are drafts of the bill, petitions, and questionnaires, and material on pension laws in other states. 309- Hinkley, Leonard Dwight. Papers, 1861-1905. 62 items. Papers of Lieutenant Hinkley, Company K, 10th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of his letters from Libby Prison, his recollections of wartime activities, and miscellaneous material. 310. Hinkley, Luther (1782-1859). Papers, 1825-1907. 17 items, including 1 volume. An account book, 1825-59, kept by Hinkley, of Brookfield, New York, itemizing farm products and other provisions secured in return for shoemaking, harness making, horseshoeing, and mis- cellaneous repair work. In the back pages of the volume are genealogical notes on the Hinkley and related families, and mate- rial dealing with family affairs. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 93 311. Hoard, William D. (1836-1918). Papers, 1883, 1900-18. 1 box. Papers of Hoard, Republican governor of Wisconsin, 1889~91, consisting mainly of copies of addresses on dairy farming. There is a mimeographed letter by Hoard, Fort Atkinson, supporting Isaac Stephenson for senator in 1908, a few letters from President William H. Taft thanking Hoard for his support, and letters of Hoard and Rasmus B. Anderson concerning the latter's auto- biography and its treatment of the Bennett Law. 312. Hodsdon, Isaac. Papers, 1850-63. 1 box. Correspondence of Major General Hodsdon of Exeter, Maine, dealing with his business of locating land warrants in Wisconsin for participants in the Aroostook boundary dispute of 1839, and his own real estate transactions in Brown, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano counties. Letters from agents in Wisconsin discuss land values, road building, and the progress of settlement. 313. Holton, Edward D. (1815-92). Diary, 1845-1907. Photostatic copy, 1 volume. Family diary and record book kept by Holton and his wife Lucinda. The early entries give information on social and business life in Milwaukee, meetings of the Wisconsin Antislavery Associa- tion and the Liberty Party, the temperance movement in the state, history of the Congregational Church, negotiations for building the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, and other commercial and business enterprises. Entries towards the end of the volume are brief and infrequent and deal exclusively with family affairs. 314. Hooper, Mrs. Jessie A. Jack (1864-1935). Papers, 1909-34. 21 boxes, including 8 volumes and 5 additional volumes. Correspondence of Mrs. Hooper of Oshkosh, suffrage speaker, Democratic Party leader, and worker for permanent peace. The papers concern her work as first president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters until her nomination for United States Senator in 1922, and her later work as chairman of its department on 94 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Indian affairs; her campaign against Senator Robert M. La Follette; the split in the state Democratic Party over the prohibition issue, and her work for other party candidates; and cooperation with the Wisconsin State Conference of Social Work and many other state and national social agencies and peace organizations. The bulk of the correspondence concerns her speaking tours and policy-forming work as chairman of the department of inter- national relations of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1928-32, with correspondence with national and state officers re- lating to the League of Nations, the World Court, the Kellogg Pact, the Pan-American Treaties of Arbitration, and proposals for a neutrality bill. There is information about the origin of the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War and in regard to Mrs. Hooper's work as recording secretary of its national committee, and chairman of its committee bearing petitions to the World Disarmament Confer- ence at Geneva, 1932. There are letters from women prominent in organizations all over the United States, including Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham, Mrs. Anna J. H. Pennybacker, Mrs. Laura McMulien, and men and women active in state and national Democratic Party work. With these are copies of her addresses and radio speeches, biographical material, miscellaneous organizational material, re- ports, and minutes of executive boards of the various organizations to which she belonged. There are 4 scrapbooks of clippings, 8 engagement books, and a volume containing a typewritten bi- ography of Mrs. Hooper. 315. Hoppmann, August C. (1872-). Papers, 1918-23. 91 items. A collection of correspondence, circular letters, records of meet- ings, and reports, all dealing with the organization and work of the Wisconsin State Conference of Social Work, accumulated by Judge Hoppmann of Madison while connected with the Committee on Family Welfare. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 95 316. Horner, John S. (1802-83). Papers, 1836, 1841. 10 items. Mainly petitions and letters to Horner as acting governor of Michigan Territory, and a biographical sketch. ^:— • 317. Howard, James C (d. 1880). Papers, 1813-81. 8 boxes. Correspondence of numerous members of the Howard family from several sections of the United States. Howard came from Rossie, New York, in 1836, to settle on a large farm in Mil- waukee County. There are letters from his brother, Dean S. Howard, a building contractor who invented a new type of dredg- ing machine and who worked on harbors and canals in Upper Canada, the Middle West, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Nicaragua; from his wife, Sophronia Porter; from his children and their families in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and California; and from other relatives. The letters touch on the various activities of the correspondents, their health, their financial concerns, their religious beliefs, their cultural interests, some local politics, financial panics, the California gold rush, educational facilities, scientific farming, fruitgrowing, wood conservation, spiritualism, and the final settle- ment of the estate. Joseph Schafer's " Epic of a Plain Yankee Family," in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 9: 140-56, 285-309 (December, 1925-March, 1926), is based on these papers. 318. Howard, Mrs. Jenette. Diary, 1834. 1 volume. Diary kept by Mrs. Howard of Delaware, Ohio, while accom- panying her husband on a trip through Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Georgia, by carriage and stage. Mrs. Howard de- scribes the journey, flora and crops, taverns and their fare, conditions of negroes, schools, and churches. 319. Hoxie and Mellor Company, Antigo. Papers, 1884-91. 1 box and 39 volumes. Record books of a lumber company organized by John C. Hoxie and Edward N. Mellor with branches at Bryant, Wisconsin, and 96 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Bessemer, Marenisco, and Ironwood, Michigan, including informa- tion on a legal controversy in the course of which the company's property was voluntarily assigned to Charles V. Bardeen. There are volumes of invoices, of statements and estimates, statements of assets and liabilities, court testimony, journals, ledgers, cashbooks, sales books, order books, and a box of correspondence. 320. Hoyt, John W. (1831-1912). Papers, 1903-30. 1 box. A typewritten copy of Hoyt's autobiography written in 1903, with later additions by his son, Kepler Hoyt, describing the elder Hoyt's work along agricultural and educational lines. 321. Hoyt, Otis (1810-85). Papers, 1792-1921. 5 boxes, including 2 volumes, and 11 additional volumes. Papers of Dr. Hoyt of Hudson consisting of routine military cor- respondence, quartermasters' accounts, and other records connected with Hoyt's positions as surgeon with the 1st Massachusetts Infantry in charge of hospitals at Jalapa, Mexico, in 1847 and 1848, and as surgeon with the 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. There are letters dealing with the affairs of the Hollis Evangelical Church at Framingham, Massachusetts in 1844; miscellaneous data concerning the St. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad and the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad companies, 1854-57; the docket of Hoyt while justice of the peace in St. Croix County in 1851; 2 account books, 1869-74 and 1880-85, used by Hoyt, St. Croix Valley's most prominent surgeon at that time; a household account book kept by Mrs. Hoyt; and a few papers of Hoyt's son, Charles O., and his son-in-law, Dr. Charles F. King, both of Hudson. 322. Huber, Henry A. (1869-1933). Papers, 1895-1933. 15 boxes, including 21 volumes, and 9 additional volumes. Papers of a Stoughton attorney, Progressive Republican member of the legislature, 1904-6, and 1913-25, and lieutenant governor, 1925-33, relating to his political career, state legislation, and legal practice. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 97 The 9 boxes of correspondence, most of it after 1923, include a number of letters from constituents, and after 1927 relate to small loans legislation, chain banks, and chain stores. The correspondence also touches upon the Huber Law of 1913 for the employment of county prisoners, questions of parliamentary law, various electoral campaigns, a successor to Senator La Follette, and the initiative and referendum. There are 5 boxes of speeches; Ruber's manuscript, "War Hysteria," which he wrote and prepared for publication; 15 letter books, 1901-26, and several cashbooks relating to Huber's legal practice; some campaign expense notebooks; a docket, 1906-32, for Huber's years as Dane County court commissioner; and a volume of state budget estimates for 1913. 323. Hunt, John L. Papers, 1836-71. 13 items. Letters, bills, and accounts, recording transactions between two general merchandise stores at Leesburgh, Ohio. 324. Hurson, Maude. Papers, 1847, 1864-1902. 31 items. Papers of the Elkins family relative to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, with a typewritten copy of memoranda left by Colonel Jonathan Elkins on the first settle- ment of Peacham, Vermont in 1774. 325. Husting, Paul O. (1866-1917). Papers, 1909-18. 25 boxes and 27 volumes. Papers of a Wisconsin liberal Democratic legislator and United States Senator. The material on Husting's senatorial career includes correspondence on the primary and general election campaigns of 1914, and post-election correspondence with Joseph E. Davies, Albert S. Burleson, and others concerning patronage, including 7 boxes of letters in regard to Wisconsin postoffice appointments, besides quantities from miscellaneous job seekers. Of much importance is the material relating to German language newspapers and the attitude of German- American citizens in Wis- consin toward the Wilson administration. Other subjects of less emphasis are the campaign of 1916, neutrality legislation and 98 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY foreign policy, preparedness, Democratic state politics in general, and prohibition, including a letter (October, 1917) on the subject from William T. Evjue. Several letters from members of the Wisconsin Loyalty Legion late in 1917 comment on working-class morale and attiaide toward the war. Other items include corre- spondence, data, and drafts of bills, 1909-13, concerning the conservation movement in Wisconsin — forest reserve lands, navig- able waters, riparian rights, and the control of water power — to- gether with 2 boxes of reports of hearings, 1909-10, conducted by the Wisconsin legislative committee on water power, forestry, and drainage. A complete set of letter books, 1914-17, relates generally, ex- clusive of conservation, to the same subjects as the correspondence, and contains letters explaining the senator's position on various issues. Several scrapbooks of newspaper clippings concerning visits of Senator James A. Reed and President Wilson to Milwaukee in 1917, and Husting's position on certain legislation complete the collection. Three letters from the collection, dealing with the First World War, are published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 1:388-416 (June, 1918). 326. Independent Order of Good Templars. Wisconsin. Papers, 1856-1931. 21 boxes, including 9 volumes, and 55 additional volumes. Papers of the Wisconsin Lodge of an international temperance society, established in this state in 1856. The unbound material consists of 10 boxes of letters received by H. A. Larson of Waupaca, 1894-1902, 2 boxes of miscellaneous correspondence, and 8 boxes of institution returns giving statistics on membership and organiza- tion of Wisconsin lodges, 1868-1903. There are letters from organ- izers throughout the state, lodge executives in other states, and local, district, and state officers. There is some correspondence concern- ing cooperation with the Prohibition Party, particularly in election years, the management of the Quarterly Camp Cleghorn Assembly Herald and the Eptuorthian, for both of which Larson served as GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 99 editor, and arrangements for the annual summer encampment at Camp Cleghorn, near Waupaca. Forty-six volumes consist of financial records of accounts with juvenile, subordinate, and district lodges, and membership returns of these lodges, 1856-1901. Eighteen volumes of minutes of meet- ings and a treasurer's book of Capital District Lodge No. 3, and minutes of meetings, membership rolls, financial records, and miscellaneous volumes of Capital Lodge No. 1, Madison, are also a part of the collection. 327. Indian Vocabularies. 1826-79. 1 box and 5 volumes. Vocabularies of Indian tribes in the Wisconsin area, including: Ojibway, 1826, a copy; Winnebago, about 1885, by Thomas J. George and others; Menominee, 1874-79, by Alfred F. Bridgman; Menominee and Oneida, by Frank E. Bridgman, 1875-79, based on Schoolcraft's records; and a collection of short lists of definitions. 328. Ingram, Orrin H. (1830-1918). Papers, 1857-1904. 52 boxes and 50 volumes. Business papers of a leading Wisconsin lumberman relating to operations in the Chippewa Valley, with headquarters at Eau Claire, and the sale of manufactured lumber through subsidiary wholesale companies located along the Mississippi River. Ingram associated with A. M. Dole of Ottawa, Canada, and Donald Ken- nedy in 1857; Dole retired from the firm in 1862, and in 1881 the company was reorganized as the Empire Lumber Company. The correspondence, 1857-1904, emphasizes the selling end of the business and consists of letters of report from branch managers, agents, and salesmen, and between members of the company. The correspondence as a whole pertains to business plans, policies, and practices; filling of orders for lumber and millwork; market pros- pects; prices, types, and qualities of lumber; credit and collection matters; complaints; rafting of lumber on the Chippewa and Mississippi rivers; personnel; earnings of the company; acquisition of timberlands in Wisconsin and other states; organization of the Pacific Empire Lumber Company at South Bend, Washington, in 100 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY the 1890's; and investments in anthracite coal mines in Alberta, Canada. There are papers concerned with minor enterprises of the firm of Ingram and Kennedy, who were also wholesale dealers in grain, produce, and provisions; storage, commission, and forward- ing merchants; and proprietors of the Chippewa River Packet Line and of the Chippewa Express Company. A group of letters, 1893-1901, relates to Ripon College, its finances, endowment, the building of Ingram Hall, and the resigna- tion of President Rufus C. Flagg. Among these letters are a num- ber from President Flagg, Edward H. Merrell, and Samuel M. Pedrick. Other letters have to do with the economic effect of the Civil War; the coming of railroads and competition with the Chicago market; equipment and supplies; the Dells of the Chippewa im- provement; internal improvements by the federal government on the Chippewa River (in regard to which there are several letters of Philetus Sawyer and Michael Griffin ) ; philanthropic work of Ingram, including assistance to the work of the Rev. Dwight L. Moody, several of whose letters are here; sale of Cornell University lands in Wisconsin; the building and operation of the Eau Claire Water Works; the depression of 1893; and relief of the cyclone vic- tims at New Richmond in 1899- The letter books, 1873-1 904, several of which are illegible, contain copies of letters of Ingram and of Clarence A. Chamberlin, long assistant secretary of the Empire Lumber Company. There are various scattered financial and statistical record books of lumber- ing operations and the Half Moon Lake Canal Company. 329. Iowa County, Arena. School Clerk's Record Book, 1849-58. 1 volume. Records of minutes of meetings and annual reports, beginning with the organization of the district. 330. Isham, Mrs. Ruth Eliza Wales (1849-1929). Corre- spondence, 1880-84, 1897-1900. Copies, 2 volumes. A series of letters written by Miss Wales to her family and GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 101 friends in Elkhorn describing her four years in the Republic of Argentina as a schoolteacher, with some later correspondence. The letters describe educational institutions and methods in Rosario, Mendoza, and San Juan, Argentina, customs in native and Ameri- can homes, two trips by mule across the Andes Mountains to Chile, and give some account of political upheavals. 331. Jackson, Alfred A. (1831-1913). Papers, 1876, 1893-1912. 2 boxes. Papers of Jackson, Janesville attorney, containing some corre- spondence and reminiscences concerning Abraham Lincoln in Wis- consin, articles on law and constitution of the Old Northwest, cor- respondence and a few papers concerning the Wisconsin Bar Association, and questionnaires and letters used by Jackson in pre- paring biographies of Wisconsin lawyers for publication. 332. Jackson, Bettina. Correspondence, 1915-25. 46 items. Letters and postcards sent to Miss Jackson in Madison by English and French soldiers during and after the World War. 333. Jackson, Edward W. Correspondence, 1888. 10 items. Letters to Jackson, Gerente General de la Compania Limit ada del Ferro-carril Central Alexicano, from President Pornrio Diaz and other Mexican officials, written in Spanish. 334. Jefferson County, Aztalan. School Clerks' Rec- ords, 1844-46, 1849-66. 1 volume. Records of minutes of annual meetings of School District Num- ber 9, beginning with the organization of the district, and continu- ing with the minutes of the meetings of districts in Milford, Waterloo, and Lake Mills after a reorganization in 1849. Filed with the volume are reminiscences and a history of the school. 335. Jefferson County, Koshkonong, and Elsewhere. School Clerks' Records, 1843-89. 41 items. Papers of Joint School District Number 1 of Koshkonong and 102 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Cold Spring, Jefferson County, Whitewater, Walworth County, and Lima, Rock County, consisting of teachers' contracts, minutes of school meetings, tax lists, and petitions for meetings. 336. Jenkins, George A. (b. 1819). Diaries, 1842-95. 31 volumes. Diaries covering Jenkins' residence in Jefferson County, New York, to 1855, in Calumet County, Wisconsin, from 1855 to 1867, and thereafter at Fort Atkinson, dealing with minute details of farm life, the establishment of an agricultural society, Jenkins' services on the Calumet County board of supervisors and two terms in the state legislature, and the proceedings of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans at Woodville, New York, for 1852-53. Filed with these diaries is a 1 -volume diary of Arthur H. Jenkins for 1883-85. 337. Jenkins, James G. (1834-1921). Papers, 1855-1927. 1 box and 1 volume. Papers of Judge Jenkins, Milwaukee, consisting of certificates and appointments, addresses, correspondence, and memorials. 338. Jenks, Albert E. (1869-). Correspondence, 1898-99. 116 items. Letters and postal cards written by Indian agents in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota and adjoining territory and by scientists in universities in response to Jenks's questionnaire on the habitat and production of wild rice. This material furnished a basis for his doctoral dissertation, printed in the Bureau of American Ethnology, Nineteenth Annual Report, 2:1013-1137 (Washington, 1900). 339. Jennings, William J. Papers, 1868-81. Typewritten copies, 52 pages. Papers consisting of a diary by Jennings, a Rosendale farmer, with irregular entries concerning farm activities, prices, and ac- counts. guide to manuscripts 103 340. Jesuit Relations, Papers Regarding. 1612-1900. 10 boxes. Documents, 1612-1865, collected but not used in the Thwaites edition of Jesuit Relations, also bibliographical material and cor- respondence, 1896-1900, concerning the editing and publishing of the volumes. 341. Johnson, Esau (1800-84). Reminiscences, 1882-84. 54 items. Reminiscences by Johnson, who came to Gratiot's Grove in 1827 to mine lead. 342. Johnston, George (1796-1861). Journal, 1824-27. Photostatic copy, 1 volume. Journal kept by Johnston of Sauk Ste. Marie while trading for the American Fur Company at Grand Marais and La Pointe on Lake Superior, and at Lac du Flambeau, written in the form of letters. 343. Jones, Burr W. (1846-1935). Papers, 1873-1933. 8 volumes and 1 folder. Six personal cashbooks, 1874-1927, and miscellaneous volumes kept by Justice Jones, Madison. There are letters received by him as a member of the House of Representatives at Washington, 1883-84, and several later letters, one describing Germany, in August, 1933. 344. Jones, Jenkin Lloyd (1843-1918). Papers, 1859-65. 23 items, including 10 volumes. Papers of Jones, soldier in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, consisting chiefly of his war diaries, 1862-65. A few scraps of miscellaneous material completes the collection. The diaries were printed by the Wisconsin History Commission under the title of An Artilleryman's Diary (Madison, 1914). 104 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 345. Jones, Roger. Diary, May 20-July 18, 1819. Photo- static copy, 32 pages. Captain Jones's diary of a tour of inspection, in company with General Jacob Brown, of military posts on the Great Lakes, from Niagara to Fort Howard. Published in Buffalo Historical Society, Publications, 24:295-323 (1920). 346. Jones, Samuel (1734-1819), and Others. Papers, 1760-93. 1 volume. Chiefly miscellaneous legal papers and letters received by Jones as a counselor in New York City. There is also a contemporary copy of a letter to the Connecticut Committee of Correspondence in 1774, and a document granting manumission to a slave in 1779. 347. Juneau, Solomon (1793-1856). Papers, 1836-41. 7 items. Letter from Ramsay Crooks concerning the fur trade at Mil- waukee and bills of sale of furs to the American Fur Company. 348. Kahlenberg, Louis (1870-1941). Papers, 1900-39. 12 boxes. Correspondence of Kahlenberg, from 1895 to 1940 a member of the department of chemistry of the University of Wisconsin and for eleven years its chairman, dealing with problems of research, administration, publications, and placement of students through a period of important development in scientific studies and methods. 349. Karl, Mathias (1892-1936). Papers, 1914-20. 2 vol- umes. Official military records kept by an underofficer for a detach- ment of the German army from August, 1914, to April, 1915, and a part of 1918, with information on movements of troops, company rolls, lists of killed or missing, exploits of individual soldiers, and many detailed maps of operations. In German script. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 105 350. Keeley, Mrs. Carrie W. (1859-1942). Correspond- ence, 1905-11. 20 items. Letters received by Mrs. Keeley of Hudson from Mr. and Mrs. Safford M. Thatcher, chiefly written from Kansas, telling of their personal affairs and early lives. Filed with the papers is a letter from the Rev. Olympia Brown. 351. Kellogg, Amherst W. (1829-1923). Papers, 1884-1916. 104 typewritten pages and 1 volume. Letters to Kellogg, a resident of Milwaukee from 1836 to 1910, from Methodist leaders; a copy of his " Recollections of Life in Early Wisconsin " which was printed in the Wisconsin Magazine of History ,7:47 3-98; 8:88-110,221-43 (June-December, 1924); and a volume of treasurer's records of the Milwaukee County Bible Society, beginning in 1884. 352. Kellogg, Louise P. (1862-1942). Papers, 1915-17, 1937. 1 box, including 1 volume. Correspondence of Miss Kellogg, chiefly as secretary of the Madison branch of the Woman's Peace Party organized in No- vember, 1916, including letters from Harriet P. Thomas, national executive secretary of the party, and women leaders in the move- ment for permanent world peace. The letters relate to organiza- tion and publicity, and there is a membership list and a treasurer's book. 353. Kelly, Jane Bewel. Diaries, 1866-67, 1871-98. 1 box, including 7 volumes. Diaries kept by Mrs. Kelly on a farm near Cottage Grove, giv- ing a day by day picture of the successive parts played by the mother and grandmother of a large family in a rural and religious community. She records routine household activities, births, mar- riages, deaths, meetings at the Methodist Church, and the farm work of her husband and sons. 106 wisconsin historical society 354. Kemper, Jackson (1789-1870). Papers, 1787-1884. 175 volumes and 1 folder. Papers of the first missionary bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and the first bishop of Wisconsin. The collection consists of 50 bound volumes containing letters received by Kemper, occa- sional church minutes, reports on special subjects, and miscellane- ous material; 64 small diaries, dated 1814, 1829 to 1870, with gaps and overlappings; 14 letter books in which Kemper entered digests of letters sent; and 47 memorandum books, account books, registers of church affairs, " ledgers of conduct " kept by his first wife, Jerushia Lyman, and miscellaneous volumes. Kemper served as assistant to Bishop William White of Phila- delphia from 1811 to 1831; as rector at Nor walk, Connecticut, from 1831 to 1835; as missionary bishop of the Northwest from 1835 to 1859, maintaining headquarters at St. Louis until his re- moval to Wisconsin in 1845; and as bishop of Wisconsin from 1854 to his death. For the early years there are letters from his parents and brothers and sisters, from classmates at Columbia University, and fellow clergymen in the region of Philadelphia, and occasional reports and notations of his own. From about 1835 to the end of his life there was an exchange of letters with his daughter, Elizabeth, most numerous during the years he lived in St. Louis; and with the Rev. Samuel R. Johnson, for many years a pastor in his diocese. Records of his missionary journeys, with notations on traveling conditions, personnel, the state of religion, prospect for advance- ment, and his ministerial services, are contained in his diaries, and are complemented by letters from laymen and clergy describing the progress of the work after his departure. There were numer- ous official visits to neighboring areas during his Philadelphia ministry, across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and surrounding re- gions in 1812, 1814, and 1825, and to Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1834. After his elevation to the bishopric, with jurisdiction over Indiana and Missouri, he made frequent visits to parishes in those GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 107 states, as well as to many other points on the expanding frontier. These visits included Illinois and Iowa in 1836, Fort Leavenworth in 1837, down the Mississippi River in 1838 on a tour that took him into Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, and that same fall through the Wisconsin settlements and on a long horseback trip to visit the Seneca Indians in southwestern Missouri. There are records of many visits to Minnesota, beginning in 1843, and after 1856 to Kansas and Nebraska. Much space is devoted to the three colleges that Kemper was instrumental in founding: Kemper College in Missouri, in ex- istence from 1835 to 1845; Nashotah Seminary; and Racine College, established in 1852. There are many letters from James Lloyd Breck, reporting on Nashotah Seminary, his Indian missions at Gull Lake and Leech Lake in Minnesota, and on the founding of the Seabury Divinity School at Faribault; and from Richard F. Cadle, who opened a mission at Detroit in 1824 and from 1829 to 1844 served the church in many capacities in Wisconsin. The diaries of Kemper's early trips to Wisconsin are published in Wis- consin Historical Collections, 14:394-449, and the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 8:423-45 (June, 1925). The use of the papers is restricted. 355. Kemper, James (1753-1834). Diary, 1815. Copy, 56 pages. Diary of Kemper, missionary for the Presbyterian General Assembly, describing his work and travels through Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. 356. Kent, Mrs. Nettie Cowles. Correspondence, 1921-23. 14 items. Letters to Mrs. Kent, concerning Frances E. Willard and the pur- chasing of a surrey presented to Miss Willard in 1884, from Anna A. Gordon, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and students and fellow faculty members of Northwestern University. 108 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 357. Kerr, John. Diary, March 18-April 4, 1800. Type- written copy, 16 pages. Diary kept by Kerr while on a business trip for Horner and Company of Pittsburgh, in which he describes settlements and per- sons whom he met. Kerr descended the Ohio River to Kanawha, West Virginia and returned up the river as far as Steubenville, Ohio, and thence by land to Pittsburgh. 358. Kershaw, Chesnut and Company. Record Book, 1774-75. 1 volume. Daybook for the general store of Joseph Kershaw and John Chesnut at Camden, South Carolina. 359. Keyes, Elisha W. (1828-1910). Papers, 1808-9, 1818-22, 1833-1910. 109 boxes, including 21 volumes, and 41 additional volumes. Papers of a prominent Republican leader, chairman of the State Central Committee, 1868-77, University of Wisconsin regent, 1877-89, and Madison postmaster, 1861-82, 1898-1910, consist- ing of 104 boxes of letters received, 40 letter books, and a number of articles, addresses, and diaries. Preeminent in the correspondence, beginning about I860, are the subjects of political and public affairs and the inner workings of Wisconsin political life. The correspondence relates to the early years of the Republican Party, political conditions in Washington at the opening of the Lincoln administration, the course of the war, Keyes's conduct of the post office, the methods of office seekers, civil and military, and the views of congressional leaders after the war. For the decade of the seventies the papers contain an almost wholly unreserved and complete account of Keyes's manipulation of the Republican machine in Wisconsin. The general practice of party leaders, their methods in attacking opponents, strategy, political quarrels and rivalries, use of money in campaigns, cam- paign literature, and the affairs of the Milwaukee Sentinel are all dealt with. There is also information on the relations of Keyes and the Grangers, on the investigation of Keyes and Matthew H. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 109 Carpenter for participation in the whiskey ring scandal, and on the connection of railroads and politics in Wisconsin. About 1880, the collection begins to be confined almost wholly to state affairs. Contests in regard to the management of the uni- versity can be traced in the correspondence, especially the relations of President John Bascom and Keyes. The papers treat briefly of the rise of the insurgent movement, of interparty strife, and elec- tions, and are valuable to the end for the comments of a shrewd and experienced observer of political trends of the day. Private and personal correspondence runs throughout most of the collection. The letter press copybooks, some of which are al- most illegible, follow in general the same lines as the letters received, including professional correspondence of the law office of George B. Smith and Keyes in the fifties. Four boxes of articles and diaries relate to subjects of early Jefferson and Dane County history and various matters that engaged Keyes's attention. For a more extensive description, see The Keyes and the Civil War Manuscript Collections (Wisconsin Historical Society, Bulle- tin of Information, No. 81). The use of the papers is restricted. 360. Keyes, Willard (1792-1861). Diary, 1852. Type- written copy, 13 pages. Journal of a trip from Quincy, Illinois, to Fayetteville, Vermont, by steamboat, stage, and train, with an itemized account of fares. 361. Kielsmeier Brothers, Manitowoc. Record Books, 1912-20. 21 volumes. Journals, ledgers, and account books of the Kielsmeier brothers, Otto A., R. C, and Sam, wholesale dealers in dairy products with branches at Owen, Plymouth, Wausau, Spring Green, and Mil- waukee. 362. Kilbourn, Byron (1801-70). Defendant's Brief, Au- gust 3, I860. 96 pages. Statement by Kilbourn at Milwaukee, defendant in the case of N. Cleveland vs. the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, 110 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY et at., to counsel, G. Downer, detailing his defense against charges and giving reasons for the company's failure. 363. Kimball, Charles B. Papers, 1862-63. Photographic copies, 14 pages. Civil War papers of Kimball, 1st lieutenant in the 1st Battery of the 1st Wisconsin Artillery, including commissions and orders, with a certificate of Revolutionary War service of John Kimball. 364. Kimberley, Edwin O. (d. 1919). Papers, 1850-82. 1 box. Letters to Henry and Elizabeth Kimberley, Brodhead, from rela- tives in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England, mainly 1850-75, giving family news, prices of farm products, English views of the Civil War, with some inquiries about possibilities of immigration; also Civil War letters, 1861-65, from a son, Edwin O., "Wisconsin Soldier Singer," leader of a regimental band, 3rd Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry and of a brigade band in Sherman's army. 365. King, Charles (1844-1933). Papers, 1840-1932. 3 boxes, including 12 volumes. Papers of Brigadier General King, Milwaukee, composed of cor- respondence, memorandum books, and articles. The correspondence deals briefly with King's services in the Spanish-American War and in the Philippines and with his literary career. A large part of the papers concerns the role of the Wisconsin National Guard in the World War and there is an extensive correspondence with Adjutant General Orlando Holway concerning tactical matters and problems of organization and cooperation with the regular army during and after the war. The volumes contain memoranda of inspection reports of the Wisconsin National Guard, 1905-21, made by King. 366. Kingsley, George P. (1843-1917). Papers, 1855-70. 30 items. Family correspondence mainly addressed to Kingsley, Ashton, including an account of the lynching of David F. Mayberry in Janesville in 1855, some Civil War letters, a letter from Ella GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 111 Wheeler Wilcox in 1867, to Sarah L. Noyes, and specifications and patent of a churn. 367. Kingston, John T. (1819-99). Papers, 1852-69, 1895. 16 items. Papers of Kingston, a member of the firm of Thomas Weston and Company, pioneer Necedah lumberman, consisting of mis- cellaneous material pertaining to a dam and bridge at Wisconsin Dells, the chartering of the Columbia Manufacturing Company, and to Winnebago Indians in central and northwestern Wisconsin. There are also several Civil War letters, one of which discusses cotton speculation by Union officers. 368. Knapp, Abraham V. (1832-1918). Diaries, 1861-63. 4 volumes. Diaries kept by Knapp, farmer, and superintendent of schools, Ellenboro, Grant County, and 2nd lieutenant, Company F, 10th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, for nine months before his enlistment and during the war. 369. Knapp, Henry E. (1851-1932). Papers, 1740-1932. 10 boxes, including 36 volumes. Papers of Knapp of Menomonie consisting of 6 boxes of correspondence chiefly from 1889 to his death. There is some cor- respondence, 1889-1901, between Knapp, Henry L. Stout, Thomas B. Wilson, Andrew Tainter, John H. Douglass, and other officers and members of the lumbering firm of Knapp, Stout and Company. Letters from William R. Marshall of St. Paul deal with the Knapp family's investments in Twin Cities real estate, and letters from Orrin H. Ingram, Eau Claire, and Joseph G. Thorp, Cambridge, Massachusetts, deal with lumbering and investments. Menomonie members of Company H of the 3rd Wisconsin wrote to Knapp describing camp life and health conditions in the Spanish-American War. Other boxes contain reminiscences of old loggers and rivermen; historical notes on logging, Indians, and steamboating; a diary 112 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY of a Japanese and world tour, 1903-4; extensive genealogical notes; data on Chippewa River boats; and lists of the company's logging camps and lands. Filed with the papers are 24 volumes of diaries, 1848-81, kept by Knapp's father, John H. Knapp (1825-88) of Fort Madison, Iowa, and Menomonie. These diaries describe in detail his activities as the purchasing and sales agent of Knapp, Stout and Company which he founded; and his travels along the Mississippi River, among the commercial centers of the East, and to Europe in 1869 and 1870. 370. Knapp, J. G. Diary, 1872-73. 1 package. Diary prepared in 1873 by a Madison, Wisconsin, resident from daily notes kept while a member of an exploring party for the Texas Pacific Railroad Company making a preliminary survey in New Mexico and Arizona, including description of vegetation, climate, crops, geology, minerals, agricultural possibilities, and general observations. 371. Knell, John (1831-73). Papers, 1851-83. 6 boxes, including 17 volumes. Papers of Knell, who came to America from Germany in 1852 and to Milwaukee in 1855, most of them written in German. There are letters from relatives in Bermersheim, Germany, and from friends in Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, Buffalo, and Daven- port; a number from a brother in New York City; Civil War letters from friends and from Knell who was sutler in the Southwest for the 35th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; and a few later letters from the Knell children. Among the business papers are letters from Leopold Rindskopf and Son, distillers and wholesale dealers in liquor, with whom Knell became associated as agent in the early 1860's; and invoices of purchase and sale of merchan- dise in a Milwaukee home furnishing store in which his son George was a partner. There are a number of manuscript volumes of plays in German, and a box of manuscript music. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 113 372. Knight, Benjamin (d. 1855). Papers, 1835-78. 2 boxes. Mainly correspondence between Benjamin Knight and his family of Sun Prairie with a cousin, Josiah L. Hale, Newburyport, Massa- chusetts, reporting to him on land and financial transactions, family matters, and early Congregational and educational affairs in Sun Prairie, including information on pioneer medical practices and the attitude toward eastern landholders. There are letters on readjust- ments of Madison and Milwaukee municipal railroad bonds, mainly for 1866 and 1867. 373. Knight, William H. Papers, I860, 1884-88. 12 items. Papers of Knight of Cincinnati consisting of letters pertaining to religious and temperance work, speaking engagements, and mis- cellaneous affairs. 374 Knudson, Knud. Diary, June 12-September 10, 1839. Typewritten copy, 17 pages. Diary of an emigrant trip from Drammen, Norway, to Detroit via the Erie Canal, in which Knudson gives advice to prospective emigrants and describes the region through which he traveled. 375. Krech, George S. (1845-1936). Papers, 1846-1935. 1 box, including 9 volumes. Papers of Krech, brewer, cooper, and farmer, consisting of letters in German script received by Krech and his brother, Johannes, from friends and relatives in Schwallungen, Germany, 1867-73. The letters pertain to personal and family affairs, political conditions, the Franco-Prussian War, and to immigrants' problems and life in Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. A few letters written to Krech at Osceola in 1934 and 1935 by Dr. Use Krech of Magdeburg describe family affairs and the new Hitler regime. 376. Kronshage, Theodore (1869-1934). Papers, 1906-35. 8 boxes. Correspondence and addresses of a resident of Boscobel and Milwaukee, dealing with his services as a member of the Board of 114 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Normal School Regents, 1907-17, of the Board of University Regents, 1921-27, of the Public Service Commission, 1931-34, and his connections with business, legal, newspaper, and municipal affairs. Letters on educational matters include many from normal school and university faculty members, presidents, prominent alumni and other board members, and for the university deal with the establishing of a building program, the erection of the Memorial Union, the agitation over support by endowments, the selection of a president, and general finance and management. Kronshage served on boards, usually as chairman, of a number of business concerns, and the correspondence shows many details of the man- agement of a mercantile store and of the Central State Bank of Boscobel, as well as of two large Milwaukee stores. He was at- torney for and president of the board of directors of the Milwaukee Free Press which in 1918 merged with the Wisconsin News. Among the letters dealing with the policies of these newspapers are a number from his brother Ernst H., who was critic and editorial writer for both papers, and from Arthur Brisbane. Scattered correspondence touches upon his connection with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities as well as upon the legal ac- tivities of the law firm of Kronshage, McGovern, and Hannan of Milwaukee. Letters from members of the La Follette family and from Kronshage's fellow-townsman, Governor John J. Blaine, indi- cate the existence of a close personal and political relationship. Early in 1931 Kronshage was appointed to the Railroad Com- mission and soon became its chairman under the new title of Public Service Commission. The papers for this period are the usual office accumulation dealing with routine affairs. Filed with these papers are letters from close professional and business associates of Kronshage's, written in 1935, evaluating various aspects of his public services and supplying biographical information. 377. Kumlien, Thure L. (1819-88). Correspondence, 1862-85. 39 items. Letters to Kumlien, Swedish naturalist of Busseyville and Albion, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 115 from Edward L. Greene, Company K, 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and later teacher and pastor at Denver and Greeley, Colorado, in which Greene describes his botanical activities and his association with Asa Gray and other prominent botanists. The letters were published in the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Transactions, 24:147-85 (1929). Filed with these are a few letters from Greene to Kumlien's son Ludwig, from Ludwig to his parents, and other letters. 378. La Bar, Hannah Rees. Diary, May 23-July 4, 1839. Typewritten copy, 6 pages. Diary of an emigrant journey from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to Wisconsin, listing distances, names of settlements, and other information. 379. Labor and Socialism. Collections of Papers on, 1830-1937. About 130 boxes and 85 volumes. A great quantity of organization records, personal papers, and transcripts of newspaper articles dealing with labor, socialism, and allied subjects. These papers were assembled for the most part by the American Bureau of Industrial Research which was organized at the University of Wisconsin in 1904, and directed by John R. Commons. This material was used by Commons and his associates in the preparation of their History of Labour in the United States (New York, 1918). The following groups of manuscript records and transcripts are on file: International Workingmen's Association. Letter book of the Central Committee of which F. A. Sorge, New York, was cor- responding secretary, 1871-76, containing also some letters of the International Labor Union, 1 vol.; correspondence, receipts, clip- pings, and other papers of the General Council, 1871-76, including some unbound papers of Philadelphia Section Number 26, and St. Louis Section Number 1, 2 boxes; bound records of the Phila- delphia Section, 1871-73, with minutes of meetings, lists of mem- bers, and financial accounts, 4 vols. 116 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Workingmen's Party of the United States. Receipt book of the financial secretary, 1876-78, record of expenditures, 1877-78, and a brief history of the party in the city of New York, 1 box. Socialist Labor Party. Papers, 1866-1907. 52 boxes and 46 volumes. Official papers of the party from its organization in 1877, to 1907. The incoming correspondence, filed in 47 boxes, consists almost exclusively of letters from party members to the National Executive Committee, mainly for the years 1896 to 1899 when Henry Kuhn was secretary. The writers — officers in state committees and local sections, members-at-large, organizers, and subscribers to party publications — report on membership, finances, meetings, and other activities, order party literature, and discuss local grievances and dissensions, intersectional affairs, and party policies. Besides this great bulk of correspondence on the mechanics of party operations, there is information on the principles and policies of the party, its geographical distribution, the influence and extent of the foreign-language groups, its leaders and personnel, its attitudes towards other labor and socialist groups and towards political reform movements, particularly the Greenback and Popu- list parties, the character and degree of opposition to the party, and in general, labor conditions and grounds for discontent among the laboring class. There are 4 boxes of bills, receipts, and mis- cellaneous unbound records. In addition, there are among the records of the national organiza- tion letter books of the National Executive Committee, 1883-92 with some gaps, 5 vols.; minutes of meetings of the committee, 1889-91, 1 vol.; and account books, lists of subscribers to news- papers, records of trips of organizers, scrapbooks, and other mis- cellaneous records, many of which are undated, 18 vols. Records of state committees and sections: Adams, Massachusetts, minutes of meetings, lists of members, and account book, 1885-97, 6 vols.; Boston, Massachusetts, undated list of members of Finnish Section and record book of the Scandinavian Section, 1904-6, 2 vols.; Newark, New Jersey, letter book, 1878-80, 1 vol.; New York State Committee, correspondence of Hugo Vogt GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 117 and Lucien Saniel, secretaries, 1884-1902, 1 box, minutes, 1896-1901, 1 vol.; Buffalo, New York, minutes of meetings, 1899-1901, 1 vol.; Mount Vernon, New York, minutes of meet- ings, lists of members, and account book, 1894-98, 3 vols.; New York City, minutes of meetings of the City and County Executive Committee, 1879, record book of the American branch including minutes of meetings and correspondence, 1878-79, 2 vols.; New- ton, New York, minutes of meetings and account book of the Ridgewood branch, 1889-91, 2 vols.; Houston, Texas, minutes of meetings and lists of members of the Italian Section, 1896-98, 2 vols.; Everett, Washington, minutes of meetings, 1897-98, 1 vol.; Vancouver, British Columbia, minutes of meetings and ac- count book, 1899-1900, 2 vols. Sovereigns of Industry. Records of Philadelphia Pioneer Coun- cil Number 1 of which John Mills was secretary, consisting of correspondence, records of membership, bills and receipts, semi- annual reports, minutes of meetings, account books and receipt books, 1874-79, 1 box and 7 vols. Knights of Labor. A collection of blank forms of the sort used by the organization, 1 box, and the letter book of Albert A. Carlton, of the General Executive Board, Philadelphia, 1887-88, 1 vol. Cooperation. A collection of records of which the greater number are from the papers of Thomas Phillips of Philadelphia, consisting of his own correspondence, 1863-1909; the minute book of the committee of managements, membership list, account books, and other miscellaneous records of the Union Cooperative Associa- tion of Philadelphia, 1862-67, 1 box; minutes of the Union Cooperative Printing Company of St. Louis, 1880-81, 1 vol.; and balance sheets of the Philadelphia Cooperative Shoe Manufacturing Association, 1872-73, 1 vol. Small Collections of Records of Parties, Associations, and Unions: Independent Greenback Party, Chicago, minutes of meetings, lists of members, and some miscellaneous correspondence, 1876-77, 1 vol. and 1 folder; Social Democratic Party of North 118 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY America, a folder of miscellaneous pieces, 1871-76; Socialist Party, a folder of mimeographed campaign literature; People's Party, a folder of membership lists, 1892; Citizens' Suffrage Association, Philadelphia, minutes, 1876-85, 2 vols.; Illinois State Working- men's Convention, minutes, 1867, 1 vol.; Anti-Tenement House League, Boston, correspondence and miscellaneous records, 1894, 1 folder; Anarchist Club, Boston, constitution and list of members, 1887-88, 1 vol.; Albert R. Parsons' scrapbooks and memorandum book, 1886, 3 vols.; E. J. James, manuscript article, "Economy As Viewed by an Anarchist"; Associated Brotherhood of Iron and Steel Heaters, proceedings of convention, committee reports, and correspondence, 1872-76, 1 folder; Journeymen Cigarmakers Union, proceedings of convention, 1864, copy, 1 folder; Knights of St. Crispin, miscellaneous papers, 1870-79, 1 folder; records of testimony in the arbitration between coal operators and miners in the northern Illinois District, 1889, 1 box; Progressive Typographi- cal Union Number 83, New York, minutes, 1901-2, 1 vol.; New York City Weavers Union, minutes, 1899, 1 vol.; New York City Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, minutes, 1898-99, 1 vol.; miscellaneous records of Cripple Creek, Colorado, printing firms, 1903, 2 vols. Andrews, Stephen P. (1812-86). Papers, 1869-1925. 4 boxes. Papers of the founder and chief promoter of a system called M uni- versology," including his outline for an 8-volume treatise on the subject; a number of articles and addresses prepared by Andrews; the constitution, reports, and other papers of the Pantarchal Uni- versity established by Andrews and others in 1872; an incom- pleted autobiography; and a small amount of correspondence. Commons, John R., and others. Small groups of papers and articles gathered or produced by Commons and other economists, most of whom were his associates in the Bureau of Industrial Re- search. The collections include Commons' own personal and professional correspondence, 1930-37, consisting mainly of letters from graduate students, publishers, and coworkers on research and GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 119 teaching in the field of economics, also his correspondence with the American Association for Labor Legislation, 1910-11, and an expense book kept while traveling for the Bureau of Industrial Re- search in 1904-5; replies to questionnaires sent out by Edward W. Bemis in 1891 on the relation of trade unions to apprentices, in 1896 on cooperation, and in 1900 on trade instruction in Great Britain; 2 boxes of material collected by Harold Giesse and G. G. Huebner for a debate at the University of Wisconsin in 1904 on the subject of organized labor, including letters from employers on the subject; a folder of correspondence carried on by A. M. Simons of Milwaukee in 1916 and 1917 while he was preparing a series of articles on trade unions for publication in Pearson's Magazine, a box of records of interviews with workers in the steel industry in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 1920 by David J. Saposs and others and a manuscript article by Saposs, " Organizing the Steel Work- ers "; a folder of notes taken and letters received by Edwin E. Witte on the subject of injunctions, 1911-33; Ira B. Cross, "His- tory of Labor in California," 1909; and Helen Sumner, " History of Women in Industry in the United States." Commons' Transcripts. A collection of typewritten excerpts from newspapers, pamphlets, books, records of proceedings, periodi- cals, and other miscellaneous publications, from about 1830 to 1900, filed alphabetically by title of the publication in 26 boxes. Additional typewritten excerpts from printed material is scattered throughout the entire labor collection. DeLeon, Daniel (1852-1914). Correspondence, 1889-1907. 7 boxes. Papers of a noted Socialist leader of the late nineteenth century, in connection with his position as editor of the New York Weekly People, the organ of the Socialist Labor Party. The greater part of the correspondence consists of letters addressed to the news- paper, probably referred to DeLeon for reply. They are from sub- scribers, party organizers, local sections, and reform leaders of other parties, discussing such matters as contributions to the paper, party policies, colonization projects, organization work, relations 120 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY with labor organizations and other reform groups, the formation of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, and the cleavage within the party. Most of the papers are for the years 1895 to 1899- McDonnell, Joseph P. (1847-1906). Papers, 1878-1906. 2 boxes, including 5 volumes and 1 additional volume. Papers of an Irish immigrant who was for years a leader of labor move- ments in New Jersey. His papers merely touch upon some of the points in his career: there is a diary for 1881 kept when he was in jail in Paterson for libel; some memorandum books; a few papers dealing with his work as legislative chairman for the New Jersey Federation of Trades and Labor Union, and with his work as state inspector of child labor in 1884; and miscellaneous papers. Rogers, Edward H. (b. 1824). Papers, 1865-1908. 1 box and 3 volumes. Papers of a resident of Chelsea, Massachusetts, a pam- phleteer, lecturer, cofounder of a Christian labor union, and proponent of the eight-hour day and other labor reform move- ments. The papers consist of a folder of correspondence with fellow reformers, an autobiography prepared in 1902, some articles and addresses, and 3 notebooks. Samuel, John (1817-1909). Papers, 1873-1907. 15 boxes. A collection of papers accumulated by Samuel of Philadelphia, largely on the subject of cooperation. The letters received, filed in 3 boxes, relate to the early stages in the history of the Knights of Labor, to Samuel's activities in the eighties as secretary of the co- operative board of the Knights, and to labor problems in general. Twelve boxes contain clippings mounted and in some cases an- notated by Samuel, relating to cooperative enterprises in England and America, to the Grange and the Farmers' Alliance, and to allied subjects. Steward, Ira (1831-83). Papers. 2 boxes. Manuscript articles by Steward of Boston on " The Political Economy of Eight Hours," " Borrowed Capital," and other subjects. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 121 380. Ladd, Azel P. (1812P-54). Papers, 1851-67. 1 box. Letters to Dr. Ladd as state superintendent of public instruction, 1852, from school clerks requesting information on the formation of school districts, the apportionment of state school and library funds, the interpretation of the school laws, questions of personnel, and other school matters. With these are similar letters to other state superintendents, including Eleazer Root, Lyman C. Draper, and John G. McMynn. 381. Lafayette, Marie de Motier, Marquis de ( 1757-1834). Correspondence, 1798-1833. 5 items. Letters written by Lafayette, of which 2 are copies. 382. La Follette, Robert M. (1855-1925). Papers. A large collection of official papers of a native of Dane County who served as representative in Congress, 1885-91, gover- nor of Wisconsin, 1901-5, and United States Senator, 1906-25. By far the greatest part of this collection deals with the period of La Follette's governorship. There is a comparatively small amount of correspondence during his congressional career, and for the succeeding years when he was actively engaged in building up the Insurgent wing of the Republican Party. The papers after 1906 relate largely to the biennial election contests in the state. There are about 250 boxes of correspondence, a large number of news- paper clippings, receipts, statements, broadsides, and campaign documents, and several letter books. The collection is not available for public use. 383. La Follette, Harper, Roe, and Zimmerman. Record Books, 1884-99. 11 volumes. A record book of cases of the law firm of La Follette, Siebecker, and Harper, 1884-95, as well as records of cases, journals, ledgers, and cashbook of the law firm of La Follette, Harper, Roe, and Zimmerman, with some similar records kept by individual mem- bers of the firm. 122 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 384. Lagro, Charles. Correspondence, 1893-94. Typewrit- ten copies, 22 pages. Excerpts from letters from Lagro, Seattle, Washington, to his family in Superior describing opportunities and advantages of climate and economic conditions in Washington. 385. Lake City Guards of Madison. Record Books, 1879-84. 2 volumes. Financial secretary's records of payments of dues by members of a local militia organization. 386. Lake Monona Wild Life Sanctuary Association, Madison. Papers, 1927-31. 2 boxes, including 3 volumes. Papers of the association, consisting of correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership lists, and miscellaneous material. 387. Lakin, George W. (1817-84). Papers, 1837-83. 1 box. Letters to Lakin, attorney, Platteville, from friends and colleagues in Wisconsin and Illinois concerning legal matters, his participation in the constitutional convention of 1847, Whig politics, and his affairs as state senator in 1848 and 1849, and as United States dis- trict attorney, 1849-54. There are letters from Rufus Chandler, written from Rusk, Texas, describing the legal and political situa- tion there in 1846-48, from Elihu B. Washburne, and prominent legislators of the early lead mining region. 388. Landt, Sophronius S. (1842-1926). Reminiscences, 1926. 7 volumes. Reminiscences of pioneer life at Lake Mills in the 1840's and later at Big Springs, Adams County, including accounts of claim jumping and logging and lumber rafting on the upper Wisconsin River; of three years' military service in the Civil War; of public service as county treasurer, member of the assembly, and superin- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 123 tendent of the state school at Sparta for six years; and of his business enterprises, including that of a merchant at Packwaukee, manufacturing automobile parts in Milwaukee shortly after 1900; and in partnership with his son in a creamery at Herman, Min- nesota. 389. Landwirthschaftlicher Verein, Plymouth. Minutes of Meetings, 1871-88. 1 volume. Constitution, list of members, and minutes of meetings of the society, written in German. 390. Lane, William Carr (1789-1863). Diaries, 1852-53. Typewritten copies, 151 pages. Lane, a prominent physician and for many years mayor of St. Louis, was appointed governor of the Territory of New Mexico in 1852. These diaries contain Lane's accounts of his journey over the Santa Fe trail to the city of Santa Fe; of his reception there and his numerous trips to all parts of the territory under his rule; his campaign for election as territorial delegate to Congress; and his unsuccessful contest in Washington for the disputed seat. In these diaries Lane makes careful observation of the contour of the country, plant and animal life, travelers, modes of travel, Indians, settlements, land cultivation, and plans for improvement. The first part of the diary has been printed in the New Mexico Historical Society, Publications, 20:23-62 ( 1917 ) . 391. Langlade, Charles (1729-1800). Papers, 1737-1800. 1 box. A collection of originals and some copies of correspondence by and concerning the man who is considered to be the first white settler in Wisconsin, including the translation of Joseph Tasse's sketch of Langlade. These papers, or translations thereof, are pub- lished in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 7:123-85; 8:209- 23; 18:253-463, passim. 124 wisconsin historical society 392. Langley and Alderson, Merrill. Papers, 1889-1909. 1 box. Business papers of a wholesale and retail logging concern run by George Langley and Nathaniel L. Alderson, involving dealings with retail lumber dealers in the upper Wisconsin Valley, owners of timberlands, employment agencies in Minneapolis, attorneys act- ing for employees and customers, concerns handling camp supplies, and railroad companies. 393. Lapham, Increase A. (1811-75). Papers, 1825-1930. 26 boxes and 65 volumes. Papers of Lapham, Milwaukee, a civil engineer and natural scientist, including correspondence, diaries, scientific reports, manu- script copies of published works, meteorological observations, survey notes, scrapbooks of clippings, and records of his exploratory trips to mineral regions of the state and elsewhere. Lapham worked with his father and brother Darius in Kentucky and Ohio, building canals and as a surveyor before he came to Milwaukee in 1836. There he became secretary and engineer of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal of which Byron Kilbourn was president. He was elected alderman of Milwaukee in 1845; was first president of the board of trustees of the Milwaukee Female Seminary, now Milwaukee-Downer College; and was a Milwaukee public school commissioner. He was assistant to the chief signal officer of the United States army in 1870 after having advocated and helped to initiate a national system of weather reports. For many years he was connected with the state geological surveys and was made chief of the survey in 1873. Throughout his life he was associated with various foreign and national scientific institutions. His scientific interests included many branches, among them botany, cartography, conchology, ethnology, icthyology, and paleontology, in which fields he contributed data particularly for the Wisconsin region. He was early interested in soil, fish, and forest conservation, and weather prediction for the safety of ships on the Great Lakes, There is a volume relating to GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 125 the founding of Lapham, Minnesota, in 1857 and an unpublished catalogue of the described grasses of the United States, dated 1856. Some of the correspondence is with members of the family, but in great part it relates to his activities and scientific projects and to the interchange of information with other scientists, among them Benjamin Silliman, Asa Gray, James Hall, Charles Whittlesey, Leo Lesquereux, Cleveland Abbe, and Samuel Stone. Later material relates to his scientific work and the compilation for publication of a memorial volume by his daughter, Julia A. Lapham. An account of Lapham's trip to Green Bay in 1843 is published in the Wis- consin Magazine of History, 9:90-97 (September, 1925). 394. Larke, Alured. Correspondence, 1861-64. 41 items. Letters written by Captain Larke of Fox Lake, describing his Civil War experiences in Company A, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 395. Larsen, Peter (1823-1918). Papers, 1864-65. 52 items. Papers of Larsen, a native of Norway and a member of Com- pany D, 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of letters written to his wife, Margaret Hazen Larsen of Prairie du Chien, describing army life and discussing home problems. 396. Larsson, Raymond E. F. (1901-). Papers, 1934-39. 2 boxes. A collection of letters written by contributors to Poetry out of Wisconsin, edited by Larsson and August W. Derleth in 1937. There are nearly a hundred letters from Derleth dealing with the collecting and selecting of poems for the anthology, and several from Grant Hyde Code of the Brooklyn Museum and George N. Shuster of the Commonweal. There are also manuscript drafts of the anthology with annotations and emendations by the editors; collections of Derleth's and Larsson's own poems; and a number of poems that were not included in the published anthology. The use of the papers is restricted. 126 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 397. Lavis, Peter. Correspondence, 1854-56. Photostatic copies, 10 pages. Letters by Lavis, while attending sessions of the Wisconsin legis- lature, to his family in Greenfield, written in German. 398. Lawe, John (1780-1846). Papers, 1799-1894. 3 boxes, including 41 volumes. Papers of John Lawe, prominent Green Bay fur trader, and his son, George W. Lawe (1810-95) of Kaukauna, consisting of business and personal letters to the elder Lawe from his uncle, Jacob Franks of Montreal, and other relatives; of scattered corre- spondence with the American Fur Company; and a series of correspondence, 1813-80, concerning the family's claims against the United States for supplies in the War of 1812. Included in the collection are many letters between father and son dealing with the fur trade, accounts and receipts of George Lawe in his capacity as fur trader, as Indian subagent at Green Bay, 1843-52, and as postmaster at Kaukauna, 1878-86. Completing the collection are George Lawe's miscellaneous memorandum books, 1838-94, cov- ering the period of his proprietorship of a Janesville saloon in 1855. 399- Lawrence Fire Engine Company No. 1, Appleton. Record Books, 1863-79. 2 volumes. Minutes of meetings from the organization of the company in 1863 to 1879 and ledger of membership dues, 1872-79. 400. Lawson, Publius V. (1853-1920). Papers, 1918-19. 61 items. Correspondence of Assemblyman Lawson of Menasha with various Indians, the United States Indian Service, and others, in preparation for a history of the Potawatomi tribe in Wis- consin, published in the Wisconsin Arch eolo gist, 19:41—1 16 (April, 1920). 401. Lee, Richard Bland (1797-1875). Correspondence, 1833-34. Copies, 4 items. Copies of reports by Lieutenant Lee on a trip of exploration from GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 127 the Arkansas River to Santa Fe, Great Salt Lake, Snake River, the Black Hills, and return to Santa Fe, made to Colonel Roger Jones, Washington. Filed with these papers is some biographical information on the Lee family and Kit Carson. 402. Legler, Henry E. (1861-1917). Papers, 1833-1909. 1 box. Papers collected by Legler in preparation for various articles on James J. Strang, his press, and the Mormon settlement at Beaver Island, Michigan. This material includes copies of contemporary news accounts, a short autobiographical sketch by Strang, and reminiscences by and correspondence with Charles J. Strang, Wing- field Watson, and others. 403. Leonard, James H. (1843-1901). Correspondence, 1861-64. 16 items. War letters from Captain Leonard, Company A, 5 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, to Mary Sheldon Pierce of Branch, Manitowoc County, published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 3:53~83 (September, 1919). 404. Leonard, William Ellery (1876-). Papers, 1909-10. 3 items, 108 pages. Papers of Professor Leonard of the University of Wisconsin con- sisting of an ode read at the unveiling of the Lincoln statue on University Hill, 1909; an address read before the Wisconsin Archeological Society; and the first sketch and draft of the one-act play, Glory of the Morning (Madison, 1912). 405. Levi, Mrs. Kate A. Everest (1859-1938). Papers, 1880-93. 1 box. A doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin, " German Immigration to Wisconsin," portions of which were published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 14: 341-93; some replies to questionnaires sent out by Mrs. Levi in the preparation of her thesis; and a copy of a legal brief in the case concerning the St. Nazianz Society, 1880. With these are some notes and copies 128 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY of 2 articles on early Wisconsin newspapers by Mrs. Levi, one of which was printed in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 16:383-403 (June, 1933). 406. Levy, Mrs. Augusta. Reminiscences. 86 pages. Mrs. Levy's recollections of La Crosse from the time of her ar- rival there in 1845, with anecdotes of early settlers, Winnebago Indians, the fur trade, and the growth of the community. A greatly condensed form of the narrative with editorial notes by Albert H. Sanford was printed in the Wisconsin Historical Society, Proceedings, 59:201-15 (1912). 407. Lev/is, Elisha B. Papers, 1849-51. Typewritten copies, 74 pages. Diary, April to November, 1849, of an overland journey to California chiefly by ox team, taken by Lewis and others, all of Turtle, Rock County. Filed with the diary are 2 letters describing experiences in California. 408. Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809). Papers, 1809-14. 9 items. Papers connected with the administration of Lewis' estate, chiefly promissory notes signed by Lewis and receipts issued to Edward Hempstead, administrator. 409. Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809), and William Clark (1770-1838). Papers, 1788-1906. Typewritten copies, 1 box. Copies of Lewis' correspondence with members of his family and with Thomas Jefferson, also a few letters of William Clark and other members of the transcontinental expedition, collected by Reuben G. Thwaites for his Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (New York, 1904-5). Filed with the papers is some correspondence concerning the publication of the journals. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 129 410. Lightcap, Solomon. Account Books, 1856-62. 2 vol- umes. Account books kept at Lightcap's gristmill at Hazel Green showing daily purchases of wheat, 1857-62, and sales of flour and feed, 1859-61. 411. Lincoln Lumber Company, Merrill. Record Books, 1881-92. 1 box, including 11 volumes. Records of a company incorporated in 1881 by Thomas P. Mathews and others, with articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings, a stock certificate book, records of bills payable, and log scale books of several camps. 412. Lloyd, Henry D. (1847-1903). Papers, 1840-1937. 32 boxes and 4 volumes. Papers of Lloyd of Chicago and Winnetka, Illinois, consisting of 19 boxes of correspondence; manuscripts of articles and books written by Lloyd; scrapbooks containing annotated clippings of articles by and about Lloyd and subjects in which he was interested; bock reviews; transcripts of shorthand notes made by Lloyd through a period of years; and correspondence, 1896-1937, of Caro Lloyd, mainly dealing with her preparation of the 2-volume biography of her brother, published in 1912, and reviews of the biography. Lloyd occupied a central place in the development of liberal and radical thought in the United States from 1881 to 1903, and his papers probably contain the largest available collection of mate- rial in this field. He was one of the first systematic students of rising corporate capitalism; a pioneer in the field of business and social ethics for an urban-industrial America; a silk-stocking cham- pion of labor's right to organize and a leader in its fight for better treatment; an investigator of the " new liberalism " and of coopera- tive movements in Europe and of state socialism in Australasia, and a transmitter of their experiences to America; and an active partici- 130 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY pant in the Populist movement from 1894 to 1896. He is best remembered for his Wealth against Commonwealth (1894), the bulk of whose original manuscript is in the collection. Lloyd's correspondents included men and women of distinction from a wide geographical area. Among those whose letters are most numerous are: Jane Addams, John P. Altgeld, Edward W. Bemis, Samuel Bowles, William Clarke of England, Clarence L. Darrow, Thomas Davidson, Richard T. Ely, George H. Gibson, Samuel Gompers, George D. Herron, William D. Howells, Henry A. Huntington of England, Henry Keenan, Alfred F. von der Leyen of Germany, Charles B. Matthews, Edwin D. Mead, Thomas J. Morgan, Eitweed Pomeroy, the Rev. John F. Power, William M. Salter, Simon Sterne, Ethelbert Stewart, John Swinton, Ida M. Tarbell, Robert H. van Shack, Frances E. Willard, and Carroll D. Wright. 413. Lockney (Loughney), James B. Papers, 1856-91. 1 box. Papers of Lockney, Company G, 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of a diary, 1863-65, and correspondence, 1862-65, describing routine military life. Filed with the collection are the platform, constitution, and signatures of the members of the Republican Association of New Berlin in 1856. 414. Love, William DeLoss (1819-98). Papers, 1860-81. 2 boxes. Material collected by the Rev. Mr. Love in the preparation of his history of Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion (Chicago and Milwaukee, 1866), consisting of replies to questionnaires, excerpts from soldiers' letters, biographical sketches, regimental histories, correspondence concerning the publication of the volume, commendatory letters, and miscellaneous material. 415. Lowry, Mrs. Flora E. Papers, 1920-30. 12 boxes. A collection of clippings about and some correspondence with nearly one thousand Wisconsin writers, compiled by Mrs. Lowry, of La Crosse. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 131 416. Lowry, James L. Diary, April 21 -July 28, 1860. Type- written copy, 50 pages. Diary of a trip by ox train from Otoe City, Nebraska Territory, to Rabbit Hole Springs, Nevada, en route to California, with com- ments on the route and the passengers in the train. 417. Loy, David M. (1816-73), and Peter S. (1846-1931). Papers, 1839-1911. 9 boxes, including 14 volumes, and 10 additional volumes. Business and family papers of a father and son of De Pere. The correspondence consists of family letters, including a quantity from members of the Loy and Schell families in Bedford and Somerset counties, Pennsylvania. Among them are a number from the elder Loy's brothers: John F., a resident of Pittsburgh; Joseph F., an attorney of Green Bay who served in the state senate in 1854 and 1855 and fought in the Civil War; and William E., who engaged in various business enterprises in Wisconsin. There are letters addressed to the elder Loy, 1839-41, at Pittsburgh, where he was agent for the United States Portable Boat Line; a quantity from Joshua F. Cox of Somerset, Pennsylvania, with whom Loy was closely associated in business at De Pere, particularly in the Fox- Wisconsin improvement project; several from Cox's son, Edwin, at Shasta City, California, and elsewhere in the West; and a series of letters, 1859-67, from William P. Ankeny of Minneapolis, re- garding the development of that city. A biographical sketch of the elder Loy and some genealogical notes on the Loy and Schefl families and the Arndt family of Green Bay were prepared by Peter S. Loy. A quantity of business records contain information on the Loys's activities in sawmilling and gristmilling, fisheries, real estate trans- actions, transportation, and contracting for the construction of railroads, dams, bridges, roads, and city streets and allied operations in eastern Wisconsin and later in the vicinity of Alhambra, Cali- fornia, to which place Peter S. Loy removed about 1905. 418. McCall, James (1774-1856). Papers, 1830. 2 volumes. Journal kept by a member of the board commissioned to locate 132 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY lands at Green Bay for the New York Indians, accompanied by copies of instructions, the report of the board, and biographical information, all published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 12:170-215. 419. McCarthy, Charles (1873-1921). Papers, 1906-31. 46 boxes. Correspondence of a political scientist, publicist, and first Wis- consin legislative reference librarian and originator of the bill- drafting system in the United States. The agricultural material, 1913-21, includes correspondence with farm leaders and farm organizations, such as the National Agricultural Organization Society, and relates to the rural co- operative marketing movement; cooperative legislation, state and national; rural credit and land ownership; organization of coopera- tives; and standardization of farm products. Correspondence, beginning about 1913, with Sir Horace Plunkett concerns the rural cooperative movement in Ireland and Irish affairs after the war. Another prominent subject is public education, 1911-21. Cor- respondence in this connection deals with the state program; improvement of facilities; legislation; development of courses in and training of teachers of industrial education; state and national financial aid; and plans and policies in general. Occasional corre- spondence, 1906-15, with President Van Hise relates to the Extension Division, the budget, and athletic policies of the uni- versity. Running through most of the collection is material on con- temporary constitutional and legislative problems and questions, considered usually from the constructive rather than the inter- pretative side of the law. Under this heading are such items as the development of governmental budgetary systems; commission form of public administration; decentralization of executive authority; cabinet responsibility; and initiative and referendum. There is some correspondence with legislative leaders in other states. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 133 Correspondence relating to McCarthy's position as director of research and investigation for the United States Commission on Industrial Relations for several months in 1914 and 1915 is here, and has to do with research and investigation plans, studies, ac- tivities, and policies, and relations with other members of the staff, especially the chairman, Frank P. Walsh. Other subjects discussed are workmen's insurance; apprentice- ship legislation; the Wisconsin income tax law; civil service; public service training; preliminary work in the organization of the Wis- consin State Council of Defense; state board of public affairs activities; establishment of legislative reference bureaus in other states; academic freedom; the platform of the insurgent wing of the Republican Party in 1912; state election campaigns in 1914 and McCarthy's own campaign for the United States Democratic senatorial nomination in 1918; and state politics in general. There is a rather limited amount of information on McCarthy's service as assistant to Food Administrator Herbert Hoover, and some cor- respondence with individuals of national prominence, such as Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot. 420. McCoy, Bruce E. (1829-1925). Papers, 1864-66. 27 items. Civil War papers of Captain McCoy of Company G, 43rd Regi- ment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 421. McCracken, John. Lecture Notes, 1814-16. 6 vol- umes. Notes taken by a student of medicine and surgery at the Uni- versity of Edinburgh, Scotland. 422. McDermott, John G. (1818-72). Papers, 1860-66. 116 items. Letters written by Captain McDermott of the New York Volunteers concerning family matters and military movements. Included is a biographical sketch of McDermott and a short family genealogy, prepared by Margaret McDermott, Black River Falls. 134 wisconsin historical society 423. McGregor, Duncan (1836-1921). Papers, 1864-66. 1 box. Papers of Captain McGregor, Company A, 42nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of muster and descriptive roils; invoices; lists of stores; and miscellaneous receipts. 424. MacInnis, Earl C. Diary, 1917-19. Typewritten copy, 88 pages. Diary of a 2nd lieutenant, Company C, 34 1st Infantry and Com- pany A, 144th Infantry, from the time of his enlistment in the Reserve Officers' Training Corp at the University of Wisconsin to his return from France in June, 1919- 425. McIntosh, William H. Papers, 1841-1916. 1 box. Papers consisting chiefly of a 250-page typewritten history of the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War and some correspondence concerning its proposed publication. 426. McKay, William J. (1847-1921). Correspondence, November 15 -December 31, 1887. 6 items. Letters written at the time of the dedication of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison, giving information on early Methodism in Madison. 427. Mackinac, Michigan. Account Book, 1820-25. 1 volume. An unidentified account book kept by a merchant in Mackinac. A number of the entries are in French. 428. McMynn, John G. (1824-1900). Papers, 1845-1925. 2 boxes, including 5 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Miscellaneous papers of a Wisconsin educator, consisting of type- written copies of his essays and addresses, 1845-89; of his journal of a trip through Scotland, England, France, and Germany, 1858-59, with observations on their school systems; of letters by McMynn to Mrs. B. F. Walker; and of his Civil War letters and diary, 1861-63. There is correspondence relating to educational GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 135 matters, including the work of the university board of visitors in the late nineties; a letter telling of the first shipment of wheat from Wisconsin; an article on early days in Racine; and a diary of Marion Clark McMynn of a trip to Alabama in 1862. Several letters of Josiah L. Pickard are in the collection. 429. McNeil, John (1784-1850). Papers, March 30-Au- gust 8, 1829. Copies, 1 volume. Copies from General McNeil's papers of his official corre- spondence relating to the Treaty of 1829 held at Prairie du Chien. 430. McRae, John. Letter Books, 1845-90. 13 volumes. Letter books of a Camden, South Carolina, railroad construction engineer and plantation owner, consisting of copies of letters writ- ten while in charge of construction for the Camden branch of the South Carolina Railroad, 1845-50; while he held a similar position with the North Carolina Railroad, 1850-54; and while he was in charge of survey for the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, 1854. The correspondence of these years is with officials and employees of the roads, and concerns railroad problems. The first two roads are now part of the Southern Railway system. About 1855, McRae seems to have retired from engineering employments and thereafter to have been concerned with the affairs of a plantation inherited by his wife. While the corre- spondence up to 1870 is largely personal, there are some letters to the plantation manager and to merchants in Charleston. There is information concerning prices, slavery, economic conditions, secession, the viewpoint of a southern planter before, during, and after the war, labor problems, the effect of the war on a southern family and a plantation, and adjustments after the war. Corre- spondence after 1870 only occasionally comments on political mat- ters and the affairs of the plantation. 431. Madison, A., Company, Appleton. Record Books, 1915-23. 22 volumes. Record books of the Nick Simon Cheese Company of Appleton 136 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY which in 1918 was reincorporated as the A. Madison Company with an additional plant at Theresa, Dodge County. There are journals, ledgers, trial balances, cashbooks, records of receipts and shipments, truck accounts, and a check and voucher register. 432. Madison Academy. Record Book, 1846-49. 3 items, including 1 volume. Constitution, committee reports, and minutes of meetings of the corporation. 433. Madison and Galena Stage Coach Line. Record Book, 1851-54. 1 volume. Record book, probably kept at Galena, Illinois, of passengers for the stagecoach to Madison, listing names of passengers, their destination, and charges. 434. Madison Engine Company No. 2. Record Books, 1856-1917. 5 volumes. Records consisting of constitution, lists of members, treasurers' accounts, and minutes of meetings from the organization of the company until its dissolution, all written in German script. In 1867 the company was reorganized into a mutual benefit association under the title " Relief Association Madison No. 2." 435. Madison Horticultural Society. Secretary's Rec- ord Book, 1874-1919. 1 volume. Records of meetings, and of the work of committees, description of exhibitions, and occasional newspaper accounts of the work of this society which was incorporated in 1861. 436. Madison, Ladies Benevolent Society of Grace Epis- copal Church. Records, 1846-56. 1 volume. Minutes of meetings of the society, lists of members, and treas- urers' reports. guide to manuscripts 137 437. Madison Ladies' Union League. Papers, 1862-64. 17 items. Correspondence of an organization formed to aid needy families of active soldiers. 438. Madison Literary Club. Record Books, 1877-1903. 2 volumes. Secretary's records of the club from its organization, consisting of constitution, membership lists, and minutes of meetings. The second volume consists largely of mounted newspaper accounts of meetings, to which manuscript additions have been made. 439. Madison Maennerchor. Papers, June-July, 1881. 102 items. Papers, chiefly in German script, consisting of accounts and re- ceipted bills for food, tobacco, beer, lumber, and advertising used in connection with a Saengerfest held in Madison. 440. Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association. Cor- respondence, 1894-1916. 2 boxes and 7 volumes. Correspondence and letter books, kept by John M. Olin, presi- dent, concerning subscriptions made to and work done by the association in improving public property in Madison. 441. Madison Patriotic Club. Record Books, 1901-13. 6 volumes. Constitution, minutes of meetings, and membership lists, begin- ning with the organization of the club. 442. Madison Rifle Club. Papers, 1916-19. 1 box, includ- ing 3 volumes. Lists of members, minutes of meetings, treasurers' records, cor- respondence, and records of matches held. 138 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 443. Mallory, James A. (1827-99). Papers, 1821-1918. 31 items. Papers of the Mallory family, mainly miscellaneous papers and certificates of appointments of James A. Mallory, Milwaukee municipal court judge from I860 to 1890; Civil War diary and records of James L. Mallory; and papers of Jenny M. Mallory re- lating to binoculars for use in the World War. 444. Manitowoc County. Road Assessment Rolls, 1841, 1844-47. 5 volumes. Records of names of owners of lands in each road district, with description of land, quantity, valuation, and amount of road tax due, and record of payments of same. 445. Mann, Newton. Record Book, 1814-40. 1 volume. Account book showing wholesale purchases for a mercantile store at Mannsvilie, New York, and some personal accounts. 446. Marathon County, Town of Marathon. Treas- urers' Record Book, 1861-86. 7 items, including 1 vol- ume. Record book of receipts and expenditures of the town treasurer, 1861-86. Filed with the volume is miscellaneous material, includ- ing a few receipts. 447. Marquette County, Westfield. Police Court Rec- ords, 1902-6. Justice of the Peace Records, 1910-11, 1921-23. 1 volume. Records relating to minor cases before the law. 448. Marsh, Cutting (1800-73). Papers, 1802-1860. 2 boxes, including 58 volumes. Correspondence and diaries of a missionary to the Stockbridge Indians in Wisconsin. About one half of the correspondence con- sists of Marsh's drafts of reports to the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, many of which are printed in GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 139 the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 15:39-204. The letters re- ceived are from Marsh's former instructors at Andover Seminary, administrators in Indian work, and fellow missionaries in the West. There are 17 miscellaneous notebooks in which Marsh jotted down memoranda on his reflections while a student, his missionary work at Maumee, Ohio, in the winter of 1829-30, and his eighteen years among the Stockbridges, with many comments on Indian life and his own experiences; 12 journals, 1830-48, in which he kept a narrative of his religious work at Statesburg and Stockbridge; 6 journals of an expedition in the summer of 1834 to the Sauk and Fox Indians at Rock Island and up the Des Moines; and 23 journals, 1848-56, of his preaching career in the Wisconsin pineries, with headquarters at Waupaca. 449. Martin, Morgan L. (1805-87). Papers, 1747-1888. 14 boxes and 27 volumes. Among the early papers in this collection are a few dealing with the fur trade, particularly the operations of the Abbott brothers, Samuel, James, and Robert, centering around Detroit and Mackinac; controversies before the merger of fur companies in 1821; and the bankruptcy of the American Fur Company. Beginning with Martin's removal to Green Bay in 1827 there are numerous busi- ness and legal papers relating to his work as attorney for local and eastern clients, particularly as that of a collection agent. There are personal communications with his relatives and friends in Martinsburgh, Lowville, and elsewhere in New York State, and miscellaneous information on the career of James D. Doty. For the period of his terms as member of the Michigan and Wisconsin territorial councils and delegate to Congress, there is information on appointments, elections, internal improvements, and claims against the government. Material on the Fox-Wisconsin improvement project includes correspondence with Hiram Barney, an Eastern investor in the company, some claims of Martin's against the state, and a few record books. Martin was one of the promoters of the Bank of Wisconsin at Green Bay and for a time its president. There are checks, notes, 140 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY and drafts relating to this bank and to the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Detroit, and letters by Henry Stringham, cashier of the Wisconsin bank, advising and commenting on banking practices. The development of the townsite of Milwaukee is enlarged upon in communications from Solomon Juneau and others, and in rec- ords of sales of lots, tax receipts, and statements of accounts. Occasional references to Indian affairs are found in traders' claims, in a long letter written by George Boyd in 1841, and in some Stockbridge correspondence in the seventies. Among mis- cellaneous subjects touched upon are Antimasonry in Michigan Territory, the organization of the Episcopal church in Green Bay, the building of the first Milwaukee court house, lake transportation, and land sales in the Lake Michigan region. There are some reminiscent articles written by Martin towards the end of his life, a folder of rough drafts of reminiscences by Mrs. Martin, and a brief diary kept before her marriage. A few letters, dealing with the fur trade, are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 20:34-36, 52-53, 351-53. 450. Matteson Family. Correspondence, 1845-68. 7 items. Letters of Joseph Benedict, Sheboygan Falls, and Clinton Matte- son, Rosendale, to members of the Matteson family, North Ben- nington, Vermont, describing farming conditions and prices and urging emigration, with gossip of Vermont people in Wisconsin. 451. Matthews, Stanley (1824-89). Correspondence, 1848-65. 19 items. Letters from Salmon P. Chase to Matthews, at Columbus, Ohio, of which all but two short notes are printed in the American His- torical Review, 34:536-55 (April, 1929). 452. Maybury, Charles G. (b. 1830). Papers, 1865, 1867, 1896-98. 17 items. Letters, 1898, from various state military officers regarding ear- liest military organizations in the United States in answer to queries by Maybury of Winona, Minnesota. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 141 453. Mayers, Andrew A. (1848-1938). Papers, 1856-1928. 5 volumes. Records of organizations, preserved by Mayers, Madison drug- gist and general merchant, consisting of minutes of meetings, 1856-92, of the Madison branch of St. George's Society, a benevo- lent society for Englishmen; minutes of meetings, cashbook, and ledger of the Mendota Club, 1891-1901, incorporated for the pur- pose of maintaining a shooting preserve; and stock certificate book of the Madison Sportsmen's Association, 1913-28. 454. Meacham, Jesse. Account Book, 1839-64. 1 volume. Mainly accounts receivable, 1839-45, kept by Meacham, a tavern keeper at Troy. The volume records prices for staple groceries, and liquor, room and meals, charges for delivering mail, and stage- coach fares. 455. Mears, Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth (1830-1907). Papers, 1 volume. One volume containing the script of " Black Hawk, or the Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mrs. Mears under the pen name of Nellie Wildwood. With it are reviews of the play, mainly from the Madison Argus and Democrat. 456. Medbery, John W. (1839-1927). Correspondence, 1861-63. 10 items. Letters of Medbery, Company B, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, to his family at Troy, Wisconsin, concerning scouting and other phases of army life at Camp Fremont, Wisconsin, and in Arkansas and Missouri. Four of these letters are typewritten copies. 457. Meffert, William C. (1842-1918). Diaries, 1863-65. 3 volumes. Diaries of Corporal Meffert of Company H, 3rd Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry. Among the routine entries are interesting accounts of the army's reaction upon hearing of Lincoln's death and upon not being discharged immediately at the close of the war. 142 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 458. Mellberg, Gustave (b. 1812). Diary, 1846-49. 1 vol- ume. Brief daily records kept in Swedish by a farm laborer concerning his work for himself and others near Koshkonong. 459. Menard, Pierre (1766-1844). Papers, 1779-1834. Photostatic copies, 23 items. Copies of a few items, 1779-80, dealing with George Rogers Clark's financial operations at Kaskaskia, and correspondence of Menard, 1815-34, concerning the treaty of 1829 at Prairie du Chien and other matters. 460. Menasha, Village of. Records, 1853-66. 1 box, in- cluding 1 volume. Records of the village board consisting of miscellaneous papers concerned with roads and railroads; a small group of Civil War papers dealing with the draft and bounty scrip; and information on the activities of James D. Doty, S. M. Bronson, John Bryan, and the Reed brothers — Curtis, George, and Harrison. 461. Merrell, Edward H. (1818-1905). Papers, 1862-64, 1871-1916. 2 boxes. Papers of the Rev. Mr. Merrell of Ripon and his wife, Ada Clark Merrell, consisting chiefly of correspondence while Merrell was president of Ripon College. They pertain to educational affairs, endowment, and the heresy trial of the Rev. Edward H. Smith by the Winnebago District Congregational Convention in 1889. There are letters to Mrs. Merrell in regard to the writing of her book, the Life and Poems of Clarissa Tucker Tracy (Chicago, 1908), a short diary of a trip from Ripon to Denver in 1862, and some Civil War letters. 462. Merrick, George B. (1841-1931). Papers, 1838-1934. 27 boxes, including 1 volume. A collection of papers relating principally to the history of steam- boating on the Upper Mississippi River, beginning about 1850. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 143 There are scrapbooks; lists of steamboats; correspondence and data on steamboats, steamboatmen, and steamboat companies; manu- scripts of published articles and books, including that of Old Times on the Upper Mississippi (Cleveland, 1909); and bills of lading, 1845-59, for goods shipped on the river by mercantile houses at St. Louis, Galena, Stillwater, and other points. Eight card file boxes contain a directory arranged alphabetically of steamboatmen and data on steamboats. Miscellaneous items include correspondence in regard to the gathering of information for the Genealogy of the Merrick- Mir ick- Myrick Family . . . (Madison, 1902); papers, 1839-1905, ac- cumulated by Merrick as clerk of the First Congregational Church of Madison; and material on the 30th Wisconsin Infantry Associa- tion of which Merrick was secretary. A letter book, 1894-97, re- lates chiefly to genealogy but contains several letters in regard to the congressional campaign of 1896 in Wisconsin. 463. Merrill, Maria M. (1832-1903). Diary, 1890-99. Typewritten copy, 36 pages. Diary kept by Mrs. Merrill, dealing with family and household affairs and the operation of a farm at Sechlersville, Jackson County. 464. Messinger, Riley N. and others. Correspondence, 1844-59. Typewritten copies, 36 items. Letters written by Riley N., John A., Osbert E., and other mem- bers of the Messinger family in Wisconsin to their relatives at Oneida Lake, New York, discussing the varied enterprises in which they were engaged, including practicing law, teaching school, run- ning a bowling alley, selling railroad stock, and operating a brick- kiln, also commenting on the development of the city of Mil- waukee, health conditions, population elements, prices, amusements, transportation, the temperance question, and family affairs. 465. Metcalf, John (1788-1864). Papers, 1831-61. 1 box, including 2 volumes. Two volumes, 1831-33, of records of time and provisions used 144 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY while constructing the shot tower at Helena, and miscellaneous ac- counts and correspondence concerning Metcalf's operation of the shot tower and of a sawmill at Baraboo. 466. Methodist Church (United States). Wisconsin Conference. Minutes of Meetings, 1848-49. Type- written copies, 192 pages. Minutes of meetings of the first two annual conferences of the Wisconsin Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, copied from Journal A of the original records. 467. Meyer and Finck Realty Company. Papers, 1885-1907. 86 volumes and 3 boxes. Business records of a Milwaukee real estate firm operated from about 1892 to 1896 by Willis A. Meyer and Otto A. Finck, con- sisting of correspondence and ledgers, cashbooks, journals, and miscellaneous business record books of the company and similar record books of various subsidiary land companies. The correspondence relates to the sale of real estate, agency work for property owners, collections, commissions, land speculation at Trinidad, Colorado, and operations of fifteen subsidiary land com- panies, such as Milwaukee Central Land Company and the Crown Land Company. Several volumes relate to the Phoenix Suspender Company of which Finck was assignee. The collection is not avail- able for public use. 468. Michigan, Genesee County Pioneer Association. Questionnaires, March, 1858. 6 items. Replies to questionnaires on printed forms, sent by Charles P. Avery, corresponding secretary, to old settlers of the county for the purpose of preserving local pioneer and Indian history. 469. Miller, B. O. (c 1805-45). Account Books, 1834-45. 2 volumes. Records of patients of a Prairie du Chien physician, with dates and amounts of charges for professional services. At the end are GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 145 records of the sale of the library, office equipment, and household effects of Dr. Miller's estate. 470. Miller, Mrs. Caroline E. Diary, 1839-51. 1 volume. Diary of a river journey from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Chicago via St. Louis, April, 1840. Additional diary entries of an unimportant nature were made by Mrs. Miller at other dates. 471. Miller, Edwin (b. 1819). Diary, 1844-47. 1 volume. Miller's diary of religious meditations and routine work on a farm at Arcadia, New York, and of a journey to Milwaukee, and his return to bring his family to settle in Waupun. 472. Mills, Joseph T. (1811-97). Papers, 1856-82. 1 box, including 6 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Six memorandum books kept by judge Mills, Lancaster assem- blyman and attorney, containing notes on law cases and legislative proceedings, with records of various trips, one to Superior and sur- rounding territory and return by way of the Great Lakes in 1856. There is an account of his interview with President Lincoln, some Civil War and Reconstruction correspondence, and a letter book kept by Mills and David McKee, Potosi merchant and attorney. 473. Milton, John. Papers, 1846-63. 1 box and 11 volumes. Records, 1846-59, kept by Milton, Mineral Point general mer- chant, consisting of daybooks, ledgers, inventories of goods, and some miscellaneous material connected with the business. 474. Milwaukee, Bank of. Minutes of Meetings, 1837-46. 1 volume. Minutes of meetings of the directors of the bank, beginning with its organization. 475. Milwaukee Boat Club. Record Book, 1855-70. 1 volume. Constitution, by-laws, and proceedings from the date of its organization. 146 wisconsin historical society 476. Milwaukee Carlyle Club. Record Book, 1882-83. 1 volume. Lists of members and minutes of meetings with accounts of programs of a literary and social club. 477. Milwaukee Caw Caw Shooting Club. Record Books, 1865-1929. 4 volumes. Articles of association, minutes of annual meetings, treasurers' records, members' and visitors' registers, and shooting records, none of which are complete for the entire period of the existence of the club. 478. Milwaukee Coopers' Union No. 1. Directory. 1 volume. Names, addresses, places of employment, and brief description of appearance of members of the first permanent coopers' union in the state, probably about 1870. 479. Milwaukee County. Records, 1835-1900. 26 items, including 4 volumes. A few unbound records, 1835-40, of county board sessions, elec- tion returns, and papers dealing with a justice court held by Samuel Daugherty; a daybook of receipts and expenditures, 1865-78, of the House of Correction; and 3 volumes, 1859-1900, of sheriffs' records. 480. Milwaukee County Claim Association. Record Book, 1836-44. 1 volume. A register of over two thousand names of claimants in a mutual protection association, with date and location of claims, mainly for 1836 and 1837. 481. Milwaukee Fortnightly Club. Record Book, 1875-83. 1 volume. Rules for government, minutes of meetings, lists of members, and treasurers' accounts of a men's discussion club in Milwaukee, beginning with its organization. guide to manuscripts 147 482. Milwaukee Law Library Association. Record Book, 1860-1932. 1 volume. Articles of association; lists of subscribers; and minutes of meet- ings from the organization of the association to its dissolution. 483. Milwaukee Library Association. Records, 1846-47. 5 items. Minutes of first meetings of the association, with by-laws, a printed circular letter, and a list of persons to whom circular letters were sent. 484. Milwaukee, Literary Association of Wisconsin. Record Books, 1896-1904. 2 volumes. Records of minutes of meetings of the general association and of the board of directors beginning with its organization, by-laws, programs, membership lists, and records of payment of dues. 485. Milwaukee Soldiers' Monument Fund — Conway Model. Papers, 1895-99- 1 box, including 2 volumes. Papers of the committee in charge of raising funds and directing the selection of the soldiers' monument unveiled in Milwaukee on June 28, 1898, consisting of minutes of meetings; subscription lists; treasurer's accounts; and correspondence with subscribers to the fund, with the sculptor, John S. Conway, and with city officials. 486. Milwaukee, Young Men's Association of the City of. Record Book, 1848-68. 1 volume. Minutes of meetings of the board of directors and reports of committees, beginning with the organization of the association. 487. Miner, Henry A. (1829-1931). Papers, 1815-1930. 3 boxes, including 1 volume, and 9 additional volumes. Papers of the Rev. Mr. Miner, Madison, for many years a Con- gregational minister. There are diaries and an autobiography of Miner's grandfather, Samuel H. Miner; Miner's own diaries and lecture notes, 1850-62; record of marriages performed by Miner, 148 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1859-1921; the annual reports of the Home Missionary Work in the Southern District of Wisconsin, 1873-77; and correspon- dence in connection with his work as secretary of the Committee on Pastoral Relations of the Wisconsin Congregational Conference and his numerous other official positions in the church. 488. Minis, Joseph. Correspondence, 1865. 11 items. Civil War letters from Minis, private in Company H, 33rd, and Company H, 11th Infantry Wisconsin Volunteers, written mainly at Vicksburg and Memphis, to relatives in Salem, Kenosha County. 489. Miscellaneous Collections, 1267-1941. 43 boxes. Manuscripts ranging from single items to groups of about 25 pieces are filed in chronological order by groups. They consist of land grants, commissions, proclamations, diaries, correspondence, and similar material, dealing with the history of Wisconsin and other states. A calendar of these papers up to 1836 has been prepared. 490. Mitchell, David B. (1766-1837). Correspondence, 1809-20. 10 items. Correspondence relating to Mitchell's affairs as governor of Georgia and agent to the Creek Indians, most of which was printed in the Georgia Historical Quarterly, 21:383~92 (December, 1937). 491. Monroe, Charles E. (1857-1931). Correspondence, 1881. Typewritten copies, 35 pages. Letters written by Monroe, a member of the Wisconsin Central Railroad's surveying party on the Penokee Iron Range in Ashland County, to his family in Oberlin, Ohio, describing his work and life on the survey. 492. Moore, Mrs. Aubertine Woodward (1841-1929). Papers, 1781-1928. 10 boxes and 5 volumes. Three boxes of letters written to Mrs. Moore, author, musician, translator, whose pen name was Auber Forestier, and who came GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 149 to Madison from Philadelphia in 1879. The letters are from the family, correspondence with publishers, and from musicians and writers interested in northern comparative literature and musical criticism. There are letters from Elizabeth P. Peabody concerning literary figures and educational schemes; Alexander Bull, written while on concert tours in the Northwest; Mrs. Jane Cunningham Croly, editor of Demorest's and other publications; George W. Wickersham, United States Attorney General and Mrs. Moore's nephew; Elizabeth Jordon, writer and grandniece of Mr. Moore; and Mrs. Valborg Hovind Stub, Mrs. Moore's collaborator in the publication of a Scandinavian album, Songs from the North. There are letters from Mrs. Mary M. Adams, Rasmus B. Anderson, Charles and Ellen Emerson, Carl Gaertner, James G. Huneker, Kristofer Janson, William Ellery Leonard, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Ernest Skarstedt. With these are 7 boxes of articles on music, biographies, transla- tions, poems, and some genealogical information. There are remi- niscences regarding Ole Bull, by his son Alexander, and Mrs. Moore's description of visits with Emerson and Walt Whitman. There are also 5 volumes of poems and notes. 493. Moore, Thomas O. (1804-76), and others. Corre- spondence, 1861-63. 27 items. Miscellaneous letters of Confederate soldiers and their relatives describing wartime life chiefly in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas, and a letter of Governor Moore of Louisiana giving the latest news reports and describing his official duties. 494. Moran, Edmund. Papers, 1763-66. 13 items. Letters and accounts of Moran, trader at Green Bay, to a Mary- land mercantile firm of which Captain Evan Shelby was a member, relating to the conduct of the fur trade and the settlement for losses at the abandonment of Fort Edward Augustus. There is a letter by Lieutenant James Gorrell, who was in charge of the garrison. Seven of these papers have been printed in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 8:232-40. 150 wisconsin historical society 495. Morgan, George (1743-1810). Letter Books, 1774-79. Typewritten copies, 1 box. Copies of letters written by Morgan, mainly in connection with his work as Indian agent and deputy commissary general of pur- chases for the United States at Fort Pitt during the first years cf the Revolution. 496. Morris, Mrs. Mary Fairchild (1865-1939). Papers, 1827-1930. 1 box. Papers accumulated by Mrs. Morris relating to Americanization work undertaken in Milwaukee and at the University of Wisconsin, 1914-21, with regard to the teaching of English to foreigners, and the preservation of native handicraft cultures. With these are letters and reminiscences concerning members of the Fairchild family. 497. Morse, Hiram D. (1815-99). Diary, 1862-66. Type- written copy, 47 pages. Diary of Morse, a farmer of the Town of Waterford, Racine County, containing brief daily entries describing farm work, the weather, and local social life. 498. Muenzenberger, Adam (d. 1863). Correspondence, 1862-63. Typewritten copies, 104 pages. Translations from the original German letters of Corporal Muenzenberger of Company C, 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, to his wife, Barbara, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, describing army life and discussing family problems. 499. Mukwonago Anti-slavery Society. Records, 1847. 1 volume, 7 pages. Constitution and list of members of the society with minutes of meetings from the date of organization. 500. Muller, John G. (1813-93). Papers, 1843-88. 47 volumes and 1 folder. Diaries of a Wisconsin pioneer missionary of the Evangelical GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 151 Association (now the Evangelical Church), 1843-48, 1850, 1852, 1856-88, during appointments and pastorates held chiefly in Madison, and other places in Wisconsin and Illinois. There are 2 volumes of reminiscences, several small account books, and 4 letters, 1859-63, of Charles Hammer of Cleveland, Ohio. The entire collection is written in German script. 501. Myrick, Nathan (1822-1905). Account and Mem- orandum Books, 1841-47. 3 volumes. Two account books kept by the first white settler at La Crosse, showing transactions with Indians and whites, also a memorandum book containing penciled notes on miscellaneous items such as expenses, trading accounts, and services. 502. National Association of Audubon Societies, Wis- consin Branch. Papers, 1898-1917. 1 box. Papers concerning efforts to arouse public sentiment and secure legislation for the protection of wild birds, to the time the society was merged with the Wild Life Protective Society. 503. Neenah, City of. Records, 1874-1903. 25 volumes. Poll tax lists, 1874-77; original notes of proceedings of the common council, 1879-84, 1894-97; and registers of liquors sold, 1885-1903. 504. Nekoosa Lumbering Company. Papers, 1858-61. 2 volumes. Daybook and ledger for merchandise and other expenses while building a dam on the Wisconsin River at Nekoosa. 505. Nelson, Adolphus P. (1872-1927). Papers, 1908-26. 10 boxes. Correspondence of a Republican Congressman from Grantsburg, 1918-23, relating to the national legislation of these years, and particularly to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway project, in- cluding numerous copies of letters addressed to President Coolidge 152 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY in 1924 in behalf of Nelson's appointment to the International Joint Commission. Other subjects are soldier legislation, the Sol- diers' Land Bill, adjusted compensation, and war risk insurance; agricultural legislation, including amendment to the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916, proposed rural credits legislation and the Norbeck-Nelson Bill, Muscle Shoals Dam appropriation, and cor- respondence with farm organizations; and prohibition. Miscellaneous correspondence relates to the appropriation for the United States Employment Service in 1919, proposed tariff legislation in 1920-21, postal rates legislation and postal em- ployees' salaries, rivalry between Superior and Duluth in regard to customs collections, personal election campaigns, local issues, serv- ices for constituents, and speeches. There are occasional letters from officials and faculty members of the University of Wisconsin to Nelson in his capacity as president of the Board of Regents, and a few letters from clergymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 506. Netherwood, Charles W. (1843-1938). Papers, 1863, 1876-1938. 2 boxes, including 50 volumes. Scattered diaries, 1863-1938, of a Civil War veteran and post- master at Oregon, 1869~94, containing personal notations. A folder of letters, 1884-89, mainly from Robert M. La Follette, touch upon the latter's early political career and Netherwood's threatened re- moval from his position as postmaster. 507. Nevius, Aaron C. Papers, 1829-59, 1870. 1 box. Typewritten copies of letters written to Nevius, in Pennsylvania and Ohio, from relatives and friends in Illinois, Iowa, and Pen- nsylvania, describing pioneer conditions, diseases, farming and financial affairs; of Abner S. Goddard's diary of his wedding journey in 1833 from Pennsylvania to Jacksonville, Illinois; and of biographical material on his wife. With these are filed photo- static copies of the Goddard papers in the Minnesota Historical Society, mainly family letters of the Goddards and Lucretia Fruit, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 153 and letters and a diary written by Goddard at New Diggings in 1850. 508. New England Society of Wisconsin, Madison. Papers, 1863-98. 12 items, including 1 volume. Constitution, membership lists giving brief biographical data, and minutes of meetings beginning with the organization of the society. 509- New York and Mississippi Land Company. Papers, 1835-89. 6 boxes and 1 volume. Papers of a land company organized with headquarters in New York City in 1835 to purchase land in the Chickasaw Indian tract in northern Mississippi as a speculative venture. The collection con- sists of letters received from Richard Bolton, a young nephew of a director of the company, who assisted in the purchase of the lands and for over fifty years served as resident agent at Pontotoc, negotiating sales, collecting rent, keeping accounts, and reporting to the New York office. His letters, most of which are for the years before 1850, describe in detail his management of the prop- erty, and incidentally contain much information on general economic conditions, the effects of the panic of 1837, banking and transportation problems, crops, settlers, prices, political events, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. A volume contains copies of agree- ments made and letters received by the company in 1835. 510. Newnham, James. Diary, 1830-34. Typewritten copy, 6 pages. Diary of Newnham recording rules and regulations of H.M.S. " Acticon," and the floggings administered. The record was kept by order of Captain W. F. Grey. 511. Newton, Abel D. (1806-89). Papers, 1849-79, 1893-1921. 1 box, including 1 volume. Letters by Newton at Kaukauna, 1851-52; by Newton's sons, Edward D., Samuel, and James K., during the Civil War, and by 154 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY James K. as special commissioner for administering the amnesty oath in Alabama and as a student at Ripon Academy and Oberlin College; and some notes prepared by Newton's son-in-law, Bernard A. Leonard, regarding Revolutionary heroes. 512. Noble, William (d. 1864). Diary, 1861-64. 1 volume. Regimental diary of a lieutenant of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, probably copied by Lieutenant Colonel George H. Otis from notes kept by Noble on the battlefield and continued by him after Noble's death on May 4, 1864. 513. Norfolk, Virginia, Borough of. Commissioner of the Revenue. Tax List, 1839. 1 volume. A tax list prepared by William Walke on a printed form. 514. Northwestern Horticultural Society, La Crosse. Papers, 1879-86. 2 volumes. Constitution, lists of members, and minutes of meetings of the society from its organization in 1879 to 1886, also a scrapbook containing papers read before the society. 515. Norton, De Have (1840P-1918). Correspondence, 1861-65. 28 items. Letters written by Norton, Company C, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, to his father, Elihu Norton, Hingham, Sheboygan County, describ- ing army life. 516. Norton, John and Jonathan B., Bennington, Ver- mont. Daybook, February 7-April 29, 1829. 1 volume. A daybook of a general store, itemizing goods sold. 517. Nourse (Nurse), Hiram E. Account Books, 1838-94, 1905-6. 3 volumes. An account book, 1847-75, kept by Nourse, who came to Troy around the year 1849 and 2 account books, 1838-93, kept by Samuel Fowler, who came to Troy in 1844, containing records of farm, household, and personal expenses, with summaries of GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 155 produce sold for several years. In one of the Fowler books are his school accounts as treasurer of School District Number 1, Town of Troy, for 1857, 1861-62. 518. Noyes, Charles A. (1812-81). Reminiscences. Photo- static copy, 27 pages. Account of a journey on a sailing vessel from Buffalo to Chicago, and of the writer's experience in searching for land inland from Racine and Milwaukee, and the contest over a disputed land claim at Lake Geneva, all in the years 1836 and 1837. 519. Noyes, Isaac (1800-80). Account Book, 1849-55. 1 volume. An account book used by Dr. Noyes at Watertown and Sharon and by a pharmacist at Watertown, listing prices charged for pharmaceutical supplies and for medical and surgical services. 520. Oakley, Frank W. (1841-1925). Papers, 1859-1921. 1 box. Letters describing life with the army written to relatives in Beloit by Mrs. Cynthia Oakley from Washington, D.C., and Paris, Kentucky, where she was stationed with her husband, Lieutenant Oakley, during the Civil War. Later papers deal with the markings of graves of Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Randall and were buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, and the work done in this connection by Mrs. Alice Whiting Waterman, formerly of Louisiana. 521. Odell, Emery A. Correspondence, 1930-39. 1 box. Letters received by Odell of Monroe from Mrs. Sherman I. Poole of Waverly, Iowa, discussing the preparation and publishing of a genealogy of the Odell family. 522. Ogden, George W. Diary, 1837-41. Typewritten copy, 75 pages. Diary of a farmer in Milton, Rock County, describing community life, pioneer hardships, wild game, and some political activities, 156 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY prefaced with a short account of his experiences in Milwaukee as a wagonmaker. 523. Ohio and Mississippi River Journey. Diary, 1850. 25 pages. Diary kept by Robert W. Taylor on a trip from Frederica, Delaware to Pittsburgh, and thence by boat to St. Paul, Minnesota, returning by way of Galena, Chicago, and the Great Lakes. 524. Ohio Insurance Company, Cincinnati. Register of Steamboats Insured, 1831-37. 4 volumes. Record of steamboats insured by the company, alphabetically ar- ranged by name of boat. The following information is given: name of boat, value, date of examination, when and where built, description including comments on condition, names of owners and masters, and occasional additional remarks. 525. Old Indian Agency House Association, Portage. Papers, 1929-39. 1 box. Papers dealing with the plan to restore the old Indian Agency House, consisting of minutes of meetings of the association, corre- spondence on the reprinting of Mrs. John H. Kinzie's Wau-Bun, lists of patrons, and other miscellaneous material. 526. Olmstead Family. Papers, 1843-67. 1 volume. Diary of Mrs. Mary Jane Olmstead written when she and her family journeyed from Columbus, Georgia, to Milwaukee via Mobile, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago; letter from Jared Olmstead, teacher and minister to the Choctaw Nation in eastern Oklahoma, describing plans for new Indian schools in 1842-43; and letter from Mary Jane's father, Hiram Fuller, describing effects of freeing negroes and Reconstruction in Georgia in 1867. 527. Olney, C. H. Papers, 1861-63. 13 items. Papers found at Fort Gibson on the Arkansas River and preserved GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 157 by Captain Olney, Company A, 52nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of letters on the relations of the Cherokee Nation with the United States and Confederate governments, and miscellaneous material. 528. Olson, James. Papers, 1800-1803. 9 items. A group of papers collected by Olson consisting of clearance papers and receipts issued by port officials in the West Indies to vessels bound for Baltimore, and other miscellaneous papers, written in French, English, and Spanish. 529. Orton, John Jay ( 1812-85 ). Papers, 1837-84. 4 boxes, including 2 volumes. Papers of Orton, Milwaukee attorney and businessman, consist- ing of his personal and business correspondence. Early letters are from his classmates at Yale and succeeding papers concern his work as bookkeeper at Albany, and his connection with Isaac Sherman, lumber dealer of Buffalo and later banker and broker in New York City. Orton came to Milwaukee around the year 1850, and pur- chased and developed what is known as the Humboldt property. Letters in this connection include those of Orton's brother, Judge Harlow S. Orton, Madison, and his partners at law, Edward G. Ryan, later chief justice, and David B. Frankenburger, later pro- fessor of rhetoric and oratory at the University of Wisconsin, and a few letters from Senator Angus Cameron and other prominent Republicans. There are papers concerning various Josiah A. Noonan lawsuits, Russell Wheeler's connection with Orton and circum- stances leading to the disbarment proceedings against Orton, the workings of the state supreme court, 1874-79, financial and eco- nomic conditions during the Civil War, some Milwaukee political affairs, and a few papers relating to railroads. With these are 2 account books kept by Orton, and the legal papers of the Allison Lewis estate, of which Orton and his partner Ephraim Mariner were executors. A few of the letters are published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 7:172-88 (December, 1923). 158 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 530. Osborn, Joseph H. (1822-92). Papers, 1855-90. 1 box, including 4 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Papers of a Winnebago County pioneer, pertaining to coopera- tives, railroad regulation, and the Granger movement. In the cor- respondence are letters on railway rate determination, the legislative program of the Grange for 1874, and letters from R. H. Ferguson of the Cheap Transportation Association, and John Samuel and Frederick Turner of the Knights of Labor. A letter book, 1876-77, kept while Osborn was master of the Wisconsin Grange and an active member of the state railroad commission, relates to Grange matters and railway regulation. Scattered business papers pertain to the organization of the Work- men's Cooperative Society, of which Osborn was secretary, and to the cooperative store which the society operated at Oshkosh, 1886-90. There are applications for stock and a volume of min- utes, 1877-79, for the Winnebago County Industrial and Provident Society. 531. Oshkosh and Waupun Plank Road Company. Rec- ord Book, 1852-56. 1 volume. Articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes of meetings of board of directors, copies of sundry legal papers dealing with the building of the road, signatures of stockholders, and records of stock issued. 532. Otto, Henry. Diary, 1862-65. Photostatic copy of a typewritten copy, 1 volume. Diary of an ex-Prussian soldier, Captain Otto, Company D, 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, giving account in narrative form of his Civil War experiences including recruiting at Appleton, the harboring of escaped negro slaves, political conversations held with the widow of Confederate Colonel Horatio Taylor of Ten- nessee, experiences with Confederate raiders under John H. Morgan in Tennessee, personal observations of important army figures, and a sketch of Captain Ernst Pleschke, a Lawrence College pro- fessor. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 159 533. Owen, Edward. Correspondence, 1862-63. 9 items. Family and Civil War letters written by Edward Owen, Owen J. Owen, and others, in Welsh. 534. Owens, Samuel (1856-1921). Record Books, 1845-1902. 18 volumes. Abstracts of records from the office of the Green Lake County register of deeds, including abstracts of deeds, 1845-1902, abstract of town and range index, of plats index for villages, of mortgages, of satisfactions and assignments of mortgages, of tract index, of judgments rendered, and government plats. 535. Owens Family. Correspondence, 1847-63, 1907-12. Photostatic copies, 31 pages. Correspondence between members of the family in Baraboo, Portage, Racine, and elsewhere, with their relatives in America and Wales, mainly written in Welsh. 536. Paine, Byron (1827-71). Papers, 1845-69. 13 items. Addresses and arguments by Paine on the subjects of slavery and politics; and photostatic copies of 5 letters, 1855-65, from Charles Sumner, and 2 letters from Wendell Phillips, congratulating Paine on his stand in the Booth case and discussing the slavery question. 537. Pangborn, David K. Diary, 1850-62. Typewritten copy, 62 pages. Copy of a diary mainly for 1850-52 of a journey from New York to San Francisco where Pangborn mined for gold and later engaged in the business of making coffins. There is a brief entry at Neenah in 1862. Excerpts concerning the voyage to California were printed in the American Historical Review, 9:104-15 (Oc- tober, 1903). 538. Pankow, Erdman (1818-1907). Papers, 1854-64. Con- temporary copies, 5 items. Records of conferences held in Watertown and elsewhere con- cerning the authority of the Rev. Lewis Geyer to suspend the Rev. 160 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Mr. Pankow from the Lutheran Church at Lebanon. In German script. 539. Parker, Arunah A. Diaries, 1846-47. Typewritten copies, 1 volume. Diaries kept by Parker on a surveying trip between the Black and Trempealeau rivers under James E. Freeman, United States deputy surveyor, and later as attorney at Lancaster. An account based on the 1846 diary was published in the Lancaster Wisconsin Herald, July 3~August 21, 1847; the 1847 diary was published in the Lancaster Teller, July 27-October 26, 1916. 540. Patrick, Lewis S. (b. 1843). Papers, 1777-1912. 1 box. Papers collected by Patrick, predominantly concerned with Marinette history, early settlers, the organization of Wisconsin Ter- ritory, and later boundary disputes. There is a section of Patrick's diary for 1865-66, and some correspondence, 1896-1911, concern- ing Senator Isaac Stephenson's political career. 541. Patterson, Robert (1753-1827). Papers, 1783-1801. 12 items. Receipts, orders, and miscellaneous papers issued to Patterson, magistrate of Lexington, Kentucky. 542. Paul, George H. (1826-90). Papers, 1834-89. 16 boxes. Papers of a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 1874-90, and postmaster at Milwaukee during Cleveland's first administration. The collection relates generally to the Demo- cratic Party in Wisconsin; university affairs, especially the building program and the resignation of President John Bascom; and to the Milwaukee post office. Correspondence of Paul with his wife who remained for a time in Vermont, and with other relatives and friends there, contains information about the early history of Kenosha, home life, and the Burlington Sentinel. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 161 Miscellaneous items include 1 or more letters concerning the work of a preceptress at a girls' school at Little Falls, New York (1849); California in 1849; the trip to Kenosha via the Great Lakes in 1851; Madison, the legislature, and political figures dur- ing the session of 1853; the arrest of a Democrat at Fond du Lac during the Civil War; and the Milwaukee Cement Company. There is a list of voters in Kenosha in 1855; several letters of Paul while employed as an editorial assistant to Fernando Wood for a few months in 1861; business papers concerning the Milwaukee Daily News; letters of Congressman Charles A. Eldredge on relations be- tween President Johnson and Congress in 1866; and one of the earliest letters written on a typewriter (1874). The collection touches upon the Barstow-Bashford controversy; state and local political campaigns, especially those of 1852 and 1872; reimbursement of the builders of the State Capitol after the disaster of 1882; the Potter Law and injunction suits of the 1870's; National Civil Service Law in the 1880's; and investigation of the Milwaukee County Insane Asylum in the 1880's. Records of the Milwaukee post office, 1885-89, consist almost exclusively of duplicate form reports submitted to the department at Washington. There is also 1 box of records of the Kenosha post office, 1853-61. 543. Pausch, G. Journal, 1776-77. Copy, 2 volumes. Journal kept by Pausch, captain of a company of Hessian artillery in the Revolution, describing the departure of his troops from Germany, and their journey by way of Quebec to Lake Champiain, with accounts of several battles. Copy from the original in Cassel, Germany, and translation. 544. Paxson, Joseph A. Papers, 1869-71. 2 volumes. Diary, July 1, 1869-June 30, 1870, of Dr. Paxson during his entire service as physician to the Winnebago Indian Agency in Thurston County, Nebraska, in which he describes his trip from Philadelphia to the agency, the government's treatment of the Indians, prairie fires, medical cases, and general routine of life there; 162 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY lists daily temperature readings; and comments on the Omaha and Santee Indian reservations, Omaha, Sioux City, Vermillion, and other villages in this region. Another volume which had been used as a teacher's grade book until 1867, probably by Dr. Paxson, con- tains newspaper clippings of letters on the Indians written by Paxson for the Bucks County (Pa.) Intelligencer and 3 letters written to Paxson in 1870-71. 545. Payne, Henry C. (1843-1904). Papers, 1885-1908. 4 volumes. A collection of clippings, photographs, typewritten sketches, and some correspondence touching upon Payne's life and his services as organizer and director of numerous public utilities in Milwaukee, city postmaster, leader in Republican politics towards the close of the century, and Postmaster General in President Roosevelt's cabinet. 546. Pease, Verne S. (b. 1856). Correspondence, 1905-6. 19 items. Letters received by Pease at Madison from people presenting personal recollections of County Agoston Haraszthy, founder of Sauk City. 547. Peck, George W. (1840-1916). Correspondence, 1891-93. 22 items. Complaints and grievances written to Governor Peck, with some requests for financial assistance, railroad passes, and free seeds. 548. Peet, James (1828-66). Diaries, 1856-65. Typewritten copies, 1 box. Diaries of a Methodist clergyman describing his trip from St. Paul to Superior early in 1856, his services as pastor at Superior, Bayfield, and elsewhere in the Lake Superior region in the following years; and commenting on social and economic life there. 549. Perkins, Thomas. Papers, 1799-1806. 17 items. Correspondence and receipts of Perkins, commissioner of loans GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 163 for Massachusetts, from officers of the United States Treasury De- partment. 550. Perrault, Louis. Papers, 1838-39. 1 box. Papers of a Canadian exile, consisting of letters and miscellaneous items relating to the aftermath of the Canadian Rebellion of 1837. The letters, written from New York and Vermont, and from France, deal with plans and activities of the exiled leaders of the revolt on behalf of Canadian independence; finances; efforts to influence favorably the governments of Great Britain, France, and the United States; and conditions in Canada, including comments on the policies of Lord Durham and other Canadian leaders. H. D. V. Cote, Edmund B. O'Callaghan, and Louis J. Papineau are among the correspondents. Many of the letters are in French. 551. Perry, James M. Papers, 1862-65. 1 box, including 7 volumes. Diaries kept by Sergeant Perry, Kilbourn of Company A, 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, recounting activities of camp and battlefield, and his work while detailed as nurse for the wounded at Fredericksburg. 552. Peterson, Soren (1834-1911). Reminiscences, 1908-20. 1 volume. Story of Civil War adventures and an escape from a Confederate prison told to his son by Peterson, a Danish immigrant, of Neenah. 553. Philbrook, Alvah (1830-64). Papers, 1862-80. 7 items. Papers of Captain Philbrook, Company D, 24th Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry, consisting of letters written by him and his family concerning the battle of Murphreesboro and other military engage- ments. 554. Philipp, Emanuel L. (1861-1925). Papers, 1914-20. 11 boxes, including 3 volumes. Papers of a Republican governor of Wisconsin, 1915-20. Those 164 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY for the first seven months of 1915 relate to administrative and legislative affairs, including requests for patronage, proposals for revision of laws and reorganization of departments, and discussions on pending legislation. There is some information on appointments to vacancies in county and other offices; the selection of a rep- resentative to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915; investigations of state departments; and the sending cf the National Guard to the Mexican border in 1916. Numerous letters contain critical comment on the William H. Allen report on the educational and business methods of the state university, issued in 1915. A more comprehensive study of the entire system of public education in the state resulted in a proposal to reorganize the whole system. Material on the subject includes budget studies, memoranda prepared for the governor, press re- leases, proposed legislation, and expressions of opinion from administrative and educational experts and alumni throughout the United States. Letters in April, 1917, speak of the opposition to compulsory military service. Other papers concerning the World War are limited to its civilian aspects, including information on the work of the Fuel Administration in Wisconsin, headed by William N. Fitzgerald and much less regarding the work of the Food Ad- ministration and the Council of Defense. The final two years of the collection contain correspondence on the return of Wisconsin troops; publishing a history of the 32nd Division; efforts to deal with problems of unemployment and in- adequate housing; Wisconsin's part in the relief work for northern Minnesota fire victims in 1919; the work of the League to Enforce Peace; and opinions on the proposed League of Nations. The collection is not available for public use. 555. Phillipps, Thomas (1792-1872). Papers, c. 1760- c. 1850. 77 volumes. Papers from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps of Chelten- ham, England, consisting of legal papers of William L. Phelps GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 16$ and other solicitors of Evesham, Worcestershire. The papers deal with a general legal practice for the counties of Gloucester and Worcester, including contested election cases, poorlaw cases, pro- ceedings in bankruptcy, criminal cases, suits for damages arising from trespass, cases of breach of contract where land was rented, cases touching the glebe lands and titles, prosecutions under the game laws, and particularly land transfers, the settlement of estates, and the management of landed properties. The final movement for the enclosure of the open fields comes in for considerable attention. Drafts of several enclosure bills drawn for presentation to Parliament are given; also some records of the application of the provisions of the acts, illustrating in individual instances one of the changes in English agrarian history. Included in the collection are abstracts of title, which often go back into the seventeenth and sometimes the sixteenth century, briefs, affi- davits, testimony, complaints, bills of costs, tax lists, and other legal papers bearing on the economic and social history of the western part of England. 556. Phillips, Laura J. Correspondence, 1909-10. 5 items. Letters written to Miss Phillips of Madison by Jenkin Lloyd Jones and others concerning Welsh settlements in Wisconsin. 557. Phoenix, Samuel F. (1798-1840). Correspondence, 1836. 3 items. Letters to his brother, Henry, of Perry, New York, describing the geography of the region now a part of Walworth County, his decision to establish a temperance colony there, and the settlement of Delavan, the projected colony. 558. Pickard, Josiah L. (1824-1914). Papers, 1906. Type- written copy, 2 volumes. An autobiography of Pickard, who was state superintendent of public instruction from I860 to 1864, from which extracts were published in the Wisconsin Magazine of His Wry, 7:125-47 (De- cember, 1923), and a brief article by him entitled, "Early Educational Movements in Wisconsin." 166 wisconsin historical society 559. Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829). Papers, 1782-87. 6 items. Letters to Colonel Pickering, quartermaster general of the Con- tinental Army, concerning forage and supplies. With these are a few Pennsylvania land warrants. 560. Pickman, Benjamin Jr. Papers, 1788-1822. 49 items. Mainly receipts and prices current kept by a merchant of Salem, Massachusetts, later of the firm of Pickman and Rogers which owned ships trading in Calcutta and Havana. 561. Pitman, Benjamin. Papers, 1788-1824. 1 box. A collection of papers of Pitman, a house joiner of Newport, Rhode Island, consisting of a quantity of receipted bills, contracts, and specifications dealing with the erection of public and private buildings, apprentices' wages, and supplies for family use, and about a dozen letters received from George Gibbs of Charlestown, South Carolina, discussing local conditions and events. 562. Plankinton Bank. Papers, 1887-1907. 20 boxes and 192 volumes. Business and financial records of a leading Milwaukee bank from its organization in 1887 under the presidency of John Plankinton until its insolvency on June 1, 1893, under the presi- dency of Frederick T. Day, and for the ten years under the administrations of several assignees following insolvency. In the material for the years up to June, 1893, are about 3 dozen series of business record books, including volumes of lists of checks drawn on various Milwaukee banks, cashbooks, disbursement books, ledgers and journals of various types, registers of foreign items dis- patched, letter books, daybooks, and numerous other series. There are also 6 boxes of letters received for this period, most of them relating to day to day business operations. For the years after June, 1893, the papers relate to the operations of the several assignees, including assignments, court testimony and miscellaneous legal papers relating to litigation in Milwaukee GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 167 County circuit court concerning the affairs of the bank, and 4 assignee letter books. The papers are not available for public use. 563. Plumb, Theron (b. 1816). Correspondence, 1839. Typewritten copies, 4 pages. Letters to Plumb at Aztalan from his family at Lennox, Massa- chusetts, containing local news. 564. Portage Eating House. Hotel Register, 1868-69. 1 volume. Register of guests at the hotel owned by Franklin and Vivian. On alternate pages is a printed business directory of Portage. 565. Porter, Jeremiah (1804-93). Report, 1858. 15 pages. Report given by the Rev. Mr. Porter of Prairie du Chien before the Presbyterian and Congregational Convention at Delavan con- cerning his labors as an early home missionary in Wisconsin. 566. Potter, Elvardo C. (1856-1924). Memorandum Books, 1897-1922. 12 volumes. Small memorandum books kept by Potter of his ministerial services for the Methodist Church at Sharon, 1897-98, 1915-22, and at Manitowoc, 1906-11. 567. Potter, John Fox (1817-99). Papers, 1861, 1876. 12 items. Subpoenas for appearing before a committee of the House of Representatives of which Potter was chairman, and a 1 4-page memorandum on Washington officeholders who claimed to be Union men but were believed to be Secessionists, Democrats, and Locofocos. 568. Pratt, Marcus S. (b. 1840). Diaries, 1862-66. 6 vol- umes. Minute accounts of army life while a non-commissioned officer in Company G, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. 168 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 569. Pratt, Sarah (1819-47). Diary, 1844-47. Typewritten copy, 115 pages. A schoolteacher's diary describing the canal and lake trip from her home in Jefferson County, New York, to Rock County, Wis- consin, social events, teaching experiences, illnesses, and routine personal and family events. The diary is accompanied by some additional entries made by her sister after Miss Pratt's death, and an introductory sketch written by Edith Hadley. 570. Presbyterian Church in the United States of Amer- ica. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Records, 1837-80. Card index. A card index of names of persons received into and dismissed from Immanuel Presbyterian Church. 571. Preusser, Christian (1826-99). Day Book, 1859-86. 1 volume. Lists of individual sales, labor charges, and names of patrons, kept by a Milwaukee jeweler. 572. Priestley, Thomas (1836-90). Papers, 1856-91. 1 box, including 1 volume. Correspondence of Captain Priestley of Mineral Point, describ- ing his own or his friends' experiences, 1858-60, at Placerville, California, Read's Landing, Minnesota, and Blue River, Utah Ter- ritory; letters written and received during the Civil War in which he served with the 11th and 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; a diary for 1864 containing accounts of a scouting expedition from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, to Fort Wadsworth, Dakota Territory; and a few letters, 1887-89, received while he was Indian agent at Yakima, Washington Territory. 573. Prohibition Party, Executive Committee of the Wisconsin State Central Committee. Account Books, 1898-1907. 4 volumes. Account books of the secretary-treasurer, Altie Reed Walker, together with miscellaneous political notes and clippings. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 169 574. Provencalle, Louis (d. 1850). Indian Credit Book, 1825, 1830-31. Typewritten copy, 10 pages. List of names of many Indians and accounts with several French- men and a few Indians made by Provencalle, a trader with the Sioux on the St. Peter's River. 575. Quarles, Joseph V. (1800-73). Papers, 1831-64. 39 items. Letters from Quarles to Isaac Thurston, Ossipee, New Hamp- shire, describing pioneer conditions in Kenosha, also miscellaneous receipts and business papers of Levi Grant, Kenosha. Quarles's letters are printed in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 16:297-320 (March, 1933). 576. Racine County. Records, 1842-96. 1 box and 1 vol- ume. Commissions issued to notaries public, 1846-63; a few scattered records of the Town of Burlington, 1842-96; and a volume of typewritten copies of clerks' records for the Town of Racine, 1842-49. 577. Read, Elisha, and Gilbert L. Account Book, 1814-59. 1 volume. Account book kept by a farmer and his son, of Hounsfield, New York, in which they list accounts with their neighbors in a large variety of transactions. 578. Reaume, Charles (1752P-1822). Papers, 1774-1844. 1 box, including 2 volumes. Papers of one of the first resident civil officers in what is now Wisconsin, consisting of a manuscript arithmetic book bound in deerskin, dated 1774; a small volume containing memoranda and trade accounts, 1793-1811; 6 legal documents produced while Reaume was justice of the peace at Green Bay, all in French, translations of which are printed in the Wisconsin Historical Collec- tions, 10:90-94, 120, 133-35; and two anecdotes of Reaume's administration of justice, copied from the Green Bay Republican. 170 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 579. Redington, Edward S. (1821-88). Papers, 1862-67. 1 box, containing typewritten copies, and 5 volumes. Papers of Captain Redington, Company D, 28th Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry, consisting of copies of letters written in 1862 and 1863 to his wife, at Whitewater, an order book of the above com- pany, and order, report, and roll books of the Pioneer Company of the 1st Division of the 7 th Army Corps, to which Redington was assigned as captain commanding at its formation in 1863. 580. Reformed Church in America, Clarkstown, Rock- land County, New York. Baptismal Records, 1795-1849. Typewritten copy, 84 pages. Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church listing dates of birth and baptism of children, the names of their parents, and frequently the names of witnesses. 581. Reid, Harvey (1842-1910). Papers, 1857-1907. 1 box, containing photostatic and typewritten copies, and 5 volumes. Letters written by Reid from Union Grove to members of his family in 1857 and 1858; while attending the University of Wis- consin in 1861; and from the battle front, 1862-65, while a member of Company A, 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. An additional letter gives a detailed description of the famous Champ Clark-Charles B. Landis debate at Clarinda, Iowa, August 21, 1900. The 5 volumes contain newspaper clippings, 1862-1907, concern- ing the 2nd and the 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. The University diary for 1861 is published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 1:35-63 (September, 1917). 582. Reinsch, Paul S. (1869-1923). Correspondence, 1903-4. 6 items. Letters written to Reinsch, a professor at the University of Wis- consin, by O. A. Forstrom, Sortavala, Finland, and others, describing Russian oppression in Finland after 1899. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 171 583. Remey, Charles M. (1874-). Papers, 137 volumes. Typewritten copies. Material collected and arranged by Remey of Washington, D.C., consisting of genealogical records, correspondence, and historical sketches of Rear Admiral George Pvemey, Charles Mason, Mary Mason Remey, and the Rev. Ezekiel G. Gear. A part of the collection is not available for public use. 584. Remsen, Peter A. (1786-1852). Papers, 1817-52. 1 box, including 2 volumes. Miscellaneous papers of a cotton factor of Mobile, Alabama. The letters relate to various steamboat business enterprises, 1846-50, especially efforts to obtain from the Brazilian government a mo- nopoly of steam navigation on the Amazon River. The letters are written by Audley H. Gazzam and others from various points in the United States and South America, those from Brazil containing descriptive comments on Brazil and Brazilian politics. Several letters in the 1820's are written from Marine Settlement, Madison County, Illinois, and other places in regard to the rescue from kidnappers of Henry Hicks, an indentured negro apprentice. A diary of Remsen, 1817-19, of a trip from New Jersey through the southern states, and an account and notebook of Remsen, 1834-42, kept at Alexander, New York, are also among the papers. 585. Rice, Lester. Papers, 1831-36, 1893. Photostatic copies, 75 pages. Letters from Rice, a bookkeeper for a merchandise store in Boston, and later for a hotel in Natchez, Mississippi, to his fiancee, Adaline Going, also a diary kept by Rice on a sea voyage from Boston to Natchez. There are casual references to living conditions in New England and descriptions of New Orleans and Natchez, but the letters are largely filled with personal matters. 172 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 586. Richmond, Calvin D. Papers, 1854-94. 14 items. Civil War papers of Lieutenant Richmond, Company E, 32 nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and Company F, 5 th Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry, mainly inventory reports. 587. Richmond, Elizabeth Y. Atkinson (b. 1830). Papers, 1851-98. 16 items. A small collection of her writings and several personal letters received by Mrs. Richmond of Appleton. 588. Richmond, Thomas C. (1846-1920). Correspondence, 1882-1910. 3 boxes. Letters to Richmond, Madison attorney and Prohibition candi- date for governor in 1892, with information on efforts to get the Populist Party to acept prohibition and woman suffrage, and on the movement for political union of reform elements in Wisconsin and the nation. There are letters from Samuel D. Hastings, Walter T. Mills, Frances E. Willard, Robert Schilling, William J. Bryan, John St. John, Robert M. La Foilette, and others. Richmond's connec- tions with various reform publications, a prohibition life insurance company and a prohibition colonization project, real estate transac- tions, and the 1907 amendments of the Wisconsin inheritance tax law are touched upon, as well as his views on imperialism at the time of the Philippine and Boer wars. 589. Rindlaub, Martin P. (1838-1932). Papers, 1917-25. 2 volumes. Correspondence of Rindlaub, chairman of the Belmont Capitol Commission, concerning the restoration of the first territorial capitol building and the formation of a park site, also minutes of meetings of the commission, and miscellaneous papers. 590. Roberts, Vincent (b. 1818). Papers, 1841-82. 32 items. Notebook kept when justice of peace at the Town of Emmet, Dodge County, in 1846-47; account books containing lists of GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 173 general merchandise sold, 1841-55; minutes of a school district meeting in 1846; and correspondence, chiefly between Roberts at Iron Ridge and members of his family concerning personal matters, farm mortgages, and pioneer life at Blue Earth, Minnesota. 591. Robinson, Charles D. (1822-86). Papers, 1808-81. 79 items. Letters, 1863-66, between Robinson, owner of the Green Bay Advocate, and Matthew H. Carpenter, Arthur McArthur, and other war Democrats regarding the Union ticket, the formation of the Loyal Democratic Party, and the state and national political scene. With these is a collection of autographs. 592. Robinson, Mrs. John. Papers, 1854-57. 6 items. Miscellaneous family papers collected by Mrs. Robinson, includ- ing a description by Jane Taylor of the celebration for the com- pletion of the first railroad line to Madison, and doggerel by Mrs. Robinson describing Madison business establishments. 593. Rocky Run Temperance Society. Records, I860. 8 items. Constitution, pledge, and minutes of meetings beginning with the organization of the society, kept by C. S. Curtis. Filed with this are other miscellaneous Curtis papers. 594. Roeseler, John S. (185 9-). Papers, 1888-90. 2 boxes. Letters sent to Roeseler in reply to his questionnaires concerning foreign populations in Wisconsin, which he issued to school super- intendents, teachers, county officials, priests, pastors, and others. The information covering nearly every county of the state varies from brief form replies to detailed accounts of the racial and re- ligious backgrounds of foreign groups and their progress in amal- gamating with the native-born population. 595. Rogers, Robert (1727-95). Papers, 1766-69. Photo- static copies, 198 pages. Copies of a journal of proceedings of councils with the Indians 174 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY at Michilimackinac, and the proceedings of a general court-martial held at Montreal in October, 1768, for the trial of Major Rogers on charges of treason. 596. Rollins, Nathaniel. Diary, 1861. 1 volume. Diary of Captain Rollins, Company H, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, consisting of lengthy, daily entries describing army life at Madison, the regiment's removal to Washington, and its sub- sequent action at Bull Run. 597. Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919). Correspondence, 1886-1918. 12 items. Mainly letters written by Roosevelt to Lyman C. Draper and Reuben G. Thwaites regarding data for his volumes, Winning of the West; arranging to speak in Madison and visit the Historical Society; and accepting the dedication of Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 598. Root, George W. (1842-63). Correspondence, 1862. 17 items. Letters of Lieutenant Root, son of Eleazer Root, to his sister at Ripon, describing his Civil War experiences in Company H, 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. 599. Rountree, John H. (1805-90). Papers, 1828-1907. 1 box, including 2 volumes, and 11 additional volumes. Miscellaneous business and military papers of a southwestern Wisconsin pioneer and founder of Platteville. Among the unbound papers are minor military commissions and a muster roll for his company in the Black Hawk War, several license bonds, licenses for smelting, returns for minerals, and a copy of his reminiscences, 1870. ; ^ The volumes include 2 letter books, 1828-52, and various financial records, all relating to his land agency and mercantile, insurance, farming, and lead mining activities, including suits against him as a result of the sinking of the steamboat " Dubuque " in 1837. guide to manuscripts 175 600. Rowland, Margaret. Correspondence, 1917-18. Typewritten copies, 19 pages. Letters from Miss Rowland, a Red Cross war nurse at a French hospital in Mesgrigny, to her family in Racine describing her work as assistant in the operating room. 601. Roy, Vincent (1825-96). Papers, 1861-68, 1896. 3 items, including 1 volume. Diary entries, 1861-62, kept by Roy, mixed-blood Chippewa Indian of Superior, while on tours of inspection to fur trading posts on the north shore of Lake Superior, also records of expense and trade acounts, 1861-68. Filed with this is a biographical sketch of Roy by the Rev. T. Valentine of Washburn. 602. Rumsey, Philo. Account Book, 1817-30. 40 pages. Pages from an account book showing trade in farm produce with Bryan Ransom, John and Samuel Woodman, Chauncey Guernsey, Oliver L. Angevine, and others. 603. Rusk, Jeremiah M. (1830-93). Papers, 1862-98. 5 boxes and 14 volumes. Letter books, 1866-69, 1882-93, and letters received by a Wis- consin Republican Congressman and governor, and the first United States Secretary of Agriculture, 1889-93. Most important of the subjects with which the collection deals are state and national election campaigns. Correspondents include Elisha W. Keyes, Henry C. Payne, Horace Rublee, John C. Spooner, and Cadwallader C. Washburn. Other matters touched upon are the St. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad land grant, location of bridges across the Mississippi River, Rusk's cabinet ambitions, the silver issue in 1889, Bennett Law, state treasurer suits of the early 1890's, state reapportionment law of 1891, and dissatisfaction of the shipping interests with the Harrison administration. Material relating to the department of agriculture deals with the opening of European markets to American meat and livestock, pleuro-pneumonia eradication, Texas fever prevention, oleomar- garine, inspectional activities, newspaper criticisms, various agri- 176 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY cultural organizations, and personnel, including some information on the influence of politics on appointments and its connection with inspectional and law enforcement work as suggested by several letters from Marcus A. Hanna, Senator Algernon S. Paddock of Nebraska, Nelson Morris, a Chicago packer, and others. Many letters deal with appointments and requests for assistance. A part of a letter bock contains letters of Norman J. Colman, last federal commissioner of agriculture, relating almost wholly to personnel. 604. Ryan, Edward G. (1810-80). Papers, 1815-1902. 1 box. Papers of Judge Ryan, chief justice of the supreme court, 1874-80, including certificates and appointments, some drafts of his letters and a small amount of correspondence, some poems, religious articles, and addresses. 605. St. Andrew's Society of the City of Oshkosh. Rec- ord Book, 1870-77. 1 volume. Constitution, list of members, and minutes of meetings of a society organized in 1870, with membership limited to Scotchmen. 606. St. Clair, Arthur (1734-1818). Orderly Book, June 16-Octoe-er 30, 1791. 1 volume. General orders of Major General St. Clair, in command of the forces of the United States army in the expedition against the Indian nations in the Northwest Territory. The orders were issued from headquarters in and around Fort Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio, and are in the writing of Adjutant General Winthrop Sargent. 607. Sanders, A. F. E. Invoice Book, 1867-71. 1 box. Invoices of purchase of a Galena, Illinois, retail grocer. 608. Sarles, Jesse D. (1803-80). Papers, 1807-77. 46 items. Papers consisting of records of real estate transactions of an owner of extensive lands in Racine County in the 1840's; a few GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 177 legal documents including his appointment as postmaster in Armenia, Juneau County, in 1858; and some family letters. 609. Sawin, Mrs. Louisa M. Brayton (1816-1917). Cor- respondence, 1842-86. 47 items. Letters from George Sawin, La Porte, Indiana, to Louisa Brayton, Aztalan, and her father, and later letters from the Sawins con- cerning family affairs and the setting up of a carriage shop in Jefferson County. With these are Civil War letters of Albert Sawin, Company F, 29th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, and miscellaneous family letters to Mrs. Maria Sawin Bird of Madison. 610. Scanlan, Peter L. (1862-). Papers, 1817-1937. 1 box. Historical and biographical articles prepared by Dr. Scanlan of Prairie du Chien and transcripts and translations of Catholic parish records prepared by Marian Scanlan. 611. Schlaich, Julius (1830-1919). Papers, 1800, 1830, 1846-1918. 2 boxes, including 37 volumes. Papers of a Civil War officer of Company B, 27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, later attached to the staff of the 7th Army Corps, and resident of Plymouth, consisting of several letters from Stuttgart and Gros Heppach, Germany, 1850-51 and in the 1890's; Civil War letters of Schlaich written chiefly from Little Rock, Arkansas; diaries containing brief notes; and miscellaneous Civil War military papers and papers in later years relating to pension claims of Sheboygan County residents. There is also a volume of the minutes of meetings of an association of German farmers and craftsmen of Plymouth, 1898-1908. Most of these papers are in German script. 612. Schmid, Guillaume. Papers, 1831-62. 39 items. A collection of bills and accounts presented to the merchant Schmid, issued at Basel, Switzerland, written in French and German; a Bavarian passport issued to Schmid; and a letter from Schmid, Cassville, to W. J. McCoy, Beetown, concerning the prices of lead and gold. 178 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 613. Schurz, Carl (1829-1906). Papers, 1845-1906. 4 boxes. Copies of papers touching upon the Wisconsin connections of Schurz, a German " forty-eighter " who came to Watertown in 1855, and on his public career as a Liberal Republican leader, journalist, and cabinet member; also a collection of original per- sonal letters written towards the end of his life. There are 2 boxes of copies of Schurz's letters in German with the English translations as published in Intimate Letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869 (Madison, 1928), edited by Joseph Schafer; photostatic copies from the Library of Congress of letters received by Schurz from men of Wisconsin connections, 1857-61; and copies of letters from the Hayes Memorial Library, written by Schurz to President Hayes, 1867-87. Personal letters by Schurz, 1889-1906, written in German to Mrs. Frances Hellman, consist largely of literary criticisms offered in the course of her work in compiling and translating material for her Lyrics and Ballads of Heine and Other German Poets (New York, 1895). 614. Sergeant, John (1747-1824). Journal, 1793-94. Type- written copy, 1 volume. Copy of a journal kept by the Rev. Mr. Sergeant of a missionary journey to the Stockbridge Indians in New York. 615. Sermons and Church History. 1794-1876. 11 volumes. A collection of sermons and notes on church history gathered from various sources. 616. Seward, William H. (1801-72). Correspondence, 1841-65. 4 items. Letters to various people concerning routine matters, including a letter from Albany in 1841 to Levi Hubbell of Ithaca discussing state politics and Hubbell's recent political defeat. 617. Sewell, Robert (1798-1874). Papers, 1838-1916. 1 box, including 2 volumes. Family papers of the Rev. Mr. Sewell, who came to Madison, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 179 New Jersey, from England in the 1830's, including unpublished volumes of verse and prose articles. There are school records of his daughters, Mary Sewell Young and Anne B. Sewell, with an ac- count book with school expenses, 1875-80, kept by Miss Sewell, principal of the Oconomowoc Select School, and some family papers of the Rev. A. A. Young. 618. Seymour, William N. (1808-86). Papers, 1831-57. 1 package. Subscription lists and receipts relative to the building of the First Congregational Church, Madison, and a collection of appoint- ments and election certificates of Seymour, Madison attorney. 619. Shackelford, Barlow (d. 1846). Papers, 1836-47. 1 box. Mainly bills, receipts, and legal papers accumulated by Shackel- ford as an attorney at Green Bay for the American Fur Company, as territorial librarian in Madison during Governor Doty's ad- ministration, and as district attorney and register of deeds for Dane County. Among the papers are letters from Robert Stuart, and several from Dr. Richard S. Satterlee, written from places where he was stationed with the United States army. 620. Shaffer, Balthaser, and Son, Savannah, Georgia. Papers, 1805, 1865-66. 32 items, including 1 volume. A daybook containing names of customers in a tailor shop in- cluding William Crawford, John Miiledge, and George M. Troup, and recording the kind of clothes made for them, the amount of cloth used in the product, and the cost of the labor and cloth. Filed with this volume are 31 receipts, 1865-66, made out by various people to H. F. Coyle, New York, for cotton bales. 621. Sharp Family. Correspondence, 1840-69. Typewrit- ten copies, 29 pages. Letters to members of the Sharp and allied families in England and America regarding emigration, travel, and personal matters, 180 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY and notes by Mrs. Emma Sharp Grieve on that part of the family which settled in Madison and vicinity. 622. Sheldon, Benjamin. Correspondence, 1847. Type- written copies, 3 pages. Excerpts from letters from Sheldon and his wife, Louisa, while members of the Wisconsin Phalanx, a Fourier association at Ceresco, to his parents in New York State. 623. Sheldon, John P. (1792-1871). Papers, 1816-55, 1909. 1 box, including 1 volume. Letters and accounts of Major Sheldon, editor of Detroit's first newspaper, the Detroit Gazette, and first register of the land office at Mineral Point, 1834; printer's advertising accounts for 1818-21; and miscellaneous accounts including those for the building of a home at Peru, Iowa, 1832-34. Among the letters are those of the Sheldon, Whiting, and Gratiot families, and Sheldon's own cor- respondence with Lucius Lyon, Arthur Bronson, his brother, Thomas C. Sheldon of Detroit, and Lewis Cass. With these papers is a volume containing a list of voters in the 2nd Congressional District kept by Senator Henry Dodge, 1855, and an autobiographical sketch written by Sheldon's son, Thomas H. Sheldon, which was published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 12:403-23 (June, 1929). 624. Sherman, Simon A. (1824-1906). Papers, 1848-1906. Typewritten copies, 273 pages. Copies of notebooks kept by a pioneer settler and lumberman of the upper Wisconsin River in which he recorded interviews with other pioneers, his own recollections of persons and events in the region, and meetings of pioneer societies; and excerpts copied from Portage County archives. Filed with these transcripts are a few pages of excerpts from Sherman's diaries for the years 1848-72. An article entitled, " Lum- ber Rafting on Wisconsin River," was prepared by Albert H. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 181 Sanford from portions of the diary and printed in the Wisconsin Historical Society, Proceedings, 58:171-80 (1911). 625. Sherman, William T. ( 1820-91 ) , and others. Letter Book, 1859-63. 1 volume. Letter book of Sherman as first superintendent of the newly founded Louisiana State Seminary of Learning near Alexandria, the predecessor of Louisiana State University. The letters are to prospective students, parents of students, and members of the gov- ernment board in regard to finances, policies, purchases of books and equipment, student conduct and discipline, and the effect of secession upon the institution. After Sherman's resignation early in 1861, there are letters from Anthony Vallas as acting superin- tendent and other faculty members. A number of the letters are published in Walter L. Fleming, General W . T. Sherman as College President (Cleveland, 1912). 626. Short, George W. Diary, 1852-53. Typewritten copy, 47 pages. A diary by Short of Waukesha, while on a trip to California and return. 627. Shove, T. C, Banking Company, Manitowoc. Record Books, 1881-92. 20 volumes. Records of a banking company established in 1858, incorporated in 1884 with Shove as president, including daybooks, ledgers, cash- books, and other banking records. 628. Sibley, John (1757-1837). Diary, 1809-12. Typewrit- ten copy, 7 pages. Irregular entries of Dr. Sibley made at Natchitoches, Louisiana, where he had a private practice and occasionally attended the garrison. Unusual medical cases are described, guests at entertain- ments listed, and business transactions noted. With this transcript are 2 typewritten pages listing Sibley's descendants. 182 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 629. Skewes, Samuel (b, 1811). Diaries, 1839-70. Photo- static copies, 6 volumes. Diaries kept by Skewes in Cornwall, England; on his trip to America in 1842 by way of Quebec; and in Yorkville, Racine County, containing brief daily entries on farming operations and weather conditions, with occasional items on family and community affairs and his activities as justice of the peace and in other local offices. 630. Smalley, Ed. Diary, 1877. 1 volume. Diary kept by Smalley, an employee of the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, consisting of data con- cerning construction and repair work on the division between Kenosha and Elroy. The notes record train schedules, work done by crews, accidents, delays, and a strike. 631. Smiley, Thomas T. Papers, 1813-80. 1 box. Personal papers of an attorney of Nashville, Tennessee, consist- ing of items relating to slave transactions, a few Confederate military papers, and miscellaneous papers, 1863-65, relating to his service as attorney negotiating with federal officials on behalf of Confederate prisoners and other persons suffering from the hard- ships of war. There are 3 letters, 1855, in regard to a dueling challenge to Andrew Johnson for attacking the American Party, and 3 letters of Felix K. Zollicoffer's. 632. Smith, Abner B. Papers, 1862-66. 29 items. Papers of Captain Smith, Company I, 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, pertaining to the organization of a military company at Neenah, and routine correspondence. 633. Smith, George B. (1823-79). Papers, 1837-90. 19 boxes, including 35 volumes. Papers of a Madison attorney, consisting of correspondence; 6 letter books, 1853-70 with gaps; diaries, 1850-79; and 2 boxes of legal papers. The collection relates to Smith's legal practice, his GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 183 activities as counsel for various Wisconsin railroad companies after 1866, and to Wisconsin politics beginning about 1850. Thirteen boxes of correspondence relate to the years after 1867. There are numerous letters and telegrams from railroad officials and attorneys, in Wisconsin, New York, and other eastern cities. This rather technical material has to do with legal cases, their preparation, development, progress, and methods of presentation and argument, and with claims against the railroad companies. Among the writers of letters are George Burnham, Matthew H. Carpenter, Luther S. Dixon, George Goodwin, Charles A. Gray, James H. Howe, Henry L. Palmer, William Ruger, and Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. There are in the letter books and in the correspondence, letters concerning state Democratic affairs in general, Smith's candidacy for the United States Senate in 1869, and the national election of 1876 including his trip to Louisiana as a member of the committee to investigate vote frauds. Miscellaneous matters include the state campaigns of 1853 and 1856, the Maine Law, the Hubbell im- peachment trial, state finances under " shanghaism " in 1856, school and swamp land speculation, the Barstow claim, the efforts of N. B. Latta and A. H. Adams to obtain gubernatorial pardons, the banking crisis of 1861, Democratic views on the Lincoln ad- ministration and conduct of the war, efforts of Matthew Carpenter in 1872 to have the court district of Judge Andrew G. Miller com- bined with that of Judge James C. Hopkins, Duluth and Superior dispute over harbor facilities, Potter Law prosecutions, and Chicago mayoral election of 1877. There is also a lengthy lecture on the authorship of Shakespeare. The 29 diaries, brief and routine in their record, contain informa- tion on political figures, political events, Madison, and Madison people. 634. Smith, John Y. (1807-74). Correspondence, 1856. 1 volume. Copies of a series of letters written by Smith from Aiken, South Carolina, to Senator Henry Dodge over the appointment of a post- 184 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY master for Madison, describing the political position taken by Smith through his editorship of the Madison Wisconsin Argus, 1844-51. 635. Smith, Richmond. Correspondence, 1898-99. 16 items. Letters from Smith, Company I, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteers, later lieutenant in the United States army stationed in the Philippines, to Kirby Thomas, editor of the Superior Telegram. 636. Smith, William. Diary, 1917-18. Typewritten copy, 78 pages. A diary kept by a captain of the 32nd Division in the World War, with a summary of movements from his departure from Madison to his embarkation for France, and thereafter brief daily entries concerning life in training schools and on the battle front until the close of the war. 637. Smith, William R. (1787-1868). Papers, 1837-60. 1 box and 3 volumes. The unbound material consists of Smith's journal of a trip from Pittsburgh to Madison and the lead region in 1837, printed in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 12:192-220, 300-321 (Decem- ber, 1928-March, 1929); an autobiographical sketch; and a few articles on subjects of local interest. There are 3 volumes of his History of Wisconsin, of which volumes 1 and 3 were printed in 1854 and volume 2 never published. This unpublished volume is incomplete, containing only 30 pages of a history of Brown County, and was apparently designed to be the " descriptive " volume of the series. 638. Sons of Temperance of Wisconsin. South Beaver Dam. Records, 1858-60. 1 volume. Minutes of meetings of Kishawan Division Number 173; also a record of business transactions, social activities, parliamentary discussions, and the age and occupation of members. guide to manuscripts 185 639. South Dakota. Land Examination Records, 1892-93. 1 volume. A record of an examination of individual farms in eight South Dakota counties, giving information on the value of property and crops, settlement of adjacent country, quality of soil, and character of improvements. 640. Southwestern Wisconsin Veteran Soldiers' and Sailors' Association. Register, 1890. 1 volume. Register and other records of the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War who attended the southwestern Wisconsin reunion at Prairie du Chien. 641. Spanish Archives, 1766-1805. Photographic and type- written copies. 31 portfolios and 2 boxes. Photographic copies of official civil despatches of the governors of Louisiana to the captain-general of Cuba, from the Archives of the Indies at Seville, Spain, dealing with the Spanish regime in Florida and Louisiana, 1766-91. There are, in addition, 2 boxes of typewritten transcripts, 1767-1805, with translations, made from Louis Houck's transcripts from the same series of archives, but not duplicating them. There is a calendar for each collection. Transla- tions of some of these papers are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 18:299-468, passim. 642. Spencer, Albert M. (1856-1925). Correspondence, 1912-17. 68 items. Letters received by Spencer, municipal judge of Outagamie County, concerning his legal business, family affairs, and miscellany. 643. Sproat, Mrs. Florantha Thompson. Correspon- dence, 1838-45. Copies, 26 pages. Letters written by Mrs. Sproat and her husband, Granville T. Sproat, teacher at the La Pointe, Wisconsin mission to her father, Cephas Thompson, Middleborough, Massachusetts, concerning 186 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY social life, Indians, and local travels, and mentioning activities of prominent traders and missionaries. The letters are published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 16:85-95, 199-210 (September- December, 1932). 644. Starin, Frederick J. (b. 1821). Diary, 1840-42, 1847. 1 volume. Diary kept by Starin containing an account of his student life at Utica Seminary; his departure from his home in Fultonville, New York, in 1840, by canalboat for Wisconsin; his experiences as a traveler and surveyor in southern and southeastern Wisconsin; his trip to Dubuque; and return to New York in 1842. Later entries describe another trip to Wisconsin and return in 1847. The greater part of the diary is published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 6:73-94, 207-32, 334-45 (September, 1922-March, 1923). 645. Steele, John (1832-1905). Papers, 1899-1930. 1 box. Typewritten copy of a diary printed in the Lodi Valley News, April 8-November 18, 1899 describing Steele's journey to Cali- fornia during the gold rush days, with a second copy edited by Joseph Schafer for the Caxton Club, published as Across the Plains in 1850. There is also the manuscript of a later narrative, In Camp and Cabin, or Gold Mining in California in 1850 and Later, pub- lished in the Lodi Valley News, April 20-October 12, 1901, and later as a separate publication. 646. Stephenson County, Illinois, District Schools. Rec- ords, 1852-1921. Typewritten copies, 86 pages. Records of Harlem Corners, Richland Center, and Damascus school districts with essays on these schools by Dr. and Mrs. Nelson Phillips. 647. Sterling, John W. (1816-85). Papers, 1844, 1858-66. 80 items. Mainly receipted bills from Madison merchants for general merchandise, made out to Professor Sterling of the University of Wisconsin. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 187 648. Stevens, Benjamin F. (1833-1902). European Ar- chives, 1773-83. 10 portfolios, 15 volumes. Facsimiles of 2,107 manuscript documents in European archives relating to America, mainly from originals in the Public Record Office of England, the Royal Institution, the Tower of London, the Bureau des Affaires Etrangeres in Paris, and private collections in England. Most of the documents are for the years 1776-80, and were photographed between 1889 and 1898. Descriptions, editorial notes, collations, references, and translations accompany the facsimiles, and there is a volume of numerical, chronological, alphabetical, and detailed subject indexes. 649. Stevens, Breese J. (1834-1903). Papers, 1870-84. Copies. 1 box. Newspaper clippings and copies of correspondence of the Board of Engineers for River and Harbor Improvement, 1883-84, dealing with an attempt to revive the development of the Fox-Wisconsin waterway, and a few letters on related subjects. 650. Stevens, William C. (1844-1918). Papers, 1861-65. 18 items. Papers of Stevens, sergeant, later 1st lieutenant, in Company C, 12th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers. 651. Stewart, Charles D. (1868-). Papers, 1874-1940. 1 box, including 2 volumes. Papers of a Hartford author, consisting of correspondence giving information on his writings and his career, and bound manuscripts of his volume, Some Textual Difficulties in Shakespeare (New Haven, 1914), and an unpublished volume, "More Solutions in Shakespeare." 652. Stewart, Isaac N. (1838-1915) and Mary E. (1841-1931). Papers, 1828-1928. 1 box and 2 volumes. Papers of an educator of Waukesha County and Appleton, and of his sister, both of whom were at times editorial writers for the 188 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Milwaukee Journal. The correspondence includes family letters, letters describing life at the University of Wisconsin about I860, some Civil War correspondence; letters from May Wright Sewall before her marriage; and a number received by Miss Stewart from journalists and publishers. There are a few articles mostly reminiscent of early life in the region of Pewaukee; Miss Stewart's records of her visits to exposi- tions; and a volume of records of Christ Church, Pompey, New York, 1828-42, containing minutes of meetings and register of births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths. 653. Stewart, John (1807-93). Diaries, 1855 and 1863. Typewritten copies, 39 pages. Diaries kept by Stewart of his trip from Greenock, Scotland, to Columbia, California, in 1855 and his return from San Francisco to Perth, Scotland, in 1863. 654. Stiles, Nestor L. Papers, 1800-86. 20 items. A group of miscellaneous papers collected by Stiles, including clearance papers issued by port officials in the West Indies, written in French and Spanish; some papers 1817-72, of Ole Olsen, written in Norwegian; and 3 letters by Nelson Dewey in 1886 on the settlement of an estate. 655. Stilson, Eli (1820-83). Diary, 1845. 1 volume. Diary of a reconnoitering trip from Broome County, New York, to Wisconsin and return. 656. Stockbridge Indians. Papers, 1825-1911. 1 box. Material assembled from various sources relating to the early history of the tribe in Wisconsin, partly in the form of transcripts. Included are a declaration of rights and frame of government; a tribal census; constitution and laws; a plat of the reservation; several items relating to the Statesburg mission; and scattered business papers of members of the tribe. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 189 657. Stoner, George W. (1830-1912). Papers, 1849-1911. 6 volumes. A diary and scrapbooks of an early settler of Madison. The scrap- books contain annotated clippings of a series of reminiscences written by Stoner about 1900 for the Madison Wisconsin State Journal, also of songs, obituaries, sketches of persons and events in the state, and articles about Stoner. The diary, dated 1862, was published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 21:194-212, 322-36, 420-31 (December, 1937-June, 1938). 658. Street, Joseph M. (1782-1840). Papers, 1806-98. 1 box. Letters received and drafts of letters sent, chiefly concerning Street's work as Indian agent at Prairie du Chien, Rock Island, and on the Des Moines River, 1827-40. The correspondence deals with controversies with traders and the Indian office; the establishment of the Winnebago School at Macgregor, Iowa, by the Rev. David Lowry; claims for expenses of the Black Hawk War; and family affairs. There are a few papers of his sons, William B. and Joseph D. H. Street. About two thirds of this collection consists of copies of the Street papers in the Iowa State Department of History and Archives. A few letters concerning the fur trade are published in the Wisconsin Historical Collections, 19:477-79, 483-84. 659. Strong, George W. (1818-58). Papers, 1839-65. 73 items. Papers consisting of letters from relatives, including Moses M. Strong, Chauncey Abbott, Henry H. Conklin, Samuel Hinsman, John Strong, and Kate D. Strong, giving descriptions of early life and settlement in Mineral Point, Madison, and Sheboygan, with discussions of business and family affairs. 660. Strong, Henry P. (1832-84). Correspondence, 1861-64. Typewritten copies, 1 box. Letters written by Strong, surgeon for the 11th Wisconsin Vol- 190 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY unteer Infantry, 1861-63, to his wife, Sarah, at Beloit, describing army life along the Mississippi River; medical problems; South- erners and their reaction towards the war; cotton speculation; and the shortcomings of his superior officers. 661. Strong, Moses M. (1810-94). Papers, 1774-1894. 41 boxes, including 50 volumes, and 34 additional volumes. Papers of a resident of Mineral Point, who came to Wisconsin in 1836, and served as territorial surveyor, district attorney, member of the council and of the first constitutional convention, and of the state assembly in 1850 and 1856, and engaged in numerous and widespread business enterprises. His papers contain business and personal letters, copies of many of his replies, about 50 mem- orandum books and diaries, and personal and business record books. The correspondence is classified according to his four major busi- ness interests: land, railroads, lumbering, and mining, and in a fifth group is all other correspondence. The land papers deal with Strong's entries and management of land for Senator Henry Hubbard and other Eastern speculators and his early surveying work in Wisconsin, including a quantity of plats and notes. There are record books and correspondence covering the operations of his own real estate office at Mineral Point, his land holdings in the lead region, in Wood and Portage counties, and elsewhere in the state, and in Minnesota. Five boxes of railroad papers contain information on Strong's connections with a number of lines, including his presidency of the La Crosse and Milwaukee and of the Mineral Point railroad com- panies, and on many other phases of state railroad history from 1850 to 1870. The mining papers, dealing with operations in southwestern Wisconsin at the transition from individual to com- pany management, also contain occasional references to mineral deposits in Dodge and Douglas counties, to Strong's interest after 1870 in California gold mining, and to the work of his son who was assistant state geologist in 1873. The lumber papers deal with Strong's operations around Stevens Point and Nekoosa. They touch GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 191 upon many details of the business, such as methods, wages, person- nel, and organization, stressing problems of capital and the special difficulties connected with lumbering on the Wisconsin River. In the general correspondence are personal and family letters received by Strong while at college and practicing law at Rutland, Vermont, and later ones from Mrs. Strong at Mineral Point; letters and routine records dealing with his law practice at the latter place and with the numerous offices he held, and with his interests in local and state history. Political letters run throughout the collection, covering both Strong's participation in and his consultation with colleagues on sectional and party affairs, and legislation affecting business interests. His papers decline in political importance after the Civil War, as a consequence of his stand as an anti-Lincoln Democrat. For a more extensive description, see Strong and Woodman Manuscript Collections . . . (Wisconsin Historical Society, Bulletin of Information, No. 78). 662. Stuart, L. G. Papers, 1839-45. Typewritten copies, 8 pages. Papers copied by Stuart, consisting of letters of Lucius Lyon, Kalamazoo, to Robert Stuart and R. D. Turner, concerning Indian claims and the proposed construction of a Lake Superior Ship Canal, and extracts from Cleveland and Buffalo newspapers. 663. Stuntz, Albert C. (1825-1914). Diaries, 1858, 1863-65, 1867-69, 1882. Typewritten copies, 1 volume. Diaries kept by Stuntz, recording his work as timber agent for school and university lands in the upper St. Croix Valley; surveyor on Indian reservations at Lac du Flambeau and Lac Court Oreille in 1863; state assemblyman, 1865; and county surveyor of Green County, 1882. 664. Sutherland, James (1820-1905). Scrapbook 1852- 1903. 1 volume. Scrapbook of Sutherland of Janesville containing newspaper clip- 192 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY pings and typewritten and manuscript copies of articles and speeches pertaining to local affairs, temperance, schools, and state and national politics. 665. Tallmadge, Nathaniel P. (1795-1864). Papers, 1812-60. 2 boxes. Papers of a United States Senator from New York and territorial governor of Wisconsin. There are a few letters written prior to Tallmadge's removal to Wisconsin, in 1844, from Henry Clay, William Floyd, Horace Greeley, William H. Harrison, Andrew Jackson, William C. Rives, William H. Seward, John Tyler, Martin van Buren, and Thurlow Weed, concerning political affairs and appointments, and a small group on the enforcement of claims against France, 1834-35. From 1841 to Tallmadge's appointment as governor of Wis- consin Territory in 1844 there are letters from James D. Doty concerning land speculation, patronage, and politics. The corre- spondence is interspersed with clippings from Washington and New York state newspapers and memoranda and drafts of Tall- madge's speeches. 666. Tanner, Herbert B. (1859-1933). Papers, 1739-1865, 1878-1933. 26 boxes, including 10 volumes, and 1 additional volume. Papers of Dr. Tanner of Kaukauna, consisting of correspondence while state supervisor of illuminating oils, 1894-1900, and monthly reports of subordinate district oil inspectors, 1895-97. The corre- spondence concerns appointments of these inspectors, and the guber- natorial campaigns of 1894 through 1900, and throws light on the relations between Tanner's office and the Standard Oil Company. There is correspondence and printed material, 1902-8, con- cerning the management of the Rio Tamasopo Sugar Company in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, a company in which Tanner and a brother were financially interested, and correspondence, bills, and receipts, 1899-1903, connected with Tanner's operation of a Kaukauna drug store. Correspondence and miscellaneous material GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 193 tell of Tanner's activities as Kaukauna's first health officer; as sec- retary of the Fox River Valley Medical Association; as a physician, with emphasis on his services as local representative of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and other corporations; as mayor of Kaukauna, 1888-96; as an investor in the Kaukauna Electric Light Company; as an active member of the South Kaukauna Congrega- tional Church; of his candidacy for Congress in 1900; and of his work on local history, particularly the career of Captain Hendrick Aupaumut, and on his own genealogy. Filed with the papers is a box containing documents from the office of a notary public near Mexico City dealing with lawsuits, 1739-1865; registers of electors in Kaukauna in 1896; and a ledger, 1894-97, of a firm of Kaukauna druggists. 667. Taylor, Joseph D. (1820-99). Papers, 1864-66. 72 items. Letters to his future wife, Elizabeth A. Hill, in which he discusses personal affairs, gossip, and his activities as judge advocate in Indiana and Ohio. 668. Taylor, Stephen (1805-77). Papers, 1842-75. 6 items. Article written by Taylor at Muscoda in 1842, entitled a "De- scription of Ancient Remains ... in the Territory of Wisconsin," and published in Silliman's Journal of Science, 44:21-40 (Janu- ary, 1843), and reminiscences of Wisconsin history by Taylor, Philadelphia, 1875, with anecdotes of the project to remove the capital from Madison to Milwaukee and of early life at Mineral Point. 669. Taylor, William R. (1820-1909). Papers, 1848-1919. 4 boxes. Papers of Colonel Taylor, coalition or Liberal Reform Demo- cratic governor of Wisconsin, 1874-76. The papers include a journal and ledger of a general store kept by Taylor at Cottage Grove, in 1848-49; some items concerning lumber rafting on the Wisconsin River; and letters to Taylor as a member of county and 194 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY state agricultural and charitable boards. There are letters concern- ing a Hot Springs, Arkansas, promotion scheme; from George H. and Edward J. Paul and Robert M. Bashford regarding the Mil- waukee Cement Company and the Ft. Scott (Kansas) Cement Company; from managers of the Hitchcock and the Wisconsin cranberry companies and correspondence with Chicago and other markets; from Chicago brokers concerning railroad and grain stocks; a few personal and political letters; a very few papers for the two years when Taylor was governor; and a brief auto- biography. 670. Tenney, Horace A. (1820-1906). Papers, 1797-1929. 3 boxes, including 3 volumes, and 2 additional volumes. Correspondence of the Tenney family, including letters to Horace A. Tenney of Madison from his parents, Sylvia and Daniel Tenney of La Porte, Ohio; from Henry W. Tenney of Milwaukee in 1847; and a number of other family letters extending through three gen- erations. There are typewritten copies of letters, 1797-1832, written by Cornelius Cadle, a merchant of New York City, on business and family matters, and a record of the Cadle family in England and America. Tenney's own papers include a memorandum book that he kept while selecting saline lands in Pierce County in 1853; a volume of names of members of the first State Republican Central Com- mittee in 1857 with names of voters by counties; a collection of records acquired while he was paymaster during the Civil War; and a volume of reminiscences of his war experiences, written in 1874. 671. Thomas, Amery. Correspondence, 1838-59. 21 items. Letters received by Thomas at McHenry, Illinois, from his father-in-law, Dr. Ammi R. R. Butler and family of Alexander, New York, largely concerning family matters. ■ 672. Thomas, Kirby. Record of Assignments to News- paper Reporters, 1895-97. 3 volumes. Daily records of events in Superior and names of reporters as- signed to cover them for the Superior Evening Telegram. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 195 673. Thwaites, Reuben G. (1853-1913). Papers, 1762, 1823-1929. 6 boxes, including 15 volumes, and 5 additional volumes. Papers of the secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1887-1913, consisting chiefly of addresses on American and Wisconsin history subjects; lecture notes; and mis- cellaneous historical data. Among the volumes are diaries of trips by boat down the Fox, Ohio, Rock, and Wisconsin rivers; a diary of a trip by bicycle through Virginia; notes on interviews with Andrew J. and Peter J. Vieau, Morgan L. Martin, and Alexis Clermont, on which are based the narratives published in Wisconsin Historical Collections, 11:220-33, 385-414; 15:452-69; 2 vol- umes of household expenses, 1882-1907; and several ledgers and account books of Henry Turvill, father of Mrs. Thwaites. There are a number of letters to Thwaites on early Madison schools (1886), used in preparation of his book on that subject; several letters of Julia Ward Howe; some miscellaneous deeds for lands in Ohio and Wisconsin; and a number of tax receipts of Henry Turvill. 674. Tilton, Asa C. History of Colleges and Universi- ties in the United States, and of Their Literary Societies. Typewritten. 4 boxes. A brief history of literary societies in colleges and universities in each state, prefaced by sketches of the institutions in which they were organized, with bibliographical citations to printed sources. The sketches were prepared about the year 1920. 675. Tinker, Thomas C. Correspondence, March 15- July 11, 1914. 46 pages. Letters written to Frederick Merk at Madison by Tinker of Crowley, Louisiana, describing the functions of the Milwaukee Benevolent and Protective Association of Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers, 1865-78; and his father's connections with Robert Owen and the Huddersneld (England) Socialist Association, 1835-41, leading to the establishment of a communistic colony in Waukesha County in 1842. 196 wisconsin historical society 676. Toole, William (1841-1926). Papers, 1836-1930. 2 boxes, including 6 volumes, and 2 additional volumes. Papers of Toole, Baraboo horticulturist, consisting mainly of his correspondence as state secretary of the Wisconsin Farmers' Alliance, 1891-93. There are letters from national, state, and local officers, concerning plans for the organization, the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, secret work, the Peoples' Party, and the role of the organization in politics; some financial reports; and minutes of annual meetings. With these are later letters concerning horticultural experiments, the Skillet Creek Farmers' Club, and the movement for rural social centers, with copies of Toole's addresses. There are also records, 1919-27, of the Sauk County Utilities Company, a cooperative association for furnishing electric current to farmers, with William A. Toole, Jr., as president. Filed with these are records of School District Number 4, Town of Freedom, for 1849~58. 677. TORRISON, O., AND COMPANY, MANITOWOC. RECORD Books, 1856-1927. Business records of the general retail mercantile firm of which Osuld Torrison became sole proprietor in 1853, consisting of journals, daybooks, cashbooks, sales books, and miscellaneous busi- ness and financial records. The various series are not complete. The collection is not available for public use. 678. Townsend, Robert (1819-66). Correspondence, Au- gust 11-17, 1864. 4 items. Letters from Commodore Townsend on board the U.S. Ironclad " Essex " to Lieutenant George H. Bird, commanding officer of the picket guard on the Mississippi River above Memphis, regard- ing firing by the picket guard on a man-of-war's boat. 679. Trowbridge, Charles C. (1800-83). Indian Legends. 77 pages. Eleven legends of the Wyandotte, Miami, and Shawano Indians, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 197 taken down by Trowbridge while he was connected with the United States Indian department at Detroit, and presented to Lyman C. Draper in 1874. 680. Truteau, Jean B. (1748-1827). Journal, 1794-95. Photostatic copy, 1 package. A record of a fur trading expedition on the Missouri River, written in French. 681. Turner, Andrew J. (1832-1905), and Frederick J. (1861-1932). Papers, 1863-1926. 3 boxes, including 6 volumes. Papers of the editor of the Portage State Register and his son, the historian. The Andrew J. Turner papers contain memoranda, correspondence, and notes on interviews used in connection with his articles on the history of Fort Winnebago, the organization of Portage and Columbia counties, and the genesis of the Republican Party. In his general correspondence there are several letters from Matthew H. Carpenter and Horace Rublee bespeaking Turner's aid in the senatorial campaign of 1868-69; letters in 1880 ex- plaining the use of the word " shanghai " in Wisconsin politics; and letters on local history. There is also a bound volume of letters, 1891-92, on the Wisconsin gerrymander case, written by Charles E. Estabrook, John C. Spooner, and others. Among the Frederick J. Turner papers is a collection of corre- spondence and records, 1908-10, on the work of a committee on documentary federal historical publications, discussing needs in the fields of economic and social history. There are some notes and letters on the fur trade by Andrew J. Vieau and John T. de la Ronde used in Turner's early thesis on that subject; letters from Turner to Edward T. Hartman, 1925-26; notebooks, 1882-83, kept by Turner while a student at the University of Wisconsin; and news- paper clippings and correspondence concerning football reform controversies in 1906-7 kept by Turner, a member of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin faculty committee on intercollegiate athletics. 198 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 682. Tweedy, John H. (1814-91). Papers, 1800, 1824, 1832-90. 8 boxes, including 1 volume. Business and political papers of a Milwaukee attorney and Wis- consin delegate to Congress, 1847-48, consisting of letters received, 1836-90, and miscellaneous legal papers pertaining to cases in which Tweedy was professionally interested. Much of the correspondence of the 1840's relates to the law and collection business of the firms with which Tweedy was associ- ated. There is also information on his political career, Whig politics, early Milwaukee history, and the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal. For the years of the delegacy, much of the correspondence relates to services for constituents, although the subjects of Wisconsin's northwestern boundary, the second state constitutional convention, railroads, and the affairs of the Stockbridge Indians are touched upon. Letters from Thomas L. Ogden and Hans Crocker throw light on Tweedy's speculation in Mexican War veterans' land war- rants and on his business relations with Samuel S. Breese and other Eastern land speculators. There is some information on construction and financing of early Wisconsin railroads, the Kansas Aid Society of which Tweedy was the Wisconsin member, and the Milwaukee Female College. The correspondence after I860 is increasingly concerned with brokerage and banking activities in Milwaukee. 683. Twitchell, Ozmon M. Papers, 1846-98. 26 items, in- cluding 4 volumes. Record books of a physician practicing in Milan, New Hamp- shire, and in Madison, with dates and amounts of charges for professional services. 684. Tyler, James M. (1826-1914). Diary, 1863-64. Type- written copy, 92 pages. Diary containing descriptions of army life in Company E of the 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry while in Tennessee and on the Mississippi River. Filed with the diary is a sketch of Tyler, who lived in Manitowoc County. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 199 685. Underwood, Ammon. Diary, 1834-38. Photostatic copy, 1 volume. Diary containing irregular entries, sometimes in the form of a summary of events, of Underwood's journey from near Lowell, Massachusetts, by ship to East Columbia, Texas, and his later ex- periences in Texas as a member of the American army there. 686. United States. Congress. House of Representa- tives. Papers, 1800-1860. Photostatic copies, 30 boxes. Calendar cards and copies of items in the House files at Wash- ington, D.C., relating to the region that is now Wisconsin. The papers consist of memorials, petitions, resolutions, bills, and correspondence relating to internal improvements, land surveys, Indian affairs, relief, preemption rights, defense measures, govern- ment, boundary lines, and other affairs of the territory and state in which the federal government was concerned. 687. United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Population, Agriculture, and Other Schedules for Wisconsin, 1820-80. 169 volumes. Photostatic copies of population schedules for Wisconsin for 1820, 1830, and 1840, and original records for 1850, I860, and 1870, with complete card catalogue index of names, arranged for each census alphabetically by county; 44 volumes of schedules of agriculture for 1850, I860, 1870, and 1880; and 6 volumes of schedules of defective, dependent, and delinquent classes, of man- ufactures, and of mortality, for 1880. 688. United States. Department of the Interior. Gen- eral Land Office. Papers, 1807-1906. Typewritten and photostatic copies. 2 boxes, 5 volumes, and 1 package. Copies of field notes of surveys of private land claims in 1828 at Mackinac, Green Bay, Prairie du Chien, and Portage with partial resurveys in 1832; some correspondence relating to the region that is now Wisconsin, particularly the lead mining area; land entry 200 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY records in the Mineral Point District, 1841-49; and tract records for certain townships in the Mineral Point and Milwaukee districts, 1835-99. 689. United States. Department of the Interior. Geo- logical Survey, Lake Superior Division. Papers, 1882-1904. 15 boxes and 26 volumes. Correspondence of the three geologists — Roland D. Irving, Charles R. Van Hise, and Kenneth Leith — who successively con- ducted the work of this survey from their offices at the University of Wisconsin. The principal object of the survey was to make detailed studies of the ore-bearing regions bordering on Lake Superior, but in 1890 the general direction of a study of the pre-Cambrian rocks of North America was given to Van Hise, and from time to time special investigations or scientific supervision of additional projects were required of the division. There is a voluminous correspondence with the director's office at Washington, discussing plans, appropriations, cooperation with other divisions, technical problems, personnel, printing, and count- less other details; correspondence with other division heads, with scientists in allied fields, editors, mineral land agents, mining companies, ore-distributing concerns, manufacturers, and faculty members of other colleges, particularly the University of Chicago where Van Hise served as nonresident professor of geology. There was also much communication with fieldworkers, mainly concerning routine details of surveys. Since the incoming correspondence of the survey and of the university department of geology was filed as one unit, much of it deals with university affairs, as well as with other professional and personal interests of Van Hise during the years he was connected with the survey. 690. United States. Department of the Interior. In- dian Affairs Office. Papers, 1804-60. Photostatic and typewritten copies, 68 boxes. Calendar cards and copies of items, chiefly in the form of photo- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 201 stats, from the National Archives at Washington, D.C., relating to the region that is now Wisconsin. The collection covers both sides of the correspondence of the Indian commissioner with government agents, superintendents, army officers, traders, missionaries, settlers, and Indian spokesmen, and deals with a wide range of subjects on the affairs of Indian tribes and their relations with the whites, including war, peace, the fur trade, liquor traffic, negotiations for land transfers, Indian removals, annuity payments, intertribal relations, and efforts to Christianize and civilize the Indians. There are reports from the agents, summarizing achievements and outlining needs of the agencies; reports on special investigations; records of treaty negotia- tions and texts of the treaties; and field notes of the surveying expedition to establish the boundary line between the Chippewa and Sioux Indians in 1835. Selections from these papers are published in the Wisconsin His- torical Collections, 19:303-488, passim; 20:12-390, passim. 691. United States. Department of War. Papers, 1783, 1812-42. Records collected or copied from various sources, relating to the Wisconsin area. The records include: a volume in which have been bound pay rolls, inspection returns, and similar papers principally for Mackinac, 1783, 1812-21; copy of muster rolls of an artillery company commanded by Lieutenant Porter Hanks at Mackinac, 1811-12; copy of list of Americans surrendered to Lieutenant Colonel William McKay at Prairie du Chien, 1814; photostatic copies of excerpts from volumes 1 to 5 of reports of inspections of forts in the Wisconsin area — Brady, Crawford, Howard, Mackinac, and Winnebago — at various dates between 1819 and 1836; orderly book kept by Lieutenant Horatio P. Van Cleve and others of the 5th Infantry at Fort Winnebago, 1834-36; photostatic copy of hos- pital register at Fort Crawford, 1833-36; photostatic copies of floor plans, plats, and correspondence concerning the buildings at Fort Winnebago; and 3 diaries of the weather kept by the hospital de- 202 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY partment at Fort Niagara, 1823-26, and Fort Winnebago, 1828-42, with occasional notations at the latter place of events such as the arrival of troops and changes in personnel. 692. United States. Post Office Department. Papers, 1852-78. Various types of daily and quarterly reports filled in on forms, giving such information as number of letters and lists of periodicals received and sent from each office. Records are on file for Ashland, 1878; Diamond Bluff, 1855-57; La Crosse, 1852-54; and Mani- towoc, 1853-73. 693. United Wesleyan Methodist Association, Man- chester, England. Minutes of Subcommittee, 1834-36. 1 volume. Minutes of meetings of the subcommittee concerning details of publication, the holding of meetings, and securing of itinerant preachers. 694. Updike, Eugene G. (1850-1917). Papers, 1877-1920. 1 box, including 1 volume. Papers of the Rev. Mr. Updike of Madison consisting principally of letters received regarding his resignation from the Summerfield Methodist Episcopal Church of Milwaukee in 1890, and his ac- ceptance of a call to the First Congregational Church of Madison where he remained until his death. There are also invitations and letters of introduction. Filed with the collection is a typewritten volume of his sermons delivered at the Madison church in 1916 and copies of the sermons delivered at his funeral. 695. Upham, Horace A. J. (1853-1919). Papers, 1853-95. 2 boxes. Legal papers concerning the suit, 1890-95, of Daniel Wells Jr., bondholder of the Fox and Wisconsin Improvement Company, vs. the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, kept by Upham, an attorney for the plaintiff. With these are letters from John GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 203 Catlin, Breese J. Stevens, and others, 1865-93, and copies of other papers of both organizations. 696. Usher, Ellis B. (1852-1931). Papers, 1847-1912. 19 boxes, including 12 volumes, and 42 additional volumes. Papers of a La Crosse newspaper editor and Democratic Party leader, consisting of letters received, letter books, 1875-99, and office records connected with the La Crosse Chronicle. Almost half of the incoming correspondence is for the years 1887-88, when Usher was chairman of the Democratic State Cen- tral Committee, dealing with the details of the management of a political campaign. There are many letters from Edward C. Wall whom Usher consulted on all vital questions of party affairs, and from William F. Vilas, chiefly on matters of patronage. Frank P. Coburn wrote frequently from Washington during his term as Congressman, 1891-93. Other party leaders whose letters appear are Wendell A. Anderson, Edward S. Bragg, Will Brawley, Joshua E. Dodge, Charles W. Felker, Charles Jonas, John H. Knight, John L. Mitchell, George W. Peck, and Clarence Snyder. In 1896 Usher was state committeeman for the Gold Standard Democrats. His correspondents then and for the next few years included an increasing number of Stalwart Republican leaders, among whom were Joseph W. Babcock, Ira B. Bradford, John J. Esch, and Elisha W. Keyes. There are papers throughout the collec- tion dealing with his newspaper work in La Crosse and Madison, and after 1904, with his advertising agency in Milwaukee. Filed with the papers are some items dealing with the early history of La Crosse. Among them are: a few papers of Nathan Myrick, 1847; a surveyor's record book, 1850; federal tax lists, 1862-64; papers of the Soldiers' Aid Society, 1863; records of the Cemetery Association, 1864; a subscription list of the Grant Club, 1868; and minutes of the directors' meetings of the La Crosse and Omaha Railway Company, June, 1879. 697. Van Arnam, William R. Papers, 1862-65. 5 items. Diary of Van Arnam, member of the 3rd Wisconsin Battery, 204 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY for 1862, describing the journey from Racine to Tennessee and Alabama. Filed with this are 4 letters from other members of the battery. 698. Van der Meulen, P. Papers, 1782-1867. 1 box, includ- ing 8 volumes, and 3 additional volumes. Financial and religious records of P. Van der Meulen, a vice- prefect at Ysselstein, Netherlands, and of the Rev. R. J. Van der Meulen of Amsterdam, whose daughter was Mrs. Nils Otto Tank of Green Bay. The collection consists of 2 large volumes of rec- ords of tax and interest payments on loans at Ysselstein, 1782-1814; copies of religious verses; a bulletin of church services at Amster- dam, 1814; and catalogues of the Tank library. Almost all of the collection is in the Dutch language. 699. Van Hise, Charles R. (1857-1918). Correspondence, 1875-1918. 9 boxes. Correspondence of Van Hise, geologist and president of the University of Wisconsin, 1903-18. His letters start with his school days at the University of Wisconsin and picture Madison and stu- dent life and affairs in the 1870's. His remaining letters are almost entirely personal ones written to his wife during his frequent and long absences from home, referring to his research work and teach- ing at the universities of Chicago and Wisconsin, field work for the United States Geological Survey beginning in 1883, and the localities that he visited and prominent people whom he met on his trips. The letters after 1903 are fewer and pertain to uni- versity legislative work and to speaking engagements. A few letters relate to his work as consultant for mining companies, the discovery of low grade gold in Clark County, and the financial condition of the Madison Wisconsin State Journal. Many of the letters pre- ceding 1895 are published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 23:439-47; 24:66-82, 189-98, 315-35, 453-67; 25:73-109 (June, 1940-September, 1941). guide to manuscripts 205 700. Van Schaak, Peter (1747-1832). Correspondence, 1786-1804. 6 items. Letters to Van Schaak, an attorney of Kinderhook, New York, mainly concerning legal matters. 701. Van Valkenburg, Frank B. Papers, 1807-63. 16 items. Papers collected by Van Valkenburg of Milwaukee, including several letters written to John E. Ward, Savannah, Georgia, deal- ing with the affairs of the Confederate government. 702. Verrill, Addison E. (1839-1926). Papers, 1867-68. 5 items. Papers of Professor Verrill of New Haven, a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, consisting of letters from President Paul A. Chadbourne, and a diary, January 29-February 15, 1868, de- scribing his lectures and social life in Madison. 703. Vilas, William F. (1840-1908). Papers, 1827-1919. 61 boxes, including 16 volumes, and 9 additional volumes. Papers of a United States Postmaster General, 1885-88, Sec- retary of the Interior, 1888-89, and United States Senator from Wisconsin, 1891-97, the bulk of which relates to state and na- tional politics for the two decades beginning about 1880. In the collection there are a number of Grover Cleveland letters, 1884-1907, most of which have been published in Letters of Grover Cleveland (Boston, 1933), edited by Allan Nevins. The letters are largely personal but some of them touch upon politics. There are also a few personal letters of Miss Rose E. Cleveland and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. Letters from Wendell A. Anderson, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee appear in 1884, dealing with the Wisconsin campaign. Throughout the period 1880-1900 there are numerous letters in regard to speaking engagements, and, be- 206 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ginning in 1885, concerning patronage. The so-called option bill introduced into Congress by Senator William D. Washburn of Min- nesota for the regulation of speculation in agricultural commodities is the subject of a number of letters received in 1892. Considerable material in the 1890's relates to the proposed federal railway bridge across the St. Louis River between Wisconsin and Minnesota, the development of a cranberry marsh at Babcock, Wisconsin, and the building of the Cornelia Vilas Memorial Guild Hall of the Grace Episcopal Church in Madison (1894). Throughout the period 1880-1900, there is a varying amount of correspondence relating to Vilas' law practice, and in addition, 14 boxes contain legal papers arranged alphabetically by title of case. A considerable amount of correspondence in 1895-96 concerns the consolidation of the several gas and electric utility properties in the Madison area into the Madison Gas and Electric Com- pany, and some scattered items relate to the Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company of Madison, in which Vilas had some investments. Bills and a limited correspondence, 1901-3, concern the building of the Vilas home in Madison. The collection in the 1890's touches briefly upon the state treas- urer suits, a proposal for a State Historical Society building, University of Wisconsin appropriations, and the currency issue ( 1 896 ) . Diffuse information during this period bears upon various controversies before the General Land Office. A few items in 1906 concern the Wisconsin memorial for the Vicksburg National Mili- tary Park. There is a diary of a Lake Superior trip in August, 1873, and a number of miscellaneous volumes. Among early miscellaneous items in the collection are some busi- ness papers, 1852-54, relating to the Madison Hotel Company; a group of compositions and orations prepared by Vilas while a stu- dent at the University of Wisconsin; and several Civil War letters written by Henry Vilas. Correspondents include James B. Angell and Frank A. Flower, writing in 1895 on the subject of the Deep Waterways Com- mission; Wade Hampton on the Farmers' Alliance; David A. Wells GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 207 on Connecticut politics and economic subjects; and William H. Barnum, Thomas F. Bayard, Edwin E. Bryant, Lucius W. Nieman, David S. Rose, William T. Sherman, John C. Spooner, Breese J. Stevens, and Ellis B. Usher, on a variety of matters. Two boxes of letters of John H. Knight and 4 boxes of letters of Edward C. Wall are under restrictions until 1950. 704. Vliet, Garret (1790-1877). Papers, 1835-46, 1901. 1 box, including 6 volumes. Notebooks kept by Vliet while surveying land and roads in southern Wisconsin, 1835-46; also a sketch of Vliet's activities from 1835 to 1837, written by his son, John B. Vliet, based on information in these notebooks and his own recollections. 705. Wales, Julia G. Papers, 1914-17. 1 box and 1 volume. Papers of a member of the University of Wisconsin faculty relating to the plan for continuous mediation without armistice evolved by her in 1914. There are drafts of the plan and corre- spondence with prominent leaders in the cause of peace, including Louis P. Lochner of the Chicago Peace Society and Jane Addams. The collection concerns efforts to publicize the plan and to have President Wilson call a conference of neutral nations; the Inter- national Conference of Women at the Hague in April, 1915; the Ford Peace Expedition of December, 1915; and the Neutral Con- ference for Continuous Mediation sitting at Stockholm in 1916. An account of an interview by David S. Jordan and Lochner with the President, November 12, 1915, is among the papers. A number of letters written by Miss Wales from the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries in 1915 and 1916 throw light on conditions in neutral countries during the war. The papers are not available for use until 1950. 706. Walker, Alice F. Diary, 1862-71. 1 volume. Diary of Alice Walker of Manchester, containing frequent en- tries, January through March, 1862, concerning school and local social activities, and later miscellaneous notations. 208 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 707. Wall, Garrett D. (1783-1850). Papers, 1836-56. 14 items. Deeds and correspondence relative to Wall's speculations in land in Wisconsin and Michigan, with particular reference to the plans for making the City of Four Lakes the capital of Wisconsin. 708. Wallace, Mrs. Minnie McIntyre. Papers, 1886-1934. 49 items. A group of papers acquired by Mrs. Wallace during her news- paper career in Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and Beloit. Among them are a number of letters addressed to her as editor of the Horse Show Monthly, a " Confession Album " containing auto- graphs of persons of literary importance, and letters from Edward Bok, George H. Lorimer, William Marion Reedy, William Allen White, and others. 709. Ward, James W. Papers, 1851-67. 1 box, including 1 volume. Legal and financial papers and journal of real estate and financial transactions of Ward, who came to Madison in 1856 from Abing- ton, Massachusetts. 710. Warmington, James. Correspondence, 1848-54. Typewritten copies, 10 pages. Letters from Warmington at Honey Creek, Walworth County, to relatives in England, giving prices of commodities and describ- ing living conditions. 711. Warner, Elihu. Diary, 1837. Typewritten copy, 3 pages. Brief, daily entries made on a journey by keelboat, with a group of emigrants from Canfield, Ohio, to Prairie du Chien. 712. Warner, Jared (c. 1811-80), and Henry F. Young (1824-1902). Papers, 1834-1902. 1 box, including 9 volumes, and 15 additional volumes. Business and personal papers of Warner, a Grant County pioneer. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 209 Three daybooks, 1836-80, a ledger, 1849-59, and a number of small memorandum and account books relate chiefly to his saw- mill, lumberyard, and general mercantile activities at Millville and Patch Grove. Several small volumes have information on flatboat shipping down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers before 1838. A folder of correspondence contains a few letters in the early 1850's from Wisconsin emigrants to California and some personal letters from Civil War soldiers. There are several folders of Civil War letters, 1861-64, written home to his wife and father-in-law, Jared Warner, by Henry F. Young, captain of Company F, 7th Wisconsin Volunteers, which was part of the famous Iron Brigade. The letters come from various points in Maryland and Virginia and reveal a good deal of the atti- tude of a soldier toward officers, the war, and the South. 713. Warner, John Clement (b. 1896). Correspondence, 1918. Typewritten copies, 36 pages. Letters from Warner to his family in Madison, describing army camp life and his promotions from the time of his enlistment to his candidacy for a lieutenancy of Company B, Coast Artillery Train- ing Camp, Ft. Monroe, Virginia. 714. Warren, George P. (1819-84). Papers, 1864-82. 4 items. A statement of the complaints of the Chippewa Indians of Lac Court Oreille and Lake Superior in 1864, and 2 letters by Warren, educated half-breed and interpreter, giving the history of the document. 715. Warren, Reuben B. Papers, 1838-47. 1 box. Personal letters written to Warren at Alabama, New York, by school friends and others. Beginning in 1845, there are a number of letters from Ely S. Parker, a Seneca Indian, some of them written from Washington, D.C., commenting on affairs of the Seneca In- dians in New York and on politics in Washington. 210 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 716. Washburn, Cadwallader C. (1818-82). Papers, 1844-77. 3 boxes, including 3 volumes. Papers of a Wisconsin businessman; Congressman, 1855-61, 1867-71; Civil War officer; and governor, 1872-74, consisting largely of personal letters from various members of the family, especially Elihu B. Washburne, a brother. The correspondence re- lates to the land and collection agency and law business of the firm of Washburn and Woodman at Mineral Point, and also touches upon the lead shot manufacturing interests of the firm at Helena, Wisconsin, and the establishment of the Bank of Hallowell, in Maine, an important source of money for the Mineral Point firm's speculative activities. From 1861 to 1865, there are military papers and correspon- dence relating to the sale at Helena, Arkansas, of government cotton, and military operations in Arkansas and Texas. Letters in 1869 from William D. Washburn of the Lincoln Mills at Min- neapolis concern a proposal to acquire the site for a dam near Pokegama Falls, Minnesota. Numerous letters from Elihu B. Wash- burne, ambassador at Paris from 1869 to 1877, comment upon the siege of Paris, diplomatic matters, and American politics gen- erally. Other letters, beginning about 1873, deal with family finances, and a few relate to whiskey ring frauds. 717. Watertown Musical Society, Concordia. Record Books, 1880-97. 2 volumes. Minutes of meetings and statements of financial condition, 1887-89, and a few printed programs of concerts given by the society. Most of the records are in German. 718. Watrous, Jerome A. (1840-1922). Papers, 1864-1922. 4 boxes. Correspondence, and copies of addresses and newspaper stories by Lieutenant Colonel Watrous, Milwaukee, concerning the Civil War, the Philippine Islands, and the Grand Army of the Republic. About three-fourths of the collection consists of Watrous' stories, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 211 some of which have been collected and printed, and many of which are of an anecdotal type. With these papers are comments on the proposal to place Gen- eral Robert E. Lee's statue in Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C, and a collection of letters relating to the recommendation of Brigadier General Joseph Bailey for distinguished service for rescu- ing Admiral David D. Porter's flotilla in the Red River campaign, 1864. 719. Waukesha County, Town of Eagle. School Regis- ter, 1866-77. 1 volume. School register for District Number 9, containing a record of pupils' daily attendance, visitors, and textbooks used. 720. Weaver, James (1800-86). Account Book, 1812-63. I volume. Account book used first by Levi Russell, shoemaker and carpenter near Conway, Massachusetts, and later by Weaver, a merchant, postmaster, and notary in Waukesha County. 721. Wechselberg, Johannes Peter (1833-1912). Corre- spondence, 1850-51. 7 items. Letters written in German to his family near Milwaukee de- scribing an overland journey to California and his subsequent experiences there while in search of gold. 722. Weld, Andrew E. Correspondence, 1862-65. 25 items. Civil War letters of Edgar H. Wainright, 7th Wisconsin Battery, and of other relatives and friends, to Weld of Little Prairie, Wal- worth County. 723. Weller, Luman H. (1833-1914). Papers, 1828-1912. II boxes. Correspondence of a Nashua, Iowa, Greenbacker and Populist, and member of Congress, 1883-85, relating to state and local political affairs in Iowa of numerous farm and labor third party 212 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY movements. The papers pertain to campaigns, party finances, news- papers and literature, conventions, speakers, fusion with ether parties, and personal affairs, and during his term in Congress, to currency questions, pension claims, vote frauds and appointments. They also touch upon the career of James B. Weaver, Greenback- Labor presidential candidate in 1880 and People's Party candidate in 1892. 724. Welton, Chauncey R. (1844-1908). Correspon- dence, 1863-64. Copies, 12 pages. Extracts from letters written by Welton, private in Company L, 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Welton, Weymouth, Medina County, Ohio. 725. Wheeler, Leonard H. (1811-72). Papers, 1838-91. 1 box, including 1 volume. Information on early Protestant missions in the Lake Superior region in the form of a letter book kept by Wheeler, 1842-44, while serving the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions at La Pointe; drafts of letters written by him and Mrs. Wheeler from the Chippewa mission and school at Odanah; a few letters received from fellow missionaries; an incomplete copy of an account by the Rev. Jedediah D. Stevens of a trip to the upper St. Croix River in 1829; and copies of letters sent to Mrs. Wheeler and the Rev. John N. Davidson and used in the preparation of the latter's In Unnamed Wisconsin (Milwaukee, 1895). 726. Wheeler, William F. Sacajaweah; An Historical Sketch, 1893. Typewritten, 1 volume. Sketch of the Shoshone Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, based largely on the original journals of the expedition. 727. Whelan, Curtis E. Papers, 1849-61, 1884. 20 items. Family and Civil War letters to Whelan and his wife, Mazoma- nie, from relatives in New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 213 728. White, C H. Papers, 1835-39, 1887. 13 items. Papers collected by White of Green Bay, relating to the organiza- tion of the Bank of Wisconsin, including minutes of organizational meeting and miscellaneous papers. 729. White, Harry K. Correspondence, 1891-94. 5 items. Letters to White concerning Icelandic settlements in Door County and other parts of the United States and Canada. These letters form the basis for White's article in Wisconsin Historical Collections, 14:335-40. 730. White, Nathaniel J. (1838-1920). Papers, 1851-1915. 17 items. Papers consisting of certificates of military service in Company D of the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, correspondence with Myron H. McCord, Congressman from Wisconsin, concerning a pension, and miscellaneous material. 731. Whitehead, John M. (1852-1924). Papers, 1908-24. 1 box. Letters from Whitehead, Janesville, with reminiscences of the personal appearance and mannerisms of Abraham Lincoln, and correspondence and notes on personalities and events in Wisconsin's political history. A part of the collection is not available for use until 1959. 732. Whitford, William C. (1828-1902). Correspon- dence, 1867-88. 26 items. Letters received by Whitford, president of Milton College as a result of an inquiry made by him in 1867 and 1868 preparatory to writing a history of education in Wisconsin. Prominent Wis- consin educators and pioneers give detailed information on the beginnings of Wisconsin schools. 733. Whyte, William F. (1851-1926). Papers, 1851-1927. 1 box. Papers of a physician and local historian of Watertown, consist- 214 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ing of notes and drafts of articles and addresses on Dr. Whyte's medical experiences, the state board of health, the Bennett Law campaign, the Scotch in Wisconsin, the history of the Watertown public school system, the Watertown railway bond case, and other episodes in the city's history. Correspondence, 1854-1926, includes a record of the journey of David Whyte from Scotland to Water- town in 1854 and excerpts from letters of Lieutenant Malcolm K. Whyte on the Archangel Expedition of 1918-19. 734. Wilcox, Mrs. Ella Wheeler (1850-1919). Papers, 1917-20. 73 items. Letters from Ella Wheeler Wilcox from California, Connecticut, France, and England, mainly to her brother, Marcus P. Wheeler, Windsor, describing her interest in theosophy and various forms of psychic phenomena, her war work in France, and her writings. 735. Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877). Papers, 1801-80. 1 box. Papers of a rear admiral in the United States Navy. The bulk of this collection consists of the correspondence of Captain William Bolton Finch, known in his later years as Captain William C. Bolton; it includes a number of letters from Commodore William Bainbridge, several of them in 1815 when preparations were under way for an Algerian campaign, some correspondence with native rulers and American missionaries in the Hawaiian Islands at the time of his official visit there in 1829 as commander of the "Vin- cennes," and his own report of the expedition. Among the Wilkes papers, 1861-80, is a draft of his letter to Gideon Welles turning over to the government the captives James M. Mason and John Slidell, correspondence regarding his retirement, and an account of his Antarctic Expedition in 1840. 736. Wilkinson, H. J. Papers, 1877-1903. 1 box and 1 volume. Papers of Wilkinson, Whitewater, secretary of the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders' and Wool Growers' Association, consisting of letters concerning the registry and transfer of sheep, and copies of ad- GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 215 dresses made by Wilkinson before miscellaneous organizations. With these is a volume of minutes of meetings of the above organization, 1879-1900, containing also minutes of the Wisconsin Merino Sheep Breeders' Association for 1877-79- 737. Willard, Frances E. (1839-98). Papers, 1858-96. 13 items. A collection consisting of letters written by Miss Willard to a girlhood friend, Theodora Smith, later Mrs. Solon Marks of Mil- waukee, and other items concerning personal affairs. 738. Williams, Eleazer (1789?-1858). Papers, 1806-86. 6 boxes, including 7 volumes. Papers of a half-breed Indian leader and missionary, relating to his dream of building an Indian empire in Wisconsin and later to his claim to be the " Lost Dauphin." The collection consists of miscellaneous letters, 1806-53; portions of journals; a few papers relating to the fur trade; 4 boxes of sermons, notes, and documents in the Indian language; and, among the bound volumes, Indian vocabularies, 2 sketchy diaries of Mrs. Williams, and reminiscences of a long acquaintanceship with Williams written by Albert G. Ellis about 1879. The papers deal with Williams' activities in securing lands in Wisconsin for New York Indians, his connection with the Ogden Land Company in New York, his relations with the Protestant Episcopal Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society and government officials, his school in Wisconsin, his marriage, eventual repudiation by the Indians, later emergence as the so-called " Lost Dauphin," and the validity of his claims to that title. Some items from the papers are published in Wisconsin Historical Collections, 6:308-42. 739. Williams, Howard D. Diary, 1859. Typewritten copy, 67 pages. Account of a wagon trip from Viroqua to California describing daily routine difficulties of the journey. 216 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 740. Williams, John K. (1822-80). Diaries, 1846-53. Type- written copies, 1 volume. Diaries of Williams, attorney at Shullsburg, describing his migra- tion from Pennsylvania, his establishment of a law office and drug store in Shullsburg, his partnership with Dr. Azel P. Ladd, his participation in county Democratic conventions and his stump- speaking tour as candidate for the legislature in 1847, his work as state assemblyman in 1850 and chief clerk of the senate, 1852-53, and two trips made to visit his Pennsylvania home. The diaries contain memoranda of accounts and expenses. 741. Williams, John M. (b. 1843). Diaries, 1861-64. 4 volumes. Pocket diaries kept by Williams from the time of his enlistment at Belleville, in Company H, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, until after his return. 742. Williams, John S. Papers, 1852-67. 1 box, including 2 volumes, and 15 additional volumes. Articles, lectures, and copies of letters sent and received by Williams of Cincinnati, all relating to the subject of spiritualism. 743. Williams, Mica jah T. (1792-1844). Correspondence, 1835-37. 8 items. Letters to Williams, surveyor general, Cincinnati, mainly from Byron Kilbourn, relating to land sales at Green Bay, land specula- tions, road and harbor appropriations, and the " bridge war " at Milwaukee. 744. Williamson, Ezekiel M. (1801-96). Papers, 1795, 1813, 1839-79. 1 box and 16 volumes. Business records of the Catlin and Williamson real estate firm operating in Madison, consisting of journals, ledgers, record books of contracts, mortgages, and land sales, a box of conveyances of lands chiefly in Dane, Sauk, and Fond du Lac counties, also a school copybook and ciphering book. GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 217 745. Willy, Samuel R. Record Books, 1879-81. 2 volumes. Daybook and ledger of accounts of Willy's flour mill at Apple- ton, kept by David H. Shannon. 746. Wilson (Willson), John (1794-1866). Correspon- dence, 1838-39, 1858-62. 10 items. Letters written to Wilson at St. Louis by Robert McPherson, concerning the latter's projected removal from Black Rock, New York, to St. Louis. Other letters, 1858-62, to Wilson at Wilson's Creek, Wisconsin, are of a miscellaneous character. 747. Wilson, Robert A. Sales Books, 1869-70. 2 volumes. Two sales books kept at Wilson's dry goods store at Smelser's Grove, later called Georgetown, showing daily itemized accounts. 748. Wing, Merrick P. (1833-95). Correspondence, 1864-93. 19 items. Brief letters to Wing, of the firm of Montgomery, Tyler, and Wing, La Crosse, referring to legal cases and miscellaneous matters. 749. Wingra Park Advancement Association. Papers, 1893-1920. 1 box, including 3 volumes. By-laws, articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings from the organization of the association to its dissolution, treasurers' account books, and miscellaneous papers of a region that is now a suburb of Madison; also the papers of the " Lake Wingra Case," 1917-20, an attempt to regulate the water level of the lake. 750. Winkler, Carl. Meteorological Records, 1847-79. 3 volumes. Entries in German script by a Milwaukee apothecary recording three times each day the temperature according to Reaumur and to Fahrenheit, the prevailing winds, and atmospheric conditions. 751. Winnebago County, Board of Supervisors. Minutes of Meetings, 1843-47. 1 volume. Records of the meetings of the county board, beginning with its first session on May 1, 1843, as the Winnebago town board. 218 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 752. Winnebago Indians. Pay Roll, 1886. 1 volume. Partial copy of annuity pay roll for the Wisconsin Winnebago at Black River Falls, Hatley, and Tomah, listing names of Indians, relationships, age, and sex. 753. WlNTERBOTHAM, JOHN M. (d. 1940). PAPERS, c. 1600-1925. 8 boxes and 8 volumes. A collection of autograph signatures, autograph letters, and mis- cellaneous items, made by Winterbotham of Galveston, Texas. There is a volume of signatures on parchment of minor British officials of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; an autograph collection of the Rev. Jerom Murch, mayor of Bath, mainly of persons living in the nineteenth century; a volume of letters, 1821-78, received by Baron Arthur Fitzgerald-Kinnaird, mostly from men in British public life; a collection of letters, 1868-1925, received by Sir Sidney Colvin, for many years keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum; a folder of letters, 1900-1916, written by Georgiana, Countess of Guilford; a folder of letters, 1887-98, received by Arthur Weld, drama and music editor for the Milwaukee Journal; and a great miscellany of individual letters from persons of prominence in the United States, England, and the continent, including Count Camillo B. Cavour, Harriet Martin- eau, and Sir Walter Scott. Among other items are copies of some correspondence of Captain Basil Hall, 1828, dealing with his American tour; copies of letters of Stephen F. Austin and others important in the history of Texas, from the originals in the Rosenberg Library, Galveston; and bio- graphical sketches of some prominent Americans, together with some correspondence concerning the subjects of the sketches, ac- cumulated by Guy C. Bixler in preparing a proposed volume of American biographies. 754. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. Papers, 1869-1930. 1 box and 2 volumes. Minutes of meetings and records of dues and expenditures, none of which are complete. There are also letters, 1870-72, from John GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 219 W. Hoyt, founder and first president, to Increase A. Lapham, first general secretary; and correspondence kept by Arthur Beatty as secretary and Edward A. Birge as president, concerning the fiftieth anniversary celebration and routine matters. 755. Wisconsin Archeological Society. Papers, 1898- 1922. 4 boxes and 4 volumes. Papers, consisting of letters received by the secretary, Charles E. Brown, from county chapters and individuals dealing with local archeological collections and discoveries, contributions to the Wis- consin Archeologist, meetings, membership, surveys, legislation, and finances, with minutes of meetings, memoranda of letters sent by the secretary, and annual reports. 756. Wisconsin Constitutional Conventions. Papers. 1838-99. 1 box. Letters and biographical material on members of the two constitu- tional conventions, written in response to requests for information by Horace A. Tenney and David Atwood in 1878 and by officials of the State Historical Society at various times. The papers consist of letters written by the members themselves, their relatives, and friends, informal sketches, newspaper clippings, and items filled in on printed forms. 757. Wisconsin Daughters of the American Revolution. Papers, 1914-39. 6 boxes, 1 package, and 6 volumes. Records of the state organization, consisting of proceedings of annual conferences and executive board meetings, reports of officers and committees, and correspondence with local and national officers. The correspondence pertains to the marking of state his- toric sites and preservation of historic spots, patriotic education, Americanization, mountain schools in the South, loan funds for students, prizes, conservation, genealogy, World War and war relief records, finances, congressional work, Memorial Continental Hall, the American Vigilant Intelligence Federation, and work of the many committees of the society. 220 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY There are 6 bound volumes of typewritten reports of the Geneal- ogical Records committees, 1929~39, comprising material gathered from family Bibles, cemeteries, parish records, and letters and docu- ments in private hands, as well as local and church histories. There is a report of the Old Trails Committee relating to Indian trails and military roads, with maps and some correspondence, compiled around 1920, and a typewritten copy of the state history of the society with biographical material and histories of local chapters. 758. Wisconsin, Evangelical Alliance for the State of. Papers, 1874-77. 1 package and 1 volume. Minutes of meetings and correspondence of the Wisconsin branch of the United States Evangelical Alliance, an organization to further interdenominational cooperation, started at Eau Claire in 1873 by the Presbyterian and Congregational Conference of Wisconsin. 759. Wisconsin Free Library Commission. Papers, 1934-40. 1 box. Reports of the secretary, 1934-40, and reports of the division heads to the secretary, including a detailed analysis, 1936, of the work of the Wisconsin Library School since 1906. 760. Wisconsin History Commission. Papers, 1861-65, 1884-1918. 5 boxes, including 1 volume. A collection of papers bearing on the subject of Wisconsin's participation in the Civil War. The bulk of the papers relates to the work of the commission, of which Charles E. Estabrook was chairman, and consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, typewritten biographical sketches of Wisconsin volunteers, and a typewritten index to Wisconsin items in the United States Depart- ment of War, War of the Rebellion .. .Records ... (130 vols., Washington, 1880-1901). Within the correspondence there are miscellaneous items touching upon the history of the 43rd Wiscon- sin Volunteer Infantry, the 3rd Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery, and military engagements at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and John- sonville and Nashville, Tennessee, and the disability claim of GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 221 Charles H. Doerflinger. There is also a folder of letters, 1861-64, of Lieutenant Frank A. Haskell of Company I, 6th Wisconsin Vol- unteer Infantry, later colonel of the 36th Wisconsin, written from various points in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; a copy of a diary of Philip Roesch, 1862-65; and reminiscent letters gathered in 1910 by Ethel A. Hum, relating to Wisconsin women in the war. 761. Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Milwaukee. Papers, 1839-53. 9 volumes. Records of the company beginning with its incorporation, consist- ing of minutes of meetings of the board of directors for 1839; monthly record of circulation of notes; memoranda of taxable property; records of property insured; ledgers, cashbooks, and stock ledgers; and a folder of miscellaneous papers. 762. Wisconsin Natural History Society. Papers, 1848, 1899-1902. 26 items. Constitution and minutes of a meeting in Milwaukee in 1848, also constitution, lists of officers, and minutes of meetings of the association, 1899-1902. 763. Wisconsin Perry's Victory Centennial Commission. Papers, 1911-14. 2 boxes and 2 volumes. Minutes of meetings of the commission, records of expenses, an account of the celebration in Wisconsin, and miscellaneous records. 764. Wisconsin Pioneers' Association, Madison. Papers, 1856-57. 1 box, including 1 volume. Constitution; proceedings of meetings; address by Harlow S. Orton; membership lists, limited to those who had come to Wis- consin before July 4, 1836, with brief biographical notes; and a volume containing autograph signatures of members of the legis- lature of 1854 and members of the association. 765. Wisconsin Semi-Centennial. Papers, 1898. 4 boxes and 2 volumes. Papers dealing with the celebration of fifty years of statehood, 222 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY consisting of correspondence of committees, registers of attendance, and addresses delivered at the meetings. 766. Wisconsin State Federation of Women's Clubs. Landmarks Committee. Papers, 1904-22. 3 boxes. Mainly newspaper clippings and addresses on local history pre- sented at various women's clubs in the state, with some corre- spondence concerning the work of the Landmarks Committee and reports on its activities. 767. Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. Papers, 1854-1910. 2 boxes and 1 volume. Correspondence, principally letters received by the secretary, B. S. Hoxie, in 1900 in response to requests for accounts of the origin and development of fruitgrowing in different localities; bi- ographical sketches of leading Wisconsin horticulturists; minutes of annual meetings, 1864-76; and a typewritten copy of an index to the publications of the society. 768. Wisconsin State Medical Society, Woman's Auxil- iary. Papers, 1839-1937. 2 boxes, including 4 volumes, and 4 additional volumes. Papers collected by the auxiliary for the purpose of preserving information about pioneer physicians. These consist of biographical data and replies to questionnaires, compiled by the auxiliaries of the county medical societies; minutes of meetings and other records of the Fox River Valley Medical Society, 1886-1926, and of the Winnebago County Medical Society, 1865-77; 2 volumes of prescriptions; and miscellaneous papers. 769. Wisconsin, State of. Adjutant General. Papers, 1847-1905, 1916. About 200 boxes and 170 volumes. A quantity of records from the office of the adjutant general, principally for the years of the Civil War. There are letter books, letters received, reports, abstracts, office accounts, and volumes of miscellaneous records from the quartermaster general's department; GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 223 a few records of the same nature from the commissary general's department; and a quantity of letter books, letters received, reports, statements, rosters, letter press copies of war records, correspondence concerning pensions, certificates of voluntary enlistments, and mis- cellaneous records, dealing with the state militia and the National Guard and the adjutant general's office, from about I860 to 1890. There is also a small collection of bulletins, field orders, memo- randa, and correspondence, concerning the operations of the 12th Provisional Division at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1916. 770. Wisconsin, State of. Attorney General. Papers. Photostatic and typewritten copies. 4 boxes and 4 volumes. Material collected and prepared by Robert M. Rieser as special counsel for Wisconsin in the case of the State of Michigan vs. State of Wisconsin before the Supreme Court of the United States, 1923, consisting of photostatic and typewritten copies of excerpts from books, articles, speeches, and official publications, notes on inter- views, photographs, survey notes, a collection of maps, and information on the history and geography of the northeastern boundary. Many of the maps are mounted in four folio volumes. 771. Wisconsin, State of. Board of Pharmacy. Regis- ter, 1882-1902. 1 volume. Record of pharmacists and assistant pharmacists registered with the board from the date of its creation. The records for the years 1892-1902 are incomplete. 772. Wisconsin, State of. Executive Office. Papers, 1836-1915. 218 boxes and 176 volumes. A collection of records from the governor's office, covering with a few exceptions all series of papers filed in that department up to the year 1900. The original arrangement of the papers has been generally preserved although a chronological arrangement has been made within each group. Many of the series are not complete, and for the territorial period there are large gaps. 224 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY The unbound papers consist of incoming letters and reports. The letters are divided into groups from persons or on subjects as follows: general correspondence, 1836-1915; correspondence with the United States and with other state governments, 1840-1905; correspondence on the subject of lands, subdivided into gen- eral land correspondence, 1840-1913, the Fox-Wisconsin Canal, 1844-97, lighthouses and the Sturgeon Bay Canal, 1857-1908, the military road from Fort Howard to Fort Wilkins in Michi- gan, 1862-88, timber agent, 1858-90; railroads, including farm mortgages, 1856-1905; military correspondence, exclusive of the Civil War, with orders, returns, and inspection reports, 1844-1910; expositions and congresses, 1850-1913; the state geological survey, 1854-1914; fires, floods, and other disasters, 1871-1915; immi- gration, 1852-1905; lumber inspector, 1861-1905; Indian affairs, 1848-1913; strikes and riots, 1858-1909; the university, 1848-88; the case of Wisconsin vs. the Duluth Canal, 1870-90, and of Wis- consin vs. Louis January, 1875-77. The papers for the Civil War period, filed in 85 boxes, are divided into those on the organization and administration of the army, relief work, military affairs, military votes, telegrams, papers of Mrs. Louis P. Harvey, and the Wisconsin Veterans' Home. These papers have been described at length in The Keyes and the Civil War Manuscript Collections . . . ( Wisconsin Historical Society, Bul- letin of Information, No. 81). There are 25 boxes of reports to the governor from state depart- ments, committees, and boards, from 1848 to 1915. None of the series of reports are complete. The bound papers consist of general letter books, 1838-1910; letter books on special subjects, including those of the State Board of Immigration, 1848-1901; governors' messages; proclamations; journals of executive action, 1836-1901; record of executive action on legislative bills, 1848-1911; appointments, 1848-1902; com- missions; warrants and requisitions, 1868-1906; office record books; and many miscellaneous volumes. guide to manuscripts 225 773. Wisconsin, State of. Insurance Commission. Papers, 1917-27. 54 boxes. Correspondence of the state insurance commissioner, 1918-24, and reports filed by insurance companies on certain types of cases, 1917-27. 774. Wisconsin, State of. Legislature. Papers, 1836-48. 1 box. Proceedings establishing the seat of government, and original calendars of bills, memorials and resolutions, and miscellaneous rec- ords of the territorial house and council. 775. Wisconsin, State of. Lumber Inspector. Papers, 1864-1928. 2 boxes and 23 volumes. Official records of inspectors mainly for the Sixth and Eleventh districts, dealing with timber operations in the regions of Ashland and the Chippewa River. The unbound papers consist of contracts, writs of attachment, labor agreements, and other documents con- cerning logging operations. The volumes contain records of log marks, log contracts, and logs scaled. 776. Wisconsin, State of. Railroad Commission. Papers, 1887-1908. 3 boxes and 36 volumes. Papers of the commission consisting of minutes of hearings held before that body, 1905-8, concerning complaints against railroad companies; annual reports made to the railroad commissioner of Wisconsin by the St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway Company, 1890-93, the Oshkosh Transportation Company, 1891-96, and the Milwaukee Lake Shore, and Western Railway Company, 1887-93; and reports made to the commissioner on free transporta- tion given to individuals in 1905 and 1906 by railroads operating in the state. 777. Wisconsin, State of. Secretary of State. Papers, 1836-1927. 32 boxes and 505 file cases. Three collections of papers transferred from the office of the 226 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY secretary of state. The correspondence, dating from 1836 to 1901, is concentrated in three groups: letters addressed to the governors in the territorial period, dealing with minor appointments and other similar matters; another group from 1850 to 1856, concerned with the administration of public lands; and a collection for the early years of the Civil War, inquiring about state aid to soldiers, militia duty, and similar matters. The legislative bills are the original bills introduced in each house, with record of action taken thereon, and amendments. The collection dates from 1836 to 1887, but many of the bills are missing. They are arranged by legislative session, and filed in 260 metal file drawers. The collection known as M legislative papers " consists of peti- tions, memorials, and resolutions, but there are also communications from the governor to the legislature, some committee reports, and miscellaneous papers received in the office of the secretary of state, 1836-1927. They are classified according to legislative session and filed in 245 metal file drawers. 778. Wisconsin, State of. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Papers, 1850-55, 1859-63, 1874-1906. 6 volumes. Records of decisions made in cases of appeal as provided by law from actions of school district meetings, town superintendents of schools, or town boards, in regard to alterations of boundaries of school districts, finances, elections, buildings and building sites, hiring of teachers, and interpretation of the state common school laws generally. In the earlier years, copies of outgoing letters of the superintendent are included in the volumes. 779. Wisconsin, State of. Treasurer. Papers, 1855-1902. 17 boxes. Semi-annual reports of state banks, submitted to the state treas- urer, 1855-1902; and statistical statements regarding shareholders in these banks, 1860-80. There are additional unclassified and unarranged papers from the treasurer's office, which are not avail- able for public use. guide to manuscripts 227 780. Wisconsin State Teachers' Association. Record Book, 1877-92. 1 volume. Treasurers' records of receipts and expenditures of the association. 781. Wisconsin Sunday School Assembly, Madison. Rec- ord Book, 1881-1906. 1 volume. Treasurers' records of receipts and expenditures, including sales of stock in this organization, usually known as the Monona Lake Assembly. 782. Wisconsin, University of. Papers, 1898-1902, 1916-20. 1 box. Miscellaneous items on subjects connected with the university, including questionnaires submitted for student debates, 1898-1902; minutes of meetings of the student senate, 1916-20; and letters written to Charles S. Slichter in 1917 by Max Mason and others regarding experimental submarine research. 783. Wisconsin, University of. Alumni Association. Papers, 1875-81, 1925-40. 1 box. Letters and articles which were sent to the association for publica- tion in response to a request in the late 1920's for reminiscences of university student life and university history previous to 1880. 784. Wisconsin, University of. Campus Organization Records, 1853-1924. 1 box, and 17 volumes. Records of campus literary, debating, and discussion organiza- tions, consisting of constitutions, minutes of meetings, membership lists, treasurers' records, and programs. The following records are on file: Athenaean Society, 1853-71; Philomathian Society, 1886-1905; Nora Samlag, a Scandinavian society, 1883-96, 1901-10; Science Club, 1896-1917; Social Science Club, 1920-24. 785. Wisconsin, University of. History Department. Papers, 1905-19. 6 boxes. A collection of papers relating to several subjects connected with the university. Four boxes contain mimeographed drafts of the report of the survey of the university, conducted by William H. 228 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Allen in 1914, with comments of faculty committees on various parts of it. There is a folder of records, 1905-13, of the Social Science Club of Wisconsin, an organization of college teachers; correspondence relating to war and peace courses, 1917-19; and some miscellaneous papers. 786. Wisconsin Volunteer Forces in the Civil War. Rec- ords, 1861-69. 6 boxes and 3 volumes. Roll book of Company K, 1st Infantry, 1861; enlistment roll and other papers of Company G, 2nd Infantry, 1861-63; muster rolls, supply records, and information on families of soldiers of Company D, 31st Infantry, 1862-65; and records kept by Stephen J. Carpenter and Henry E. Stiles, successively captains of 8th Bat- tery, Light Artillery, for 1861-69, consisting of monthly returns, inspection reports, and other papers. 787. Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association. Papers, 1892-1925. 26 boxes, including 1 volume, and 1 additional volume. Official correspondence of the association kept by Mrs. Theodora W. Youmans, president from 1913 to 1920, consisting of letters received and carbon copies of replies, financial and legislative re- ports, press releases, and minutes of meetings, 1904-18. The papers trace the history of the fusions and dissensions in the association and its reorganization as the League of Women Voters. They show, too, the connections of the suffragists with political parties and other women's organizations; their interest in progressive legis- lation; and their patriotic services during the World War. Among the state and national officers of the association whose letters appear here are Mrs. Meta Berger, the Rev. Olympia Brown, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Zona Gale, Ada L. James, Mrs. Rachel S. Jastrow, Mrs. Belle Case La Follette, and Mrs. Jennie McMullin Turner. There are historical and bio- graphical sketches of the organization and its leaders. There are further papers concerning Mrs. Youman's work as chairman of the Woman's Division of the Republican State Central GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 229 Committee and as member of the National Committee of Policies and Platform of the party in 1920. With these is a box of associa- tion material presented by Mrs. Jessie J. Hooper, legislative chairman of the association, containing some correspondence of the Political Equality League of Wisconsin. 788. Wittman, Adolph R. (1825-97). Account Book, 1850-51. 1 volume. Records in German and English of sales in a Manitowoc tavern and theater, kept by the proprietor, Wittman, who had emigrated from Germany in 1848, to which is appended biographical informa- tion by his son, Dr. A. R. Wittman of Merrill. 789. Women's Relief Corps, Department of Potomac, Washington, D.C. Papers, 1917-22. 1 volume. Mainly correspondence of the department presidents with other officers of this and similar patriotic and charitable organizations on the matter of elections, memorial services, meetings, resignations, charitable services, and routine matters. 790. Wood, Eleazer D. (1783-1814). Papers, 1808-14. 15 items. Papers of Colonel Wood, of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, mainly letters from West Point and Canandaigua to his brothers concerning the indications of a war with Great Britain and the plans and activities of the Northwest Army in the War of 1812. There is a detailed account by Wood of the siege of Fort Meigs, Ohio, and a memorandum of events in connection with Dr. James W. Wood's imprisonment by the British in 1813. 791. Wood, Jedediah K. (1816P-89). Papers, 1806-52. 7 items, including 2 volumes. Combination daybook and account book, 1824-42, kept by Wood while a blacksmith at Attica, Wyoming County, New York; a ledger, 1842-52, at Oconomowoc, listing blacksmithing and painting done for various people; and miscellaneous items. 230 wisconsin historical society 792. Woodman, Cyrus (1814-89). Papers, 1833-89. 2 boxes, including 9 volumes, and 206 additional volumes. Papers of a resident of Mineral Point and Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, consisting of bound volumes of personal and general business letters, letter press copies of letters sent, and correpondence for separate business enterprises with which Woodman was con- nected. Six volumes of correspondence and accounts, 1840-44, deal with Woodman's services in northern Illinois for the Boston and Western Land Company. In 1844 he settled at Mineral Point and joined with Cadwallader C. Washburn in operating a real estate office. The firm entered public lands for settlers, located military warrants, acted as agent between eastern landholders and western purchasers, and also invested in and managed its own extensive agricultural, timber, and mineral lands. A great portion of the correspondence deals with these transactions, which centered at first in western Wisconsin, and spread to Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and other states. As an individual or as a member of this firm, Woodman expanded his activities into allied operations: lumbering on the Saginaw, the upper Wisconsin, the Black, and other rivers; mining in southwestern Wisconsin; establishing the Mineral Point Bank; and investing in railroad stock. From 1862 to 1864 he managed for the St. Mary's Ship Canal Company its grant of pine lands in lower Michigan, and around the year 1870 he superintended the building of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad to Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition to business affairs, Woodman's correspondence con- tains his and his friends' expressions of opinion on banking, railroads, politics, contemporary events, and his own personal and family affairs. For a more extensive description, see Strong and Woodman Manuscript Collections (Wisconsin Historical Society, Bulletin of Information, No. 78). guide to manuscripts 231 793. Woodward, Darwin. Surveyor's Record Books, 1861-62. 2 volumes. Field notes of surveys in Sauk County kept by Woodward of Delton; a few personal accounts and memoranda have been added. 794. Woodward, Thomas (1806-78). Diary, May 3- July 9, 1850. 1 volume. Part of a diary kept by Woodward, while crossing the plains between St. Joseph, Missouri, and the Humboldt River in Nevada, en route to California. Printed in the Wisconsin Magazine of His- tory, 17:345-60, 433-46 (March-June, 1934). 795. World War I Diary, 1918. 1 volume. An unidentified diary kept by a soldier of the American Expedi- tionary Force, containing brief entries on his army life at Fort Ogelthorpe, Georgia, and on the battle front. 796. World War I Papers, 1917-23. These are records of various wartime organizations in Wisconsin, official and semiofficial. They are in most cases still preserved in the order in which they were filed by the respective organizations, and contain much duplication and extraneous material not strictly manuscript in form. The following collections are on file: Council of Defense. Records that were preserved in the office of the state headquarters of the council, consisting of correspon- dence; mimeographed circular letters and bulletins; the records of the women's committee of the council; and other subsidiary com- mittees. The papers are arranged in 21 drawers of an office file case, but are not available for public use. Emergency Employment Service. Correspondence and mis- cellaneous papers, 1918-19, dealing with the Wisconsin branch of the service. 1 volume. 232 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Food Administration. Mimeographed bulletins, circular letters, and press releases. Filed in 3 drawers of an office file case. Four Minute Men. Correspondence and organization records for Wisconsin, 1917-18. 8 boxes. Loyalty Legion. An unofficial state- wide patriotic organization formed early in 1917 as the Wisconsin Defense League. The papers consist of minutes of meetings; secretary's correspondence with members, with allied organizations, and with county chapters, on policies, finance, promotional work, organization procedure, and the work of the Wisconsin Press Association, the American Patri- otic League, the Four Minute Men, and the Next-of-Kin; office records including membership lists, enrollment cards, and mailing lists; and articles and addresses. 33 boxes, 46 card index boxes, and 6 volumes. National League of Women's Service. An unofficial state- wide patriotic organization. These records, accumulated in the office of the state chairman for Wisconsin, consist largely of cor- respondence with the national office of the league, with local chairman, and with the Council of Defense, the Liberty Loan, and other committees with which the league cooperated. 14 boxes. United War Work Campaign. Correspondence of Emerson Ela, state chairman of the Young Men's Christian Association in the summer of 1918, merging into the correspondence of the com- bined campaign of seven welfare agencies for funds. 2 boxes. Walworth County Records. A collection of records regard- ing the work of the Food Administration, the draft board, and other war agencies in the county. 2 volumes and 1 box. War History Commission. Miscellaneous material, 1917-23, collected and arranged by the commission in preparation for a history of Wisconsin's part in the war. The papers, arranged for the most part according to subject, consist of organization records, GUIDE TO MANUSCRIPTS 233 soldiers' letters and diaries, card index files, mimeographed reports, clippings, historical collections made by county units, an unfinished manuscript history of civilian aspects of the war, prepared by John G. Gregory, secretary of the commission, and his manuscript history of the Archangel Expedition. There are also the commission's own correspondence and minutes of meetings; records of the Dane County Council of Defense; rec- ords of the Madison committee of the American Ambulance Field Service; records of enlisted men and other historical material col- lected by the Sheboygan County and Vernon County war history committees; mimeographed reports of the provost marshal general regarding draft regulations; mimeographed reports of the fuel administrator for Wisconsin; typewritten copies of soldiers' letters; lists of participants in the war; and a quantity of newspaper and magazine clippings, arranged by subject. 50 manuscript boxes, and a quantity of file cards, folders, and packages. War Expenditures Claim. Record of the claims of the state of Wisconsin against the United States for expenditures during the war. 1 volume. 797. Wright, Albert O. (1842-1905). Papers, 1891, 1894-97. 3 boxes. Correspondence and reports of Wright, inspector for the State Board of Control of Reformatory, Charitable, and Penal Institutions and former secretary of the State Board of Charities and Reform, including lists of inmates of various institutions, reports on county asylums in 1895 and 1896, and on insane persons whose support was not properly chargeable to the state, and correspondence with various charitable organizations in the United States concerning plans for the Twenty-third National Conference of Charities and Correction, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1896, of which Wright was president. 798. Wright, William W. (1819-1903). Papers, 1841. Typewritten copies, 143 pages. Wright's reminiscences, describing his departure with his father 234 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY from Sackets Harbor, New York, for Green Bay in 1836, their building a sawmill and gristmill at Brothertown, establishment of a home on the site of Oshkosh, the development of the community, and family affairs. There is also a 78-page diary, kept by Wright for a part of the year 1841, giving many details of pioneer farm life. 799. Wymans, Sarah Russell. Copybooks. 1807-9. 4 vol- umes. Copybooks and school exercise books. 800. Young, Mrs. Frances Berkeley. Papers, 1912. 30 items. Papers consisting of letters received by Mrs. Karl Young of Madison and notes, articles, and clippings collected or prepared by her for addresses and debates on woman suffrage. 801. Zabel, Frank C, and Ralph O. Martin Drug Com- pany, Kenosha. Papers, 1923-33. 55 items, including 1 volume. Records of receipts and sales of intoxicating liquors by a Kenosha drug firm for 1927-28, with government permits and circular letters from interested firms issued during the prohibition period. 802. Zielie (Zelie), Peter. Papers, 1704-1846. 40 items. A collection of wills, notes, receipts, and miscellany, chiefly for the eighteenth century, concerning the Zelie family and other early settlers of Schoharie County, New York. Many manuscripts of the earlier years are written in Dutch. INDEX All figures refer to the numbered items, not to pages. Abbe, Cleveland, letters, 393 Abbott, Chauncey, letters, 659 Abbott, James, correspondence, 449 Abbott, Robert, correspondence, 449 Abbott, Samuel, correspondence, 70, 277, 449 Abington (Mass.), resident's papers, 709 "Acticon" (ship), sailor's record, 510 Adams, A. H., seeks pardon, 633 Adams, Alice, descendants' state- ments, 296 Adams, Charles Francis, letters, 70 Adams, Charles K., papers, 1 Adams, Henry C, papers, 2 Adams, John C, papers, 3 Adams, John Quincy, correspondence, 4, 70 Adams, Mary M., letters, 492 Adams, Philo, diary, 5 Adams (Mass.), Socialist Labor Party records, 379 Addams, Jane, correspondence, 412, 705 Adulterated foods, legislation, 2 Agriculture, experiment station, 2; federal legislation, 2, 505, 603; Babcock milk test, 30; in New York State, 30, 336; farmers' records, 41, 49, 89, 95, 102, 123, 281, 339, 368, 430, 497, 517; stock breeding, 123; cheese fac- tories, 123, 431; agricultural socie- ties, 144, 320, 336, 389, 603, 669, 676; farm loans and mort- gages, 152, 174, 772; farm con- ditions described, 177, 250, 317, 336, 353, 458, 507; pioneer farming, 202, 629; farm imple- ments, 211; canning factory and creamery, 251; marketing, 251, 361; transactions with merchants, 251, 310; dairying, 311, 361; cooperatives; 419, 676; rural credit, 419; in South Carolina, 430; in Mississippi, 509; English legal records, 555; Secretary of, 603; relation to politics, 603, 723; stock diseases, 603; meat packing, 603; census records for Wiscon- sin, 687; speculation in commodi- ties, 703; sheep breeding, 736 Aiken (S.C.), resident's letters, 634 Alabama, in Civil War, 221, 428, 511, 697; Episcopal missionary's visit, 354 Alabama (N.Y.), resident's letters, 715 Albany ( N. Y. ) , residents' papers, 49, 104, 616; land speculator, 180; bookkeeper at, 529 Alberta (Canada), coal investments, 328 Albion, resident's correspondence, 377 Albion Academy, facultv member, 13 Alden, Albert, papers, 6 Alexander (N.Y. ), residents' note- books and letters, 584, 671 Alexandria (La.), state seminary, 625 Algeria, plans for campaign, 735 Alhambra (Calif.), city construc- tion operations, 417 Allen, William F., papers, 7 Allen, William H., report, 554, 785 Altgeld, John P., letters, 412 Amazon River (Brazil), navigation plans, 584 American Ambulance Field Service, in World War I, 796 American Association for Labor Legislation, correspondence, 379 American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, copies of records, 160; papers of mis- sionaries, 214, 725 235 236 INDEX American Bureau of Industrial Re- search, papers collected by, 379 American colonies, relations with Spanish colonies, 159; records of British forces in, 268 American Fur Company, papers, 8, 9, 242; roster of employees, 9; agents, 31, 270, 276, 277, 342, 347, 398; officials' letters, 270, 277; bankruptcy, 449; contro- versies, 449; attorney, 619 American Home Missionary Society, papers, 10; Wisconsin agent's re- ports, 138 American League for Peace and Democracy, papers, 11 American Legion, Department of Wisconsin, convention proceed- ings, 284 American Navigation: The Politi- cal History of Its Rise and Ruin, author of, 40 American Party, attack on, 631 American Patriotic League, in World War I, 796 American School of the Air, 231 American University Union, afcer World War I, 231 American Vigilant Intelligence Fed- eration, correspondence, 757 Americanization work, 496, 757 Amerika (Madison), editor, 13 Amherst College (Mass.), letters, 82 Anarchist Club, Boston records, 379 Anderson, Adam, letters, 185 Anderson, James S., papers, 12 Anderson, John, military records, 12 Anderson, John W., papers, 15 Anderson, Rasmus B., papers 13; letters, 311, 492 Anderson, Richard C, letters to, 23 Anderson, Thomas G., papers, 14; letters, 277 Anderson, Wendell A., papers, 15; letters, 696, 703 Anderson, William J., papers, 16 Andes Mountains, travel in, 330 Andover Seminary (Mass.), corres- pondence, 448 Andrews, Amman, letters, 292 Andrews, Byron, papers, 17 Andrews, James A., papers, 18 Andrews, Ruth, papers, 18 Andrews, Stephen P., papers, 379 Anemograph, invented, 97 Angell, James B., letters, 703 Angevine, Oliver L., accounts, 602 Anglo-American Club, at University of Wisconsin, 231 Ankeny, William P., letters, 417 Anketell, Margaret, papers, 19 Anneke, Fritz and Mathilde Fran- ziska, papers, 20; biography, 20 Antarctic Expedition, 735 Anthony, Susan B., letters, 20 Antigo, resident's papers, 3; lumber company, 319 Antimasonry, in Michigan, 449 Antislavery movement, see Slavery Anti -Tenement House League, rec- ords of Boston chapter, 379 Appleton, Nathaniel, papers, 21 Appleton, residents' papers, 134, 587, 652; local events, 84; fire engine company, 399; cheese company, 431; recruiting for Civil War, 532; flour mill, 745 Arbitration, in Illinois coal dispute, 379 Arcadia (N.Y.), farm diary, 471 Archangel Expedition, letters from members, 231, 733; history, 796 Archeology, studies of in Wiscon- sin, 88, 100, 288; papers of Archeological Society, 755. See also Wisconsin Archeological So- ciety Archivo nacional de Cuba, copies of records from, 159 Arena, school clerk's records, 329 Argentina, teaching in, 330 Arizona, railroad surveyor's diary, 370 Arizona-New Mexico Joint State- hood Bill, 2 Arkansas, in Civil War, 716 Arkansas River, in Civil War, 527 Armenia (Wis.), postmaster, 608 Armiso, Manuel, papers, 22 Armstrong, John, papers, 23 INDEX 237 Army War College, lectures, 284 Arndt family, genealogical notes, 417 Aroostook (Maine), boundary dis- pute, 57, 312 Art collector, 273 Ashland, post office records, 692; lumber inspectors' records, 775 Ashland County, railroad surveyor's diary, 491 Ashley, William H., explorer, 142 Ashton, resident's papers, 366 Ashville (N.Y.), resident's letters, 303 Associated Brotherhood of Iron and Steel Heaters, records, 379 Astor, John Jacob, letters, 188 Astor, William B., letters, 277 Athenaean Society, University of Wis- consin, records, 784 Atlanta (Ga.), in Civil War, 65 Atlantic Coast, aeronautical defenses, 284 Attica (N.Y.), resident's account book, 791 Atwood, David, collects biographies, 756 Audubon Societies, records of Wis- consin branch, 502 Aupaumut, Hendrick, study of career, 666 Austin, Benjamin, papers, 24 Austin, Stephen R, letters, 753 Australasia, movements toward social- ism, 412 Autographs, collections, 17, 25, 73, 191, 708, 753 Avery, Charles P., Michigan historian, 468 Avon (Maine), residents, 175 Ayer, Edward E. reminiscences, 26 Aylward, John A., papers, 27 Aztalan, residents' letters, 563, 609; school clerks' records, 334 Babcock, Charles E., letters, 29 Babcock, Elisha, papers, 28 Babcock, Joseph W., papers, 29; letters, 2, 169, 696 Babcock, Peleg B., correspondence, 30 Babcock, Stephen M., papers, 30 Babcock, cranberry marsh, 703 Bacon, Richard, plaintiff, 240 Badger Oil Company, at Bothwell, Canada, 144 Badin, Francis V., pioneer priest, 114 Bailey, Joseph, in Red River cam- paign, 718 Bailly, Alexius, papers, 31; letters, 270 Bainbridge, William, letters, 735 Baird, Henry S., papers, 32 Baker, Charles M., papers, 33 Baker, Samuel, correspondence, 104 Baker, Spencer, letters, 10 Baker family, papers, 104 Ballard family, correspondence, 158 Baltimore (Md. ), convention of 1860, 134; commerce of, 528 Baltzell, John R., papers, 34 Banks and banking, in northwestern Wisconsin, 18; Madison, 99; Mil- waukee, 102, 174, 474, 562, 682; during Civil War, 102, 187, 633; taxation of, 299, 322; Boscobel, 376; Territory of Wisconsin, 449, 728; Mississippi, 509; Manitowoc, 627; Maine, 716; Mineral Point, 716, 792; reports of state banks, 779 Baptist Church, Madison, 35, 191; Milwaukee, 36 Baraboo, residents' correspondence, 535, 676; sawmill accounts, 465 Baraboo Neivs, editor, 146 Baraga, Frederic, parish records, 114 Barber, J. Allen, member of law firm, 180 Barber, Lucius I., legislator, 298 Barber family, genealogical notes on, 232 Bardeen, Charles V., assignee of lumber firm, 319 Barker, Christopher C, lumber rec- ords, 38 Barker, George W., papers, 37 Barker and Stewart Lumber Com- pany, papers, 38 238 INDEX Barker, Sipperley and Company, papers, 37 Barnard, Henry, letters, 149; selected as university president, 191 Barney, Harry W., letters to, 29 Barney, Hiram, invests in Fox- Wis- consin project, 449 Barnum, William H., letters, 703 Barry, A. Constantine, papers, 39 Barry, Melville A., letters, 39 Barstow-Bashford controversy, 542, 633 Bartlett, George and Thomas, letters, 57 Bartlett, John K., letter to, 293 Bascom, John, relations with Keyes, 359; resigns position, 542 Bashford, Robert M., cement com- pany correspondence, 669 Bates, William W., papers, 40 Baumgartner, Jacob, papers, 41 Bavaria, passport, 612 Bayard, Thomas F., letters, 703 Bayfield, parish records, 114; pioneer minister's diary, 548 Beardsley, Levi and Samuel, land speculators, 298 Beatty, Arthur, 754 Beaulieu, Clement H., letters, 274 Beaumont, William, papers, 42 Beaver Dam, resident, 152; tem- perance society, 637 Beaver Island (Mich.), Mormon settlement, 402 Bedford County ( Pa. ) , residents' cor- respondence, 417 Beef Slough Boom Company, seeks government aid, 299 Beetown, resident's letter, 612 Belding, Simeon, orderly book, 43 Bell, Samuel P. and William H., papers, 44 Belleville, resident's Civil War diary, 741 Belmont Capitol Commission, papers, 589 Beloit, residents' papers, 232, 660, 708; missionary's headquarters, 138; Congregational Convention records, 148 Bemis, Edward W., letters, 412; questionnaires, 379 Bender, Jacob H., letters, 45 Bender, Peter, papers, 45 Benedict, Joseph, letters, 450 Bennett, A. P., letters, 133 Bennett Law, discussion of issue, 299, 311, 603; article on, 733 Bennington (Vt. ), merchants' day- book, 516 Benton, Charles S., papers, 46 Berger, Meta, letters, 787 Bertrand, Achille H., reminiscences, 47 Bessemer (Mich.), lumber firm, 319 Beswick and Jones, stagecoach prop- rietors, 48 Bethlehem (Pa.), resident's corres- pondence, 195 Bevans, John, account book, 49 Bevitt, George, papers, 50 Big Springs, pioneer life, 388 Billings, Frederick, letters, 185 Bingham, George B., papers, 51 Biographical sketches, collections of, Wisconsin men and women, 52, 88,415, 508, 657, 753, 756, 757, 760, 764, 767, 768; eminent Americans, 235, 753 Bird, George H., letters to, 678 Bird, Maria Sawin, correspondence, 609 Bird, Robert B. V., papers, 53 Birge, Edward A., 754 Bivins, see Bevans Bixler, Guy G, collector of bio- graphies, 753 Bjoin (Bjaaen), Halvor A., papers, 54 Black Hawk War, correspondence on, 70, 260, 277; Brigham's Fort, 81; sutler for troops, 307; muster roll, 599; claims for ex- penses, 658 Black Hills, exploratory trip, 401 Black River, surveys near, 539; lumbering on, 792 Black River Falls, resident's papers, 422: Winnebago Indian pay roll, 752 INDEX 239 Black Rock (N.Y.), plans to emi- grate from, 746 Blackwood, Thomas, letter book, 55 Blaine, John J., papers, 56; letters, 376 Blair, Emma H., papers, 57 Blair, Franklin J., business corres- pondence, 223 Blair, Lucy Bartlett, papers, 57 Blegen, Theodore C, editor, 305 Bleyer, Henry, papers, 58 Blish, David, death, 59 Blish, Mary Augusta, papers, 59 Bliss, Henry I., papers, 60 Bliss, Horace G., letters, 82 Bloomington (Hi.), university at, 225 Blue Earth (Minn.), residents' letters, 590 Blue Mounds, store and tavern, 81; farm, 82 Blue River (Utah), letters from, 572 Blue River (Wis.), district school records, 266 Blumkart, , author, 61 Boer War, views on, 588 Boilvin, Nicolas, papers, 62; cor- respondence on estate, 270 Bok, Edward, letters, 708 Bolles, Nathan, accounts, 63 Bolton, Richard, land company agent, 509 Bolton, William C, papers, 735 Bond, Jesse W., letters, 64 Books, collectors' correspondence, 100, 191; lists read by pioneers, 102 Boone, Daniel, proposed biography, 191 Booth, Charles A., papers, 65 Booth, Sherman, antislavery agitator, 20; defended, 536 Boscobel, residents' papers, 56, 376 Bosnia, letters from settlers, 252 Bosshard family, correspondence, 250 Boston (Mass.), residents' papers, 73, 104, 585; missionary head- quarters, 10; in Revolution, 164; labor and socialism records, 379 Boston and Western Land Company, agent's papers, 792 Boston University, correspondence, 225 Bothwell (Canada), oil company, 144 Bcttomley, Edwin, papers, 66 Bouck, Gabriel, papers, 67 Boudinot, Elias, letter book, 68 Boutwell, William T., letters, 160 Bowles, Samuel, letters, 412 Bowman, Jonathan, papers, 69 Boyd, George, papers, 70; corres- pondence, 270, 449 Boyer, Joshua, diary, 71 Boynton, Wharton, Morgan and Company, 240 Bozeman (Mont.), railway tunnel, 185 Bracken, John, in Civil War, 129 Bradford, Ira B., letters, 696 Bradford, James, papers, 72 Bradlee, Caleb Davis, papers, 73 Bradley, Isaac S., author, 74 Bradley and Richardson Lumber Company, business records, 75 Bradshaw, John, papers, 76 Bradway, Joseph R., diary, 77 Bragg, Edward S., papers, 78; letters, 15, 287, 696 Branch, resident's correspondence, 403 Brandenburg, Oscar D., letters, 146 Brawley, Will, letters, 696 Brazil, negotiations with, 584 Breck, James Lloyd, Episcopal mis- sionary, 354 Breese, Samuel S., associate of Tweedy, 682 Breese, Zona Gale, biography and papers, 178, 247; letters, 787 Brevoort, Henry B., papers, 79 Bridger, James, recollections about, 100 Bridgman, Alfred F. and Frank E., Indian vocabularies, 327 Bridgman, Edward P., reminiscences. 80 Bridgman, Louis W., papers, 80 Brigham, Charles I., letters, 82 240 INDEX Brigham, Ebenezer, papers, 81; letters, 82 Brigham, Jerome R., papers, 82 Brigham's Fort, soldiers in, 81 Brighton, settlers, 95, 252 Brisbane, Arthur, letters, 376 Brisbois, Charles, papers, 83 Brisbois, Joseph, letters, 270 Bristol, Congregational Church rec- ords, 148 Britell, Helen M., letters to, 84 Britell, Orange, letters, 84 British, population elements in Wis- consin, 66, 86, 183; archives, 85; relations with American colonies, 107; financing of American rail- roads, 223; autographs, 753 British Temperance Emigration So- ciety, papers, 86 Brodhead, residents' correspondence, 364 Bronson, Arthur, correspondence, 623 Bronson, E. H., leads emigrant party, 280 Bronson, S. M., 460 Bronson family, land speculators, 180 Brookfield (N.Y. ), resident's papers, 310 Brooklyn, Congregational Church records, 148 Broome County (N.Y. ), emigrant trip from, 655 Brothers, David J., papers, 87 Brothertown, pioneer mill at, 798 Brown, Charles E., papers, 88; secre- tary of Archeological Society, 755 Brown, F. Delos, letters, 303 Brown, Jacob, tour of inspection, 345 Brown, John, notes on, 80 Brown, John B., papers, 89 Brown, Joseph R., fur trader, 31 Brown, Olympia, letters, 350, 787 Brown, Theron, letters, 220 Brown, Timothy, in real estate firm, 99 Brown County, justice and court records, 90, 188; territorial of- ficers, 270; land transactions in, 312; historical sketch, 637 Brunson, Alfred, papers, 91 Brunson, Ella C, author, 91 Bryan, John, mentioned, 460 Bryan, William J., letters, 588 Bryant, Edwin E., letters, 703 Bryant, Frank H., George E., and George W., papers, 92 Bryant, lumber firm at, 319 Buck, James S., author, 121 Bucks County Intelligencer, clippings from, 544 Buffalo (N.Y.), residents' letters, 371; birthplace of Draper, 191; Socialist Labor Party records, 379; on travel route, 518; lumber dealer, 529; copies from news- papers, 662 Buffalo County, letters of residents, 246 Buffalo Synod of the Lutheran Church, 216 Buisson, Joseph, papers, 93 Bull, Alexander, letters, 492 Bull, Ole, 492 Bull fight described, 223 Bull Run (Va.), battle, 171, 596 Burchard, Charles, land agent, 152 Burchard, George, diaries, 94 Burgess, Dwight L., account book, 95 Burgess, Lathrop, papers, 95 Burleson, Albert S., correspondence, 325 Burlington (Wis.), town clerk's records, 576 Burlington and Missouri Railroad, building of, 792 Burlington (Vt. ), Sentinel, informa- tion on, 542 Burma, missionary, 126 Burmeister, Byron, autobiography, 96 Burmeister, Charles, papers, 96 Burnell, Levi, papers, 97; letters, 60 Burnett, Ellsworth, adventures with Indians, 142 Burnett, Thomas P., papers, 98 Burnham, George, letters, 633 Burrows, George B., papers, 99 INDEX 241 Business, papers concerning, 13, 174, 180, 211, 223, 251, 270, 276, 277, 282, 319, 328, 361, 376, 411, 627, 661, 666 y 761, 792 Business depressions, 328, 509 Busseyville, resident's correspond- ence, 377 Butler, Ammi R. R., letters, 15, 671 Butler, James and James D., papers, 100 Butte des Morts, fur traders at, 277 Butterfield, Consul W., sketches by, 235 Butterfield, Moses B., correspondence, 101 Buttles, Anson W., papers, 102 Button, Henry A., memorandum book, 272 Byers, John, account book, 103 Cabanne and Company, letter book, 124 Cadle, Cornelius, correspondence, 670 Cadle, Richard R, letters, 270, 354; biography, 272 Cadle family, genealogy, 670 Cady, Helen Baker, papers, 104 Cady, James, druggist, 105 Cady and Johnson Drug Firm, 105 Calcutta (India), New England trade with, 560 California, letters from, 1, 84, 317, 712, 734; accounts of journeys to, 26, 116, 165, 170, 183, 223, 279, 407, 416, 626, 645, 653, 721, 739, 794; pioneer experiences, 208, 223, 407, 542; gold mining after 1870, 661 Calumet County, resident's diary, 336; Stockbridge lands in, 3 Calvinistic Methodist Church, rec- ords, 106 Cambridge ( Mass. ) , residents' letters, 369, 792 Camden (S.C. ), mercantile firm, 358; business records, 430 Cameron, Angus, letters, 60, 529 Cameron Dam, battle, 169 Camp, Charles L., author, 142 Camp Cleghorn (Waupaca), tem- perance society, 326 Camp Grant (111.), soldiers at, 182 Camp Miller (San Francisco), sol- dier's diary, 284 Camp Randall (Madison), soldiers stationed at, 184; Confederate soldiers' deaths, 520 Camp Shipp (Ala.), in Spanish- American War, 272 Canada, Indian agent, 14; consul's papers, 15; archives, 107; memoir on, 107; journey, 108; canals and harbors, 317; Rebellion of 1837, 550; Icelandic settlements, 729 Canals, Illinois-Michigan, 187; at Duluth, 218; Green Bay and Mis- sissippi, 223, 695; Lake Cham- plain-Connecticut River, 230; in Canada, the United States, and Nicaragua, 317; at Eau Claire, 328; in Kentucky and Ohio, 393; Milwaukee and Rock River, 393, 682; at the Sauk Ste. Marie, 662 Canandaigua (N.Y.), letters, 790 Canfield (Ohio), emigrants from, 711 Cannon, Joseph G., opposed, 2 Carlstedt, Ellsworth, article by, 16 1 Carlton, Albert A., and Knights of Labor, 379 Carlton, Edward P., account book, 109 Carpenter, Matthew H., letters, 591, 633, 681; biographical items on, 235; in whiskey ring scandal, 359 Carpenter, Stephen J., Civil War records, 786 Carson, Kit, biographical notes, 401 Carson and Eaton Lumber Com- pany, 110 Carus, Edward, papers, 111 Carver, Jonathan, land grant, 44; diary of expedition, 258 Cass, Lewis, letters, 70, 188, 623; instructions on treaty, 71 Casson, Henry, papers, 112; letters, 2 Cassville, residents' papers, 180, 612; business records, 251; school regis- ter, 251 Caswell, Lucian B., reminiscences, „ 113 Cate, George W., letters, 15 242 INDEX Catfish River, land speculation, 298 Catholic Church, records, 114, 610; missionary's career, 176; leper colony mission, 199; thesis on, 208; priests' correspondence, 277; correspondence on Jesuit Rela- tions, 340 Catlin, John, papers, 115; letters, 270, 298, 695 Catlin and Williamson, land com- pany, 99, 744 Catt, Carrie Chapman, letters, 314, 787 Cavour, Count Camillo B., letter, 753 Caxton Club (Chicago), manuscript of volume, 645 Central City (Utah), silver mine, 282 Ceresco, see Ripon Chadbourne, Paul A., letters, 149, 702 Chadwick, Samuel, diary, 116 Chamberlin, Clarence A., secretary to lumber firm, 328 Chamberlin, Thomas C, geological records, 117 Chandler, Rufus, Texas letters, 387 Chandler, Sarah Ann Quarles, diary, 118 Channing, Edward, letters, 231 Chapman, Chandler B., papers, 119; medical records, 254 Chapman, Nelson C, lumberman, 205 Chappu, Stanislaus, fur trader, 270 Charities, in Chicago, 225; St. George's benevolent association, 453; Wisconsin Board of Con- trol papers, 797 Charleston (N.H.), resident, 180 Charleston (S.C), convention of I860, 134; plantation manage- ment, 430; resident's letters, 561 Charleston and Savannah Railroad, surveyed, 430 Charleton, William, papers, 120 Chase, Enoch, reminiscences, 121 Chase, Salmon P., letters, 451 Chase, Wilfrid E., author, 122 Chautauqua County (N.Y. ), resi- dent's papers, 262 Cheever, Dustin Grow, papers, 123 Chelsea (Mass.), resident's papers, 379 Cheney, Charles E., letters, 225 Cherokee Commission, correspond- ence, 223 Cherokee Indians, in Civil War, 527 Cherry Valley Female Seminary (N.Y. ), students' correspondence, 303 Chesnut, John, merchant, 358 Chetlain, Augustus L., letters, 225 Cheyenne Indians, investigation of conditions, 187 Chicago (111.), residents' corres- pondence and other records, 26, 40, 225, 232, 270, 282, 298, 371, 412, 669, 708; German-Ameri- can Society, 20; on route, 71, 253, 272, 470, 518, 523, 526; fire, 102; charities, 225; mail route to Green Bay, 270; In- dependent Greenback Party, 379; mayoral election of 1877, 633 Chicago and Northwestern Railway, construction and repair work, 630; company physician, 666 Chicago Peace Society, member's correspondence, 705 Chicago Theological Seminary, papers from, 10 Chickamauga (Ga. ), in Civil War, 305 Chickasaw (Iowa), resident, 89 Chickasaw Indians, land sales, 509 Childs, Ebenezer, correspondence, 277 Chile, journey to, 330 China, in war against Japan, 11 Chippewa Express Company, proprie- tors' records, 328 Chippewa Falls, sawmill record, 9 Chippewa Indians, notes on, 88; mis- sionaries to, 160, 214, 643, 725; vocabulary, 327; fur trader, 601; reservations surveyed, 663; bound- ary line, 690; complaints, 714 INDEX 243 Chippewa River, fur trade on, 31; lumber accounts, 75, 110, 328; improvement of the dells, 328; data on boats, 369; lumber in- spectors' records, 775 Chippewa River Packet Line, 328 Chi Psi fraternity, 15 Choctaw Indians, academy, 306; schools, 526 Chouteau, Auguste, papers, 124 Chouteau, Pierre, papers, 124, 270 Christian Endeavor Societies of Wis- consin, 125 "Christian Front," discussed, 11 Christian Labor Union, leader's papers, 379 Christiana, resident's papers, 54 Chubbuck, Jerome W., correspond- ence, 126 Church history and records, 125, 148, 216, 225, 237, 615. See also various denominations Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, record book, 127 Cincinnati (Ohio), residents' papers, 373, 742; journey from, 165; in- surance records, 524; expedition from, 606; surveyor general, 743 Citizens Civic Council of Milwau- kee County, records, 128 Citizens' Suffrage Association, min- utes, 379 City of Four Lakes, promotion plans, 707 Civil engineers, in La Crosse, 60; in Wisconsin and the Northwest, 185; in Kentucky, Ohio, and Wis- consin, 393. See also Surveys and surveying Civil service, problems discussed, 419, 542 Civil War General: letters and diaries, 12, 20, 39,40,45, 78, 123, 144, 163, 175, 187, 221, 223, 225, 250, 262, 301, 366, 367, 388, 417, 422, 428, 443, 452, 461, 472, 493, 506, 511, 520, 533, 652, 678, 703, 716, 727; reminiscences, 26, 199, 552, 670, 718; draft commissioners, 32, 102, 129, 460 chaplain, 91; banking regula tions, 99, 187; Indian war scare 102; surgeons' records, 119, 221 228, 331; raiding companies, 162 532; naval engagements, 163 veterans' meetings, 223, 225, 264 640; collections of records, 231 414, 760, 769, 772; prison experi ences, 262; hospital experiences 278; military exemptions, 302 economic effects, 328, 50.9, 529 English views, 364; Ladies Union League, 437; Democrats, 542, 591, 633; accusations of disloyalty, 567; Louisiana University, 625; paymaster's papers, 670; War of Rebellion Records index, 760; Wisconsin adjutant generals' rec- ords, 769; Wisconsin executive office records, 772; state aid to soldiers, 777 State troops: Colorado troops. 1st Regiment, 143; Maryland troops, 3rd Regiment, 15; Min- nesota troops, 1st Regiment, 171; Ohio troops, 103rd Regiment, 724; Wisconsin troops: 7th Army Corps, 579, 611; 1st Battery, 363; 3rd Battery, 697, 760; 6th Bat- tery, 344; 7th Battery, 722; 8th Battery, 786; 3rd Cavalry, 192; 4th Cavalry, 162, 196, 515, 730; 1st Regiment, 51, 92, 786; 2nd Regiment, 394, 512, 596, 786; 3rd Regiment, 364, 457; 5th Regi- ment, 132, 403, 486; 6th Regi- ment, 119, 151, 224, 248, 760; 7th Regiment, 395, 551, 712; 8th Regiment, 200, 741; 10th Regi- ment, 238, 309, 368; 11th Regi- ment, 120, 488, 572, 660; 12th Regiment, 92, 278, 568, 650; 13th Regiment, 221, 377; 14th Regi- ment, 684; 15th Regiment, 305; 20th Regiment, 254, 598; 21st Regiment, 233, 532, 632; 22nd Regiment, 65, 181, 425, 581; 23rd Regiment, 53; 24th Regiment, 244 INDEX 272, 553; 26th Regiment, 498; 27th Regiment, 611; 28th Regi- ment, 413, 579; 29th Regiment, 609; 30th Regiment, 184, 321, 462, 572; 31st Regiment, 786; 32nd Regiment, 87, 586; 33rd Regiment, 488; 34th Regiment, 20; 35th Regiment, 371; 36th Regiment, 760; 42nd Regiment, 423; 43rd Regiment, 420, 760; 44th Regiment, 18; 48th Regi- ment, 292; 52nd Regiment, 527. See also Confederate States, Grand Army of the Republic Claim associations, at Milwaukee, 480 Clarinda (Iowa), debate at, 581 Clark, Champ, debate, 581 Clark, Darwin, papers, 130 Clark, George Rogers, pay roll, 131; at Kaskaskia, 459 Clark, John G., papers, 132 Clark, John T., papers, 133 Clark, Justus M., letters, 10 Clark, Orlando E., papers, 134 Clark, Ossian, papers, 135 Clark, Thomas, diary, 136; justice of the peace, 189 Clark, William, papers, 137; cor- respondence, 409; biographical in- formation, 203 Clarke, William, letters, 412 Clarkstown (N. Y.), church records, 580 Clary, Dexter, papers, 138 Clawson, John, sketch, 272 Clay, Henry, letters, 188, 665 Clermont, Alexis, interviewed, 673 Cleveland, Grover, letters, 703; ap- pointments by, 187; Milwaukee postmaster under, 542 Cleveland, Mrs. Grover, letters, 703 Cleveland, N., vs. La Crosse and Mil- waukee Railroad Company, 362 Cleveland, Rose E., letters, 703 Cleveland (Ohio), residents' letters, 261, 371, 500; business enter- prises at, 223; copies from news- papers, 662 Clifford, John, papers, 139 Clinton, George, papers, 140 Clinton, farming and stockraising, 123; cheese factory, 123 Clough, Simeon de Witt, papers, 141 Clyman, James, papers, 142 Coal mines, in Canada, 328; Illinois arbitration, 379 Cobb, Alfred S., correspondence, 143 Coburn, Frank P., Congressman, 696 Code, Grant Hyde, letters, 396 Coe, Edwin D., papers, 144 Coffin, Gilbert, ship owner, 272 Coffin, M., California letter, 257 Coffin making, 537 Cogswell, William C, diaries, 145 Coldwater (Mich.), physician and teacher at, 121 Cole, Harry E., papers, 146 Colleges, history of in the United States, 674 Colman, Charles L., lumber dealer, 147 Colman, Elihu, attorney, 147 Colman, Henry, pastor, 147 Colman, Julia, temperance worker, 147 Colman, Norman J., 603 Colman Lumber Company, begin- nings of, 147 Colonization projects, 86, 149, 187, 557, 588, 622, 675 Colorado, in Civil War, 143 "Columbia," whaling ship, 94 Columbia (Calif.), trip to, 653 Columbia County, state senator from, 173; organized, 681 Columbia Manufacturing Company, chartered, 367 Columbia University (N.Y.), letters, 354 Columbus, Christopher, portraits studied, 100 Columbus (Ga.), on travel route, 526 Columbus (Ohio), residents' cor- respondence, 294, 451 Colvin, Sir Sidney, letters to, 753 Committee of Correspondence, in Connecticut, 346 Commons, John R., papers on Labor and Socialism, 379 INDEX 245 Comstock, John, letters, 18 Confederate States of America, army returns, 119; soldiers' letters, 493; soldiers' graves in Madison, 520; relations with Cherokee Nation, 527; raids in Tennessee, 532; prisoners, 552, 631; military papers, 631, 701 Conference on the Cause and Cure of War, 314 Congregational and Presbyterian Convention, records, 148 Congregational Church, missionaries, 10, 160; collection of records of, 148; pastors' papers, 201, 487, 694; members' papers, 313, 372, 666; Madison records, 462, 618; Home Missionary Society, 487; Committee on Pastoral Relations, 487 Congress, see United States Congress Conklin, Henry H., letters, 659 Connecticut, letters from, 734; in Revolution, 43, 346; political af- fairs, 703 Connecticut Missionary Society, secre- tary's correspondence, 234 Connor, William D., letters, 169 Conover, Obadiah M., papers, 149; letters, 223 Conover, Mrs. Obadiah M., see Dean, Sarah Fairchild Conrad, John H., diary, 150 Conservation, of wood, 317; move- ment in Wisconsin, 325; pioneer leader in, 393; D.A.R. support of, 757 "Constellation" (steamer), log book, 265 Conway, John S., sculptor, 485 Conway (Mass.), shoemaker's ac- counts, 720 Cook, John H., papers, 151 Cooke, Jay, railway interests, 223 Coolidge, Calvin, recommendations to, 505 Cooperatives, collections of records on, 379; leaders in movement, 412, 419; rural cooperatives, 419, 676; in Ireland, 419; mutual bene- fit association, 434; in Wisconsin, 530, 675 Copper implements, collections in Wisconsin, 100, 288 Cornelia Vilas Memorial Guild Hall, building of, 703 Cornell University (N.Y.), students' letters, 30; ownership of Wiscon- sin land, 328 Cornwall (England), diary of resi- dence, 629 Corpus Christi (Texas), harbor and canal, 317 Cote, H. D. V., letters, 550 Cottage Grove, resident's diaries, 353; store records, 669 Cotton, sale and speculation during Civil War, 187, 367, 660, 716; dealers, 584, 620 Cottrell, Adam, papers, 152 Council Bluffs (Iowa), on overland route, 64 Courtlandville (N.Y.), life described, 155 Cover, John, newspaper editor, 153 Cover, Joseph C, papers, 153 Cox, Edwin, California letters, 417 Cox, Joshua F., business in Wiscon- sin, 417 Coyle, H. R, cotton receipts, 620 Craigue, Nelson R, mentioned, 196 Cram, Thomas J., papers, 154; letter, 253 Cramer, Adolf J., letters, 20 Cranberry industry, in Wood County, 223, 703; company correspond- ence, 669 Crandall, May (Mrs. Stephen M. Bab- cock), letters, 30 Cravath, Miles, diaries, 155 Cravath, Prosper, emigrates to Wis- consin, 155 Crawford, Gilbert, letters, 10 Crawford, Samuel, letters, 270 Crawford, William, tailor's accounts, 620 Crawford County, appointments to office, 31; court records, 156, 188 Creek Indians, agent, 490 Cripple Creek (Colo.), printing firm's records, 379 246 INDEX Crocker, Hans, letters, 682 Croly, Jane Cunningham, editor of Demorest's, 492 Crooker, Mary Chatterton, papers, 157 Crooker, Turner, letters, 157 Crooks, Ramsay, letters, 9, 32, 70, 277, 347 Cross, Frelove, letters to, 158 Cross, Ira B., article by, 379 Cross, John, correspondence, 158 Crow Wing (Minn.), residents' let- ters, 274 Crowley (La.), resident's letters, 675 Crump, Charles G., letters, 231 Cuba, collections of archives, 159, 641 Cuban Army of Pacification, corres- pondence of officer, 284 Culkin, William E., articles by, 160, 161 Culver, Newton H., papers, 162 Cumberland, Congregational Church records, 148 Cunningham, Minnie Fisher, letters, 314 Curtis, C. S., temperance records, 593 Curwen, Joseph, business agent, 256 Cushing, William B., correspondence, 163; monument to, 19 Cuylerville (N.Y. ), account book, 262 Czechoslovakia, relations with Ger- many, 11 Daggett, Joab, papers, 164 Dalton, John E., diary, 165 Damascus (111.), copies of school records, 646 Dane County, residents' papers, 13, 81, 382; archives, 120, 166, 223, 322, 619; in Civil War, 228; his- torical sketches, 359; deeds, 744; Council of Defense, 796 Dane County Legal Association, rec- ords, 167 Darling, J. H., article by, 218 Darlington, Congregational Church records. 148 Darrow, Clarence L., letters, 412 Daugherty, Samuel, justice of the peace records, 479 Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, membership, 324 Davenport (Iowa), residents' let- ters, 371 Davidson, Flora N., correspondence, 168 Davidson, James O., papers, 169 Davidson, John N., correspondence, 170, 725 Davidson, Thomas, letters, 412 Davies, Joseph E., correspondence, 325 Davis, Edward L., correspondence, 171 Davis, Eli, letters, 172 Davis, Jefferson, comments on, 187 Davis, John Given, correspondence, 172 Davis, Moses M., correspondence, 173 Davis, William P., letters, 172 Dawson, Moses, biographer of Har- rison, 294 Day, Frederick T., papers, 174; bank president, 562 Day, George E., diary, 175 Day, Lionel Warrington, diary, 175 Day family, correspondence, 175 Dean, Sarah Fairchild (Mrs. Con- over), letters, 149, 223, 261 Dearborn, Henry, letters, 24 De Calvez, Bernardo, letter books, 159 Declaration of Independence, auto- graphs of signers, 25; news of signing, 164 Defective, dependent, and delinquent classes, census of in Wisconsin, 687 De Haan, William H. H., papers, 176 Delafield, residents' papers, 6, 163; church records, 19; Cushing monu- ment, 19; early history, 272 De la Ronde, John T., fur trade let- ters, 681 Delavan, on stagecoach route, 48; overland journey from, 77; settle- ment of, 557; missionary conven- tion, 565 Delaware (Ohio), resident's diary, 318 DeLeon, Daniel, correspondence, 379 INDEX 247 Delton, resident's papers, 793 Democratic National Convention, of 1912, 27 Democratic Party, in Wisconsin, 15, 27, 187, 212, 270, 314, 325,419, 542, 591, 633, 661, 696, 740; in New York State, 46. See also Politics Democratic State Central Committee, member, 15; chairman's corres- pondence, 696, 703 Denmark, papers of minister to, 13; immigrant from, 552 Denniston, Garret V., land speculator, 180 Densmore, Benjamin, papers, 177 Denver (Colo.), naturalist's letters, 377; visited, 461 De Pere, residents' papers, 417 Derleth, August W., papers, 178; letters and poems, 396 Des Moines River, missionary jour- ney, 448; Indian agent, 658 Desncyers, Francis X., account book, 179 De Scto, Congregational Church rec- ords, 148 Detroit (Mich.), journey to, 71, 108, 374; Episcopal mission founded, 354; fur trade, 449; Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, 449; Indian legends, 679 Detroit Gazette, first editor, 623 Deveuster, Damien, priest at leper colony, 199 Dewey, James, letters, 180 Dewey, Nelson, papers, 180; letters, 15, 270, 298, 654 Diamond Bluff, post office records, 692 Diaz, Porfirio, Mexican president, 333 Dickinson, Charles H., papers, 181 Dickson, Robert, fur trading firm, 277 Dickson, William, letters, 270 Diedrich, Frank, diary, 182 Dies Investigating Committee, dis- cussed, 11 Dietz, John, battle of Cameron Dam, 169 Dinsdale, Matthew, papers, 183 Dinsmore, Henry, correspondence, 184 Dix, John A., letters, 46 Dixon, A. M., letters, 10 Dixon, Joseph M., governor of Mon- tana, 299 Dixon, Luther S., letters, 633 Dodge, A. Clarke, letters to, 185 Dodge, Grenville M., letters, 225 Dodge, Henry, letters, 33, 70; let- ters to, 634; keeps record of voters, 623 Dodge, Joseph T., papers, 185 Dodge, Joshua E., letters, 696 Dodge County, resident's papers, 302; mining operations, 661 Doerflinger, Charles H., disability claims, 760 Dole, A. M., Canadian lumberman, 328 Donaldson, Nathaniel S., papers, 186 Doolittle, James R., papers, 187; let- ters, 15 Door County, reminiscences of life in, 96; proposed park, 169; Ice- landic settlements, 729 Doty, Charles, letters, 188; investor, 99 Doty, James, letters, 188 Doty, James D., papers, 188; let- ters, 70, 98, 665; letters to, 270; information on career, 449, 460, 619 Dotyville, pastor's diary, 280 Douglas, Stephen A., election dis- cussed, 172 Douglas County, justice of the peace records, 189; mineral deposits, 661 Douglass, John H., lumberman, 369 Dousman, Hercules L., papers, 190, 270 Dousman, Michael, letters, 270, 277 Downer, G., counsel in suit, 362 Drake, Samuel G., letters, 191 Drama, in Milwaukee, 20, 371, 753 Draper, Lyman C, manuscript collec- tion, pp. v, viii; papers, 191; let- 248 INDEX ters, 149, 380; letters to, 597; clerk of Baptist Church, 35; 191; papers presented to, 679 Drinkall, Thomas O., papers, 192 Drummond Island (Canada), In- dian affairs at, 14; resident's let- ters, 277 "Dubuque," sinking of steamer, 599 Dubuque (Iowa), resident, 270; sur- veying district headquarters, 298; visited, 644 Duck Creek, Indian mission, 70 Duerst, Mathias, diary, 193 Duerst, Nicolaus, diary, 193 Duluth (Minn.), copies of records at, 160, 16 1; harbor and canal, 218, 633; diary of life at, 301; customs collections, 505 Dunand, Marie J., pioneer priest, 114 Dunn, Francis J., account book, 194 Du Ponceau, Peter S., correspondence, 195 Durand, Henry S., letters, 14 1 Durgin, George W., prepares data, 196 Durham, John George Lambton, first earl, 550 Durrie, Daniel S., compiles gazetteer, 197 Dutch element, in Wisconsin, 102, 176, 698; in New York, 802 Dutilh, Charles, papers, 198 Dutilh and Wachsmuth, exporters, 198 Dutton, Joseph, papers, 199 Dwight, Edward C, papers, 200 Dwinnell, Lydia Gove, letters to, 201 Dwinnell, Solomon A., papers, 201 Dye, Asel G., diaries, 202 Dye, Eva Emory, papers, 203 Dye, Nathan, papers, 204 Earl, Isaac N., leads scouts, 162 East Columbia (Texas), journey to, 685 East Indies, trading operations with, 198 Eastman, Ben C, letters, 270; estate settled, 180 Easton, Congregational Church rec- ords, 148 Eau Claire, social affairs, 303; head- quarters of lumber firm, 328; building of water works, 328; resident's letters, 369; Evangelical Alliance formed, 758 Eau Claire Lumber Company, papers, 205 Eberts, Robert M., letters, 270 Ecole Normale Jacques Carrier (Montreal), records from, 107 Edgefield (S. C. ), resident, 157 Edgerton, resident, 181 Edmondson, Ethel F. Raymer, pa- pers, 206 Education, correspondence of Wis- consin educators, 147, 149, 191, 225, 243, 295, 320, 376, 380, 428, 461, 652, 732, 778; of ne- groes, 7; in Milwaukee, 20, 393; of Indians, 70; cooperation with foreign countries, 231; free school movement, 243; Wisconsin plans for, 295, 419; text books, 295; teachers' retirement, 308; proposed reorganization, 554; teachers' as- sociation records, 780. See also Schools and individual colleges and universities Elections and campaigns in Wiscon- sin, territorial, 270, 449; 1852 to 1872, 82, 134, 187, 542; 1880 to 1900, 299, 382, 462, 588, 603, 666, 696, 703; since 1900, 2, 27, 169, 325, 382, 505. See also Politics and various political par- ties Hkhorn, resident's correspondence, 330; attorney's record book, 246 Elkins, Henry K., wheat dealer, 33 Elkins, Jonathan, memoranda, 324 Ellenboro, resident's diary, 368 Ellis, Albert G., surveyor-general, 298; reminiscences, 738 Elmendorf, Lucas, papers, 213 EJroy, railroad employee's diary, 630 Ely, Edmund F., papers, 214; letters, 160 Ely, Richard T, papers acquired, p. viii; letters, 412 Emerald Grove, settlers, 177 Emergency Employment Service, in World War I, 796 INDEX 249 Emerson, Charles and Ellen, letters, 492 Emerson, Ralph W., visited, 492 Emery, John Q., papers, 215 Emmet, resident's papers, 590 Empire Lumber Company, organiza- tion and records, 328 Engel, Otto, papers, 216 Engelmann, Peter, academy, 20 England, emigrants from, 66, 86, 183, 617, 621, 629, 670; records, 85, 648; letters to, 183, 710; au- thor, 300; letters from, 364, 734; cooperative movement, 379; schools, 428; legal papers, 555; autographs, 753 English law, student's notebooks re- garding, 217; collections of records of English legal practice, 555 Edwards, D. H., papers, 207 . Edwards, E. M. H., author, 163 Edwards, Martha L., papers, 208 Edwards, Mary B., letters to, 163 Edwards, Sarah J. Cleveland, letters, 208 Edwards, T. David, papers, 209 Ela, Emerson, 796 Ela, Ida L., papers, 210 Ela, Richard E., papers, 211 Elderkin, Edward, letters, 33 Eldredge, Charles A., papers, 212; correspondence on President John- son, 542 Electric lighting, at Fond du Lac, 236; at Cassville, 251; at Kaukauna, 666 Electric telegraph, invented, 97 Ensign, J. D., article by, 218 Erie Canal, travel account, 374 Esch, John J., letters, 696 Essex Institute (Salem, Mass.), com- piler of shipping records, 85 Estabrook, Charles E., letters, 681; chairman of War History Com- mission, 760 Etter, John T., letters, 219 Europe, travel in, 1, 26, 100, 113, 273, 293, 304, 369; copies of archives, 648 Evangelical Church, missionary's pa- pers, 500 Evans, Anna W., correspondence, 220 Evans, John M., papers, 221 Evans, Nelson James, letters, 220 Evansville, academy, 147; pioneer settler, 221 Everett, Charlotte Gray, letters, 222 Everett, Edward, correspondence, 222 Everett (Wash.), Socialist Labor Party records, 379 Evjue, William T., views on prohibi- tion, 325 Exeter (Maine), resident's papers, 312 Explorations, west to the Rocky Mountains, 142, 401; west from Texas, 370 Expositions and congresses, Wiscon- sin delegates to, 772 Fairbanks, Robert, letters, 274 Fairchild, Cassius, Charles, Jairus C, and Lucius, papers, 223 Fairchild family, letters and reminis- cences, 496 Fairfield, George, papers, 224 Fallows, Samuel, papers, 225 Family life, described, 102, 317 Faribault, Jean B., fur trader, 31 Faribault (Minn.), Seabury Divinity School, 354 Farmers' Alliance, clippings and cor- respondence, 379, 676, 703 Farmers Home League, minutes of meetings, 226 Farwell, Leonard, in real estate firm, 99 Favill, Henry B., physician's account book, 227 Favill, John, Civil War surgeon's records, 228 Fayal (Azores), United States con- sul at, 153 Fayetteville (Vt. ), on travel route, 360 Felker, Charles W., letters, 696 Felt, Charles D., diary, 229 Fenians, persons accused as, 212 Fennimore, resident's papers, 41 Ferguson, R. H., letters, 530 Ferry, William M., missionary, 5 Fever River (111.), Catholic parish records, 114 250 INDEX Fields, David D., letters, 46 Fifield, Mrs. Catharine R., papers, 230 Fily, Laurent, letters, 277 Finch, William Bolton, papers, 735 Finck, Otto A., real estate firm, 467 Finland, troubles with Russia, 11, 582 Fire engine records, Appleton, 399; Madison, 434 Fires, floods, and other disasters, Wis- consin executive office records, 772 First Chapter of Norwegian Immi- gration, author of, 13 Fish, Carl Russell, papers, 231 Fisher, Lucius G., record book, 232 Fisher family, genealogical notes on, 232 Fishing, American Fur Company operations, 242; Loy's operations, 417 Fitch, Matthew G., papers, 307 Fitch, Michael H., papers, 233 Fitzgerald, Mary Doty, letters, 188 Fitzgerald, William N., heads fuel administration, 554 Fitzgerald-Kinnaird, Baron Arthur, correspondence, 753 Fitzwilliam (N. H.), resident, 92 Flagg, Azariah G, letters, 46 Flagg, Rufus G, president of Ripon College, 328 Fleming, Walter L., author, 625 Flint, Abel, correspondence, 234 Flint, Timothy, letters, 234 Florida, records of Spanish regime, 159, 641; Indian warfare, 245; Episcopal missionary visit, 354 Flournoy, General, letter to, 294 Flower, Frank A., papers, 235; let- ters, 703 Floyd, William, letters, 665 Folklore, collections of papers on, 88, 369; river lore, 93 Fond du Lac (Minn.), mission, 160; fur trade post, 161 Fond du Lac (Wis.), residents' papers, 78, 212; attorney, 147; lumber firm, 287; Civil War epi- sode, 542 Fond du Lac County, real estate con- veyances, 744 Fond du Lac Electric and Gas com- panies, record books, 236 Fond du Lac Ministers' Association, record book, 237 Food Administration, in World War I, 554, 796 Ford, Charles Henry, diary, 238 Ford, Phineas, in Revolution, 164 Ford Peace Expedition, 705 Forest fires, relief commissioner, 32; in northern Minnesota, 554 Forestier, Auber, pseud. See Moore, Aubertine Woodward Forestry, plans and policies discussed, 325 Forstrom, O. A., letters, 582 Forsyth, Thomas, fur trade papers, 124; Indian agent, 137; journal, 239 Fort Atkinson (Iowa), trading post, 270 Fort Atkinson (Wis.), residents' papers, 113, 290, 311, 336 Fort Brady (Mich.), inspection re- port, 691 Fort Chartres ( 111. ) , court of inquiry, 240 Fort Craig (N. Mex. ), in Civil War, 143 Fort Crawford (Prairie du Chien), in War of 1812, 14, 691; assist- ant quartermaster, 83; inspection report, 691 Fort Edward Augustus ( Green Bay ) , 494 Fort Gibson (Okla. ), papers found at, 527 Fort Howard ( Green Bay ) , reoc- cupied, 32; military authority established, 277; inspected, 345, 691; on military road, 772 Fort Leavenworth ( Neb. ) , Episcopal missionary visit to, 354 Fort McKay, see Fort Crawford Fort Mackinac (Mich.), inspection report, 691 Fort Madison (Iowa), pioneer lum- berman at, 369 INDEX 251 Fort Meigs (Ohio), in War of 1812, 790 Fort Monroe (Va. ), in World War I, 713 Fort Montgomery (N.Y. ), in Revolu- tion, 140 Fort Niagara (N.Y. ), weather rec- ord, 691 Fort Ogelthorpe (Ga. ), in World War I, 795 Fort Osage (Mo.), trading post, 137 Fort Pitt (Pa.), in Revolution, 495 Fort Sam Houston (Texas), Wis- consin troops at, 769 Fort Scott ( Kan. ) , Cement Company, correspondence on, 669 Fort Snelling (Minn.), letters from, 171; scouting expedition from, 572 Fort Wadsworth (Dakota Ter. ), ex- pedition to, 572 Fort Washington (Ohio), in St. Clal»t«t«J*7»(«t*l*!M»'*t» :::!• ■ii;] ] i;! 1 !;i:K 1 it