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Appointment of W.W. Tredway as notary public at Waukesha County, Wisconsin. (Pages 48-49) (OVERSIZE), 1854 July 24

 Item — Box: OS: Su-T

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains several loose papers and a scrapbook of the Tredway and Greeley families, which include several military and professional papers of William W. Tredway while he resided in New York and Wisconsin in the 1820s and 1830s; several documents relating to Jefferson Davis that appear to have been taken from Davis’ home by Dwight Tredway during the Civil War; several Confederate letters captured by Tredway; papers of Charles S. Greeley, many of which relate to his work with the Western Sanitary Commission during the Civil War; and 255 cyanotypes of a hunting trip taken by Carlos G. Tredway and others in Colorado in 1899. The Tredway-Greeley family scrapbook has been disbound in order to unfold numerous documents within. The contents of the scrapbook have been retained in their original order, with the exception of items that have been filed in oversize storage.

Dates

  • 1854 July 24

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (7 folders; 1 oversize folder))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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