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1. William Bebb papers, 1705-1849

   140 items. 1 container. .2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Educator, lawyer, and governor of Ohio. Autograph letters and clipped signatures from an album started for Bebb by his father, Edward Bebb, and Samuel Roberts, Welsh political reformer and founder of a settlement in Tennessee. Includes autographs of British politicians, military leaders, authors, and missionaries. Letters collected by William Bebb himself include those from prominent Americans including John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William Henry Harrison, and Thomas Jefferson. Bebb's own correspondence relates to Ohio and Whig politics.

2. William Henry Harrison papers, 1734-1939

   1,000 items. 12 containers. 2.5 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States president, senator, representative, and army officer from Ohio. Correspondence and military papers, with special emphasis on Indian campaigns and affairs, a letterbook reporting on the War of 1812 in the Northwest Territory, and correspondence regarding Harrison's unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in 1836.

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