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Scope and Content Note
The microfilm of the papers of the Harwood family from originals in the Stanford University Library, Stanford, California, contains correspondence, autographs, maps, and signed photographs relating to the naval career of A. A. Harwood (1802-1884), his collection of historical materials, and papers of other members of the Harwood family. The collection spans the years 1767-1940, with the bulk from 1767 to 1890. Persons represented include Benedict Arnold, John C. Calhoun, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Franklin Bache Harwood, Lee Lewis Harwood, Margaret Spencer Wilson Harwood, Abraham Lincoln, Dolley Madison, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, George Washington, Daniel Webster, and George Spencer Wilson.