Ninian Edwards papers, 1798-1833

Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at the Chicago Historical Society

By Archie Motley, January 1964; revised by Jennifer Asimakopoulos, August 2005

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Main entry: Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833

Title: Ninian Edwards papers, 1798-1833

Inclusive dates: 1798-1833

Size: ca. 650 items

Accession number:

This descriptive inventory contains

1. Brief biography,

2. Description of the collection,

3. List of card catalog headings,

4. Provenance statement,

5. Storage designation,

6. List of authors and recipients of items.

Brief biography

Ninian Edwards, son of Benjamin and Margaret (Beall) Edwards, was born on the Edwards’s farm, “Mount Pleasant,” in Montgomery County, Maryland, on March 17, 1775. He attended private schools and graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle (Pennsylvania) in 1792. At one time, he was tutored by William Wirt, who was Attorney General of the U.S. from 1817-1829.

Edwards moved with his parents to Beardstown, Kentucky, in 1795. He was an elected member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1796-1797. He was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1798, commencing practice in Russellville, Kentucky, and to the Tennessee Bar in 1799. In Kentucky, Edwards served as Judge of the General Court, 1803; Judge of the Circuit Court, 1804; Presidential Elector on the Jefferson/Clinton Democratic ticket of 1804; Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1806; Chief Justice of the State, 1808.

In 1809, President Madison appointed Edwards Governor of the Illinois Territory, an office he held until 1818. During this period he also functioned as ex officio Superintendent of Indian Affairs. He was elected to the U. S. Senate from Illinois in 1818 and again in 1819, serving from December 3, 1818 until March 4, 1824, when he resigned to accept an appointment as United States Minister to Mexico. He was obliged to resign this appointment, in turn, as a result of his unsubstantiated charges against Treasury Secretary William H. Crawford.

Edwards then resumed his legal practice in Belleville, Illinois, and was also interested in saw and gristmills and other mercantile pursuits. He was elected Governor of the State of Illinois in 1826, serving until 1830, when he did not stand for reelection. He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois in 1832. Edwards generally resided in and around Kaskaskia, Illinois, from 1809 to 1818 and in Edwardsville, Illinois, from 1818 until 1824. In 1824 he settled in Belleville, where he died of cholera at the age of 58 on July 20, 1833. He was interred at Belleville, but his body was moved to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, in 1855. He was married to Elvira Lane in 1803. Five children, two daughters and three sons, the most prominent of whom was Ninian Wirt Edwards, were born to them.

Description of the collection

The papers are chiefly comprised of letters received by Ninian Edwards and a few written by him about Illinois, Kentucky, and national politics and government. Factional and individual political conflicts plus local and national elections and administrations receive considerable attention. A goodly number of items concern the Wabash Saline and Indian affairs, particularly involving the Potawatomis. Smaller lots are relative to the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War, 1832. U.S. presidential elections 1824-1832 and Illinois gubernatorial elections 1826-1830 are extensively treated along with the administrations of presidents Monroe, Adams, and Jackson.

Many items are reproduced in whole or in part in 3 publications.

1. "The Edwards Papers," edited by Elihu B. Washburne, Chicago, 1884 (F37BD E2e.)

This volume contains reproductions of, and editorial commentary on, approximately one-third of the items among the Edwards papers at the Chicago Historical Society. Its index is useful.

2. "History of Illinois from 1778 to 1833," by his son Ninian W. Edwards; and "Life and Times of Ninian Edwards," also by his son Ninian W. Edwards, Springfield, Ill., 1870 (F37BD E2). Many of William Wirt’s letters are reproduced herein.

3. "The Governors’ Letter-Books 1818-1834," edited with introduction and notes by Everts Butell Greene and Clarence Walworth Alvord, Springfield, Ill., 1909 (F37A I2c v. 4). These works contain Edwards letters that are not among those in the manuscript collection at the Chicago Historical Society.

In addition to their general political significance, the Kentucky papers (chiefly 1798-1809, but also scattered through the collection) include several letters by William Wirt and others on the Burr Conspiracy and James Wilkinson; and a few by Henry Clay on business matters involving his father-in-law, Colonel Thomas Hart.

Among the papers of the Illinois Territorial period (1809-1818) are materials on the administration of the Wabash Saline, American Indian affairs, particularly concerning the Potawatomis, and of the Shadrach Bond, William Clark, Daniel P. Cook, William Eustis, Albert Gallatin, James Monroe, John Pope, and William Wirt are prominent.

The papers during Edwards’ tenure as U. S. Senator (1818-1824) particularly concern the 1824 presidential election, especially as involving John C. Calhoun and William H. Crawford. Edwards’ appointment as Minister to Mexico, his conflict with Crawford, and the 1820 presidential election are also treated. Letters of John C. Calhoun, Daniel F. Cook, Samuel D. Ingham, Rufus King, James Monroe, John Reynolds, and William Wirt are also present.

The remaining papers (1825-1833) include data on the 1828 and 1832 presidential elections and on the Illinois Gubernatorial races of 1826 and 1830. Particular concern is with William Kinney, Elias Kent Kane, John McLean, and John Reynolds. Letters from Hooper Warren relative to the publication of the pro-Edwards newspaper, the "Galena Advertiser," are present, along with a few Black Hawk War items. Letters of David Jewett Baker, Sidney Breese, Daniel P. Cook, Alexander Pope Field, George Forquer, Duff Green, John McLean, John Reynolds, Joseph M. Street, Hooper Warren, and William Wirt are significant during these years.

List of card catalog headings

Subject entries are given for the collection as a whole and for selected items. Added entries, merely listing dates of letters are made for all authors and recipients of correspondence listed in this descriptive inventory. However, letters by and to the following are individually catalogued in the card catalog: John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, Samuel Houston, James Madison, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, and Daniel Webster.

Subject entries are also given for these individually catalogued letters. However, subject entries were not made for these individually catalogued items, when they would have duplicated entries made for the collection as a whole.

Two subject-entry lists follow: the first is for the collection considered as a whole, the second for selected items and individually catalogued items.

Headings for the collection as a whole:

Main entry: Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833

1. Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.

2. Black Hawk War, 1832.

3. Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850.

4. Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.

5. Cook, Daniel Pope, 1794-1827.

6. Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834.

7. Illinois. History.

8. Illinois. History. 1778-1818.

9. Illinois. Politics and Government.

10. Indians of North America. Government Relations.

11. Indians of North America. Illinois.

12. Indians of North America. Tribes. Potawatomi Indians.

13. Ingham, Samuel Delucenne, 1779-1860.

14. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1847.

15. Kane, Elias Kent, 1794-1835.

16. Kentucky. History.

17. Kentucky. Politics and Government.

18. Kinney, William, 1781-1843.

19. McLean, John, 1785-1861.

20. Monroe, James, 1758-1831.

21. Presidents. U. S. Election. 1824.

22. Presidents, U. S. Election. 1828.

23. Presidents, U.S. Election. 1832.

24. Salines.

25. Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1777-1853.

26. U. S. History.

27. U. S. History. War of 1812.

28. U. S. Politics and Government.

Headings for selected items and individually cataloged items.

(Authors and dates of pertinent items in parentheses)

1. Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858. (Calhoun, Aug 20, 1822)

2. Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. (Wirt, et al. 1807-1808)

3. Chicago. Description. 1829. (Warren, 0 6, 1829)

4. Chicago. Harbor. (Roberts, D 4, 1829)

5. Chicago. History. (Clark, Au 16, 1812) To 1813.

6. Chouteau, Auguste, 1749?-1829. (Monroe, Mr 13, 1815)

7. Clark, William, 1779-1838. (Monroe, Mr 13, 1815)

8. Coles, Edward, 1786-1858. (Monroe, Ap 13, 1818)

9. Edwards, Ninian Wirt, 1809-1889. (Calhoun, Jl 3, 1821)

10. Edwards, Ninian Wirt, 1809-1889. (Woods & Peers, 1829-1833)

11. Extradition. (Van Buren, S 9, 1829)

12. Fouke, Philip (Edwards, D 20, 1820)

13. Galena, Illinois. (Warren, 1828-1830)

14. Green, Duff, 1791-1875.

15. Harrison, William Henry, Pres. U. S., 1772-1841. (Hardin, Au 7, 181?)

16. Hart, Thomas (Clay, Jl 9, 1800)

17. Hart, Thomas (Clay, F 28, 1801)

18. Hart, Thomas (Clay, Jl 4, 1801)

19. Hart, Thomas (Clay, D 25, 1801)

20. Illinois and Michigan Canal. (Edwards, Jl 18, 1825)

21. Illinois. Description and Travel. 1812. (Hays, My 31, 1812)

22. Indians of North America. Tribes. Kaskaskia Indians. (Monroe, N 23, 1814)

23. Indians of North America. Tribes. Winnebago Indians. (Edwards, S 13, 1827)

24. Lyon, Chittenden, 1787-1842. (Street, Je 9 & Jl 7, 1827)

25. Lyon, Matthew, 1746-1822. (John Pope, Je 9, 1808)

26. Maps. (Hays, My 31, 1812)

27. Missouri. Militia. (Calhoun, Jl 21, 1819)

28. Newspapers. Illinois. Galena Advertiser. (Warren, 1828-30)

29. Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin (Boilvin & Street, 1811-1827)

30. Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. (Calhoun, May 16, 1818)

31. Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. (Edwards, S 13, 1827)

32. Slavery in the U. S. (Edwards, n.d.)

33. Slavery in the U. S. Illinois. (Van Buren, S 9, 1829)

34. Smith, Guy W (Edwards, D 20, 1820)

35. Taylor, John (Edwards 1832?)

36. Tezewell, Littleton Walker, 1774-1860. (Wirt, Je 10, 1806)

37. Todd, John (Edwards, Jl 18, 1825)

38. Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825. (Calhoun, Jl 3, 1821)

39. Vallad, Paul (Van Buren, S 9, 1829)

40. Warren, Hooper, 1790-1864. (Street, Mr 30, 1827)

41. Wells, William, 1770-1812. (Harrison, Je 19, 1811)

42. West, Samuel J. (Edwards, 1832?)

43. Wight, Augustus C. S., d. 1847. (Warren, 1828-30)

44. Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825. (Wirt, et al. 1807-08)

45. Young, Richard Montgomery, 1798-1861. (Warren, 1828-30)

N. B. Added entries merely listing dates of letters are made for all authors and recipients of correspondence listed on later pages of this descriptive inventory. However, letters by and to the following are individually catalogued: John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, Samuel Houston, James Madison, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, and Daniel Webster.

Provenance statement

Gift of Ninian Wirt Edwards, son of Ninian Edwards, 1883. See "Chicago Historical Society Minutes," Oct. 1883, p. 185.

Storage designation

Collections: Edwards, Ninian

Oversize Collections: Edwards, Ninian.

This descriptive inventory by: Archie Motley, January 1964

List of authors and recipients of letters in this collection

(Underlined dates are for letters to the person cited)

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

1824 F 24, O 19; 1827 Au 22, S 13

Anderson, Joseph, 1757-1837

1886 Mr 27

Baker, David Jewett, 1792-1869

1830 N 1, D 6, 28, 29; 1831 Ja 17; 1832 Ap 21, 28, Je 22, Jl 10, 30, Au 10

Barbour, James, 1775-1842

1827 Au 26, S 4, S, O 29, N 5

Barry, William Taylor, 1785-1835

1829 Jl 16, S 19, 19, 1829

Bates, Frederick, 1777-1855

1810 Jl 27, Au 2, 3; 1811 Je 18; 1819 Au 10, 11

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

1818 O 27; 1819 Jl 26

Berry, Elijah C.

1828 O 25

Bibb, George Mortimer, 1776-1859

1824 Au 2

Blondeau, Maurice

1810 Au 25, N 1; 1813 Ap

Boilvin, Nicolas, 1761-1827

1807 My 5; 1811 F 2

Bond Shadrach, 1773-1832

1809 Jl 2; 1813 F 7, 13, 25, Ap 26,Je 7, Jl 11, Au 17, D 10, 23; 1814 F5, 12, 23, Mr. 13, Ap 2, 8, 14; 1816 Je 18; 1818 N 24; 1819 Ja 5, F6; 1830 Au 24

Bradley, P.

1829 Au 1

Breese, Sidney, 1800-1878

1827 Je 31; 1828 Au 24, O 8; 1829 F 5, Mr 11, N 10, D 24; 1830 F 16, 23, S 21

Brent, Robert, d. 1819

1812 Jl 20, 28, O 4, N 7, 19; 1813 Mr 13; 1814 Ja 29

Brown, William H., 1796-1867

1830 My 21

Butler, A.

1810 Mr 13

Caldwell, John

1819 Je 4, O 14

Caldwell, William

1806 My 30

Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850

1818 Mr 27, My 16, 25, S 5; 1819 Jl 21; 1821 Jl 3; 1822 Je 12, Au 20, O 5 1823 My 21, Jl 20, S 23; 1831 F 15

Campbell, John B.

1814 Ja 18

Charless, Joseph, 1772-1834

1812 Ap 18; 1813 Je 3; 1817 Ap 16; n.d.

Chouteau, Auguste, 1749?-1829

1818 Ap 16, Jl 17, Au 4, S 2, 12;1819 Au 10, 18

Chouteau, Pierre

1811 Je 18

Clark, William, 1770-1838

1810 Au 25, S 12, N 1, 14, 15; 1811 My 26, Je 19, Jl 4; 1812 Ap 11, Au 16;1817 My 21, N 1, 1819 Je 18; 1827 Au 9; 1828 My 25, 29; n.d.

Clarke, J.

1822 Ap 18

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

1800 Jl 9; 1801 F 28, Jl 4, D 25; 1809 Ap 10, 10; 1825 Jl 18; 1826 S 21

Cole, Stephen

1810 S 21

Coles, Edward

1820 N 15

Cook, Daniel Pope, 1794-1827

1814 N 30; 1815 My 24? (on verso of Stephenson letter of Ap 22, 1815);1816 Je 8; 1817 Ja 25, F 6, S 11, 25, 26,O 2; 1818 Au 3; 1819 Je 14, F 2, Jl 16;1820 S 26, 26, 28, N 15; 1821 D 17; 1823 F 6, D 27; 1824 Ap 17, Au 31, D 23, 30; 1825 Je 15, Ap 28, D 10; 1826 Ja 28, F 8, Mr 6, 25, Ap 25; 1827 Je 1; n.d.

Cook, Julie P. (Edwards)

1826 Mr 25

Cowles, Alfred

1828 S 20 (Forquer letter); 1829 S 4

Cox, Thomas

1819 F 8

Craig, Thomas E.

1812 Ap 28, N 16, D 10

Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834

1816 My 8; 1817 Mr 1, 19, My 20;1821 Je 1, 2, 10, 11, N 10; 1823 Jl 10

Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863

1809 O 9; 1819 F 24, Mr 4; 1832 My 27

Crittenden, Thomas T.

1810 O 27

Crowell, John

1822 Ap 27

Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

1815 Jl 31, 31

Dickins, Asbury, 1773-1861

1829 My 13, Je 7

Duncan, Matthew

1814 Je 30; n.d.

Easton, Rufus

1816 Jl 21

Eaton, John Henry, 1790-1856

1829 My 1

Eddy, Henry, 1798-1849

1826 Je 29

Edwards, B. F.

1830 Jl 15

Edwards, Cyrus

1830 Jl 15

Edwards, Ninian Wirt, 1809-1889

1829 My 30

Eustis, William, 1753-1825

1811Mr 12, Je 26, S 4, O 10; 1812 F 28, My 13, Je 4, Jl 9, S 6, 8, 21, O 4, D 25; 1813 Je 2

Ewing, William Lee Davidson, 1795-1845

1825 F 18

Field, Abner

1827 S 3

Field, Alexander Pope, 1800-1876

1824 Au 31; 1829 Je 29, F 5, Je 19, N 8, 26; 1830 Mr 20, S 17, 24; 1831 F 26,My 30?; 1832 F 29, Jl 24, 30; n.d.

Fisher, Charles

1822 Ap 2

Forquer, George, 1794-1838

1827 Ap ;20; 1828 S 20, O 25; 1829 F 28,Mr 11, 19, Je 20, O 5, N 3, D 1; 1830Mr 18, My 14, 27, Je 10, 127, 27, 30;1831 D 28

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

1809 My 1, 31, S 8, N 25; 1810 F 9, 19, Ap 13, My 28, Je 5, 6, 6, 22, 28, 29, 30, Jl 5, 11, 16, 23, Au 1; 1811 Je 2, Mr 23, Ap 18, My 31, Je 22, Jl 1, Au 23, 23; 1812 Mr 26, 27; 1813 F 12

Gatewood, William J.

1831 Jl 10

Glenn, Hugh

1817 N 1

Graham, George

1817 F 28, Mr 26, Je 7, 9, N 1, 1, 1; 1830 Je 29

Graham, R.

1818 Je 13, Au 3

Green, Duff, 1791-1875

1823 D 10; 1826 S 1, 6, O 31, D 29; 1827 My 6; 1828 D 22; 1829 Je 6, My 26, Au 19, N 4, 22; 1830 Ap 27,O 8, N 8; 1831 Je 19, F 16; 1832 Je 14; n.d.

Grundy, Felix

1825 F 20; 1830 My 8

Hamilton, Richard Jones, 1799-1860

1827 O 29; 1828 O 11

Hardin, Martin D., 1780-1823

1811 Je 4; 1812 Au 7; 1813 My 25

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

1809 My 1; 1811 Je 19

Hays, John

1812 My 31, Au 20

Hewitt, Frederick

1825 Je 16

Houston, Samuel, 1793-1863

1825 Je 16, Jl 14

Howard, Benjamin, 1760-1814

1810 N 15; 1811 Jl 29; 1814 Je 1, 15, n.d.

Ingham, Samuel Delucerne, 1779-1860

1823 Au 26; 1824 Je 5, 8, Jl 20; 1829 Mr 12, Ap 2, Je 7

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1847

1799 N 14; 1824 Mr 4; 1832?

Johnson, Henry, 1783-1864

1823 O 10; 1832 Au 8

Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780-1850

1819 Jl 31; 1821 Jl 3; 1822 Je 26; 1832 Ap 4

Kane, Elias Kent, 1794-1835

1830 Au 31; 1831 Je 2; 1832 Mr 6, Ap 19

Kelly, William, 1770-1832

1825 Au 22

King, Rufus, 1755-1827

1821 Je 1; 1824 F 21, 21 24, 25,Mar 4, Je 22

Lalime, John, d. 1812

1811 My 26

Latham, James

1823 N 12

Lee, William

1819 Mr 17

Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809

1811 O 9 (copy of this date)

Lippincott, Thomas

1824 F 16

Lyon, Matthew, 1746-1822

1804 F 10

McFarland, James

1811 O 9 (Copy of this date)

McKenney, Thomas Lorraine, 1785-1859

1816 N 22; 1817 Je 10; 1818 Je 17, My 8, 13

McLean, Almy

1832 My 8

McLean, John, 1791-1830

1819 Je 5; 1828 Je 24 Jl 1, S5, 11

Madison, James, 1751-1836

1809 Ap 10

Marshall, John

1819 My 25; 1826 S 2

Meigs, Josiah, 1757-1822

1814 D 12; 1817 Mr 1, 3

Mills, B.

1828 S 20 (Forquer letter)

Mills, Henry J.

1826 D 20; 1827 F 9

Mitchell, James

1827 Je 12, Au 11, 16; 1832 Jl 10

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

1814 N 23; 1815 Mr 13; 1816 F 2; 1818 Ap 3; 1820 D 22; 1823 Jan 23; 1824 Je 22; 1826 Ap 30

Moore, Gabriel, 1790-1844

1824 Au 8; 1825 O 10; 1828 Ap 14, D 27; n.d.

Morril, David Lawrence, 1772-1849

1832 Ap 26

Morrison, James, 1755-1849

1814 My 12

Morrison, William

1811 N 12

Mourdough?, James

1810 Jl 27, J1, Au 17

Neal, Thomas M.

1827 Jl 14

Nelson, Hugh, 1768-1858

1828 O 8

Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858

1829 Au 1

Peers, Benjamin Orrs, 1800-1842

1833 S 20

Pleasonton, Stephen

1818 Mr 14

Pope, John, 1770-1845

1808 Ja 9, D 8; 1809 N 9, D 23 1810 Je 27; 1811 O 5; 1816 Au 18; 1823 Au 30

Pope, Nathaniel, 1784-1850

1818 Je 21; 1822 S 17

Porter, Peter Buel, 1773-1844

1828 Je 17

Posey, J. F.

1829 Je 19

Price, S.

1810 S 10

Reed, John

1831 F 3

Reynolds, John, 1788-1854

1818 D 4; 1820 Jl 19; 1821 D 17; 1822 D 8; 1823 F 6, D 27; 1824 D 30; 1825 Je 15; 1826 F 8, N 15; 1827 Je 1; 1829 Au 12, 14, S 4, O 13, D 1; 1830 S 10; 1831 Je 18; 1832 F 3, Je 22

Reynolds, Thomas B., Jr.

1822 F 6

Roberts, Edmund

1829 D 4

Roberts, William F.

1826 Je 13

Robinson, George

1812 Je 14, 23

Robinson, John McCracken, 1793-1843

1832 Ap 1

Rodney, Caesar Augustus, 1772-1824

1809 Ap 10

Rush, Richard, 1780-1859

1828 Je 28

Rush, Thomas B.

1828 Mr 26

Scott, Charles, 1733-1813

1812 Jl 9

Scott, John

1825 Je 1

Shackford, John

1831 D 24

Sharp, Solomon P.

1824 F 11

Simpson, S.

1826 S 22

Sloane, John, 1779-1856

1824 S 1

Smith, Robert, 1757-1842

1809 Ap 10

Southard, Samuel Lewis, 1787-1842

1823 Mr 26

Stephenson, Benjamin

1815 Ap 22; 1819 Au 10; 1821 N 10

Stephenson, (Mrs.) Lucy

1823 Jl 10

Street, Joseph Montfort, 1782-1840

1814 Ap 5, Je 15; 1820 Mr 11; 1827 Mr 30, My 16, Je 9, Jl 7, 28, S 2, 16, N (?), D 28; 1828 Mr 27; n.d.

Talcott, Benjamin

1814 Je 15

Talbot, Isham, 1773-1835

1816 S 10; 1825 D 24

Taylor, Jonathan

1810 Au 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 21; 1812 Je 4

Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1777-1853

1815 D 4; 1816 Mr 23; 1819 Ja 5;1820 D 31

Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829

1813 My 10, S 8, N 9; 1814 Ja 10, Apr 20, My 20, Je 18, 21, Jl 9

Todd, Thomas, 1765-1826

1809 My 27

Turney, James

1826 N 15

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

1829 S 9

Wallace, William

1810 Jl 26

Warren, Hooper, 1790-1864

1828 Mr 24, Ap 1, S 13; 1829 F 9, Mr 7, Ap 14, My 26 Je 1, Jl 6, Au 16, O 6, D 1, 8, 16; 1830 F 20, My 2, Je 6, 27, Jl 4, Au 8, S 19, N 24

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

1828 Mr 22

White, Isaac, 1776?-1811

1810 Je 4, 7, 22, 26, 29, Jl 10, 23, Au 21

White, Leonard

1810 Je 4; 1811 Au 23, S 17; 1812 My 4; 1814 Ap 6; 1816? Ap 9

Whiteside, Samuel

1811 Jl 24

Whiteside, William B.

1811 Jl 24, Au 4; 1812 Au 18

Whitlock, Ambrose

1812 Au 18, 1814 Ja 29

Wickham, William F.

1823 Ja 9, 31; 1824 Je 27, Mr 8

Wight, Augustus G. S., d. 1847

1825 Au 19

Wilton, Harry

1833 Ap 7

Wirt, William, 1772-1834

1802 Ja 10* D 16*; 1803 Mr 2* CN(?) 1802 S 17*; 1806 Ja 10; 1807 Ja 5, F 2* Au 2, D 26; 1808 Mr 12, S 12, N 26; 1809 F 17, Au 21;1810 Au 28; 1816 My 12; 1821 Ja 15, 17,* S 19; 1822 Ja 31; 1824 S 22, O 2, 23; 1826 N 19, D20; 1827 O 11; 1828 Mr 22, 22, 22 * The following letters are in the Oversize Collections: 1802 Jan 10, D 16; 1803 Mar 2; 1805 S 17; 1807 F 2; 1821 Jan 17

Woods, Alva

1829 N 2; 1830 Jl 9

Worly?, Casey William

1806 My 30

Young, Richard Montgomery, 1798-1861

1825 Jl 8