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William Wirt (1772-1834) papers 1786-1834 [microform]
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Microfilm Room Microfilm Drawer 275-276
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Language:
- Undetermined
- Physical Description:
- 24 reels
- Other Title:
- Wirt, William (1772-1834) papers
- Place of Publication:
- 1786-1834
- Summary:
- William Wirt was born in Bladensburg, Maryland. In addition to his law practice, he served as Attorney General of the United States, Chancellor of the Eastern District of Virginia, and delegate to the state legislature of Virginia. Among his most important cases was the Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia. In 1833 Wirt began an experimental colony in Florida, populated with German immigrants. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and documents his family life and professional activities, including the Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia and the planning of the German immigrant colony.
- Local Notes:
- HSP and Balch Non-English
- OCLC WorldCat Holdings
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives.
- Mf number 022
- Reels 1-6 are in Drawer 275; reels 7-24 are in 276.
- OCLC:
- 741367296
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