Manuscripts
Lewis Vail memoirs, Canton, Stark Co
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- Description
- Vail's manuscript memoir depicts immigration to Ohio, life in the first settlements, including travels, business, schools, medical care, and courts. A significatn portion of the manuscripts deals with the War of 1812 in Ohio, especially operations against the Indians, including the siege of Fort Meigs in 1813.
- Production date
- 1844.
- Call number
- mssHM 59432
- Additional description
- Included is an account of Maj. William Robinson's capture by the celebrated Indian chief Logan in 1774, as told by Robinson's son Benjamin Robinson. This version complements William Robinson's affidavit cited in Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia."
- Provenance
- Purchased by H.P. Kraus on behalf of The Huntington from Sotheby's Sale 7315, Lot 407, 05/21/1999. From the collection of Dr. Frank Siebert who purchased it from Edward Eberstadt & Sons in 1953.
