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Collection SummaryTitle: Papers of William AllenSpan Dates: 1796-1879 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1840-1876) ID No.: MSS10520 Creator: Allen, William, 1803-1879 Extent: 3,000 items; 23 containers; 5 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Lawyer, farmer, and U.S. representative and senator from and governor of Ohio. Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, financial records, printed material, maps, and other papers largely relating to Allen's service as U.S. senator (1837-1848) and governor (1873-1875) of Ohio. Selected Search TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names Allen, William, 1803-1879. Faran, James John, 1808-1892--Correspondence. Graham, James, 1793-1851--Correspondence. Hough, John, fl. 1831-1845--Correspondence. Layman, Amos--Correspondence. Morgan, George, 1777-1846--Correspondence. Whitman, Henry A.--Correspondence. Organizations Ohio. Militia. Chillicothe Independent Blues. Stoney Mill Salt Works. Subjects Greenbacks. Mexican War, 1846-1848. Oregon question. Salt industry and trade--Ohio--Chillicothe. Locations Northwest boundary of the United States. Ohio--Politics and government--1787-1865. Ohio--Surveys. Oregon--Boundaries. Oregon--History--To 1859. Texas--Annexation to the United States. United States--Politics and government--1815-1861. Occupations Farmers. Governors--Ohio. Lawyers. Representatives, U.S. Congress--Ohio. Senators, U.S. Congress--Ohio. Administrative InformationProvenance:The papers of William Allen, lawyer, farmer, and politician, were purchased from Effie Allen Scott together with the Duncan McArthur Papers in 1905. Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William Allen is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William Allen Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note
Scope and Content NoteThe papers of William Allen (1803-1879) span the years 1796-1879, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period 1840-1876. The collection focuses on his career in Ohio politics, first as United States representative and senator, then as governor of Ohio. Included are correspondence, speeches, memoranda, financial records, printed matter, maps, and other material. The papers are arranged in a bound Chronological File and a Miscellany. The Chronological File consists primarily of correspondence, financial records, maps, and other material concerning Ohio and national politics during the 1840s and the 1870s. Topics include support of the United States annexation of Texas, the Mexican War, Oregon claims, land surveys, and the Greenback movement. Correspondents include James Faran, James Graham, John Hough, Amos Layman, George Morgan, and Henry A. Whitman. The Miscellany consists of an account book of the Stoney Mill Salt Works, Chillicothe, Ohio, dating from 1811 to 1823, which Allen used partially as the backing for a scrapbook of clippings from 1825 to 1827. Also in the series are cancelled bank checks, an 1838 directory of the United States government, memoranda books containing jottings and accounting notes, newspaper clippings, a notebook, a promissory note, political literature, a scrapbook, speeches by Allen and others, and the records of the Chillicothe Independent Blues, an Ohio militia corps. Organization of the PapersThe collection is arranged in two series: Description of Series
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