Chambers Baird papers, 1817-1933
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Summary
- Creator:
- Baird, Chambers, 1811-1886
- Abstract:
- Lawyer and businessman, of Ripley, Ohio. Correspondence and legal and financial papers, relating to Baird's law practice, his activities as paymaster of the U. S. Army (1863-1866) and as claim agent for soldiers' bounties and pensions (1863-1881); together with the papers of his son, Chambers Baird (b. 1860). Includes references to Ohio politics and business conditions during the antebellum period.
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet
2,255 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00066
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence and legal and financial papers, relating to Baird's law practice, his activities as paymaster of the U. S. Army (1863-1866) and as claim agent for soldiers' bounties and pensions (1863-1881); together with the papers of his son, Chambers Baird (b. 1860). Includes references to Ohio politics and business conditions during the antebellum period.
- Biographical / historical:
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Chambers Baird was a lawyer and businessman, of Ripley, Ohio.
- Acquisition information:
- The Chambers Baird Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1964-1965.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Willeke Sandler, March 2012
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