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Language
English
Abstract
Typescript history of the Ward family of Ohio with a concentration on its association with Harman Blennerhassett, whose secretary
was Sylvester Ward. Included is some information on the Blennerhassetts, Aaron Burr, Dudley Woodbridge, Elijah Backus and
Aaron Waldo Putnam. Much mention is made of neighboring allied families to the Wards, particularly Hendersons and Putnams
in the adjoining counties of Wood Co., VA and Washington Co., OH. There is a detailed transcription of an October 8, 1805
letter by William Howe Cuyler to John G. Henderson describing a disagreement and a duel between his brother, Alexander Henderson
and Stephen R. Wilson. Also mentioned in this account about the duel are: Samuel Hempstead, James Henderson, Daniel Kinchelow,
Robert Kinchelow, John Melrose, Hugh Phelps, Dr. Joseph Spencer, John Stephenson, Thomas Tavenner, Sylvester Ward, and James
Wilson. Research on the lives and backgrounds of the participants and those connected with the duel is also included separately
from the transcribed letter.
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ward Family History, A&M 3191, West Virginia and Regional History Center,
West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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