William Bebb
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Margaret McAleer
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2007
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007036
Title: Papers of William Bebb
Span Dates: 1705-1849
Bulk Dates: 1812-1849 ID No.: MSS80901 Creator:
Bebb, William,
1802-1873 Extent: 140 items;
1 container;
.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C. Abstract: Educator, lawyer, and
governor of Ohio. Autograph letters and clipped signatures from an album
started for Bebb by his father, Edward Bebb, and Samuel Roberts, Welsh
political reformer and founder of a settlement in Tennessee. Includes
autographs of British politicians, military leaders, authors, and missionaries.
Letters collected by William Bebb himself include those from prominent
Americans including John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William Henry Harrison,
and Thomas Jefferson. Bebb's own correspondence relates to Ohio and Whig
politics.
The 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 Adams,
John Quincy, 1767-1848--Correspondence. Bebb,
Edward. Bebb,
William, 1802-1873. Bright,
John, 1811-1889--Correspondence. Brough,
John, 1811-1865--Correspondence. Calhoun,
John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850--Correspondence. Corwin,
Thomas, 1794-1865--Correspondence. Dallas,
Alexander James, 1759-1817--Correspondence. Ewing,
Thomas, 1789-1871--Correspondence. Ford,
Seabury, 1801-1855--Correspondence. Greeley,
Horace, 1811-1872--Correspondence. Hammond,
Charles, 1779-1840--Correspondence. Harrison,
William Henry, 1773-1841--Correspondence. Hull,
William, 1753-1825--Correspondence. Jackson,
Andrew, 1767-1845--Correspondence. Jefferson,
Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence. Macaulay,
Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859--Correspondence. McLean,
John, 1785-1861--Correspondence. Palgrave,
Francis, Sir, 1788-1861--Correspondence. Peel,
Robert, Sir, 1788-1850--Correspondence. Richard,
Henry, 1812-1888--Correspondence. Roberts,
Samuel, 1800-1885. Vinton,
Samuel Finley, 1792-1862--Correspondence. Whitcomb,
James, 1795-1852--Correspondence. Winchester, James, 1752-1826--Correspondence. Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827--Correspondence. Wright,
John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861--Correspondence.
Organizations Whig
Party (U.S.)
Subjects Authors,
English--Autographs. Autographs. Missionaries--Great
Britain--Autographs. Politicians--Great
Britain--Autographs. Statesmen--United
States--Autographs.
Locations Great
Britain--Armed Forces--Officers--Autographs. Ohio--Politics and government--19th century.
Occupations Educators. Governors--Ohio. Lawyers.
Provenance:The papers of William Bebb, educator, lawyer, and governor of Ohio,
were given to the Library of Congress by Hellen Bebb in 1990.
Processing History:The papers of William Bebb were arranged and described in 1997. The
finding aid was revised in 2007. A description of the William Bebb Papers
appears in
Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division,
1990, pp. 7-9.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William Bebb 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 Bebb Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of William Bebb (1802-1873) span the years 1705-1849, with
the bulk of the material dating from 1812 to 1849. The papers consist of pages
from a dismantled autograph album containing approximately 140 letters and
clipped signatures. Portions of an appraisal containing a partial description
of the album is available in the Manuscript Reading Room. The album appears to
have been started for Bebb by his father, Edward Bebb, and Samuel Roberts
(1800-1885), Welsh political reformer and founder of a Welsh settlement in
Tennessee. The first part of the collection contains letters and signatures of
British politicians, military figures, authors, and missionaries in India,
China, and Africa. Included are letters from John Bright (1811-1889), Thomas
Babington Macaulay, Francis Palgrave, Robert Peel (1788-1850), and Henry
Richard (1812-1898).
The second part of the collection consists largely of letters from
prominent Americans addressed to or collected by William Bebb. Included among
the collected items is a letter from Thomas Jefferson in 1807 concerning the
use of volunteer forces against Indian attacks west of the Mississippi, a
letter from Andrew Jackson concerning a Creek uprising on the southern frontier
in 1813, and a letter from William Henry Harrison regarding his victory against
combined British and Indian forces on the banks of the Thames River in
southeastern Ontario in 1813. Bebb also acquired letters written by John Quincy
Adams, John C. Calhoun, Alexander J. Dallas, Charles Hammond (1779-1840),
William Hull (1753-1825), James Winchester (1752-1826), and Thomas Worthington
(1773-1827), among others. Bebb's own correspondence includes letters from John
Brough, Thomas Corwin, Thomas Ewing (1789-1871), Seabury Ford, Horace Greeley,
John McLean, Samuel Finley Vinton, James Whitcomb, and John C. Wright
(1783-1861). Whig and Ohio politics are discussed in many of these letters.
The original order of the album's pagination has been maintained.
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BOX 1
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Autograph album,
1705-1849, n.d.
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