Willis, William, 1794-1870
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found: His A history of the law ... 1863:t.p. (William Willis)
found: LC in OCLC, 11-18-85(hdg.: Willis, William, 1794-1870)
found: NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for His Letter to Edwin, 1867 Apr. 18(Wiliam Willis was an attorney in Portland, Me. He also pursued interests in writing and historical research. He was president of the Maine Historical Society from 1856-1865. The letter may be referring to the Portland Public Library, which was founded in 1867. Willis was an early supporter of the Portland Athenaeum, which merged in 1867 with the "Portland Institute and Public Library" to form "a Free Public Library.")
found: NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Scrapbook of newspaper articles by William Willis, ca. 1847-1865(ms. title: Wm. Willis' contributions to newspapers)
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1985-12-13: new
2017-01-05: revised
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