02199cpcaa2200457 a 4500 mm2002084933 DLC 20260227111729.0 021024|||||||||||| eng mm2002084933 DLC DLC dacs DLC W lcmd Gallaher, William, 1818-1905. William Gallaher papers, circa 1880-1983. 3 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet. Open to research. Memoir (circa 1880-1905) written by Gallaher consisting of recollections of his youth, 1827-1832, including his family's move from Westmoreland County, Pa., to Putnam County, Ill. Subjects include agriculture, neighbors, Gallaher (Gallagher) family affairs, and relations with Native Americans. Other topics include the Black Hawk War, depletion of buffalo herds in the 1870s, and Gallaher's boyhood encounter with Zachary Taylor. Includes a transcript of the memoir by Mary Gallaher Leigh (1983) and a photocopy of an undated photograph of William Gallaher. Typewritten transcript, in part. [S.l.]. Pioneer and lawyer. Collection material in English. Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Gallagher family. Agriculture Illinois Putnam County. American bison. Black Hawk War, 1832. Frontier and pioneer life Illinois Putnam County. Indians of North America Wars 1815-1875. Indians of North America Illinois. Illinois Description and travel. Pennsylvania Description and travel. Putnam County (Ill.) History. Putnam County (Ill.) Social life and customs. Westmoreland County (Pa.) History. Lawyers. itoamc Pioneers. itoamc Leigh, Mary Gallaher. Transcript of the William Gallaher memoir (1983) 44656 44656