Metcalf, Eliab W.

Scope and Contents The papers of Eliab Wight Metcalf primarily consist of documents concerning the Alabama Claims (1873-1890, 5 folders). These letters and pamphlets document the efforts of Metcalf to help individuals collect claims for lost ships and property on the seas. Also included are two folders related to the Geneva award (undated), and a file documenting a legal case between Metcalf and the city of Watertown, Wisconsin (1887-90). The Watertown case folder primarily contains correspondence of...