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Overview
Henry C. Lester is identified as a Hamilton College alumnus. The 1869–70 catalog records a student named George Henry Lester from Binghamton, New York, which may correspond to this individual.
Relevance to Research
A student named “George Henry Lester” from Binghamton, New York appears in a student roster in the 1869–70 Hamilton course catalog. The entry appears in a list format typical of enrollment records of that era.
Notes
The assigned name “Henry C. Lester” does not exactly match the catalog entry, which reads “George Henry Lester” with no middle initial “C.” It is possible the Wikipedia subject goes by a middle name or that this is a different person. The match is uncertain and should be verified against other records such as alumni directories or class lists.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1869-70_djvu.txt