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Soldier and Sage : Memorials of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin Dowell papers
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Benjamin Franklin Scribner papers
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A collection of 1,100 items from 1838 to 1911, it consists of documents, letters, manuscripts, receipts, orders, muster rolls, and a diary. The collection includes documents detailing general and special field battles such as Buena Vista and Murfreesboro; returns; final statements of deceased soldiers; personnel records; circulars; duty rosters; requisitions; and receipts for supplies. The collection includes a diary of Scribner's activities written during the Mexican War from 1846 to 1847 with some pages which were edited by another hand for publication. There are also a few documents relating to Scribner's Treasury work such as indentures and tobacco stamp reports. The collection also contains an 1838 childhood composition book of essays; letters written to Scribner's family; personal and business papers. Correspondents include: Absalom Baird, Don Carlos Buell, William Passmore Carlin, Speed S. Fry, James A. Garfield, Robert S. Granger, Ulysses S. Grant, Milo S. Hascall, Richard W. Johnson, John H. King, Alexander McDowell McCook, O.M. Mitchell, J.S. Negley, William S. Rosecrans, L.H. Rousseau, William T. Sherman, William S. Smith, J.C. Starkweather, and Thomas J. Wood.
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