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Lewis N.T. Allen papers addenda, (bulk 1861-1865)

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    Lewis N.T. Allen papers

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    Includes Allen's pocket diary that he kept from Sept. 4, 1863 to Apr. 9, 1864, a fair copy of his Civil War diary probably created in the 1870s, and his correspondence that covers the period of his military service.

    mssHM 72226-72266

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    Pocket diary of John Lewis

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    Pocket diary that Lewis kept from Jan. 1 through Mar. 2, 1862, when the regiment was occupying Loudoun Heights (Va.) On Mar. 2 he went home on furlough, at which point the diary ends. Very short entries hastily scribbled in pencil, recording marching orders received, a skirmish near Staunton, news of officers and soldiers died of wounds and taken prisoner, etc. The diary fills 20 pages of the Pocket Diary for 1862, Containing an Almanac for New York, St. Louis, and San Francisco... (Cambridgeport, Mass.: Published annually by Denton & Wood, 1862).

    mssHM 68420

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    Lewis T. Pim papers, (bulk 1861-1885)

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    Military and professional papers of Lewis T. Pim, chiefly special orders, commissions, communications, circulars, etc., with a few personal letters, documenting his Civil War and post-war career. Correspondents include John C. Breckenridge, Simon Bolivar Buckner, D. H. Maury, G.T. Beauregard, and J. E. Johnston. The correspondence also includes letters from Edwin Samuel Gaillard (1827-1885), a fellow Confederate veteran and the dean of Louisville Medical College.

    mssPim papers

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    William H. Allen papers

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    A collection of letters from William H. Allen to his father, General William Allen, and sister Sarah B. Allen Rhodes written from 1800 to 1813; some letters are accompanied by sketches and drawings. Also included are letters from members of the Allen and Rhodes families, including Thomas Jones Allen, George Willam Talbot, Peleg Allen Rhodes, George N. Allen, and James H. Rhodes.

    mssAN

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    Benjamin Franklin Scribner papers, (bulk 1861-1865)

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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; requistions; 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.

    mssSC

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    Margaret Allen papers

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    Two notebooks and an essay by Margaret Allen. The notebooks contain class notes from a "Greek Tragedy" class and notes about Hamlet. On cover of notebooks: "Stanford Lecture Notebook." The typed essay is entitled "Current History."

    mssAllenm