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Ephemera: envelopes and unidentified letter


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    D.C. Jackson, U.S. Marshall, District of Wisconsin. To All U.S. Officers

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    Milwaukee, Wisconsin; with envelope, a traveling pass for Mary Frances Chase to visit her husband, Warren Chase, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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    Warren D. Chase papers

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    The collection consists almost entirely of correspondence by Warren D. Chase and the materials date from 1853 through 1868; the majority of the letters are addressed to Mary Frances Chase with a small number of letters written by Mary Frances, family members, friends and government officials. There are also a few letters to and from former Shakers which detail life in the Shaker faith and the lives of those, like Warren and Mary, who left the Shaker communities as adults.The letters by Warren Chase contain vivid descriptions of life as a soldier, the cities and countryside he passed through, and his thoughts on the war. He despaired of ever returning home to Wisconsin but felt the war was for a just cause and worth his sacrifices. The letters also describe medical care during the war, the treatment of fugitive slaves, and the mundane job of a clerk even during a time of war.

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    Northrup, Harvey W. To Mary Frances Chase

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    Hospital No. 13 Nashville, Tennessee; with envelope, letter written on behalf of Warren Chase.

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    Mary Frances Chase. To John C. Becher, Postmaster

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    Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin; with envelope, letter followed by an autograph reply from Becher to Mary Chase.

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    Jesse L. Berch, et al. To Colonel Charles Lunn

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    Camp of 22nd Wisconsin Volunteers Infantry, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A petition supporting Warren Chase for a commission of the 2nd Lieutenant in the 14th Regiment of Colored Infantry; signed by the officers of the Regiment. Written by Chase to the President of the Board of Examiners.

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    Warren D. Chase. To Jane Chase?

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    Cincinnati, Ohio; addressed to "Dear Sister."

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