Manuscripts

Everton Judson Conger correspondence

Description: The correspondence includes 40 letters between Conger and his wife Emma Katherine "Kate" Boren Conger, dating from 1861 to 1867; 12 letters from Seymour Beach Conger to his brothers, dating from 1862 to 1864; and seven miscellaneous letters, dating from 1863 to 1867, and undated. The letters cover a range of subjects, including the effort to recruit Virginia Unionists in the first months of the American Civil War; state and national war and political news; and Conger's military and intelligence service in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Everton Judson Conger also references his post-war employment by the "Impeachment Committee" to gather evidence in Washington, D.C. The Conger brothers write primarily from the following locations in Virginia and West Virginia: Camp Carlisle, Fairfax Court House, Stafford Courthouse, Culpeper, Rappahannock River, and a camp near Middleton. Also included is an 1840 photograph of Conger's mother Esther West Conger, and an untitled poem beginning "The clouds were thick and dark...."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1840-1894
Call number: mssConger
Creator: Conger, Everton J(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Joseph and Holly Poindexter, May 2019.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Conger, Emma Katherine Boren.; Conger, Esther West,; Conger, Seymour Beach.
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Everton Judson Conger correspondence

Manuscripts

The correspondence includes 40 letters between Conger and his wife Emma Katherine "Kate" Boren Conger, 1861 to 1867; 12 letters from Seymour Beach Conger to his brothers, 1862 to 1864; and seven miscellaneous letters, 1863 to 1867, and undated. The letters cover a range of subjects, including the effort to recruit Virginia Unionists in the first months of the American Civil War; state and national war and political news; and Conger's military and intelligence service in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Everton Judson Conger also references his post-war employment by the "Impeachment Committee" to gather evidence in Washington, D.C. The Conger brothers write primarily from the following locations in Virginia and West Virginia: Camp Carlisle, Fairfax Court House, Stafford Courthouse, Culpeper, Rappahannock River, and a camp near Middleton. Also included is an 1840 photograph of Conger's mother Esther West Conger, and an untitled poem beginning "The clouds were thick and dark...."

mssConger

Northeast from Dr. Conger's residence, Pasadena

Visual Materials

Landscape view of agricultural fields, a dirt road, and houses and buildings of Pasadena, California, scattered in the distance, with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background, as seen from the home of Dr. Orville H. Conger. Two agave or "century plants." sit in the foreground.

photPF 24436

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Hiram Lewter correspondence

Manuscripts

Letters from Hiram Lewter to Sally written between Jan. 1863 and May 1864 from Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia, and letters from Sally written between October 25, 1863 and March 14, 1864 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The correspondence discusses camp life, war news, political rumors, local news, family news, and their personal feelings

mssEG Box 36

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

The letters from Robert H. Williams to his parents and fiancée Elizabeth Goff contain detailed accounts of duty at Muddy Branch, Maryland; military operations at Berryville Pike, Winchester, Cedar Creek, and expeditions to Danville and Petersburg, Virginia; camp life, promotions; discussion of war politics and commanding officers, especially Philip Henry Sheridan and William Tecumseh Sherman; and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The collection also contains a letter to Robert H. Williams from his father regarding the Pike's Peak gold rush, a letter to him from Elizabeth Goff, and a letter from his brother Richard describing Tennessee at the end of the war. James M. Goff's letters to his father and younger brother Oscar in Delavan, Wisconsin describe camp life, the march from Kentucky to Tennessee, and life in Libby prison. There is also one photograph album, loose photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings.

mssHM 28864-28884

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Oakland, Calif. Everitt Judson. To Philuta Judson

Manuscripts

The collection consists of 36 single-item cataloged letters, 23 of which deal with the Judson Family, while the remaining 13 have to do with the Civil War. In addition, there are 5 letters, 5 bills and receipts, and 1 broadside that deal with the accidental death of Martin L. Fairbanks. The letters are primarily family correspondence in which affairs of the family as well as current events are discussed, including such topics as agriculture and economic conditions in California. Everitt Judson also writes about his ranch on the Kern River as well as about the cities of Placerville and Visalia. The letters pertaining to the Civil War discuss the Quartermaster Corps. in Memphis while J. Watts Judson worked there, religious practices in camp, peoples' political views about the government at the time, military chaplains, and briefly mention Abraham Lincoln.

HM 62789

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Placerville, Calif. Everitt Judson. To Philuta Judson

Manuscripts

HM 62784

Everton Judson Conger correspondence

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