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Samuel Ryan Curtis papers

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Description: Personal correspondence of Samuel Ryan Curtis, chiefly his letters to his brother Henry Barnes Curtis (1799-1885), a prominent Ohio lawyer. Included are: a 1828 letter from West Point, discussing the cadet life and national politics (including the presidential elections); letters recounting Curtis' service in the Mexican War (1846, July - 1847, Nov.), his political and professional activities in 1849 and 1857, the Civil War (including the battle of Pea Ridge), and post-war service
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1826-1866.
Call number: mssCU 1-83
Creator: Curtis, Samuel Ryan (1805-1866)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: also includes a copy of the letter to Curtis from Abraham Lincoln (Dec. 12, 1861), the petition to Lincoln from residents of St. Louis County regarding an assessment imposed under an order of John McAllister Schofield (Aug. 1862) and a copy of Lincoln's directive to Curtis (1862, Dec. 10.)

Samuel Ryan Curtis papers : Addenda, (bulk 1860-1890)

Manuscripts

Miscellaneous letters and correspondence of Samuel Ryan Curtis, chiefly letters addressed to him, documenting his political, and military career. The collection includes: letters and newspapers clippings related to 1860 presidential elections and Curtis' own campaign, including the tallies for various Iowa counties; correspondence related to his removal from the Dept. of Missouri in 1863, including a lengthy letter from Jacob Brinkerhoff to his brother Henry B. Curtis, describing his meeting with Abraham Lincoln regarding the case (1863, Nov. 11), and letters to Curtis from his friends and colleagues.

mssHM 66420-66484

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Sallie Ryan diaries

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The collection consists of 33 items including 25 volumes of diaries and journals from 1910 to 1944 kept by Sallie Ryan. They describe her life in Seattle, Washington during World War I while three sons were in the service, the death from influenza of her fourth son Russell, and her life in Los Angeles, California, after 1919. There are also 2 letters, 2 telegrams, and a biographical sketch, with photographs, of Sallie Ryan.

mssHM 54325-54328

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R. Curtis Edgerton papers

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Collection consists of 53 letters written by Reuben Curtis Edgerton between October 1861 and June 1862. Edgerton addressed 52 of the letters to his wife Lydia O. Edgerton, nee Tiffany, and one letter to his daughter Ellen Edgerton. In his letters, Edergton describes a soldier's life and medical and sanitary affairs during the American Civil War from 1861-1862. Thirty-six of the letters were written while Edgerton was stationed in Hannibal, Pleasant, and Commerce, Missouri. Other letters originated from Tennessee, Mississippi, and New York.

mssEdgertonr

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R. Curtis Edgerton papers

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mssEdgertonr

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Curtis family correspondence

Manuscripts

A collection of family correspondence containing 110 items; the letters are chiefly to Delia Augusta and Sarah Henrietta Curtis from their brothers. The letters include discussion of the Curtis sisters' studies and education, family news, the Civil War, life in Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona, and California, from 1820 to 1892; also included are a few letters of Henry James and Clarissa Fisher Curtis. The collection also contains a typewritten summary and outline of the Curtis family letters (1984) and ephemera.

mssHM 50671-50759

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Curtis Casson letter to Curtis Casson and Mary Casson

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A.L.S. from Casson to his parents Curtis and Mary (Peacock) Casson; written from Ackworth School in Yorkshire, the letter describes his life at school and relates news of the other students.

mssHM 82937

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