Manuscripts

Stiles E. Forsha papers

Description: Letters Stiles E. Forsha wrote to his wife Adeline Stanley Forsha, brother-in-law Isaac Stanley, brother Alexander Forsha, and other family members. The letters depict the life of a Union officer and military operations from 1861 to 1863, including the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi in 1862. Also included is a manuscript memoir signed "Pioneer" recounting the author's journey from Fort Kearny, Nebraska, to Black Hills, South Dakota, via Fort Sidney, Nebraska. The memoir was written by Adeline Stanley Forsha, probably in 1877.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1861-1877
Call number: mssForsha
Creator: Forsha, Stiles E (1831-1911)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Ruth Lewis, August 1987.
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Associated people: Forsha, Adeline Stanley, (-1900,)
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Stiles E. Forsha papers

Manuscripts

Letters Stiles E. Forsha wrote to his wife Adeline Stanley Forsha, brother-in-law Isaac Stanley, brother Alexander Forsha, and other family members. The letters depict the life of a Union officer and military operations from 1861 to 1863, including the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi in 1862. Also included is a manuscript memoir signed "Pioneer" recounting the author's journey from Fort Kearny, Nebraska, to Black Hills, South Dakota, via Fort Sidney, Nebraska. The memoir was written by Adeline Stanley Forsha, probably in 1877.

mssForsha

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Brock Collection: Papers of Joseph C. Stiles

Manuscripts

Personal and professional correspondence of Joseph Clay Stiles, mostly letters addressed to him from colleagues, associates, and parishioners. The letters discuss the affairs of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky, Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; Southern Aid Society and affiliated charitable institutions, and theological and social issues of the day, such as Campbellite controversy and slavery.

mssBR Boxes 105 & 106

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Lauren Winfield Aldrich papers

Manuscripts

The group includes a handwritten draft and a typed transcript of Aldrich's manuscript entitled "Brief reminiscences of the soldiers life on the plains and in the mountains during the early days of 1867-8-9 to 70." This memoir discusses Aldrich's experiences serving as an army scout in Nebraska and Wyoming at forts along the route of the Union Pacific Railroad construction. Aldrich was assigned to Fort Laramie, Fort Russell, Fort Fetterman, and Fort Kearny. He describes his regiment's skirmishes with the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Sioux Indians, as well as their dealings with the Pawnee scouts. Aldrich also talks about a treaty with Chief Red Cloud, his relationship with Major Frank J. North and Captain Luther H. North, and an expedition into the Yellowstone River Valley. Also included are several pieces of correspondence, certificates, and discharge papers related to Aldrich's military career and his duties for the National Indian War Veterans

mssHM 65812-65821

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Riggin/Pettyjohn family papers

Manuscripts

About one-half of the correspondence is made up of letters between James C. Riggin and his wife Rebeca Jane Pettyjohn. The other half of the correspondence is made up of letters written by various members of the Pettyjohn family. The letters tell of the journey to California along the Oregon Trail, and discuss, in detail, Fort Kearny; Fort Laramie; Fort Des Moines and Keokuk, Iowa; and Sacramento, and Yuba County, California. The letters also describe life in a California gold mining town including gold discoveries, prices of supplies, and rumors of murders in the area. Two of James C. Riggin's letters are on pictorial lettersheets. The collection also includes one account book, bills, receipts, and canceled checks.

mssHM 27960-27963, HM 63287-63326

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George McKinley Murrell correspondence

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters written by George M. Murrell describing his overland journey in the spring of 1849 as far as Fort Kearny, Nebraska. Other topics discussed are river travel, life along the wagon trail, wagon train organization, and interactions with Native Americans. After his arrival in Sacramento, California, in September 1849, the letters deal with mining and business ventures in California Gold Rush country near Coloma. The collection also contains two photographs of Murrell, approximately 1860.

mssHM 36338-36403

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George McKinley Murrell correspondence

Manuscripts

mssHM 36338-36403

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