Manuscripts
Letters signed by and related to John W. Schriber
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John Burroughs letter to John W. Childs
Manuscripts
In this letter, written while Burroughs was on the S. S. Mongolia, he discusses his recent trip to California where he visited Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Yosemite, where he was given a tour by John Muir. The letter is signed "John Burroughs," but text is in the hand of Dr. Clara Barrus; the envelope is postmarked Honolulu, Hawaii, May 11, 1909. The letter is addressed to John W. Childs of Floral Park, Long Island, New York.
mssHM 82577
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Clendenen Family Papers
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Clenenden family correspondence and the 1859 pocket diary kept by Clemens L. Clendenen cover Clendenen family affairs, farming, and property, including and a rift between Hyman Clendenen and his father over the land in Iowa and a homestead grant. The Civil War letters from Clemens L. Clenden to his wife Louisa Shinn Clendenen posted from Parkersburg, Clarksburg and New Creek, West Virginia. (Aug. Sept. - 1864) and a letter from Andersonville prison deal with camp life and comprise some discussion of war politics, Vallandigham and Copperheads. This portion of the collection also includes letters to Louisa from John V. Clendenen, and members of the 4th W. Virginia Cavalry about her husband's fate. Letters from William Lambden Clendenen to his fiance Mary Cowan (1887-1888) (32 pieces) describe his life in Ashland, Kansas, as a farmer and laborer. Correspondence between Colonel Clarence Clemens Clendenen and Confederate Historical Society (London) (1969-1972, 18 pieces) deal with history of the Civil War, especially in the West and border states, and discuss affairs of the Confederate Historical Society. Correspondents include Michael A. Rich, Robert Fowler, and Kenneth M. Broughton.
mssClendenen family
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Wood, Fred W. Letter to John Dustin Bicknell. Los Angeles, Calif
Manuscripts
Typewritten. Also: includes Aug. 3, 1896 letter from A. W. Berggreen to John Dustin Bicknell, 1838-1911.
mssBicknell papers
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John W. Grosh letters
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The bulk of the collection consists of letters that John W. Grosh wrote to his mother Sarah Lorenz Grosh, sister Fanny Grosh Bender, and brother Jacob L. Grosh in the course of his military service. Regular and richly detailed letters were posted from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia; there are no letters for the period between August 20 and October 15, 1862. The group also includes a few letters from Jacob L. Grosh to his brother and letters from Fanny's uncles Daniel and William H. Grosh. The letters contain a small "diary for the month of May 1862 Co. A. 79th Regiment P.V." and a pencil drawing titled "Interior of Tent No. 2 of Co. A 79th Regt. P.V. Encampment near Nashville, Tenn. March 16 1862." Also included is manuscript titled "History of the Campaign for the spring of 1863 by the 66th N.Y. V. Vols. Written by Edward H. Cornell on the 21st of December 1864" (This is most likely Edward H. Connell, of Co. I; he enlisted under that name and changed it to Cornell at the time of the discharge in 1865). There are also letters to Peter L. Grosh from his brother-in-law William Lorentz and the letters from Peter L. Grosh and John W. Grosh from Petersburg, Pennsylvania, and letters, mostly to Fanny Grosh Bender from her family and friends, written after John's death; correspondents include Mary C. Graeff, Mary A. Russell, and Lavinia Miller Summy (1832-1904). The collection also contains letter of condolence from John's commanding officer states that according to the Adjutant General's report, John died in hospital Richmond on November 21st, 1863. However, on June 5, 1865, Daniel Grosh thanked his niece of "extracts" of John's letters written from captivity, which showed that he died a slow death "by degrees." Also included are: Sarah Grosh's pension certificate; a newspaper clipping listing the casualties of the battle of Chickamauga, including John W. Grosh; clippings from patriotic envelopes; and a small broadside "Crippled Soldier's Song."
mssGRO 1-87
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Chess, W. A. Letter to John Dustin Bicknell. Monrovia, Calif
Manuscripts
Typewritten. Also: includes December 11, 1906 letter from W. A. Chess to John Dustin Bicknell, 1838-1911.
mssBicknell papers
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Stutterd, John. 1 letter to Thomas Stutterd, A.L.S. (3 p.), (Southfield, Lancs., Eng.)
Manuscripts
Note: letter preceded by Memorandums, July 14, 1786-Aug. 18, 1786. 1786, Aug. 21-Sep. 11. Stutterd, Thomas. 1 letter to John Stutterd, A.L.S. (4 p.), (Longwood, West Yorks., Eng.). (SN) SFP 124. Note: letter preceded by Memorandums, Aug. 15- Sep. 11, 1786. Glued to verso: A.L.S. from John Rippon to "Rev Sir," July 11, 1786 (2 p.).
SFP 123