Manuscripts

Stoneman Family Papers

Description

This small collection contains papers of the family of American Civil War Major General George Stoneman (1822-1894), dating from 1891 to 1920, including legal agreements; estate and and financial records; correspondence, chiefly penned after Stoneman's death and directed to his estate administrator; and some ephemera. Notable participants include William B. Allison, Thomas Updegraff, and the United States Army.

The papers consist of the following series:

The chronologically-arranged documents reveal the range of legal, financial, and estate-related transactions initiated by or concerning the Stoneman Family and their associates. Included in this series are legal agreements, banking statements, inventories of the Stoneman's estate, and general financial records. The chronologically-arranged correspondence includes personal and business letters to and by the Stoneman Family members and their associates. Two letters dated January 1889 were written by General George Stoneman while he was still living in Los Angeles. Most of the letters were penned after the generals' death in September 1894, and directed to John T. Stoneman, administrator of his brother's estate. Finally, ephemera are subdivided into two sections: newspaper clippings and miscellaneous. The first subdivision includes 15 obituaries and accounts of the funeral of George Stoneman, all of which were reported in Buffalo, NY newspapers. The second subdivision contains one invoice to A. Chapin to pay E. Stow, signed by James Crawford and dated Jan. 19, 1891; one postcard dated Dec. 13, 1919 and addressed to Asahel Chapin; a typewritten postcard addressed to A. Chapin from L. Ernest Thornton, Deputy Secretary of State of Maine, and dated Jan. 5, 1920; the stamped face of a mutilated envelope addressed to A. Chapin from the District Court of Elkader, Iowa, and postmarked Apr. 13, 1894; one letter-sized envelope addressed to Florence S. Chapin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and three oversized, fragile envelopes that originally housed the papers of this collection.

Type

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Date

1891-1920

Call number

mssHM 71383-71454

Creator

Stoneman (Family)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Purchased from Henry Carter, April 1969.

Associated people

Allison, William B. (1829-1908.)

Stoneman, George, (1822-1894.)

Updegraff, Thomas, (1834-1910.)

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Fifteen newspaper clippings, most of which are obituaries announcing the death and funeral of George Stoneman

Manuscripts

The documents reveal the range of legal, financial, and estate-related transactions initiated by or concerning the Stoneman family and their associates. Included in this series are legal agreements, banking statements, inventories of the Stoneman's estate, and general financial records. The correspondence includes personal and business letters to and by the Stoneman family members and their associates. Two letters dated January 1889 were written by General George Stoneman while he was still living in Los Angeles. Most of the letters were penned after the generals' death in September 1894, and directed to John T. Stoneman, administrator of his brother's estate. The ephemera includes newspaper clippings (obituaries of George Stoneman from Buffalo, NY newspapers) and several miscellaneous items. Notable participants include William B. Allison, Thomas Updegraff and the United States Army.

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One invoice to A. Chapin to pay E. Stow, signed by James Crawford and dated Jan. 19, 1891; one postcard dated Dec. 13, 1919 and addressed to Asahel Chapin; a typewritten postcard addressed to A. Chapin from L. Ernest Thornton, Deputy Secretary of the State of Maine, and dated Jan. 5, 1920; the stamped face of a mutilated envelope addressed to A. Chapin from the District Court of Elkader, Iowa, and postmarked Apr. 13, 1894; one letter-sized envelope addressed to Florence S. Chapin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and three oversized, fragile envelopes that originally housed the papers of this collection

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mssHM 71383-71454

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Stoneman family papers addenda

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The Stoneman family papers consist of diaries, family and official correspondence, photographs, ephemera, memorabilia, and genealogical and historical research files from the family of George Stoneman, 1822-1894 and his wife, Mary Oliver Hardisty Stoneman, 1836-1915. The earliest letters are written by Mary O.H. Stoneman's father, Henry Hardisty, Jr. There are two letters from 1832 and the remainder are from his European travels from 1851 through 1852. The correspondence concerns family news and descriptions of his travels in Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, and Egypt. There are four letters written by the still life painter and portraitist, Andrew John Henry Way, who appears to be related to Mary O.H. Stoneman. Although there are very few surviving personal and military material related to George Stoneman, 1822-1894, there are a few letters to his wife, Mary O.H. Stoneman from 1883 through 1888. Other correspondence related to George Stoneman, 1822-1894 includes his appointment as United States railroad commissioner and reinstatement to the Army retired list in 1888. Other Stoneman family material includes: Adele Stoneman Schmidgall, Cornelius McLean Stoneman, George J. Stoneman, Julia H. Stoneman, George B. Stoneman, Robert M. Stoneman, Mary Lejeal Stoneman McGinnis, and Virginia Hardisty Stoneman. Most of the correspondence was compiled and organized by George J. Stoneman's daughter, Virginia Hardisty Stoneman. These files also include, but not limited to, printed ephemera, notes, and letters to and from Virginia Hardisty Stoneman. There are fourteen diaries belonging to Mary O.H. Stoneman. Stoneman's first diary begins in 1882, a year before her husband becomes Governor of California, and concludes in 1887. The later diaries detail her trip through Europe from 1902 through 1905. There is also a diary written by Katherine "Kitty" Cheney Stoneman, concerning her European travels from 1894 through 1895. A journal of interest may be Mary O.H. Stoneman father's journey around the word on ships Rolla and Birmingham. Henry Hardisty, Jr., 1808-1855, begins his trip from Baltimore, Maryland and proceeds to Cape Horn. He stops in Cobija, Bolivia, Lima, Peru, Coquimbo, Chile, and Huasco, Chile. On April 16, 1831, Hardisty finds himself in the middle of a "revolution" in Peru. He writes, "…of all public commotions I ever heard of this certainly capped the climax." Hardisty also travels to Honolulu where he witnesses the construction of a wall; meets the father of 37 children by different wives; and describes his encounter with the king "Called upon the King - Kow Kioli - at his palace and find him lolling upon a bed of mats with a motley group of men, women and children," (Aug. 13, 1831). Hardisty's journal abruptly ends, shortly after arriving in Canton, China at the end of September 1831. The donor compiled a portfolio of correspondence, documents, legal documents, photographs, and printed ephemera related to George Stoneman, 1822-1894. These items have been re-housed in a binder. The oversize items are housed separately. The collection also includes a typescript of Civil War Letters of Margaret Sumner McLean; a visitor book with over approximately 600 visitors to the Stoneman's estate "Los Robles"; photographs; clippings; memorabilia; textbooks; and buttons with shoulder marks belonging to George Stoneman, 1822-1894. The 2021 addenda includes a letter by John Bell Hood, two letters by Robert E. Lee, a photograph of George Stoneman and Mary O. H. Stoneman, and a file of correspondence related to the dedication ceremony of Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, California, in 1942.

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Chace, Henry. 8 letters to John T. Stoneman

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HM 71447-71454

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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. California Commandery. Dues of $15.00 assessed to General George Stoneman

Manuscripts

HM 71383

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