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Winans family correspondence

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Description: There are 16 letters by William M. Winans to his mother and sister Sarah M. Winans Thornley written between 1860-1874. The six letters written during his service in the war discuss camp, foraging expeditions, war news and politics. The latter include an account of Forrest's second ride (Dec. 11 1862 -- Jan. 3, 1863) and dark pronouncements on the "gloomy future of our glorious government" undermined by Illinois Democratic legislature "opposed to the administration" and "Copperheads in the north". The post-war letters concern his life in Rochester, Ind., plans to move to Kansas, his second marriage, and the education of his sons.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1848-1894.
Call number: mssHM 71521-71549
Creator: Winans, William M (1825-1877)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: Also included are family records and documents and letters from Sarah Miranda Winans Thornley and Elcy Assenath Winans Taylor and her husband, mostly discussing family matters, especially the Taylors' marital problems.

E.B. Winans letter to J. Sterling Morton

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Letter written by E.B. Winans shortly after his arrival in Mule Creek, California. He briefly describes his travels across the United States and the Indians he encountered along the way ("wild as the country they inhabit") before giving a detailed account of California. Winans writes in-depth descriptions of the weather, the scenery, and the condition of gold mining (including the "fabricated" stories of great wealth being acquired in gold). He also writes of the diversity of the population of the mining camps and the lack of interaction among residents.

mssHM 72993

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Humer family correspondence

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The correspondence of the extended Humer and Mowry families. The Civil War correspondence between Samuel Humer, and his then future wife Mary C. Mowry, discusses their feelings for each other, religious reflections, war news, the drafts, rogue officers in the regiment, and local and family news. Samuel Humer's letters also contain anxious inquiries about the country in the aftermath of Robert E. Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, and teasing accounts of "young ladies," evidently of questionable reputation, who frequented the camp in North Carolina. Also included are three unsigned letters to Samuel Humer and Hamilton Mowry discussing Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, the Copperheads, and other political and military matters. Other correspondents include Mary's father John Mowry and her brother Hamilton Mowry, Samuel's brother Theodore F. Humer, private of Company A of the 160th Pennsylvania Infantry, (re-organized in October of 1862 as the 15th Regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry), and other relatives and friends.

mssHM 68888-68941

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Humer family correspondence

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mssHM 68888-68941

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Miller family correspondence

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The letters between Francis C. Miller and Agnes F. Voris, from 1861 October to 1865 October, document a budding romance between the two. His letters provide weekly updates on the war news and rumors, give very detailed accounts of the camp life and war experiences, personal feelings, religious reflections, and news about the fate of James C. Voris. The letters contain accounts of the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Gettysburg Campaign. In her letters to "Frank," Agnes describes her Presbyterian congregation, rather intense politicking in the community, and discusses war news, including General Robert E. Lee's invasion. There are two four-month gaps in the correspondence, from January to April of 1863 and 1864. The letters of James C. Voris, to his family, from 1854 to 1862, describe his time at school before the war, the minutia of camp life, his stay at the Mansion House Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia, and accounts of the military operations, especially the Battles of the South Mountain and Antietam. There is also some post-war family correspondence, including letters by the Millers to their daughter Kittie, from 1888 to 1900.

mssHM 68602-68684

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Parker family correspondence

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The collection consists of letters which discuss family matters, and a few letters from the Parkers' son deal with his service during the Mexican-American War and General Gideon Johnson Pillow.

mssHM 43014-43063

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Parker family correspondence

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The collection consists of letters which discuss family matters, and a few letters from the Parkers' son deal with his service during the Mexican-American War and General Gideon Johnson Pillow.

mssHM 43014-43063

Winans family correspondence

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