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William Given letter
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The letter addressed to a Colonel Baker describes Given's life in in Clarksville, Tenn. where his regiment was on duty, building bridges, forwarding supplies, etc. The letter discusses military life, the Battle of Fort Donelson (Tenn.), 1862, and Given's personal views about the war and the government
mssHM 63654
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Frances Irvine journal
Manuscripts
Daily journal of Frances Anita Irvine, kept in 1894 while she was living in both San Francisco and on the Irvine Ranch. Frances' entries include notes on the purchase of a new buggy, quail and duck hunting, shipping oranges, growing pumpkins,selling cattle,traveling from San Francisco to Ranch, cleaning the Irvine Ranch house and repairing the tennis courts, and Frances' illnesses. Also includes references to various family members and acquaintances, including Madame Modjeska and her husband Bozenta Chlapowski, actress Adelaide Keim, Capt. Healey (possibly Captain Michael Healy), Judge Richard Eagan, Judge Wilde, Josephine Blair, Sidney Knoper, George Irvine, members of the Plum family, and Christian Krause, among others. The journal also contains a recipe for homemade cough medicine made from laudanum.
mssHM 75058
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William Burchell papers, (bulk 1805-1812)
Manuscripts
This small group of material consists of eight letters to and from William Burchell regarding his finances, Naval commissions, and the ships Orion and Saturn. British Royal Navy officer Lord Amelius Beauclerk is an addressee of one of the letters and a subject of several other letters. Also included are charts (call and compass signals) for the Royal Navy's Scheldt Fleet, Channel Fleet, Baltick [sic] Fleet, and the Cadiz Fleet; four commissions of Burchell (1809-1812); and two signal books kept by Burchell. There is also a memo by Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm regarding parole and countersign terms. There are also notes on British Navy signals that are from the early 20th century (author unknown).
mssHM 79842-79860
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U.S. War Department letter to William J. McDermott
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Miscellaneous papers, chiefly official documents and correspondence related to McDermott's career, particularly his military service. Included are orders, appointments, commissions, reports, requests and bills for medical supplies, and correspondence. The papers contain a report on the examination and treatment of those wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, and a letter to his father describing the aftermath of the Battle of Cold Harbor and the Siege of Petersburg. There are also McDermott's credentials, his Masonic diplomas and correspondence, passports, certificates, and other documents. Also included are poems and an essay on the history of the City University of New York, written by McDermott, as well as, scattered family records, some daguerreotype portraits, an 1873 notebook containing formulas for medicines kept by Dr. John B. Crosby, and a petition signed by "Her Majesty's Protestant subjects" of St. John, New Brunswick, about a ban on secret societies, which was allegedly sought by "Roman Catholics" in order to "prevent Protestants meeting together to hold loyal associations," dated 1844.
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Pocket diary of Thomas D. Evans
Manuscripts
Complete diary for the year 1864. The daily entries describe Evans' duties filing provision returns, drawing rations, supplies, and ammunitions, etc., gives accounts of camp life, the wounded and fallen in battles, Confederate prisoners, deserters, and guerillas, military operations, news (including a note about Santiago fire of Dec. 1863), and the recruitment in Pittsburgh, and follows Franz Siegel and David Hunter in Shenandoah Valley in the spring and summer of 1864. The accounts of the hospitals are rather sketchy, on the account of his wounded arm; Evans did mention a Christmas dinner and concert organized by Sanitary and Christian Commissions.
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William S. Kenyon letter to Smith Wildman Brookhart
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This letter, written in Fort Dodge, Iowa on United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit letterhead finds Kenyon glad that Brookhart takes a bold position on public questions. He writes that there is a movement across the country to end primary elections and that progressives better be aware. He notes that Secretary or War, John W. Weeks spoke out against the primary as he was defeated in a primary election for Senator in a Republican state. by a wide margin. He further writes that Brookhart's nomination shook things up among the "old crowd." He relates that he is glad that he resigned from the senate as it gave opportunity for people to express themselves. His prediction is that Brookhart will win by a large majority.
mssHM 29244