Manuscripts
George B. McClellan correspondence
- Description
A collection of business, military, political, and personal correspondence of George B. McClellan, chiefly letters written by him. The largest portion of the collection consists of 22 letters from McClellan to Edward Henry Wright and covers the period from 1863 to 1885. Other correspondents include J. E. Peyton, David Hunter, John Van Buren, William H. Aspinwall, Robert Patterson, and others. Also included are a few letters by McClellan's wife Ellen Mary Marcy McClellan.
- Date
- 1860-1885
- Call number
- mssMcClellan
- Provenance
- Anderson Gallery, 1914-1921.
- Parke Bernet, November 1962.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Aspinwall, William Henry, (1807-1875.)
- Hunter, David, (1802-1886.)
- McClellan, Ellen Marcy, (1838-1907.)
- Patterson, Robert, (1792-1881.)
- Van Buren, John, (1810-1866.)
- Wright, Edward H. (1824-1913,)
