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Mansfield Lovell papers, (bulk 1862-1865)
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Lovel Newton Parker papers, (bulk 1862-1865)
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A collection of 51 items from 1794 to 1917, it consists of six pocket diaries kept by Lovel Newton Parker during his military service in the American Civil War. The detailed daily entries give accounts of military campaigns, camp life, war and political news. These diaries were incorporated in Parker's memoirs written sometime after the war. The collection contains a fair copy and a typescript of the memoirs. Also included is a group of miscellaneous documents: receipts, bills, deeds, and promissory notes of Lovel Parker and his family, a few family letters and pieces of correspondence pertaining to the veterans' association of the 105th Regiment.
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Edmund Lovell Ellsworth letters to Edmund Ellsworth
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Two letters from Edmund Lovell Ellsworth to his son Edmund Ellsworth. In the first, the elder Ellsworth describes his situation at the newly acquired Cluff Ranch, including the natural resources of the area, and the process of and prospects for agriculture and the raising of livestock. Ellsworth then discusses various business matters including his desire to purchase a saw mill. He closes with family concerns including George's accident with "the Winchester," and the death of "Lulu," presumably a family member. And in the second letter, Ellsworth lectures his son on living according to the dictates of the Church of Latter Day Saints and the importance of family. He follows with a lengthy description of his trial for polygamy or "cohabitation" with multiple women, his conviction, and subsequent prison term at the Territorial Prison at Yuma, Arizona. Also included is a note written by the donor.
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William T. Sherman papers, (bulk 1862-1865)
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Collection of Sherman's military, political, and personal correspondence, chiefly covering the Civil War. Included is a group of Sherman's letters to David Dixon Porter and individual letters and communications addressed to Ulysses S. Grant, George H. Thomas, Joseph Dana Webster, and others, concerning the Yazoo Expedition, March to the Sea and the occupation of Savannah. Also included are a few orders, including Sherman's draft of Farewell Address to the Armies of Tennessee and Georgia, and some post-war correspondence, including individual letters to Andrew Jackson, Horatio King, John Sherman, and others.
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Jeb Stuart military papers, (bulk 1862-1863)
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A collection of 267 items from 1855 to 1864, which contains communications, letters, reports, general and special orders, petitions, addresses to the troops, and other military records accumulated by Stuart during his Civil War service; the bulk of the papers covers 1862 and 1863. Correspondents include Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph Eggleston Johnston, James Longstreet, and others. Also included in the collection are a few pre-war documents.
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William D. Kendall papers, (bulk 1861-1865)
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The correspondence of William Devereaux and John Peter Kendall deals with their education at Bethel College and Philadelphia University, Kendall family history, and their American Civil War experience including military actions, relations with civilians, hospitals, and everyday activities of a fighting regiment. This portion of the collection also contains William Devereux Kendall's speech that is based on his reminiscences of the life of a Confederate soldier and describes trade between Confederate and Union soldiers. The letters also mention Hiram Kendall, an enslaved person who was taken to war by his enslavers, the Kendall family. The documents include indentures and deeds by Peter and Devereux Jarrett Kendall, records documenting William Devereux Kendall's military career, and a voter's registration issued to Devereux Jarrett Kendall in 1869. The collection also contains letters to and from Devereux Jarrett, William Devereaux, John Peter, and Courts Kendall; documents, photographs, newspaper clippings; as well as typewritten copies of late 17th and 18th century land and business records of the Courts family of Maryland, and family photographs.
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Hay family papers, (bulk 1862-1901)
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The Hay family papers contain 176 items from 1862 to 1959; the collection includes personal and business letters, legal documents, as well as official documentation of Thomas Hay's pension. The first three folders contain letters from Thomas Hay to his family during the Civil War. The fourth and fifth folders focus on Elizabeth A. Hay's efforts to receive Thomas' pension after his death. The sixth folder deals with Thomas' affiliation with Freemasonry in both the United States and Chile. The seventh folder contains documentation regarding Elizabeth A. Hay's estate upon her death. The remaining eight folders cover broad aspects that are multi-generational, including correspondence, land deals, legal documents, California teaching record, ephemera, and a photograph album. Please note, since the Freemason documents were created within the institution, the date that is shown is the Anno Lucis amount, which began in 4000 B.C.E.; therefore, simply subtracting 4000 from the number shown reveals the more traditional date. Also included with the collection is the tin box that reads "Elizabeth A. Hay" which was used to store these family papers.
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