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Description
A collection of 1,100 items from 1838 to 1911, it consists of documents, letters, manuscripts, receipts, orders, muster rolls, and a diary. The collection includes documents detailing general and special field battles such as Buena Vista and Murfreesboro; returns; final statements of deceased soldiers; personnel records; circulars; duty rosters; requistions; and receipts for supplies. The collection includes a diary of Scribner's activities written during the Mexican War from 1846 to 1847 with some pages which were edited by another hand for publication. There are also a few documents relating to Scribner's Treasury work such as indentures and tobacco stamp reports. The collection also contains an 1838 childhood composition book of essays; letters written to Scribner's family; personal and business papers. Correspondents include: Absalom Baird, Don Carlos Buell, William Passmore Carlin, Speed S. Fry, James A. Garfield, Robert S. Granger, Ulysses S. Grant, Milo S. Hascall, Richard W. Johnson, John H. King, Alexander McDowell McCook, O.M. Mitchell, J.S. Negley, William S. Rosecrans, L.H. Rousseau, William T. Sherman, William S. Smith, J.C. Starkweather, and Thomas J. Wood.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1863 July-December
Call number
mssSC
Creator
Scribner, B. F (1825-1900)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from John Howell, 1923.
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 necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Baird, Absalom, (1824-1905.)
Buell, Don Carlos, (1818-1898.)
Carlin, William Passmore, (1829-1903.)
Fry, Speed Smith, 1817-1892. (1831-1881.)
Granger, Robert S. (1822-1885.)
Garfield, James A. (1827-1897.)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1831-1903.)
Hascall, Milo S. (1809-1862.)
Johnson, Richard W., (1826-1901.)
King, John H. (1819-1898.)
McCook, Alexander McDowell, (1818-1869.)
Mitchel, O. M. (1820-1891.)
Negley, J. S. (1917-)
Rosecrans, William S. (1804-1875.)
Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, (1804-1875.)
Sherman, William T. (1823-1906.)
Smith, William S.
Starkweather, J. C.
Thomas, Lorenzo,
Wood, Thomas J.,
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