Box SC0011
Container
Contains 12 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Citizens of Boston Committee to R. D. Arnold, 1865 January 13
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4269.01
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From the Collection:
This collection contains four letters and one other document regarding a mission organized by citizens of Boston to deliver relief supplies to the occupied city of Savannah, Georgia, in January 1865. The items include a five-page copy of a letter sent to R. D. Arnold, mayor of Savannah, on behalf of thirty Boston citizens, explaining the relationship between the two “Sister cities on the Atlantic.” There is also a two-page copy of a letter from committee members William Gray, E. R. Mudge, John...
Dates:
1865 January 13
Letter from Citizens of Boston Committee to Major General W. T. Sherman, 1865 January 13
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4269.02
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains four letters and one other document regarding a mission organized by citizens of Boston to deliver relief supplies to the occupied city of Savannah, Georgia, in January 1865. The items include a five-page copy of a letter sent to R. D. Arnold, mayor of Savannah, on behalf of thirty Boston citizens, explaining the relationship between the two “Sister cities on the Atlantic.” There is also a two-page copy of a letter from committee members William Gray, E. R. Mudge, John...
Dates:
1865 January 13
Proceedings of a Public Meeting, Held in the Council Chamber, Savannah, 1865 January 25
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4269.03
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains four letters and one other document regarding a mission organized by citizens of Boston to deliver relief supplies to the occupied city of Savannah, Georgia, in January 1865. The items include a five-page copy of a letter sent to R. D. Arnold, mayor of Savannah, on behalf of thirty Boston citizens, explaining the relationship between the two “Sister cities on the Atlantic.” There is also a two-page copy of a letter from committee members William Gray, E. R. Mudge, John...
Dates:
1865 January 25
Letters to Lemuel P. Foss from Family and Friends, 1862-1865
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4304.01
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains thirty-eight letters sent to Lemuel P. Foss, a Union soldier with Company F of the Thirteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, during the US Civil War. The bulk of the letters were written in 1863 from his hometown of Strafford, New Hampshire, by his parents, especially his father; his brother Edwin Frank; and his sisters Jane Victoria and Sarah (also spelled Sara). There are several other letters from his sister Margaret in Barnstead, as well as two letters...
Dates:
1862-1865
Promissory Note for Liverpool Wadsworth and List of Interest Payments, 1782 - 1789
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4305.02
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This collection contains two documents related to Black Revolutionary War soldiers from Connecticut. One document is signed with an "X" by Lebanon, Connecticut, soldier Cash Palatine, giving power of attorney to William Williams (a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and another Lebanon native) while Palatine serves in the Continental Army. The other document, issued by the State of Connecticut, is a receipt or promissory note that has been voided by a hole punch, which cuts through some...
Dates:
1782 - 1789
Power of Attorney Document for Cash Palatine, 1781-04-09
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4305.01
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains two documents related to Black Revolutionary War soldiers from Connecticut. One document is signed with an "X" by Lebanon, Connecticut, soldier Cash Palatine, giving power of attorney to William Williams (a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and another Lebanon native) while Palatine serves in the Continental Army. The other document, issued by the State of Connecticut, is a receipt or promissory note that has been voided by a hole punch, which cuts through some...
Dates:
1781-04-09
Free Military School for Applicants for Commands of Colored Troops, No. 1210 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Established by Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments. John H. Taggart, Late Colonel 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, Preceptor., 1863
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4287.001
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From the Collection:
This collection contains one twelve-page pamphlet titled Free Military School for Applicants for Commands of Colored Troops, No. 1210 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Established by Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments. John H. Taggart, Late Colonel 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, Preceptor., published in Philadelphia by King and Baird, Printers, 1863. The pamphlet explains the qualifications—such as physical fitness, education, and...
Dates:
1863
Correspondence to Lucinda Ledford, 1862
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4236.01
Content Description
From the Collection:
This collection consists of fifty letters written by North Carolina Private Samuel Ledford to his wife Lucinda from May 1862 to June 1863 while he served in US Civil War campaigns throughout North Carolina and Virginia. Three of the letters are incomplete. In his correspondence, Ledford discusses the movements of his regiment, gives his wife advice about running the family farm, and describes some of the battles he witnessed, including the Battle of Washington, North Carolina (September 1862)...
Dates:
1862
Correspondence to Lucinda Ledford, 1863
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4236.02
Content Description
From the Collection:
This collection consists of fifty letters written by North Carolina Private Samuel Ledford to his wife Lucinda from May 1862 to June 1863 while he served in US Civil War campaigns throughout North Carolina and Virginia. Three of the letters are incomplete. In his correspondence, Ledford discusses the movements of his regiment, gives his wife advice about running the family farm, and describes some of the battles he witnessed, including the Battle of Washington, North Carolina (September 1862)...
Dates:
1863
Letters from Joseph J. France and A. Sims, 1892 January-August
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4300.01
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From the Collection:
This collection contains two letters from Jos. (Joseph?) J. France, an African student attending medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, to his benefactor Dr. Sims. There is also one letter from A. Sims to a Dr. Beckley. In the first letter from France, dated January 31, 1892, the student discusses his need for financial support and contrasts the cold reception he has received from Philadelphia's Baptist ministers with the courteous treatment from his professors. In the second letter,...
Dates:
1892 January-August
Correspondence, Invitations, and Other Materials, 1844-1866, undated
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4302.01
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This collection contains papers relating to the life and career of Enos D. Hopping (1805-1847), who was a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). It includes a twelve-page letter written to his wife in the United States from Matamoros, Mexico, describing his observations during the period of June 10-16, 1867, including his recovery from illness, news about the ongoing war with Mexico, his attendance at a nearby Mass, and his sometimes racist views of...
Dates:
1844-1866, undated
Hiram Berry Letters, 1862 March 5-1863 April 4
File — Box: SC0011, Folder: 4290.001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains twenty-four letters. Twenty-two are from Union General Hiram G. Berry to US Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, who served together in the Maine legislature. Berry's letters cover his military activities in Virginia during the US Civil War, including the Union's Peninsular Campaign (March-July 1862) in southeastern Virginia. In a letter dated June 13, 1862, Berry notes to Hamlin that he wrote about Maine men's participation in the Battle of Fair Oaks and is "trusting to...
Dates:
1862 March 5-1863 April 4