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A Selection of Materials : Correspondence

The 300 letters we hold were collected primarily for their signatures, which led to a collection of greater breadth than depth.  So, though there are some sustained conversations among these items, members of the cabinet of every administration between Buchanan and McKinley are represented in our holdings.  Other groups include Civil War generals and soldiers, public figures and men of business, as well as playwrights and stars of the late-19^th-century stage.  The items below are but a few of the most interesting.  Click on the thumbnails to see the full-size image.

 

		Box 81 The last of 13 letters related to Andrew Wilson, bugler in the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Most are from Wilson to his mother. This one informs his parents that he has been killed. Also included in these materials are the buttons from his uniform, and a daguerreotype. (1864)
		Box 82 Quartermaster General of the Union Army Motgomery C. Meigs asks Brigadier General Robert Allen to explain the use of railroads in the Western Theater. (page 1, true copy) (1863)
		Box 82 Thomas H. Ford attempts to negotiate with General George G. Meade regarding a Mr. Swift, but he is foiled by heavy rain. (page 1) (1864)
		Box 81 Pvt. Benjamin S. Paar writes to a friend about life in Fort Barnard, part of the defenses of Washington D.C. (page 1) (1862)
		Box 83 William S. Rosecrans to Ephraim Morse making arrangements for possible investment in the Southern Pacific Railroad. (1867)
		Box 82 Controversial officer Benjamin Butler writes to Major General William Buel Franklin about the National Soldiers' Home. (page 1) (1880)

 

 

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