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Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915.

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Union in the Civil War collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01501/catalog View

Stannard, George Jerrison, 1820-1886. Photocopy of a letter written by General George Jerrison Stannard to Senator Solomon Foot, 1864.

Title: Photocopy of a letter written by General George Jerrison Stannard to Senator Solomon Foot, 1864.

Photocopy of a letter written to Senator Solomon Foot, describing army conditions and widespread mistrust of General Butler, saying there is much greater confidence in General Smith and asking the Senator to give his attention and influence to the matter. Included is a photocopy of a letter written by Stannard possibly in 1856, from Baltimore, Maryland, to an unknown person regarding the transport of his horse.

ArchivalResource: 5 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/729909649 View

Blake, Theophilus, 1799-1864. Franklin County, Vermont collection, 1797-1861.

Title: Franklin County, Vermont collection, 1797-1861.

A miscellaneous collection of material from Franklin County, Vermont. The earliest pieces are addressed to Amos Morrill of Georgia, Vermont, dating from 1797 and refer to land transactions in Belfast, Maine. Also included in the collection are four deeds for land in Franklin County, a militia return signed by Theophilus Blake of Georgia, Vermont, dated 1807, and a copy of the last will of William Nason of Saint Albans, Vermont dated October 31, 1810. The collection also includes four letters. The first is written by J. F. Scribner of Sheldon, Vermont to George F. Houghton of Saint Albans, dated August 7, 1843, relating to a Whig meeting at which George P. Marsh is to speak, which is to take place somewhere in Franklin County. The second letter was written by L. M. Clark of Boston to his brother Alanson M. Clark, dated December 20, 1849, discussing goods that he was purchasing for his brother from the Boston market. The third letter was written by Governor Hamilton Fish, Albany, New York, to Governor Carlos Coolidge, dated April 10, 1850, giving notice of books sent and containing expressions of goodwill and a desire for friendly relations with Vermont. The final letter was written by Colonel George J. Stannard to Albert Sowles, dated January 19, 1861 regarding his discharge from Company B, 4th Vermont Militia Regiment.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/700278311 View

Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Title: Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Scrapbook collection of Civil War photographs and autographs, assembled by Philip Case Lockwood.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.38 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00542/catalog View

Stannard, George. George Stannard letter to F. W. Tilton, 1850.

Title: George Stannard letter to F. W. Tilton, 1850.

This handwritten letter from George Stannard of Louisville, Ky., is addressed to F. W. Tilton, Esq., (his brother-in-law) of New Orleans, and is dated Saturday, 8th June, 1850. Stannard writes that a servant of his, named Smith, wishes to be sold or otherwise moved to New Orleans where Smith's wife is located. Other comments are made about the acquisition and ownership of slaves. The letter then takes a lighter and more personal tone, and reference is made to Tilton's wife, Caroline Stannard Tilton, as well as several other individuals and events.

ArchivalResource: 4 p. (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/520990403 View

Blake, Theophilus, 1799-1864. Franklin County, Vermont collection, 1797-1861.

Title: Franklin County, Vermont collection, 1797-1861.

A miscellaneous collection of material from Franklin County, Vermont. The earliest pieces are addressed to Amos Morrill of Georgia, Vermont, dating from 1797 and refer to land transactions in Belfast, Maine. Also included in the collection are four deeds for land in Franklin County, a militia return signed by Theophilus Blake of Georgia, Vermont, dated 1807, and a copy of the last will of William Nason of Saint Albans, Vermont dated October 31, 1810. The collection also includes four letters. The first is written by J. F. Scribner of Sheldon, Vermont to George F. Houghton of Saint Albans, dated August 7, 1843, relating to a Whig meeting at which George P. Marsh is to speak, which is to take place somewhere in Franklin County. The second letter was written by L. M. Clark of Boston to his brother Alanson M. Clark, dated December 20, 1849, discussing goods that he was purchasing for his brother from the Boston market. The third letter was written by Governor Hamilton Fish, Albany, New York, to Governor Carlos Coolidge, dated April 10, 1850, giving notice of books sent and containing expressions of goodwill and a desire for friendly relations with Vermont. The final letter was written by Colonel George J. Stannard to Albert Sowles?, dated January 19, 1861 regarding his discharge from Company B, 4th Vermont Militia Regiment.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/464678902 View

Stannard, George Jerrison, 1820-1886. Civil War documents, 1865.

Title: Civil War documents, 1865.

The folder contains two items. The first is a letter from General George J. Stannard to Vermont Congressman Portus Baxter, dated February 22, 1865, introducing George B. and E. Reed of Montpelier, Vermont and asking assistance in gaining them permission to visit a friend in the Army of the Potomac. The second item is a pass for George B. and Edward D. Reed dated February 28, 1865, to visit the Army of the Potomac at City Point, Virginia.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496159701 View