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Harris, Joseph S. (Joseph Smith), 1836-1910. Joseph Smith Harris correspondence, 1853-2007 bulk 1856-1863.

Title: Joseph Smith Harris correspondence, 1853-2007 bulk 1856-1863.

The Joseph Smith Harris correspondence spans from the 1850s to the early 1900s, and contains about one hundred and fifty business and personal letters. Almost all the letters have been transcribed, and the transcriptions are housed adjacent to the appropriate letters. There are also two recent essays on Harris's history, scans of several photographs, and a compact disc containing copies of the transcriptions.

ArchivalResource: 1 box, (0.4 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299171839 View

Gardner, George Clinton. George Clinton Gardner papers, [ca. 1857-1903].

Title: George Clinton Gardner papers, [ca. 1857-1903].

V. 1: copies of letters, Sept. 1857-Mar. 1860, written to John G. Parke, chief astronomer and surveyor of the Northwest Boundary Commission, while serving as his assistant, describing progress of work in surveying the boundary along the 49th parallel, in accordance with treaty of 1846 between U.S. and Great Britain; v. 2 & 3: copy of his final report - a detailed account of the reconnaissance work, with description of terrain, relations with Indians, setting up the astronomical stations, opening up trails, etc., ending with a report of the collating work done in Washington, D.C.; v. 4: letter from Archibald Campbell, survey commissioner, Aug. 30, 1858, and clippings, 1901-1903, re the boundary dispute; v. 5: printed copy of the report on the northwest boundary (Washington, 1868) with Gardner's note on flyleaf and clippings pasted in.

ArchivalResource: 5 v.v. 2-3 : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 636:8) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26651661 View

Stanley, David Sloane, 1828-1902. Memoirs, 1848-1852.

Title: Memoirs, 1848-1852.

Army officer, Cavalry. Medal of honor for action at Franklin, Tenn., 1864. Cadet reminiscences.

ArchivalResource: 17 p. 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4158383 View

Joseph Smith Harris papers, 1848-1903

Title: Joseph Smith Harris papers 1848-1903

The papers, which document Harris's work on the United States surveys of the Mississippi Sound and the northwest boundary, contain correspondence, reports of the Northwest Boundary Survey, photographs of the survey, and a genealogical record of the Harris family up to 1903.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 11; Linear Feet: 5.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.harris View

Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1838-1864.

Army officer. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy. Historical research papers dealing with naval batteries; papers, notes and visas collected while an observer of the Crimean War; orders; proposal for "City guard seacoast artillery, 1858-1862"; proposal for hospital at Sandy Hook, N.J.; mechanical drawings; 1856 inventory of books, maps, plans, drawings, instruments, and other public property in possession of Major Richard Delafield regarding fortification of New York Harbor; correspondence arranged alphabetically by folder, including correspondence with John Gross Barnard, William H.C. Bartlett, Henry Washington Benham, Henry Brewerton, Archibald Campbell, Sir Samuel Cunard, Jefferson Davis, Miner Knowlton, John Young Mason, George B. McClellan, William Learned Marcy, Edward Denison Morgan, Frederick A. Smith, Sylvanus Thayer, Joseph G. Totten, Daniel Phineas Woodbury and others; miscellaneous correspondence is also included.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8080759 View

Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921. Letters, 1875.

Title: Letters, 1875.

The 1874 letter to Francis Greene's parents describes his travels with the boundary survey team from Sweet Grass Hills overland to Fort Shaw and Fort Benton and by boat to Bismarck, North Dakota. It contains a map of the route (WA MSS 230). The 1875 letters to his parents describe his trip with Lt. Doane through Yellowstone National Park in 1875 and the return journey to Washington, D.C., with stops in Virginia City, Montana, Denver, and St. Louis (WA MSS 231).

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (63 p.) ; 19 cm.2 items (21 p. in 2 folders); 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702127555 View

Native American. Collection. 1819, 1846-1848.

Title: Collection. 1819, 1846-1848.

4 Government documents, typeset, including charts listing the names of Creek Indian individuals and then property which was sold (or pending sale) by the U.S. War Department. (List also includes the names of the towns to which the Creek reserves belonged, location of their land, and other remarks, including perspective buyers).

ArchivalResource: 4 items. (SC)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20314298 View

Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872. Letter: to Archibald Campbell / by H. W. Halleck 1867 Oct 15.

Title: Letter: to Archibald Campbell / by H. W. Halleck 1867 Oct 15.

On the San Juan boundary dispute and the annexation of British Columbia. Mounted in folder with engraved portrait of H. W. Halleck.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702128365 View