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Henry, Alexander, 1823-1883. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1860-1864, n.d.

Title: Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1860-1864, n.d.

Correspondence with the Mayor of Philadelphia in reference to a Home Guard of the Twenty-fourth Ward of the city for citizen self-defence during the Civil War. Includes 2 clippings and a printed resolution; 4 items are from Lea to Henry. Also includes a printed petition (n.d.) against an act to erect new public buildings in Philadelphia.

ArchivalResource: 13 items (15 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63555970 View

Henry, Alexander, 1823-1883. Alexander Henry letter to John M. Read, 1864 Mar. 14.

Title: Alexander Henry letter to John M. Read, 1864 Mar. 14.

Henry writes to Read on 14 March 1864 concerning the city of Philadelphia's debts. Henry notes that the figures he is using are from preparations for his annual message.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53439304 View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View

Memoranda on marriages performed, 1858-1865.

Title: Memoranda on marriages performed, 1858-1865.

Memoranda on marriages performed by Mayor Alexander Henry of Philadelphia including notes on location of ceremony, time, people present, type of ceremony, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122441660 View

Henry, Alexander, 1823-1883. Papers, 1858-1876.

Title: Papers, 1858-1876.

Most of the correspondence reflects the impact of the Civil War and concerns the defense of the city and the state: the recruiting of troops, the draft, the Philadelphia Bounty Fund, the use of "colored" troops raised in Philadelphia, and relations with the federal government and the military. Telegrams of Governor Andrew G. Curtin chronicle the advance of Lee into Pennsylvania. Several items, including Secretary of State William H. Seward telegrams, concern a rumored plot to burn Northern cities. Other letters concern security investigations, police and crime matters, and aid for persons in need.

ArchivalResource: 350 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/151376913 View