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BEARD, JOHN. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

Title: Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82560959 View

Beard, John. John Beard papers, 1843-1852, 1882.

Title: John Beard papers, 1843-1852, 1882.

The collection consists of papers relating mainly to John Beard as U.S. Marshal for the District of East Florida from 1843-1852. The letters concern mostly land claims and pension requests. Of particular interest are a letter from Beard to George R. Fairbanks, dated February 7, 1847, discussing the sale of land in East Florida, the benefits derived from the sale, and the disorganization of the land sales process and an 1882 letter from Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. J.J.) Dickison to George R. Fairbanks discussing matters relating to the Civil War in Florida.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38478268 View

Beard, John. The 314th FA Battalion in the ETO : a footnote to history.

Title: The 314th FA Battalion in the ETO : a footnote to history. [1988?]

ArchivalResource: ii, [1], 92 leaves, [30] leaves of plates : ill., maps.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27152671 View

Burns family. Burns family papers, 1849,undated.

Title: Burns family papers, 1849,undated.

Journal, July 1849, 15 p., of a trip from Philadelphia, Pa., to Charleston, S.C., and then to Salisbury, N.C., written in letter form by "Sue" to her brother, James W. Burns, Chambersburg, Pa., and two letters. One letter, 26 May 1849, from Aunt Sue to her nephews John and Louis H. Beard at Salisbury, mentions relatives; the other, undated, from Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia, to his cousin Maria in Hillsborough, N.C., mentions the above journal.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25224876 View

Beard, John. Deed for Choctaw Indian lands sold by John Beard, Jr., to Simon S. Preston and John Ticknor : Mobile County, Ala., 1837 Feb 27.

Title: Deed for Choctaw Indian lands sold by John Beard, Jr., to Simon S. Preston and John Ticknor : Mobile County, Ala., 1837 Feb 27.

Holograph manuscript deed written and signed by John Beard, Jr., of North Carolina, conveying land purchased by him from Choctaw Indians to Simon S. Preston and John Ticknor, of Mobile County, Alabama. The deed refers to a contract made by Beard with the Choctaws following the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, by which he purchased part of the land claimed by the Indians under the treaty. The deed lists names of thirty-three Choctaws included in Beard's contract. The deed is accompanied by an autograph manuscript transcription, written in an unidentified hand.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702150483 View

Ladd journal and papers, 1848-1887.

Title: Ladd journal and papers, 1848-1887.

Jorurnals, papers. Since the last page is glued to the original binding, there probably were no additional pages in the journal. It has considerable historical value in that it contains names of old steamers and sloops in operation at the time, and also names of many business individuals and firms in Wakulla County, Florida.

ArchivalResource: 6 items (8 pieces)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50673462 View