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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.)

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Howard, James H., 1844-. Letters of James H. Howard, 1862 August - 1865 March 26, 1913.

Title: Letters of James H. Howard, 1862 August - 1865 March 26, 1913.

Howard's letters describe his journey to Washington, D.C., life in camp at Arlington, reviews, camp fever, war news and rumors, the battle of Fredericksburg and subsequent mud march, his Colonel (and briefly General) Dexter R. Wright for whom he worked as waiter and clerk, camps at Newport News and Suffolk, a clerkship at General George H. Getty's headquarters, the killing of a Zouave colonel by General Michael Corcoran, General John Peck's destruction of a railroad bridge, skirmishes near Suffolk, Confederate relic collecting, looting and foraging, former slaves working for the Army and practical jokes played on them, Portsmouth, Va., and the "blackberry raid" up the Peninsula to Hanover and King William Counties. Almost all the letters contain enquiries after family and friends. Letters from the U.S.S. Marmora discuss gunboat operations on the Mississippi, Yazoo and Red rivers including the seizure of a possible spy and raids in surrounding country. There is also a preliminary draft of a report, 1863 May 12, on the seige of Suffolk, Va. There are two letters from his brother Charles, also on the U.S.S. Marmora. The collection also contains a sketch of General George Washington Getty's headquarters, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corp, Suffolk, Virginia. Several letters contain tiny sketches of camps and one of the ironclad "Nahant." The collection also contains his reminiscences which extract his letters and contain some official documents and orders; an 1883 letter from Sen. O.H. Platt; a family photograph; and a 1913 application to a soldiers' home.

ArchivalResource: 101 items.

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Oliver, Ed,. Oral history interviews, 1972.

Title: Oral history interviews, 1972.

Interviews, with partial transcript, from Bangor, Me., with Oliver and Dan McCrae about work in the woods.

ArchivalResource: 2 audiotape (2 hr.)

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Nims, Asa. Arrest warrant, 1820.

Title: Arrest warrant, 1820.

Arrest warrant, Manlius, New York, signed by Asa Nims, in which John Peck complains that Joseph Stephens stole clothing from Peck's place of business, where Peck worked as a tailor.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by 3rd Street, the Bowery, Houston Street and Carmine Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)].

Title: [Map of the area later bounded by 3rd Street, the Bowery, Houston Street and Carmine Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. [ca. 1847]

ArchivalResource: 1 map on 3 assembled sheets : ms., col. ; 43 x 161 cm.

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Seabury, Thomas Shepard, 1829-1880. Papers of Thomas Shepard Seabury [manuscript], 1862-1863.

Title: Papers of Thomas Shepard Seabury [manuscript], 1862-1863.

The signal message journal of Seabury contains messages relayed between Union outposts at Norfolk and Deep Creek, Virginia, chiefly re vessel passages, Confederate troop movements and guerilla activities, the battle of Kelly's Store near Suffolk, the beginning of the siege of Suffolk, and permits and passes for civilians. Many of the messages are to and from General Egbert L. Viele, military governor of Norfolk. There is also a separate note from Major Franklin Asa Stratton to Viele and General John James Peck about the Confederate evacuation of Sandy Cross, North Carolina and two photographs of Seabury.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Peck, John James, 1821-1878. John James Peck letter, 1865 July 17.

Title: John James Peck letter, 1865 July 17.

In a letter to William Parker Snow, Peck writes that with the end of slavery the unity of the people would come soon. He also makes reference to Snow's book SOUTHERN GENERALS. Snow, an English explorer and author, with an interest in the Civil War, sought information and interviews with both Northern and Southern officers. A newspaper clipping with Snow's comments accompany the letter.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Adams, Frank. Frank Adams letters, 1863-1927.

Title: Frank Adams letters, 1863-1927.

Most of the letters in this collection were written to Frank Adams in Montpelier, Vt., by his sister Julia. Several others are from his aunt, his cousin Abby, and a friend, John Peck, of Montpelier, Vt. There are telegrams to the family following the 1927 flood.

ArchivalResource: 2 folders.

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Lasher, Robert J. Robert J. Lasher collection of John J. Peck papers, 1851-1852.

Title: Robert J. Lasher collection of John J. Peck papers, 1851-1852.

Summary: Collection consists of three items relating to General John James Peck. The first is a printed form letter to Peck dated December 1, 1851 requesting military bounties in the form of land for soldiers who served in the Mexican War. The second item is a handwritten letter addressed to Majors H.L. Kendrick and John Peck primarily concerning the Treaty of Canyon de Chelly between the United States and the Navajo nation. The letter, written by Richard Hanson Weightman, requests information about an incident in the career of John S. Calhoun and the negotiation of the treaty. The third item is an undated newspaper clipping on the dedication of a memorial to General Peck.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear feet.

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Business papers, 1897-1912.

Title: Business papers, 1897-1912.

Personal and business papers of the Peck family include receipt book, 1842-1851, and bank book, 1835-1836, of E. Peck & Sons, New York City; deeds, mortgages, bonds, agreements, check stubs, bills, receipts, and letters, 1854-1954, of Gordon C. Peck, Kate Peck, John Peck, Theodore Peck, and others concerning individual estates, the Peck Brick Company, household expenses, legal matters, and financial affairs; minute book of the Haverstraw Brick Manufacturers' Association, 1897-1906, concerning the 1898 strike by brick workers, problems with loading bricks into boats, and other administrative concerns; payroll ledgers of the Peck Brick Company, 1906-1912, and miscellaneous bills, receipts, insurance papers, and letters, 1903-1912; diaries of Gordon C. Peck concerning his daily activities, 1954-1958; and family photographs.

ArchivalResource: ca. 6 cubic ft.

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Photographic Portrait File

Title: Photographic Portrait File

ArchivalResource:

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Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897. Samuel Phillips Lee telegram drafts to Generals Peck and Butler [manuscript], 1863 April 14 and December 4.

Title: Samuel Phillips Lee telegram drafts to Generals Peck and Butler [manuscript], 1863 April 14 and December 4.

In a draft of a telegram, 1863 April 11, Lee informs Peck that four requested gunboats for the Nansemond are coming and he will send them as far as they can go. In addition the tugboat "Alert" is being repaired, he has sent for rifle screening, and hopes to increase the force in the river. In a draft of a teleghram, 1863 December 4, Lee informs Butler that a sighted ship is the French man-of-war "Grenade."

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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MacClenny, W. E. (Wilbur Earnest), b. 1875. Papers of Wilbur Earnest MacClenny [manuscript], 1789-1949 bulk 1900-1949.

Title: Papers of Wilbur Earnest MacClenny [manuscript], 1789-1949 bulk 1900-1949.

The papers consist of correspondence, 1900-1949, and diaries, 1900-1902, 1935-1940, of MacClenny together with his topical files on the history and genealogy of Suffolk and Nansemond County, Va., and Gates County, N.C. Religious and military history of the area were his chief interests and there is considerable material on the Christian denomination, its local congregations, the Eastern Virginia Christian Conference, and early leader James O'Kelly. There are also research notes, rosters, and histories of local participation in the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War and World War I. Items of interest include cargo manifests for two ships, 1814 and 1824; arithmetic book, 1826-1828; copies of Civil War diaries, chiefly Union, mentioning local battles; a ledger for Smith and Bigelow, merchants, of Norfolk, 1901; two engraving blocks from Harpers weekly, 1863 May 2, one depicting Suffolk, Va., and the other major General Peck's headquarters at Suffolk.; and a report, 1941, on the poll tax and voter registration in Virginia by Ted Dalton, R.K. Gooch, and James P. Woods. Luther Porter Jackson and George Washington Carver are correspondents. The collection also contains correspondence, 1922-1924, of Joseph Henry Riddick, executive secretary of the Virginia Literary and Athletic League concerning high school debating tournaments at the University of Virginia.

ArchivalResource: 5000 items.

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Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by 3rd Street, Mercer Street, Bleecker Street and Wooster Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / G.A. Sage.

Title: [Map of the area later bounded by 3rd Street, Mercer Street, Bleecker Street and Wooster Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / G.A. Sage. 1857 Jun. 3.

ArchivalResource: 1 map : ms., col. ; 25 x 40 cm.

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Howell, Joshua Blackwood, 1806-1864. Papers, ca. 1820-1890.

Title: Papers, ca. 1820-1890.

Box 1 comprises 236 items of correspondence and papers; box 2 comprises 43 photographs dated 1863. The correspondence primarily consists of letters between Howell and family members in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with some items from army correspondents, including Quincy Adams Gillmore, William F. Johnston, Wilson McCandless, John J. Peck, Truman Seymour, and Alfred Howell Terry. Also included are letters dealing with the aftermath of Howell's death, including eulogies, dedications, and pension information. The papers in the collection relate to the life, career, and demise of Howell. For his pre-war life there are school materials and his mother's obituary, and for his years in the militia and army there are newspaper clippings and army field orders and bulletins from 1862 to 1863. Posthumous papers include materials relating to his death and those belonging to his second wife, Katharine Whiteley Howell (1842-1866), as well as a biographical sketch. The album of photographs comprises prints made by Haas and Peale of Morris Island and Hilton Head, South Carolina. The images depict encampments, fortifications, and especially various artillery being used by the Union forces.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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Soederquist, Oscar. Map of Suffolk showing defences made by Majr. Genl. J.J. Peck / surveyed and drawn by Oscar Soederquist Lt. 99th Regt. N.Y. Vol. ; copied by F.B. Ladd.

Title: Map of Suffolk showing defences made by Majr. Genl. J.J. Peck / surveyed and drawn by Oscar Soederquist Lt. 99th Regt. N.Y. Vol. ; copied by F.B. Ladd. [between 1862 and 1863]

ArchivalResource: 1 map : ms., col., on tracing cloth ; 58 x 45 cm.

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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

Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895. Samuel Francis Smith papers, 1835-1957.

Title: Samuel Francis Smith papers, 1835-1957.

Collection contains papers dealing with Samuel Frnacis Smith and his descendants and the Bramhall family. It contains photographs, newspaper articles dealing with Smith and the writing of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee, " pamphlets, correspondence to and from Smith and the Bramhall family, holograph biographies of Civil War offices and a large framed copy of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" by Smith.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear foot.

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Morris, William Hopkins, 1827-1900. Morris family papers.

Title: Morris family papers. 1844-1942.

Army officer. Cadet appointment, 1846; cadet letters, 1847-1851, describing life at West Point; song written by Cadet Morris; correspondence, 1851-1853, covering early military career; sketch of Camp Yuma; correspondence, 1858-1859; correspondence, 1862-1864, with his family, relating Civil War experiences; letter, 22 April 1862, includes sketch of General Peck's headquarters; report of operations, 24 June-6 July 1862, submitted by General Peck; notification of appointment as Colonel, 2 August 1862; 2 letters received during Civil War by George Pope Morris, regarding his son's health and promotion; papers and correspondence, 1865-1950; papers, 1902-1908, relating to Kate H. Morris' application for widow's pension; family papers, 1882-1942, including genealogy, copies of wills, and correspondence of George Philip Morris; memorabilia; scrapbook of clippings about Morris; "Tactics for infantry ..." by Morris; 19 photographs; 5 ambertypes; 2 tintypes.

ArchivalResource: 1 box : ill. + sketches, photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7821984 View

Peck, John James, 1821-1878. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1858-1876.

Army officer. Reports regarding siege of Suffolk, Virginia, 1863 April 11-May4; military correspondence, 1863-1865; list of missing of Company F2, North Carolina Volunteers; military correspondence, 1863-1865, arranged alphabetically; personal correspondence, 1858-1876; newspaper articles and printed material.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8297208 View

Peck, John. Lodge membership record and John Peck account book, 1853-1872.

Title: Lodge membership record and John Peck account book, 1853-1872.

The book was initially used by an unnamed lodge in Cheshire, Connecticut. The entries date from 1853-1855 and indicate the person's name, the amount paid for initiation and degrees, and annual dues. Both men and women belonged to this organization, suggesting it was the Oddfellows. In 1871, John A. Peck began using the volume to document his business as a teamster and farmer in Cheshire.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

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Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Robert Todd Lincoln papers, 1859-1865.

Title: Robert Todd Lincoln papers, 1859-1865.

Photostatic copies of letters and other papers relating to the presidential elections of 1860 and 1864, appointments, and the 1862 Dakota Conflict. There are letters discussing the causes of the conflict, recommending clemency or the immediate execution of convicted Dakota Indians, and recommending removal of the Dakota.

ArchivalResource: 55 items.

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Peck, John J. (John James), 1821-1878. [Civil War telegrams], 1863.

Title: [Civil War telegrams], 1863.

Handwritten and signed copies of telegram messages from Major General John J. Peck, dated from April 12, 1863 to June 11, 1863. Telegrams were written from Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Suffolk, Va., discussing the defense and siege of Suffolk.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (104 p.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/75631222 View

John J. Peck Papers, 1851-1852

Title: John J. Peck Papers, 1851-1852

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

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Peck, John James, 1821-1878. Letter, 1868, Syracuse, N.Y., to Horatio Seymour, Utica, N.Y.

Title: Letter, 1868, Syracuse, N.Y., to Horatio Seymour, Utica, N.Y.

Elections of 1864 unprecedented for crime, violence, perjury. Fears radical reconstructionists may win election of 1868 by two votes. Balance of power lies in veterans. Lists five steps which will assure Democratic Party of winning veterans' votes.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122480373 View

Seabury, Thomas Shepard, 1829-1880. Papers, 1862-1863.

Title: Papers, 1862-1863.

The signal message journal of Seabury contains messages relayed between Union outposts at Norfolk and Deep Creek, Virginia, chiefly re vessel passages, Confederate troop movements and guerilla activities, the battle of Kelly's Store near Suffolk, the beginning of the siege of Suffolk, and permits and passes for civilians. Many of the messages are to and from General Egbert L. Viele, military governor of Norfolk. There is also a separate note from Major Franklin Asa Stratton to Viele and General John James Peck about the Confederate evacuation of Sandy Cross, North Carolina and two photographs of Seabury.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32958315 View