John W. Cochran and Cochran family papers 1864-1926

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John W. Cochran and Cochran family papers 1864-1926

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The Cochran family papers consist of the diary, in shorthand, of John W. Cochran of Illinois and Vancouver, Washington, kept while serving with Illinois Volunteers during the Civil War, a few letters to him from Robert G. Ingersoll, clippings and photographs relating to various family members and to the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and genealogical notes (1924-1926) relating to the Cochran and Woodcock families

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313598

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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