Callaway Family Papers 1861-1904

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Callaway Family Papers 1861-1904

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James Callaway was a Territorial Secretary of Montana Territory and an attorney; Llewellyn Link Callaway was an attorney in Virginia City and White Sulphur Springs, Montana. This collection includes general correspondence; legal, financial, and military documents; as well as newspaper clippings related to the activities and interests of the Callaway family from the Civil War through the early 1900s. Most of the collection materials relate to James E. Callaway and span from Mr. Callaway’s military communications while commanding an Illinois Volunteer regiment to his legal practice in Virginia City, Montana, following the war.

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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