Cornelius C. Beekman collection on the U. S. Sanitary Commission 1862-1865

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Cornelius C. Beekman collection on the U. S. Sanitary Commission 1862-1865

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Collection includes manuscript letters between Beekman and Amory Holbrook, subscription lists and receipts, 1862-1865, regarding donations from Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon, to the U.S. Sanitary Commission.

.04 cubic feet (2 folders)

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371100

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United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

Holbrook, Amory,

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Beekman, Cornelius C. (Cornelius Compton), 1828-1915

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Gold freighter, Wells Fargo agent, and banker, of Jacksonville, Or. From the description of Cornelius C. Beekman correspondence, 1859-1900. (Library of Congress / Nucmc). WorldCat record id: 779967579 Cornelius C. Beekman was the founder and owner of Beekman Bank in Jacksonville, Oregon. His son, Benjamin became a lawyer in Portland and was a faculty member of the University of Oregon law school from 1907-1915, when the law school was based in Portland. Carrie Beekman, daugh...

Beekman, Cornelius C.,

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