Frederick F. Kislingbury collection 1881-1919 1881-1891 Kislingbury, Frederick F. collection

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Frederick F. Kislingbury collection 1881-1919 1881-1891 Kislingbury, Frederick F. collection

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and other material related to the family of Frederick Kislingbury, who died during Adolphus Greely's expedition to the Arctic in the early 1880s. The majority of the material pertains to disputes over Kislingbury's estate, the custody of his children, and his sons' later lives.

1 linear foot

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392146

William L. Clements Library

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St. Mark (Ship)

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Merchant vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by Captain Dudley; built at Bath, Me., 1877. From the description of Logbook of the ship St. Mark, 1895 Mar. 16-1896 Feb. 2. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 180765581 ...

Clark, Georgina Frazer.

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Kislingbury, John P.

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Upton, Emory, 1839-1881

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American soldier, author and tactician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : West Point, to [William W. Belknap], 1875 May 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573880 From the description of Autograph letter signed : West Point, to William W. Belknap, 1870 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573884 Army officer. From the description of Emory Upton correspondence, 1867 November 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981244 ...

Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881-1884)

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Kislingbury, Harry Howard Grant.

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Clark, Charles Lamartine, b. 1851

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Frederick Foster Kislingbury was born in England in 1846 or 1847 and moved to the United States around 1858. He lived in Rochester, New York, and enlisted in a cavalry regiment during the Civil War. After the war, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was a clerk, and he received a United States Army commission around 1873. He served as a 2nd lieutenant with the 11th Infantry at Fort Concho, Texas; Fort Standing Rock, Dakota Territory; and Fort Custer, Montana. In 1880, Kislingbur...

Riggs and Co.

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In 1836 William Wilson Corcoran opens a note brokerage house; 1837 businessmen from New York and abroad, including former neighbor Elisha Riggs, shield the Corcoran brokerage house from collapse during the economic panic; 1840 Corcoran and George Washington Riggs, Elisha's son, form Corcoran & Riggs, a partnership that offers depository and checking services; 1844 The U.S. government selects Corcoran & Riggs as the sole federal depository in Washington; 1854 Corcoran retires and George W...

Kislingbury, Frederick Foster, 1847-1884

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Frederick Foster Kislingbury was born in England in 1846 or 1847 and moved to the United States around 1858. He lived in Rochester, New York, and enlisted in a cavalry regiment during the Civil War. After the war, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was a clerk, and he received a United States Army commission around 1873. He served as a 2nd lieutenant with the 11th Infantry at Fort Concho, Texas; Fort Standing Rock, Dakota Territory; and Fort Custer, Montana. In 1880, Kislingbury voluntee...

Michigan Military Academy

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C. E. Frazer Clark, 1892-1978

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Kislingbury, Wheeler.

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Army Mutual Aid Association

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The Army Mutual Aid Association was created 13 January 1879 to aid Army officer's families should the officer die in the line of duty. It is a life insurance policy that supports the Army and Air Force. From the description of Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association papers, 1899-1995. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 64201872 ...

Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844-1935

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Adolphus Washington Greely (b. March 27, 1844, Newburyport, Massachusetts-d. October 20, 1935, Washington, D.C.) served throughout the American Civil War and remained in the army at the war's close. In 1881 he was appointed to lead the United States International Polar Year Expedition, 1881-1884 to Ellesmere Island. He retired from the Army in 1908 and died in Washington in 1935. ...

Kislingbury, Douglas E.

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