Papers, 1822-1872.

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Papers, 1822-1872.

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The papers consist of about 110 items, primarily correspondence between Mrs. Crofton and her husband and her mother. The most interesting portions cover the years 1864-1872 and include letters written from army posts in the Dakota Territory, where her husband was stationed, giving details of life, references to Indians, and a good picture of Army days on the frontier. Also included are an autograph album of her daughter, Julia du Pont Crofton, scrapbooks of news items and poetry, and a volume containing copies of poems originally owned by her mother and dated 1822.

0.7 linear ft.

Hagley Museum & Library

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Hagley Museum & Library

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Crofton, Julia du Pont, 1866-1948.

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Crofton, Gabrielle Josephine, 1835-1894.

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Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick was born on July 20, 1835, the daughter of Julia Sophia du Pont and Irvine Shubrick. She was a granddaughter of Victor du Pont and great-granddaughter of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. She married Robert Erskine Anderson Crofton, an army officer, on January 7, 1864, and died on December 3, 1894. From the description of Papers, 1822-1872. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122292461 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Crofton, Robert E. A. (Robert Erskine Anderson), 1834-1898.

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Shubrick, Julia du Pont, 1806-1882

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