Matthew Hale Carpenter and Paul D. Carpenter papers, 1848-1918, 1961.

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Matthew Hale Carpenter and Paul D. Carpenter papers, 1848-1918, 1961.

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A family collection including papers of lawyer and U.S. Senator Matthew Hale Carpenter, consisting of letters written to his benefactor, Paul Dillingham of Vermont, while Carpenter was a cadet at West Point, speeches, mementoes, condolence letters, and fragmentary correspondence with political contemporaries. Papers of his son, Paul Dillingham Carpenter, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, deal with his Roman Catholic religious convictions and his political career as a county judge. Other papers of the family consist of a genealogy chart, a diary kept by Matthew's daughter Lillian while a Washington debutante in the 1870's which contains much information on fashions and Reconstruction era social life, and other documentation.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and.1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6717538

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Carpenter, Matthew H. (Matthew Hale), 1824-1881

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Carpenter, Lillian.

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Dillingham, Paul

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Carpenter, Paul D., 1867-1932.

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