Papers, 1860-1865.

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Papers, 1860-1865.

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Correspondence received during the Civil War by William Frederick Allen of Bordentown, NJ who later became a civil engineer instrumental in the adoption of standard times for railways in the United States. Allen was 14 years old when the Civil War began and the correspondence is mainly from young friends who had grown up with him. Many of the letters have to do with the war, including 15 letters, 1861-1865 relating to the Virginia campaign by Amos H. Evans, 9th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, and John W. Mitchell, 12 Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers. There are also four early letters, 1861, from Richard Watson Gilder, editor and poet.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Mitchell, John W., 1935-

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New Jersey Volunteers

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Allen, William Frederick, 1846-1915

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William Frederick Allen (1846-1915) was an American editor, civil engineer and railroad expert. From the description of William Frederick Allen papers, 1870-1894, bulk (1879-1894) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652177 From the guide to the William Frederick Allen papers, 1870-1894, 1879-1894, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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Gilder authored the book, THE NEW DAY, A POEM IN SONGS AND SONNETS... (New York : Scribner, Armstrong and Company, 1876) in which this is tipped in. It contains the bookplate of Brainerd. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Ira Hutchinson Brainerd, [1876?] Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398276 Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909), American poet and editor, served as editor-in-chief of Scribner's Monthly and its successor The Century Illustrated Monthly...