Papers of Eldred J. Simkins, 1842-1977 (bulk 1842-1929).

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Papers of Eldred J. Simkins, 1842-1977 (bulk 1842-1929).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593747

The majority of the collection consists of the correspondence of the Eldred J. Simkins family and their close relatives. Subjects discussed include the California Gold Rush and life in Mariposa County, Calif., during the 1850s and 1870s; the Civil War in Charleston, S.C., from a confederate soldier's point of view; life in South Carolina and Florida after the Civil War; and life in Austin and Corsicana, Texas, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also contains some photographs, including tintypes, of various members of the Simkins family.

475 pieces.10 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780934

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South Carolina Artillery.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Trescot, Edward Henry.

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Simkins, Benjamin B.

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Thomas Bennet (Ship)

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Simkins, Eliza Josephine Trescot

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Simkins, W. S. (William Stewart), 1842-1929

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Simkins, Martha.

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Simkins, Eldred James, 1838-1903

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Eldred J. Simkins (1838-1903) was a lawyer born in South Carolina who fought in the Civil War, lived on a plantation in Florida, and later in his life became a Texas state senator. He married Eliza Josephine Trescot, whose father, Edward Henry Trescot, was a physician who traveled to California in 1849 in search of gold and settled in Mariposa County, never returning to South Carolina. Eliza and Eldred had five children: Martha, Benjamin B., Joseph Stewart, Frances Earle, and Emma. F...

Simkins family.

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