Papers, 1812-1915, 1861-1915 (bulk)

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Papers, 1812-1915, 1861-1915 (bulk)

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Business and professional papers, primarily reflecting his military career, including military lists, receipts, reports, vouchers, returns, and court martial proceedings from the Civil War, 1863-1865; programs, speeches, and articles, some by Curtis, on the history of the Civil War, 1864-1913; clippings about Curtis' book FROM BULL RUN TO CHANCELLORSVILLE, 1906; receipts, reports, schedules, and correspondence from his position as customs collector, District of Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg), 1866-1867; correspondence concerning his appointment as treasury agent, 1870; personal correspondence, 1861-1896; Congressional speeches by Curtis, 1890-1895; scrapbooks of clippings and cartoons about his military and political career, 1862-1897; and his obituary, 1910. Other items include military receipts for clothing, 1812-1813; undated, unsigned notebook containing "Plantation Rules and Regulations" about overseer's duties, food and clothing allotments to slaves, and schedule for nursing slave mothers; and a student notebook of Eliza C. Curtis, 1899.

ca. 2 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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