Papers, ca. 1820-1890.

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Papers, ca. 1820-1890.

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Box 1 comprises 236 items of correspondence and papers; box 2 comprises 43 photographs dated 1863. The correspondence primarily consists of letters between Howell and family members in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with some items from army correspondents, including Quincy Adams Gillmore, William F. Johnston, Wilson McCandless, John J. Peck, Truman Seymour, and Alfred Howell Terry. Also included are letters dealing with the aftermath of Howell's death, including eulogies, dedications, and pension information. The papers in the collection relate to the life, career, and demise of Howell. For his pre-war life there are school materials and his mother's obituary, and for his years in the militia and army there are newspaper clippings and army field orders and bulletins from 1862 to 1863. Posthumous papers include materials relating to his death and those belonging to his second wife, Katharine Whiteley Howell (1842-1866), as well as a biographical sketch. The album of photographs comprises prints made by Haas and Peale of Morris Island and Hilton Head, South Carolina. The images depict encampments, fortifications, and especially various artillery being used by the Union forces.

2 boxes.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Gillmore, Quincy Adams, 1825-1888

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of Signature of Quincy Adams Gillmore, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450480 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William W. Belknap, 1874 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hilton Head, S.C., to Gen. J.H. Wilson, 1865 May 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269570477 From the ...

Howell, Joshua Blackwood, 1806-1864

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McCandless, Wilson, 1810-1882

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Peck, John J. (John James), 1821-1878

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Johnston, William F., 1808-1872

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Pennsylvania state senator. At the time of Governor Shunk's death William Freame Johnston was presiding officer of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Under the provisions of the constitution he became the chief executive of the state. Waiving this opportunity to step into the office of governor, he at once issued a proclamation for the election of a governor and was himself chosen. He was born in 1808 in Greensburg of Scotch-Irish parentage and was admitted to the bar when t...

Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890

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Howell, Katharine Whiteley.

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Seymour, Truman.

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Haas & Peale

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