Additional papers, 1826-1919.

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Additional papers, 1826-1919.

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William Nelson Green, Sr.'s papers include thirteen diaries and many receipted bills and promissory notes from both his professional and personal life. The first eleven diaries written between 1832 and 1846 reveal a young man bent on self improvement and achieving for himself a place in the community and an appropriate spouse. Some of his musings on this subject are written in a shorthand-like code. The last two diaries from 1869 and 1870 concern the writer's deteriorating health and the activities of his family and friends. Some of the diaries include a summary of the year's hunting (e.g., number and type of bird shot, as well as locale). William Nelson Green Jr.'s papers, except for the twenty-five letters written between September 1859 and June 1860 from Phillips Academy in Andover, relate chiefly to his military career: his experiences; his attempts (with the help of his uncle, Andrew Haswell Green) to gain advancement; and the efforts to obtain for him a phosthumous commission as brevet brigadier general. The many letters written by him are preserved. The collection of those written to him include those from family members and eight letters from a young woman named "Sallie" (who he had met in Annapolis, Md., in 1862). Several personal letters taken from Confederate soldiers captured at Chancellorsville, Va., are among his "mementos of Dixie." Young William's wounding and subsequent death are the occasion for many expressions of grief and solicitude from correspondents among whom are Mrs. Maud Conant ( - ), who nursed him in New Orleans; a cousin who visited him; as well as the chaplain and several doctors. There are also two diaries written during 1860 and 1864, a scrapbook of twelve "Private Letters &c. ...," and a biography prepared in 1901 by E.H.H. (probably Edward Hagaman Hall). Original material was pasted onto sheets of paper in preparing this biography. The legacy left to the heirs of Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) on his death accounts for most of the Timothy Ruggles Green material. His correspondence is mainly with the other heirs, banks, lawyers, and trustees.

7 boxes.24 v. ; octavo.

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