Papers, 1787-1963.

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Papers, 1787-1963.

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The collection, which covers the period 1812 to 1963, includes William Battey's financial records from the War of 1812, along with Mathewson-Atwood family memorabilia. William Battey's papers consist of equipment and payroll receipts, recruitment oaths, correspondence, and muster rolls. The recruitment records include a physical description of the recruit and his signed oath of loyalty. In addition to their pay, volunteers were promised government land. Battey's equipment and payroll receipts document his disbursements of national funds. Apparently, meticulous record keeping was required, since his war correspondence chronicles an embezzlement suit the federal government was prosecuting against Battey's recruitment captain, David Bartlett ( - ). The Mathewson-Atwood family memorabilia includes correspondence, a will of Arnold Fenner, Helen and James' wedding invitation, a copy of Dorothy's birth certificate, a deed, and a power of attorney, dated 10 March 1787, of Philip Mathewson (1736-1796), grandfather of Bucklin [see oversize folder], as well as other documents. There are six newsclippings including two obituaries for Helen and one for Helen Baldwin (1865-1946), the daughter of Dr. Elijah and Sarah Mathewson Baldwin. Some of the eight photographs are identified and include a tintype of a young Helen and her father, a photograph of a young Helen, as well as a photograph of Helen holding baby Dorothy (1893). There are also two photographs of wagon wheels that belonged to Jeffrey Mathewson (1761-1833). These wagon wheels were on a wagon that transported canon balls to Valley Forge.

1 box.1 folder (8 items) ; oversize.

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Atwood, Helen Louise Mathewson, b. 1863.

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Battey, William, 1782-1849.

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Atwood family.

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Mathewson, Philip, 1736-1796.

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Mathewson family.

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Mathewson, Jeffrey, 1761-1833.

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Bartlett, David Ely, 1805-1879

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D.E. Bartlett; for more than 20 years instructor of deaf and dumb at Hartford Asylum and New York Institute for the Instruction of the Deaf And Dumb. From the guide to the David E. Bartlett letter, 1862, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Battey, William

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William Battey (1782-1849), son of Joseph and Amey (West) Battey, was born on 5 July 1782 in Warwick, R.I. In 1801 he married Sarah Harris of Scituate, R.I., and they had one daughter, Cifuentes, born the following year. Battey worked in his distilling and shipping business, and served in the local militia. At the start of the War of 1812, Battey was commissioned a captain of the 25th Infantry, USA. Battey's regiment was sent to the Fort George area, where they fought th...

Fenner, Arnold, 1794-1871.

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Baldwin, Helen, 1865-1946.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...