Papers, 1848-1895.

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Papers, 1848-1895.

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The collection contains correspondence and documents, for the period 1848 to 1895, especially letters seeking patronage from Wetherell's position as aide-de-camp during the Civil War. These include notes from friends desiring an army commission for themselves, their sons, and other relatives; those seeking discharges for someone who was ill or needed at home; and requests for Wetherell's aid in advancing specific soldiers through the ranks. The correspondents include William Sever Lincoln (1811-1889) and Peter Child Bacon (1804-1886), of Worcester, Mass. There are also business letters from colleagues on Gov. Andrew's staff during the hectic period of army recruitment in 1861. Many letters reflect the confusion on points of organization, military code, and the new governor's wishes. Those who wrote to Col. Wetherell sought clarification on matters of recruitment, desertion, and furloughs. There are several letters from Col. Charles Devens (1820-1891) concerning his assessment of the state's recruitment plans as well as his own regiment's needs; and letters from Gov. Andrew concerning his search for a "paymaster of the state bounties to recruits," and the selection of a trustee to the Worcester State Hospital. The collection contains several documents, such as Wetherell's appointments as justice of the peace and aide-de-camp, and a Worcester bank book of his ward, Charles B. Smead. ( - ).

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Lincoln, William Sever, 1811-1889

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William A. Lincoln, a Hancock County, Illinois farmer, was the son of David and Thankful Lincoln, and probably a brother of Nathan Lincoln. There is no apparent connection to Abraham Lincoln's Hancock County relatives. From the description of Legal papers, 1839-1841. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 642687905 ...

Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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Lawyer, founder of Free Soil Party in Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, 1861-1866. From the description of ALS, 1861 Oct. 19, New York, N.Y., to an unknown correspondent. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524861 Prominent anti-slavery lawyer and Civil War governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1772-1895, [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 25618330 Andrew was Governor of Massachusetts ...

Smead, Charles B.

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Bacon, Peter Child, 1804-1886

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Peter Child Bacon (1804-1886) was born in Dudley, Mass., the son of Jepthah and Joanna Child Bacon. He graduated from Brown University in 1827, read law at the Yale College Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He practiced law in Dudley and in Oxford, Mass., and transferred his practice to Worcester in 1844. Bacon was a partner from 1844 to 1849 with Ira Moore Barton (1796-1867), a partner from 1854 to 1873 with Peleg Emory Aldrich (1813-1895), and later a partner with his son Henry B...

Worcester State Hospital

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State psychiatric hospital established 1833 as State Lunatic Hospital Hospital at Worcester; name changed to Worcester Lunatic Hospital, 1877-1898; in 1899 to Worcester Insane Hospital; and in 1909 became Worcester State Hospital. From the description of Worcester State Hospital photograph collection, 1920-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70967678 ...

Devens, Charles, 1820-1891

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Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Devens graduated from Boston Latin School and eventually Harvard College in 1838, and from the Harvard Law School in 1840. He was admitted to the bar in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he practiced law from 1841 to 1849. In 1848, he was a Whig member of the Massachusetts Senate. From 1849 to 1853, Devens was United States Marshal for Massachusetts, in which capacity he was called upon in 1851 to remand the fugitive slave, Thomas Sims, to slavery. This...

Wetherell, John Walcott, 1820-1897

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John Walcott Wetherell (1820-1897), the son of John and Clarissa (Sigourney) Wetherell, was born in Oxford, Mass., on 16 July 1820. He graduated from Yale in 1844 and Harvard in 1846, and, in partnership with his younger brother, opened a law office in Worcester the following year. Wetherell served as a representative to the Massachusetts legislature and was appointed colonel and aide-de-camp to Gov. John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) in 1861. He married, on 10 September 1858, Hester Newton (1823-18...

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...