Thompson family papers, 1834-1864 (bulk 1861-1864)

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Thompson family. Thompson family papers, 1834-1864 (bulk 1861-1864)

Thompson family papers, 1834-1864 (bulk 1861-1864)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28168553

The collection consists mainly of letters, 1861-1864, from James to his wife Charlotte Thompson. These are firsthand accounts of army life and Civil War battles, and are written from Illinois, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Other letters include some written to the parents, Bowman and Elizabeth, from Robert; most are from Missouri, before he died there in 1861. Earlier correspondence, 1851-1858, contains letters to Bowman from his sister in England, Jane Thompson Bland. Bowman's copies of the English wills of his parents and siblings are present, dating from 1840-1856. Two original drawings depict the Thompson family castle in England, Lowther Castle, and Askham Church, Westmoreland County, England. An 1834 Ohio deed is also present.

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