James Bertenshaw family letters, 1851-1900 (bulk 1861-1865)

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James Bertenshaw family letters, 1851-1900 (bulk 1861-1865)

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Collection consists of letters mainly of James Bertenshaw written to Mary Bertenshaw while he was enroute and after he arrived in Montana, with a few of Mary's letters written to James. There are a few letters written to James in 1861-1862 from his cousin, Maurice J. Williams while he was serving in the Civil War with the 36th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company G. Also included are a few scattered family letters after 1866 mainly between Mary and her family.

.5 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7256003

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 36th. Company G.

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Williams, Maurice J.

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Bertenshaw, Mary.

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Bertenshaw, James, d. 1865.

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Bertenshaw, his wife, Mary, and their family lived in Mt. Carmel in Franklin County, Indiana, when he left in March of 1864 and traveled overland to the Montana gold fields. He arrived in Virginia City, Montana, in July of 1864 and left in November of 1865, planning to travel to San Francisco and then by steamer to New York. Bertenshaw died enroute. Sometime in the 1870s Mary Bertenshaw moved to Kansas. From the description of James Bertenshaw family letters, 1851-1900 (bulk 1861-186...