Papers, 1861-1921.

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Papers, 1861-1921.

Letters received (1861-1873) by Bennett Whitney and his wife, Susan C., of Bridgeport, Conn., and New Brunswick, N.J., chiefly from their son, Eben Whitney, as a student (1861-1862) at Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, Ill., and nurse (1862-1863) in U.S. Army hospitals in Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill, Pa.; special orders received (1864-1865) of Eben's brother Henry (b. 1844) and Henry's Civil War diary (1864) pertaining to service with 45th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops; letters received (1863-1908) by Henry Whitney and his wife, Bertha (Stoddard) Whitney (b. 1850), of New Brunswick and Plainfield, N.J., chiefly from her parents, Rev. Ira Joy Stoddard (1820-1916) and Drusilla C. (Allen) Stoddard (1821-1913), residents of George Nugent Home for Baptists, Germantown, Pa.; diary (1875) of Bertha Whitney while teaching in Pella, Iowa, before her marriage; and family miscellany.

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Stoddard, Ira Joy, 1820-1916

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Union soldier in the 110th New York Infantry Regiment; from Pulaski (Oswego Co.), N.Y. From the description of Diary, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271033 From the description of Diary, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504491 ...

Shurtleff College

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Whitney family.

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Stoddard, Drusilla Chapman Allen, 1821-1913

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Whitney, Bennett

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Whitney, Bertha Stoddard, 1850-

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Whitney, Eben

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Whitney, Susan C.

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