National Guard papers, 1875-1904.

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National Guard papers, 1875-1904.

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Includes Penfold's membership certificate in B Company, 74th Regiment, 31st Brigade, 8th Division, New York State National Guard, 13 Aug. 1875; squad warrant and return, 18 May 1877; orders to appear at headquarters, signed by Major Edgar B. Jewett, 8 Nov. 1877; a letter to Gen. George W. Wingate, general inspector of rifle practice, 26 Nov. 1878, regarding marksman badges; Penfold's honorable discharge, signed by Gov. Grover Cleveland, 27 Apr. 1883; and an invitation to a staff banquet, 28 May 1904, signed by Adjutant General Albert H. Rogers. Also, a letter from [Paul] Mantz, director general of Beaux-Arts in Paris, 23 May 1882, regarding Penfold's tableau "la mort du premier-né"; Penfold's business card; and several newspaper clippings concerning his resignation as inspector of rifle practice of the 74th Regiment, the regiment band, the presentation of a silver water cooler to the Co. B rifle team, and a sword presented to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley by the Royal Arcanum of the United States, for his victory over the Spanish at Santiago, 3 July 1898.

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Rogers, Albert H.

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Wingate, George Wood, 1840-1928

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Schley, Winfield Scott, 1839-1911

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United States Navy rear admiral. Served in both the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. From the description of Winfield Scott Schley autographed note, 1903 Apr. 23. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 181085075 Rear Admiral Winfield Schley was born in 1839 and died in 1911. Highlights of his naval career included blockading squadron during the Civil War, the rescue of Greeley in the Arctic in 1884 and the destruction of Admiral Cervera's fleet during the Spani...

Jewett, Edgar B. (Edgar Boardman), 1843-1924.

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Born 14 Dec. 1843 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Served with 74th New York Volunteers during the Civil War and later, with the New York State National Guard. President of the Jewett Regfrigerator Company. Served as mayor of Buffalo from 1894-1898, and as chairman of the military committee of the Home Defense Committee of Erie County during World War I. The Home Defense Committee was organized to replace the national guard units called to federal service. The first company was enrolled on 8 June 1917. On 21...

Penfold, Charles C.

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Mantz, Paul, 1821-1895

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Paul Mantz was a French art critic and author. From the description of Meissonier, [1891]. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78906748 ...

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

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Grover Cleveland, born in Caldwell, NJ, 18 March 1837; moved to Buffalo, NY in 1855; Erie County Sheriff, 1871-1874; Mayor of Buffalo, 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-1884; President of the United States, 1885-1889, 1893-1897; married Frances Folsom, 1886; died at Princeton, NJ, 24 June 1908....

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