Papers, 1834-1880.

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Papers, 1834-1880.

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Letters (1834-1846) to Mills from missionaries in India and Persia; Civil War correspondence with his son, Benjamin Marshall Mills, an officer with U.S. 49th Colored Infantry Regiment in Mississippi, from former students serving in the war, including Gen. John P. Hawkins, concerning the recruitment of officers for black regiments, and from James Meteer serving with 70th Indiana Infantry Regiment and U.S. 14th Colored Infantry Regiment; copies of Mills's letters (1832-1859) to Edmund O. Hovey; sermons; and essays and speeches on education; together with war diaries (1864-1865) and military and other papers (1866-1868) of Benjamin Marshall Mills. Correspondents include Justin Perkins.

1.85 linear ft. (1 v. and 7 boxes).

Wabash College Lilly Library, Lilly Library

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