Wilfred H. Matson papers, 1808-1863.

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Wilfred H. Matson papers, 1808-1863.

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Summary: Collection consists of the personal correspondence and papers of Wilfred H. Matson. Matson served as quartermaster for the Union Army. He was posted in New Haven, Connecticut, Fort Hudson, Louisiana, and Pensacola, Florida. Correspondence consists of Wilfred's letters to his wife Mary discussing military life and various other topics, 1862-1863. Matson's papers contain: confederate currency; private currency (scrip) issued by E.M. Thompson in Bennington County, Vermont and Montgomery County, Virginia; Matson's discharge papers, 1863; and a pamphlet on the effects of love, 1803.

.25 linear feet.

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