Meigs / Rodgers family papers, 1825-1866.

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Meigs / Rodgers family papers, 1825-1866.

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The collection consists of papers of the Meigs family of Philadelphia (Pa.) and the Rodgers family of Washington (D.C.) from 1825-1866. The papers contain correspondence (1825-1866) of Charles C. Meigs mainly to his wife Mary Montgomery Meigs and to his son Franklin B. Meigs who was living in Hong Kong (1847-1848); letters (1846-1852) from Mary Montgomery Meigs also to her son, Franklin in Hong Kong; letters (1848-1852) from Montgomery C. Meigs mostly to his mother Mary Montgomery Meigs; letters from Lousia R. Meigs (1843-1853) in Rouses Point (N.Y.) and Detroit (Mich.) to her mother Minerva Denison Rodgers in Washington, D.C.; and letters (1843-1844) from Minerva Denison Rodgers to Ann Minerva Rodgers (Macomb) in Detroit. The correspondence mostly discusses family matters and social life.

1 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

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Montgomery C. Meigs was an army officer and engineer. He was born in Augusta, Ga. on May 3, 1816. Meigs graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1836, where he studied civil and military engineering. Meigs was engaged in several federal engineering and surveying projects from 1836 to 1851. Between 1852 and 1860, he was supervising engineer for the Washington Aqueduct and for the U.S. Capitol dome and wings. Meigs served as a brigadier general during the Civil War and parti...

Meigs, Franklin B.

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Rodgers family.

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Rodgers, Minerva Denison, 1784-1877

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Macomb, Ann Minerva Rodgers, 1824-1916

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Meigs, Charles D. (Charles Delucena), 1792-1869

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Meigs family.

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Meigs, Louisa Rodgers

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Meigs, Mary Montgomery, 1794-1865.

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