Papers, 1834-1892.

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Papers, 1834-1892.

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Bulk of papers document Dr. Hunt's service as an army surgeon during the Civil War in Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Correspondence concerns his medical work and army life, including troop movements, encampment plans, supplies and food. An active abolitionist and Republican, Dr. Hunt records opinions on army policies and politics. Papers also include military and hospital records, and receipts and invoices from the Medical Surveyors Offices. Also, copy letters, 1835-1838, from Horace Hunt (1788-1868), in his role as recording secretary of the New York Bible Society.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Hunt, William T. (William Tallmadge), 1854-1916.

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Hunt, Sanford B. (Sanford Bebee), 1825-1884

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Sanford B. Hunt (1825-1884), a Civil War surgeon, was born in Ithaca, N.Y. in 1825. Hunt was an anatomy professor at Buffalo Medical College (N.Y.) and served as editor of two Buffalo newspapers. During the Civil War he was a surgeon at Fort Monroe and later, Surgeon-in-Chief of the Army of the South-West in New Orleans. In 1866, he moved to Newark, N.J. (Essex County), where he edited the Newark Daily Advertiser until his death in 1884. His son, William Tallmadge Hunt (1854-1916), was also a pr...

Hunt family.

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New York Bible Society

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The New York Bible Society was founded in 1809, and merged with the Auxiliary New-York Bible Society in 1819. It was dissolved in 1828. The New York City Bible Society was established in 1829 and dissolved in 1832. The Young Men's New York Bible Society was established in 1823 and became the New York Bible Society in 1839, the New York International Bible Society in 1970, and later the International Bible Society. The New York Marine Bible Society...