Papers, 1796-1872 (bulk 1851-1863).

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Papers, 1796-1872 (bulk 1851-1863).

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Letters, diaries and military records describe daily routines, attitudes and conditions aboard the St. Lawrence and the Penobscot and detail the medical treatment of soldiers. Includes descriptions of: the battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia; the social and cultural life of Newark during the Civil War era; troop conduct in Washington, D.C.; Key West, Florida (where the St. Lawrence was stationed on blockade duty); and Col. Elmer Ellsworth's funeral, which was attended by Abraham Lincoln. Also, items of Dr. Pierson's father Charles, his mother Harriet Coe Pierson, and his sisters Henrietta and Adelaide, including a slave indenture (1796), a dance lesson book, autograph albums, and letters of introduction signed by Frederick Frelinghuysen and James M. Tichenor.

0.5 linear ft. (116 items)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7408546

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Frelinghuysen, Frederick, 1753-1804

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Frederick Frelinghuysen (April 13, 1753 – April 13, 1804) was an American lawyer, soldier, and senator from New Jersey. A graduate of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), Frederick went on to become an officer during the American Revolutionary War. In addition, he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1793 until 1796, and served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 1801. Born near Somer...

Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861

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Born as Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth in Malta, New York, Ellsworth grew up in Mechanicville, New York, and later moved to New York City. In 1854, he moved to Rockford, Illinois, where he worked for a patent agency. In 1859, he became engaged to Carrie Spafford, the daughter of a local industrialist and city leader. When Carrie's father demanded that he find more suitable employment, he moved to Chicago to study law and work as a law clerk. In 1860, Ellsworth moved to Springfield, Illinois, to work...

Pierson, Charles T., of Newark, N.J.

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St. Lawrence (Frigate)

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Pierson, Harriet Coe

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Monitor (Ironclad)

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Penobscot (Gunboat)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Pierson, Edward A., 1836-1863

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Edward A. Pierson (1836-1863), a Newark, N.J. (Essex County) physician and Civil War surgeon. He first served as surgeon's mate in the N.J. Infantry, First Regiment, and later as naval surgeon aboard the frigate St. Lawrence and the gunboat Penobscot. He was killed May 22, 1863 when the Penobscot was fired upon at Fort Fisher, North Carolina. From the description of Papers, 1796-1872 (bulk 1851-1863). (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 38871787 ...

Virginia (Ironclad)

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United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Tichenor, James D.

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Merrimack (Frigate)

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...