Papers, 1866-1888.

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Papers, 1866-1888.

Army officer. Letters to his cousin from West Point, June 28, 1866 and Washington, D. C., April 17, 1883; also contains a telegram, 1888 and his wedding announcement, undated.

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Ayres, Romeyn Beck, 1825-1888

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Ayres was born at East Creek, New York, along the Mohawk River in Montgomery County. He was the son of a small-town doctor, who trained him in Latin. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847, ranking 22nd in a class of 38, and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery. Although graduating in time for the Mexican–American War, Ayres served only on garrison duty in Puebla and Mexico City until 1850, seeing no fighting in the war. Between the wars,...

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