John Barbee Pirtle : miscellaneous papers, 1854-1888.

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John Barbee Pirtle : miscellaneous papers, 1854-1888.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49264180

Papers deal mainly with business and consist of letters, including one from George Armstrong Custer regarding a life insurance policy, licenses, statements of account, and canceled checks.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Pirtle, John Barbee, 1842-1934.

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Louisville insurance man, banker, and Civil War veteran. From the description of John Barbee Pirtle : miscellaneous papers, 1854-1888. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49264180 ...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...