Correspondence of Gen. John S. Crocker, 1843-1890.

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Crocker, John S., d. 1890. Correspondence of Gen. John S. Crocker, 1843-1890.

Correspondence of Gen. John S. Crocker, 1843-1890.

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The collection consists chiefly of letters between Crocker and his wife Harriet Gorham Sipperly Crocker. The majority of the letters convey family news. Of interest is Crocker's description of his conversion to Christianity; his 1859 trip to Washington, D.C., and meeting with Senator David C. Broderick; and the death of a daughter from typhoid. Few of Crocker's letters have Civil War content though one of 1862 August 20, announces his release from Libby Prison but does not describe his stay there except for a brief reference to rotten meat. An 1864 letter from Harriet Crocker mentions a local doctor who has acquired a contraband servant and complains about war-time parties. The collection also contains a copy of a sketch of Crocker from the Washington, D.C. Daily Critic, April 3, 1882; and three legal documents pertaining to his will and the settlement of his estate.

30 items.

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