Papers of the Bantz family (and others) of Frederick, Md. and Winchester, Va., 1740-1900.

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Papers of the Bantz family (and others) of Frederick, Md. and Winchester, Va., 1740-1900.

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Collections of the Winchester, Va., and Frederick, Md., family include account books of T. Marion Bantz, Gideon Bantz, John M. Miller, and John Leight, extensive history and genealogy of area families (some relating to German settlements in Maryland and the Crouse family in Adams County, Pa.), correspondence, indentures, and miscellaneous accounts. Also included are order books, morning reports, and miscellaneous reports of several companies of the First Regiment Michigan Infantry, 1861-1862, and other miscellaneous war papers including material from the U.S Christian Commission. Of interest is a letter from R.F. Weir, General Hospital, Frederick, Md., 1864 November 21 concerning the lack of Thanksgiving dinner for soldiers. Other assorted materials include an 1871 War Department weather map, an 1880 recipe book of Julia Ann Derkehart, a loan record book, 1846-1847, of the Frederick-town Branch Bank., clipping scrapbook of the travels of Bishop Thomas Bowman in Europe, 1865 income tax forms, and 1835 astronomical maps. There is a copy of a 1794 surveryor's plat of Winchester, Va., various advertisements.

ca. 650 items.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7754982

University of Virginia. Library

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Leight, John.

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Bantz, Gideon,

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United States Christian Commission

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Miller, John M., 1940-

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Great Britain. Parliament

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The Ashantee (also spelled Ashanti) Invasion of Britain's Gold Coast protectorates began in December 1872. British forces responded with their own expedition and invasion of the Ashantee nation in January 1874, resulting in the Battle of Amoaful and the destruction of Kumasi. From the description of British Parliamentary papers on the Ashantee Invasion, 1873-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 586073390 With the execution of Charles I on January 30, 1649, th...

Derkehart, Julia Ann.

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Bantz, T. Marion.

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Crouse family.

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

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Bantz family.

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Bowman, Thomas.

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