Eaton-Shirley family papers, 1790-1939, bulk 1850-1906.

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Eaton-Shirley family papers, 1790-1939, bulk 1850-1906.

The Eaton-Shirley family papers consist of personal diaries, correspondence, military papers, legal and business documents, printed materials, and photographs. A primary figure in the collection, John Eaton, Jr., was Civil War Superintendent of the Freedmen and later Commissioner of Education under Grant. The papers also contains substantial material from other Eaton family members, including military papers and correspondence of his brother, Lucien B. Eaton, and papers of the Shirley family (the family of John Eaton, Jr.'s wife, Alice E. Shirley).

1,903 items (5 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7782818

William L. Clements Library

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Eaton, Mary Newell.

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Pennock family.

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Eaton, Charles, b. 1807.

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Eaton, Alice Eugenia, b. 1844.

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Newton, Mary Alice.

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United States. Bureau of Education

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Shirley, James, 1794-1863.

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Eaton, Horace, 1810-1883

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Eaton, Christina L., b. 1839.

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Hardy family.

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Eaton, John, 1829-1906

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A New Hampshire native, Colonel Eaton was the General Superintendent of Freedmen for Mississippi, Arkansas, West Tennessee and Northern Louisiana from 1862 - 1865. Eaton served with the 9th Regiment Louisiana Infantry (African Descent) and recruited men for the 7th Regiment Louisiana Infantry (African Descent). From the description of John Eaton letter, 1864 Jan. 30. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 265753858 Union Army chaplain; Tennessee Superintendent of ...

Eaton, Lucien Bonaparte, b. 1837.

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Eaton, Frederick G.

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Shirley family.

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Shirley, Adelaine Quincy.

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Eaton, Ruth Dodge, 1796-1852.

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Newton, Elsie

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen (freed slaves) in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedmen's Bureau, was initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and was intended to last for one year after the end of the Civil War. It was passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves ...

Eaton family.

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Newton, Janet P.

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