Hammond family papers, 1819-1944.

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Hammond family papers, 1819-1944.

Civil War letters from William L. Longley of the 51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment to his wife, Mary A. (Hammond) Longley, including an account of Longley's flight from the south at the outbreak of the war; genealogical data on the Hammond, Longley, Moody, York, and allied families; newspaper clippings; and other documents.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7949728

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York family.

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Moody family.

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Langley family.

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Longley, Mary A. Hammond (Mary Abbey Hammond)

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 51st (1861-1865)

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Hammond family.

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Moody, Lemuel, 1767-1846

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Ship captain, of Portland, Me.; master of schooner Betsey which was captured by the French in the 1790s and Moody imprisoned; member of Portland Monument Ground (association) which built the Portland Observatory (also known as Brown Tower) in 1807, on the highest hill in the city and used, chiefly to signal ships; eventually the Moody family bought the property which remains today an historic landmark; active in the formation of the Portland Marine Society (founded 1796 and still active today). ...

Portland Observatory (Portland, Me.)

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Originally used to signal ships; currently a museum and historical building. From the description of Portland Observatory records, 1810-1847. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128390 ...

Longley, William L. (William Llewellyn), 1838-1884

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Longley family.

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