Papers. 1856-1869.

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Papers. 1856-1869.

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Army officer. Typed transcripts of Elderkin's cadet letters to his family, 1856-1861; letters to his family written just after graduation including a letter announcing his marriage to Frances Gurley of Washington, D.C.; letter to Honorable Noble Strong Elderkin from his daughter-in-law Fanny; letter from Reverand Gurley to daughter Fanny and son-in-law William, 1863; letter from William to Noble Strong Elderkin describing his tour of duty as director Indian Subsistance, 13 August 1869. The collection also includes two published works by William A. Elderkin: "Queen of the Sahara", 1889 and "Ritual of the ancient order of Hercules": Cincinnati, 1888.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868

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Clergyman. From the description of P. D. Gurley correspondence, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984789 Presbyterian minister, Washington, D.C., 1854-1868; chaplain to U.S. Senate. Present at death of Abraham Lincoln and gave sermon at Lincoln's funeral. From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to M.D. Phillips, 1866 March 16. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 32483646 Phin...

Elderkin, Frances Gurley, fl. 1861-1869.

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Elderkin, Noble Strong, fl. 1830-1869.

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Elderkin, William Anthony, 1839-1900.

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