John W. Phelps papers, 1835-1884.

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John W. Phelps papers, 1835-1884.

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This collection consists of 180 items, primarily letters written to John W. Phelps, from 1835 to 1884. Many of these letters relate to Phelps' military career, beginning from his time as a cadet at West Point and culminating with his resignation from the U.S. Army in 1862. Several documents specifically mention events and conditions in the Seminole War and the Mexican War, including some correspondence from 1848 that alludes to failed attempts by Phelps to publish his journal kept during the Mexican War. A number of letters and reports from the early 1850s also include information about conditions in Texas and on the Mexican border. However, there are fewer documents related to Phelps' 1857-1858 Mormon Expedition service. Letters from 1861 to September 1862 relate directly to events taking place during John W. Phelps' Civil War service. Much of the later correspondence is focused on either politics or Phelps' literary and scholarly endeavors. None of the letters appear to allude to Phelps' 1880 presidential candidancy. The seller's inventory, prepared in 1925, describing the 180 documents in this collection, is available in folder 0.

.25 linear feet.

Vermont Historical Society

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Phelps, J. W. (John Wolcott), 1813-1885

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United States. Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861)

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Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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