Family papers. 1876-1920.

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Family papers. 1876-1920.

Army officer. Cadet letters to his family, 1876-1879; weekly postcards to his family reporting his grades and news, many of these messages incorporate pen and ink drawings; family correspondence, 1880-1920; photographs; tintype; newspaper clippings.

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