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The collection consists of papers of Annie Disosway, her relatives and descendants. Correspondence is addressed to Annie in
New York City; and Kingsland Coffyn in Maine, New Hamphsire, and New York City. A letter to Annie Disosway from "R." in Olney,
Maryland, describes in detail the Confederate troops coming to the family home. Diaries kept by Annie Disosway describe her
move to New York, attendance at female seminary, and her family; contain her thoughts on the American Civil War; and describe
her brother's enlistment in the First New York Mounted Rifles, his serious illness, and her travels to the camp of the Lincoln
Cavalry (Camp Meigs) to care for him. A third diary kept by Annie contains reminiscences of past Christmas seasons. A fourth
diary kept by Louise Disosway describes various family matters. Further writings include a school composition book of Winnona
Adams, a handwritten newsletter edited by Louise Adams, and lessons and lecture notes written by Annie Disosway Adams regarding
mental healing, the Iliad, French history, and her husband's death. The collection also includes wills of Achsah Wilkins,
Cornelius Ryerss Disosway, and Israel Disosway; and the Commission of Cornelius R. Disosway, Chaplain of 10th Regiment.
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