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Military appointment of John Dillon
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1805 October 30 |
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This collection contains an appointment for John Dillon to serve as Ensign in the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot. These
appointments were usually purchased by gentlemen during this time period, Ensign being the lowest costing rank.
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ms4569 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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George Wagner family papers
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Wagner, George, 1841-1906 |
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Dates: |
1847-1899 |
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The collection consists of United States currency, Confederate currency, the Appointment of George Wagner as Captain of Company
I, 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and an indenture of apprenticeship for George Wagner to learn the art of gold beating.
The collection also includes an old stove catalog used as a scrapbook, created by Susan Kinner Courtright, and five photographs.
Three photographs depict warships of the Spanish-American War period; one photograph portrays five engines wrecked in Sussex
County, N.Y. during the Blizzard of 1888; and a final photograph is a group shot of H.A.A. Football players in 1895.
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Identifier: |
ms1796 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Thomas Mercer family papers
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Mercer, John Thomas, 1830-1864 |
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Dates: |
1842-1882 |
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The collection consists of a photograph of Mercer, an 1880 poem copy book, and a scrapbook started by Leonidas Mercer and
finished by his son-in-law Council B. Wooten (1832-1900). The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of speeches, letters
to editors, poems, and obituaries. The oversize folder contains military commissions and diplomas.
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Identifier: |
ms3714 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Frederick W. Benteen collection addendum
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1833-1978 |
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The collection consists of photographs of family members and military friends of Frederick W. Benteen. His commission paper
is included as well. It is dated 1864 November 23 and commissions him to brigadier general. Also includes is a bound, gilt-edged
album of religious pictures; the folded American flag that draped the coffin of Mrs. Anita Benteen Mitchell), Benteen's graddaughter,
in 1978; and a tattered American flag that appears to be a 10th Missouri Cavalry flag, flown during the Civil War and was
donated after the initial gift in 1973.
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Identifier: |
ms770a |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Mackey Brown papers
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Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922 |
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Dates: |
1843-1926 |
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The collection consists of personal and business correspondence, legal papers, writings, letterbooks, and other miscellaneous
items. The bulk of this material deals with family lawsuits concerning the estates of Joseph E. Brown (father of Joseph M.)
and Julius L. Brown (brother of Joseph M.). Box 1 includes letters written by Joseph M. Brown (1909-1926, mainly drafts and
typescripts) Theodore Roosevelt, Hoke Smith,S. V. Sanfor, and Thomas Watson. Also in this box are a few of Brown's writings
on military history of the Civil War, as well as his views on labor unions. Box 2 consists of legal documents and correspondence
to and from other people, including other Brown family members. Boxes 3 and 4 contain letterbooks of Julius L. Brown and
cover the periods 1894-1895 and 1908-1910.
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Identifier: |
ms27a |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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