United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin F. Cary correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4233
Scope and Content note
The collection consists of letters to and from various members of the Benjamin F. Cary family, including between Cary and his wife Sophia during their courtship and marriage, and to their children. Envelopes for letters sent between 1861 and 1869 are included and labeled with numbers corresponding to the letters. Overall, the letters concern family matters and shed light on domestic life. Letters sent by Cary to his family during the Civil War years provide insight into local and national...
Dates:
1842 - 1886
Joseph Dow family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4227
Scope and Content note
The collection consists of the correspondence, financial records, account and day books, and legal papers of Joseph Dow and other members of the extended Dow family. Included are deeds and correspondence between Dow family members and the related Marstons, as well as a selection of Civil War letters from James Bradbury to his family. A significant portion of the collection is comprised of the legal writs and complaints presented to Joseph Dow during his tenure as Justice of the Peace in...
Dates:
1812 - 1894
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
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Joseph Dow family papers
Swett family collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4224
Scope and Content note
Letters, documents, and photographs, as well as photocopies of letters, photographs, certificate. Includes volume (spiral bound) compiled by Elena L. Swett McHerron and Judith Ann McHerron in 2003 of photocopies of the letters by Henry Augustus Swett, and related material.
Dates:
1852 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1852 - 1864
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
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Swett family collection