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Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1864-1895

 Series

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Scope and Contents note

The miscellaneous material consists of some printed items such as the by-laws and membership of the Ohio Society of New York, the Sixth Annual Report of the St. Louis Southern Railroad Company, 1893, the roster of the Shiloh Battlefield Association, 1893, a copy of the 1877 supplement to the newspaper Observer, and a copy of the Abolitionist paper, The Christian Press, October, 1856. Also, a broadside calling for a miners’ strike and a few pieces of railroad material. Miscellaneous military items include Ephraim Dawes’s muster-in and muster-out documents, and official appointment as Lieutenant-Colonel, as well as a collection of items concerning his war wound in 1864. Also, an undated carte de visite of Dawes and a group of condolence letters and memorials following his death in 1895.

Dates

  • Creation: 1864-1895

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Ephraim C. Dawes papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).

Arrangement note

Arranged by type of material.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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