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Wooden Dispatch Box

 File — Box: 9

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

A wooden Dispatch Box with note attached by Frederick M. Woods reading " This military chest was carried thro the Rev War by my Gt Grand Father Lt Col Hendrick Ruyter (formerly Henrick DeRuyter)..." Inside the lid of the box is attached a genealogical document "Data of the Ruiter or Ruyter Family" written by E.C. Bartnett. The box is empty except for a small leather purse belonging to Elias Woods.

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Conditions Governing Access

The Woods Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

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

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