Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Civil War lantern slides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides in the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1864 regarding the U.S. Civil War, with images of maps, forts, battles, military ordnance, and prominent politicians and military leaders.
Dates:
circa 1861-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Civil War lantern slides
Flavius Josephus Bellamy collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0100
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of diaries, letters, newspaper clippings, certificate, and discharge paper.The diary in Folder 1 mentions battles at Gettysburg and Williamsport, with detailed listings of troop movements.The letters in Folder 2 were sent to his parents and sisters Sarah and Eliza, among others. These are very detailed, and usually mention the location from which he writes, and how close it is to another city. It also contains a card with pictures of the...
Dates:
1861-1864
Oliver P. Morton papers
Collection
Identifier: L113
Scope and Contents
This collection consist primarily of correspondence and papers from Oliver P. Morton’s senatorial career with an emphasis on the 1876 presidential election and Louisiana politics in 1873 and 1874. There is also family correspondence, financial papers, speeches and notes on Republican politics, the U.S. Civil War, secession, and Reconstruction.There are also an oversize folder and a volume, which include extractions and a letter from R.R. Barrow, 1872/08/05 and 1872/09/29; speeches by...
Dates:
1855-1909
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Oliver P. Morton papers
William H. Seward letters
Collection — Folder: S1760
Identifier: S1760
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters written by William H. Seward while he served as United States Secretary of State. The first letter is dated November 22, 1865 and was sent to George P. March, U.S. Ambassador to Italy, as a letter of introduction for Governor Oliver P. Morton. The second letter is dated February 11, 1867 and was sent to Lieutenant Governor Conrad Baker, acting Governor of Indiana in the absence of Governor Morton, regarding Indiana's ratification of the 14th Amendment to the...
Dates:
1863-1867
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William H. Seward letters
