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Lewis Henry Brown letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2002-002
Abstract
This collection consists of fifty-six letters written during the Civil War, mostly by Lewis Henry Brown (1840 - 1917) of the Town of Union, Broome County, New York during his service as a soldier in the 27th New York Volunteer Infantry and the 1st New York Cavalry (Veteran). Six of the letters were written by Lewis's brother Burritt Brown (1839 - 1920) during his service with the 168th New York Volunteer Infantry. One letter was written by Burritt Brown's friend and tent-mate Albert Ransom...
Dates:
1861 - 1865
William S. Chittenden papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2017-004
Abstract
This collection houses several personal documents belonging to William Sisson Chittenden (1908 - 1991), grandson of William Worth Sisson, and prominent banker in Binghamton, N.Y.
Dates:
1942 - 1958
Frank W. Eldredge diary
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1983-002
Abstract
Diary of Frank W. Eldredge (1849 - 1912) kept while attending Eagleswood Military Academy in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1863 and 1864, with a single entry from 1866. The diary was kept in an old ledger book, and not sequentially. From the front of the book, the entries are as follows: April 16 - May 5, 1864; September 15, 1864; July 3, 1866; November 8, 1864; February 26, 1863; September 27 - October 18, 1863; February 13 - 22 1863. Eldredge's diary entries document the weather and his daily...
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Edward I. Ford diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2005-001
Abstract
This collection includes two diaries kept by Dr. Edward Irving Ford (1825 - 1908) of Binghamton, Broome County, New York, for the years 1863 and 1866. The 1863 diary records Ford's activities in Binghamton and then his service as an army surgeon in various locations. The 1866 diary records his final month in hospital service, his journey back to Binghamton and various other travels, and his purchase of a drug store in Binghamton.
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Louisa Russell Family letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2018-001
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of letters received by Louisa Russell (1841 - 1913) of Hooper, Town of Union, Broome County, New York between 1861 and 1866. Correspondents include her brother James Russell, cousins Carrie, Lydia, and Daniel Russell of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and cousins Sarah and Chester McKinney of Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The collection also includes one letter written by Louisa Russell to her sister-in-law, Louisa Chauncey Russell, and two letters...
Dates:
1861 - 1866
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- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 4
- Binghamton (N.Y.) 2
- Diaries (documents) 2
- Personal correspondence 2
- Account books (financial records) 1
- Banks and banking 1
- Bradford County (Pa.) 1
- Eagleswood Military Academy (N.J.) 1
- Medicine 1
- Saint Joseph County (Ind.) 1
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 101st (1864-1866) 1
- United States. Army. New York Engineer Regiment, 50th (1861-1865) 1
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 109th (1862-1865) 1
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 168th (1863) 1
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 179th (1864-1865) 1
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1863) 1
- United States. Army. New York Veteran Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1863-1865) 1 ∧ less
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- Brown, Burritt, 1839-1920 1
- Brown, Lewis Henry, 1840-1917 1
- Chittenden, William Sisson, 1908-1991 1
- Eldredge, Frank W., 1849-1912 1
- Ford, Edward Irving, 1825-1908 1
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