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| 1 | Title: | Sosman Family Papers | |
| Creator: | Sosman Family | ||
| Dates: | 1832-1871 | ||
| Abstract: | George A. Sosman was a farmer in Chillicothe, Ohio. John F. Sosman served in the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Frank A. Sosman was a clerk and bookkeeper in Chillicothe. The collection consists of letters to George and Lucretia Browning Sosman (1835-1845) from Wesley and Phebe Browning, concerning religious conferences in the Midwest and manual-labor schools among the Shawnee and Choctaw Indians; diaries of George Sosman (1853-1859), with comments on his farming activities; letters of John F. Sosman from Virginia during the Civil War; and diaries of Frank S. Sosman (1867-1869). | ||
| Call #: | MS 0555 | ||
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | ||
| Subjects: | Sosman family. | Browning family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 73rd (1861-1865) | Farmers -- Ohio -- Diaries. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Indians of North America -- Education. | Choctaw Indians. | Shawnee Indians. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | ||
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