| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 1 | Title: | Bassett Family Papers
| | | Creator: | Bassett Family | | | Dates: | 1810-1887 | | | Abstract: | Homer F. Bassett resided in Rockport (now Rocky River), near Cleveland, Ohio. John M. Bassett served in the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Artillery Regiment during the Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, contracts, and land agreements and deeds to tracts of land in Brooklyn and Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Includes letters (1861-1863) from John M. Bassett to his family, written while he was stationed in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, giving his personal impressions of the Civil War. Other persons represented include Henry D. Bassett, Homer F. Bassett, Charles R. Jordan and Stephen Jordan. | | | Call #: | MS 2094 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Bassett family. | United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 1st (1862-1865) | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Soldiers -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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