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81	Title:	George W. Beadle Papers
	Creator:	Beadle, George W.
	Dates:	1863-1890
	Abstract:	George W. Beadle was an American Civil War soldier who served in the 10th Regiment of Ohio Infantry, and later, in the 18th Independent Battery of Ohio Light Artillery. After the war he settled in Plainwell, Michigan. The collection consists of correspondence, Civil War military records, a certificate designating Beadle as a notary public, copies of Bible lessons, and a receipt. The collection pertains primarily to the Civil War experiences of Beadle and his wife, Rachel Smith, and includes correspondence which reflects the effects of the war on the personal lives of the soldiers and their families. In addition there is some information on Beadle's military units.
	Call #:	MS 4408
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Beadle, George W., b. 1841. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861) \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 18th (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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82	Title:	William McCoy Papers
	Creator:	McCoy, William
	Dates:	1854-1883
	Abstract:	William McCoy was a Carroll County, Ohio judge, educator, and part-owner of the Free Press, later called the Carroll Union Press. The collection consists of correspondence of McCoy and others, and receipts.
	Call #:	MS 4416
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McCoy, William, 1823-1905. \| Blackledge, William -- Family. \| Blackledge family. \| Newspaper publishing -- Ohio -- Carroll County. \| Carroll County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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83	Title:	James Pinkerton Family Papers
	Creator:	Pinkerton, James Family
	Dates:	1786-1870
	Abstract:	James Pinkerton and his wife Mary were residents of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, settling there in 1783. Their sons, Captain William Pinkerton and John Pinkerton, were farmers in Westmoreland County, but another son, David, migrated to Knox County, Ohio in the 1830s. The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, legal documents and military muster rolls. The collection consists primarily of sporadic correspondence between Pinkerton family members in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. Included are some American Civil War letters with comments on the Union army, camp conditions, and opinions of the war.
	Call #:	MS 4506
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Pinkerton family. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Westmoreland County. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Knox County. \| Westmoreland County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. \| Knox County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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84	Title:	John W. McClure Family Papers
	Creator:	McClure, John W. Family
	Dates:	1855-1896
	Abstract:	John W. McClure was a businessman and writer in New York City, served in the American Civil War, and later became United States consul in France from 1867-early 1870s. He maintained an active correspondence with his brothers and sisters living in various sections of the country. Included are letters from Marcus A. Hanna and Chester C. Bolton regarding politics. The collection consists of a diary, travel journal, newspaper clippings, and family correspondence written and received by John W. McClure, his sister Belle McClure Wilson, brothers David T. McClure and William H. McClure, and John McClure's friends and business associates in the United States and France, as well as invitations, menus, theater programs, and printed poems.
	Call #:	MS 4549
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McClure, John Wilson, 1831-1877. \| McClure family. \| Diplomatic and consular service, American -- France. \| New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Southern States -- Description and travel. \| Middle West -- Description and travel.
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85	Title:	George E. Dunbar Diary
	Creator:	Dunbar, George E.
	Dates:	1862-1864
	Abstract:	George E. Dunbar, a farm laborer from Newburgh, Ohio, enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, at Camp Wade in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 1861. Trained at Camp Dennison, Ohio, his company left for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in January 1862, Dunbar having been appointed sergeant and later quartermaster sergeant. While the regiment was defending the Kansas and Missouri borders during the Civil War, Dunbar became ill and was discharged on October 2, 1862, returning after a lengthy journey home via wagon and train to Newburgh. The collection consists of a single volume containing a chronicle of Dunbar's service in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, from January to October 1862, and an anonymous entry, dated February 29, 1864, concerning a business trip to Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 4601
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Dunbar, George E., ca. 1833-1902. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) -- Personal narratives. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. \| Middle West -- Description and travel. \| Newburgh (Ohio) -- Biography.
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86	Title:	John McLeish Papers
	Creator:	McLeish, John
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	John McLeish was born in Scotland, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1830s. During the American Civil War, he served in the 9th Ohio Independent Battery, organized in Cleveland in 1861 and trained at Camp Wood, Ohio. In December 1862, McLeish and several others in the battery were discharged for ill health. The collection consists of two diaries, one written anonymously and the other written by Private John McLeish. The anonymous diary chronicles the writer's service in the 9th Ohio Independent Battery from January 10-August 31, 1862. McLeish's diary begins on September 1, 1862, and ends on December 14, 1862, several days before his discharge.
	Call #:	MS 4602
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McLeish, John, 1811-1891. \| United States. Army. Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery, 9th (1861-1865) -- Personal narratives. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects. \| Cumberland Gap Campaign, 1862. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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87	Title:	Worthy McClintock and Family Papers
	Creator:	McClintock, Worthy
	Dates:	1862-1864
	Abstract:	Worthy McClintock was a soldier from Solon, Ohi,o who served in Company H of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during the Civil War. He was stationed at Camp Thomas, Columbus, Ohio and saw duty in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky from June 1862 through the summer of 1864. He fought in the Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Chickamauga and apparently died while in service sometime before November 1, 1864. The collection consists of approximately twenty-five pieces of correspondence primarily between Worthy and his parents (Joshua and Lucy), but also includes a few letters from family friends and other correspondents.
	Call #:	MS 4975
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McClintock, Worthy, d. 1864 -- Correspondence. \| McClintock family -- Correspondence. \| United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company H. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Solon -- Correspondence. \| Farm life -- Ohio -- Solon. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Solon (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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88	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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89	Title:	Peter Henry Kaiser Papers
	Creator:	Kaiser, Peter Henry
	Dates:	1900-1928
	Abstract:	Peter Henry Kaiser (1840-1929) was a lawyer, of Cleveland, Ohio. He served as historian of the 150th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and other papers, containing data relating to the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which were gathered by Kaiser as historian of the regiment; "A Half-century in Cleveland" (1919), which includes Kaiser's observations on topics such as housing, population, railways, industry, and the Cleveland Bar; and "History and evaluation of soldiers' relief in Ohio."
	Call #:	MS 1387
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kaiser, Peter Henry, 1840-1929. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 150th (1864) \| Cleveland Bar Association. \| Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| Veterans -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 150th.
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90	Title:	Regimental Papers of the Civil War
	Creator:	Palmer, William Pendleton
	Dates:	1846-1908
	Abstract:	William Pendleton Palmer (1861-1927) was President of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio (1913-1927). The collection consists of American Civil War documents collected by Palmer, including military and personal correspondence, muster rolls, official orders, ordnance and quartermaster reports, casualty lists, memoirs, diaries, descriptions of the engagements in which various regiments took part, and papers dealing with veterans' organizations after the war. Half of the collection relates to Ohio volunteers, but there are papers from Union and Confederate regiments of thirty States. Includes material concerned with Negro regiments enlisted in the Southern States occupied by Union Armies, and a few references to the Mexican War and the 1850s. Collection features the James E. Taylor Sketchbook.
	Call #:	MS 2152
	Extent:	16.00 linear feet (36 containers and 17 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Palmer, William Pendleton, 1861-1927. \| Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries. \| Veterans -- United States -- Societies, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Afro-Americans. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Sources.
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91	Title:	Wells A. Bushnell, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Memoir
	Creator:	Bushnell, Wells A.
	Dates:	1898-1905
	Abstract:	Wells A. Bushnell (1839-1907) was born in Trumbull County, Ohio. He enlisted in 1861 as a private for three years in the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry at Orwell, Ohio, and was appointed a corporal soon thereafter. He was captured in 1862 at Catlett Station, Virginia, and spent ten days in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, before being exchanged. He was appointed a sergeant in Company A, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry on January 1, 1863, and subsequently served as a quartermaster sergeant and orderly sergeant in Company A throughout 1863 and 1864. He was promoted to second lieutenant November 12, 1864, and then to first lieutenant January 31, 1865, in Company E of the Sixth Ohio. Bushnell resigned from service May 28, 1865. The Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry saw heavy action throughout the American Civil War. Originating at Orwell, Ohio, and surrounding areas, it was one of two cavalry regiments raised by Senator Benjamin F. Wade and Congressman John Hutchins of Ohio. The Sixth entered the war in June 1862 during the pursuit of Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. Throughout the war, the Sixth participated in numerous battles and engagements, including Cross Keys, Luray Court House, Warrenton, 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Rapidan Station, Bristoe Station, Gettysburg, Yellow Tavern, Cold Harbor, Trevilians' Station, Malvern Hill, Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, and Appomattox. The Sixth was present at the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox. The collection consists of a bound volume compiled and written in longhand by Wells A. Bushnell concerning his service in and the history of the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. It also contains notes, a newspaper clipping, and a ribbon removed form the bound volume. The memoir documents the movements, actions, and battles in which the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry participated from 1862-1865, including the Shenandoah Valley campaign, Cross Keys, 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Five Forks, and Appomattox. It describes other aspects of the war, including camp life of the soldiers, troop movements and transportation, and Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. The memoir also includes a roster of officers and enlisted men of Company A of the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which details their military service and in many cases notes their death dates. This bound volume was removed from MS 2152 Regimental Papers of the Civil War, Container 17, Bound Volume 1, for this microfilm reproduction.
	Call #:	MS 2152A
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bushnell, Wells A., 1839-1907. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) \| Libby Prison. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Transportation. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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92	Title:	Albert Gaillard Hart Papers
	Creator:	Hart, Albert Gaillard
	Dates:	1830-1907
	Abstract:	Albert Gaillard Hart (1821-1907) was a physician of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, a diary (1864), lectures, reminiscences, land contracts and deeds, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other papers, chiefly relating to Hart's service as a surgeon for the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Includes school papers from Western Reserve College, papers relating to land in Clarkesville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and reunions of the Bushnell family.
	Call #:	MS 2659
	Extent:	1.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hart, Albert Gaillard, 1821-1907. \| Hart family. \| Bushnell family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) \| United States. Army -- Surgeons. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care.
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93	Title:	Personal War Sketches of the Members of Army and Navy Post No. 187
	Creator:	Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187
	Dates:	ca. 1899
	Abstract:	The Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187, was the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of this national association of Union Civil War veterans. The GAR worked on both the state and national levels for issues such as pensions and the establishment of soldiers' homes. By 1908 there were a total of 8 GAR posts in Cleveland, with a membership of 886. Five additional posts were located elsewhere in Cuyahoga County, with 129 additional members. The collection consists of a record of the Civil War service of living and deceased members of the post. Presented to the post by William Bingham, 1899.
	Call #:	MS 2769
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Grand Army of the Republic. Army and Navy Post, No. 187 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Registers. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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94	Title:	Hiram P. Oviatt Papers
	Creator:	Oviatt, Hiram P.
	Dates:	1816-1897
	Abstract:	Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker.
	Call #:	MS 3518
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. \| Bullard family. \| Hamilton family. \| Oviatt family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Prospecting -- California. \| Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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95	Title:	Henry Harrison Cumings Papers
	Creator:	Cumings, Henry Harrison
	Dates:	1817-1882
	Abstract:	Henry Harrison Cumings (1840-1913) was born in Illinois. With his family, he moved in 1825 to Unionville, Lake County, Ohio. In 1852, he moved to North Madison, Lake County, Ohio. Cumings attended various schools, including the Madison Seminary and the Grand River Institute at Austinburgh. He later enrolled at Oberlin College, graduating in 1862. He then enlisted in the 105th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, receiving a commission as a 1st Lieutenant of Company D. In 1864, he was promoted to the rank of Captain of Company A, later transferring to Company K. During the war, Cumings and the 105th Regiment saw action in the battles of Perryville, Kentucky (1862); Milton, Tennessee (1863); Hoover's Gap, Tennessee (1863); Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1863); Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (1863); Missionary Ridge, Tennessee (1863); and Atlanta, Georgia (1864). After the war, Cumings settled at Tidioute, Warren County, Pennsylvania, where he lived for the remainder of his life. In 1867, he married Charlotte (Lottie) J. Sink. Cumings was active in various oil refining companies, and also served in local political and governmental posts. The collection consists of correspondence, supply orders, military records and publications, post-war business records, personal writings, newspaper clippings, speeches, and an autograph book. The collection pertains primarily to Henry Cumings' Civil War experiences, with detailed information referring to the 105th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the post quartermaster department. Also included is material relating to Oberlin College during the early 1860s, letters from his wife, Lottie Sink Cumings, and personal information pertaining to Henry Cumings, his family and friends. In addition, the collection includes the papers of Henry's grandfather, Benjamin Cumings, and George Densten, a family friend, primarily correspondence.
	Call #:	MS 4599
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Cumings, Henry Harrison, 1840-1913. \| Cummings family. \| Cumings, Charlotte J. Sink, 1846-1913. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865) \| Oberlin College. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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96	Title:	Gifford and Warner Family Papers
	Creator:	Gifford and Warner Family
	Dates:	1853-1879
	Abstract:	James P. and Elizabeth Clark Gifford resided on a farm in Conneaut, Ohio. They and their children, Oscar and Jane, corresponded with the family of Miles Bristol Warner and Jean Clark Warner who resided around Lima, New York. The Giffords' son was enlisted with the 19th Ohio Light Artillery during the years 1862-1864, and he wrote about his experiences to his mother. Family matters and farm news were exchanged in the letters between the two families. The collection consists of an advertisement, correspondence, an index, and one legal document.
	Call #:	MS 5066
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gifford, Oscar E., b. ca. 1832 -- Correspondence. \| Barnes, Jane Gifford -- Correspondence. \| Warner, Charles H., b. 1828 -- Correspondence. \| Gifford family. -- Correspondence. \| Warner family. -- Correspondence. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 19th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. \| Farm life -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. \| Farm life -- New York (State) -- Livingston County. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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97	Title:	Caleb Emerson Family Papers
	Creator:	Emerson, Caleb Family
	Dates:	1795-1905
	Abstract:	Caleb Emerson was a Marietta, Ohio lawyer, journalist and abolitionist, and co-founder of the Marietta Branch of the Washington Benevolent Society. He married Mary Dana, the daughter of an early settler of Washington County. Their son, George Dana, was a captain in the 1st Michigan Engineers during the Civil War. Their son-in-law, William D. Bailey was Treasurer of Warren Township, Ohio. The collection consists of personal and business correspondence; legal papers, financial papers (receipts and accounts); historical, political, and biographical sketches; public letters and addresses; notes and articles on slavery, abolition, religion, and temperance; minutes and journals of the Washington Benevolent Society; civic records of Warren Township; and original poetry.
	Call #:	MS 0830
	Extent:	1.75 linear feet (4 containers and 3 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Emerson family. \| Emerson, Caleb, 1779-1853. \| United States. Army. Michigan Engineers Regiment, 1st (1862-1865) \| Washington Benevolent Society. \| Soldiers -- Michigan. \| Pioneers -- Ohio -- Washington County. \| Antislavery movements -- United States. \| Abolitionists -- Ohio -- Marietta. \| Temperance. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Washington County. \| Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Marietta (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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98	Title:	Abel Larkin Family Papers
	Creator:	Larkin, Abel Family
	Dates:	1790-1918
	Abstract:	Abel Larkin (1764-1830) of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Rutland, Vermont, settled in Rutland, Ohio, in 1804. He served as township clerk, justice of the peace, and associate justice for Meigs County. Abel Jr. and Stillman C. Larkin were his sons. The collection consists of correspondence, family histories, legal and financial documents, account books, church records, speeches, invitations, and writings, of Abel Larkin Sr., Abel Larkin Jr., Stillman C. Larkin, and other members of their family. Includes records of the Chillicothe Methodist Church and Civil War correspondence of James E. Bullock, who served with the 116th Regt. of Ohio Infantry.
	Call #:	MS 0924
	Extent:	2.10 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Larkin, Abel, 1764-1830. \| Larkin family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 116th (1862-1865) \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Gallia County. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Meigs County. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Meigs County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Gallia County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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99	Title:	Alcinus Ward Fenton Papers
	Creator:	Fenton, Alcinus Ward
	Dates:	1862-1912
	Abstract:	Alcinus Ward Fenton (1839-1923) was a soldier in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which was stationed in Virginia during most of the American Civil War. He later served as a customs broker, customs inspector, and chairman of the Board of Examiners of the Civil Service Customs House in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Civil War letters written by Fenton while serving with the 6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry; 2 scrapbooks of reunion records (ca. 1884) of the 6th Ohio Cavalry Veterans Association; and scrapbooks of letters and newspaper clippings relating to Fenton's career in customs administration, his relations with Charles F. Leach (customs collector and Republican political leader), political patronage, and Fenton's fitness for office.
	Call #:	MS 1318
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Fenton, Alcinus Ward, 1839-1923. \| Leach, Charles F. \| Maschke, Maurice, 1868-1936. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Patronage, Political -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Civil Service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Cavalry -- 6th.
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100	Title:	Peter Hitchcock Family Papers
	Creator:	Hitchcock, Peter Family
	Dates:	1788-1898
	Abstract:	Peter Hitchcock, Sr. (1781-1853) was an early settler of Burton, Ohio, who became an Ohio and United States legislator and Chief Justice of Ohio. His sons, Reuben, Henry, and Peter Jr., entered the judiciary, ministry and politics respectively and were affiliated with Burton Academy, Western Reserve College and the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. the collection consists of correspondence of family members and miscellaneous papers relating to Western Reserve College, Burton Academy, the Atlantic and Great Western Railway and the early history of Burton, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3325
	Extent:	19.80 linear feet (49 containers and 2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hitchcock, Peter, 1781-1853. \| Hitchcock family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. \| Railroads -- United States. \| Public Square (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Law -- Ohio. \| Burton (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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