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There are 150 volumes and approximately 6,000 pieces, en- tirely arranged by subject and catalogued by accessions and by pieces on about 2,000 index cards which cite subjects, persons, places, datos, and library location. Manuscripts are available upon application to the librarian and under supervision. There is no photostat or other copy service.
206. VERNON. - VERNON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Main Street. Librarian, Mrs. Mabel Richards. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Tues- day and Thursday; and 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1895 to provide reading and reference material for the community. Manuscripts are purchased occasionally, none are sold or exchanged, and only out- right gifts are accepted. The library is housed in a one-story,
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Warsaw - Warsaw Historical Society
(206A - 2070)
nonfireproof, stone building, erected in 1828, with adequate space for expansion.
Holdings
A. Record and minute books of Vernon Academy, 1806- 38, 1885-91, 2 v.
B. Account book, supposedly kept by an early Westmore- land merchant, 1815-47, 1 v.
c. Miscellaneous materials, including: record of sub- scriptions for the purchase of books for the original library of Vernon, 1806; Thomas L. WHITBECK'S option to David TUTHILL and Hewitt HILLS for the purchase of land in Oneida Resor- vation, upon which the first settlement was made in the town of Vernon, Aug. 26, 1797; letter from John BROWN to H. Whipple JENKINS (both carly residents of Vernon), regarding legal matters; and appeal for aid to Civil War soldiers with clothing and other articles.
Three volumes and four pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued; accessible without restrictions upon request to the librarian. There is no photostat or other copy service.
207. WARSAW. ~ WARSAW HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Perry Avenue. President, Henry Tenhagen. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1927 to preserve tho building, books, manuscripts and relics devised to it, foster an interest in local history, and add to its collections. It has no policy regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of manuscripts, but accepts gifts and deposits. It is housed in a two-story, non- fireproof, frame building, erected in 1824, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
A. BRONSON and GATES papers, 1837-51, 140 items, com- prising business papers of the firm of Isaac C. BRONSON and Chauncey C .. GATES, of Warsaw, in- cluding promissory notes (65), judgments (30) against inhabitants of Warsaw and Orangeville, and miscellaneous receipts, bills, orders, mem- oranda of sale and purchase of notes and of cash settlements, and other data.
B. Doybook of Dr. Chauncey L. SHELDON, 1806-22, 1 v.
c. Minutes of Meetings of Frecholders of School District No. 6, Town of Gainsville, 1819-1910, 1 v.
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Warsaw - Warsaw Public Library
(207D - 209) Warsaw - Wyoming-Middlebury Historical Society
D. Minutes of Meetings of Gainsvillo Burying Ground Society, 1841-1910, 1 v., including lists of owners of lots, registers of deaths, and finan- cial statements.
E. Miscellaneous materials, including: GATES family letters (4), 1820-41; teacher's certificate is- sued to Seth M. GATES, 1821; and essay on early schools of Warsaw and biographical sketch of Dr. John G. MEACHEM (undated, authorship indeterminable).
Three volumes and 145 pieces, unarranged but entirely cata- logued by accessions. Material may be used only by special per- mission of the President. There is no copy service.
208. WARSAW. - WARSAW PUBLIC LIBRARY, North Main Street. Librarian, Helen M. Cameron. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1905 to furnish reading material for the inhabitants of Warsaw. It has no fields of specialization and no policies as to the purchase, sale, or ex- change of manuscripts, but accepts gifts and deposits. It is housed in a two-story, nonfireproof, brick building, constructed in 1905, with adequate room for expansion.
Holdings
Records of the Warsaw Monday Club, 1892-1923, 6 v., com- prising constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, discussions, and financial data.
Six volumes, accessible by permission of the librarian. There is no photostat service.
209. WARSAW. ~ WYOMING-MIDDLEBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Custodian, Henry Tonhagon. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday.
History and Purpose. ~ Founded in 1906 for the pur- pose of collecting and preserving historical documents and relics pertaining to the village of Wyoming and the town of Middlebury. It has no policy regarding manuscripts, but will accept gifts and conditional deposits. It is housed in a two-story, nonfireproof, frame building, constructed in 1824, with ample space for the storage and use of records.
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Warsaw ~ Wyoming-Middlebury Historical Society
(209A - 2090)
Holdings
A. Records of Middlebury Academy, 1819-99, 122 items, consisting mainly of school receipts, but including a record of the originators of the Middlebury Academy and High School (Oct. 11, 1819), rules for the qualification of students of the Academy, report of student committee ap- pointed to investigate Academy affairs (1849), resignations from and applications for principal- ship, and correspondence relating to the early history of the Academy.
B. Military records, including:
1. List of soldiers of the War of 1812 and Civil War buried at West Middlebury, compiled by E. B. BELKNAP, Aug. 1, 1907.
2. List of soldiers in the Civil War from the town of Middlebury, whose names and records are engrossed on the Roll in the sealed copper box under the Wyoming County Soldiers Monu- ment, Court House Circle, Warsaw, New York. 3. Miscellaneous papers, including: letter from A. B. LAWRENCE to Meda COX, Apr. 26, 1909, regarding Wyoming County soldiers in the Civil War; citation to Merrit W. HORTON, of the 1st Dragoons, New York Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious service, bearing signature of Governor Reuben E. FENTON, July 6, 1866; and officers' commissions (4) granted to James O. MCCLURE of Warsaw, 1857-66, bearing signatures of Governors John A. KING, Edwin D. MORGAN, and Horatio SEYMOUR.
c. Miscellaneous materials, including: minute books of the Susan Look Avery Club (1919, 1.v.) and the Saturday Club (1919-38, 1 v.); diary of M. N. VELZY, of Perry, Wyoming County (1864-65, 2 v.); personal papers of John, William B., and Frances C. COLLAR (1777-1855, 6 pieces), David and Wealthy HOVEY (1822, 1832, 3 pieces), S. P. MOON (1835-68, 11 pieces), and others; and min- utes of meeting of those interested in the for- mation of the Wyoming-Middlebury Historical Society and its constitution (Mar. 17, 1906) .
Four volumes and 169 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued. Materials are available upon application to the custodian. Photostat service at standard rates.
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Waterloo - Waterloo Library and Historical Society (210A - 210F)
210. WATERLOO. - WATERLOO LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 33 E. Williams Street. Librarian, Leura Lerch; curator, Marion E. Hulbert. Winter hours (Oct. 15 - May 15): 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., daily, except Wednesday evening. Summer hours (May 15 - Oct. 15): 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., daily, except Wednesday evening.
History and Purpose. - Founded April 17, 1875 and reorganized March 23, 1876, the Waterloo Library and Historical Society serves the reference and research needs of the residents of Waterloo, collects and preserves material of historical interest, marks historic sites, and conducts museum exhibits of American Indian and local his- torical material, coins, maps, and documents. It does not purchase, soll, or exchange manuscripts, but accepts gifts and conditional deposits. It
is housed in a two-story, nonfireproof, red brick building, constructed in 1876, with adequate space for its collections and exhibits.
Holdings
A. Daybooks, ledgers, and account books of W. MYNDERSE (1796-97, 3 v.), Benjamin WATKINS (1807, 1 v.), John KENDIG (1813-23, 1 v.), W. A. JUDSON (1815, 1 v.), Anthony SNYDER (1815, 1819-23, 2 v.), and Asa G. STORY (1850-66, 1 v.).
B. Church Records, including:
1. Record book of the German Reform Church at Bearytown, Seneca County, 1821-82.
2. Minutes and resolutions of the First Presbyterian Church, Fayette, N. Y., 1825.
3. Record book of the Sewing Society of St. Paul's Church, Waterloo, 1838.
c. Record book of the Western District Missionary Society, Waterloo, 1817.
D. Records of the Waterloo Female Temperance Society, 1841, 1 v., containing list of members and min- utos of meotings.
E. Military Records, including: record of soldiers from Soncca County who fought in the Revolutionary War; copy of map of Gonoral SULLIVAN'S Campaign in Soneca County, 1779; record of enrollment of porsons in the town of Soneca liable to military duty, June 24, 1862; record of Civil War service and discharge of Warren E. LERCH, Co. D, 148th Regiment, New York State Volunteers; certificate of appointment of Richard EDWARDS as 2d lieutenant in the 148th Regiment of Infantry, New York State Volunteers, 1864; and other data.
F. Miscellaneous materials, including: letter from George WASHINGTON to James ANDERSON, his overseer, describing the farm at Mount Vernon as badly run
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Watertown - Roswell P. Flower Momorial Library (211A - 212) Wobstor - Webster Public Library
down and in need of repairs, Dec. 12, 1799; rec- ord of Waterloo firemen, 1826-76; treasurer's book of the Waterloo Library and Historical Society, 1876-80; maps (4) of tracts in Seneca County; and indentures, abstracts of land titles, personal correspondence, and other data.
There are 15 volumes and 31 pieces, entirely arranged and catalogued. Materials are accessible to qualified students upon application to the librarian or curator and under supervision. There is no photostat or other copy service.
211. WATERTOWN. - ROSWELL P. FLOWER MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 229 Washington Street. Librarian, Karl George. Hours: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1903 by Emma Flower Taylor in memory of her father, late Governor Roswell P. Flower. No manuscripts are bought, sold, or exchanged, but gifts and deposits are welcomed. The library is housed in a two-story, fireproof, marble structure, erected in 1903-4, with ample storage space.
Holdings
A. Watertown Tax Record, 1842-49, 1 v., comprising a record of assessments of real and personal property and of payments to the tax collector. B. Deed of the Roswell P. FLOWER Memorial Library to the public by Mrs. Emma Flower TAYLOR, Jan. 1, 1904.
One volume and one piece, accessible without restrictions. Photostat service at current rates.
212. WEBSTER. - WEBSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY. Librarian, Winifred C. Genung. Hours: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., daily; also 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday.
History and Purpose. ~ Founded in 1929 as a library for the general public. It neither buys nor sells manuscripts, but accepts gifts. It is housed in a schoolhouse, a three-story, fireproof, brick building, erected in 1925, with ample space for manuscripts.
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Westbury ~ Children's Library, Robert Bacon Memorial (213A1 - 213E)
Holdings
Relate to the library, school, and town of Webster. In- clude scrapbook of clippings, minutes and reports of committees, records of disbursements and expenses, and register of attendance, addresses, and corre- spondence relating to the Webster Centennial held in 1940, 5 v.
Five volumes, unarranged and uncatalogued, accessible on application to the librarian. There is no photostat service.
RIAL. 213. WEST BURY. - CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, ROBERT BACON MEMO-
Librarian, Jacqueline Overton. Hours: 10 a.m. - 12 m. and 2 p.m. ~ 5 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. ~ The library was founded June 24, 1924 chiefly to serve children and those interested in children's reading. No manuscripts are purchased, but gifts and conditional deposits are welcomed. The library is housed in a one-story, fire- proof, brick building, constructed in 1924, with adequate storage and work space.
Holdings
Miscellaneous collection of early records, mostly photo- static copies and a few originals, relating to Westbury and nearby localities. Included are:
A. Land records, 1653-1741.
1. Fragments of Indian deeds, 1663, 1683.
2. Indian decds to Robert WILLIAMS and others, 1653, 1666.
3. Survoy of land made by Elias HICKS, 1795.
4. Governor NICHOLLS'patent to Robert WILLIAMS, 1666.
5. Records of land transactions involving Honry and John WILLIS, John and Robert WILLIAMS, William SEAMAN, Nathaniel SIMMONS, Elizabeth TOWNSEND, and others.
B. Inventory of estate, made by John WILLIS, 1750.
c. Wills of Robert WILLIAMS, 1680, 1682.
D. Instruments of manumission of slaves executed by John HICKS, Esther SEAMAN, and Richard and Samuel WILLIS, 1776-77; also record of sale of slave by William WILLIS to David SHAMAN, 1761.
E. Miscellaneous papers, including letter of Alexander HAMILTON to LAFAYETTE (1780) and letter from London Quakers to Quakers of Westbury (1753).
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Westfield - Patterson Library
(214A1 - 214A10)
Twenty-four items, accessible to the general public upon application to the librarian. There is no photostat or other copy service.
214. WESTFIELD, - PATTERSON LIBRARY, South Portago Street. Librarian, Emma W. Piehl. Hours: 10 a.m. ~ 5 p.m., weekdays; also 7 p,m. - 9 p.m., Saturday,
History and Purpose. - Founded as a public library in March 1896 through a family endowment. No manuscripts are pur- chased, sold, or exchanged, but gifts and conditional deposits are accepted, The library is housed in a one-story, fireproof, brick and marble building, erected in 1908. Space is adequate.
Holdings
A. Holland Land Company (Chautauqua County Land Office) Records, 1806-93, 132 v., including:
1. Mortgages, 1806-55, 15 v. Records of mortgages contracted by purchasers of land in Chautauqua County.
2. Bonds, 1806-55, 12 v. Bonds given by purchasers of land in Chautauqua County.
3. Deed Books, 1828-93, 14 v. Modified copies of deeds given purchasers of land in Chautauqua County, and a map of each plot.
4. Deed and Discharge Register Book, 1836-57, 1 v. Register of deeds and discharge of mortgages. 5. Account Books, 1816-88, 29 v. Accounts receiv- able books of the Chautauqua Land Company, recording purchase price, payments on principal and interest, and balance due.
6. Sales Books, 1816-56, 2 v. Show account numbers in the 29 v. of "Account Books, " names of pur- chasers, and brief physical description as to soil, timber, and surface of each lot sold.
7. Sales Tables, 1810-31, 1. v. Same information as shown in "Sales Books. "
g. "Docket Volume No. 1, " 1839-73, 1 v. Record of sales notices for nonpayment of mortgage and disposition of property.
9. Register of Mortgages, 1835-41, 1 v. Record of mortgages, describing land and giving amounts of bonds and payments.
10. Letter Book, 1844-64, 1 v. Copies of letters written by George W. PATTERSON, agent for the Chautauqua Land Office, pertaining to the busi- ness of that Company.
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Westfield - Patterson Library
(214A11 - 2140)
11. Day Books, 1836-38, 1851-70, 2 v. Records of daily receipts of the Chautauqua Land Office and modified articles, bonds, and mortgages. 12. Cash Books, 1836-41, 2 v. Record of debits and credits to cash of the Land Office.
13. Journals, 1836-69, 4 v. Record cash accounts with purchasers of land.
14. Ledgers, 1836-74, 4 v. Accounts of purchase of land from Chautauqua Land Company,
15. Ledgers, 1803-49, 38 v. Contain accounts of purchasers by range and township and maps of plots purchased.
16. Register: Chautauqua Land Office, 1839-76, 3 v. Register of monies collected by the agents G. W. PATTERSON, W. B. SEWARD, A. M. SCHERMER- HORN, C. CARY, and G. W. LAY.
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17. Register of Modified Sales and Reversions, 1816- 38, 2 v. labeled "Chautauqua Land Office. " Civil War Records, 1861-65, including: list of of- ficers and soldiers of Westfield who were killed in action or died from wounds or disease con- tracted in the army, showing name, rank, regi- ment, burial, and other data; record of volunteers, Company G, 49th Regiment, recruited at Westfield by Capt. Jeremiah Clinton DRAKE, showing name, age, date, place of enlistment, length of service, company rank, and discharge, compiled from regimental and other histories by A. M. WIGHTMAN and C. W. MCLEAN; and letters to Mrs. Jessie R. RUFFIN, 1925, from Civil War veterans concerning their experiences during the war.
c. Patterson Library History Collection, comprising miscellaneous documents and papers, letters, biographical sketches, literary manuscripts, historical sketches, and other materials relat- ing to Chautauqua County in general. Included are: letter from John DEXTER and others to Hon. R. J. MEIGS, Nov. 24, 1819, pertaining to postal regulations for the western part of the country; papers (3) on Chautauqua County history by Arthur Smith TENNANT, containing the personal recollec- tions of the author's ancestors, covering the period 1795-1904 and containing an account of Oliver Hazard PERRY'S victory on Lake Erie; ances- tral records of Effie Wells LOUCKS, 1602-1927; minute book of Our Book Club of Westfield, 1872- 1902, with list of members; letter from John ARD to Tommy PATTERSON, June 13, 1860, touching on John BROWN'S campaign in Kansas and Harpers Ferry and the Underground Railway as it affected Westfield; list of men and women in army and navy service in
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West Point ~ United States Military Academy Library (215 - 215A)
the World War; inventory of goods, chattels and credits of Jonathan H. TAYLOR, 1846; Holland Land Company deeds of land to Abram DIXON (1829), Robert KERR (1836), and John T. WYLIE (1836), signed by David E. EVANS, agent; daybooks of BUDLONG and BABCOCK, 1822-23, 1847-48; and war- rants, promissory notes, bills of sale, due bills, orders, contracts and other miscellaneous papers.
There are 132 volumes and 73 pieces, of which 50 percent have been arranged by subject and catalogued by accessions. The material is available to accredited researchers upon application to the li- brarian and under supervision. There are no copy facilities.
215. WEST POINT. - UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY LIBRARY, Jefferson Road. Librarian, Colonel E. E. Jarman. Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., weekdays; and 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1801 to provide reading and research material for the cadets and faculty of the United States Military Academy. It has served as the depository for documents, correspondence, and other papers relating to stu- dents, faculty, and activities at the Academy. Manuscripts per- taining to the Academy in a special individual way are purchased occasionally. No manuscripts are sold or exchanged, and gifts and deposits are welcomed. The library is housed in a two-story, fire- proof, stone building, constructed in 1841, with adequate space for the storage and use of records.
Holdings
A. Joseph G. SWIFT papers, 1804-62, over 400 itoms, consisting mainly of letters to General Joseph G. SWIFT during and after his superintendency of the United States Military Academy at Wost Point. Letters deal with the regulation, dis- cipline, and examination of cadets, army condi- tions and military operations, engineering and. fortifications, recommendations of appointments, sectionalism and national politics, Greek inde- pendence, foreign affairs, and financial and personal matters. Correspondents include General Alexander MACOMB, Thomas PINCKNEY, General Win- field Scor, Andrew JACKSON, Major Sylvanus THAYER, James MONROE, DeWitt CLINTON, John Quincy ADAMS, William H. SEWARD, John C. CALHOUN, Sam- uel L. GOUVERNEUR, James GADSDEN, Josiah QUINCY, and others.
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West Point - United States Military Academy Library
(215B - 215F)
B. Sylvanus THAYER papers 1808-69, 170 pieces, compris- ing correspondence to and from Sylvanus THAYER, third superintendent of the United States Mili- tary Academy at West Point. Letters relate to the instruction, examination and discipline of cadets, the purchase of books and scientific implements, expansion of the faculty and curric- ulum, recommendations, the administration of the Academy, Greek Independence, and other matters. Correspondents include Joseph G. SWIFT, Thomas PINCKNEY, John C. CALHOUN, Gonoral Alexander MACOMB, Lewis CASS, George GRAHAM, DoWitt CLINTON, John Quincy ADAMS, General George W. CULLUM, Andrew JACKSON, Henry STANTON, Daniel WEBSTER, and others. In addition, there is over a foot of correspondence accumulated by THAYER at West Point, 1817-33, principally from the Secretary of War, and at Boston, 1838-58, chiefly with the office of the Chief of Engineers at Washington. George W. CULLUM correspondence, 1829-68, comprising letters from and to CULLUM as Cadet, Captain, General and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, relating to his studies and Cadet life at West Point, support of the Poles, cholera in New York, the military and civil carcors of graduates of the Academy, military operations against the Confederate troops, and personal affairs.
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D. James DUNCAN papers, 1834-49, consisting mainly of letters to DUNCAN as Lieutenant, Captain, Colonel, and Inspector General of the Army, concerning charges and court martial proceedings against him, army pay, miscellaneous army matters, poli- tics, the Mexican campaign, and personal affairs. Included is a diary of the Seminole Indian War kept by DUNCAN in 1834.
E. Alden PARTRIDGE papers, 1812-18, 85 pieces, consist- ing mainly of letters to Captain PARTRIDGE, Super- intendent of the United States Military Academy, relating to military stores at West Point, dis- cipline, education, assignments, rosignations, furloughs, desertions, recommendations, and other matters concerning the Cadets.
F. Robert ANDERSON papers, 1838-69, consisting largely of letters to and from ANDERSON relating to the state of dofenses and fortifications, appoint- ments, the plans and petitions for the founding of a Soldiers' Homo, negotiations with the Cherokees, and other matters. Included are two letters from General Zachary TAYLOR (Fort Brooke, Florida, 1838), relating to the depredations of the Indians and describing his campaigns and experiences.
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West Point - United States Military Academy Library (215G - 215J)
G. Miscellaneous correspondence, proclamations, and other army records, 1834-1902, 58 items, relating to appointments, military life, Indian affairs, troop movements, military operations in the Seminole War, the Mexican War, and the Philip- pine Insurrection, and other matters.
H, Letters and documents relating to the administration of the United States Army Garrison at West Point, 1777-1841, 2 v. and 47 pieces, including bills and receipts for supplies, reports of the state of fortifications, petition signed by officers of the Continental Army stationed at West Point for pay due them, June 21, 1784, muster rolls of companies commanded by John W. WENDELL (June 9 and Nov. 11, 1778), Col. Goose VAN SCHAICK (May 1778 and Nov. 6, 1782), and John C. TEN BROECK (May 1778 and Oct. 1782), and letters and orders bearing on garrison and regimental courts mar- tial, dueling, discipline, army provisioning, and other matters.
I. Records of Discipline and Court Martial, 1795-1901, including: records of regimental, general, and garrison courts martial at West Point, 1795-99; proceedings of the West Point Court of Enquiry into the conduct of Alden PARTRIDGE, Captain of Engineers and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, to determine whether corporal punishment had been inflicted on cadets by his order or with his knowledge, 1816-17; letters from Professor A. T. MAHAN, G. L. TOTTEN, General J. S. TOWNSEND, and others to John C. SPENCER, Secretary of War, relating to public attacks on the reputation and character of the Military Academy, 1841-47; records of discipline of cadets, 1864; memoranda from the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy to the Commandant of Cadets, 1875-77, 1885-87, relating to the in- struction and discipline of cadets, and lists of internments in West Point, 1901.
J. Letters and Papers relating to the Civil War, 1861- 74, including: letters to General HALLECK, in command of the Department of Missouri, reporting on a flotilla of boats at St. Louis, praising his military successes, and expressing apprecia- tion of his service to the Union, 1861-62; notes of General S. D. JACKSON which served as the basis for his "History of the Civil War in Mis- souri; " letters from John A. DIX, to General Joseph G. SWIFT, relating to military appoint- ments and campaign plans; and correspondence from Generals U. S. GRANT, William F. BARRY, G. T. BEAUREGARD, William T. SHERMAN, James LONGSTREET, and others relating to military operations.
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(215K - 215P)
K. Journals and Notes of Captain John G. BURKE, 1872- 96, 126 v., comprising data collected by BURKE while on duty at various posts throughout the West, particularly rich in material on the Indians and their customs.
L. Muster Rolls and Strength Returns, 1779-1860 (with gaps), comprising reports of companies attached to the Military Academy and various units of the United States Army.
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