Box 1
Contains 82 Results:
Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio papers
Handwritten letters, family histories, genealogies, deeds, wills, cash receipts, statements, mementoes, and a draft exemption of Joseph Weaver. The materials were created by the Beard, Collins, Fisher, and Weaver families of Illinois and Ohio. Joseph Weaver was exempted from the draft during the American Civil War because he was able to get a substitute. This Joseph Weaver may have been Joseph Myrtle Weaver (1832-1913), an American author.
Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families correspondence, 1816-1901
Series contains various correspondence sent to and composed by members of the Beard, Collins, Weaver, and Fisher families; all are related, the Weaver family in an undetermined way. The correspondence was sent between 1816 and 1901. The majority of the letters have no specified or unusual purpose; some do include genealogies of families, political conversations, and mentions of financial worries.
Thomas Beard correspondence to Edward Collins, 1832 June 3
Letters sent by Thomas Beard from Beardstown, Illinois to Edward Collins in Burton, Ohio.
Thomas Beard correspondence to Thalia Collins, 1821 March 1
Correspondence sent by Thomas Beard from Cadwell, Ill. to Thalia Collins, Beard's sister, in Burton, Ohio.
W.W. Bials correspondence to Col. Jedediah Beard, 1833 November 11
Correspondence sent from Welchfula by W. W. Bials to Colonel Jedediah Bear in Burton, Ohio.
Correspondence to Jedediah Beard, 1842 March 6
Correspondence to Jedediah Beard from what appears to be an unnamed son. It was received while Beard was in Beardstown, Illinois.
Correspondence to Minerva Collins, 1862 February 26
Correspondence from a cousin of Minerva Collins to her; received at Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
Correspondence to Edward Collins, undated
Correspondence sent to Edward Collins in Beardstown, Illinois from an unidentified "Chardon." The correspondence is postmarked August 25.
Marion G. Home correspondence to Minerva Collins, 1857 September 28
Correspondence sent to Minerva Collins, who was possibly a cousin of the creator Marion G. Home. Received in Beardstown, Ill.
L. Collins correspondence to Thalia Collins, undated
Correspondence from L. Collins, in Wertfield, N.Y., to his mother Thalia Collins in Beardstown, Illnois. The second half of the letter is from an "Aunt Hannah", apparently a sister of Thalia Collins, with whom L. Collins was visiting.