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Photocopy of a handwritten manuscript. The item tells of Mary Singleton's conversion to Mormonism in England, her emigration to the United Sttates, her experiences during the American Civil War (1861-1865), and her settling in Utah.

Scope and Contents Handwritten journal of Cobbey's overland journey from St. Joseph, Missouri to Cold Springs, California in 1850. Occasionally poetic, Cobbey describes buffalo, Indian villages he visited, and bouts of mountain fever in the company. Diary is very descriptive about the geography and nature of the trail. Cobbey had limited success mining and gives a brief description of conditions in California. Journal includes an essay written by Cobbey in 1852 for Walnut Grove Academy (now Eureka College)....

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This collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of both Custers including military reports and orders, newspaper clippings, and two patents issued to G. A. Custer. Correspondents include Edwin. M. Stanton, Zachariah Chandler, Reuben E. Fenton, Andrew Johnson, Lawrence Barrett, William T. Sherman, Nelson A. Miles, B. O. Aylesworth, and A. B. Ostrander.

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Manuscripts, printed forms with manuscript entries, and holographs. The collection contains letters written to and from Gould about personal and regimental matters during and immediately after the Civil War. Includes three quartermaster receipts, a claim of an enlisted man for back pay in which Gould acted as attorney, and responses to Gould's request for an honorable discharge.

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Typewritten biography of the author's father, A. L. Camp, during the American Civil War (1861-1865). A. L. Camp, a Georgian, evaded conscription in the Confederate army, was captured and released by the Union Army, and returned to the devastated city of Savannah, Georgia, in 1865.

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Printed and handwritten discharge from the United States Army. The discharge verifies McElwain's service in the army and states that he was honorably discharged. The discharge was used to collect a military bounty of $100 in 1867.

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Typescript of a Civil War diary and letters, poems, military forms and a short biography.

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Handwritten loan note, Civil War receipts, forms, and publications by and about Palmer.

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Photocopies of handwritten letters. The items are in Welsh and English. Some of the English items are translations from the Welsh. The letters discuss family involvement in the American Civil War (1861-1865) and various religions in Ohio, including the Mormon faith.