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Box 24

 Container

Contains 23 Results:

William Rickards autograph letter signed to Higgins, 1863 April- May

 File — Box: 24, Folder: 13
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed, from Col. William Rickards, Aquia Landing, VA, to Col. Higgins, report of the part taken by the 29th Penn Vol. in the military operations near Chancellorsville, 27 April-7 May 1863, 2 pp., 1 written on 4 sides, 1 on 2 sides, tied together with pink string, 8 May 1863.

Dates: 1863 April- May

Congressmen letter to Edward M. Stanton, 1866 February 28

 Item — Box: 24, Folder: 13
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Letter, from Congressmen from Pennsylvania to Edward M. Stanton, copy, requesting that Thomas L. Kane be made a Major General for his “gallant conduct . . . at the Battle of Gettysburg,” envelope included, 1 p., folded, written on 2 sides, 28 February 1866.

Dates: 1866 February 28

Complimentary letter and papers relating to the time when it was supposed that T.L.K.'s nomination was not confirmed

 Item — Box: 24, Folder: 13
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Empty envelope, labeled “Complimentary Letters and Papers relating to the time when it was supposed that T.L.K’s nomination was not confirmed,” n.d.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1861-1883