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Robert Clark papers

 Collection — Box: BW 26, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16497

Content Description

This collection contains 14 fourteen letters written during the Civil War to Robert Clark (48th Infantry Illinois) by three Union soldiers: William B. Oliphant (6 letters) (a Sergeant in Company E, 51st Infantry Regiment Illinois), John R. Oliphant (4 letters) (Illinois E Company), Henry Willett (2 letters), and 2 unidentified letters/writings, including a leather pouch in which the letters were discovered. The letters were written primarily from... Tennessee and Mississippi.

The letters accompanied with some typed transcriptions and biographical information.

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Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1863 - 1864

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

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