This collection is composed of a business journal maintained by Jesse W. Church and other family members to record financial and other aspects of shipbuilding activities operated at Sugar Island, Michigan. The entries date from 1853-1895 and 1903. Cost figures for supplies, design plans, sketches of…
Letter from James Whitmer to a friend describing camp situation in Kentucky, enthusiasm for battle, and reference to other soldiers in his company.
In this diary of a Republic, Ohio schoolteacher, written while her husband and brother were serving in Union Army during the Civil War, Annie R. Stuart describes her activities. This includes school teaching, courtship, and marriage as well as domestic chores.
Handwritten diary of William Shanks, a private with the 21st O.V.I. during the Civil War. Entries detail camp life, troop movements, and information on other members of the regiment.
Letter from Joseph Harden to James W. Allen detailing the prices of food and the state of politics in the North.
Letter from Linus Patrick to Miss Poe giving her information about an event.
Letter from David P. Stoker and Darius R. Stoker that describes an attempt by General O.M. Mitchell to capture the Confederate raider, John Hunt Morgan. It also includes references to the activities of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.