Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921 [Collection of Elias W. Beach] [decimalized]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.25 Author/Creator: Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1859-1921 Pagination: 35 items, 1 envelope Order a Copy
Contains documents related to Beach, who served in Company F of the 50th regiment, New York engineers. Includes 16 autograph letters or autograph notes signed, 8 autographs from military notables, a land contract, a typed genealogical document related to the Beach family, a society medal, a photograph, a hand-drawn plan of a military camp, and an empty photograph album. Contains one envelope, previously numbered .24, addressed to Elias W. Beach from Bryant's Business College. Touches on patriotism during the war (GLC00919.25.17-.19) as well as African Americans in Chester, Ohio (GLC00919.25.24).
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