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Caulkins, Clarence, fl. 1863-1865 [Collection of letters belonging to Clarence Calkins, 1863-1888][Decimalized .01-.46]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03766 Author/Creator: Caulkins, Clarence, fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1863-1888 Pagination: 46 items Order a Copy

Collection of letters belonging to Clarence Calkins dated 1863-1888. Correspondence is primarily sent between Clarence to his family members; Samuel J. Calkins, his father; Nettie and Nellie his sisters; and his brother Oscar Calkins. Contents pertains to Petersburg, and prisoners of war at Libby and Danville where Clarence Calkins was likely held. Also included are freemasons ephemera.

Calkins, Clarence, fl. 1863-1883
Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888
Calkins, Samuel J., fl. 1863-1888
Adams, A.B., fl. 1863-1865
Thompson, H.L., fl. 1864
Calkins, C.W., fl. 1864-1865
Calkins, fl. 1887
Peters, S.R., fl. 1887
Ellis, J.C., fl. 1887
Williams, James, fl. 1864
Nettie, fl. 1883
Nellie, fl. 1883

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