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Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-05-05
- Description: Topics include camp life, food (lack of some items, abundance of others), daily routine, occasional discomforts. Farnham mentions rumors that the Regiment won't be sent to the South but more likely to New York, even though most of the men are looking forward to battle. Some discussion about postal service, i.e. how long a letter will take for sender and recipient. Col. Phelps is lauded as a good disciplinarian.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-05-18
- Description: Topics include the safety of the fort; definition of "columbiad" (delivers 10-inch cannonball); living arrangements (Willard Hotel); officers' food versus soldiers' food; daily drill and men's complaints; several lines about health concerns, children's health, not getting mail, and correct mailing address. Names: Pickett, John Prichard, Andross, Stearns, Charlie Peters, Mr. Batchelder, Woodstock Company.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Miscellaneous
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- Creator: Phelps, John Wolcott.
- Description: Permission for "the Negro Dawson Speedley" to leave camp. Signed by Col. Phelps.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-07-04
- Description: Topics include further description of the 4th of July.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-07-19
- Description: July 19, 1861. Writes from Camp Butler, Newport News, Va. of family matters, fleas and mosquitoes at camp, salt baths, mentions Lt. Peckett, Maj. Worthen, Adj of NY 4th Henricus, of riding out into the country to call on two houses, observations about the owners' slaves.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-08-03
- Description: Topics include Roswell informing his wife that the Regiment will be departing for home on Monday, August 5th, 1861, of searching for, finding and smashing illegal casks of liquor, of a woman and two children being returned to the enemy under a flag of truce.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
George Edward Child to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
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- Date Created: 1919-10-06
- Description: Response of a legislator from Weybridge, Addison County, who voted for the suffrage bill in the last session and would do so again but would rather not sign a petition to the Governor.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Frederick Jackson Tewksbury to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
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- Date Created: 1919-10-20
- Description: Representative Tewksbury of Ryegate responds that he will vote for ratification if a special session is held but asks to be excused from signing the petition. [Response is written on bottom of original request from Olzendam]
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Frank G. Howland to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
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- Date Created: 1919-10-20
- Description: Washington County Senator Howland says that Representative Hopkins of Burlington is in favor of a special session and ratification but does not want to appear as a member of the committee to approach the Governor, and asks Olzendam what she had in mind for payment of legislators if the session is held without expense to the State.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Lillian H. Olzendam to Ernest E. Moore
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- Date Created: 1919-12-22
- Description: Olzendam asks Ernest Moore of Ludlow, as a supporter of suffrage, to sign a petition to the Governor to call a special legislative session for ratification and to pass the petition onto other well-known men in his social and professional groups.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection