Hunt Family (Civil War correspondence)

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2017.536.wc.r

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Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives

Title: Hunt Family Civil War correspondence

Creator: Craig, Lewis/Louis, Dr., 1804/10/25 - 1887/07/29

Creator: Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Sr., 1794/12/02 - 1889/03/01

Creator: Craig, Rachel, 1830 - 1908

Creator: Hunt, Albert Gallatin, 1839/12/23 - 1911/03/16

Creator: Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Jr., 1842/04/24 - 1863/11/29

Creator: Hunt, George Warfield, 1834/07/11 - 1912/11/22

Creator: Hunt, Letitia Dudley Parrish, 1805/01/21 - 1885/08/14

Creator: Hunt, Philemon Burgess, 1837/10/11 - 1915/04/05

Creator: Dillard, Almira Dudley, 1833 - 1884

source: Millis, Edwin Graham, 1929 -

Creator: Craig, Catherine "Kate", 1836 - 1903

Creator: Hunt, Waller Bullock, 1833 - 1892

Creator: Farish, Sallie M., 1833 - 1864

Creator: Hunt, George, Rev., 1831 - 1893

Creator: Dillard, Anna, 1840 - 1866

Creator: Hunt, Maria Bullock, 1835 - 1906

Creator: Hunt, Mary Catherine "Kate", 1838 - 1906

Creator: Berckmans, Prosper J., 1830 - 1910

Creator: Craig, Caroline "Carrie", 1811 - 1859

Creator: Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Jr., Cousin, 1837 - 1889

Creator: Hunt, John Mason, 1802 - 1874

Creator: Hunt, Richard Johnson "Dick", 1836 - ?

Creator: Parrish, William Dudley "Dud", 1826 - 1909

Creator: Brown, Howard Ellen Parrish, 1831 - 1918

Creator: DeCasse, Amelia Taylor "Minnie", 1835 - 1975

Creator: (unknown), Sarabel

Creator: Craig, William Henry, 1846 - 1933

Creator: Brown, Harvey Rice, 1821 - 1900

Creator: Ludlow, Jane Elizabeth "Jen/Jenny", 1825 - 1887

Creator: Rogers, Mary Ann Coons (M. Rogers), 1814 - 1898

Creator: Schenck, John Craig, 1834 - 1872

Creator: Gorton, George Bissett, 1839 - 1863

Creator: Brown, Letitia "Lettie", 1854 - 1927

Creator: Burgess, Martha "Mattie"

Creator: Thys, Elisabeth ((Elizabeth Tyce/Elizabeth Chys)), 1827 - 1924(?)

Creator: Craig, Joanna Kurypers Bissett

Creator: Letcher, Ben

Creator: Rankin, John C., Dr., 1816 - 1900

Creator: Dow, S.L.

Creator: Butler, Lucy A. Parrish, 1824 - 1912

Creator: Burger, William L.M., Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, 1833 - ?

Creator: Butler, James Catlett, 1811 - 1888

Creator: Stephens, Mattie

Creator: Bullock, Caroline Laurens Breckinridge, 1813 - 1867

Creator: Tarlton, Caroline Barr Warfield, 1817 - 1890

Creator: Varian, Catherine Drake "Kate", 1838 - 1918

Creator: Bullock, Mary Stanhope "Mollie/Molly", 1837 - 1924

Creator: Craig, George Hunt, 1865 - 1932

Creator: Craig, Mary Dorsey Hunt, 1835/10/12 - 1880/05/30

Creator: Coleman, Nicholas Daniel (N.D.), 1800 - 1874

Creator: (unknown), (unknown)

Creator: Sutphin, Martha Hunt

source: Haskins, Beverly Millis

Identifier/Call Number: 2017.536.wc.r

Physical Description: .55 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Date (inclusive): 1840 November 18 - 1889 October 3

Abstract: This collection contains a book of transcribed correspondence, dating from 1840 to 1889, between members of the Hunt family before, during and after the Civil War.

Language of Material: English .

Container: Civil War 2

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Edwin Millis and Beverly Haskin.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically by material type:

Series 1, Volume One
Series 2, Volume Two

Preferred Citation

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Hunt Family Civil War correspondence (2017.536.wc.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Content Description

This collection contains a book of transcribed correspondence between members of the Hunt family before, during and after the Civil War. The book, My dearest sister - The Hunt family of Lexington and the Civil War: their correspondence, 1856-1880 is broken into two volumes. The first volume consists of biographical and contextual information about the Hunt family. The second volume consists of the 703 letters spanning across nearly fifty years of correspondence.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Correspondence -- American Civil War

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- letters and diaries

Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal Narratives.

Craig, Mary Dorsey Hunt, 1835/10/12 - 1880/05/30

Craig, Lewis/Louis, Dr., 1804/10/25 - 1887/07/29

Hunt, Catharine Amelia Burgess, 1811/08/01 - 1843/01/27

Millis, Edwin Graham, 1929 -

Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Sr., 1794/12/02 - 1889/03/01

Hunt, Gavine Drummond, Jr., 1842/04/24 - 1863/11/29

Haskins, Beverly Millis

Collection Contents

Series 1, Volume One

Series 2, Volume Two

Sub-Series 1, (unknown) correspondence

Sub-Series 2, Sarabel (unknown) correspondence

Sub-Series 3, Prosper J. Berckmans correspondence

Sub-Series 4, Harvey Rice Brown correspondence

Sub-Series 5, Howard Ellen Parrish Brown correspondence

Sub-Series 6, Letitia "Lettie" Brown correspondence

Sub-Series 7, Caroline Laurens Breckinridge Bullock correspondence

Sub-Series 8, Mary Stanhope "Mollie" Bullock correspondence

Sub-Series 9, Captain William L.M. Burger correspondence

Sub-Series 10, Martha Burgess correspondence

Sub-Series 11, James C. Butler correspondence

Sub-Series 12, Lucy A. Parrish Butler correspondence

Sub-Series 13, N.D. Coleman correspondence

Sub-Series 14, Caroline "Carrie" Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 15, Catherine "Kate" Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 16, George Hunt Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 17, Joanna Bissett Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 18, Dr. Lewis/Louis Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 19, Mary Dorsey Hunt Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 20, Rachel Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 21, William Henry Craig correspondence

Sub-Series 22, Amelia Taylor "Minnie" DeCasse correspondence

Sub-Series 23, Almira Dudley Dillard correspondence

Sub-Series 24, Anna Dillard correspondence

Sub-Series 25, S.L. Dow correspondence

Sub-Series 26, Sallie M. Farish correspondence

Sub-Series 27, George Bissett Gorton correspondence

Sub-Series 28, Albert Gallatin Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 29, Catharine Amelia Burgess Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 30, Gavine Drummond Hunt, Jr. correspondence

Sub-Series 31, Gavine Drummond Hunt, Sr. correspondence

Sub-Series 32, Cousin Gavine Drummond Hunt, Jr. correspondence

Sub-Series 33, Rev. George Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 34, George Warfield Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 35, John Mason Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 36, Letitia Dudley Parrish Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 37, Maria Bullock Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 38, Mary Catherine "Kate" Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 39, Philemon Burgess Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 40, Richard Johnson "Dick" Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 41, Waller Bullock Hunt correspondence

Sub-Series 42, Ben Letcher correspondence

Sub-Series 43, Jane Elizabeth "Jen" Ludlow correspondence

Sub-Series 44, William Dudley "Dud" Parrish correspondence

Sub-Series 45, Dr. John C. Rankin correspondence

Sub-Series 46, Mary Ann Coons Rogers correspondence

Sub-Series 47, John Craig Schenck correspondence

Sub-Series 48, Mattie Stephens correspondence

Sub-Series 49, Martha Hunt Sutphin correspondence

Sub-Series 50, Caroline Barr Warfield Tarlton correspondence

Sub-Series 51, Elizabeth Thys correspondence

Sub-Series 52, Catherine Drake "Kate" Varian correspondence