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Eaton family papers, 1862-1906.
BANC MSS C-B 538LOCAL
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Title:
Eaton family papers, 1862-1906Creator/Contributor:
Eaton family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Eaton, Willard Gould, 1821-1865, CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
Daniels, Vesta Marie Eaton Smith, -1926, CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
Merrifield, Elton E.Abstract:
Includes 13 letters, May 25, 1862-Sept. 23, 1864, written by Col. Willard Gould Eaton, 13th Michigan infantry, from Tennessee,
and a memorial brochure published for his regiment; 3 letters, May, 1906, from his daughter, Mrs. Vesta Daniels, to her daughter
and grandson, Elton E. Merrifield, describing conditions as refugees from San Francisco; and genealogical information.
Date:
1862 (issued)Subject:
n-us--- -- n-us-caWomen -- California
Women
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Michigan Infantry -- 13th regiment
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earthquake and fire, 1906
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
California
California -- San Francisco
United States
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Pictures transferred to the Pictorial Collections of the Bancroft Library.
Type:
Family papers.History.
Genealogies.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 808:3) and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 538LOCAL