Typescript article with handwritten corrections titled “Phoebe Couzins’ Tribute to Nancy Hanks, the Mother of Abraham Lincoln.” (7 pages), [1918]
Scope and Contents
The Couzins Family Papers contain papers relating to John E.D. Couzins’s efforts to hold Missouri in the Union during the Civil War, including letters, commissions, and a loyalty oath; papers relating to Mrs. Adaline Couzins’s work as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, including printed memorials to the U.S. Senate, dated March 27, 1888, praising her work; papers relating to Phoebe Couzins, including articles and addresses by her; correspondence and articles regarding Couzins family history; and photocopies of newspaper clippings, many of which appear to have been copied from a family scrapbook, mostly relating to J.E.D. Couzins and Phoebe Couzins.
Dates
- [1918]
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (7 folders; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Couzins family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bates, Edward, 1793-1869 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Couzins, Phoebe Wilson, 1842-1913 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hazard, R.R. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Owen, Austin A. (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository