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Box 1

 Container

Contains 182 Results:

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to George W. Wood, Quincy, Illinois, acknowledging receipt of Wood’s letter and expresses his wish to visit Quincy again in the future. (3 pages), 1875 July 7

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00911
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 July 7

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to E.O.C. Ord advises Ord pursue Mexican bandits into Mexico without the permission of the Mexican commander of Matamoros. Warns Ord to proceed cautiously to avoid an international incident that could reflect negatively on the military. (4 pages), 1875 July 14

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00912
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 July 14

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to E.O.C. Ord regarding the wife of one of his 10th Cavalry officers who was responsible for the dismissal of Lt. Wallingford, 7th Cavalry, due to her reputation as a prostitute and lewd woman. (4 pages), 1875 July 23

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00918
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 July 23

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to brother asks him to send an invitation to General Nelson A. Miles at Fort Leavenworth. (3 pages), 1875 Aug 26

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00865
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 Aug 26

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to E.O.C. Ord discusses the situation with border raids in Texas and states that Indian hostilities in the region have ceased. (4 pages), 1875 Sept 3

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00993
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 Sept 3

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to E.O.C. Ord writes of family news and states that he will not answer criticisms of his memoirs but will let the book stand on its own. There is also a mention of the political situation surrounding the Whiskey Ring corruption scandal. (4 pages), 1875 Dec 8

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00876
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 Dec 8

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to unknown admiral thanking him for sending him a volume prepared in honor of the admiral’s father whom Sherman greatly admired. (2 pages), 1875 Dec 31

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: D00887
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1875 Dec 31

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to J.T. Lanigan, New York, concerning a copy of an address Sherman made at Washington University on February 22, 1876. (2 pages), 1876 Feb 26

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: D00893
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1876 Feb 26

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to W.W. Jarvis, Troy, Illinois, states that he has met with Major Simpson and agreed to retain his 1/10 share in Sherman Park. (4 pages), 1876 Mar 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: D00930
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1876 Mar 1

Letter signed W.T. Sherman, St. Louis, to Lt. J.C. Scantling, Morganton, North Carolina, asks the lieutenant to deliver a special letter to the sister of a man who applied to Sherman for an appointment in the Egyptian Army. (3 pages), 1876 Mar 3

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: D00932
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1876 Mar 3