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- Two Curran and Joyce glass soda/beer bottles with porcelain stoppers, circa 1895, excellent condition
Donated on November 1, 2023, accessioned on January 3, 2024
VHS Cassette of Merrimack Valley YMCA, Camp Lawrence, Bear Island Camps, Camp Nokomis
Donated on April 18, 2024, accessioned on May 1, 2024
In addition to the documents, items and memorabilia listed in the below folders, the collection also includes photographs filed in the photo boxes:
LM2 Military, Civil War and Spanish American War, LG1 Groups, and LH1 Housing
Folder: Newspaper - Daily American Extra Edition
Manchester NH newspaper extra edition dated July 16, 1855. Detailing disastrous mill fire that destroyed 32 buildings
Folder: Receipt – Furniture Purchase
To Mr. C. H. Smith from Woodburn, Gray & Co. for furniture and household items. Dated: April 13, 1868
Folder: Army Discharge Papers, Pvt. Charles H. Smith
Final orders and discharge from the Union Army. Dates: June 30, 1865 and July 18, 1865
Folder: Furlough Passes – Pvt. C. H. Smith
Dated: January/February 1865
Folder: Affidavit – Certifying C. H. Smith’s Military Service
Circa 1890, may be associated with death benefits/pension.
Folder: Diaries – C. H. Smith Personal Accounts of Civil War action
Three booklets, handwritten, chronicling day-to-day activities of C. H. Smith’s unit during actions around Virginia. Date ranges: September 1863, November 1863, and August/September 1864. Also includes a receipt for $75 cash sent from C. H. Smith to his father in Lawrence.
Folder: Military Pension Documents
Various documents related to pension applications by C. H. Smith’s widow, Clara. Dates: 1892-1893
Folder: Diary – C. H. Smith Trip to Delrey Illinois
Detailing the day-to-day activities while visiting Delrey Ill. Date: From October 1860 to January 1861.
Folder: Marriage Certificate
Charles H. Smith and Clara B. Knowles, dated: November 2, 1867
Folder: Pamphlet – Death of Hon. George W. Patterson
An obituary, biography and eulogy for the Honorable George W. Patterson, former U. S. Congressman from NY and at time of death, Lt. Governor of New York. Dated October 1874
Folder: News Clippings
Various obituaries for Morris Knowles, Dated August 1899.
Folder: Text Book – Eaton’s Arithmetic
Primary school book owned by Cora B. Smith, 120 Haverhill St., Lawrence, Mass. Dated 1864
Folder: Leather Billfold
Monogrammed: C. H. Smith, 3 Pemberton St., Lawrence
Loose: Vintage Woman’s Purse with Compact
Oversize:
Removed Political Newsletter
to Flat Files
The “Young Hickory”, Vol. 1, No. 7, Boston October 12, 1844. Democrat Party newsletter with articles and editorials about the 1844 Presidential campaign, James Polk (D), vs. Henry Clay (Whig).
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