Johnston-Jones Family Papers - Mss 1054 Cincinnati Museum Center
Johnston-Jones Family Papers. 1783-1948 Mss 1054
Creator Johnston-Jones Family (Author/Creator)
Abstract This collection contains the correspondence and family histories of the Johnston and Jones families and other related families such as the Fosdick and Hinchman families. A large portion of the collection is letters from the Civil War.
Quantity 8 boxes and 2 oversized folders (3.6 cubic feet)
Date Span 1783-1948
Call Number Mss 1054
Repository Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Scope and Content The collection is comprised primarily of correspondence of the Jones Family and other related families including the Johnston, Fosdick and Hinchman families. Box 7 contains genealogical and historical information on the Archer, Patterson, Horton, Fosdick, Hinchman, Frink, Thompson, DeCamp, Pendleton, Johnston and Crosby families. Much of the genealogical information was compiled by Grace Ella Hinchman Jones, wife of Charles D. Jones, and there is correspondence between her and members of other branches of the family.
There is a wealth of material from the Civil War era in this collection, including letters from Frank, Charlie and William Jones. There are copies of testimony in the court-martial of Major General Alexander McCook after Chickamauga. The letters from Ford DeCamp Hinchman and his friends and family are from the same era but are interesting because he was too young to fight in the war. His letters tell a different tale than that of the Jones brothers, one of school and friends. There are some letters from his Uncle Marshall, who was in the Michigan Infantry during the war, but the majority of the letters are not about the war.
The letters of John Johnston are also a highlight of the collection. Box 1 folder 58 contains the copybook which recorded the letters Johnston sent as a Factor for the U.S government in 1802-1804. The letters detail the work he was doing with the Shawnee and Delaware tribes mainly and describe the many trials of working and living in the Old Northwest frontier.
Many of the letters of the Fosdick family and John D. Jones describe doing business in the early Cincinnati region. The letters are often to suppliers or from people placing orders. The letters often note what supplies were ordered.
Historical/Biographical Information Colonel John Johnston (1775-1861) was an Indian Factor who came to America in 1786 as a child. He joined the military and served under General Anthony Wayne, making lifelong relationships with well- connected people along the way, such as William Henry Harrison. In 1802 Johnston married Rachel Robinson (1886-1840) and they had fifteen children together. Also in 1802 President Thomas Jefferson appointed Johnston as the Indian Factor in Ft. Wayne. He was in charge of the Indian agency
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in Piqua, Ohio as well and mainly dealt with the Shawnee, Wyandot and Delaware tribes. In 1812 when, due to war with Great Britain, some tribes began to attack the forts he moved his family to Piqua and stayed there until the mid-1840s. He moved to his daughter Margaret's home in Cincinnati briefly. When Margaret died in 1849 he moved to Dayton, Ohio to stay with his daughter Julia Patterson. Two of Johnston's sons, Steven and Abraham (A. R.) Johnston, fought and were killed during the Mexican War. Johnston died in 1860 while in Washington D.C. seeking reimbursement for supplies he provided to the tribes while a factor. He was also there to request a West Point appointment for a grandson.
The majority of the collection is about the family of John D. and Elizabeth Jones. John D. Jones' grandfather, Jonathan Jones, emigrated with his family from Wales and lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Jonathon Jones was a Lieutenant Colonel of a Pennsylvania Regiment during the Revolutionary War. His grandson John Davies Jones came to Cincinnati in 1819.
John D. Jones (1798-1878), the owner of the Jones Company in Cincinnati, married Elizabeth Johnston Jones (1807-1878), daughter of Colonel John Johnston, in 1823 in Upper Piqua, Ohio. They had thirteen children, six of which are mentioned in this collection: George W. Jones (1826-1884), John J. Jones (1832-1889), William G. Jones (1837-1863), Frank J. Jones (1838-1927), Charles D. Jones (1841-1865) and Walter St. John Jones (1850-1934). William G., Charles D. and Frank J. Jones fought in the Civil War.
William G. Jones attended West Point and became an officer in the 10th U.S. Regiment and Colonel of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). He initially served in Arizona and in 1860 transferred to the Texas Infantry. When Texas seceded he was arrested and held prisoner, but was exchanged in February 1862. He then joined the Union's Army of the Potomac and participated in the Peninsular Campaign. He was briefly in the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry and then became aide-de-camp for General Edwin Sumner. He participated in many battles including Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Malvern Hill, Antietam and Fredericksburg. He became Colonel of the 36th O.V.I. and in September of 1863 was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. The collection contains letters of his family's attempts, mainly Frank and his cousin James K. Reynolds, to obtain his body which was behind enemy lines. His body was retrieved and brought to Cincinnati in December 1863. There is now a hill on the Chickamauga battlefield named for him.
Charles D. Jones (1841-1865) graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and served under Admiral Farragut on the U.S.S. Hartford during the war. Charlie died of a heart attack in 1865 while still on duty.
The majority of the letters are from Frank J. Jones. Frank served as a major in the Union Army during the Civil War and was a prominent attorney and businessman afterward. There are many letters from his time at Yale University and in the army as well as a diary from 1863. Frank fought in many battles, including Cheat Mountain, Shiloh, Gauley Bridge, Chickamauga and Perrysville, where he was taken prisoner in 1862. After his release he was appointed aide-de-camp to General Alexander McCook in the Army of the Cumberland. After the war he enrolled at the University of Cincinnati's law school and passed the Ohio Bar. In 1866 he married Frances Fosdick and had five children. Frank was the president of the Little Miami Railroad Company, the Cincinnati Equitable Fire Insurance Company, Dayton & Michigan Railway Company as well as director of Spring Grove Cemetery and president of the Board of Trustees for the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum, Cincinnati Street Rail Company, Ohio Medical College, National Lafayette Bank, Jones Brother Electric Supply Company and Niles Tool Works. He was an active member of veteran groups such as the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic and was a vestryman and senior warden at Christ Church in Glendale for over fifty years.
Charles D. Jones (1878/9-1935), Frank and Fannie Jones' son, followed in his father's footsteps. After
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graduating from Yale in 1893 he attended the University of Cincinnati's Law School and passed the Ohio Bar in 1895. He became the president of the Little Miami Railroad Company and was also Chairman of the Board of Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company as well as director of the Central Trust Company, Equitable Fire Insurance Company, Cincinnati Street Railway Company, Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad Company, Dayton & Michigan Railway Company and the director of Spring Grove Cemetery. He was also an honorary commander of the Loyal Legion.
The collection also contains letters of the Fosdick and Hinchman families. Frances Fosdick was married to Frank J. Jones. She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Wood Fosdick. Samuel was the son of Richard and Phebe L'Hommedieu. The collection also has some letters of the L'Hommedieu family. Grace Ella Hinchman was married to Charles D. Jones, Frank and Frances Jones' son. Grace's parents were Ford DeCamp Hinchman and Mary Thompson. Ford DeCamp Hinchman was a co-director of the Detroit White Lead Works which made paint and varnish, and part of Hinchman & Sons law firm. Ford DeCamp Hinchman's parents were Theodore Hinchman and Louisa Chapin. Louisa's parents, Marshall Chapin and Mary Crosby were early settlers of Detroit. The Chapin line also includes the King, Horton, Foster, Tuthill and Horton families. Mary Thompson Hinchman's parents were Alexander and Louisa Archer. The Archer family includes the Pendleton, Hancock and Old families from Fabius, New York. There is information on all of these families and their connections in Series II.
(This information was gathered from U.S. census records, writings of Frank J. Jones and Mary Chapin Hinchman, Julia Johnston Patterson and others included in this collection, as well as the letters themselves.)
Related Resources Summary of Related Archive Materials See also: Frank J. Jones, Civil War Letters, 1852-1876, Mss qJ767C Colonel John Johnston Papers, Mss qJ72 Frank Johnston Jones Papers, Mss fJ767
Related finding aids Fort Wayne Indian Agency letterbooks, 1809-1915. The WIlliam L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan has a letterbook from the Fort Wayne Indian Agency compiled by agents John Johnston and Benjamin Stickney. http://www.clements.umich.edu
Archival Arrangement The collection is divided into three series, Series 1. Correspondence, Series 2. Family Histories, Series 3. Oversized Material.
Language English
Originals/Copies Mix of some originals and some copies
Restrictions on Access and Use This collection is open for research.
Subjects Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Archival resources Fosdick Family Hinchman Family Hinchman, Ford DeCamp, Indian agents -- Northwest, Old Indians of North America -- Northwest, Old
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Johnston Family Johnston, John, 1775-1861 Jones Family Jones, Frank Johnston, 1838-1927 Jones, John D., 1798-1878 Jones, William George, 1837-1863 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Provenance Gift of Grace D. Jones, April 11, 1997 (acc. 1997.94).
Processing Information Arranged and described by Christine S. Engels and Tom Ward, August 2010.
Preferred Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is:
Johnston-Jones Family Papers, 1783-1948, Mss 1054, Cincinnati Museum Center.
Contact Information For more information or for permission to publish materials from this collection, please contact the Cincinnati Historical Society Library at:
Cincinnati Museum Center 1301 Western Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45203 Phone: 513-287-7030 Fax: 513-287-7095 Email: [email protected] Website: http://library.cincymuseum.org/
Collection Listing
Series 1. Correspondence. 1783-1948, n.d.
Box 1. Correspondence. 1783-1926, n.d.
Fosdick Family Correspondence. 1783-1818, n.d.
Folder: 1. Deed from Marvin Wait, New London, Connecticut, to Stephen Hempsted, New London, Connecticut. April 5, 1783. Description The lot is in New London, Connecticut.
Folder: 2. Deed from Jonathan Douglas, New London, Connecticut, to Stephen Hempsted, New London, Connecticut. April 5, 1783. Description The lot is in New London, Connecticut.
Folder: 3. Deed from Stephen Hempsted to Richard Fosdick, New London, Connecticut. August 26, 1793. Description The lot is on Golden Street in New London, Connecticut.
Folder: 4. Appointment by Colonel Samuel Green, New London, [Connecticut], of Lieutenant Richard Fosdick as Adjutant of the Third Regiment of Infantry, Connecticut. July 10, 1797. 2 images available on website
Folder: 5. Appointment by Jonathan Trumbull, Hartford, Connecticut, of Richard Fosdick as Captain of the First Company of the Third Regiment of the Connecticut Militia. May 15, 1799. Folder: 6. Letter from Brigadier General Zachary Huntington, Norwich, Connecticut, to Captain Richard Fosdick, Fifth Company, Third Brigade, Connecticut Militia. May 25, 1803. Description Acceptance of Captain Richard Fosdick's request for discharge.
Folder: 7. Travel expenses and journal of Richard Fosdick. 1814-1815.
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Folder: 8. Map by Thomas Henderson of Section 7 of the Miami Purchase showing the Fosdick family's lot. March 11, 1818. Folder: 9. "A Few of the Connecticut (or rather New Haven) Blue Laws". n.d. Folder: 10. Extracts from memorandum compiled by Richard Fosdick's grandson of an account of Richard and Phoebe Fosdick's journey from New London, Connecticut to Cincinnati in 1810. n.d. Description The Fosdicks travelled with the L'Hommedieu and Rogers families.
Samuel Fosdick Correspondence. 1829-1881, 1905, n.d.
Folder: 11. Letter from "Father," Cincinnati, to Sylvester L. Fosdick, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York. August 1829. Description This is a letter of consolation for the death of Thomas Fosdick, Sylvester's brother. This may be from Samuel Fosdick's brother. 2 images available on website
Folder: 12. Indenture from David Weaver, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 9, 1839. Description A drawing is included of the property on the southwest corner of Sixth and Plum Streets in Cincinnati.
Folder: 13. Letter from B. F. Powers, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 30, 1840. Description Mr. Powers is selling some land for Fosdick and asks the price at which it should be sold.
Folder: 14. Letter from R. Havens, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. December 14, 1840. Description Havens asks Fosdick to try to persuade his friend General [president-elect William Henry] Harrison to appoint him as Port Master for the city. He explains why he needs the position and that he has switched to the Whig Party. 3 images available on website
Folder: 15. Letter from Samuel Hubbard, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati. September 11, 1841. Description Hubbard seeks assistance in settling a breach of contract dispute over land that was properly graded.
Folder: 16. Letter from Samuel Gardiner, Sag Harbor, [New York], to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 18, 1841. Description Gardiner is settling accounts with S. L'Hommedieu and Company. He criticizes them for having no consideration except on "business principles." Included in the letter is a receipt for payment from L'Hommedieu.
Folder: 17. Letter from D. D. M. Bartlett, Holly Springs [Mississippi], to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati. December 24, 1849. Description Bartlett offers to buy cotton for Fosdick in Memphis where it is cheaper.
Folder: 18. Letter from L. L. L'Hommedieu, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 2, [1850]. Description L'Hommedieu writes about the price of a commodity.
Folder: 19. Letter from L. L. L'Hommedieu, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 16, 1850. Description L'Hommedieu says that investors have lost confidence in railroad stock. He and others are buying La Bank stock.
Folder: 20. Letter from L. L. L'Hommedieu, Astor House, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 21, 1850. Description L'Hommedieu is trying to sell stock subscriptions for their railroad. He fears litigation over rights of way on the land they wish to purchase.
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Folder: 21. Letter from E. Kinney, Bank of Portsmouth, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati. April 19, 20, 1850. Description Kinney sends a note for $5000 that he asks not be presented until the 23rd. There is a note included on the above letter, dated April 20 from Cincinnati, which states the instructions would be followed.
Folder: 22. Letter from John M. Gray, Cashier, Preble County Bank, Eaton, [Ohio], to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 17, 1850. Description Gray cannot accept the $5000 note sent by Fosdick. He requests a bill payable in New York.
Folder: 23. Letter from E. Webb, Louisville, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. September 11, 1850. Description Webb advises Fosdick to do business with A. D. H. and Company and to change his broker in Memphis. He discusses cotton prices.
Folder: 24. Letter from E. Webb, Louisville, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 5, 1850. Description The cotton crop is uncertain and prices will go down. A. D. H. and Company has good recommendations from banks.
Folder: 25. Letter from Derry Ireland to Samuel Hamm, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 27, 1852. Description The writer's name is illegible. A settlement of an old Johnston accounts for 16£.
Folder: 26. Letters from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 3, October 11, November 29, December 20, 24, 1856. Description "Miami Mills" flour was received, but the market is dull again.
Folder: 27. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 17, 1856. Description Flour prices are at their lowest. Hunt and Averill will look out for Fosdick's interests when his flour comes in.
Folder: 28. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 24, 1856. Description Flour prices are improving.
Folder: 29. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 23, 1856. Description Fosdick's draft was paid. They will charge his account for storage until flour prices increase.
Folder: 30. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. September 6, 1856. Description Fosdick's "Miami Mills" flour was received. They expect the market abroad will improve soon.
Folder: 31. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 4, 1856. Description "Miami Mills" flour was received, but the price for flour is down. Shippers aren't buying.
Folder: 32. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 8, 1856. Description They have sold Fosdick's "Miami Mills" flour.
Folder: 33. Letter from Hunt and Averill, New York, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 9, 1857. Description Fosdick's flour has been received. They will store it, expecting the price to go up soon.
Folder: 34. Letter from Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Michael Jones, St. Paul, Minnesota. May 11, 1857. Description Fosdick writes about a certificate for $10.
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Folder: 35. Deed from John L. and Jane M. Scott, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Samuel Fosdick, Hamilton County, Ohio. April 22, 1859. Description This lot is on the northwest corner of Fourth and Seventh Streets in Cincinnati.
Folder: 36. Mortgage from Samuel and Sarah A. Fosdick, Hamilton County, Ohio to Anthony Haskins, Hamilton County, Ohio. January 17, 1861. Description This lot is on the northwest corner of Third and John Streets in Cincinnati.
Folder: 37. Letter from Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois, to Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 11, 1862. Description Letter acknowledging Fosdick's gift of $500 for the war effort. 4 images available on website
Folder: 38. Daily State Journal, Springfield, Ohio, containing Samuel Fosdick's letter to Governor Richard Yates and Yates' response. August 13, 1862. Folder: 39. Promissory note from Samuel Fosdick. July 22, 1864. Description The note is for $125.
Folder: 40. Deed from Samuel Fosdick to James Metcalfe. August 26, 1865. Description This deed describes property at the northeast corner of Third and Smith Streets in Cincinnati and the factory. The business that was located there was Harkness, Strader & Fosdick. A hand drawn map included.
Folder: 41. Receipt for taxes paid on rent in 1864. September 1, 1865. Folder: 42. Brief on motion for leave to file petition in error, Supreme Court of Ohio, James Metcalfe, et al. vs. Samuel Fosdick. [1868]. Description Fosdick sold a factory and equipment to James Metcalfe who transferred it to third parties while Fosdick claimed he still owned the lien on them.
Folder: 43. Schedule of payments of principal and interest by James Metcalfe to Samuel Fosdick. [1868]. Folder: 44. Testimonies of three witnesses regarding removal of equipment from the factory under terms of the lien in the case of James Metcalfe vs. Samuel Fosdick. [1868]. Folder: 45. Summary of Samuel Fosdick vs. James Metcalfe and William W. Embry before the Superior Court of Cincinnati. [1868]. Description The terms of payment are stated here.
Folder: 46. Statement that the Court finds in favor of Samuel Fosdick in the case of Samuel Fosdick vs. James Metcalfe, William W. Embry and Andrew I. Kunnen. [1868]. Description James Metcalfe failed to make payments to him or to pay insurance and taxes as stipulated in the indenture.
Folder: 47. Two partial summaries of Samuel Fosdick vs. James Metcalfe. [1868]. Folder: 48. Program for the Fifteenth Annual Celebration of Washington's Birthday, Kenyon College. February 21, 1873. Description Charles U. Fosdick recites "The Right to Investigate."
Folder: 49. Program for Senior Class Day, Kenyon College. June 10, 25, 1873. Folder: 50. Statement of probable condition of Franklin Cotton Factory. November 1, 1873. Folder: 51. Memorandum stating terms of Samuel Fosdick's lease of property to the Cincinnati Furniture Association. December 18, 1873. Description This property is on the northwest corner of Third and John Streets in Cincinnati.
Folder: 52. Certificate of Merit, Faculty of Arts, University of Edinburgh, for C. U. [Charles] Fosdick. 1873. Description The certificate is for Commercial and Political Economy. Image available on website
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Folder: 53. Indenture from Samuel Fosdick, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Henry Pearce, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. January 31, 1876. Description This property is on Third Street between John and Smith Streets in Cincinnati and includes the "Picking Room" of the Franklin Factory.
Folder: 54. Letter from Wood Fosdick, New York, to "Pa" [Samuel Fosdick]. August 20, 1878. Description Wood visited Mr. John Ryder in Jamaica to find out the value of the Woodhaven Farm. He gives the details to his father. 4 images available on website
Folder: 55. Letter from Wood Fosdick, New York City, to Frank Jones. November 28, 1881. Description Wood thanks Frank for his opinion on the Pennsylvania securities and asks him to attend to the transfer of property from Frances (his sister) to him.
Folder: 56. Estate of Wood Fosdick. 1926. Description This lists property in Cincinnati and beneficiaries.
Folder: 57. Lists of property prices in Cincinnati. n.d.
John Johnston Correspondence. 1802-1840
Folder: 58. John Johnston s copy book. 1802-1804. Description This is Johnston's copy book of his official letters as Indian Factor, 1802-1804. Page: 3. Letter from John Johnston, Philadelphia, to General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. July 19, 1802. Description Johnston has procured the goods to be sent to Ft. Wayne and will arrive there ahead of them. Page: 4. Letter from General Peter Gansevoort, Military Agent of the Northern Department, Albany, to Israel Whelen, Purveyor of Public Supplies. June 18, 1802. Description A copy of this letter was enclosed with the above letter. General Gansevoort describes the transportation route by water and land for the goods to go from Albany to Detroit and Ft. Wayne. Page: 5. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Henry Dearborn. October 31, 1803 [1802]. Description Johnston learned from Colonel Hamtramck at Ft. Erie that the goods are there but he has no orders to send them further. Johnston fears they won't arrive before the rivers freeze. He received the letter to prevent liquor from going to the Indians, but French Canadian traders use it in trade. Johnston gives opinions of how the fort should be run. Page: 13. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Gideon Granger, U.S. Postmaster General. November 19, 1802. Description Johnston shares his concerns that the new post road set up by Congress to go from Cincinnati to Detroit does not include Ft. Wayne. It is an important post with the Indian Factory and military garrison. He gives the distances between all the posts on the proposed route. A mail post at Ft. Wayne would save the expense of sending riders to nearby posts. Page: 17. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Henry Dearborn. November 19, 1802. Description This is the same as the letter above to Gideon Granger, with some additional information. A house for a blacksmith is needed along with one for the Indians. Page: 21. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine, Agent for Indian Affairs. October 31, 1802. Description Johnston fears that the goods being sent won't be shipped to Detroit before the late season makes crossing the Lake [Erie] dangerous. Page: 22. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Colonel John Hamtramck, Commander, Detroit. October 2, 1802.
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Description Johnston asks for information about the goods being sent to Detroit. He fears they will not arrive before ice forms and he will not have the supplies for the Indians. He mentions that the last session of Congress authorized the President to establish trading houses, including his at Ft. Wayne. Page: 23. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Robert Munro, Indian Factor, Detroit. November 30, 1802. Description Johnston has learned that the goods for the Indian factor at Detroit arrived there from Philadelphia. The goods for Ft. Wayne were sent at the same time and he asks for information about them. He includes a list of supplies needed for the Indian factory in Ft. Wayne and asks they be sent as soon as convenient. Page: 25. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. January 2, 1803. Description The goods arrived in Detroit November 15, but it was too late to send them to Detroit by river. Johnston describes the Canadian traders who conduct most of the fur trade with the Indians. He would like to be able to sell to soldiers too. Page: 29. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Captain William Wells. December 13, 1802. Description Johnston asks that the goods at Detroit be sent to Ft. Wayne as soon as possible. Page: 30. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Joshua Wingate, Jr., Chief Clerk, War Department. January 30, 1803. Description Johnston fears that his old friend Pollock will not make good on a loan Johnston made to him from his funds. He speaks of the President's [Jefferson] message [annual message to Congress?] and is glad that the election in Pennsylvania shows the Republicans ascendant over the Federalists. The goods are held up in Detroit by ice, but the store is not ready yet anyway. The full military company at the post should be filled. Page: 33. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Israel Whelen. December 13, 1802. Description Johnston received the invoice from General Irvine. Page: 34. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Colonel John Hamtramck. February 2, 1803. Description Johnston believes that the company he must contract with to transport the goods from Detroit will use a man who intends to delay their delivery until after the spring trading season. He asks Colonel Hamtramck to expedite matters. Page: 35. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. January 31, 1803. Description Johnston is glad to have permission to sell to the soldiers. He can undersell the traders who charge too much. He expects the Indians will be more willing to trade with him when the goods arrive. He hopes the foreign traders will then leave. They try to prejudice the Indians against Americans. Page: 39. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant Henry Brevoort. February 2, 1803. Description Johnston had to go to the foot of the rapids to pick up his baggage with pack horses. Page: 40. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Jeremiah Hunt, merchant, Cincinnati. January 3, 1803. Description Johnston order 1,000 pounds of tobacco from Hunt, a merchant in Cincinnati. Page: 41. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Captain John Whistler. February 2, 1803. Description Johnston sends Captain Whistler his watch and asks him to have it repaired by the watchmaker in Detroit. Page: 42. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. January 3, 1803.
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Description (Marked "Private") Johnston is concerned about the influence that the foreign [Canadian] traders have with the Indians. Little Turtle is losing respect as a chief because he is willing to farm. The new blacksmith is making tools for the Indians. Page: 49. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Joshua Wingate, Jr., Chief Clerk, War Department. October 31, 1802. Description Johnston asks that Captain Pasteur, commander of the garrison, be granted double rations as a good officer with a family. Page: 50. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Robert Munro, Indian Factor, Detroit. January 4, 1803. Description Johnston discusses the cost of transporting the goods from Philadelphia which should be charged to the United States at Detroit. He orders 10 barrels of lime needed to finish the buildings. Page: 52. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. March 4, 1803. Description John Widney should be paid $500 charged to Johnston's account. Page: 53. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine, Agent for Indian Affairs. March 4, 1803. Description John Widney should be paid $500 charged to Johnston's account. Page: 53. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Robert Munro, Indian Factor, Detroit. April 2, 1803. Description Johnston asks about the lime he ordered. He forwards a copy of General Irvine's policy on advances on goods. Page: 55. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Captain John Whistler. April 3, 1803. Description Johnston sends payment for his repaired watch, and orders earrings for his wife. Page: 56. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Robert Munro. May 2, 1803. Description Johnston thanks Munro for sending goods and arranges payment for them. Governor [William Henry] Harrison, Indiana Territory, came by with orders from the War Department placing both Munro and Johnston under the governor's direction. He mentions that Colonel Hamtramck died. Page: 58. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant E. B. Climson, Assistant Military Agent. May 2, 1803. Description Johnston encloses receipts and asks for duplicate receipts for steel sent elsewhere from his consignment. Page: 59. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant E. B. Climson. May 11, 1803. Description Johnston thinks that the transportation costs should be paid by Climson. Some of the goods coming from Detroit got wet and are damaged. Page: 61. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Henry Dearborn. April 17, 1803. Description The nearly completed house for Johnston was destroyed by fire. An Indian confessed that Canadians employed him to start the fire. They intended to burn the store too. Johnston believes that the Canadians want to stop his trade from cutting into their trade with the Indians. They violate regulations and sell liquor to Indians. Page: 65. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. May 4, 1803. Description Johnston has drawn $130.65 for purchase of tobacco. Page: 66. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. May 4, 1803. Description Johnston has drawn $130.65 for purchase of tobacco. Page: 66. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Daniel Symmes, Attorney, Cincinnati. May 4, 1803. Description Governor [William H.] Harrison purchased two Negro servants in Kentucky for Johnston. He asks Symmes to secure 15 year indentures for them.
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Page: 68. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to William Ruffin, Cincinnati Postmaster. April 5, 1803. Description Johnston asks that all his mail be sent in sealed packages with the bearer of this letter. Page: 69. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Henry Dearborn. July 12, 1803. Description Governor Harrison granted a pardon and discharge to the Indian and Frenchman who burned the factory house. Mr. Wells has taken charge of the blacksmith and removed him from the factory. Although many of the goods that arrived were damaged, trading was successful. Page: 72. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor William Henry Harrison. July 5, 1803. Description Johnston requests a copy of the bill for the Surveying Department. The sale of the peltry was good. Page: 73. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Mons. Duba, Vincennes. July 8, 1803. Description Johnston corrects a mistake that was made in an order. Page: 74. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Joshua Wingate, Chief Clerk, Department of War. July 12, 1803. Description Johnston questions why the goods arrived so late. The delay caused the Indians to complain and form a bad opinion of the agency. He took in $2,500 worth of peltry in a month. He asks for confirmation that he is under Governor Harrison's direction and for the route of the proposed post road. Page: 77. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. June 24, 1803. Description Johnston encloses a confidential letter he received from Governor Harrison. No copy of the letter is included. Page: 77. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. July 12, 1803. Description Many of the goods that arrived in May were damaged. This has caused the Indians to view the factory in a bad light. Sales at the factory exceeded his expectations. Page: 79. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor [William Henry] Harrison. July 26, 1803. Description Johnston asks that he be allowed to sell the peltry in Ft. Wayne and use the money for the factory's expenses. He hopes that the new post road will include Ft. Wayne. Captain Pike is the new post commander. He mentions news of the Louisiana Purchase and war between France and England. Page: 81. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Mr. [Robert] Munro, Indian Factor, Detroit. July 31, 1803. Description This is an extract of part of the letter. There is inconsistency in Johnston's orders with General Irvine wanting the peltry sent to Philadelphia and Governor Harrison wanting it sold at the factory. He is not sure to whom he is accountable and some are seeking to injure his interests in the agency. He is beginning to regret leaving his former position in the War Dept. Major Pasteur cannot now pay his debt because he is being transferred to Ft. Wilkinson, Georgia. Page: 83. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Jon[athon] Halstead, U.S. Factor, Ft. Wilkinson [Georgia]. July 30, 1803. Description A letter of introduction of Major Pasteur to Mr. Halstead. Major Pasteur is the new commander of the fort. Page: 84. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant William Piatt, Ft. Wilkinson [Georgia]. July 30, 1803. Description A letter of introduction of Major Pasteur to Lieutenant Piatt. Page: 85. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Colonel Henry Burbeck, Commander, Detroit. July 31, 1803.
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Description Johnston is re-building the burned factory house as ordered. He requests the services of a soldier posted at Detroit who is a bricklayer. Page: 87. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant N. Pinckney, Paymaster, 1st U.S. Regiment. August 1, 1803. Description Major Pasteur asked Johnston to take charge of Major Pike's receipt. Page: 88. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Mr. Bryan, bricklayer. August 27, 1803. Description Johnston asks Mr. Bryan to come immediately to Ft. Wayne to complete the chimney on the house. Page: 89. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General William Irvine. September 22, 1803. Description Goods for the factory have arrived at Detroit. Included is a bill for goods to be paid. Johnston has been ill. Page: 90. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Daniel Symmes. September 22, 1803. Description Johnston inquires about two Negroes that were to have been bought and sent to Symmes' care for Johnston. Page: 91. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to William Ruffin, Cincinnati Postmaster. September 23, 1803. Description Johnston asks that the bearer of the letter be given any mail for him. Page: 91. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Robert Munro, Indian Factor, Detroit. November 1, 1803. Description Johnston checks on an overcharge on lime. He requires that a debt owed the factory be paid soon. He also asks him to sell or buy his watch. Page: 93. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Mr. [Robert] Munro. November 10,1803. Description Some bills have been paid to the factory. Included is a statement of the receipts. Page: 95. Letter from Samuel Tupper, Ft. Wayne, to Oliver Phelps, U.S. Representative and Contractor for troops. November 14, 1803. Description Copy of the bill of exchange for $500 to be paid to Johnston. This accompanied the above letter. Page: 96. Letter from Samuel Tupper, Ft. Wayne, to Oliver Phelps. November 14, 1803. Description Tupper informs Phelps of the bill to Johnston drawn on Phelps' account. Page: 97. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to William Hamilton, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1803. Description At the request of William Wells, Assistant Agent of Indian Affairs at Ft. Wayne, Johnston inquires about the services of a rifle gunsmith and directs the route he should take. Page: 99. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General [William] Irvine. November 30, 1803. Description Johnston encloses the bill of exchange for $500 that should be paid in Washington when Mr. Phelps is there. The goods sent to Detroit three months ago are still there and will have to wait until May to be sent on to Ft. Wayne. Page: 100. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General [William] Irvine. January 1, 1804. Description Johnston's end of the year report. He includes a list of considerable amount of peltry received since July. The British traders are trying to undersell the factory, causing him to lower some prices. The Miamis trade mostly with the British. Little Turtle speaks against the US trading stores & has been giving whiskey to his people. Johnston has heard that there is a movement to remove the restriction on selling liquor to Indians. The amount of provisions for the Indians should be reduced so they aren t lazy. The goods didn t arrive in Ft. Wayne & are said to be damaged. This must be avoided in the future so the Indians don t complain. The seeds should be given to Indians gratis because they won't buy them if they have to pay. The Delawares seem the most willing and able to be civilized.
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British traders should be expelled for the government's plans for the Indians to succeed. Page: 109. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to General [William] Irvine. January 1, 1804. Description Johnston had to draw on Irvine's account to buy tobacco for the Indians, which is in great demand. He is sending a copy of his journal with all the year's transactions. The quality of goods for the store hasn't been the best and he had to lower prices to compete with the Canadians. He suggests damaged goods be given as gifts. He has not hired an assistant because there are none he can trust. Page: 115. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor [William Henry] Harrison. January 17, 1804. Description Johnston has allowed Indians to buy on credit. He is concerned that he can't get all the goods needed before he makes his remittances for the store. If they can't supply goods desired by the Indians, it would be better to close the store. He discharged Mr. Brouillet for drunkenness and dishonesty. Page: 117. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor William Henry Harrison. February 21, 1804. Description Johnston sends copies of an exchange of letters with General Irvine. Page: 118. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor William Henry Harrison. November 14, 1803. Description Johnston hired the services of a black man, Morris, from the estate of Colonel John Hamtramck. Page: 118. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor William Henry Harrison. January 1, 1804. Description There is a dispute with the contractor over pay for Morris's services because he was sick for two months. Page: 119. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War. March 17, 1804. Description Johnston has drawn on Dearborn's account to pay Francis Johnston for carpentry services. Page: 119. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Henry Dearborn. March 17, 1804. Description Request for payment to Francis Johnston. Page: 120. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Joshua Wingate, Chief Clerk, War Department. April 2, 1804. Description A letter of introduction for Dr. J. H. Sparhawk, surgeon's mate at the post. Page: 121. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant E. B. Climson, Assistant Military Agent, Detroit. April 14, 1804. Description General Irvine has instructed that all furs be shipped to [Philadelphia]. Johnston asks about shipping goods at Detroit on to Ft. Wayne. Page: 121. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to [Lieutenant] Climson. April 15, 1804. Description List of peltry sent on Captain Whipple's perouge (type of boat). Page: 122. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Lieutenant E. B. Climson. May 12, 1804. Description Johnston is sending 31 packs of peltry to be forwarded to General Irvine. Page: 123. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Joshua Wingate. April 30, 1804. Description Johnston warns Wingate that Lieutenant Anthony Campbell, who made charges against Captain Cornelius Lyman, is a disreputable character and untrustworthy. Campbell is lying when he says he is the nephew of General [Richard] Montgomery. Page: 126. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor William Henry Harrison. May 1, 1804.
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Description Johnston is following General Irvine's instructions to send all furs to Philadelphia. He is grateful that the mail has been routed to Ft. Wayne. He has been ill. Page: 127. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Governor William Henry Harrison. June 9, 1804. Description Johnston sends all the cash on hand at the factory. Page: 128. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne, to Robert Munro. June 11, 1804. Description Johnston is sending two packs of furs in order to raise money he needs. Page: 129. Letter from John Johnston, Ft. Wayne. June 14, 1804. Description He is sending 37 packs of furs and peltry by way of Detroit. Addressee unknown. There is more to the letter, but the last 3 pages of the copy book are torn away.
Folder: 59. Letter from H[enry] Dearborn, U.S. Secretary of War, War Department, to John Johnston. May 18, 1805. Description Secretary Dearborn informs Johnston that he needs to take the oath of office that he did not take when he first became an Indian Factor. 2 images available on website
Folder: 60. Receipt from Francis Johnston, Fort Wayne. June 15, 1808. Description This letter is from John Johnston's brother and is a receipt for $180 dollars paid by John Johnston for services of Francis Johnston at Fort Wayne Trading House.
Folder: 61. Letter from General Mason, Indian Trade Office, to John Johnston, Fort Wayne. August 10, 1809. Description Permission is granted for Johnston to take a leave of absence for health reasons in the fall, with the assumption that his assistant can handle his duties. 3 images available on website
Folder: 62. Invoice from Thomas Kinney, Indian Office, to [John Johnston?]. July 17, 1816. Description This is an invoice for goods sent to Johnston for the Delaware Indians under his charge at Piqua, Ohio.
Folder: 63. Letter from George Graham, Department of War, to Lewis Cass, Zanesville, Ohio. March 24, 1817. Description Graham gives instructions for Cass to see if the Indians remaining in Ohio are disposed to cede their territory and relocate west of the Mississippi River. The instructions state acreage to be offered those wishing to remain on ceded land, and terms of payment for those who cede land.
Folder: 64. Letter from George Graham, Department of War, to Lewis Cass, and General Duncan McArthur. May 19, 1817. Description Cass and General McArthur are appointed commissioners to negotiate a treaty to cede all or parts of Indian lands in Ohio, so that the white populations of Ohio and Michigan Territory will be connected.
Folder: 65. Letter from John Hagner, Auditor, Treasury Department, to John Johnston, Piqua. September 11, 1817. Description Johnston's accounts will be settled by the 5th Auditor, Stephen Pleasanton.
Folder: 66. Letter from Fifth Auditor of the Treasury Department to Lewis Cass. March 6, 1818. Description In an extract of a letter Governor Cass is reminded of his superintendence of various Indian agencies, and is asked to see that Mr. Johnston renders his accounts quarterly.
Folder: 67. Letter from Jonathan Jennings, Corydon, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. June 3, 1818. Description Johnston is instructed to assist in setting up negotiations with tribes to extinguish title to lands in Indiana and to offer his opinion on their willingness to sell.
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Folder: 68. Letter from Lewis Cass, Detroit, to B. F. Stickney. June 13, 1818. Description Governor Cass instructs Stickney that his Indian Agency at Ft. Wayne is to be consolidated with the agency at Piqua, and that he should report to Mr. Johnston.
Folder: 69. Letter from R. A. Forsyth, Detroit, to John Johnston. July 10, 1818. Description Forsyth gives instructions for mailing letters from Piqua.
Folder: 70. Letter from Stephen Pleasanton, Fifth Auditor Office, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. August 27, 1818. Description This is an explanation of two abstracts concerning Johnston's annuity payments to the tribes.
Folder: 71. Letter from Jonathon Jennings, Lewis Cass, R. Parke, Saint Marys, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. October 6, 1818. Description Instructions are given for Johnston to distribute presents from the annuities to various tribes. 2 images available on website
Folder: 72. Letter from William Lee, Treasury Department, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. March 25, 1819. Description Printed form stating accounts for money to be paid to various tribes. 2 images available on website
Folder: 73. Letter from J. M. Bronaugh, Transport Agent, Indian Trade Office, Georgetown, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. August 23, 1819. Description This is a statement on the account for transportation of the Indian annuities.
Folder: 74. Letters. August-September 1819. Item: 1. Letter from John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, to William Irwin. September 28, 1819. Description Johnston seeks reimbursement for the $2000 that was erroneously transferred into bank notes out of the $4000 in specie assigned to his care. This letter includes on the same sheet of paper copies of two other earlier letters that verify this transaction. Item: 2. Letter from William Henry Harrison, Cincinnati, to John Johnston. September 13, 1819. Description This is a copy of letter from General Harrison asking Johnston to assist in ending the embarrassment to Dr. Turner. This involves the $4000 above. Item: 3. Letter from William Irwin, Piqua, Ohio, to John Johnston. September 16, 1819. Description This is a promissory note for $4000 in specie at the Bank of the Miami Exporting Company will be payable in paper to Johnston. Johnston includes a note verifying the letters.
Folder: 75. Letter from John C. Calhoun, U.S. Secretary of War, Department of War, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. April 19, 1822. Description Secretary Calhoun directs the amount of annuities to be paid to the tribes under Johnston's care. He asks if the Shawnees across the Mississippi are entitled to a share. A section of the letter is torn away.
Folder: 76. Receipt from John Young to Lieutenant Abraham R. Johnston. December 17, 1836. Description Bill of Sale of bridle and saddle from John Young to Lieutenant [Abraham] R. Johnston.
Folder: 77. Letters. May-June 1839. Item: 1. Letter from Samuel Kirk, Baltimore, to John Johnston. May 4, 1839. Description Kirk is sending two sets of silverware he made for Johnston to Cincinnati. This letter and the following are copies included on the same sheet of paper with the letter to A. Grimes.
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Item: 2. Letter from John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, to Samuel Kirk, Baltimore. June 1, 1839. Description Johnston has received Kirk's bill for $697 and will have the Bank of Dayton send a certificate of deposit to Kirk. Item: 3. Letter from John Johnston, Upper Piqua, Ohio, to A. Grimes. June 1, 1839. Description Johnston explains arrangements for the bank to pay a certificate of deposit to Kirk. Item: 4. Letter from Samuel Kirk, Baltimore, to John Johnston. May 3, 1839. Description $696.90 is owed and a list of supplies included.
Folder: 78. Letter from [?] Hamilton, Urbana, to John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. May 11, 1840. Description Hamilton cannot receive funds in payment of Johnston's debt and suggests he contact the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Folder: 79. Letter from John Johnston, Piqua, Ohio, to Judge Burcherd, Solicitor of the U.S. Treasury. May 15, 1840. Description Johnston made arrangements for payment of a judgment against him.
Box 2. Correspondence. 1818-1869, 1915
John Johnston Correspondence. 1840-1860, 1915
Folder: 1. Letter from John Johnston, Upper Piqua, Ohio, to "son" Lieutenant A. R. Johnston. August 29, 1840. Description Johnston is glad that his son will be stationed in Baltimore. He mentions his illness. He is certain that [William Henry] Harrison will be elected.
Folder: 2. Letter from John Johnston, Washington City, to William B. Lewis, 2nd Auditor, Treasury Department, Washington. February 12, 1841. Description Johnston seeks settlement of accounts for expenses he incurred as an Indian Agent due to a clerk, John Peters.
Folder: 3. Letter from John Johnston, Washington, to "son" Lieutenant A. R. Johnston, U.S. Dragoons, New York City. February 13, 1841. Description Johnston is waiting for Congress to decide favorably on the bill to pay what is due him. He mentions that "Old Tip" [William H. Harrison] is in Washington for his inauguration as president, and relates news about his other children. This letter is fragile.
Folder: 4. Letter from John Johnston, Washington City, to "Son" [Lieutenant A. R. Johnston], 1st Dragoons, New York City. February 20, 1841. Description Johnston wants to ask for an office from General [William Henry] Harrison or get his help to pass the bill for Johnston's pay. He lists the new cabinet members. He is running low on money in Washington and will have to leave soon. He asks his sons for a loan of $300. 4 images available on website
Folder: 5. Letter from John Bell, U.S. Secretary of War, [Washington, D.C.], to Lieutenant A. R. Johnston, 1st Dragoons, New York. March 23, 24, 1841. Description Copy of Circular issued by War Department regarding announcement by President prohibiting partisan interference with elections.
Folder: 6. Letter from S[tephen]Johnston, U.S. Brig Washington, New York, to "Father" [John Johnston], Piqua. November 2, 1841. Description Stephen and his wife Lizy are taking a vacation after the miscarriage of their baby daughter. He is on leave from his Naval vessel. He is concerned about his brother John's illness.
Folder: 7. Letter from A. R. Johnston, Ft. Washita, to Captain Prentiss. July 15, 1845.
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Description The 2nd Dragoons are leaving for Texas. Johnston was found to be without fault in Colonel Harney's case.
Folder: 8. Letter from John Johnston, Upper Piqua, to "Son" [Lietenant A. R. Johnston], 1st Regiment, U.S. Dragoons, Camp Boone, Maysville, Arkansas. February 12, 1846. Description Lieutenant Johnston seems to have been cleared from charges made against him. Johnston is concerned about the plight of the Cherokees due to the unjust government policy. He is pleased that Kentucky undertook to honor Daniel Boone by re-interring him in Frankfort. His son Stephen's ship sailed for Canton. 4 images available on website
Folder: 9. Letter from Edward H. Fitzgerald to Lieutenant A. R. Johnston, 1st Dragoons. May 28, 1846. Description Fitzgerald provides an account of General [Zachary] Taylor's movements in Mexico. 2 images available on website
Folder: 10. Letter from John Johnston, Dayton, Ohio, to Frank Jones. October 25, 1852. Description Note bequeathing sleeve buttons to his grandson Frank Jones.
Folder: 11. Invoice and memorandum submitted by R. W. Thompson, Washington City for John Johnston for services as agent of the U.S. for the Wyandot, Shawnee and Delaware tribes. February 1858. Description This is a fourteen page report prepared at Johnston's request for the House Committee on Indian Affairs explaining why Johnston should receive pay as Indian factor for two separate offices, one for the Wyandot and one for the Shawnee.
Folder: 12. Address of John Johnston, Cincinnati for cornerstone dedication of the Asylum for Orphans. June 27, 1860. Description Dedication address by Johnston for the cornerstone lying of the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum on behalf of the Free Masons.
Folder: 13. Letter from John Johnston, "Clay House," Washington City, to "Sir" [John H. D. Johnston], Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. December 21, 1860. Folder: 14. Recollections of Sixty Years by John Johnston. 1915. Description Edited by Charlotte Reeve Conover
John D. Jones Correspondence. 1818-1869, n.d.
Folder: 15. Ten banknotes from various banks. 1818-1820. Description Farmers and Merchants Bank of Indiana, Bank of Xenia, State Bank of Indiana, Vevay, Bank of Hamilton, Franklin Bank of Brookville, "Our Banking House"
Folder: 16. Letter from Andrew Foote, Williamsburg, to John D. Jones and Company, Cincinnati. March 5, 1823. Description This is an order for tea and window glass.
Folder: 17. Letter from Elis[abeth] Watters, Williamsburg, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. April 10, 1823. Description The bearer of the letter will pay money owed to Jones and others. Jones is to send coffee in return.
Folder: 18. Letter from Dennis Abbott, Port William, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. May 24, 1823. Description Abbott is unable to pay at present, but promises to pay what he owes.
Folder: 19. Letter from N. Greenham, Piqua, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. June 10, 1823. Description Mr. Johnston has just left.
Folder: 20. Letter from William D. Burnett, Morganfield, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. August 1, 1823.
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Description Burnett became ill on the boat and could not complete the sale of the goods.
Folder: 21. Letter from William D. Burnett, Shawneytown, to John D. Jones. August 6, 1823. Description Burnett returned shoes he couldn't sell and will trade for salt.
Folder: 22. Letter from [?] Collins, Louisville, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. November 22, 1823. Description Note about a draft for money to be paid.
Folder: 23. Letter from J. H. Howell, Piqua, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. November 18, 1823. Description Howell sends the money due by Mr. Chatham.
Folder: 24. Letter from Robert Chambers, Burlington, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. February 8, 1824. Description Chambers sends money for Jones to disburse.
Folder: 25. Letter from William Lytle, Lebanon, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. February 12, 1824. Description Lytle writes on behalf of Isabella Wood to purchase blue Italian sewing silk.
Folder: 26. Letter from Robert Chambers, Burlington, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. March 9, 1824. Description Chambers repays draft notes drawn on Jones.
Folder: 27. Letter from Wiliam D. Burnett, New Orleans, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. May 6, 1824. Description This is a note of explanation on a balance due.
Folder: 28. Letter from Robert Bowles, New Harrison, Ohio, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. May 6, 1824. Description Bowles is sending a crock of lard for Jones to try. 2 images available on website
Folder: 29. Letter from Lanson Curtis, Zanesville, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. July 9, 1824. Description Curtis sends 8 barrels of sugar with $620 inside one of them. A second note on the same paper makes arrangements for Curtis to pay Jones when he gets money he expects.
Folder: 30. Letter from John Russell, Centreville, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. July 21, 1824. Description Russell sends tea back to Jones.
Folder: 31. Letter from Elizabeth Watters, Williamsburg, Ohio, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. September 19, 1824. Description Watters explains terms on which pork can be purchased.
Folder: 32. Letter from Lanson Curtis, Zanesfield, to John D. Jones & Company, Cincinnati. October 18, 1824. Description Curtis asks for more time to pay his bill in full. There is a piece of blue cloth attached to the letter.
Folder: 33. Letter from William D. Burnett, Louisville, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. October 28, 1824. Description Burnett was not able to go to Cincinnati because of illness, and must now go to Orleans first.
Folder: 34. Letter from Lanson Curtis, Milford, Ohio, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. October 30, 1824. Description Curtis will pay his note soon. He is sending Jones boxes of cheese and barrels of honey and will sell his hogs in Cincinnati soon.
Folder: 35. Letter from William Wade, Brookville, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. December 25, 1824. Description Wade makes an offer to pay back his notes that came into Jones' possession.
Folder: 36. Promissory note of Clancy Lynch to J. D. Jones. July 1, 1829. Folder: 37. Deed from George and Ellen Graham, Cincinnati, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati for land in Cambridge, Wayne County, Indiana. August 15, 1837.
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Folder: 38. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Upper Piqua, to John D. Jones, New York. August 11, 1838. Description Elizabeth writes to John in New York and tells about the children's health problems. 3 images available on website
Folder: 39. Receipt from George W. Jones to Charles Duffield for rent of a warehouse. August 23, 1838. Folder: 40. Indenture forming the Mechanics and Traders Bank of Cincinnati. October 1, 1838. Folder: 41. Power of attorney from Caleb and Mary Ann Jones to John D. Jones. April 4, 1839. Description This was granted so as to sell land in Warsaw, Illinois.
Folder: 42. Deposition of John Wynne by John D. Jones in relation to Robert Barnhart. May 15, 1845. Description The interrogation concerns the discharge of Robert Barnhart from the Jones Company.
Folder: 43. Hand drawn Plat of Section 15 between the Miami Rivers, Butler county, Ohio. September 12, 1846. Description The property owners are Zebedee Brown, Milton Cooper, Aaron Vanatta, John Carmichael and Walkers. 2 images available on website
Folder: 44. Abstract of title to lot on Fifth Street near Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 1847. Description Prior owners are listed back to John C. Symmes' sale to Jonathan Jones in 1805 and goes through 1842.
Folder: 45. Invitation to J. D. Jones, Esq. and family to the Wooden Spoon exhibition, Yale College. June 8, 1858. Folder: 46. Letter from W. S. Groesbeck [U.S. Congressman], Washington, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati. December 27, 1858. Description Groesbeck talked to Mr. Seiter about Colonel [John] Johnston's claim. He is trying to get a West Point appointment for the Colonel's grandson. 3 images available on website
Folder: 47. Letter from J. R. Knox, Greenville, Ohio, to Jones Bros. & Company. November 24, 1859. Description Knox expects that the courts will decide the railroad case so that Jones will be able to recover his debt. This letter was with the railroad case folder below.
Folder: 48. Letter from N. G. Wright, Washington, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 31, 1860. Description Wright sends a map of routes to and information about Ft. Buchanan where John's son Will is stationed.
Folder: 49. Letter from T. R. Roberts, West Liberty, Ohio, to John D. Jones. October 21, 1862. Description Roberts talked to General [Lew?] Wallace. They think General [Rousseau] can get Frank exchanged. Roberts offers alternate payment for the money he contributed to the flag because he thinks he can't give it out of contempt for the colonel. 3 images available on website
Folder: 50. Copy of remittance from John D. Jones to T. R. Roberts for Roberts' flag contribution. November 14, 1862. Folder: 51. Letter from Jefferson J. Patterson, Columbus, Ohio, to John D. Jones. February 12, 1863. Description Patterson informs his brother-in law Jones that his son Frank Jones was commissioned as captain by the Governor.
Folder: 52. Letter from [Caleb] Jones, Philadelphia, to "Brother" [John D. Jones]. September 23, 1863. Description Caleb sends condolences for Will's death.
Folder: 53. Contract between Jones Brothers & Company and Captain C. W. Moulton, Assistant Quartermaster, USA, Cincinnati, Ohio. February 5, 1864.
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Description This is for 200,000 yards of blue uniform cloth.
Folder: 54. Quitclaim deed for sale of land in Kentucky from Caleb Jones, Philadelphia, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. August 8, 1865. Folder: 55. Note of Protest from George Stearns, Notary Public, to William Glenny, Cincinnati. June 1, 1866. Description This is for non-payment of Bill of Exchange.
Folder: 56. Legal documents from the State of New York for a case involving the Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad. 1867-1868. Folder: 57. Letter from S. S. L'Hommedieu, Cincinnati, to John D. Jones. January 28, 1869. Description The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad issues a pass for life to Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Folder: 58. Receipt from Procter & Gamble to John Jones and Company. February 10, 1869. Folder: 59. Note on transfer of property from H. T. Ogden to Ephraim Morgan, Cincinnati. March 8, 1869. Folder: 60. Drawing of Jones Brothers & Company building. n.d. Folder: 61. Letter from John D. Jones to Elizabeth Jones. n.d.
Frank Jones Correspondence. 1850-1856
Folder: 62. Letter from Frank Johnston Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones], Cincinnati, Ohio. October 23, 1850. Description Frank writes his weekly letter home and asks that others write to him.
Folder: 63. Letter from John D. Jones, New Haven, Connecticut, to Frank Jones, Gambier, Knox County, Ohio. July 20, 1852. Description John D. Jones writes about the family.
Folder: 64. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. July 11, 1854. Description This contains news of family and friends.
Folder: 65. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. July 24, 1855. Description Frank tells about studying for the examinations and describes the procedure. He passed and felt sorry for those who didn't.
Folder: 66. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. October 3, 1855. Description Frank has difficult recitations. Some of his classmates behaved badly toward other classes preparing for a football game.
Folder: 67. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. October 6, 1855. Description John offers advice about becoming a lawyer.
Folder: 68. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. October 10, 1855. Description Frank joined a secret society at Yale, but turned down a boat club. He is pleased with most of his professors.
Folder: 69. Letter from John D. Jones and Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. October 20, 1855. Description John expresses concerns about Will and relates how he faced life when young. There is also a note from Elizabeth on the same page.
Folder: 70. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale College, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. October 28, 1855. Description Mr. Frisbie got him a new stove. He went to church with Governor Moreland of Kentucky's son.
Folder: 71. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. November 4, 1855.
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Description Wood Fosdick of Cincinnati left Yale. Frank enjoys the literary society. He is preparing for examinations.
Folder: 72. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. November 14, 1855. Description Frank's credit is good in stores because they remember his brother John. He visited the Frisbies and saw their baby.
Folder: 73. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. November 17, 1855. Description Elizabeth has been elected president of the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum. The rest of the letter is family news. 4 images available on website
Folder: 74. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. November 20, 1855. Description Information about Elizabeth assisting the Orphan Asylum. A newspaper clipping about a shortage of funds for the Asylum and Mrs. Jones' efforts is attached.
Folder: 75. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones], Cincinnati, Ohio. November 24, 1855. Description Frank is concerned about his mother taking on more concerns at the Orphan Asylum and about Charley's health.
Folder: 76. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. November 27, 1855. Description One of Frank's brothers is sick. Elizabeth is organizing a festival for the orphan asylum.
Folder: 77. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. November 28, 1855. Description Frank proposes to go to New York to visit Will during the break after exams.
Folder: 78. Letter from Charlie [Jones], Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 5, 1855. Description Charlie, a friend, mentions that Frank's mother works herself out of health at the Orphan Asylum.
Folder: 79. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. December 7, 1855. Description Frank is feeling more confident about the exams. He describes the subjects they will cover. He accounts for the funds he was given.
Folder: 80. Letter from Frank Jones, New York, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. December 19, 1855. Description Frank passed his exams and is getting ready for vacation in Boston.
Folder: 81. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 1, 1856. Description The letter offers advice on how to live properly and cites Washington as an example and includes account of funds for Mr. Frisbie.
Folder: 82. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. February 15, 1856. Description Frank congratulates his father for a new grandchild and thanks him for his remittance.
Folder: 83. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 28, 1856. Description John mentions small pox and getting a college education.
Folder: 84. Balance of accounts owed by John D. Jones to Mr. W. J. Frisbie for Frank Jones. March 5, 1856. Folder: 85. Letter from C. D. [Charlie] Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. March 21, 1856. Description Charlie tells about a hunting trip with friends. 3 images available on website
Folder: 86. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. March 28, 1856.
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Description Elizabeth hopes Frank will come home for home for vacation.
Folder: 87. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. April 5, 1856. Description Elizabeth made the mistake of thinking Frank would be home a week early. They are preparing for Mary Foster's and Dave's wedding.
Folder: 88. Letter from Judah Frisbie, New Haven, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati. April 18, 1856. Description Mr. Chapin attributes Frank's failure to studying all night and over-taxing himself. Frisbie encourages him to continue.
Box 3. Correspondence. 1856-1860
Frank Jones Correspondence. 1856-1860
Folder: 1. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. May 14, 1856. Description Frank has changed his address at Yale. Charles Woodward is his roommate. He is looking forward to the "Pow Wow" when they will take their sophomore chairs.
Folder: 2. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. May 21, 1856. Description Frank thinks Kenyon College is better for Charley than Yale. Mr. Frisbie will make arrangements for their servant Jim. He will be ready for Elizabeth to arrive in June. Included is a note to Mary, Frank's new sister-in-law.
Folder: 3. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. June 4, 1856. Description Students are very busy at Yale and are annoyed at the politicians who come to town. 4 images available on website
Folder: 4. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Yale College. June 9, 1856. Description John tells about Dave and Mary Jane's wedding and travel plans.
Folder: 5. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Yale College, New Haven. June 17, 1856. Description News about family and guests. He sent $50 to Mr. Frisbie.
Folder: 6. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. June 21, 1856. Description Frank describes festivities of the various classes at Yale. Dave and Mary visited.
Folder: 7. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. September 16, 1856. Description He sends money to "Ma" {Elizabeth Jones].
Folder: 8. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Brother" [Charley Jones]. September 19, 1856. Description Frank has returned to Yale as a sophomore after an enjoyable vacation traveling.
Folder: 9. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. September 21, 1856. Description Frank enjoyed his vacation. Ma will be leaving the Pavilion at Yale to start for home.
Folder: 10. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. October 16, 1856. Description Studies are difficult. The cry is for Buchanan in the district, but Frank says Fremont is the people's candidate. He would like pictures and newspapers from home. 4 images available on website
Folder: 11. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. October 19, 1856. Description News about family and friends. Mary Reynolds is getting married to John Coleman.
Folder: 12. Letter from Frank Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. October 29, 1856.
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Description Frank's studies are harder this year. There have been parades by the Fremont, Buchanan and Fillmore men on campus.
Folder: 13. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. November 2, 1856. Description Frank thinks that "old Buck" [Buchanan] is favored in this district. He is happy to hear that Cincinnati is going to erect an opera house, a theater that will enhance its appearance and make it more "frequented." He has pledged to quit smoking. 4 images available on website
Folder: 14. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. November 8, 1856. Description The students have been very excited about the presidential election and made bets on it. He wonders why John wants to go to Kansas with its "border ruffians." 4 images available on website
Folder: 15. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. November 22, 1856. Description Elizabeth offers encouragement for Frank. Pa wants Charlie to stay home because of John going to Kansas Territory.
Folder: 16. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. November 29, 1856. Description Frank compares his comfortable home with family to Yale.
Folder: 17. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. December 29, 1856. Description Frank was afraid that he didn't pass his exams, but did. He considered leaving Yale if he had failed. He is moving into a new room with no roommate. He intends to visit Will at West Point.
Folder: 18. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 29, 1856. Description She heard that Frank passed his exams. She doesn't fancy his companion and fears he will have a bad influence on Frank. She encourages him to visit Willie.
Folder: 19. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. January 15, 1857. Description He is trying to live so as not to disgrace his parents or himself, but he thinks they are mistaken about his friend E. M. Woods having a bad influence on him. He is glad that Charley plans to attend Yale.
Folder: 20. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 7, 1857. Description John admonishes Frank not to leave college. He wants him to become a lawyer. He talks about property in Wapakoneta he deeded to Frank. It is where Frank's grandfather [John Johnston] had a house and managed the Shawnee. He remembers seeing Tecumseh's brother, The Prophet, there. 4 images available on website
Folder: 21. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. February 8, 1857. Description He enjoyed a short visit from George [brother]. Other Cincinnati students are sneering at J. W. Coleman. Frank wants to know about him so he can speak in his favor.
Folder: 22. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. February 13, 1857. Description Frank did not mean that he intends to leave Yale, though he finds it very dull and studies are difficult. He plans to graduate. He thanks him for the tract of land.
Folder: 23. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. February 18, 1857. Description He is glad to hear Cincinnati is facing prosperity again, though he only gets news of it from eastern papers and would like a subscription to a Cincinnati paper.
Folder: 24. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. February 28, 1857.
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Description Frank is finding his courses very difficult and thinks he wasn't as well prepared for college as some of his classmates. His marks might lead to his being put on the "first course of discipline," with a letter sent home by the faculty.
Folder: 25. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. March 4, 1857. Description John encourages Frank to study hard.
Folder: 26. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. March 6, 1857. Description Franks suggests Charley go to Yale.
Folder: 27. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. March 10, 1857. Description Frank thinks he will not go home for the vacation.
Folder: 28. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. March 20, 1857. Description Frank needs to spend vacation at school to study for exams. He heard that two students fought a duel, but isn't sure it is true.
Folder: 29. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. March 22, 1857. Description Frank asks for $230 to pay his debts.
Folder: 30. Letter from John Jones, Cincinnati, to "Brother" [Frank Jones]. April 16, 1857. Description John gives advice to his brother Frank about his education.
Folder: 31. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. April 16, 1857. Description Frank finished his exams and is now ready to go to Boston or New York for a few days.
Folder: 32. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. April 26, 1857. Description Frank visited Will at West Point and then went to New York.
Folder: 33. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Brother" [John Jones]. April 28, 1857. Description Frank has been rowing with his boating team and enjoyed his vacation.
Folder: 34. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. April 30, 1857. Description Elizabeth writes that she hasn't been well and news about family and friends.
Folder: 35. Letter from Cousin Richmond, West Chester, Ohio, to Frank Jones. May 25, 1857. Description Richmond's father is recovering from the poisoning that killed sixty people at the National Hotel.
Folder: 36. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. June 11, 1857. Description Elizabeth encourages Frank to continue in college.
Folder: 37. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. June 12, 1857. Description Elizabeth tells Frank to get a tutor and avoid classmates that discourage him.
Folder: 38. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. June 15, 1857. Description It seems that Frank has decided to leave college. (This letter is very hard to read).
Folder: 39. Letter from Frank Jones, Pavilion, New Haven, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. September 13, 1857. Description Frank just returned from New York. He saw many Cincinnatians there.
Folder: 40. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. October 22, 1857. Description Aunt Louisa is going to Nebraska. They all need to keep their expenses down because of the economic situation. [Financial Panic of 1857]
Folder: 41. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. October 24, 1857.
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Description Frank is concerned to hear that Jones Bros. and Co. might have suspended specie payments due to the financial crisis. Some students have been withdrawn because their parents financial problems. Frank hopes he can continue at Yale, but will try to cut back on his expenses so as not to burden his father.
Folder: 42. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. November 22, 1857. Description Elizabeth assures Frank that they will continue to support him in college in spite of the economic crisis.
Folder: 43. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to Elizabeth Jones. December 6, 1857. Description Frank tells of other students. Excitement about the Panic is dying down. He promised John to take the pledge to quit tobacco.
Folder: 44. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. December 22, 1857. Description Frank passed his exams and will spend Christmas in the east. He might visit Will at West Point
Folder: 45. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. December 23, 1857. Description Frank obtained a Junior Exhibition Appointment, though he was not high on the list. A list of the appointees is included. He won't visit Will because of money.
Folder: 46. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 26, 1857. Description Elizabeth tells about Christmas. Sister Mary had a son.
Folder: 47. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. December 30, 1857. Description Frank and his friends enjoyed the box of treats sent from home. They have enjoyed sleighing. 2 images available on website
Folder: 48. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 18, 1858. Description The weather is bad and brother is sick. Pa is in Philadelphia. Charlie is homesick at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
Folder: 49. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. January 22, 1858. Description Brother John just finished a visit to Yale. Will passed his exams and is ready to graduate.
Folder: 50. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. January 24, 1858. Description Pa left after his visit. Frank is unhappy with the way that the faculty altered the schedule. He made a trip to New York City during vacation and visited some Cincinnatians including William Resor, Jim Mosell, Judge and Mrs. Olcott and Yeatman.
Folder: 51. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. February 5, 1858. Description Frank needs $75 to pay his debts. He is now a member of the "Wooden Spoon."
Folder: 52. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. February 7, 1858. Description Frank received his father's letter from Washington. Mrs. Fitch mourns the death of her father-in-law.
Folder: 53. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 11, 1858. Description John sends Frank $75 to pay debts.
Folder: 54. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. February 14, 1858. Description Frank explains why he needed the $75. Frank will quit college at the end of the term if it too much of a financial burden on them. A fireman was murdered on campus.
Folder: 55. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. February 17, 1858.
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Description Two students are charged with manslaughter for the death of the fireman. Students are armed and guarding against an expected attack by the firemen.
Folder: 56. Letter from John Jones, Cincinnati, to "Brother" [Frank Jones]. February 20, 1858. Description John gives his brother Frank advice about developing character and principles, and warns about the distractions in college.
Folder: 57. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 22, 1858. Description There is snow on the ground and people are sledding. George [Frank's brother] is in Philadelphia.
Folder: 58. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. February 25, 1858. Description Many students at Yale didn't comply with the day of fasting. Two students of the Crocodile Club are being tried for the death of the fireman. Firemen still attack students when alone. Frank will not be speaking at the exhibition. 4 images available on website
Folder: 59. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 26, 1858. Description The cadet [Will] had his 21st birthday at West Point. Elizabeth hopes that Yale will not dismiss the students.
Folder: 60. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. March 17, 1858. Description The College itself is trying the [Crocodile] Club after the two students weren't found guilty by the courts. They will refuse to answer and will be disciplined by the College. Frank didn't go to hear Fanny [Kemble] because he is trying to economize as his father wishes.
Folder: 61. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. March 24, 1858. Description Frank will stay at Yale for the short vacation. He has to ask for money to pay his debts, though he has tried to economize. Students have petitioned the faculty to restore 3 students dismissed because of the fireman's death, but to no purpose. There are many religious revivals.
Folder: 62. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. May 12, 1858. Description Elizabeth has little energy and feels "almost discouraged." She hopes Frank will "confess Christ before men." 4 images available on website
Folder: 63. Letter from John [Jones], Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. June 7, 1858. Description John talks about religion, farm and family.
Folder: 64. Letter from Professor Thomas A. Thatcher, New Haven, to Frank Jones. July 16, 1858. Description Thatcher informs Frank that the faculty has voted to admonish him for noise.
Folder: 65. Letter from John D. Jones, Washington, to Frank Jones. July 30, 1858. Description John is in Washington to see about Grandpa's [John Johnston] claim [as Indian agent] on the government.
Folder: 66. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. September 22, 1858. Description Frank tells about his trip back to Yale. He mentions a letter from Professor Thatcher that he thinks is unjust and doesn't want to be reminded of his "indiscretion."
Folder: 67. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. September 25, 1858. Description Elizabeth is concerned because Frank hasn't written since returning to school. There is also a note from John D. Jones asking Frank to write.
Folder: 68. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Yale College, New Haven. October 3, 1858.
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Description John encourages Frank to get a good education. He thinks "unbridled democracy" is a threat to life and property, would like to see naturalization laws changed.
Folder: 69. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. October 3, 1858. Description Frank is a senior now. He says that Professor Thatcher is prejudiced against him, though seniors get more respect from the faculty. Students have enjoyed observing the comet.
Folder: 70. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. October 11, 1858. Description Frank appreciates the worth of his college education, but doesn't like not being independent without knowledge of life.
Folder: 71. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. October 27, 1858. Description Elizabeth is sorry that Frank's letter to grandpa was published without his knowledge.
Folder: 72. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. November 6, 1858. Description Presidents of several New England Colleges are meeting to discuss merging them into Yale or Harvard. Frank thinks that would make them aristocratic. Frank is tired of college life and wants to get out on his own. He mentions the defeat of Cousin Glancey, apparently in an election.
Folder: 73. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. November 28, 1858. Description The weather is bad and many are sick. Frank will not visit Will on vacation for lack of money.
Folder: 74. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents' [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. December 13, 1858. Description Frank will attend a grand party that night. He remarks that New Haven is changing with more "gay and fashionable people" living there than when he first arrived.
Folder: 75. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 18, 1858. Description Elizabeth does work for the Orphan Asylum. John sends money so that Frank can visit Will at W[est] Point.
Folder: 76. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. January 4, 1859. Description Frank and John [brother] visited Will. He saw many Cincinnatians in New York.
Folder: 77. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 6, 1859. Description Dr. Butler resigned as pastor. Charlie will sit out his sophmore year.
Folder: 78. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. January 10, 1859. Description The weather is very cold with deep snow. John is coming to visit. Mrs. Fitch died after giving birth. Mr. Ellsworth gave a $70,000 donation to Yale.
Folder: 79. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 3, 1859. Description The letter contains instructions on getting money through Mr. Frisbie. Mr. Parker, President of the Junction Railroad, died.
Folder: 80. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 6, 1859. Description Grandpa [John Johnston] is ill but hopes to be able to go to Washington in the summer. Uncle William Reynolds has consumption.
Folder: 81. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. February 19, 1859. Description John tells about a piece of land for Frank and thinks he should go into the legal profession.
Folder: 82. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. February 21, 1859.
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Description Frank looks forward to life after graduation. A classmate wrote a criticism of New Haven society that is shaking things up.
Folder: 83. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. February 28, 1859. Description Frank expresses his appreciation for the land from the Jones Tract given him after Uncle William's death. Other students visiting his room detract from his studies.
Folder: 84. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Pa" [John D. Jones]. March 27, 1859. Description Frank is wondering what profession he will go into after he graduates. He is disappointed that Will chose the infantry and that Charley left college.
Folder: 85. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. April 1, 1859. Description Grandpa hasn't received an appointment for West Point. Lizzie Reynolds got a teaching position.
Folder: 86. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale "Hospital", to "Father" [John D. Jones]. April 20, 1859. Description Frank has a swollen foot.
Folder: 87. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. April 22, 1859. Description A doctor is treating Frank's foot. He has to stay off his foot during vacation. He "procured a young Negro to wait on him." 4 images available on website
Folder: 88. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. April 24, 1859. Description Frank's foot is getting better. He is glad to be leaving Yale for good soon. He remarks on the poor quality of the minister at church.
Folder: 89. Letter from Frank Jones, Yale, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. May 6, 1859. Description Frank has signed the contract for his father. Will had an accident. Professor Olmstead is dying.
Folder: 90. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. June 8, 1859. Description Will is preparing for exams. Elizabeth is going to a dinner party given by the Board of Visitors.
Folder: 91. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. June 11, 1859. Description John and ELizabeth will be going east to visit Will and Grandpa [John Johnston].
Folder: 92. Letter from John D. Jones, Rye Beach, New Hampshire, to Frank Jones, Yale College, New Haven. July 15, 1859. Description They have been fishing.
Folder: 93. Letter from Judah Frisbie, New Haven, to Frank Jones. November 1, 1859. Description Frisbie is glad that Frank has finished Yale and is in a good law office. He offers advice on being successful.
Folder: 94. Letter from Charlie Jones, U.S. Sloop of War, Plymouth, Annapolis, to Frank Jones. November 29, 1859. Description Charlie writes about the daily routine on ship. He is on a gun crew and studies mathematics. He gave up tobacco so he'd be allowed to go to shore.
Folder: 95. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. [March?] 13, 1860. Description John exhorts Frank to support the Union Party. It is not worth dissolving the Union over "niggers" he writes. Most of the letter is barely legible.
Folder: 96. Letter from Will Kip, Yale, to Frank Jones. April 8, 1860.
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Description Kip is preparing for exams. Two friends are going to Charleston for the Democratic Convention.
Folder: 97. Letter from Charlie Jones, U.S. Ship Plymouth, to "Brother" [Frank Jones], Cincinnati, Ohio. April 28, 1860. Description Charlie's ship will sail to Europe soon. He advises Frank not to go to California to set up in business.
Folder: 98. Dues payment from Frank Jones to the Literary Club. April 1860. Folder: 99. Letter from Will [Kip], Yale, to Frank Jones. May 10, 1860. Description Kip mentions mutual friends he saw in New York State. He will finish at Yale soon and is then going to Europe.
Folder: 100. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Cambridge, Law School. August 27, 1860. Description Will received orders to report to Ft. Buchanan, (Arizona). They had a letter from Charley in Spain.
Folder: 101. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Cambridge, Massachusetts. October 19, 1860. Description Charley has been dismissed. John believes that Lincoln will be elected, but that the Democrats are the great party.
Folder: 102. Letter from Aunt R [Rachel] Reynolds, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 9, 1860. Description Aunt Rachel empathizes with Frank over his accident. She mentions Charley's relationship with Alice Woodrow.
Folder: 103. Letter from E. J. Reynolds, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 16, 1860. Description Cousin E. J. expresses sympathy for Frank's injury. She mentions various parties and lectures she has attended, and asks where he will abide if the Union separates.
Folder: 104. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Cambridge, Massachusetts. December 17, 1860. Description John hopes that the good sense of the people will prevent disunion. He thinks that slavery keeps white southerners safe. Walt is at Ft. Breckinridge now.
Folder: 105. Letter from J. A. Johnston, New York, to Frank Jones. December 21, 1860. Description Cousin J. A. has been skating in Central Park and talking politics.
Folder: 106. Letter from T. B. Warren, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 21, 1860. Description Warren talks about the political excitement over [South Carolina's] secession. It is the topic of conversation all over the city. He calls the president [Buchanon] a traitor for planning to surrender Ft. Moultrie. 4 images available on website
Folder: 107. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 23, 1860. Description Elizabeth offers advice to Frank to care for his bad foot. She talks about not having a home.
Folder: 108. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 26, 1860. Description John thinks that if the southern states are left alone, they will come to their senses. He tells of a letter by Glancy Jones who says Lincoln and his party are hypocrites.
Folder: 109. Letter from Sister Mary, Cincinnati, to Frank [Jones]. December 30, [1860]. Description (Possibly Sister-in-Law, Mary Foster, widow of brother Caleb who died earlier that year). Mary is sorry that Frank is still laid up. She is grateful for family at Christmas who were a consolation for her. She hopes he will return to Ohio. (A drawing of a boat by Frank's nephew Willie is included).
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Box 4. Correspondence. 1861-1922, n.d.
Frank Jones Correspondence. 1861-1922, n.d.
Folder: 1. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 5, 1861. Description Elizabeth recommends care for his foot. There was a day of fast and prayer yesterday.
Folder: 2. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 12, 1861. Description John thinks the Junction Road will be extended to Connersville. She prays that the southerners will see the error of their ways and thinks many in the South don't sympathize with their "violent measures." She mentions that their friend Anderson (Major Robert Anderson from Ft. Sumter) has become a hero. 3 images available on website
Folder: 3. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 18, 1861. Description John believes there won't be a civil war. He favors the [John J.] Crittenden Resolutions to hold the Union together.
Folder: 4. Letter from John [Jones], Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 30, 1861. Description John tells Frank to persevere through his troubles and continue in college because prospects at home aren't good.
Folder: 5. Letter from Joe Turchell, New York, to "Friend" [Frank Jones]. February 8, 1861. Description Turchell invites Frank to a banquet.
Folder: 6. Letter from [John D. Jones], Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 26, 1861. Description John and Elizabeth returned from grandpa's [John Johnston] funeral. He tells of financial problems.
Folder: 7. Letter from J. A. Johnston, New York, to Frank Jones. April 13, 1861. Description Johnston fears the war will upset business.
Folder: 8. Letter from Frank Jones, Camp near Bacon Creek, Hart County, Kentucky, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. December 29, 1861. Description Frank is Adjutant of the 13th O.V.I. commanded by Colonel Smith. He is recovering from jaundice. A deserter stole his horse. 2 images available on website
Folder: 9. Letter from Frank Jones, Bacon Creek, Kentucky, to "Friends" [Jones Brothers & Company]. December 31, 1861. Description Frank thanks them for their gift. He got his horse back. [Confederate] General [Simon Bolivar] Buckner is advancing toward their lines. General [Don Carlos] Buell has taken command of the Division.
Folder: 10. Letter from Frank Jones, Camp Jefferson, to "Brother Wallie" [Wallie Jones]. February 5, 1862. Description Frank describes camp life. He received his commission as 1st Lieutenant. They will soon move on Bowling Green.
Folder: 11. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, Camp Shiloh, near Pittsburg, Tennessee, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. April 16, 1862. Description Frank talks about the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh, with thousands of dead and wounded everywhere. His regiment captured the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. He commends General Buell's conduct. He expects another heavy fight at Corinth [Mississippi]. 4 images available on website
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Folder: 12. Special Order No. 69, by order of to Major General [Don Carlos] Buell, Headquarters, Army of the Ohio, for Lieutenant Frank Jones, 13th O.V.I. June 2, 1862. Description Lieutenant Jones is detailed to General W. F. Smith's staff.
Folder: 13. Letter from [Major General] Lovell H. Rousseau, Tyree, Tennessee, to Captain [Frank Jones]. November 23, 1862. Description General Rousseau will ask General Rosecrans to have the captain assigned to him. He is to be part of a prisoner exchange.
Folder: 14. Letter from Colonel J. G. Hawkins, 13th O.V.I., Nashville, Tennessee, to Lieutenant Frank Jones. December 12, 1862. Description Colonel Hawkins is sorry that Frank was taken prisoner and is now in Columbus. He is unhappy that the Governor has appointed men from civil life to officers' positions that should go to men already in the Regiment. His recommendations were rejected and he has no desire to serve now. He is thankful for the flag Mrs. Jones sent. 3 images available on website
Folder: 15. Letter from Charles L. Fitzhugh, Nashville, to Frank Jones. December 13, 1862. Description Fitzhugh is unhappy in Nashville. He asks when Frank's exchange will be.
Folder: 16. Letter from Frank Jones, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. January 27, 1863. Description He found his company in bad shape with poor clothing and equipment. He is disappointed that he isn't a captain yet.
Folder: 17. Letter from [?], Headquarters, First Division Center, Murphreesboro, Tennessee, to"Sir" [Frank Jones]. February 25, 1863. Description The writer (name illegible) received a request to put Frank on his staff, but promised the position to a friend.
Folder: 18. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Captain Frank Jones, Army of the Cumberland, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. March 15, 1863. Description [General Ambrose] Burnsides wants Will [Jones] to take command of the 36th Ohio Regiment. He fears for Charley serving with [Admiral David] Farragaut. 3 images available on website
Folder: 19. Copies of letters from Charley Jones to "Parents" [John and Elizabeth Jones]. March-April 1863. Folder: 20. Letter from George Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. April 20, 1863. Description George talks about family and horses.
Folder: 21. Letter from Frank Jones, Winchester, Tennessee, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. August 4, 1863. Description Frank tried to visit Will, but his command had moved out. General Turchin is now commanding his Brigade. He heard that Will is engaged to Alice Tweed. Two companies of confiscated black troops were mustered into the Army.
Folder: 22. Letter from Frank Jones, Chattanooga, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. September 22, 1863. Description Frank tells of the Battle of Chickamauga and retreat back to Chattanooga. He tells of his search for Will after he heard he was wounded. He thinks he can recover Will's and General [William] Lytle's bodies from the Rebel lines. [Confederate] General [Braxton] Bragg has been receiving reinforcements. 6 images available on website
Folder: 23. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. September 24, 1863. Description Frank talks about the defeat at Chickamauga. There have been no flags of truce yet, so he can't try to recover Will's body. Will's fellow officers all praise him.
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Folder: 24. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Brother" [George Jones]. September 25, 1863. Description Frank gives a more detailed account of the Union collapse at Chickamauga. A surgeon reported that some Confederate officers recognized Will and will give him a proper burial. This is a copy of Frank's letter by his father.
Folder: 25. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. September 29, 1863. Description Brother John arrived yesterday. A flag of true went out to try to get the bodies of General [William] Lytle and Will. The Confederate officer assured them that the bodies were buried and their graves marked. It was fortunate that he was found by officers who knew and respected him.
Folder: 26. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Parents [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. October 2, 1863. Description Brother John will be leaving without Will's body. But [Confederate Lieutenant Colonel J. H.] Hallonquist marked Will's grave.
Folder: 27. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. October 3, 1863. Description Brother John has to leave because of a Rebel raid on Union line of communications. He will have Will's effects. [Confederate] General [Braxton] Bragg won't return any bodies except General Lytle's. Generals [William] Rosecrans and [Alexander] McCook did all they could. The army has been re- enforced.
Folder: 28. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. October 5, 1863. Description Frank expects that the army will soon re-take the field where Will died. His regiment mourns his death. Frank criticizes press coverage and says not to believe the slanderous accounts about General McCook. Mr. Murdock is trying to get the body of his son Tom.
Folder: 29. Letter from Frank Jones, Headquarters, 20th Army Corps, near Chattanooga, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. October 8, 1863. Description General [Alexander] McCook has been relieved of command and ordered to stand trial in Indianapolis. Frank will be going with him and will be able to visit home. Andy [Burt] will be with him. Frank thinks the rebels will withdraw and he can retrieve Will's body. 4 images available on website
Folder: 30. Letter from Lieutenant James K. Reynolds, Chattanooga, to Frank Jones, c/o Jones Brothers & Company. November 4, 1863. Description Cousin Reynolds explains the military situation with the Rebels in position on Lookout (Mountain) overlooking Union lines. This makes it impossible at the time to recover Will's body. [Confederate General Braxton] Bragg will not allow anyone into his lines.
Folder: 31. Letter from Frank Jones, St. Cloud Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. December 10, 1863. Description Frank is returning to the front. The army now has possession of the area around the Cloud house (where Will died) and will retrieve Will's body. He is afraid he might not be able to get railroad transportation for Will in the time allowed.
Folder: 32. Letter from Frank Jones, Bridgeport, Alabama, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. December 11, 1863. Description Frank will take a steamboat to Chattanooga and get a coffin.
Folder: 33. Letter from Frank Jones, Chattanooga, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. December 12, 1863.
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Description Cousins Jimmie and Andy exhumed Will's body. Frank is making arrangements to send the body home. 4 images available on website
Folder: 34. Letter from Mrs. Lulu Smith, New London, Connecticut, to Frank Jones. December 18, 1863. Description Mrs. Smith recalls that she had befriended Will while he was at West Point. She asks if the news she heard that Will fell in battle is true. She hopes Frank will write to her while she is in New London visiting family. (There is a note written on the back page explaining that Mrs. Smith is the wife of Confederate General Gustavus W. Smith).
Folder: 35. Diary of Frank Jones. 1863. Folder: 36. Map of Middle Tennessee. 1863. Folder: 37. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 24, 1864. Description John sent Frank a package from the Adjutant General's office and a summary of his accounts.
Folder: 38. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. January 31, 1864. Description John asks Frank about the package he sent. (The letter contains a clipping with a racist poem about letting black soldiers die in the place of white soldiers).
Folder: 39. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. February 4, 1864. Description This is news about family and friends.
Folder: 40. Letter from G. P. Thurston, Atlanta, to Frank Jones. July 24, 1864. Description There was a false report that General [Dick] Schofield had entered Atlanta, but then the Rebels attacked. He thinks the Rebels don't have their old fighting spirit anymore. The troops were saddened by the death of General [James] McPherson. 6 images available on website
Folder: 41. Receipt from J. Le Boutillier & Brothers, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. December 16, 1869. Folder: 42. Handbill for public sale of lots in Jones' Subdivision, Wapakonetta, Auglaize County, Ohio. May 6, 1874. Folder: 43. Letter from Fannie [Frances Dering Fosdick Jones], Yellow Springs, to Frank Jones. September 9, 1875. Description The baby has an infected arm. She and Annie are eager to return to Glendale.
Folder: 44. Letter from [Frank Jones?], San Francisco, to "Sister". May 14, 1876. Description The writer describes fruit in the market and San Francisco society. The writer is unidentified and the end of the letter is missing.
Folder: 45. Letter from Fannie, Yellow Springs, to Frank Jones. August 15, 1876. Description Fannie isn't feeling well. She tells about the visitors at Yellow Springs and a wounded soldier.
Folder: 46. Letter from Fannie Jones, Yellow Springs, to Frank Jones. August 31, 1876. Folder: 47. 3rd Annual Reunion and Banquet of the Cincinnati Society of Ex-Army and Navy Officers program. January 17, 1878. Description Frank Jones is listed as the treasurer. 4 images available on website
Folder: 48. Letter from [?], Marine Hospital, Chicago, to Frank Jones. February 14, 1878. Description This letter is about lots for sale.
Folder: 49. Letter from Richmond, L. Jones, Reading, Pennsylvania, to Frank Jones. March 31, 1878. Description A note of thanks to Frank for condolences on the death of Richmond's father.
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Folder: 50. Statement of Accounts of the Treasury from Frank Jones, Treasurer, to the Members of the Cincinnati Society of Ex-Army and Navy Officers. April 5, 1878. Description Frank is Treasurer.
Folder: 51. Affidavit of John and Mary Heatley for divorce, Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio. May 4, 1878. Description Frank Jones is John Heatley's attorney.
Folder: 52. Letter from Caleb Jones, Philadelphia, to Frank Jones. August 11, 1878. Description Caleb expresses his sadness at the death of his brother and Frank's father [John D. Jones]. 3 images available on website
Folder: 53. Invitation for the 3rd Annual Reunion of the 13th O.V.I. in Cadiz on November 25, anniversary of the Battle of Missionary Ridge. October 30, 1879. 2 images available on website
Folder: 54. Letter from Charles H. Young, Worthington, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati. November 29, 1879. Description Young quotes a letter by a Reverend R. L. Chittenden to prove that a man posing to Frank as lawyer Horace Buckland was an impostor. He also sends condolences for the death of Frank's mother. A picture of Buckland is enclosed.
Folder: 55. Letter from Fannie Jones, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, to Frank Jones. August 26, 187 . Description Fannie tells about events at resort.
Folder: 56. Letter from Frank Jones, President, and the Executive Committee, Cincinnati, to Members of the 13th O.V.I. July 23, 1880. Description The Executive Committee has decided to change the 13th's reunion date to coincide with the reunion for all Ohio regiments to be held in Columbus. 2 images available on website
Folder: 57. Letter from Fannie Jones, Cresson Springs, to Frank Jones. August 29, 1880. Description Fannie tells about the other visitors. There is typhoid fever in the city.
Folder: 58. Letter from Fannie Jones, Cresson Springs, to Frank Jones. September 7, 1880. Description Fannie plans to leave for home before the other people from Cincinnati do. There was a bad freight train accident.
Folder: 59. Pamphlet for the 15th Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. October 24, 25, 1883. Folder: 60. B. G. Manufacturing Company, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Frank Jones. March 31, 1881. Description Postcard explaining delay in sending an affidavit and a delivery.
Folder: 61. Letter from Andrew Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. September 21, 1881. Description Hickenlooper asks Frank to assist with [President] Garfield's funeral cortege. Image available on website
Folder: 62. Letter from C. R. [T.?], War Department, Washington, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 10, 1882. Description Frank can buy an eight volume set of the "Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War" for $10.
Folder: 63. Letter from William R. Bodine, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. June 21, 1882. Description Note acknowledging receipt of $100.
Folder: 64. Letter from Fannie Jones, New York, to Frank Jones. September 20, 1882.
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Description Fannie has been ill. She is concerned that if the leases come she will have to go by herself to acknowledge them, which seems too "masculine." She is used to letting Frank handle such things.
Folder: 65. Letter from H. M. Boies, Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Frank Jones. July 16, 1883. Description Boies seems to have been in the 13th O.V.I. with Frank. He invites Frank to visit him and his family.
Folder: 66. Letter from William H. Taft, War Department, Washington, to Frank Jones. February 4, 1864. Description Taft thanks Frank for his congratulations and hopes to see him in Cincinnati. Image available on website
Folder: 67. Letter from Major General J. C. Bates, War Department, Washington, to Secretary of War. February 8, 1864. Description Memo stating that Frank's request to have a fort named for his brother Will can't be honored now, but will be considered in the future.
Folder: 68. Letter from William H. Taft, War Department, Washington, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. February 9, 1864. Description Taft offers the same explanation (above) to Frank.
Folder: 69. Invitation from Frank Jones and Charles P. Taft to a luncheon at the University Club. April 27, 1907. Description The luncheon is to meet William Howard Taft, President of the Western Association of Yale Clubs.
Folder: 70. Lilly of the Valley and mementos from Golden Wedding Anniversary cake. May 30, 1916. Folder: 71. Letter from Albert W. Schwartz, Central Trust and Safe Deposit Company, to Dixie Terminal Company, Cincinnati. November 3, 1916. Description List of property purchased by Central Trust and leased to Dixie Terminal and taxes due thereon.
Folder: 72. Letter from Garber and Woodward, Cincinnati, to Dixie Terminal Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 13, 1917. Description Summary of 3 bids made on the Dixie Terminal Buildings North and South.
Folder: 73. Letter from Harry L. Linch, Cincinnati, to Charles P. Taft, Dixie Terminal Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. February 27, 1918. Description Terms of proposed lease of office space at Dixie Terminal by the Western Union Telegraph Co. (Charles D. Jones is listed as secretary of Dixie Terminal).
Folder: 74. Letter from Frank Jones, Woodstock, Vermont, to Lawrence Jones, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. September 10, 1918. Description Frank tells of their motor trip and hotels they stayed in.
Folder: 75. Postcard from E. Vincent and Jacqueline Vincent. December 1, 1918. Description Postcard with picture of Woodrow Wilson commemorating Allied victory in WWI (in French).
Folder: 76. Letter from William Worthington, Cincinnati, to Frank J. Jones, A. Clifford Shinkle and Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 23, 1919. Description Explanation for an agreement between the Weil, Roth and Company with Central Trust Company for depositing common stock certificates of the Dixie Terminal into Central Trust until building is completed. See below for terms.
Folder: 77. Stock Deposit Agreement between Weil, Roth & Company, Dixie Terminal Company and Central Trust Company. [April 1919]. Folder: 78. Letter from Frank Jones, Cincinnati, to William Worthington, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 24, 1919.
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Description Frank states that none of the holders of the Dixie Terminal stock would be willing to part with it.
Folder: 79. Dixie Terminal Trial Balance sheet. December 31, 1920. Folder: 80. Letter from Harry L. Linch, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati, and preferred stock dividend payments, 1921-1922. May 25, 1921. Description List of holders of common and preferred stock in Dixie Terminal.
Folder: 81. Account of a trip to Hawaii. 1922. Folder: 82. Letter from Frank Jones. n.d. Description Frank received the lithograph of his grandfather. The first part of the letter is missing.
Folder: 83. Letter from John D. Jones to Frank Jones. n.d. Description This is directions to Wapakoneta where Frank now owns 13 acres of land.
Folder: 84. Letter from George Jones, Watch Hill, Rhode Island, to Frank Jones. n.d. Description George tells about vacation. Frank bought a wild mustang.
Folder: 85. Letter from Frank Jones to "Ma" [Elizabeth Jones]. n.d. Description Frank tells about exams and trying to find a place to live. First part of the letter is missing.
Folder: 86. Frank Jones' notebook. n.d. Description The notebook contains the 20th Army Corps' division and brigades with commanders listed. Also listed are General McCook's staff. There is a copy of Frank Jones' letter to his father on the death of Will Jones.
Folder: 87. Letter from Fannie Jones, Glendale, Ohio, to Frank Jones. n.d. Description Fannie asks Frank that he have the girls send some of her clothes.
Folder: 88. Letter from J. H. Turchell, Hartford, to Frank Jones. August 15, n.d. Description Turchell won't be able to meet Frank at Watch Hill
Folder: 89. Letter from Henry D. White to Frank Jones. n.d. Description White describes the family and their house he visited in Massachusetts.
Box 5. Correspondence. 1856-1916, n.d.
Frank Jones Correspondence. n.d.
Folder: 1. Letter from A. H. Mattox to Frank Jones. n.d. Description Frank's manuscript has been received but can't be published.
Folder: 2. "My Personal Career" by Frank J. Jones. n.d. Description Handwritten version of part of above autobiography.
Folder: 3. Typed autobiography of Frank J. Jones. n.d. Description The biography only goes to 1862.
Folder: 4. Frank Jones thank-you sympathy card. n.d.
William G. Jones Correspondence. 1856-1864, 1879
Folder: 5. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. February 20, 1856. Description Will talks about the tedious winter routine. He is looking forward to his summer furlough. 3 images available on website
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Folder: 6. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. March 6, 1856. Description Will fears that the family will never be all together again. He seems discouraged at West Point.
Folder: 7. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. March 16, 1856. Description Will tells Frank about his classes and what they are learning.
Folder: 8. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. July 4, 1858. Description There is an invitation to the Cadet Hops. On the back is a note to Frank saying that he didn't have cards to send to all his friends.
Folder: 9. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones, Cincinnati. August 31, 1858. Description Will is disgusted with camp life. He will graduate in June. He is having trouble with rheumatism.
Folder: 10. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. December 20, 1858. Description Will is tired of the Point. He tells Frank he should get married.
Folder: 11. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones, New Haven, Connecticut. January 14, 1859. Description Will is anxious to finish in the spring. All but one in his class passed their exams.
Folder: 12. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones, New Haven, Connecticut. February 13, 1859. Description There is a bill before Congress that will lower pay for officers. Will may decide not to serve in the army.
Folder: 13. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. March 13, 1859. Description Will says cadets live a "miserable dog's life" at the Point. He encourages Frank to do well at Yale. 4 images available on website
Folder: 14. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones, New Haven, Connecticut. April 15, 1859. Description Will is upset because the courses were changed and he will not graduate until 1860. He will try to get a leave so he can go to Frank's graduation.
Folder: 15. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones, New Haven, Connecticut. April 27, 1859. Description Will is in a hospital bed after being kicked by a horse.
Folder: 16. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. May 10, 1859. Description Will regrets that he was not able to go to New York with Frank.
Folder: 17. Letter from William G. Jones, Barracks, [West Point] , to Frank Jones. March 15, 1860. Description Will is eager to graduate. The congressional bill to change the courses failed.
Folder: 18. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, New York, to Frank Jones. May 9, 1860. Description Will had an accident.
Folder: 19. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to Frank Jones. May 20, 1860. Description Will will soon finish at the Point. He wants to be sent to Newport, but expects to be stationed out west. He hopes to have some time to spend in the east and at home before he is assigned a post.
Folder: 20. Letter from William G. Jones, Camp R. E. Lee, to Frank Jones. July 11, 1860. Description Will is applying for a leave and will try to get to New Haven.
Folder: 21. Letter from William G. Jones, West Point, to "Parents" [John D. and Elizabeth Jones]. October 22, 1860.
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Description Will is in San Antonio on his way to his post in Arizona. He doesn't like Texas. He will be traveling with an escort through Indian land.
Folder: 22. Letter from William G. Jones, Ft. Breckinridge, Arizona, to Frank Jones. December 7, 1860. Description Will describes the journey from San Antonio to Ft. Breckinridge, as well as the new fort where he is stationed and the surrounding country. He is concerned about Charlie who left the naval academy. 4 images available on website
Folder: 23. Letter from William G. Jones, Camp, 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers, to George Jones. July 19, 1862. Description This is a lengthy letter describing Will's part as a regimental commander in [Edwin] Sumner's Corps in the "Seven Days" battles on the York Peninsula. Will praises [General George B.] McC[lellan's] handling of the withdrawal down the peninsula. 10 images available on website
Folder: 24. Letter from William G. Jones, Camp, Carthage, Tennessee, to Frank Jones. May 4, 1863. Description Will is now with the western army in [General Gideon] Granger's command. He has a black man, Eli, in his service.
Folder: 25. Letter from William G. Jones, Camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Aunt. May 21, 1863. Description George W. Jones is in the Army of the Potomac.
Folder: 26. Letter from William G. Jones, [Georgia], to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. September 15, 1863. Description They have crossed Lookout Mountain [into northwest Georgia]. Will had to open communications with [Negler's] Division. He asks about his brothers Walt and Charley.
Folder: 27. Letter from William G. Jones, Pond Springs, Georgia, to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. September 16, 1863. Description Will knows that some of his letters to family don't get through to them. Will had a visit from Frank. The army corps are crossing the mountains and concentrating to engage the enemy. He mentions a time when he was in captivity. 4 images available on website
Folder: 28. Letter from Andrew [Burt], Chickamauga battlefield, Georgia, to "Uncle John" [John D. Jones]. September 20, [1863]. Description Cousin Andrew speaks of the terrible engagement [Chickamauga] and of how Will died of wounds received leading his regiment. He placed Will's body under guard. 2 images available on website
Folder: 29. Letter from L. B. [Levi] Jones, Dayton, to "Brother John" [John D. Jones]. September 23, 1863. Description Levi sends his brother condolences and praises Will.
Folder: 30. Letter from John Johnston Jones, Nashville, Tennessee, to "Father" [John D. Jones]. September 23, 1863. Description John has found that Will's body is in the hands of the enemy and he isn't able to get to him.
Folder: 31. Letter from Judah Frisbie, New Haven, Connecticut, to John D. and Elizabeth Jones. September 29, 1863. Description Mr. Frisbie sends his condolences for Will's death and offers religious consolation.
Folder: 32. Resolutions of the Officers of the 36th O.V.I., Chattanooga, Tennessee. September 30, 1863. Description Resolutions commending Col. William G. Jones for his gallant leadership of the regiment and expressing regrets at his death.
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Folder: 33. Letter from Lieutenant Herrington, Chattanooga, Tennessee, to John D. Jones. October 1, 1863. Description Lieutenant Herrington tells of how Will fell in action and died in a field hospital. 3 images available on website
Folder: 34. Letter from Margaret [Jones] Varian, Litchfield, Connecticut, to "Brother" [John D. Jones]. September 31, 1863. Description Margaret offers condolences to John and feels sorry for all the families that have lost loved ones because of the rebellion. She mentions Mr. Varian's interest in a nickel mine.
Folder: 35. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Hallonquist, Headquarters Office Chief, Artillery, Army of Tennessee, Confederate States of America, near Chattanooga, to Captain W. E. Merrill. October 1, 1863. Description This is a copy of a letter from Confederate Lieutenant Colonel Hallonquist saying that he will try to locate the grave of Colonel Jones as Merrill requested. Hallonquist was a classmate of Will at West Point.
Folder: 36. Letter from Mrs. Julia [Johnston] Patterson, Dayton, to "Sister" [Elizabeth Jones]. October 13, 1863. Description Julia tries to console her sister Elizabeth. She hopes to visit when Will's body is recovered. She speaks of other funerals due to the war. 3 images available on website
Folder: 37. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Reeve, New York City, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 15, 1863. Description Colonel Reeve inquires if the news he heard of Will's death is true and offers his condolences.
Folder: 38. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Lieutenant H. C. Herrington. October 24, 1863. Description John thanks the 36th Ohio for their resolutions praising Will.
Folder: 39. Letter from Captain Andrew J. Burt, Chattanooga, Tennessee, to "Uncle John" [John D. Jones]. November 3, 1863. Description General [George] Thomas told Andrew to be patient about recovering Will's body. Even though [Confederate General Braxton] Bragg has retreated, it is still dangerous to move forward to the Chickamauga battlefield. (There is a note written on the back that says that Will's remains were received Dec. 10).
Folder: 40. Letter from Francis Darr, New York, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. December 29, 1863. Description [Darr?] will pass on the letters to Charlie [Jones] who is stationed aboard the Hartford. He expresses sympathy for Will's death. Includes a note about Colonel Reeve who has not been arrested.
Folder: 41. Letter from Lieutenant August T. Ward, 36th Ohio Volunteers, Camp, Chattanooga, Tennessee, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 11, 1864. Description Lieutenant Ward asks to have a picture of Colonel Jones that can be copied for the officers and men of the 36th Ohio.
Folder: 42. Circular for subscriptions to the West Point Battle Monument. January 18, 1864. Folder: 43. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel A. Von Schroder, Chattanooga, Tennessee, to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio and General Order #63, Department of the Cumberland. April 27, November 25, 1864. Description Number 14 honors Captain William G. Jones for Chickamauga. Colonel Von Schroder sends a copy of General Order #63 of the Department of the Cumberland naming forts and batteries for defense of Chattanooga. One is named for William G. Jones.
Folder: 44. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Professor A. E. Church, United States Military Academy, West Point. June 19, 1864.
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Description John sends payment for Will's name to be inscribed on a Battle Monument to be erected at West Point in honor of those who were killed in the war.
Folder: 45. Commission from Assistant Adjutant General S. F. Chalfin for William G. Jones as Captain in the 10th U.S. Infantry. October 24, 1864. Description Will was in the regular army, had been given command of 36th Ohio.
Folder: 46. Letter from Alfred Thomas, Dayton, Ohio, to Frank J. Jones. August 13, 1879. Description Thomas is a veteran from the 36th Ohio. He tells of seeing Will wounded at the field hospital and says that an Illinois surgeon from the hospital has some of Will's effects that he will forward to Cincinnati. (On stationery of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers).
William G. Jones Army Papers and Testimony from General Alexander McCook s Trial. 1860-1864, n.d.
Folder: 47. Special Order No. 94 from Colonel Erasmus D. Keyes, New York, to Lieutenant William G. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 22, 1860. Description By order of Lieutenant General [Winfield] Scott, Will is not to report to duty until September 30.
Folder: 48. Invoice from Lieutenant R. R. Bliss, Ft. Quitman, Texas, to Lieutenant William G. Jones for subsistence stores. March 31, 1861. Description Invoice of subsistence stores turned over to Lieutenant Jones.
Folder: 49. Invoice from Lieutenant Thomas K. Jackson, Ft. Bliss, Texas, to Lieutenant William G. Jones for commissary property. March 31, 1861. Description Invoice of Commissary property turned over to Lieutenant Jones.
Folder: 50. Invoice from J. J. Vanhorn to Lieutenant William G. Jones for subsistence funds. April 20, 1861. Description Subsistence funds of $2,500 received from Lieutenant Jones.
Folder: 51. Invoice for Lieutenant Lazelle for subsistence funds. April 20, 1861. Description $19.40 owed to U.S. by Lieutenant Lazelle.
Folder: 52. Invoice from Lieutenant William G. Jones to Edward Walller for service as a clerk. April 21, 1861. Description $6.00 received for services as Clerk in Subsistence Department.
Folder: 53. Invoice from J. J. Vanhorn to Lieutenant William G. Jones for company property received. April 23, 1861. Description Company property received of Lieutenant Jones
Folder: 54. Invoice from J. J. Vanhorn to Lieutenant William G. Jones for subsistence recieved. April 23, 1861. Description Subsistence received from Lieutenant Jones.
Folder: 55. Voucher No. 4 for April provisions. June 1, 1861. Description Certification for Slaughtered Beef.
Folder: 56. Special Order No. 45 from Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, to Lieutenant William G. Jones. March 3, 1862. Description Special Order No. 45 from General [George B.] McClellan assigning Lieutenant Jones to the Army of the Potomac.
Folder: 57. Invoice from Captain A. R. Porter, Washington, to Lieutenant William G. Jones for subsistence received. March 7, 1862. Description Subsistence received from Lieutenant Jones.
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Folder: 58. General Orders No. 44 from Captain and Assistant Adjutant General J. Bates Dickson under General Stephen Burbridge, Lexington, Kentucky. May 25, 1864. Description This order names forts and batteries in the defenses of Louisville and Nashville Railroads. Ft. Jones is named in honor of William G. Jones.
Folder: 59. Testimony of Major Caleb Bates in the General McCook inquiry. February 1, 1864. Description Major Bates explains the position of General McCook's Corps at Chickamauga and movement of the various divisions in the Union line. After enemy attack broke the Union line, General McCook tried to rally the troops, then rode to Chattanooga to find General Rosecrans. It was feared the enemy was trying to cut off the route of retreat to Chattanooga. Cross examination questions, apparently from General McCook, are included on separate sheet.
Folder: 60. Testimony of Major General William Rosecrans in the General McCook inquiry. February 4, 1864. Description The questions and answers are on separate sheets. General Rosecrans explains how he ordered General McCook to position his Corps. He wanted McCook to keep the left of his line closed on the right of General [George] Thomas's line. He describes efforts he and General McCook made to stem the flight of McCook's divisions, but he didn't approve of McCook's leaving the field for Chattanooga. In response to questions from General McCook, he admits that McCook was not to blame for the Confederates breaking the line. He followed orders, but lacked vigor.
Folder: 61. Testimony of Brigadier General [Thomas] Woods in the General McCook inquiry. February 6, 1864. Description The questions are on separate sheet. General Woods explains that he was ordered to move his division to the left. General McCook was told this and was supposed to send Davis' division to fill the position that Woods vacated.
Folder: 62. Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Sanderson in the General McCook inquiry. February 8, 1864. Description The questions on separate sheet. Colonel Sanderson was Aide de Camp to the Commanding General [Rosecrans]. He saw General McCook with his staff heading toward Rossville after the break in the line. It would have been difficult to go toward General Thomas' position because of enemy troops.
Folder: 63. Testimony of Captain B. D. Williams in the General McCook inquiry. [February 1864]. Description The questions are on separate sheet. Captain Williams reports on General McCook's movements from the battlefield to Chattanooga and the location of his troops at the time. Answers to General McCook's cross examination are not present.
Folder: 64. Testimony of unidentified witnesses in the General McCook inquiry. [February 1864]. Description Page one is missing. Most questions posed are the same as to Captain Williams and the answers are similar.
Folder: 65. Testimony of Major G. P. Thurston, Assistant Adjutant General in the General McCook inquiry. [February 1864]. Description The list of questions is not present. Major [Thurston?] explains the orders for General Woods' Division to close the gap left by General Negley's withdrawal. General [Jefferson C.] Davis was ordered up to support General Woods and General [Phil] Sheridan to move from the right to support General Thomas on the left. In response to questions from General McCook [lacking], McCook would have needed a force twice as large to stem the Confederate assault.
Folder: 66. Testimony of Joseph C. Hill, 5th Kentucky Cavalry in the General McCook inquiry. [February 1864]. Description The list of questions is missing. Hill states that General McCook did all he could to rally his troops. When they got to Chattanooga, General Rosecrans ordered McCook to rest when it was reported that General Thomas' position was holding.
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Folder: 67. Testimony of unidentified witness in the General McCook inquiry. [February 1864]. Description Witness tells of having been with General [Thomas] Crittenden before being separated. He met General McCook who wanted to go to General Thomas, but thought he couldn't get through. The witness helped round up stragglers.
Folder: 68. Envelope stating that these are testimonies before the Court of Inquiry into the conduct of General Alexander McCook on September 19 and 20, 1863, at the Battle of Chickamauga, presided over by General Hunter and a map. n.d.
Elizabeth Jones Correspondence. 1861-1862, 1871, 1878, n.d.
Folder: 69. Letter from Rachel [Johnston] Reynolds to "sister" [Elizabeth Jones]. July 31, 1861. Description Rachel explains how Frank is improving and tells about the actions of James' regiment in Virginia.
Folder: 70. Book of Common Prayer given from Elizabeth Jones to Charles D. Jones, October 14, 1863. 1861. Folder: 71. Letter from T. R. Roberts, camp near Athens, Alabama, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. July 1, 1862. Description Roberts responds to Elizabeth's request and sends a list of where the companies of the 13th O.V.I. were raised.
Folder: 72. Letter from McCrea Brothers, Circleville, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. August 15, 1862. Description The McCrea Brothers send $10 for the flag.
Folder: 73. Letter from Dwight Jarvis, Massillon, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. August 15, 1862. Description Jarvis sends money for the flag. Capt. Dwight Jarvis, Jr. commands Co. A of the 13th O.V.I.
Folder: 74. Letter from Mrs. Jarvis, Massillon, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. August 16, 1862. Description Mrs. Jarvis explains how she wants their contribution from Massillon noted.
Folder: 75. Letter from John Frey, Bellefontaine, Ohio, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. August 16, 1862. Description Frey lists names of contributors for $10 toward the flag.
Folder: 76. Letter from Daniel Sourbeck, Alliance, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. August 18, 1862. Description Sourbeck lists names of contributors for $10 toward the flag. They are friends of Capt. Snyder of Co. G.
Folder: 77. Letter from J. W. Robinson, Marysville, Ohio, to Mrs. [Elizabeth] Jones. August 21, 1862. Description The people of his county have already presented a flag to the 13th that went with them on their campaigns in the west. It was presented to the Governor and will be put in the state archives. The people are now trying to raise new recruits for the 13th.
Folder: 78. Letter from J. W. Woodward, West Liberty, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. September 18, 1862. Description Woodward lists names of contributors for $10 toward the flag.
Folder: 79. Letter from D. B. Welch, Cadiz, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. September 18, 1862. Description Mr. Welch (of Banking House of Rezin Welch and Co.) wants to contribute the $10 by himself for Co. H. Capt. Henderson was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Folder: 80. Receipt from John Shillito and Company, Cincinnati, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones for purchase of the flag. October 8, 1862. Folder: 81. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to soldiers of the 13th O.V.I. October 15, 1862. Description Elizabeth commends the 13th's gallantry and patriotism. (The letter was directed through the editor of the Gazette).
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Folder: 82. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Colonel J. G. Hawkins, 13th Regiment, O.V.I. November 1, 1862. Description Elizabeth sends the flag and asks the Colonel to give her a copy of his address to the troops so she can pass it on to the contributors. The 13th was the first regiment with which Frank was connected.
Folder: 83. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Colonel J. G. Hawkins, 13th Regiment, O.V.I. November 3, 1862. Description Elizabeth sends the flag and asks the Colonel to give her a copy of his address to the troops so she can pass it on to the contributors. The 13th was the first regiment with which Frank was connected.
Folder: 84. Letter from Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, to Colonel T. R. Roberts. November 14, 1862. Description The flag was delivered to the regiment by Pvt. McKee. Elizabeth returns $30 to Col. Roberts.
Folder: 85. Letter from Colonel J. G. Hawkins, Stones River, Tennessee, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones. November 22, 1862. Description Col. Hawkins presented the flag to the troops this day. He hopes they will prove worthy of it. There is also a copy of Colonel Hawkins' address to the regiment that Elizabeth requested.
Folder: 86. Letter from Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones to Colonel Roberts. November 1862. Description Elizabeth explains the contributions.
Folder: 87. Letter from Colonel J. G. Hawkins, camp near Nashville, Tennessee, to Mrs. John D. [Elizabeth] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. December 13, 1862. Description Colonel Hawkins sends $20 for Thomas Roberts.
Folder: 88. Receipt from T. R. Roberts for J. G. Colonel Hawkins. December 20, 1862. Folder: 89. Will of Elizabeth Jones. 1871. Folder: 90. Death notice of Elizabeth Jones. November 19, 1878. Folder: 91. List of contributors from Massillon. n.d. Folder: 92. Letter from "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones] to Frank [Jones]. n.d. Description Note for Frank to come see Elizabeth.
Walter St. John Jones Correspondence. 1862-1908, 1916
Folder: 93. Letter from Charlie Jones, U.S. Frigate Santee, off Galveston Bay, to Walter [St. John] Jones, Cincinnati. January 31, 1862. Description Charlie asks Walter about his company of zouaves and will send him a picture of his ship. 3 images available on website
Folder: 94. Letter from Walter St. John Jones, Sing Sing, [New York], to "Mother" [Elizabeth Jones]. September 25, 1863. Description Walter has received news of his brother Will's death. He asks about Will's body and wants to come home.
Folder: 95. Letter from Walter St. John Jones, Sing Sing, [New York], to "Father" [John D. Jones]. September 27, 1863. Description Walter asks again to come home. He hopes Charley can visit him at Sing Sing. 3 images available on website
Folder: 96. Letter from H. W. Jones, Gambier, Ohio, to Walter St. John Jones. October 8, 1879. Description This is an answer to an inquiry about John Godfrey Jones, who was ordained an Episcopal minister and later became Methodist.
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Folder: 97. Letter from Walter St. John Jones, Cincinnati, to Frank Jones. July 18, 1883. Description The family is anxious about the "returns." He mentions someone who died a drunkard.
Folder: 98. Letter from Ellen M. Beale, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones. September 20, 1897. Description Cousin Ellen is doing a genealogy of the David Jones Family and wants information on Walter's side of the family.
Folder: 99. Letter from Ellen M. Beale, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones. October 4, 1897. Description Another request for genealogical information, especially if John Godfrey Jones was the son of Anthony Jones.
Folder: 100. Letter from Ellen M. Beale, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones. October 27, 1897. Description Ellen asks again about Anthony Jones. She wants to hold a Jones Family reunion.
Folder: 101. Letter from Ellen M. Beale, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones. December 2, 1897. Description Ellen is trying to find information on the family of Elizabeth Davis who married their great-great grandfather David Jones.
Folder: 102. Letter from Frank E. Lamborn, Northbrook, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 2, 1905. Description Lamborn received a check from Walter for his father Robert B. and Ellen B. Lamborn. He is taking care of his elderly father's correspondence. He isn't the executor for his late mother and can't sign a receipt on her behalf.
Folder: 103. Letter from Frank E. Lamborn, Northbrook, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. October 7, 1905. Description Lamborn sends a receipt for the check received as Walter instructed. He is unaware of the wish sent to the heirs and hopes Walter will explain it.
Folder: 104. Letter to Dr. John H. Landis, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Walter St. John Jones, Cincinnati. January 28, 1908. Description Dr. Landis' mother related to him her husband's story of the circumstances of marking Will Jones' grave after Chickamauga. Dr. Landis' father was a prisoner and saw Will's body that was identified with a paper pinned to it by his southern friends from West Point. Landis had it buried and later gave a chart to the Jones Brothers so they were able to find it after the war and rebury him near home.
Folder: 105. Letter from E. F. Rybolt, Dayton, Ohio, to Walter St. John Jones and photocopies of photographs of Colonel John Johnston. April 7, 1916. Description The above letter is accompanied by this letter. Rybolt sends reproductions of two pictures of John Johnston and two letters at the request of John H. Patterson.
Box 6. Correspondence. 1825-1948, n.d.
Charles D. Jones Correspondence. 1891-1948, n.d.
Folder: 1. Letter from Charlie D. Jones, New Haven, to "Father" [Frank Jones]. November 19, 1891. Description Frank's son Charlie talks about upcoming Yale football games and a horse show he'll have to miss.
Folder: 2. Letter from Charlie D. Jones, New Haven, to "Farther" [Frank Jones]. March 20, 1892. Description There was a big fire at the railroad depot in New Haven. Charlie suggests Michigan for vacation. He got 30 marks for irregularity in attendance because he overslept and missed chapel.
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Folder: 3. Letter from Stoddard Johnston, Louisville, Kentucky, to Sunou Shikaizu. January 26, 1899. Description This is a letter of recommendation for Charles D. Jones for his visit to Japan. 3 images available on website
Folder: 4. Receipt from the Kyoto Hotel for Charles D. Jones. March 28, 1899. Folder: 5. Letter from Edward McCauley, Jr., Flagship Olympia, Manila, Phillipines, to Charles D. Jones, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Yokohama, Japan. April 7, 1899. Description McCauley tells Charlie about a visit from Saughlin and Ferguson.
Folder: 6. Marriage Certificate of Charles Davies Jones and Grace Ella Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. January 19, 1904. Folder: 7. Subpoena for Grace Hinchman Jones for case of "Happy Days" Victualer against George Hoadley Ingalls. March 2, 1907. Folder: 8. Annual report of the President and Directors to the stockholders of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company for year ended December 31, 1916. May 1, 1917. Folder: 9. Telegram from Charles D. Jones, Washington D. C., to Mrs. Charles [Grace] Jones. August 26, 1918. Description Telegram stating that Charlie feels assured of a commission for ordnance because men are needed. Image available on website
Folder: 10. Copy of Baptismal Register from Christ Church for Charlie's baptism on August 6, 1871 at Christ Church, Glendale, Ohio. September 20, 1918. Folder: 11. Letter from H. A. Worcester, Cincinnati, to B. E. Estes, Captain of Ordinance, Washington D.C. September 27, 1918. Description This is a letter of recommendation for Charlie's application to be accepted.
Folder: 12. Letter from Ford H. Jones, Adirondack-Florida School, Coconut Grove, Florida, to "Dad" [Charles D. Jones]. February 28, 1920. Description Ford is in school. He asks Charles to send writing paper.
Folder: 13. "The Chronicles of Yale: A Very Moving Picture" by Frank W. Chandler for the Sixty-first Annual Dinner of the Yale Alumni Association of Cincinnati and a Yale class bulletin. May 13, 1925, June 1, 1933. Folder: 14. Letter from H. Malia, Associate Editor, to Mrs. Charles D. [Grace] Jones, New York, New York. October 31, 1935. Description The American Historical Society wants to verify data on Charles for its publication.
Folder: 15. Letter from George Derby, Managing Editor, New York, to Mrs. Charles Davies [Grace] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 8, 1935. Description The National Cyclopedia of American Biography wants additional data on Charles for its publication.
Folder: 16. Letter from F. R. Farrington, New York, to Mrs. Charles D. [Grace] Jones, New York, New York. November 8, 1935. Description Farrington, Gould and Hoagland Corporation respond to Grace's request about a Jones memorial for Spring Grove Cemetery.
Folder: 17. Letter from Thomas W. Fox, Cincinnati, Ohio, to C. R. Runyan, Superintendent of Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 13, 1935. Description Mr. Fox recommends a duplicate of a monument he created that he thinks will be satisfactory to Mrs. Jones.
Folder: 18. Letter from Thomas White, Goodall Monument Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, to C. R. Runyan, Superintendent of Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 18, 1935.
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Description Mr. White relates costs for a marker at the grave of Charles Jones (Enclosed with letter below)
Folder: 19. Letter from C. R. Runyan, Superintendent of Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Grace H. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 19, 1935. Description Runyan forwards two letters to Grace about monuments for Charlie's grave.
Folder: 20. Letter from L. H. Nielson, Harrison Granite Company, Detroit, to Mrs. Charles D. [Grace] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 21, 1935. Description The Jones cross monument was erected in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Folder: 21. Letter from H. S. Lyon, New York, New York, to Mrs. Charles D. Jones, Cincinnati. November 25, 1935. Description The American Digest of Biography offers to sell Grace the issue with an entry on Charles.
Folder: 22. Letter from Gay [Grace] Jones to Cora Hunt, Cincinnati, Ohio and a check for Cora Hunt from Grace Davies Jones. December 1, 15, 1938. Description Gay apologizes for not having sent the check earlier, but they have been busy packing to move. Check for $7.50 enclosed.
Folder: 23. Letter from J. Lester Goldsborough, Smyrna, Delaware, to E. Lawrence Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. January 13, 1948. Description Mr. Goldsborough owns a kennel and gives Lawrence information on a Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
Folder: 24. Christmas card from Grace Jones to Charles D. Jones. n.d. Folder: 25. Business cards and souvenirs from trip to Japan. n.d. Folder: 26. Two floor plan drawings of Mrs. Charles Davies Jones' home. n.d.
Hinchman Family Correspondence. 1858-1898, n.d.
Folder: 27. Letter from Aunt Louisa Hobart, Buffalo, to Ford Hinchman. June 24, 1858. Description Louisa asks Ford to congratulate his mother on the birth of her new son and tells about a resort on Grand Island in the Niagara River.
Folder: 28. Letter from Louisa M. Thompson, Fabius, to daughters Mary and Ella and a list of Thompson and Hinchman deaths, 1870-1888 and marriages 1843, 1871, 1874. August 20, 1860, n.d. Description Thompson is the Grandmother of Grace Ella Hinchman Davis. She writes that their Mother and Father arrived in Syracuse and met with various friends and relatives. A photocopy of a family record is included.
Folder: 29. Letter from Albert B. Neill, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, to Ford De Camp [Hinchman]. June 17, 1861. Description Albert writes from the Tagheonie Institute and asks Ford about cricket and baseball. He belongs to a soldier company at the institute that is doing drills.
Folder: 30. Letter from Frank M. Torry, Buffalo, to Ford Hinchman. June 21, 1861. Description Frank congratulates Ford on his team's win over Windsor. A Michigan Company marched through town on the way to join General [Daniel] Sickles Brigade in New York. He asks Ford to send some "Union envelopes" for his envelope collection.
Folder: 31. Letter from Frank M. [Torry], Buffalo, to Ford [Hinchman]. July 21, 1861. Description Frank encourages Ford to win their next ball game and asks about friends.
Folder: 32. Letter from Albert B. Neill, Geneseo, to Ford Hinchman. November 14, 1861. Description They won't start a cricket club because the weather has been too cold. Albert and another boy will keep chickens.
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Folder: 33. Letter from Albert B. Neill, Geneseo, to Ford Hinchman. November 29, 1861. Description Albert built a chicken coop. There are "quite a number of soldiers," but not enough for a regiment yet.
Folder: 34. Letter from Albert B. Neill, Geneseo, to Ford Hinchman. December 14, 1861. Description Albert asks about the soldiers company formed by "you boys." He is captain of his company.
Folder: 35. Letter from Albert B. Neill, Geneseo, to Ford Hinchman. December 30, 1861. Description Albert's company will buy wooden guns.
Folder: 36. Letter from "Aunt" [Louisa Hobart], Buffalo, to Ford Hinchman. February 7, 1862. Description Louisa offers congratulations for the new baby and tells about illnesses in the family. She is unhappy about the war because it seems like fighting against family. 3 images available on website
Folder: 37. Letter from Uncle Marshall, camp near James River [Virginia], to Ford [Hinchman]. July 7, 1862. Description The men are dispirited by the loss of Colonel Woodbury and have no confidence in Captain Randolph to replace him. The men are dispirited by the retreat [down the peninsula following Lee's Seven Days Campaign]. 4 images available on website
Folder: 38. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. October 8, 1862. Description Walt is getting used to being in school, though there isn't a good yard for sports.
Folder: 39. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. October 20, 1862. Description They are doing drills by squads and have soldier uniforms. The wash room is very cold.
Folder: 40. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. October 29, 1862. Description Walt is staying at a boarding house now instead of at school. They have been meeting a lot of girls.
Folder: 41. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. November 13, 1862. Description Walt is sorry about the defeat of so many "good republican men."
Folder: 42. Letter from Frank E. Snow, Detroit, to Ford Hinchman. November 20, 1862. Description This is an order for food with a draft on the State of New York Bank (which is missing) to pay for it.
Folder: 43. Letter from Frank E. Snow, Detroit, to Ford Hinchman. November 24, 1862. Description Snow met Ford's friend William Butler and he will stay in Detroit a week. Butler will bring back the revolvers ordered.
Folder: 44. Letter from Walt Buhl, Plantation, to Ford Hinchman. November 28, 1862. Description Walt encourages Ford to go to dancing school with the rest of the boys. If Bissel is going to apply, he should do it soon.
Folder: 45. Letter from [Walt Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. December 8, 1862. Description Walt didn't get the "average holiday" because his grade average wasn't high enough that week. They have been skating a lot.
Folder: 46. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. December 15, 1862. Description Some of the boys have started drinking and playing pranks.
Folder: 47. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. January 9, 1863.
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Description Walt just returned from New York City. They saw General [Benjamin] Butler and a number of ironclads. 4 images available on website
Folder: 48. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. January 19, 1863. Description Skating wasn't good and the boys broke the "spit box" playing catch with it. Walt was disappointed in the photo he had taken.
Folder: 49. Letter from Don Dickinson, Camp Huron, to Ford Hinchman. January 25, 1863. Description Don asks Ford to send his pictures to him in the 27th Michigan Infantry. He doesn't want one given to Marie.
Folder: 50. Letter from Uncle Marshall, Headquarters 23rd Michigan, Bowling Green, Kentucky. January 31, 1863. Description Uncle Marshall advises Ford to study hard in school. The 25th Michigan has arrived. They have a good string band.
Folder: 51. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. February 1, 1863. Description Their teacher is superintendent of a "Nigger" Sunday School. The boys are flirting with girls.
Folder: 52. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. February 15, 1863. Description Walt hopes Ford had a good time at Ann Arbor, though it is the wrong time of the year to see the "beauties" there.
Folder: 53. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. March 1, 1863. Description Sundays are the hardest day of the week because of all the Bible lessons and other exercises. Walt doesn't intend to go to college, but would go to Ann Arbor if he did.
Folder: 54. Letter from Uncle Marshall, Headquarters, 23rd Michigan, Bowling Green, Kentucky. March 10, 1863. Description The Regiment is guarding the railroad. Uncle Marshall explains how he is capturing Rebels helping deserters.
Folder: 55. Letter from Walt [Buhl], New Haven, to Ford Hinchman. March 12, 1863. Description Walt tells about living in the country and about his classes.
Folder: 56. Letter from [R. M. Baker?], Geneva, to Ford Hinchman. July 2, 1863. Description He went to Buffalo and surveyed a map for the Geneva Canal. He has entered the Class of "67." He had typhoid fever.
Folder: 57. Letter from Edward W. Bissell, Chicago, to Ford Hinchman. July 25, 1863. Description He found out that Lucy Hawley lives near him. He tells about other people both know.
Folder: 58. Letter from Edward W. Bissell, Chicago, to Ford Hinchman. August 3, 1863. Description Edward is waiting for a steamboat to arrive with Bill Butler. He was able to find Lucy Hawley in Chicago.
Folder: 59. Letter from Edward W. [Bissell], Chicago, to Ford Hinchman. August 6, 1863. Description Edward tells about friends. He arranged for them to go to the theater.
Folder: 60. Letter from Vernon, Detroit, to Ford Hinchman. August 7, 1863. Description The ball club was defeated. Vernon encourages Ford to join them for the next game.
Folder: 61. Letter from Mary Louisa Thompson, Lockport, to Flora Oatman. March 28, 1870. Description She had a visit from Mr. Hinchman and is engaged to him. The end of the letter is missing.
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Folder: 62. Letter from Mary Louisa Thompson, Detroit, to Frank [Hinchman]. March 25, 1877. Description She tells about visits from family and friends. The end of the letter is missing.
Folder: 63. Letter from Archer, [Ann Arbor, Michigan], from Grace [Ella Hinchman]. October 4, 1892. Description Archer writes from the University of Michigan. He is arranging his courses and fixing up his house.
Folder: 64. Letter from Emma to Gram with a copy of Ted H. Hinchman's letter. 1898. Description Emma copied this 12-page account of the service of Ted H. Hinchman on the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish-American War, June-July 1898.
Folder: 65. Letter from Grandmother to Grace E. Hinchman. n.d. Description This is on the calling card of F. H. Hinchman, with note on the back about a Christmas gift.
Folder: 66. Complimentary pass to a baseball tournament for J. H. Hinchman. n.d. Description J. H. Hinchman's name is penciled on the back.
Ford and Jack Hinchman Correspondence. 1862-1863 Description These letters are numbered chronologically though some numbers in the sequence are missing.
Folder: 67. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. October 1, 1862. Description No. 1. It seems that Jack just started college. Ford tells about their billiard room and a person they want to keep out of it.
Folder: 68. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. October 6, 1862. Description No. 2. Ford and Barly are doing well in school. He will keep Jack up to date on billiard games they play. Uncle Marshall is commanding a brigade in pursuit of the Rebels. 4 images available on website
Folder: 69. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. October 10, 1862. Description No. 3. Ford encourages Jack to win the prize. Uncle Marshall was with General Dupont when he whipped the Rebels.
Folder: 70. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. October 14, 1862. Description No. 4. Father will be sending Jack money soon. Ford sent Jack's address to friends.
Folder: 71. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. October 16, 1862. Description No. 5. Ford lists the money made from the billiard room the past month.
Folder: 72. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. November 14, 1862. Description No. 6. Father wants them to close the billiard room for a week after a fight occurred there. The election was a complete success for the Union Party. They got news from the regiment that Uncle Marshall was sick.
Folder: 73. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. November 22, 1862. Description No. 7. Uncle Marshall is improving. Ford will graduate at the end of the quarter.
Folder: 74. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. December 8, 1862. Description No. 8. Ford bought new skates. They divided up the money from the [billiard] room.
Folder: 75. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. December 11, 1862. Description No. 9. Uncle Marshall will see Jack in Ann Arbor.
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Folder: 76. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. January 10, 1863. Description No. 10. Ford tells Jack about his examinations for admission into high school.
Folder: 77. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. January 18, 1863. Description No. 11. Ford is studying Latin and history in high school and joined a gymnasium. Bissell fell from the rope and broke his nose.
Folder: 78. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. January 27, 1863. Description No. 13. Ford tells about the chickens he raises, his studies and going to the dentist. The Major is letting them come to his place with girls to play ten pins. One of his friends was shoved through the door of a negro's cabin.
Folder: 79. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. February 23, 1863. Description No. 14. The Major won't let them visit anymore because one brought some girls he had forbidden to come. Ford thinks he will not be able to get into the Michigan University and will work in the store.
Folder: 80. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. March 6, 1863. Description No. 15. Joe Hinchman and some friends got married. The Major is letting them come to his house again. They have been playing football and are preparing for their baseball club.
Folder: 81. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. March 20, 1863. Description No. 18. The baseball club is getting ready. The professor doesn't like them playing football. Bissell has been spreading bad reports about Ford.
Folder: 82. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. April 22, 1863. Description No. 19. The baseball club is getting the bases and bats ready.
Folder: 83. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. June 16, 1863. Description No. 26. Five new members joined the baseball club. They haven't had any challenges from other clubs yet and he asks Jack to send them one.
Folder: 84. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Detroit, to Jack Hinchman. August 10, 1863. Description No. 28. The club took a train to London with only 8 players and got beat. Ford drank a lot of ale. He asks Jack to return from Chicago soon and play with them.
Folder: 85. Letter from Ford Hinchman, Grosse Point, to Jack Hinchman. August 12, 1863. Description [No Number] Their boat drifted away or was stolen. Ford took a buggy ride with a girl.
Series 2. Family Histories. 1825-1945, n.d.
Box 6. Family Histories. 1825-1945, n.d.
Archer Family Histories. 1825-1897, n.d.
Folder: 86. Agreement between Thomas and Thaddeus Archer, Suffield, Connecticut. August 6, 1825. Description This regards the division of their father Thomas Archer's property.
Folder: 87. Bond of Jedediah Butler to pay $5,000 to Thaddeus Archer, Homer, Cortland County, New York. September 10, 1825. Folder: 88. Receipt of payment from Thomas Archer's estate to Ann Eliza Archer. February 20, 1826. Folder: 89. Last Will and Testament of Thaddeus Archer. March 6, 1852. Folder: 90. Orders for Zeno Archer and Samuel W. Merrill to appear in court as executors of Thaddeus Archer's Estate. March 12, 1852.
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Folder: 91. Letter from Horace [Archer] to "Sister" Louisa [Archer], Indian Creek, [Siskiyon?] County, California. June 3, 1860. Description Horace informs Louisa of their brother Zino's death from typhoid fever.
Folder: 92. Letter from William L. Loomis, Town Clerk of Suffield, to Grace Hinchman. March 18, 1897. Description Loomis names ancestors of Thomas Archer and Azuba Old and gives a name of Helen Archer in Suffield for her to contact for more information.
Folder: 93. Letter from Helen Archer, "Heartsease" Suffield, Connecticut, to Grace Hinchman. April 13, 1897. Description Helen gives information on Thomas Archer's service in the Revolution, which got her into the D.A.R.
Folder: 94. Letter from Emily Mider Leavits, Arlington, Massachusetts, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. August 3, 1897. Description Emily notes the different spellings, Hancox or Hancock, in the Archer family tree, but wonders if Grace's Archers are from the New York line.
Folder: 95. Document on division of property for Archer and Frink farm. n.d. Folder: 96. Genealogies of Thomas Archer and Azuba Old. n.d. Description Also contains notes on Archer's service in the Revolutionary War and Old Family settling in Suffield, Connecticut.
Folder: 97. Notes on Archer heraldry and ancestors. n.d. Description The notes are from various monuments and plaques.
Folder: 98. Notes on early Archers in America. n.d. Folder: 99. Revolutionary War service of Thomas Archer. n.d. Description Notes on Thomas Archer as private in Colonel Erastus Wolcott's Connecticut Regiment during the Revolutionary War.
Folder: 100. Notes on the Archers from "History of Hartford County". n.d. Folder: 101. Children of Thaddeus Archer and Zerviah Frink. n.d.
Patterson Family Histories. 1827-1919, n.d.
Folder: 102. Will of Colonel Robert Patterson. June 11, 1827. Folder: 103. Letter from J. Patterson to John D. Jones and genealogy. January 1, 1854. Description This is a list of 31 descendants of Colonel Robert Patterson that attended the March 15, 1853 festivities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Folder: 104. Letter from Charles Anderson, Kuttawa, Kentucky, to John [Patterson]. November 4, 1894. Description Patterson family history
Folder: 105. "The Patterson Log Cabin" by John Allen Winkler. August 12, 1919. Description The poem is on the back of a postcard picture of a cabin.
Box 7. Family Histories. 1813-1945, n.d.
Patterson Family Histories. n.d.
Folder: 1. Descendants of Robert Patterson. n.d. Description Descendants of Robert Patterson, prepared by CMC staff.
Folder: 2. Story of Colonel Robert Patterson by John S. Williams. n.d. Folder: 3. Brief description and present location of Patterson old family relics. n.d.
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Horton Family Histories. 1878, n.d.
Folder: 4. Harper's Magazine article about the Horton House. October 1878. Description Typed copy of an article (no. 57, pg. 714) about Horton House, built by Barnabas Horton on Long Island around 1660.
Folder: 5. Horton and Chapin family histories by Louisa Chapin Hinchman. n.d. Description Lengthy copy of a typed narrative of Hortons and Chapins going back to 14th Century England to 19th Century America. This was written by daughter of Marshall Chapin and Mary Crosby, born in Detroit in 1824.
Folder: 6. Descendants of Barnabas Horton. n.d. Description He came to America around 1630.
Folder: 7. History of Barnabas Horton and descendants in Connecticut. n.d. Folder: 8. Biographies of the King and Horton families. n.d.
Johnston Family Histories. 1879-1898, n.d.
Folder: 9. Johnston genealogy. August 1879. Description Descendants of Col. John Johnston and Rachel Johnston [Robinson].
Folder: 10. Charles D. Jones' application to the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. November 1, 1894. Description Charlie applied as descendant of Jonathon Jones, Captain and later Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion.
Folder: 11. Letter from William Johnston, Relaghgunnis, Irvinestown, Fermangh County, Ireland, to J. H. Patterson. April 1, 1895. Description This letter is about the ancestry of Stephen Johnston, father of Colonel John Johnston, who moved from Ireland to America.
Folder: 12. "Colonel Johnston and Colonel Patterson" by Julia Patterson. January 3, 1895. Description This is the story of Julia Johnston Patterson, her father Colonel John Johnston and father-in-law Colonel Robert Patterson.
Folder: 13. Letter from B. F. Owens, Reading, Pennsylvania, to Walter St. John Jones. July 30, 1898. Description This letter explains the parentage of Jonathan Jones who descended from David Jones of Wales and Elizabeth Davies.
Folder: 14. Descendants of Stephen Johnston. n.d. Description Descendants of Stephen Johnston, prepared by CMC staff.
Folder: 15. Johnston family history. n.d. Description The history begins in 1690 with the Johnstons in Ireland through to the children of Colonel John Johnston.
Folder: 16. Johnston family history by John Johnston. n.d. Description This is the Johnston family's history beginning with Colonel John Johnston and wife Rachel Robinson, including their children.
Folder: 17. "Whites Among the Indians" by Julia Patterson. n.d. Description These are stories of whites who were captured by Indians and lived with them.
Fosdick Family Histories. 1894-1898, n.d.
Folder: 18. Application of Charles D. Jones for membership in the Society of the Sons of the Revolution,. November 9, 1894. Description Charles applies in right of Thomas Fosdick, surgeon's mate in the 6th Connecticut Regiment.
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Folder: 19. Letter from R. C. Fosdick, St. Paul, Minnestota, to Mrs. Frank [Fannie] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. July 28, 1896. Description Fosdick is writing a history of Fosdick line from New London and asks Frances for data on her side of the family.
Folder: 20. Letter from R. C. Fosdick, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Mrs. Frank [Fannie] Jones, Watch Hill, Rhode Island. August 30, 1896. Description Fosdick mentions that Frances is eligible for the Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial Dames, etc., and gives history of Fosdicks in England and America going back to 1583.
Folder: 21. Letter from R. C. Fosdick, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Mrs. Frank [Fannie] Jones, Watch Hill, Rhode Island. September 11, 1896. Description Fosdick tells Frances about other Fosdick descendants she can visit while in New England and gives more family history.
Folder: 22. Letter from R. C. Fosdick, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Charles D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. November 16, 1896. Description Fosdick speaks of written works on history of the families and region, and points out errors in them. He gives the history of his direct line and personal story, and asks Jones for data on Richard Fosdick's line. Also more family history, including a Fosdick in King Philip's War, 1675.
Folder: 23. Letter from Richard C. Fosdick, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Charles D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. March 17, 1898. Description Richard asks about Fosdicks in Cincinnati.
Folder: 24. Letter from Sylvester Musgrave, New York, to "Cousin Charles" [D. Jones]. August 6, 1898. Description Musgrave offers history of his line of Fosdicks and L'Hommedieus.
Folder: 25. Application of Frances Dering Jones for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. n.d. Description Frances applied in the right of Thomas Fosdick.
Hinchman Family Histories. 1891-1916, 1936, n.d.
Folder: 26. Life of Humphrey Henchman. 1891. Description This is extracted from the Dictionary of National Biography Vol. XXV: Smith, Elder & Company, London. Henchman was an Anglican Bishop in 17th Century England.
Folder: 27. Notebook of Grace Ella Hinchman. October 1896. Description This notebook contains Hinchman, Thompson and other related family trees and some narrative.
Folder: 28. Notebook of Grace Ella Hinchman. 1897. Description Notebook containing Hinchman and Horton Family Histories.
Folder: 29. Fireproofing St. Paul Cathedral. May 20, 1916. Description Handwritten copy of Detroit Free Press article on the fireproofing of St. Paul Cathedral in London. Note at bottom says to read account of Humphrey Henchman.
Folder: 30. Pioneers and Patriots of Long Island, 1640-1840 by W. Willard Roberts. 1936. Folder: 31. Hinchman genealogy. n.d. Folder: 32. Ancestors of Grace Hinchman. n.d. Folder: 33. Histories of the Hinchmans, Chapins and others. n.d. Folder: 34. Ford, Tuttle and Decamp Genealogy. n.d.
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Folder: 35. Hinchman Coat of Arms. n.d. Folder: 36. Tribute to Louise Hinchman O'Brien. n.d.
Frink Family Histories. 1897-1907, n.d.
Folder: 37. Letter from Louisa [Wilkee?] to Mary Louisa Hinchman. [March 6, 1897]. Description She knows little of the Frink Family, but gives information on many marriages.
Folder: 38. Letter from [William Frink], Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Mr. G. E. Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. April 2, 1897. Description Frink doesn't know the location of the Frink family bible and doesn't know a lot about their genealogy beyond his grandparents.
Folder: 39. Letter from Henry F. Frink, Chicago, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. March 25, 1899. Description Frink found nothing of interest to her in the Newbury Library. He talks about Sergeant John Frink.
Folder: 40. Letter from Henry F. Frink, Chicago, to George E. Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. August 15, 1898. Description Frink's study of their genealogy shows them going back to Sergeant John Frink in Stonington, Connecticut in 1666, mentioned in Savage's Dictionary.
Folder: 41. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, to Mary T. Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. March 15, 1901. Description Frink outlines his probable descent from Sergeant Frink.
Folder: 42. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. October 26, 1906. Description Frink sends a list of generations including the first wife of William Frink, father of Zeriah Frink.
Folder: 43. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. February 7, 1907. Description Frink refers her to the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register" for another daughter of William Frink.
Folder: 44. Frink genealogy. n.d. Description Frink genealogy beginning in 1675 with John and Mary Frink.
Folder: 45. Children of John and Mary Frink. n.d. Folder: 46. Children of John and George Frink. n.d. Folder: 47. Children of William Frink and Molly Pendleton. n.d. Folder: 48. Frink Marriages. n.d.
Thompson Family Histories. 1897, 1930, 1936, n.d.
Folder: 49. A. Jay Thompson, town clerk, Cherry Valley, New York, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. June 9, 1897. Description Information about the late Thomas Thompson who has no near relatives living in the area.
Folder: 50. Letter from Douglas Campbell, New York, to Mrs. Charles Davies [Grace] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 25, 1930. Description Campbell is having an attorney check church records and inscriptions from tombstones in Cherry Valley to trace Thompson ancestors.
Folder: 51. Letter from Roy E. Thompson, Perry, New York, Mrs. Charles [Grace] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. March 21, 1936.
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Description Thompson asks Mrs. Jones about Thompson Family information she learned while visiting Cherry Valley.
Folder: 52. Family record of Thompsons and Archers. n.d. Description Note on an envelope says it is from the family bible.
De Camp Family Histories. 1897, n.d.
Folder: 53. Letter from George Austin Morrison, New York, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. April 10, 1897. Description Morrison is a descendant of Henry De Camp and traces descendants of Joseph De Camp.
Folder: 54. Letter from Irma M. Willson, Elgin, Illinois, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. May 15, 1897. Description Willson offers more information on De Camps and refers Grace to Amanda Kanouse.
Folder: 55. Letter from Irma M. Willson, Elgin, Illinois, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. May 30, 1897. Description Willson encloses a copy of the De Camp records she has and refers Grace to her Uncle Henry De Camp and others for information on De Camps Grace is seeking.
Folder: 56. Letter from [Amanda] M. Kanouse, Hillsboro, North Carolina, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. June 8, 1897. Description Kanouse has little to add to what Grace sent her, but includes the De Camp History she has. She also returns Grace's notes.
Folder: 57. Letter from Katherine Godsoe, New York City, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. June 12, [1897]. Description Godsoe will talk to her brother Wm. Henry De Camp to get more information.
Folder: 58. De Camp Genealogy. n.d. Folder: 59. De Camp Genealogy by Grace Hinchman. n.d.
Pendleton Family Histories. 1906-1909, n.d.
Folder: 60. Letter from Everett H. Pendleton, Albany, New York, to Mary T. Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. October 19, 1906. Description Pendleton is writing a family genealogy and confirms Hinchman's belief that Mary Pendleton was the Molly Pendleton that married William Frink.
Folder: 61. Letter from Everett H. Pendleton, Albany, New York, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. November 7, 1906. Description Postcard stating that the marriage record of Brian Pendleton has been found in England.
Folder: 62. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, Illinois, to Grace Hinchman. February 8, 1907. Description Frink quotes Everett Pendleton's work stating Mary Pendleton married William Frink.
Folder: 63. Letter to "Auntie" [Grace Hinchman]. February 13, 1907. Description Parts of two letters concerning Brian Pendleton as an ancestor who would give them admission to the "Colonial Dames."
Folder: 64. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, to Grace Hinchman, Cincinnati, Ohio. December 10, 1907. Description Frink is writing a Frink Genealogy and is trying to figure out which William married Molly Pendleton.
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Folder: 65. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. January 14, 1908. Description Frink asks for information about Molly Pendleton.
Folder: 66. Letter from Henry Farnsworth Frink, Chicago, to Grace Hinchman, Detroit, Michigan. July 10, 1908. Description Frink supplies the line of Judge William Frink.
Folder: 67. "Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1909" by Everett Hall Pendleton. March 23, 1905. Description Flyer announcing the completion of the Pendleton Genealogy.
Folder: 68. Pendleton and Frink genealogies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. n.d. Folder: 69. Pendleton genealogy in the nineteenth century. n.d. Folder: 70. Bicentennial celebration of First Congregational Church of Stonington, Connectciut, 1674. n.d. Description Includes Pendleton and Frink genealogies.
Crosby Family Histories. 1912, 1916, n.d.
Folder: 71. Notes about Ebenezer Crosby by Laura G. Sanford. November 6, 1912. Description Notes on Ebenezer Crosby, father of Mary Crosby Chapin, copied from Sanford's History of Erie County. Crosby was a ship builder who built ships on Lake Erie for the Navy during the War of 1812.
Folder: 72. "Aunt Mary" [Crosby Chapin] to Mrs. Charles D. [Grace] Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. May 23, 1916. Description Aunt Mary corrected Grace's papers and enclosed an application for the Order of the Crown and tells about the Daughters of 1812 (Grace would be eligible through Ebenezer Crosby).
Folder: 73. "Cosby's Manor, June 6, 1775". n.d. Description Notes about an Indian Council. Taken from W. M. Campbell's Border Warfare of New York During the Revolution.
Folder: 74. "Cherry Valley, April 5, 1785" trustees of the Presbyterian congregation. n.d. Description Note about the election of trustees for the Presbyterian Congregation. Taken from W.M. Campbell's Border Warfare of New York during the Revolution.
Jones Family Histories. 1925, 1943, n.d.
Folder: 75. Clippings on the Jones family. 1925, 1943, n.d. Folder: 76. Descendants of Jonathan Jones. n.d. Description Descendants of Jonathon Jones, prepared by CMC staff.
Folder: 77. Jones and Johnston descendants. n.d. Description Old photocopy negative of Jones and Johnston Descendants
Obituaries. 1813-1868, 1927-1945, n.d.
Folder: 78. Funeral invitations. 1813-1829. Item: 1. Mrs. Esther Coleman. October 18, 1813. Item: 2. Major William Stanley. May 8, 1814. Item: 3. Mrs. Hannah Willis. May 16, 1814. Item: 4. Miss Jane Irwin. June 13, 1817. Item: 5. Joseph Tefft. October 9, 1821. Item: 6. Mrs. Maria Huntington. August 7, 1829.
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Folder: 79. Obituary of Nicoll Fosdick. May 23, 1868. Description He was from New London, Connecticut, and a New York Legislator and Congressman.
Folder: 80. Obituaries of Frank J. Jones. June 7, 1927, n.d. Folder: 81. Obituaries of Charles D. Jones. October 24, 25, 1935. Folder: 82. Obituary of Robert D. Patterson. February 23, 1945. Folder: 83. Obituary of Dr. Henry Sylvester Dering. October 2, n.y. Folder: 84. Obituary of Thomas Richard Fosdick. n.d. Folder: 85. Obituary of Cornelius Sleight. n.d. Description Sleight was a Sag Harbor, Long Island, trader.
Folder: 86. Obituary of Samuel W. Skinner. n.d. Description Skinner was killed in France as a pilot in the Lafayette Escadrille during World War I.
Series 3. Oversized Documents. 1812-1894, [1921], n.d.
Box 8. Oversized Documents. 1812-1894, [1921], n.d.
Folder: 1. Indenture from Robert Brasher to Richard Fosdick. March 2, 1812. Description Indenture for sale of land from Robert Brasher to Richard Fosdick on the south side of Fifth Street in Cincinnati.
Folder: 2. Indenture from Martin Cozine, Dearborn County, Indiana Territory, to Richard Fosdick, Hamilton County, Ohio. March 1, 1813. Description Indenture for sale of land from Martin Cozine to Richard Fosdick on Fifth Street in Cincinnati.
Folder: 3. Letter from John D. Jones, Cincinnati, to Elizabeth Johnston, Piqua, Ohio. May 28, 1823. Description Jones tells her about a house he hopes they will occupy when they are married.
Folder: 4. Indenture from Benajah and Elizabeth Hibbs, Homer County, Cortland, New York, to Thaddeus Archer, Suffield County, Hartford, Connecticut. September 10, 1825. Description Indenture for sale of land.
Folder: 5. Indenture from Jesse and Jane Frances Hunt and Nathaniel Pendleton, executors of George N. Hunt, deceased, to Samuel Fosdick. December 23, 1830. Description Indenture for sale of land at the corner of Wayne and Main Streets in Cincinnati.
Folder: 6. Indenture from William and Elizabeth A. Frink, Fabius, Onandoga County, New York, to Thaddeus Archer, Fabius, Onandoga County, New York. June 20, 1834. Description Indenture for sale of lot 11 in Fabius, New York.
Folder: 7. Indenture from Eden B. Reeder, Hamilton County, Ohio to Samuel Fosdick, Hamilton County, Ohio. January 26, 1836. Description Indenture for sale of land.
Folder: 8. Deed from Franklin Bank of Cincinnati to Samuel Fosdick. May 25, 1836. Description Deed for sale of property.
Folder: 9. Sale of property from William Allen to Samuel Fosdick. October 30, 1840. Description The property is on Turnpike Road and Second Street in Carrsville, Fulton Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Folder: 10. Appointment of Thaddeus Archer as Postmaster of Fabius, New York. March 3, 1841.
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Description This is signed by Postmaster General John M. Niles.
Folder: 11. Indenture from Lane Seminary to William Penniston. March 23, 1845. Description Indenture for rent of plat on Madison Road, Cincinnati.
Folder: 12. Sale of property from Rowland and Mary Caroline Ellis, Cincinnati, Ohio to John D. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 17, 1849. Description Sale of property on the north side of Fourth Street between Plum Street and Western Row.
Folder: 13. Sale of property from John D. and Elizabeth Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mary Ellis, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 17, 1849. Description Sale of property on the north side of Fourth Street between Plum Street and Western Row.
Folder: 14. William Griffith Jones appointment as corporal of Company B of the 8th Regiment of Infantry. December 7, 1858. Description Signed by Lieutenant Colonel W. Sewall, Ft. Davis, Texas
Folder: 15. William Griffith Jones appointment as sergeant of Company B, 8th Regiment of Infantry. October 17, 1860. Description Lieutenant Colonel W. [Sewall?], San Antonio, Texas
Folder: 16. Summary of funds and account of army subsistence, Lieutenant William G. Jones, Infantry. April 20, 1861. Folder: 17. Abstracts of provisions and disbursements, Lieutenant William G. Jones, Infantry. April 20, 1861. Folder: 18. Roll of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates employed on extra duty as Mechanics and Laborers, Lieutenant William G. Jones, Infantry. April 1861. Folder: 19. Account of Army subsistence for first quarter, Lieutenant William G. Jones, Infantry. March 31, 1862. Folder: 20. William G. Jones appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the 75th Regiment of Infantry, Pennsylvania Volunteers by Governor Andrew G. Curtain. June 19, 1862. Folder: 21. Indenture from Charles and Mary F. Wooley, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Samuel Fosdick, Glendale, Ohio. December 1, 1862. Folder: 22. Supplement to Cincinnati Enquirer on opening of the Dixie Terminal. October 29-30, [1921]. Folder: 23. Income taxes for Frank and Frances Jones. 1894. Folder: 24. Death of John Thompson. n.d. Description Story of the death of John Thompson, killed by Indians.
Folder: 25. Blueprint. n.d.
Oversized Folders. 1834-1835, 1861
Item: 1. Indenture from William and Elizabeth A. Frink, Fabius, Onandoga County, New York, to Thaddeus Archer, Fabius, Onandoga County, New York and Indenture from Sherman Corbin, Fabius, Onandaga County, New York, to Thaddeus Archer, Fabius, Onandaga County, New York. June 20, 1834, October 31, 1835. Item: 2. Return of provisions received and issued April 1-20th, Lieutenant William G. Jones and receipt of payment for services for first quarter of 1861, Lieutenant William G. Jones. 1861. Copyright © 2009-2011 Cincinnati Museum Center. All Rights Reserved. Images not to be reproduced without written authorization.
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