This ledger contains financial records and notes kept by Daniel D. Bickham in relation to his family, including his children, his mother, and their home. [LPR] Box 2, Folder 13: C. G. Bickham: Service in Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898-1901 [Jan.?] 21, 1898 Letter from Guy V. Henry 240 , from the Army and Navy Club, Washington, DC, to Col. [John W.] Clous 241 . He will do what he can for “our young man” [C. G. Bickham], whom he has seen; the young man is well spoken of. The young man is not in his command but they will come together in Cuba. He [Henry] was transferred here [Washington, DC] to go, via Newport News, and he was sorry to leave his Tampa commission. He asks Clous to write Mrs. Bickham, telling her that he [Henry] will look after her son. He does not see why [Henry C.] Corbin 242 can’t get Bickham a stay in a U.S. Volunteer [Infantry] Regiment. [LPR] Apr. 28, 1898 Telegram from H. E. Mead, Columbus, OH, to Mrs. W. D. Bickham, Dayton, OH. Message reads: “Charlie desires me wire you don’t come till next week, camp not presentable earlier.” [LPR] Aug. 22, 1898 Notice from Postal Telegraph-Cable Company to D. D. Bickham, [Dayton, OH]. Notice informing D. D. Bickham that his telegram sent today has not been delivered to Charles G. Bickham at New Orleans, LA, because the party has already left that city. [LPR] May 2, 1899 Telegram from C. G. Bickham, Jersey City, NJ, to Mrs. W. D. Bickham, 117 W. Monument Ave., Dayton, OH. Message reads: “Regiment here send civilian clothes Mackintosh and linen camp made near Harrisburg PA ninth Co E.” [LPR] July 18, 1899 240 Guy Vernor Henry, Sr., was an officer during the Civil War, and he was appointed a brigadier general of the Volunteers during the Spanish-American War; he was also Governor of Puerto Rico (source: New York Times , Oct. 28, 1899). Not to be confused with his son, Guy Vernor Henry, Jr., who also served in the Spanish-American War. [LPR] 241 Col. Clous probably refers to John Walter Clous, who reached the rank of colonel in 1892 and served as a Brigadier General of the Volunteers in the Spanish-American War (J. W. Clous’ obituary, New York Times , Sept. 2, 1909). General John W. Clous was W. D. Bickham’s brother-in-law; their wives were Caroline Strickle and Maria Strickle, respectively. (See 1900 U.S. Federal Census: John W. and Caroline Clous are listed at the Bickham home, 117 W. Monument Ave., Dayton, Ohio.) [LPR] 242 Most likely refers to Henry Clarke Corbin, who was Adjutant General of the U. S. Army (ranked brigadier general) at the time. [LPR] 102 .