Athens: J. Beardsley Mexican-American War Letters, 1846-1848
File — Case: MSS Vertical File Drawer One
Identifier: Folder 38
Scope and Contents
File contains fifteen letters written by J. Beardsley to his wife M. E. Beardsley during the Mexican-American War. Also included is one letter written by John B. Coffin to his Children in 1844.
Dates
- Other: Majority of material found in 1846-1848
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Cubic Feet (Four vertical file cabinets comprising fifteen drawers holding paper documents grouped in folders by appropriate subject or creator, nominally sorted in alphabetical order.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These letters were given to Harvey Durham at a meeting of the Coxsackie Seniors Club at the Kights of Columbus building in Coxsackie by Marian B. Garbasz. A note from Harvey explaining their origin is included in the file. Harvey Durham was a trustee of the Greene County Historical Soceity and frequently collected materials in this manner on the Society's behalf, as he was known generally in the community to be "someone interested in preserving history."
Repository Details
Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository