William T. Sherman & S. B. Maxey., 12/20/1880-12/21/1880

File — Box: 1, Folder: 31

Identifier: 78672

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains a fair amount of correspondence from Edward Otho Cresap Ord, some correspondence to him, and correspondence and manuscripts about him. Letters from and to Ord appear first, are arranged chronologically, and date from 1848 to 1880. Most of the letters were written by Ord to his brother James Lycurgus Ord and provide vivid descriptions of life in California in 1848, with discussion of the Mexican War, the gold rush, and Ord's associates, such as William T. Sherman. Manuscripts and correspondence about Ord appear next in the series. Finally, a few photographs, including a Mathew Brady photograph of Ord, round out the series.

Dates

12/20/1880-12/21/1880

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (25 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/19/02

Container Summary

Typed Transcript of letter dated 12/20/1880 from Senator S. B. Maxey, of the Senate Military Committee, to General William T. Sherman, Commanding U.S. Army, regarding Senate bill 1922 for the relief of Brigadier General & Brevet Major-General Edward C. Ord; sent from U.S. Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. Also, Typed Transcript of letter in reply from Sherman to Maxey dated 12/21/1880, praising Ord at length; sent from Fifth Avenue Hotel, Madison Square, N.Y. A handwritten note [presumably dated 1936: see Ord Family Papers: Part 2, Box 1 Folder 34] by Eleanor Sherman Fitch notes that the letters were copied from newspaper articles in a scrap book.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MAXEY, S. B. - CORRESP. TO SHERMAN, WILLIAM T. (1880): Transcript

SHERMAN, WILLIAM T. - CORRESP. FROM MAXEY, S. B. (1880): Transcript

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP - REFERENCE (1880) RE: SENATE BILL: Transcript

MAXEY, S. B. - CORRESP. FROM SHERMAN, WILLIAM T. (1880): Transcript

SHERMAN, WILLIAM T. - CORRESP. TO MAXEY, S. B. (1880): Transcript

FITCH, ELEANOR SHERMAN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED (1936): Other Types