E.O.C. Ord II., 01/01/1914-12/31/1914

File — Box: 5, Folder: 18

Identifier: 78786

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Consists of correspondence to and from Edward Otho Cresap Ord II. The letters provide details on his military career, his travels in the American West, and his experiences in the Spanish-American War, among other events. Arranged chronologically. The correspondence in this series dates between 1870 and 1923.

Dates

01/01/1914-12/31/1914

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

08/19/03

Container Summary

1 Autograph Letter Signed dated 2/7/1914 from Edward Otho Cresap Ord II to his sister Lucy Maude (Ord) Mason, regarding the estate of Edward Otho Cresap Ord I and family matters; sent from Florence, Arizona to Texas City. Also, 1 Autograph Letter Signed dated 2/21/1914 from E.O.C. Ord II to J. F. Riley, Attorney at Law in San Francisco, regarding the estate of E.O.C. Ord I, with reference to sale of table on which Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant signed the surrender document at Appomattox.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. TO MASON, LUCY MAUDE (ORD) 1914: Autographed Letter

MASON, LUCY MAUDE ORD - CORRESP. FROM ORD, E.O.C. II (1914): Autographed Letter

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP - REFERENCE TO ESTATE OF (1914): Autographed Letter

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. TO RILEY, J.F. (1914): Autographed Letter

RILEY, J.F. - CORRESP. FROM ORD, E.O.C. II (1914): Autographed Letter

LEE, ROBERT E. - REFERENCE (1914) RE: APPOMATTOX SURRENDER TABLE: Autographed Letter

GRANT, ULYSSES S. - REFERENCE (1914) RE: APPOMATTOX SURRENDER TABLE: Autographed Letter