Ord, James Garesche., 01/01/1914-05/20/1919

File — Box: 14, Folder: 11

Identifier: 78926

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Consists of documents, mostly correspondence, by and about members of the Ord family other than Edward Otho Cresap Ord and Edward Otho Cresap Ord II. Notable family members represented in this series include historian Bernarr Cresap, American Civil War veteran John S. Mason Jr., Lucy Maude Ord, Pacificus Ord, James Ord, World Wars veteran James Garesche Ord, medical doctor James Lycurgus Ord, and Placidus Ord, among many others. Of special interest is a near-complete run of the family history periodical 'Cresap Society Bulletin' for 1935-1956, some documents about King George IV of England and Mrs. Fitzherbert, and a wealth of letters detailing Ord family history. Materials arranged alphabetically by individual.

Dates

01/01/1914-05/20/1919

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

08/19/04

Container Summary

4 Autograph Letters Signed dated 1914-1918 from James Garesche Ord to his parents Edward Otho Cresap Ord II and Mary Frances Norton Ord, touching on James' experiences in the U.S. Army during World War I. One of the letters was sent from Fort Brown, Texas. Another sent from American Expeditionary Forces, HQ 1st Army Corps, U.S. Army, mentioning a raid on a U.S. trench by German soldiers dressed in French uniforms and expressing concern for the state of affairs on the British front. Also, 1 Autograph Letter Signed dated 5/20/1919 from James Garesche Ord, indicating that the morale of U.S. troops is high and General Hunter Liggett is in good spirits; sent from Coblenz, Germany on letterhead of the "Army of Occupation: American Expeditionary Forces, Third Army."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ORD, JAMES GARESCHE - CORRESP. TO ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II 1914-1919: Autographed Letter

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. FROM ORD, JAMES G. (1914-1919): Autographed Letter

ORD, JAMES GARESCHE - CORRESP. TO ORD, MARY F. N. (1914-1919): Autographed Letter

ORD, MARY FRANCES NORTON - CORRESP. FROM ORD, JAMES G. (1914-1919): Autographed Letter

FORT BROWN - TEXAS - CORRESP. FROM (1916): Autographed Letter

AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES - CORRESP. OF ORD,JAMES GARESCHE 1918-19: Autographed Letter

WORLD WAR I - CORRESP. OF ORD, JAMES GARESCHE (1914-1919): Autographed Letter

LIGGETT, HUNTER - REFERENCE (1919): Autographed Letter

COBLENZ - GERMANY - CORRESP. FROM (1919): Autographed Letter