Lynde Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and documents concerning the family of Captain and Mrs. Frederick Marcey Lynde. The papers primarily concern Captain Lynde's petition for longevity pay after his discharge from the army in June 1862, as well as the Sasser family's claims to compensation for damages sustained to their farm during the Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1925
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
.20 Linear Feet ( 1 half-width document case, legal size.)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Lynde Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- TJ
- Date
- 2022-08-29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- This finding aid has been prepared from a typed inventory and scopr note produced prior to 1985.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu