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Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated May 10, 1864.
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    • Creator: Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908.
    • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Charles Eliot Norton Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center


    Letter from LONGWORTH POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated January 8, 1864.
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      • Creator: Powers, Longworth.
      • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center


      Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, May 6, 1864 - September 22, 1864
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        • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
        • Date Created: 1864
        • Description: Negotiations between Italy and France regarding the “Roman Question” and the placement of Italy’s capital spark violent protests in the streets of Turin. The Marshes go on several trips in this diary, visiting nearby landmarks as well as hiking into the Alps. Between trips, the Marshes gather the latest news on the American Civil War, including the details of the Battle of the Wilderness, and receive visits from the Estcourts and American diplomat David H. Wheeler, among others. Topics in this diary include the September Convention, Italian art and patronage, tourism in Italy, Italian funerary practices, relations between the Italian social classes, King Victor Emmanuel and the royal family of Savoy, the treatment of women in Italy, the Italian silk industry, George Perkins Marsh’s diplomatic duties, Greek War of Independence, differences in behavior and manners between Americans and Europeans, and the death of Nathaniel Hawthorne. This diary covers several topics relating to religion, as well, including Catholic royal marriages, convents and religious orders, conversion, and French Protestants.
        • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries


        Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, December 23, 1864 - February 21, 1865
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          • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
          • Date Created: 1864-1865
          • Description: This six-page diary records the Marshes’ final days in Turin and their move to Florence in 1865. Topics in this diary include King Victor Emmanuel, Italian art and music, and tourism in Italy.
          • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries


          Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated November 21, 1864.
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            • Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
            • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Spencer Fullerton Baird Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center


            Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated December 29, 1864.
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              • Creator: Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908.
              • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Charles Eliot Norton Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center


              The following quotas of towns (sub-districts) in the first congressional district for the draft : ... by direction of the President of the United States are hereby announced ... T.G. Pitcher Brig.General, C.R. Crane Captain
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                • Date Issued: 1864
                • Description: List of towns in Addison, Bennington, Rutland and Washington counties with the number of eligible men for military service.
                • Parent Collections: Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera



                Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to HIRAM POWERS, dated May 23, 1864.
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                  • Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
                  • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Hiram Powers Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center