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Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-07-21
- Description: July 21, 1861. Topics include Roswell urging his wife Mary to get a nurse to take care of her, of Laura's ear problem may be getting better, of his pleasure to hear of his nomination.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-08-02
- Description: August 2, 1861. Topics include Roswell telling his wife of the delay for the departure home, another description of Fort Monroe and Hygeia Hotel on Old Point Comfort similar to one written in the July 31 letter, of the incident of shooting of a drunken soldier, of the drunken condition of the 1st N Y regiment.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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- Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
- Date Created: 1861-08-15
- Description: Topics include the delay of setting out for home and paying out the men in the Regiment, $58.000 in gold having arrived by express,his health remain good, concerns for his wife's health, mentions Col. Phelps now having been promoted to Gen.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
John Lester Barstow to Laura
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- Creator: Barstow, John Lester, 1832-1913.
- Date Created: 1862-11-23
- Description: Written in the field he writes of idleness of the Regiment since its arrival on the banks of the Bayon and the help the Negroes are receiving from the government, the lack of coffee, poor quality flour, no salt, spoiled meat causing disease, exorbitant prices for food.
- Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, John Lester Barstow Correspondence
Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War
Samuel Howard Strong to Lillian Herrick Olzendam
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- Date Created: 1919-10-06
- Description: Response of a legislator from Fayston, Washington County, who is not in favor of a special session as women already have the right to vote in town elections and will likely be given full suffrage at the next legislative session.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Lillian Herrick Olzendam to Carrie Chapman Catt
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- Date Created: 1919-10-12
- Description: Olzendam reports on a visit she had with friends of the Governor, stating her understanding that he does not want to call a special session for fear that legislation other than ratification would pass, and that if this obstacle could be overcome a special session would be called.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Lillian H. Olzendam to Frank L. Fish
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- Date Created: 1919-12-22
- Description: Olzendam asks the Honorable Frank Fish of Vergennes, as a supporter of suffrage, to sign a petition to the Governor to call a special legislative session for ratification and to forward the petition to other well-known men in his social and professional groups.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Annette W. Parmelee to Ida Husted Harper
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- Date Created: 1919-09-11
- Description: Parmelee debates whether or not to accept the position of State Historian for the Vermont Equal Suffrage Association.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Carrie Chapman Catt to Marion R. Horton
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- Date Created: 1919-09-12
- Description: Catt discusses the ratification process around the country and her belief that a different procedure may be more effective in Vermont: having members of the Governor's political party speak to him unofficially and sending letters to all legislators who have pledged support for ratification. Copy, enclosed in letter to Olzendam.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection
Harvey W. Varnum to Lillian H. Olzendam
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- Date Created: 1919-10-25
- Description: Senator Varnum of Jeffersonville replies that he does not care to sign the petition to the Governor.
- Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection