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UCLA LIBRARY Department of Special Collections
Collection 663
Rosecrans, William Starke, 1819 - 1896 Papers, 1810 - 1920
Box 59
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UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY F 000 080 820 5
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May 24 1861 Philadelphia
ROSECRANS, WILLIAM S.
TO: ANN E. ROSECRANS
1 leaf. holograph signed.
Concerning a business trip to Philadelphia.
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[stamp] UCLA DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LIBRARY [/stamp]
Philadelphia Friday Evening May 24 1861
Dearest Annie,
I arrived here this A.M. under orders to examine [?Justices Amu?] Manufactory! I have this evening for Washington
My baggage was mis-checked and 2 gr [?un dershirt?] [?is?] a Shirt and some collars is all I shall have, Till I get back to Philadelphia.
I think I shall get back by Wednesday Evening next.
With love to all. Your W.m.
[stamp] UCLA DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LIBRARY [/stamp]
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May 31 1861 Washington, D.C.
ROSECRANS, WILLIAM STARKE.
TO HIS WIFE.
4 p. holograph signed.
Comments on meetings with General Joseph Gilbert Totten, General Joseph King Mansfield, Colonel George W. Cullum, obtaining their recommendations; [discussion] of application for a commission, meeting with Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; description of the activity during a false alarm in the defense of Washington.
Among individuals mentioned are: James Gilchrist Benton, Thomas B. Arden, William Buel Franklin, John D. Kurtz, Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, (Joseph Jones) Reynolds, and (Richard S.) Smith.
ROSECRANS PAPERS Box [?59 or 5g?] Folder 2 _
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