Frank D. Harding papers, 1833-1902.

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US ARC River Falls Mss AB

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Title

Frank D. Harding papers, 1833-1902.

Date(s)

  • 1833-1902 (creation)

Extent

0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box)

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Scope and content

Papers of a Hudson, Wisconsin, man, including Civil War orders (1863-1866) about his service in Company G, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry; as Captain of Company H, 15th Regiment, Corps d'Afrique (1863-1866); and as officer of Company C, 99th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops. Includes muster rolls of the 99th, and correspondence describing his service in Louisiana and Mississippi, including the surrender of New Orleans. Also includes personal correspondence, 1833-1875, with relatives in Connecticut and Rhode Island, especially Eddy Harding, Brooklyn, Connecticut; business papers, 1848-1898, including warranty deeds, an estate list (1849), and the will of Nathaniel Smith, Providence, Rhode Island (1860); and genealogical notes on the Jewell and Barnard families of Star Prairie, Wisconsin.

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Conditions governing access

COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.

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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright may have not been transferred to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

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      Presented by E.A. Harding, Hudson, Wisconsin, 1938; and Willis H. Miller, Hudson, Wisconsin, 1958, 1961, 1966.

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      89116111105

      OCLC

      145784572

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      Archivist's note

      Seven letters from this collection are available online through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.uwosh.edu/archives/civilwar/officers/harding/harding.htm

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