| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to [unknown]
[unknown]
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf; fragment: final pages of letter; letter ends, "Do the best for me you can. More anon. Hiram"
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[unknown] |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear Bro. C.")
[no place]
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf; leaf discolored by stains; stationery bears embossed image of a horse; letter begins, "No. 1 came to me some days ago."
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[no date] |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear Brother Charles")
Camp of the 130th New York Volunteers
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf; ink is very faded; leaf has creases, minor tears, and some stains
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[no date] |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Wilkison, Emma Jane? ("Em my sister")
Headquarters of the 130th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf
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[no year] March 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles? ("My brother")
Headquarters of the 130th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers
Contents Note: 3 pages on 1 leaf
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[no year] March 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear Bro. Chas.")
Camp of the 19th New York Cavalry
Contents Note: 3 pages on 1 leaf
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[no year] September 24 ("Eve of Sept. 24th"), 28 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles and Wilkison, Emma Jane? ("Dear Bro. Chas. & Sister Em")
Camp Thorpe, Suffolk, Virginia
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf
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[no year] September 27; Sunday morn[ing; 1862 September 28?] |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear Brother Charles")
Camp of the 130th New York Volunteers (See transcription; letter may read "130th Regt")
Contents Note: 5 pages on 1 leaf; ink is very faded; leaf discolored by stains; stationery bears embossed image (of a horse?)
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[no year] [December 24] ("Christmas Eve") |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear Brother Charles")
Camp of the 130th New York Volunteers
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf; small rips and tear at bottom of leaf; stationery bears imbossed image at upper left
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1862 February 7 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to "Dear Friends"
Camp Thorpe, Suffolk, Virginia
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf; stationery bears image at upper left of page 1
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1862 September 19-20 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Charles Merville ("Dear Bro. Charles")
Headquarters of the 130th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf; ink is faded
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1862 November 8 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Wilkison, Emma Jane? ("My Sister")
Camp Thorpe, Suffolk, Virginia [?]
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf
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1863 January 18 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Charles Merville ("Dear brother Charles")
Headquarters of the 130th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers; Williamsburg, Virginia
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf
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1863 June 8, 9, 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Wilkison, Emma Jane? ("Dear Sister")
Headquarters of the 19th New York Volunteer Cavalry
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf
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1863 September 14 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Charles Merville ("Dear Bro. Charles")
Camp of the 1st New York Dragoons ("Dragons"), near Culpeper, Virginia ("Culpepper")
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf
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1863 December 11 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Charles Merville ("Dear Bro. Charles")
Near Culpeper, Virginia
Contents Note: 2 pages on 1 leaf; letter seems to be missing one or more pages; stationery bears embossed image in upper right-hand corner of page 1
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1863 December 26 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Hunt, R. J. to Charles Merville [?] ("Dear Friend")
Rossville, Georgia [?]
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf; return address: 34th Illinois Regiment Infantry [?] ("34th Ills. Vets. [?] Vols.", 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Department of the Cumberland (see http://civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf3.htm#34th)
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1864 April 29 |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Wilkison, Emma Jane? ("Dear Sis. Em.")
Near City Point, Virginia ("Wagon Train, Cavalry Corps")
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf; City Point, Virginia, later annexed by city of Hopwell, Virginia, served as headquarters of Union Army during Siege of Petersburg during Richmond-Petersburg Campaign of 1864-1865
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1864 July 1 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear bro."), Wilkison, Emma Jane ("wife"), and others
Buffalo, New York
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf; written from General Hospital, Buffalo, New York; also addressed to "Flora", "Etta", and "Allie May"; includes news of reaction to Abraham Lincoln's assassination
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1865 April 17 |
| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Typescript transcription of Merville, Hiram P.'s letter to Merville, Charles; Wilkison, Emma Jane; Flora; Etta; and Allie May
Buffalo, New York
Contents Note: 3 pages on 3 leaves; date is that of original letter; with annotations in red pencil
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1865 April 17 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Merville, Hiram P. to Merville, Charles ("Dear Bro. Charles")
Buffalo, New York
Contents Note: 4 pages on 1 leaf; written from General Hospital, Buffalo, New York; includes discussion of Abraham Lincoln
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1865 April 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Typescript transcription of Merville, Hiram P.'s letter to Merville, Charles
Buffalo, New York
Contents Note: 2 pieces, stapled together; date is that of original letter; with annotations in blue ink
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1865 April 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Envelope addressed to Merville, Charles K.
Buffalo, New York
Contents Note: 1 piece; postmarked Buffalo, New York, 1865 June 29; written from East Java, Wyoming County, New York; stamp cut out
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1865 June 29 |
| Box 1, Folder 24 |
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28th Annual Reunion, First New York Dragoons (previously 130th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry)
Buffalo, New York?
Contents Note: Reunion booklet, with roster of First New York Dragoons; HPM is listed on page 18 with his name given incorrectly as "Merville, H. B."
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1897 August 23-28 |
| Box 1, Folder 25 |
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Transcriptions of letters of Hiram P. Merville and other family members (bound in booklet)
Contents Note: 1 item
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