Pensions (compensation)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Smith Adams diary
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: USGPL-HSA
Scope and Content
The Henry Smith Adams collection consist of his diary during the war, a diary of his life before the war, and a genealogical history of his family. The collection also contains a transcript of his diary, letters, and the family’s genealogical history. Inside his diary, Adams wrote about his daily life in the army, his thoughts on contemporary politics, his general health, daily events, his interactions with Union and Confederate soldiers, and his wounding at Champions Hill. The collection...
Dates:
1670 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864
Found in:
Ulysses S. Grant Collection
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Henry Smith Adams diary
Mrs. Mary C. Rambo Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-256
Scope and Contents
Bill of sale for enslaved persons, 1 Civil War letter, permit for supplies and statement of purchases, 2 letters from Texas, 1 contract for share-cropping, letters concerning a War of 1812 pension which was cancelled because of sympathy with the Confederacy. Chiefly Tennessee.
Dates:
1843 - 1866
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Mrs. Mary C. Rambo Papers