Mayer family letters
Collection 4565
1862-1865, 1999, undated(0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box)
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Mayer, Jacob, Jr.
- Creator
- Mayer, John Adam.
- Creator
- Mayer, William.
- Title
- Mayer family letters
- ID
- 4565
- Date
- 1862-1865, 1999, undated
- Extent
- 0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Susan Kearney.
- Language
- English
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Mayer family letters (Collection 4565), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Abstract
The collection consists of a family genealogy and small collection of Civil-War letters. Jacob Mayer, Jr., John Adam Mayer, and William Mayer all served in the Union Army. Their letters date from 1862-1865. In Folder 1, there are notations about each family member, where he served, and some partial transcriptions from the letters.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2023.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of Jennifer A. Parker.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Correspondence.
Personal Name(s)
- Parker, Jennifer A.
Subject(s)
- Personal Correspondence.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Correspondence.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Family genealogy and summary of letters 1999 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Letters of Jacob Mayer, Jr. 1862-1865 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Letters of John Adam Mayer 1863-1865 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Letters of William Mayer 1862-1864 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Miscellaneous undated |
1 | 5 | ||
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