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Charles L. Stephenson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2249

  • Staff Only

In a July 23, 1868 letter to George S. Stephenson, Charles L. Stephenson of Galena, Illinois, writes of news from home as well as his feelings about President Andrew Johnson, who he calls "a bad man."

Dates

  • 1868 July 23

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

In a July 23, 1868 letter to George S. Stephenson, Charles L. Stephenson of Galena, Illinois, writes of news from home as well as his feelings about President Andrew Johnson, who he calls "a bad man."

Biographical/Historical Note

Charles L. Stephenson was born in approximately 1815 in Maine. During the Civil War he served in the 139th Illinois Infantry for the Union Army. After the war he worked as a steamship inspector in Galena, Illinois. He and his wife Martha Benjamin (Washburn) Stephenson (1820-1909) had at least four children: Lizzie C. (1851-), Frederick W. Stephenson (1853-1913), Mattie B. (1855-), and Benjamin Washburn Stephenson (1860-1925).

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in October 1995.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480