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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Laughton family. |
| Title: | Laughton Family Correspondence |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1861-1865 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Civil War era correspondence, printed material from a 19th century New York family. Bulk of correspondence is from soldiers Joseph Laughton and his brother John Laughton. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
The Laughton family was a 19th century family in central New York. Brothers John and Joseph both served in the Continental Army during the United States Civil War; one or both may have been with the New York Infantry, 38th Regiment.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Laughton Family Correspondence consists of letters from members of the Laughton family to one another. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from brothers Joseph and John Laughton. There is one letter from their mother, one from Joseph's wife, and a few from a cousin named Willshire and from Seneca Newberry, a fellow soldier of Joseph's.
Arrangement of the Collection
Letters are subdivided by sender and within that are in chronological order.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has several collections of Civil War letters. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Laughton Family Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unspecified, circa 1963.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 6 Apr 2010
Revision history:
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Laughton, John 1862 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Laughton, Joseph 1861-1864 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Laughton, Minerva (Minnie) 1862 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Laughton, — (John and Joseph's mother?) 1862 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newberry, Seneca (comrade of Joseph) 1864 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | —, Willshire (cousin?) 1861-1865 | ||||||||||