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Davis Family papers papers
No full textThis collection contains the papers of the Davis family, who owned a farm in Frederick County, Maryland, for over a hundred years. The papers consist of financial records, including farm ledgers, account books, land deeds, wills, domestic receipts and bills, business correspondence, and records of investments. The collection also contains blueprints and instructions for building a dairy barn, circa 1930s. The most comprehensive records document the time of ownership by R. Lee Davis and his son Aubrey G. Davis between 1895 and 1945, concerning dairy operations and milk distribution to Baltimore. Five account books (1890s) detail the transactions of the Fountain Mills general store, which was owned by Davis's brother Samuel
Memoirs of T. J. Davis by Lucinda Davis, circa 1915
No full textLucinda Davis reflects on the life she shared with Thomas J. Davis in a detailed memoir written in 1915. This memoir details her first meeting with Thomas J. Davis in 1858 and their marriage which took place on October 6, 1861. The memoir notes Davis' enlistment in Company C of the 18th Wisconsin Regiment, as well as his two furloughs in February 1862 and December 1864. Lucinda's memoir focuses on their lives following Davis' return home in 1865, detailing the beginnings of a family farm settlement. The memoir notes the birth of all Davis children, including where and when each was born. Additionally, the memoir places great emphasis on the family's movement and settlements all around the country. Lucinda's writing simply recounts the hardships and successes of the Davis family
Thomas J. Davis Letter : September 1, 1862
No full textDavis describes the late summer weather that he is experiencing, and instructs his wife on how to obtain money owed to them by Burnett. He hopes that with the money that he is earning in the army, he and his wife will be more comfortable in the future. Davis gives his wife a short recount of the condition of his friends as well as the letters that he has received from family. Davis has chastised a female family member for acting too sympathetic towards the Confederacy, and wishes his wife to know why he is in a disgreement with this family member
Thomas J. Davis Letter : March 2, 1863
No full textDavis hopes that his letter finds his wife and baby in good health and was sorry to hear that they had been unwell. A friend of his received a discharge for a broken arm and has gone home to his family, and a young family member of Davis's asked him to pretend to be sick so Davis could come home and visit. The weather in Providence is nice and warm, and Davis answers an inquiry about a letter that he wrote to a friend the previous week. He is owed six months' pay but has no idea when he will receive it. His friends from home are all doing well
Thomas J. Davis Letter : August 23, 1862
No full textDavis' regiment was sent to find a band of Confederate guerillas that were burning crops and pressing citizens into the Confederate army. After Davis' regiment left Bolivar, Confederate forces attacked the remaining Union soldiers there. Davis had not heard the particulars, but did know that the Confederates had attacked based on incorrect information and were beaten badly and that the Union forces at Bolivar took six hundred Confederate prisoners. Davis closes his letter by updating his wife on the condition of a few family members and friends, and asks her to not settle any of his debts while he is away
Davis and Isaacs Family Papers, Und,1882-1987 1900-1941
No full textThis collection comprises the papers of the Davis and Isaacs Families, the bulk of which dates from about 1900 to 1940. Earlier materials tend to relate to the Davis Family, while those produced later tend to relate to the Isaacs Family. It includes mostly photographs and correspondence from 1900 to about 1940, but also includes travel diaries and journals, and general family artifacts including a stamp collection, a book of poems, a sympathy album, and organic materials such as hair and flower pressings. A large portion of the correspondence series is produced by Charles K. Davis, his daughter Ella Davis Isaacs, and her husband Nathan T. Isaacs. While most of the material is written in English, some correspondence is written in Hebrew and German. The photographs are almost exclusively of the Davis family, excepting those of Nathan T. Isaacs. The collection is of particular interest to researchers studying Professor Nathan T. Isaacs and his influence on law and business law, especially as it may relate to his early theories on connections between Jewish law and contemporary jurisprudence. More generally, the papers reflect the experiences of Jewish men and women living in the Midwest United States at the beginning of the 20th Century, and those of Boston before, during, and after World War II.Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); The Davis and Isaacs Family, Papers; P-936; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.This collection is located at the American Jewish Historical Society located in Boston. For information on accessing collections at AJHS Boston please visit their website at: http://www.ajhsboston.org/index.htm.The Isaacs and the Davis families were both active members of the Jewish community in Cincinnati, Ohio dating back to the mid 19th century. The Davis family includes Charles K., who along with Leo Wise helped to found the Beersheba immigrant colony in Kansas in 1882. The Isaacs family included many well-known, religious, legal, and medical scholars. The two families were joined together on March 21, 1912 when Ella Davis, daughter of Charles K. Davis and Ida (Fletcher) Davis, married Nathan T. Isaacs, the eldest child of Abraham Isaacs and Rachel Rose (Friedman) Isaacs. Nathan went on to become a prominent legal scholar, and was a Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School from 1924 until his death in 1941.Finding Aid available in Reading Room and on Internet.MARC record sent to AJHS Boston April 5 2016
Thomas J. Davis Letters : October 14, 1862
No full textDavis describes the communication that he has had with several of his family members recently. He also discusses the interaction that his regiment has had with local Southerners in Mississippi. His regiment has stolen livestock, burnt down houses, and threatened to burn down houses in order to obtain resources. Davis doesn't offer much of his own commentary on the actions of his regiment
Thomas J. Davis Letter : August 12, 1862
No full textDavis is in good health and happy to be in Bolivar, since Bolivar has better quality water than Corinth. There is a band of Confederate guerilla fighters in the area, but they keep their distance from Davis' regiment. Davis updates his wife on friends and family from back home, and tells her that he found one of his cousins the other day in the 16th Illinois Volunteer Regiment. He received pay the other week and wants to send his wife twenty dollars, but it is not safe to send money in the mail
Thomas J. Davis Letter : December 5, 1862
No full textDavis describes an encounter with Confederate forces near Holly Springs, during which his regiment forced the Confederate forces south to their fortifications on the Tallahatchie River. The Confederates abandoned their fortifications and began marching to Jackson, and burned the railroad bridge and the state bridge crossing the Tallahatchie. Davis' regiment will remain near the railroad bridge until it is repaired. Davis reports that five months pay is due to his regiment, and updates his wife on some family matters. He is trying to come up with a name for their new baby girl, but he cannot think of a name pretty enough to suit her
Hickman-Archer-Davis Papers
No full textThis collection contains papers dating from 1908-1969 of the Hickman, Archer/Ward, and Davis families.Entire collection digitized and included in this PDF
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