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Mrs. W. L. Young to Samuel Robert Owens, 1945
No full textA letter from Mrs. W. L. Young to Samuel Owens about everyday life. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service
Letter from Samuel L. Pitkin to his father Samuel Pitkin, 17 August 1822
No full textSamuel writes an account of his daily routine at the A.L.S. & M. including discipline, corps organization and uniforms.Transcription created by NU Archives staff and subject to human erro
Letter from Samuel Pitkin to his father, Samuel Pitkin, 9 August 1822
No full textSamuel Pitkin commends the Academy's military style of education and Alden Partridge; notes that Alden Partridge had turned down the offer of the presidency of Burlington College [University of Vermont
Letter from Samuel L. Pitkin to Sarah Pitkin, 19 August 1822
No full textSamuel L. Pitkin writes a description of Alden Partridge's lecture styl
Letter from Samuel L. Pitkin to Frances Pitkin, 25 September 1822
No full textSamuel L. Pitkin writes favorably of the "lasses" of Norwich, VT; mentions the growth of Free Masonry in Connecticu
Samuel L. Collier Oral History
No full textAn oral history interview of military veteran Samuel L. Collier originally conducted under the auspices of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project
Mrs. Edward L. Preetorius to Samuel Robert Owens, February 21, 1945
No full textA letter from Samuel's sister, Mrs. Edward L. Preetorius (Florence Cecelia James Preetorius), to Samuel Owens about family life. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service
Letter from Sarah Pitkin to her son, Samuel L. Pitkin, 25 January 1817
No full textReligious exhortations from Sarah Pitkin to her son Samuel, dated 25 January 1817
[Amnesty Letter] ID164 / Love, Samuel L.
No full textThis letter was written by Samuel L. Love to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Haywood Co., NC and states his occupation as Physician
Telegram from Samuel L. Clemens
No full textHandwritten telegram from Samuel L. Clemens in New York on June 25 to Frances Folsom Cleveland in Princeton, NJ after the death of Grover Cleveland in 1908.Courtesy of the State of New Jersey Division of Environmental Protection, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historic Site, Caldwell, New Jersey.RECEIVED at 6/25 190 - Dated SD New York 25 - To Mrs Grover Cleveland - Your husband was a man I knew and loved and honored for twenty five years. I mourn with you. - S. L. Clemens 1051p
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