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Batavia, Illinois
Saving history one letter at a time.
Saving history one letter at a time
by Washington Marlatt, 1848
Saving History One Letter at a Time
by Charles A. Frey
Co. B, 91st New York Infantry
39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
19th Century Images
Letters from the 23rd Illinois Infantry, the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 64th New York Infantry, and the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
1st New Jersey Light Artillery
36th Massachusetts Volunteers
Co. B, 37th Illinois Volunteers
the pocket memorandum of Alexander C. Taggart
Co. I, 32nd New York Volunteers
Co. F, 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers
Co. A, 124th New York Infantry & Co. B, 16th New York Cavalry
Co. H, 77th Illinois Volunteers
Co. D, 103rd Ohio Volunteers
Civil War Letters of Monroe McCollister, Co. B, 6th OVC
Civil War Letters of Nelson Statler, 211th PA
The Origin of Bluemont Central College
14th Connecticut drummer boy's war-time correspondence with his mother
Lt. Commander in the US Navy during the Civil War
Fighting with the Irish Brigade during the Peninsula Campaign
Letters of Dory & Morty Longwood, 7th Indiana
The Civil War Letters of Henry Clay Long, 11th Maine Infantry
The Civil War Letters of Jacob Bauer, 16th Connecticut, & his wife Emily
Saving History One Letter at a Time
3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Co. I
The Diary of George W. Shue
A Virtual Archive of Civil War Likenesses collected by Dave Morin
Co. K, 7th Rhode Island Infantry
The Bancroft Collection of Civil War Letters
Company D, 37th Massachusetts Infantry
A Virtual Archive of his Letters, 1858-1869
Co. H, 13th New Hampshire Volunteers
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I discovered your post of John M. Peck to Robert, Joseph, and James Lemen, 1854, while searching for Peck. It was a serendipity find since the James Lemen Sr. family came to IL in 1786, and the first Baptist Church was organized in his home in 1796. Later Lemen led in organizing the Bethel Baptist Church, a Friends to Humanity antislavery church.
Peck met James Lemen Sr. and they developed a lifelong relationship, including that of his sons, Robert, a deacon, and Joseph and James ministers. They supported Peck and his missionary enterprise.
His sons were also Baptist leaders and friends with Peck.
I am completing a book on the life and witness of John M. and his beloved wife, Sarah Paine Peck.
What other documents do you have on Peck and the Lemen’s I would like to know. E.g., i’m looking for Peck’s, Life of John B. Berry (St. Louis, 1854) is not known to be extant.
Would you give me permission to use some of the material on your post? Please inform and if so, note for me how you prefer to be credited. I credit all my sources.
Incidentally, where are you located?
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I know nothing else of John M. Peck. You are welcome to use anything you want from this post. Glad it was useful to you. Just cite the website and post name. — Griff
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I ran across your letter from Thomas J. Bowen to John Wesley Slaten. I’m a Slaten descendant and am looking for additional information on the family of John’s father. Do you have any addition correspondence between the Bowens, Slatens and Griswold’s? Regards, Greg
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Sorry, I do not.
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Richard J. Cundiff has many more letters. Are these also available transcribed?
Thanks
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