Found 6 collections related to New York (State). Militia

Elias B. Miller was a resident of Chenango Forks in Broome County, N.Y. Collection consists chiefly of letters, 1812-1832, from William Jay, Bedford, N.Y., concerning farm sales, rentals, taxes, and related subjects. Also, letters, accounts and other papers of William Miller; militia payroll, 1776, of Captain Marcus Moseman; and several letters of Peter Augustus Jay and John Jay. less

Diary kept by Maj. John Hendrickson (later, maj.-gen.), January 1-December 12, 1862 while on campaign with the 83rd New York Voluntary Infantry, 9th New York Militia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Hendrickson took part in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run and in the Battle of South Mountain less

These papers of Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward of New York include various commissions to him as Commissary General of the New York Militia (1854-1857) and Colonel of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861). Also included are letters from Governor Myron H. Clark; testimonial letters recommending General Ward for appointments; muster rolls of the field and staff officers of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861); a report on the conduct of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division at Bull Run on July 21, 1861; a report of the 1st Division, 3rd Corps in action at Manassas Gap on July 22-25, 1863; official army correspondence; miscellaneous personal papers; fire insurance policies; and newspaper clippings less

Edward Braman (1833-1907) of Hyde Park, N.Y. was a genealogist and local historian. The Braman family genealogical research papers consist of genealogical notes, compiled by Edward Braman, on the Braman family of Hyde Park, N.Y., New London County, Conn., and elsewhere, and the related Adams, Teel, Hitt, Dusenbury, Weaver, Garrison, Russell, Sexton, Van Vliet, and other families, as well as original family documents and manuscripts. The notes, dating 1853-1906, are mostly in bound volumes, organized by family name. Original papers include Cyrus Braman's manuscript singing book of hymn and psalm tunes, 1782-1783; a notice to him from the City of Norwich, with instructions for nightwatch duty, 1797; registers of sermons, 1826-1829; Samuel Braman's commissions as sergeant in the New York State Militia, 1825, and as Captain in the 84th Regiment, Infantry, 1830; an account book, 1840-1845, belonging to William Steele, the son in law of Braman's great-great-grandfather, who transacted business with John Jacob Astor; and assorted deeds, financial records, and notices. less

William Henry Anthon (1827-1875) was judge advocate general of New York. Correspondence includes letters with Hinton R. Helper relating to the publication of Helper's The Impending Crisis, which was published by the Republican Party as a campaign document before the Civil War; and a letter book (1861-1863) containing Anton's official correspondence concerning the militia of the State of New York and the equipment and enlistment of troops for the National Government less

Frederick Townsend (1825-1897), the son of Isaiah and Hannah Townsend of Albany, New York, was a U.S. Army officer and Adjutant General of the State of New York. The collection consists of three letters to or about Townsend concerning military appointments for him; a letter to Townsend from his friend Edward Bayard Hill advising of his resignation as a Zouave to join another unit, May 9, 1861; a transcript of a letter to the Editor of the New York Daily Times on the “Defenses of New York,” emended and signed by Townsend, December 2, 1859; and a diplomatic certificate requesting safe passage for Sarah Rathbone, Townsend’s future wife, signed by Charles Francis Adams, London, 1863. Letters concerning Townsend’s military appointments are an 1845 letter from officers of the Van Rensselaer Guards electing him as their commander and an 1866 letter from U.S. Senator Ira Harris regarding Townsend’s nomination for a position; also, a letter from C.P. Van Ness to President John Tyler recommending Townsend’s admission as a cadet to West Point, 1843. less