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Danville Shaw Chadbourne Civil War Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1543-sc

Scope and Contents

Copies of letters written by Chadbourne to his father Humphrey Chadbourne, his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Osman Warren, and his sister Harriet Warren of Macwahoc, Maine. Letters were written from Bangor, Maine; Newport News, Va.; Baton Rouge, La.; Donaldsonville, Port Hudson, etc., and describe his service in the 22nd Maine Regiment.

Dates

  • 1862-1863

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

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Biographical Note

Danville Shaw Chadbourne was born in 1843 in Macwahoc, Maine, the son of Humphrey and Susan Hayden Chadbourne. He married Anna Orcutt in 1872 and was the father of Ava Harriet Chadbourne, Maine author and professor of education at the University of Maine. Danville Chadbourne died in 1920 at Mattawamkeag, Maine.

Extent

1 folder (28 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Copies of letters written by Chadbourne to his father Humphrey Chadbourne, his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Osman Warren, and his sister Harriet Warren of Macwahoc, Maine. Letters were written from Bangor, Maine; Newport News, Va.; Baton Rouge, La.; Donaldsonville, Port Hudson, etc., and describe his service in the 22nd Maine Regiment.

General

Typescript.

General

No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.

Title
Guide to the Danville Shaw Chadbourne Civil War Letters
Status
No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
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Script of description
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Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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University of Maine
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