Title: Barnes, Jacob H. Correspondence, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Documents, 1850-1898
Collection identifier: 451
Primary Creator: Barnes, Jacob H
Extent: 0.2 cubic feet
Subjects: Draft--United States, Kansas--Buffalo, Ohio--Youngstown, Piatt County--Bement (Ill.), Railroads, Rural conditions, Squirrel Hunters (Militia : 1862), Travel, United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Forms of Material: Legal records, Personal papers
The collection includes fifteen letters, 1866-71, from Henry Brown to Jacob H. Barnes. In the earliest letter, Brown instructs Barnes on how to travel to Bement, Ill., from Youngstown, Ohio, while later letters are written from Brown's homestead in Buffalo, Kansas, and urge Barnes to move to Kansas. Brown's letters contain descriptions of the homesteading process, the growth of the area, the coming of the railroads, a buffalo hunt, and the weather. The collection also includes numerous bills and receipts for taxes, merchandise, and labor. In addition, it contains an 1863 certificate honoring Barnes as one of the "Squirrel Hunters" (a spontaneous Ohio militia that mobilized in 1862 when C.S.A. Gen. Kirby W. Smith moved toward Cincinnati), a draft notice and a subsequent exemption, and a certificate of election to the office of Coroner of Piatt County.
Chapin Barnes of Bement donated the collection to the Library in 1977.
Draft--United States
Kansas--Buffalo
Ohio--Youngstown
Piatt County--Bement (Ill.)
Railroads
Rural conditions
Squirrel Hunters (Militia : 1862)
Travel
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/barnes.pdf
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