Letters to Mrs. Darling concerning the U.S. Daughters of 1812
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Circular letter of the American Institute of Civics regarding a national celebration honoring the surviving generals and admirals of the Civil War. The program was cancelled, April 13, 1898, because of threat of war. Letter from Mrs. Eliza W. Hall, January 25, 1901, indicating Mrs. Darling was to receive a percent of the annual receipts of the U.S. Daughters of 1812. Copy of a letter from Mrs. Darling to Mrs. Slade, December 10, 1902. The letter refers to the successful conclusion of her 30 year suit against the government for the loss of jewelry and property in New Orleans during the Civil War. Letter regarding an oil portrait of Mrs. Darling being placed in the Detroit Museum of Art until a place in the U.S. Daughters of 1812 could be built, November 16, 1904. Letter to Mrs. Darling from Mrs. Lillie B. Titus, July 13, 1905, explaining the Massachusetts chapter of the U.S. Daughters of 1812 withdrawal from the National Society. This is followed by a 20 page MSS on the same subject. Letter from Mrs. Nannie Pugh Richardson, of New Orleans, offering to sell Julio's painting of the last meeting of Lee and Jackson, March 6, 1907.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1908
Creator
- From the Collection: Darling, Flora Adams, 1840-1910 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, William Archer Rutherfoord, 1869-1939 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Mahone, William, 1826-1895 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 (Collector, Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 28.34 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository