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Price Family Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress


Prepared by Harry G. Heiss

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2009

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009190


Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Locations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Copyright Status:

Access and Restrictions:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List


Collection Summary

Title: Price Family Papers
Span Dates: 1854-1905
ID No.: MSS83989
Creator: Price family
Extent: 50 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Family members represented include John H. Price, William George Price (1833-1885), and William George Price (1867-1944). Correspondence, diary, genealogical material, military records, photographs, and other papers of Price family members chiefly pertaining to the Civil War.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Personal Names

Price family--Correspondence.
Price family.
Price, John H., fl. 1861-1865. John H. Price papers.
Price, William George, 1833-1885. William George Price papers.
Price, William George, 1867-1944. William George Price papers.

Organizations

United States. Army--Order-books.
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 124th (1862-1865)
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)

Locations

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of the Price family were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1997.

Processing History:

The papers of the Price family were arranged and described in 1997. The finding aid was revised in 2009.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the Price family is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions:

The papers of the Price family are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Price Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of the Price family span the years 1854-1905 and include correspondence, financial records, genealogical material, photographs, poetry, recipes, a diary, memorial card, and military circulars, orders, commission, and discharge record. The papers are chiefly those of William George Price (1833-1885) of Orange County, New York, a sergeant in the 124th New York Infantry Regiment; John H. Price of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a captain in the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry; and William George Price (1867-1944) of Port Jervis, New York. The John H. Price material includes a Civil War diary and an order book containing circulars and orders issued by Colonel M. M. Gregg of the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry. The latter pages of the order book contain financial records, poetry, and recipes of William George Price (1867-1944). The William George Price (1833-1885) material includes letters written during the Civil War to his father and his wife, Martha (Wood) Price, pages from his Bible, his military commission, and discharge record. The papers also contain a memorial card for Nelly Wood (d. 1854) and photographs of John H. Price, William George Price (1833-1885), Martha (Wood) Price, and unidentified family members.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.


Container List

ContainerContents
BOX 1Correspondence, 1862-1864, undated
BOX 1Diary, 1863
BOX 1Miscellany, 1854-1856, 1862-1865, 1899, undated
BOX 1Order book, 1862, 1884-1885, 1893-1905
BOX 1Photographs, undated
(2 folders)


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