Manuscript Group 468, David A. Ryerson (1835-1910), Lawyer and Civil War officer Papers, 1862-1900
Manuscript Group 468, David A. Ryerson (1835-1910), Lawyer and Civil War officer
Papers, 1862-1900, 144 items
Military records; certificates of appointment; miscellaneous manuscripts relating to the Ryerson family. Includes records retained by Ryerson as an officer in the 13th New Jersey Volunteers and lieutenant colonel of the 1st Brigade, National Guard; certificates appointing Ryerson to various military and legal positions; a eulogy for his son, Peter M. Ryerson, a lieutenant in the 13th New Jersey Volunteers; and a copy of the will of Martin I. Ryerson dated May 4, 1833. For additional manuscripts relating to David A. Ryerson and the 13th New Jersey Volunteers see MG 819.
Gift of Margery Austen Ryerson, 1961.
