Guide to the Van Nest Papers 1862 MG 1654
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 1862 MG 1654 The New Jersey Historical Society 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2006 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Processed by Evan Panayi.Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. August 2006. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Finding aid written in English. Biographical NoteThis collection contains material from and about soldier named Henry Van Nest. He served in the New Jersey 9th Infantry until 1864 and was transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps that same year. He was discharged from the Veteran Reserve Corps in 1864. During his time with the New Jersey Infantry, he received the promotion to private. He seems to have had a good relationship with his brother Abram Van Nest who lived in Flaggtown, Somerset County, NJ, as eveidenced by their frequest correspondence. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains 3 letters and corresponding envelopes addressed to Abram Van Nest from Henry Van Nest. The letters describe Abram’s service in the New Jersey 9th Infantry during the Civil War. Two of the letters are written on patriotic stationary with pro-Union symbolism. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 1654, Van Nest Papers, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationThis collection was purchased in 2004. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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