Edmund P. Gaines

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July 24, 1815, letter from (Major General) Edmund P. Gaines, Knoxville, to Col. Robert Butler, Adjutant General, Division of the South, Nashville. ALS 12 pp. Recovering from fever; infantry formation question. + printed biographical sketch of Gaines.

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February 13, 1807, letter from Edmund P. Gaines, Fort Stoddert, to Col. Cushing. ALS 1 p. Re: monthly returns, “in great want of pay and clothing at this post.” April 4, 1828, letter from Edmund P. Gaines, Alexandria, to Major L. Lewis, Woodlawn, Va. ALS 2 pp. Re: delayed arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Butler.

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Four letters from Edmund P. Gaines, Hogansburgh, Franklin County, N. Y. and Washington, D. C., to Cousin Sue (Mrs. Susan Clotworthy, Hillman, Taliaferro County, Ga. 1886-1898. Re: genealogical information, family stories. February 27, 1921, letter from Abbie M. Gaines, Hogansburgh, N. Y. (N. J.?), to Cousin Sue. ALS 4 pp. + envelope. Re: family news.

Scope and Contents The Howard - Smith Collection includes manuscript letters and documents dating from 1800 to 1923 which were collected by Lida and Elise Howard-Smith. Included are letters of the Charles J. McKinney family (Hawkins County, Tenn.); James Gaines (Sullivan County, Tenn.) and Edmund P. Gaines (a military officer whose correspondence covers the War of 1812 and later conflicts); James T. Gaines (Hawkins County, Tenn.) and his correspondence with Governor Joseph McMinn; Eleanor Spurrier Rand;...