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1Title:  Alcinus Ward Fenton Papers     
 Creator:  Fenton, Alcinus Ward 
 Dates:  1862-1912 
 Abstract:  Alcinus Ward Fenton (1839-1923) was a soldier in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which was stationed in Virginia during most of the American Civil War. He later served as a customs broker, customs inspector, and chairman of the Board of Examiners of the Civil Service Customs House in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Civil War letters written by Fenton while serving with the 6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry; 2 scrapbooks of reunion records (ca. 1884) of the 6th Ohio Cavalry Veterans Association; and scrapbooks of letters and newspaper clippings relating to Fenton's career in customs administration, his relations with Charles F. Leach (customs collector and Republican political leader), political patronage, and Fenton's fitness for office. 
 Call #:  MS 1318 
 Extent:  0.80 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Fenton, Alcinus Ward, 1839-1923. | Leach, Charles F. | Maschke, Maurice, 1868-1936. | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) | Republican Party (Ohio) | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Patronage, Political -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Civil Service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Cavalry -- 6th.
 
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