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1	Title:	Benjamin F. Sells Papers
	Creator:	Sells, Benjamin F.
	Dates:	1860-1875
	Abstract:	Benjamin F. Sells (b. 1824) was a Coshocton, Ohio, soldier who served with the 122nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, ordnance returns, military orders, autobiographical sketch, and papers relating to the court-martial of Sells, who was dismissed from the service for criticizing the war and the President and for vigorously supporting the candidacy of Clement L. Vallandigham for Governor of Ohio in 1863. Also includes an essay on the Mexican War.
	Call #:	MS 2712
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sells, Benjamin F., b. 1824. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Suffrage -- United States. \| Mexican War, 1846-1848. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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2	Title:	Hiram P. Oviatt Papers
	Creator:	Oviatt, Hiram P.
	Dates:	1816-1897
	Abstract:	Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker.
	Call #:	MS 3518
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. \| Bullard family. \| Hamilton family. \| Oviatt family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Prospecting -- California. \| Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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3	Title:	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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4	Title:	Orlando John Hodge Papers
	Creator:	Hodge, Orlando John
	Dates:	1806-1913
	Abstract:	Orlando John Hodge (1828-1912) was a soldier, State legislator, and journalist, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, reminiscences, pocket diaries, journals describing Mexican War experiences and world travels, speeches, and genealogical notes on the Doan, Hodge, and related families; together with correspondence and journals of Hodge's brother, Alfred A. Hodge; correspondence, accounts, and military papers of Hodge's brother-in-law, David L. Wood; personal correspondence of Wood's wife, Mandana S. (Hodge) Wood; and memoirs of Velorus Hodge, correspondence of Mrs. Orlando J. Hodge, and Cleveland Centennial Commission treasurer's book.
	Call #:	MS 2823
	Extent:	6.30 linear feet (15 containers)
	Subjects:	Hodge, Orlando John, 1828-1912. \| Hodges family. \| Doan family. \| Daughters of the American Revolution. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Silver mines and mining -- Nevada. \| Gold mines and mining -- California. \| South America -- Description and travel. \| Brazil -- Description and travel. \| Africa -- Description and travel -- to 1900. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| Alaska -- Description and travel -- 1867-1896. \| Hawaii -- Description and travel -- To 1950. \| United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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