Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
Creator: | Lawrence, Asa A. |
Title: | Asa A. Lawrence Papers |
Dates: | 1786-1916 |
Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) |
Abstract: | Asa A. Lawrence (1835-1916) was a Captain in the 32nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry, during the American Civil War. He was later active in the Freedman's Bureau and in Maryland Republican Party politics. The collection consists of correspondence, cashbooks, diaries, financial receipts, land surveys, deeds, and photographs, most of which deal with Captain Lawrence's Civil War service. |
MS Number | MS 3343 |
Location: | closed stacks |
Language: | The records are in English |
Asa A. Lawrence (1835-1916) was a Civil War soldier, merchant and politician. While residing in Hannibal, Missouri, he enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Missouri Cavalry in 1861 and subsequently rose to the rank of captain in the 32nd Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He also served in the 4th Regiment, Veterans Reserve Corps, and, after the Civil War, was an officer in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Settling in St. Mary's County, Maryland, Lawrence was active in Republican politics during the 1870s and 1880s.
The Asa A. Lawrence Papers, 1786-1916 and undated, consist of correspondence, cashbooks, diaries, financial receipts, land surveys, deeds, and photographs, most of which deal with Captain Lawrence's Civil War service.
While this collection touches upon Lawrence's activities with the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, and his participation in Republican politics in Maryland, the collection primarily relate to his service during and immediately after the American Civil War. The letters from Lawrence to his wife while in action with the 32nd Missouri will be particularly useful to Civil War historians. The diary dated 1862-1863 will also be particularly useful.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult PG 70 Asa A. Lawrence Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3343 Asa A. Lawrence Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Provenance unknown.
Asa A. Lawrence Papers 1786-1916 undated |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1-3 | Correspondence and military papers 1861-1905 | |||||||||
1 | 4-5 | Correspondence 1906-1916 undated | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Deeds and land surveys 1786-1790 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Financial receipts and statements 1889-1916 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Cards 1860-1878 1912-1914 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Certificate 1899 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Reports 1900-1914 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Invitations 1890-1912 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Political documents 1874-1876 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Diary 1862-1863 | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Inventory undated | |||||||||
2 | 2-5 | Cashbooks 1895-1915 |