Abijah Beckwith papers

Abijah Beckwith papers

A combined notebook and scrapbook, kept by Beckwith for his grandson and namesake, contains his handwritten histories of himself and his forefathers, including his account of soldiering at Sackett's Harbor in the War of 1812; political opinions, including a long essay entitled "Our Nation,...

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Main Author: Beckwith, Abijah, 1784-1874
Other Authors: Brown, Grace W., 1912-
Format: Kit
Language:English
Subjects:
Spinner, Francis Elias, > 1802-1890
1775 - 1865
Agricultural colleges > New York (State)
Elections > New York (State) > 1860
Families > New York (State) > Herkimer County
Liquor laws > New York (State)
Slavery > Kansas
Slavery > United States
Temperance > New York (State)
Agricultural colleges
Elections
Families
Liquor laws
Political science
Slavery
Temperance
New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
United States > History > War of 1812 > Personal narratives, American
Kansas
New York (State)
New York (State) > Herkimer County
United States
History
Personal narratives > American

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