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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ames family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ames
Abstract

Letters, genealogical information, and legal and financial documents of the Ames Family of Lake County, Illinois. Includes Civil War draft notices for stone mason Roderick D. Ames, and Civil War letters from his brother Joel W. Ames, who died in the Battle of Shiloh, Apr. 6, 1862.

Dates: 1850-1904