Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg (1819-1873) Papers, 1837-1873

Held by The Filson Historical Society

Creator: Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1819-1873

Title: Papers, 1837-1873

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.

Size of Collection: 0.33 cubic feet (appx 146 items)

Location Number: Mss. A C214 / 1-10

Scope and Content Note

Material relating to the career and death of General E. R. S. Canby, U.S.A., with a few items pertaining to other members of the Canby family and members of the Hawkins and Speed families. Material consists of: land papers, 1837, 1849 and 1870, military papers of E. R S. Canby: orders, correspondence, etc., 1851-1869; correspondence of Louisa (Hawkins) Canby (Mrs. E. R. S. Canby), with a few letters addressed to General Canby, 1850-1863; correspondence of John P. Hawkins, 1870, 1873; newspaper clippings describing the death of General Canby by members of ter Modoc tribe, his funeral and army career, ca.. 1873, and some receipts of members of the Hawkins family, 1849, 1852, 1861. Correspondence of Mrs. Canby discusses primarily family and local news. Her correspondents include: her sisters, Miriam Hawkins Speed (Mrs. John James Speed), Margaret Hawkins Speed (Mrs. Thomas Spencer Speed), and Fannie Hawkins; her brother, John P. Hawkins. Correspondence of John P. Hawkins is devoted to his attempt to assemble newspaper clippings about his brother-in-law, General Canby. Three photographs: General Canby, Colonel Thomas Speed, and Captain Thomas Speed.

 

Folder List

Folder 1: Record of marriage of E. R. S. Canby and Louisa Hawkins; notes on the Waller family; two photographs (Canby and Colonel Thomas Speed) and one print (Captain Thomas Speed).

Folder 2: Canby Land Papers, 1837, 1849, 1870.

Folder 3: E. R. S. Canby Military Papers: Correspondence, Orders, Etc., 1851-1862.

Folder 4: E. R. S. Canby Military Papers: Correspondence, Orders, Etc.,  1865-1869.

Folder 5: Louisa Hawkins Canby Correspondence, 1850-1858.

Folder 6: Louisa Hawkins Canby Correspondence,1859-1863, no date.

Folder 7: John P. Hawkins Correspondence, 1870, 1873.

Folder 8: Newspaper clippings about General E. R. S. Canby, 1873.

Folder 9: Newspaper clippings about General E. R. S. Canby, 1873.

Folder 10: Hawkins Receipts, 1849, 1852, 1861.