Rowley-Gifford-Clegg Family Papers, 1841-1925
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Rowley-Gifford-Clegg Family
Title: Papers, 1841-1925
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 0.33 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A R884
Scope and Content Note
Papers include correspondence, 1865-1899, of Harley Nelson Gifford, primarily discussing reunions of the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery; letters, 1861-1864, of William Clegg written during his service in the 2nd Louisiana Regiment describing his experiences in Va. during the Civil War; letter of Confederate soldier Thomas E. Darden describing the Battle of Chancellorsville; records of Company C, 105th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, 1862-1865; scrapbooks of Confederate patriotic poetry clipped from newspapers during the Civil War; genealogical material on the Rowley, Gifford, and Clegg families; and newspaper clippings about Erastus Rowley.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Rowley Bible records (copies).Extract from History of Berkshire County, Mass. about Aaron Rowley. Aaron Rowley’s record of service in the Revolutionary War. Discharge of Erastus Rowley.
2 Material relating to Dr. Erastus Rowley (1814-1897), educator and his wife, Martha (Morris) Rowley; their granddaughter, Helen (Gifford) Clegg, and William Gifford Clegg. Also a Confederate scrapbook.
3 Records of the service of Harley Nelson Gifford (1840-1911) in the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery during the Civil War, 1862-1865.
4 Harley Nelson Gifford (1840-1911) correspondence and papers, 1865-1899.
5 Letters from William Clegg (b. 1842) to his cousin, Mary Collins, during his service as Ordnance Sergeant in the 2nd Louisiana Regiment in Va. during the Civil War, 1861-1864; also a letter to his brother Tom, 1864 Feb. 19.
6 Land warrant for 60 acres of land in favor of John Lyons, 1865 May 17.Program of Kingsville Academy. List of coins. Ulster County Gazette. Fuller coat of arms.
