Includes official papers and correspondence concerning the Civil War service of Mr. Clarke's father, James E. Clarke, and his maternal grandfather, Zolman Van Ness; autograph and photograph albums of his mother, Julia Marie Van Ness Clarke, and maternal grandmother, Gloriana Gidney Van Ness; letters, veterans' pension documents, estate inventories, other business and legal papers, genealogy, sheet music, and miscellaneous items of the Clarke, Fowler, Gidney, Van Ness, and Van Zile families; Albany, Dutchess, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties. Also a scrapbook of correspondence, campaign publications, and clippings concerning the fund-raising drive of the National Contributors Committee, of which Mr. Clarke was executive secretary, conducted on behalf of the Republican National Committee during the 1924 presidential election campaign. Also, a report (Dec. 1924) of Payson & Clarke Company, New York City, concerning a proposed drive to sell American Realty Corporation stock as a means of financing a new American Woman's Association club house in midtown Manhattan; selected reports, plans, and form letters (1 v., Jan. to June, 1925); and an album of photographs of persons and events associated with this undertaking. Also includes Civil War memorabilia of James E. Clarke.
Clarke and Van Ness family papers, #2166. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
JEC was living in Saratoga Springs when above letter was written. Ketchum was in Galveston, Texas. The two had served together in the 128th Reg't., N.Y.S. Vols.)
Also includes an object that is noted as being from an Egyptian mummy.
Includes note by James E. Clarke: "This bullet
was shot at our skirmish line while fighting in front of the rebel brest works
at Port Hudson,
JEC: "This Pipe was used in the War of the Slave holders rebellion by James E. Clarke, Sergt. Co. E. 128th regt. N.Y.S. Vols."
JEC: "This pocket book was carried through the War of the Slave holders rebellion by James E. Clarke. Sergeant Company E. 128th Regiment N.Y.S. Volunteers (contains no writing)
JEC: "Cartridges brought home from the War of the Slave holders rebellion by Sergt. James E. Clarke, 128th Regt. N.Y.S. Vols."
Note reads: "Taken from an Egyptian mummy over 3300 years old. This was a piece of the cloth wrapped around the body. It was a lady."
, JEC: "This bone ring was
made by me while in camp at Chalmette, LA., about