Le Van Merchant Burt family papers, [ca. 1860-1924]
Collection Number: 2327
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Le Van Merchant Burt family papers, [ca. 1860-1924]
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2327
Abstract:
Letters and documents relating to the Civil War, various business ventures, and political
activities.
Creator:
Burt, Le Van Merchant, 1875-1971
Quanitities:
2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Letters and documents relating to the service of Burt's father, Captain Franklin Burt
(1841-1924) in the 89th Regiment, New York Volunteers, including letters from family
and friends in Corbettsville, New York, from other officers, and from pension authorities
after the Civil War; also, diaries for 1861-63; and later letters regarding Burt's
search for information on a brother killed in the war. There are letters from old
comrades, war reminiscences, and photographs including survivors of the 89th New York
Volunteer Infantry Regiment Reunion - 1914. Other papers relate to Burt's ownership
of Calvert Tannery at Mannington, West Virginia; the Burt Oil Company of West Virginia
and Kentucky; and the Burt Mines and Milling Company of Colorado, and include business
letters, tanning contracts, stockholders' lists, scrapbooks, and photographs of mining
operations. Other materials document his post of Masonic Grand Master of West Virginia,
and his candidacy for governor on the Prohibition ticket in 1892, including manuscript
temperance speeches. There is also a microfilm copy of Franklin Burt's autobiography.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Le Van Merchant Burt family papers, #2327. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Burt, Franklin, 1841-1924.
Burt Mines and Milling Company
Burt Oil Company
Calvert Tannery
Prohibition Party
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 89th (1861-1865)
Places:
West Virginia.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Subjects:
Mining engineering.
Mineral industries.
Businessmen.
Tanning.
Politics and government -- West Virginia.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Mines and mineral resources.
Freemasonry.
Form and Genre Terms:
Scrapbooks.
Reminiscences.
Photographs.
Diaries.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | 1860-1864 | ||
| Box 2 | 1865-1896 | ||
| Box 3 |
1897-1924
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| Box 3 |
Pamphlets
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| Box 3 |
Broadsides
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| Box 3 |
Newspapers
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| Box 3 |
Maps
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| Box 3 |
Grand Army of the Republic
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| Box 3 |
undated material concerning the Civil War
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| Box 3 |
undated miscellanea
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| Box 3 |
undated material concerning religion and politics
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| Box 3 |
Accounts and Diaries
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| Box 3 |
Photographs: Includes a photo of the reunion of the 89th New York Volunteer Infantry
Regiment
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| Box 4 |
Scrapbooks Nos. 1 and 3(of 4)
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| Box 5 |
Scrapbooks Nos. 2 and 4(of 4)
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| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 1 |
General Orders No. 5 from Headquarters, Elmira Depot, N.Y. Volunteers, Elmira, N.Y.,
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Aug. 9, 1861 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 2 |
Invoice of Ordinance and Ordinance Stores turned over to Frank Burt at Washington,
D.C., Jan. 4, 1862 ; two copies, both duplicates
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Jan. 4, 1862 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 3 |
Return of Ordinance and Ordinance Stores, Jan. 14, 1963 , by Frank Burt opposite Fredericksburg,
Va.
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Jan. 14, 1963 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 4 |
Return of Ordinance and Ordinance Stores, Mar. 31, 1863 , by Frank Burt at Suffolk,
Va.
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Mar. 31, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 5 |
Return of Ordinance and Ordinance Stores, July 17, 1863 , by Frank Burt near Portsmouth,
Va.
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July 17, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 6 |
Quarterly return of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, Sept. 30, 1863 , by Frank
Burt at Folly Island, S.C.
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Sept. 30, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 7 |
Clothing list for non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates received
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July 1863-Sept. 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 8 |
Inventory and Inspection Report of unserviceable clothing, camp and garrison equipage,
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Oct. 2, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 9 |
Certification of loss, witnessed Oct. 15, 1863 , for articles lost Oct. 28, 1862
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Oct. 15, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 10 |
Certification of loss, witnessed Oct. 15, 1863 , for articles lost Dec. 21, 1862
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Oct. 15, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 11 |
Quarterly return of Ordinannces and Ordinance Stores, Oct. 20, 1863 , by Frank Burt
at Folly Island, S.C.
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Oct. 20, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 12 |
Clothing list for non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates receieved
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Oct. 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 13 |
Monthly return of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, Nov. 3, 1863 , by Frank Burt
at Folly Island, S.C.
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Nov. 3, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 14 |
Certification of loss witnessed, Nov. 17, 1863 , for articles lost Sept. 17, 1862
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Nov. 17, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 15 |
Certificate of loss witnessed, Nov. 17, 1863 , for articles lost July 3, 1863
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Nov. 17, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 16 |
Clothing list for non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates receieved
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Nov. 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 17 |
Monthly report of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, Dec. 1, 1863 , by Frank Burt
at Folly Island, S.C.
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Dec. 1, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 18 |
Clothing list for non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates receieved
on
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Dec. 20, 1863 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 19 |
Monthly report of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, Jan. 5, 1864 , by Frank Burt,
Folly Island, S.C.
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Jan. 5, 1864 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 20 |
Clothing list for non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates received
on
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Jan. 12, 1864 |
| Mapcase Folder ? | Item 21 |
Monthly report of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, Jan. 29, 1864 , by Frank Burt,
Folly Island, S.C.
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Jan. 29, 1864 |