The Historian's office has transcribed a great number of original letters. These transcripions are available here online.
Transcribed Letters from the Historian's Archives Judge William Cooper's
Letters from
De Kalb, NYThe Civil War Letters of Sergeant John Whipple
of De Kalb, NYJudge William Cooper organized the purchase and settlement of the Town of De Kalb in February, 1803. He headed a group of who purchased the town and held a majority interest.
During the war John Whipple sent home over 100 letters and kept a pocket diary. His letters cover his training, battles, his time in the hospital and his eventual assignment to the Elmira Prison Camp.
The Historian's office has hundreds of scrapbooks, photo albums, and loose photographs. The photographs you see here online represent only a fraction of the number available in the Historian's Archives.
Photos from the Historian's Archives
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