On March 30, 1702, the property now known as Casey Farm, in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, was purchased by Joseph Morey of Jamestown, Rhode Island, the first Casey ancestor to own the farm. Soon after he purchased the land, Joseph Morey gave the land by deed of gift to his daughter Mary, who was married to Daniel Coggeshall, a grandson of John Coggeshall, one of the original incorporators of Rhode Island and its first president. After Mary's death in 1724, the land passed to their son Daniel Coggeshall, Jr. Around 1750, Daniel Coggeshall, Jr., and his wife Mary Wanton Coggeshall built the mansion house that still stands today. The couple had seven children and were successful in farming the land. Daniel Coggeshall, Jr., lived on the property and managed it until 1772, when he moved into the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Abigail (1737-1821) and Silas Casey (1735-1814). In 1774, Benjamin Gardiner took possession of the farm due to Daniel, Jr.'s, failure to pay a mortgage on part of the land. The farm was returned to Coggeshall's heirs in 1783. Abigail and her husband Silas Casey, received a one-eighth share of the farm. In 1781, Silas Casey, a successful businessman and merchant, came into sole ownership of the divided estate. In 1787, Silas sold part of the farm to his father, Thomas Casey (1706-1797). A complicated set of dealings saw various parts of the estates in different hands throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
When Silas Casey died in 1814, part of the farm was transferred to his son, Wanton Casey (1760-1842). Wanton had fought in the Revolutionary War, eventually going to France in 1779 for his health and to learn the mercantile business. He returned from France in 1783 and became a partner in his father's business. Soon after, he traveled to Ohio, where he was one of the founders of the town of Marietta, on the Ohio River, one of the first settlements west of the Allegheny Mountains. There he married Elizabeth Goodale (1772-1830). They returned to Rhode Island in 1793 and moved into the mansion house at the farm with their family. The Caseys had ten children.
Wanton Casey left the farm to his oldest son, Thomas Goodale Casey (1796-1855), who had improved much of the land. At the time of his death, he was engaged in building a new barn. He had added a porch to the mansion house, and re-shingled and clapboarded the house as well. He left the farm to his nephew Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896), the eldest son of his younger brother Silas Casey (1807-1882) and his wife Abby (Pearce) Casey (1813-1862).
Silas Casey (1807-1882) was among several members of the Casey family who were distinguished members of the military. In 1822, at age fifteen, Silas entered West Point. Graduating in 1826, he was commissioned second lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry. In 1830, Casey married Abby Perry Pearce (1813-1862), daughter of the Honorable Dutee Jerauld and Abigail Coggeshall (Perry) Pearce of Newport, Rhode Island, a union which lasted until her death in 1862. During his forty-two-year military career, Casey served in posts throughout the continental United States and Mexico. He spent the first ten years in posts on the Great Lakes and the frontier and from 1837 to 1842 in the South where he was involved in the Florida War against the Seminole Indians. During this time he was promoted to first lieutenant and then captain. In 1847-1848, he served with General Scott in the Mexican War, and was seriously wounded in the storming of Chapultepec. While engaged in Mexico, he was brevetted major on August 20, 1847 and lieutenant-colonel, September 13, 1847. In the years between the Mexican War and the Civil War, he was stationed primarily on the West Coast, at Benecia in California and in the Puget Sound district, Washington Territory. During this time the 9th infantry was organized. Casey was appointed lieutenant-colonel in the new regiment, and in 1861 became its colonel. Returning to the east coast at the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers in 1861. He served with the Army of the Potomac in the peninsular campaign, and commanded a division which was involved in the battle of Fair Oaks, also known as Seven Pines. Casey was brevetted brigadier general in the regular army and was appointed major general of volunteers in May 1862. For the remainder of the war, his division was assigned to the defense of the city of Washington. He retired from active service, July 8, 1868.
In his time, Casey was best known for his manual of infantry tactics, published in 1862. Known as Casey's Tactics, it was used by both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. He also said to have published a manual called Infantry Tactics for Colored Troops, but the whereabouts of a copy of this work is currently unknown. Casey also served as president of the board of examiners charged with choosing officers for colored troops. Silas and Abby Casey were the parents of seven children who lived to maturity. Their sons, Thomas Lincoln (1831-1896) and Silas, had notable careers. Thomas was an engineer who was responsible for the completion of the Washington Monument, the building of the Library of Congress, and many other buildings. Silas attended the Naval Academy and became an admiral in the United States Navy. The youngest son, Edward Wanton, a graduate of West Point, was killed by Sioux Indians in South Dakota in 1891. Daughter Abby Pearce Casey married Gen Lewis Cass Hunt and Elizabeth Goodale Casey married Lt. Col. Robert Nicholson Scott. Mrs. Casey died in 1862. In 1864, Silas married Florida Gordon, daughter of Charles and Julia (Crawford) Gordon of Washington, D. C. They had a daughter Julia Clifford, and a son Frederick Gordon, who died in infancy. General Silas Casey died in Brooklyn, New York, on January 22, 1882.
Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896) was born at Madison Barracks, Sacketts Harbor, New York. Casey graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1852, first in his class, and was appointed a lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. During the Civil War he was stationed at Fort Monroe on the coast of Maine. In 1878, President Hayes and Congress appointed him to complete the construction of the Washington Monument, which, although construction began in 1848, had been abandoned due to design flaws. Casey redesigned the monument, which included strengthening the base, and Casey himself set the capstone in 1884. The monument was dedicated the following February. By 1888, he had risen to Chief of Engineers and Brigadier General. Among his achievements was overseeing the construction of the State, War, and Navy building.
Thomas Lincoln Casey spent considerable effort proving his title to the family's Boston Neck farm, since Thomas Goodale Casey's will was declared invalid in the state of Rhode Island. The dispute over his will led to the division of the estate among eleven heirs. Over the next fourteen years, Thomas Lincoln Casey endeavored to unite the property under one title. By 1875 he owned the farm without any encumbrance whatsoever and took up restoring the property as a hobby.
Casey and his family lived in Washington, but he spent his summers improving the farm while instructing the tenant family, the Goulds, on how the farm should be managed. Thomas Lincoln Casey and his wife, Emma (Weir) Casey (1834-1911), daughter of drawing professor Robert W. Weir (1824-1876), had four sons. The first, Thomas, Jr., (1857-1925) became a captain in the Army Corps of Engineers. Their second child, Robert Jerauld (1859), died at age one and is buried in the family cemetery. Their third son, Harry Weir Casey (1861-1880) was born at West Point. Their fourth son, Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940), known as Ned, was educated at Columbia, receiving degrees in Civil Engineering and Philosophy, and trained as an architect at the École des Beaux Arts. Edward became an architect of merit in Washington, and worked with his father on the Library of Congress. Other major projects included the Memorial Bridge over the Potomac, the Grant Memorial, and the DAR Constitution Hall.
Harry and Ned Casey spent their summers at the farm during the 1870s. Harry's letters to his parents in Washington, D.C. during this time provide interesting descriptions of life with the tenant family farming the land. Harry also took many photographs of the farm with a glass-plate camera which provide important documentation of the property during the second half of the nineteenth century. In September 1877, Harry enrolled in the Scientific Department of Yale College, where he received a number of awards. Tragically, just prior to his junior year, he drowned off of Narragansett Pier on September 1, 1880.
Thomas Lincoln Casey died in 1896. At the time of his death, he was overseeing the construction of the of Congress in Washington, D. C., with his son, Edward Pearce Casey. He left the farm to his remaining sons, Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr., and Edward. Upon Thomas, Jr.'s, death in 1925, the farm came into the sole possession of Edward Pearce Casey. Ned was a friend of William Sumner Appleton, founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, now Historic New England, so he knew of the Society, which was one of the only organizations that could be enlisted to preserve the farm at that time. Ned and his wife Lillian Berry had no heirs, and soon after acquiring the farm, Ned made a provision in his will for the property's future.
His will stated, "First, after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged, I give and bequeath to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities of Boston, Massachusetts, The Casey Farm located on Boston Neck, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, including the house built about 1745 and historic in that it bears the marks of an attack by the British during the Revolution... Cultivation of the Farm shall continue and be maintained... This bequest will include, in addition, the contents of my dwelling and office comprising of old furniture, paintings, drawings, etc., much of which was taken from the Farm and should be returned; also genealogical material and a book written by General Thomas Lincoln Casey, giving the history of the Farm from the time of purchase from the Indians to be found in my library; also, documents, wherever found."
Edward Pearce Casey died in 1940, and his wife Lillian in 1955. Since that time, Historic New England has been operating the Casey farm as a working farm, preserving the valuable land along Narragansett Bay and teaching visitors about agriculture and preservation in Rhode Island.
The Casey family papers also include papers from members of the Greene family of Rhode Island, who were related to the Caseys through marriage. Rufus Greene (1712-1784) was in business with his brothers in iron manufacturing in addition to being a merchant. He lived in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and married Martha (Russell) Casey (died 1770) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in 1735. Rufus and Martha Casey had fourteen children; their second eldest son Russell Greene (1738-1768) married Barbara Casey (1737-1784), daughter of Thomas Casey (1706-1797) in 1763. Russell and Barbara Greene had one son, Casey Russell Greene (1763-1768). Russell Greene drowned in February 1768 in a ferry accident while crossing from Conanicut to Narragansett.
Nathaniel Greene (1789-1841) of East Greenwich married Abby Sophia (Casey) Greene (1794-1838), daughter of Wanton (1760-1842) and Elizabeth (Goodale) Casey (1772-1830) in 1814. Nathaniel was captain in the merchant-marine service in the East India trade and later in life was an agent for the Providence and Stonington Railroad at East Greenwich. Nathaniel and Abby Greene had seven sons, two of whom died in infancy.
The Casey family papers (MS008) reflect the life and work of the Casey family of Saunderstown, Rhode Island, and life at the Casey farm. The papers cover topics such as family history, trade, and agricultural activities. Additional material includes Thomas Lincoln Casey's (1831-1896) professional papers relating to his work on the Washington Monument; the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress; the State, War, and Naval Building; and other structures in the District of Columbia. The collection is arranged in forty-one series.
Background: In 1940, Historic New England acquired the Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, as a bequest from Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940). The papers within the house at the time of acquisition formed the bases of the collection: Casey family papers (now MS008). Until 1955, the papers remained on site at the Casey Farm (Saunderstown, Rhode Island). In 1955, following the death of Mrs. Edward Pearce Casey, the family papers were transferred to the Library and Archives.
Processing of the Casey family papers (now MS008) began in the 1970s and has continued to the present, in a variety of stages and formats. Myron Stachiw, former member of the Historic New England staff, inventoried the papers of Thomas Casey (1706-1797), Silas Casey (1735-1814), and Wanton Casey (1760-1842). Susan D. Abele, a student at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, updated the arrangements of the papers of General Silas Casey (1807-1882), Abby (Pearce) Casey (1813-1862), and Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896) between 1994 and 1995.
2013-2014 Update: In 2013-2014, through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant (Award Number: NAR13-RH-50051-13: Family Manuscript Collections: Expanding Online Access to New England Heritage Project), twenty-six Historic New England manuscript collections of family papers were re-evaluated and processed/reprocessed to meet current archival standards and best practices; corresponding finding aids were created/updated to be DACS-compliant and converted into electronic Microsoft Word document form; and the finding aids were made accessible/searchable online through the use of the Minisis M2A archival database of the Minisis Collections Management System. The Casey family papers (MS008) were part of the grant project.
Prior to the 2013-2014 collection updating, the Casey family papers (now MS008) were found housed primarily in legal-size, acid-free, file boxes; most boxes were in stable condition and labeled. The folders were numbered according to a continuous numbering system (i.e., Folder 1, Folder 2, Folder 70, Folder 100, Folder 2012, etc.), rather than by box. The collection was comprised of one hundred and thirty-one file boxes, one folio box, two oversize boxes, and loose material.
During the 2013-2014 collection updating, the physical collection was maintained and unaltered (no reprocessing or preservation efforts were applied to the collection). The collection was also maintained within its original file boxes and folders and the folder and box numbers were left unaltered. (The contents within the first seven file boxes were rehoused in two acid-free cartons and some of the loose materials found outside of the collection were housed in an acid-free file box or acid-free oversize boxes/folders, as applicable). Loose and oversize materials (found outside of the processed file boxes) were reincorporated into the collection. The original arrangement scheme of chronological order by generation was mostly maintained; due to technical difficulties, a few of the series were moved out of order (all original information contained within the moved series was maintained). Most subseries headings and folder titles were maintained (updates to full and proper names, nicknames, life dates, etc., were applied, as applicable, throughout the 2013-2014 finding aid). The folder arrangement within series and subseries were altered, as applicable, to reflect either a chronological or alphabetical order. Historical and biographical information was updated. Unprocessed material and missing items were noted and reflected in the 2013-2014 finding aid. The collection was barcoded and stored accordingly. Related collections held by Historic New England and other repositories were researched and noted. A DACS-compliant, electronic 2010-2013 Microsoft Word document finding aid was created (with corresponding paper finding aid) and entered into the collection record in the Minisis M2A online database.
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Item identification. Box #, folder #. Casey family papers (MS008). Historic New England, Library and Archives.
The collection is arranged in forty-one series:
*Collection housing/storage code: #x.x=file box (i.e., #1.2= file box 1, folder 2); C=carton; FB=folio box; FF=fragile files; MB=multi-purpose box; OB=oversize box/folder; OV=oversize volume; VF=vertical files/flat files
Gift of Edward Pearce Casey, 1940.
Accruals are not expected.
Acquisition of the Casey Farm, Saunderstown, Rhode Island, and all of its contents through a bequest from Edward P. Casey (1864-1940), 1940. Casey family papers (now MS008) transferred from Casey Farm, Saunderstown, Rhode Island, to Historic New England, Library and Archives, 1955.
Myron Stachiw, Historic New England staff member, inventoried the papers of Thomas Casey (1706-1797), Silas Casey (1735-1814), and Wanton Casey (1760-1842) in the 1970s. Susan D. Abele, Simmons College intern, updated the arrangements of the papers of General Silas Casey (1807-1882), Abby (Pearce) Casey (1813-1862), and Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896) between 1994 and 1995. In July, 2014, the finding aid was updated by Susan Jarvis, volunteer, with assistance from Bridgette A. Woodall, project archivist; Rebecca M. Fullerton, volunteer; and Jennifer Pustz, museum historian.
Series I, Papers of Thomas Casey (1706-1797), 1749-1798, undated:
Series II, Papers of Silas Casey (1734-1814), 1756-1814, undated:
Series III, Papers of Wanton Casey (1760-1842), 1772-1842, undated:
Proceedings of the citizens of East Greenwich and vicinity on the return of the Kentish Guards and Volunteers, Friday, July 1, 1842: after the suppression of the Late Rebellion in this state; with an address by Rev. S. A. Crane, 1842
Extract from Clery's Journal of Occurences at the Temple, during the confinement of Louis XVI
Steel's Naval Remembrancer: or The Gentleman's Maritime Chronology of the various Transactions of the late War, from its commencement to the important period of signing the Preliminary Articles, on the 20th of January, 1783
Series IV, Papers of Silas Casey (1734-1814) and Charles Greene (1752-1816), 1783-1785:
Series V, Papers of Silas Casey (1734-1814), Wanton Casey (1760-1842), and Charles Green (1752-1816) (also referred to as: Papers of Casey, Son & Greene), 1783-1800:
Series VI, Papers of Wanton Casey (1760-1842) & Charles Greene (1752-1816), 1785-1789, undated:
Series VII, Papers of Gideon Freeborn (1738-1791), 1745-1804, undated:
Series VIII, Papers of Elizabeth Freeborn (1744-1810), 1740-1810:
Series IX, Papers of Adam Casey (ca.1675-1765), 1753:
Series X, Papers of Edward Casey (ca.1717-ca.1768), 1760:
Series XI, Papers of Gideon Casey (1726-1786), 1767-1768:
Series XII, Papers of John Casey (1738-1827), 1786-1820:
Series XIII, Papers of Elizabeth Goodale Casey (1772-1830), 1796-1811:
Series XIV, Papers of Abby Sophia Casey (1794-1838), 1806-1812:
Series XV, Papers of Thomas Goodale Casey (1796-1855), 1811-1846:
Series XVI, Papers of John Wanton Casey (1803-1881), 1816-1820:
Series XVII, Papers of Edwin Augustus Casey (1811-1874), 1823:
Series XVIII, Papers of Joseph Coggeshall (ca.1732-ca.1789), 1770-1789, undated:
Series XIX, Papers of Benjamin Coggeshall (1734-1791), 1760-1770:
Series XX, Papers of Silas Casey (1807-1882), 1822-1886, undated, includes correspondence, journals and daybooks, financial and legal records, autobiographical and biographical material, a series of reference notes, and a series papers related to military affairs. Material in the military affairs subseries includes appointments, commissions, orders, correspondence, reports, journals, maps, printed matter, and news clippings. After the correspondence series, the series for military affairs contains the most depth and the greatest variety of material.
Subseries A, Correspondence received, 1822-1881, undated, includes many family letters from Silas Casey's father, Wanton Casey (1760-1842); his siblings; his wife, Abby Pearce Casey (1813-1862); various nieces and nephews; and later, grandchildren. General correspondence, from friends and colleagues, contains discussions and commentary on Indian affairs and wars, the campaign in Mexico, and the Battle of Fair Oaks, about which there was considerable controversy. Included here is a letter of support from the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Other areas of commentary include mathematics and algebra, and military tactics. A letter from Sarah Whiting, physics professor at the newly established Wellesley College, requests advice regarding a question of analytical geometry.
Subseries B, Correspondence sent, 1837-1880, includes a letterbook with copies of letters to Abby Pearce Casey (1813-1862) as well as loose letters to his wife and other correspondents.
Subseries C, Correspondence sent by others, 1855-1863, undated, contains a small number of letters by third parties.
Subseries D, Other papers, 1848-1886, undated, includes a journal and daybook from 1848-1849 and circa 1870s, respectively. The journal is a log of Casey's trip from New York to Monterey, California and the daybook lists members of the Rhode Island Order of the Cincinnati. This subseries also contains Silas Casey's will of 1881; memoranda regarding land ownership in Ohio and Rhode Island; documents regarding guardianship of minors; an abstract of Louisa Casey's will; and the codicil of the will of Dr. Lincoln Goodale. Autobiographical and biographical material, as well as speeches given by Silas Casey, are also included. The autobiographical manuscript, dated 1880, is accompanied by additional autobiographical notes, drafts, and miscellany assembled either by Silas or his son Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896), and was most certainly used by Thomas in writing his biography his father, dated 1886. Also included is an undated biography by E. Walter West, and several speeches by Silas Casey, probably from the 1870s. The series also contains a 4 items of undated ephemera and advertising material.
Subseries E, Reference notes, undated, contains Mathematics Notes, Military Tactics Notes and Bible Notes, and provides a level of intellectual access to subjects of personal and professional interest to Silas Casey. All are undated. Casey's interest in mathematics and algebra is reflected here, as well as in numerous letters in the correspondence series with colleague Bengt Alvord and later with his grandson, Thomas Lincoln Casey. The notes on tactics relate to preparations for the publication of manuals on infantry tactics. His best known manual, published in 1862, was used by both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. The notes in this sub-series are surprisingly few, and there are no manuscript copies of the manuals. The bible notes contain copies of biblical quotation with no further commentary.
Subseries F, Military affairs, 1816-1869, undated, contains a wide range of material, including appointments, commissions, orders, correspondence, reports, receipts, journals, maps, printed matter, and news clippings. Letters of appointment and six parchment commissions are included in this series. Presidential signatures on the commissions include those of Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Franklin Pierce, and Abraham Lincoln. The date span is 1836 to 1863. Orders cover the years 1836 to 1864. Correspondence sent consists of a letterbook of requisitions and receipts from Garey's Ferry, East Florida, dated 1838-1839. Correspondence received, dated 1838-[1855] and 1861-1869, is of a military nature and deals with assignments, troop movements, Indian affairs and battles in Mexico and at Fair Oakes. Additional correspondence includes letters retained by Silas Casey for reference. They include letters, to and from others, about the expedition against the Coquille Indians, the occupation of San Juan Island in Puget Sound, and a letter protesting the occupation by the Governor of Vancouver Island. A later group of letters concerns the board of examiners reviewing the manual on military tactics. These letters date to 1851-1859, and 1863-1867 respectively. Casey also retained copies of letters by others recommending him for promotions. These letters are dated 1842, 1856-1857. A group of reports contains Casey's eye witness reports of the Battle of Mexico, 1847, and the Battle of Seven Pines, 1862, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks. Also included are reports of the evacuation of White House, Virginia and investigations of an incident regarding a colored sentinel. This series also includes a journal bound with thread, recording a six week scouting assignment in Florida. It is undated, but was most likely written in 1839. An undated manuscript copy of bill to the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the addition of regiments to the United States Army for colored troops; during the Civil War, Casey presided over the board of examiners charged with choosing officers to lead colored troops, so it is likely that he may have had some interest in this bill. A collection of maps contains four small, hand-drawn maps, one of the Coquille River, Oregon Territory, the others of Civil War sites. The first, dated, 1851, traces the route of Lt. Colonel Silas Casey's Command along the Coquille River. The second shows the approximate position of the Army of the Potomac on July 2, 1862. The other two, which are undated and untitled, show General Wessell's Headquarters near Live Oak Bridge and pickets from Woodyard Ford to Little River Pike. Finally, this series contains a miscellaneous assortment of items dating from 1845 to 1874, including a pamphlet listing the officers of Major General Winfield Scott engaged in the Battle of Mexico, 1848, and a copy of the Army & Navy Journal, October 31, 1874, describing the Battle of Fair Oaks, also described in a news clipping.
Series XXI, Papers of Abby Pearce Casey (1813-1862), 1830-1868, undated, are primarily family correspondence, in addition to financial, legal and literary material. This series is arranged into two subseries. Subseries A, Correspondence received, 1830-1868, undated, contains letters sent to Abby (Pearce) Casey, from her family and friends, during periods when she was able to join her husband, first at Madison Barracks, New York, and later in Michigan Territory, and Benecia, California. Letters from her father-in-law, Wanton Casey (1760-1842), her father, Dutee J. Pearce, and sisters Ann and Hannah predominate and are mainly from the 1830s and 1840s. Included in this series are letters regarding the election of Dutee J. Pearce to Congress. This series also contains letters to Abby from her husband Silas, written from Alabama, Florida, Mexico, California, Kansas, and Washington Territory. A small amount of sent correspondence includes three letters sent by Abby Casey on behalf of her son, Thomas Lincoln Casey (1813-1862), recommending his candidacy for West Point. One is to President James K. Polk. Subseries B, Other papers, 1830-ca. 1861, undated, contains two receipts from Thomas Lincoln Casey; a 1850 deed for a lot of land in San Diego, California; two poems, either by Abby, or more likely unattributed copies of some published work. One poem is dated 1830, the year of Abby's marriage to Silas Casey.
See Box 102 for related material [letters of Thomas Lincoln Casey
Series XXII, Papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): personal papers, 1705-1904, undated. Thomas Lincoln Casey was a graduate of West Point and a member of the Army Corps of Engineers, rising in the Corps to the rank of Brigadier General and Chief of Engineers in 1888. His papers, which are both personal and professional, cover the years 1706 to 1896, the year of his death. Besides correspondence, the collection includes diaries and notebooks, reference notes, legal and financial material, autobiographical and biographical material, printed material, clippings, and scrapbooks. In the correspondence, notebook, and reference note series, there are extensive genealogical and family history materials often including copies of original deeds and wills. Casey's systematic record keeping in notebooks, diaries, account books, and scrapbooks, provides a comprehensive source of information about his intellectual interests and professional pursuits, and compliments the correspondence series. Newspaper clippings in scrapbooks provide an overview of his professional activities and accomplishments.
Subseries A, Projects, 1864-1884, include material relating to the following projects: Washington's Birthplace monument (1882-1884); Washington aqueduct and sewers (1878-1882); bridge at Arthur Kill, Army Medical Museum (1878); Municipal Building, Court House, and Public Printing Office (undated); Thomas Lincoln Casey house on K Street, Washington, DC, and other miscellaneous projects.
Subseries C, Correspondence received by Thomas Lincoln Casey, 1855-1896. The largest segment of the collection is the correspondence, which is arranged chronologically by year and by month. There are official and quasi-official materials interspersed with family and Casey Farm material. Family correspondents include Casey's immediate family and cousins as well as Emma Weir Casey's (1834-1911) father, West Point professor of drawing Robert Walter Weir, her brother, Yale art professor John Ferguson Weir, and other siblings. Family issues discussed include management of the Casey Farm, death of General Silas Casey, problems with Silas' second wife Florida Gordon Casey, and the death of Harry Weir Casey. Copies of Thomas Lincoln Casey's responses are often written on the original letter or have a draft response attached. These materials are retained with the appropriate letters. Occasional additional items such as sketches, plans, estimates, printed matter and news clippings are often attached to correspondence. These are also retained with the appropriate letter.
Subseries D, Correspondence received by Thomas Lincoln Casey and Emma Weir Casey (1834-1911), 1871-1896, includes collected letters of Thomas Lincoln and Emma (Weir) Casey's sons, and groups of letters by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr. (1857-1925) and Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940).
Subseries E, Correspondence sent by others, 1866-1888, undated, contains third party correspondence such as letters belonging to Edward Wanton Casey, Thomas Lincoln Casey's brother, who was killed by Indians in South Dakota in 1890.
Subseries F, Correspondence sent by Thomas Lincoln Casey to General Silas Casey and Abby Pearce Casey, 1847-1867, contains letters sent by Thomas Lincoln Casey to his parents General Silas Casey and Abby Pearce Casey. The letters sent by Casey to his parents were collected by Casey in two series along with occasional letters from Silas Casey. This correspondence series begins prior to Thomas Lincoln Casey's acceptance to West Point, and continues from West Point (1848-1852 while he was a student and 1854-1859 while he was an assistant professor of Civil and Military Engineering), from Washington Territory 1859-1861, and from Portland, Maine, 1862-1867.
Subseries G, Correspondence to General Silas Casey, 1868-1881, undated, includes letters written primarily from Washington, D.C. that relate to family matters; Casey is often very frank with his father, occasionally voicing strong opinions on professional matters. Many of these letters provide insight into Casey's personality, as he comments on this "miserable city" (Washington) and on being "thwarted and offended by ignoramuses."
Subseries H, Correspondence sent by Thomas Lincoln Casey, 1867-1896, undated, includes a series of letterbooks kept between 1871and 1896. The letterbooks follow the official and quasi-official pattern of other correspondence. They are partially indexed.
Subseries I, Diaries and notebooks, 1859-1896, undated, contains sixty-five items, mostly pocket sized, which were used by Casey to record daily activities and information on subjects of interest. The diaries and notebooks in these series represent a life-long habit of systematic record keeping and provide a substantial record of his day-to-day life. Two desk-size diaries, 1888-1889, contain expanded entries with speculations on family, professional and political matters, as well as accounts of a New Year's Day reception given by President and Mrs. Cleveland and his reminiscence of a New Year's Day reception given by President Lincoln in 1865. Another diary/notebook contains a photograph and a complete record of the "Class of 1879 U. S. Military Academy," including the names and addresses, courses and grades, rank and standing of all the cadets. Casey's son Thomas Lincoln Jr. graduated second in this class. (Casey graduated first in his class in 1852.)
Subseries K, Financial, account books, 1848-1896 includes a chronological run of account books and special subject account books, and collections of miscellaneous and special project receipts. Casey kept personal account books from the time he entered West Point until his death as well as special subject account books on college expenses for Casey's sons, for settlement of the estate of his uncle Thomas Goodale Casey, for construction of his house in Washington, D.C., and for the Casey Farm. There are also accounts for Public Buildings and Grounds 1877-1881, and his 1873 trip to Europe.
Subseries L, Other financial records, 1831-1903, undated, includes miscellaneous receipts, receipts for Thomas Goodale Casey and Thomas Lincoln Casey, and for the trip he took to Europe in 1873 to purchase torpedoes. Receipts and accounts for the house in Washington, D.C. and Casey Farm are also included in this subseries.
Subseries M, Legal records, 1705-1904, undated, includes Thomas Lincoln Casey's marriage certificate, will, and a series of leases, 1866-1898, for the Casey Farm Additional materials include several copies of family wills and deeds and an original deed of 1734 for land pertaining to the Casey Farm.
Subseries N, Military notes, undated, contains manuscript notes related to military history.
Subseries O, Engineering and scripture notes, undated, contains manuscript notes related to engineering and pages of scriptures.
Subseries P, Genealogy and history, 1886-1887, undated contains extensive notes on family lines in loose note form, in pocket notebooks, in bound note form, and in chart form. Bound notes include copies of Trinity Church Records, Newport Congregational Church Records and the Records of the Common Burial Ground in Newport. Manuscript versions of Casey's writing including the "History of the Casey Farm" and "A Sketch of the Life of Pvt. Major Nathan Goodale" part of this subseries.
See Box 109 for related material
Subseries Q, Printed material-miscellaneous, 1853-1890, undated, contains a variety of printed matter-pamphlets, advertising ephemera, maps, and reports, including the Annual Reports for Public Buildings and Grounds, 1878-1880.
Subseries R, Scrapbooks, 1861-1896, provide comprehensive coverage of specific projects and accomplishment of his professional life including construction of the Washington Monument, the State War and Navy Building, and the Library of Congress. Some of the books are thematic, while others mingle various projects. Family and other personal clippings are interspersed throughout the series. Of particular interest are clippings on General Silas Casey's activities in the Civil War, articles about the death of Lt. Edward Wanton Casey and paintings of him by the artist Frederick Remington, a memoir and obituary for Casey's father-in-law, Robert Walter Weir, and an appreciation and obituary for Bernard Richardson Green, TLC's assistant who took over the construction of the Library of Congress. The scrapbooks of Edward Pearce Casey, described in section G, Volume 1 of the Casey Papers binder contain some overlapping materials, particularly in relationship to the Library of Congress.
Series XXIII, Papers of Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940), 1862-1949, includes scrapbooks, photographs and prints, printed material, and a copy of Edward Pearce Casey's will in which the family's farm was bequeathed to the Society for the Preservation on New England Antiquities, now Historic New England. This series is arranged in four subseries.
Subseries A, Scrapbooks, 1890-1920 (#122.1-122.2) provide extensive information about architectural projects in Washington and New York along with family information and obituaries. The scrapbook dated ca. 1890-899 includes clippings related to architectural projects in New York and Washington; Library of Congress and other projects; controversy over Edward Pearce Casey as architect for Library; also personal and family clippings; obituary for Robert W. Weir; of funeral of Lt. Edward Wanton Casey; certificates from École des Beaux Arts for Edward Pearce Casey; memorial to Thomas Lincoln Casey with detailed listings of ranks and assignments; invitation to Edward Pearce Casey from Society of the Cincinnati, State of New York, to attend centennial anniversary celebration of the death of George Washington, 1899. The second scrapbook, dating 1890-1920, includes clippings related to projects including the Memorial Bridge across the Potomac, DAR Memorial Hall, Grant Monument; personal clippings about Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr.; obituary for Bernard Richardson Green (1843-1913) describing association with Thomas Lincoln Casey and the building of the Library of Congress, State War and navy Building, and other projects; obituary for J. Alden Weir; obituary and articles about Smithmeyer, 1908.
Subseries B, Photographs and prints, 1862-1949, includes personal and family photographs, copy photographs of several early paintings, and some small prints.
Harry Weir Casey (1861-1880): Class of 1882, Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University [1955.369.1-3, 1995.359.1-4], 1879 [8 photographs]
Mr. Silas Casey (1734-1814) and Mrs. Silas Casey: copy photographs of two paintings by unknown artist (original paintings on display at the Casey Farm), undated [6 photographs]
Unidentified son of General Silas Casey: copy from ambrotype, undated [1 photograph]
Admiral Silas Casey: U.S.S. Vermont, copy print, Neg. #6967-B (original photograph in Box 127, folder 7), undated [1 photograph]
Brigadier General Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): Neg. #15897-B, undated [1 photograph]
Wanton Casey (1760-1842): copy photograph of portrait painted in France, 1780 (original painting on display at the Casey Farm), undated [1 photograph]
Group photograph: General Silas Casey and Staff: by [Mathew] Brady [1955.376], 1862 [1 item]
Group photograph: Group of students, Emerson Institute, Washington, DC including Edward Pearce Casey [1955.365], 1881 [1 photograph]
Group photograph: Class of 1886, Columbia School of Mines including Edward Pearce Casey [1955.362], 1884 [1 photograph]
Group photograph: Unidentified group of men including Edward Pearce Casey, possibly in Poughkeepsie, NY, undated [2 photographs]
Group photograph: Unidentified group of dignitaries in a parade; street sign in background says Official Bicentennial, undated [1 photograph]
Group photograph: Two unidentified men possibly sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady on left and Edward Pearce Casey on right, undated [1 photograph]
Edward Wanton Casey: copy photographs of views including Edward Pearce Casey with company and Indian scouts in South Dakota (originals in Box 127, folder 11), undated [3 photographs]
Casey Residence, Washington DC, [1955.364.1, 1995.364.2], undated [3 photographs]
Lt. General Winfield Scott: photograph of painting by Robert W. Weir, undated [1 photograph]
Framed photograph: Edward Pearce Casey [1973.57], undated [1 photograph]
Framed photograph: Washington Monument [1973.61], undated [1 photograph]
Framed photograph: Grant Memorial, color print, undated [1 photograph]
Framed photograph: Major General Silas Casey, photograph of engraved print [1973.58], undated [1 photograph]
Unframed print: Embarkation of the Pilgrims, postcard of painting, undated [1 item]
Subseries C, Printed material, 1738-1922, undated, includes invitations and programs (1904-1922), photocopies of commissions, printed material on Sea Side Hospital, New York, and Norfolk Harbor, and a copy of The Art of Figure Drawing (1859).
Printed material: photo copies of commissions [1940.915, 1940.916], 1738-1766 [6 items]
Subseries D, Legal, 1925, includes a copy of Edward Pearce Casey's will, which includes details of the bequest of the family farm to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, now Historic New England.
Series XXIV, Papers of Daniel Coggeshall (1741-1807), 1786:
Series XXV, Papers of Rufus Greene (1712-1784), 1758-1770:
Series XXVI, Papers of Russel Greene (1738-1768), 1764-1768:
Series XXVII, Papers of Rufus Greene (1712-1784) and Russel Greene (1738-1768), 1762-1769:
Series XXVIII, Papers of Barbara Greene (1737-1785), 1768-1785:
Series XXIX, Papers of Jacob Greene (dates unknown) and Griffin Greene (dates unknown), 1780-1785, undated:
Series XXX, Papers of Charles Greene (1753-1816), 1781-1796:
Series XXXI, Papers of George Greene (dates unknown), 1750:
Series XXXII, Papers of Benjamin Greene (1724-1811), 1775:
Series XXXIII, Papers of William Greene (1731-1809), 1781-1783:
Series XXXIV, Papers of Caleb Greene, Jr. (dates unknown), 1809:
Series XXXV, Papers of Job Greene (dates unknown), undated:
Series XXXVI, Papers of Greene Family, 1773-1801: These papers were in binders labeled Hunt/Casey Family Documents. There are retained in the order bound in the binders. See memo in Section I, Volume 2 of the Casey Binder. These materials were donated in 1974-5 by Oskar E. Held. Mr. Held's relationship to the Casey family has not been determined. Section J: also given by Oskar E. Held, see boxes 129-130, described in Section J, Volume 2 of the Casey Binder. Although this collection contains material on General Silas Casey, Edward Wanton Casey, and others, the bulk of the material pertains to Admiral Silas Casey (1841-1913), son of General Silas Casey and brother of Thomas Lincoln. This material is limited to a few pieces of correspondence, clippings related to Admiral Silas Casey, ephemera, and photographs of Admiral and Mrs. Casey, and their daughter, Sophie Pearce Casey at Port Angelus and in Europe, 1901 to 1905. Among the collected family material, the 1857 photograph of a drawing of Fort Steilacoon in Washington Territory, which relates to General Silas Casey, is of particular interest. Clippings and other photographs pertain to the career of General Silas and Lt. Edward Wanton Casey. Much of it is duplicated in the papers of General Silas Casey, Thomas Lincoln Casey, and Edward Pearce Casey. All material in this collection is arranged categorically and chronologically within each category. File A: Military Documents 1. United States Commission: Silas Casey appointed to rank of Colonel in the Fourth Regiment of Infantry. Commission signed by Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Signed, sealed, December 26, 1861. Recorded February 8, 1862, Adjutant General's Office, 17:46. 2. United States Commission: Lewis c. Hunt appointed to rank of Colonel in the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry. Commission signed by James A. Garfield and Secretary of War, Rohns Lincoln. Signed, sealed, May 23, 1881. Recorded May 23, 1881, Adjutant General's Office, 22:201. 3. Benefit Certificate, Army Co-operative Fire Association issued to Captain Henry J. Hunt, Seventeenth Infantry. Signed by Thos. D. Hear, Colonel, Eighteenth Infantry, President. Attest., M.T. Davis, Captain, Tenth Cavalry, Secretary. Dated, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, February 21, 1907. Duplicate. Original dated April 4, 1899. 4. Benefit Certificate, Army Co-operative Fire Association: issued to H.J. Hunt, Major, Twenty-third Infantry. Signed, J.R. Wean, Colonel, Medical Corps, Attest., Ezra B. Fuller, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S.A., Secretary. Dated: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, April 12, 1915. File B: Personal Correspondence Sister Abby to Ned, Fort Grat(--)t, February 12, 1867. Discusses family news. 2. Sister Abby to Ned, Fort Sedgnick, March 31,-. Discusses family news. 3. Lew to (J or T?) ab, Menger Hotel, Alamo Plaza, Mrs. W. A. Menger, Proprietress, San Antonio, Texas, January 4, 1878. Lew describes visits he has paid to some mutual acquaintances. 4. Lew to (J or T?) ab, Headquarters Post of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, January 20, 1878. Describes visit to home of a friend. 5. Lew to (J or T?) ab, Fort Clark, March 23, 1878. Discusses family affairs and finances. 6. Unsigned to (J or T?) ab, (--)tter, September 27, 1878. Short note reporting success of hunting expedition and news of mutual friends. 7. L. C. Hunt to Master Lucas, San Antonio, Texas, December 21, 1878. Note directs Lucas to report subjects he studied and grades he received for past term. 8. T. T(---)r to Harry, 65 Fairview Avenue, Malden, Massachusetts, October 4, 1893. Discusses writer's illness and family news. 9. (-)r(a or u)nl(---) to Lew, 314 Oak (---)d Boulevard, March 12, -. Discusses family news, mutual friends. File C: Deeds, Abstracts of Deeds Warranty Deed no. 5843: Bessie P. Hunt to Henry J. Hunt. Signed, sealed, witnessed, May 19, 1891. Probated, May 26, 1891. Recorded 54:285, Office of Register of Deeds, County of St. Louis, Minnesota. Property conveyed by deed is land in the First Division of New Duluth. 2. Abstract of Title: Lots 15 and 16, Block 24, Lots 3 and 2. 4, Block 25, New Duluth, First Division, Abstract prepared by Union Abstract Co., successor to J. C. Van Norman and Co., Room 120, Chamber of Commerce, Duluth, Minnesota. Correct abstract of title to land described in Caption as appears on record in the Register of Deeds, St. Louis County, Minnesota, October 27, 1890. Abstract dated May 14, 1891. 3. Copy of Abstract of Title: Lots 3 and 4, Block 25, Lots 15 and 16, Block 24, First Division Plot of New Duluth. Abstract prepared by St. Louis County Company, N.D. 4. Copy of Abstract Title: to Lots 3 and 4, Block 25, First Division, Plot of New Duluth. Abstract prepared by St. Louis County Abstract Company, N.D. File D: Business Papers, Correspondence 1. Letter of Recommendation (copy): to David B. Pond, Esq., President, Third National Bank, Philadelphia, Pa., from A. W. Eaton, Chief of Division of National Banks, Washington, D. c., September 16, 1869. Eaton requests that Pond help D. A. Wolf, Esq., to obtain a business position in Philadelphia. 2. Notice of Payment Due: to Robert H. Hunt from New Duluth Land Company. Dated: October 1, 1891. Notice that mortgage payment is due on Lots 15 and 16, Block 24, New Duluth. 3. Notice of Payment Due: to Robert H. Hunt from New Duluth Land Company. Dated: October 1, 1891. Notice that mortgage payment is due on Lots 3 and 4, Block 25, New Duluth. 4. Notice of Payment Due: to Robert H. Hunt from New Duluth Land Company..Dated: October 1, 1891. Notice that payment is due on annual interest secured by mortgage of Lots 3 and 4, Block 25. 5. Notice of Payment Due: to Robert H. Hunt from New Duluth Land Company. Dated: October 1, 1891. Notice that payment is due on note secured by mortgage of Lots 15 and 16, Block 24. 6. Receipt of Payment: to Henry J. Hunt from Geo. F. Cooke. Dated: Ft. Sheridan, Ills., March 15, 1892. Hunt paid $375.00 and Sheridan agreed to deliver 15 shares of Judson Bowey Co. stock. 7. Notice: to the stockholders of the American Air Power Company (New York) and the Compressed Air Motor Company (Illinois). Dated: May 1, 1900. Notice contains an extract from "Certificate of Incorporation of the Company." 8. Fifteen shares of Compressed Air Company Certificates #20 1142 issued to Henry J. Hunt. Signed Charles H. T. Collis, President, Henry A. Shinehy, Secretary, authorized: October 15, 1900. 9. Business Correspondence: to Mrs. Mary Ethel Hunt, 172418th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. from Arthur (-)h(--)er, for the Secretary, Compressed Air Co., 624 Broadway, New York. Chicago office, 1033, Monadnock Building. Dated: New York, October 16, 1900. Cover letter accompanying fifteen shares of stock (see above) in the Compressed Air Company. Receipt of Payment: to Henry J. Hunt from Geo. F. Cooke. Dated: Ft. Sheridan, Ills., March 5, 1982. Hunt paid $375.00 and Sheridan agreed to deliver 15 shares of Judson Bowey Co. stock. 10. Loan Certificate with Assignment of Policy and Agreement as to Interest. Loan no. 908565: issued to Henry J. Hunt by The Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Home Office, Newark, New Jersey. Signed, sealed, witnessed, February 19, 1921. Hunt borrowed four hundred dollars. Loan paid in full April 15, 1921. 11. Receipt for Interest on Policy Loan no. 908565: issued to Henry J. Hunt by The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Dated: Newark, New Jersey, February 23, 1921. Hunt billed $12.55 interest on his loan. (see above entry #10) . 12. Receipt of Payment: to Col. Henry J. Hunt, Army Recruiting Office, Albany, N. Y. from The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Dated: Newark, N.J., February 25; 1921. Hunt paid premium and interest on his loan. (see above entry #11). 13. Receipt for Interest on Policy Loan no. 916833: issued to Henry J. Hunt by The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Dated: Newark, N. J., April 15, 1921. Hunt billed $15.85 interest on his loan. 14. Receipt of Payment to: Col. Henry J. Hunt, Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C. Dated: Newark, N. J., April 20, 1921. Hunt paid premium and interest on his loan. 15. Business Correspondence: to Mr. H. J. Hunt, c/o Coleman House, Gulfport, Mississippi, from the Richard Carter Company, Inc. Dated: Gulfport, Mississippi, May 31, 1923. Letter acknowledges Hunt's final payment on application for stock. 16. Business Correspondence: to Mr. H. J. Hunt, Box 385, Gulfport, Mississippi. From Union Trust Company of the District of Columbia. Dated: November 16, 1923. Letter acknowledges receipt of Hunt's check for $502.67 in purchase of real estate notes of R. M. and F. Farenkamp. Property is lot no. 1, block 128, 1901 B. Street, N. W. Washington, D. c. 17. Business Correspondence: to T. T. Hudson, President, New Duluth Land Co., Duluth, Minnesota, from (-)uggy Hunt, N.D. Hunt is unable to make a third payment on his land in New Duluth. He requests information on mortgage procedures. File E: Hunt Genealogies 1. Genealogy of Henry Jackson Hunt, Colonel, U.S. Army. Genealogy lists seven generations tracing descent to Colonel Sir William Hunt (1664), Chief of Artillery of Royal Army of Charles II. N.D. Genealogy of Henry Jackson Hunt, tracing seven generations of descent to Sir William Hunt. N.D. 3. Genealogy of Henry Jackson Hunt, the son of L. C. Hunt. Genealogy lists five generations of Hunts. N.D. Genealogical Chart tracing generations of Hunts descended from Henry Jackson Hunt. N.D. File F: Hunt Family Histories 1. Biographical notes: Thomas Hunt (1754-1808); notes trace Hunt's military career. Information obtained from "Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army 1775 to 1783," by Heitman, p. 235, p. 275. Notes also include short sketch of Col. Thomas Hunt, brother Lieut. Ephraim Hunt. This information was copied from "Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati," edited by James M. Bigbee, Boston, 1890. 2. Biographical Sketch: Col. Thomas Hunt, (1754-1808). Article taken from the "St. Louis Republic," Sunday, April 10, 1904. 3. Biographical Sketch: Col. Thomas Hunt, (1754-1808). Hand written copy of above article. 4. Biography of Lewis Cass Hunt (who in 1860 married Abby, daughter of General Silas Casey, U.S.A.). Biography taken from "Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati." (8 pp., hand written.), N.D. 5. Correspondence: to from Edgar Erskine Hunt, Major, Medical Corps, U. S. Army, War Department, Office of the Surgeon General, Army Medical Museum and Library. Dated: Washington, November 30, 1925. Certification that the. enclosed information: military rank, posts, death date re: Samuel Wellington Hunt (1799-1829) is an accurate entry in "the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, 1789-1903," by Francis B. Heitman, published by direction of Congress, 1903. Vol. I, p. 557. 6. Biographical Sketch (probably copy of an obituary): Mrs. Eliza M. Soulard, (1804) daughter of Col. Thomas Hunt, U. S. Army, and last survivor of his eleven children. N.D. 7. Biographical Sketch: Mrs. Eliza Hunt Soulard. Taken from ''Genealogical and Historical" by Scannell O'Neill(--). N.D. 8. Biographical Sketch: Mrs. Eliza Hunt Soulard. Typed copy of above, no. 7. 9. Hunt Family History: article entitled "The Hunt Family." Traces Hunt family history from Sir William Hunt to Samuel Wellington Hunt (1799-1829). Article also traces ancestry of Julia Herrick, wife of Samuel Wellington Hunt. (handwritten, 4 pp.), N.D. 10. Hunt Family History: article entitled "Record of the Hunt Family." Traces ancestry of Samuel Hunt (1799-1829) of Boston, son of Thomas Hunt and Eunice Wellington Hunt. (handwritten, 4 pp.), N.D. 11. Hunt Family History: article entitled "Record of the Hunt Family." Typed copy of above entry no. 10. (5 pp.). 12. Hunt Family History: article entitled "Hunt Line of Descent." Traces Hunt genealogy of eight generations from Enoch Hunt of Titenden, Parish of Lee, Buckinghamshire, England to Colonel Lewis Cass Hunt (1824-1886). Note at end of article lists sources of information: Dr. Bond's Genealogies of Watertown, New England Genealogical and Historical Register, and family records. Author of article unknown. (handwritten, 6 pp.), N.D. 13. Hunt Family History: article entitled "Record of the Hunt Family." Traces Hunt family genealogy beginning with short biographical sketch of Col. William Hunt and ending with sketch of Thomas Hunt's career. N.D. (typed, 6 pp. ) 14. Hunt Family History: article entitled "The Hunt Family." Biographical sketches of Col. Sir William Hunt (b. 1611), and Colonel Thomas Hunt, (1754-1808). Note at bottom: see Heitman's Historical Register. N.D. File G: Correspondence re: Society of the Cincinnati 1. Correspondence: to the President and Standing Committee of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, from Edwin A. Casey, Suite 503-504 Boyce Building, 112-114 Dearborn Street. Dated: Chicago, April 15, 1896. Casey requests membership in the Society as successor to the late Thomas L. Casey and as the representative of Major Nathan Goodale, an original member. 2. Correspondence: to Lewis C. Hunt, Esq., Victor, Colorado, from David G. Haskins, Jr., Secretary, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, 5 Tremont Street. Dated: Boston, October 1, 1901. Cover letter sent with the application for membership, which had been requested by Hunt. 3. Correspondence: to Lewis C. Hunt, Esq., Victor, Colorado, from David G. Haskins, Jr., Secretary, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, 5 Tremont Street. Dated: Boston, February 27, 1902. Haskins requests genealogical information pertinent to Hunt's application for membership in the Society. 4. Correspondence: to Bessie, from Adih H. Kilpatrick. Dated: El Paso, Texas, March 14, 1902. Reply in response to Bessie's request for Hunt geneal6gical information. This information concerns the line of male descent and is what Haskins (see above no. 3) had requested Hunt to research. 5. Correspondence: to Harry, from Carolyn. Dated: July 23, 1912. Cover letter sent with family letters and papers which Harry is advised to keep. Letter mentions that Lewis encountered trouble completing his application to the Cincinnati and gave up efforts to join. 6. Correspondence: to Harry from Jim, 1510 Grand Avenue. Dated: Asbury Park, N. J., March 17, 1913. Response to Harry's request for genealogical information and sources which were needed to complete membership application to the Cincinnati. 7. Correspondence: to Harry, from Jim, 1510 Grand Avenue. Dated: Asbury Park, N. J., February 20, 1917. Reply to request for information relating to Ephraim Hunt. 8. Application form: Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Form was not completed, N.D. 9. Correspondence: to Bess, from Lewis c. Hunt, Victor, Colorado, N.D. Hunt requests genealogical information necessary to complete form for application to the Society 6Ji the Cincinnati. :correction: Dated: Oct. 30, 1901. 10. Correspondence: to (L) (o)n, from Aunt (----). Dated: Mt. Carroll, Nov.3, Short note containing some genealogical material which L? had requested to complete his application for membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. 11. Correspondence: to Cousin Harry, from Emily and Jim, N.D. Emily recounts her mother's version of the Hunt genealogy. Harry needs this information for his membership application to the Cincinnati. 12. Invitation: Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Meeting to be held at the University Club, 270 Beacon Street, Boston. Invitation addressed to successor of Lewis Cass Hunt. N.D. File H: Application for Membership: The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America and the Aztec Club of 1847 1. Correspondence: to Colonel Henry J. Hunt, 1729 de Sales Street, Washington, D. C., from H. E. Bullis, Lieut. Col., General Staff, War Department General Staff Operation and Training Division, G-3. Dated: Washington, November 8, 1926. Cover letter sent with application for membership in Founders and Patriots of America. 2. Application form: The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Henry Jackson Hunt (b. 1899), son of Henry Jackson Hunt (1869-1935) is applying for membership. (application not completed). 3. Correspondence: to Col. Henry J. Hunt, 1527 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, D. C., from Aztec Club of 1847, Military Society of the Mexican War, Post Office Box 1704. Dated: Washington, December 13, 1928. Cover letter sent with application for membership in Society. 4. Application form: Aztec Club of 1847. (application not completed) . 5. Application form: The Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Henry Jackson Hunt's (1869-1935) application for membership. (form not completed). Newspaper Clippings File I: The Hunt Family 1. Caption: Will the Utes Break Out. Rawling, Wyoming, September 21, 1881. Letter to Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. Article mentions Col. Hunt, of the 14th Infantry who does not consider recent killings an indication of general uprising. 2. Caption: The French Play. Wednesday, June 28, 1882. Miss B. P. Hunt played role of La Comtesse in Racine's "Les Plaideurs." 3. Caption: Favoritism in the Army and Navy. Letter to the editor of the Detroit Free Press. The Detroit Free Press, Tuesday, December 26, 1882. Letter is not s1gned. 4. Caption: The Grave of Rodman Drake. Poet's Resting Place on Bronx to Be Made Into Park. From the New York Sun. c. 1902. Drake's grandmother was second wife of Thomas Hunt. He was buried in the cemetery where other Hunts had been buried. 5. Caption: Bvt. Brig -Gen. Lewis Cass Hunt. N.D. 6. Caption: The Fourteenth Infantry. N.D. 7. Caption: The Cheyenne Leader of August 4 says ... Gen. Hunt, the new Colonel of the 14th Infantry, passed through Cheyenne Thursday en route to Fort Douglas to take command. N.D. 8. Caption: 14th Infantry, Col. Lewis C. Hunt. 9. No caption: First sentence as follows: White River. A White River correspondent to the Cheyenne Weekly Leader of September 8 says: Co~. Hunt, with his staff, regimental band and two companies of the 14th Infantry, ...arrived here yesterday and have gone into camp ... N.D. 10. Caption: Wellington Hunt. Lieutenant U. S. Army and son of Col. Thomas Hunt. Two Distinguished Sons. Gen. Henry J. Hunt, the Famous Artillerist and Col. Lewis Cass Hunt. N.D. 11. The French Play. N.D. 12. No caption: First sentence as follows: the presentation of "Woodcock's Little Game" and "Ici On Parle Francais" at the Opera House ...constituted one of the most delightful amateur dramatic performances Ann Arbor ever enjoyed. (A Miss Hunt played the mother-in-law). N.D. 13. No caption: notice that Lew Hunt and two other youths swam 2~ miles across Whitmore Lake. Newspaper Clippings File J: Casey Family 1. Caption: Drowned While Bathing. Providence, R. I., September 1 (1880). 2. Caption: Drowning o:f!" a Student. Providence, R. I., September 2. 3. Obituary: Harry Weir Casey, Narragansett Pier, R. I., September 6, 1880. 4. Obituary: Harry Weir Casey. N.D. 5. Caption: Died. Casey. September 1, 1880. 6. Obituary: Henry Weir Casey. N.D. 7. Obituary: Henry Weir Casey. N.D. 8. No caption: Article reporting events at meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati in New York. Gen. Silas Casey proposed a toast which is quoted. Army and Navy Journal, N.D. 9. No caption: Reports attack on a castle. Leading a group of infantrymen was Captain Casey. N.D. 10. Caption: Gen. Silas Casey. Notice of his retirement from active military duty. 11. Obituary: General Silas Casey. N.D. (c. August 14, 1913). 12. Obituary: Brevet Major-General Silas easy, United States Army. Death of the Hero of the Mexican War And the War of The Rebellion -His Notable Career. N.D. 13. Obituary: A Soldier of Christ, by Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler. N.D. 14. Obituary~ Major General Silas Casey. N.D. 15. Obituary: General Silas Casey, United States Army. N.D. 16. Obituary: General Silas Casey. N.D. 17. Caption: Forty Years A Soldier. Obituary, Silas Casey. Harper's Weekly, N.D. 18. Funeral Announcement: Casey. Brevet Major General Silas Casey. Military Order, Loyal Legion, United States Headquarters Commandery of the State of New York. New York, January 23, 1882. 19. Funeral Announcement: Casey. At his residence, in Brooklyn, N. Y. on the 22, Brevet Major-General Silas Casey. U. S. Army, in the 75th year of his age. 20. Caption: Funeral of General Silas Casey. N.D. 21. Caption: The Late General Casey. His Obsequies from the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. N.D. 22. Caption: General Casey's Will. Newspaper Clippings File K: West Point 1. Caption: The Cadet Song. To the Editor of the Army and Navy Journal, copy of correct version and history of its verse and tune. N.D. 2. Caption: Life Of The Tender Cadet. N.D. 3. Caption: The West Point Cadet's Examination. New York Times, N.D. 4. Caption: Hard To Enter West Point. N.D. 5. Caption: The Seamy Side of It. Poem about life at West Point. N.D. 6. No caption: Reports arrival of 157 candidates applying for admission to West Point. N.D. 7. No caption: Announcement of those who passed the examination for admission as cadets to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Among the 16 who passed was Lewis Cass Hunt, Jr. N.D. File L: Miscellaneous 1. Program of Re-Union of the Class of 1847, U.S. Military Academy, held in New York City, October 27, 1881. Includes obituary of Washington Posy Street and class song. 2. Caption: Description of Florida Coquina from the Second Annual Report, Florida State Geological Survey, 1908-1909. 3. Notice of proposed changes in the By-Laws for Order of Indian Wars of the United States. Room 2020 Munitions Building, Washington, D.C. Changes to be considered at Annual Meeting, January 25, 1930. 4. Lock of hair: Edward W. Casey, aged 2 months. 5. Daguerreotype portrait: Edward Wanton Casey as a young boy. H. G. Pearce, photography, no. 87 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. 6. Portrait: General Silas Casey, in military dress. H. Wunder, photographer, 722 Fulton Avenue, Brooklyn. Caption on recto: Abby from Florida/Feb 9th 1882. 7. Pencil sketch: wooden wagon at Casey Farm, Saunderstown, R. I. Sketch by Edward Pearce Casey. 8. Pencil sketch: View of Narragansett Bay from Casey Farm by Edward Pearce Casey.
Series XXXVII, Papers of Peter Bonomy (dates unknown), 1780:
Series XXXVIII, Professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., 1848-1895, undated (#40.1-42.30), contains professional correspondence; notes; memoranda; sketches; work diaries; reports; engineering calculations; test results for building materials; financial expenditures and estimates; receipts; contracts; printed material; drawings/ prints; a poem about the Monument; and photographs; relating to Casey's work on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The series also contains the papers of Robert Mills, the original architect assigned to the Monument project; and the papers of George W. Davis and Bernard R. Green, two of Casey's assistants. The papers comprising this series were previously separated out from the larger collection of the Thomas Lincoln Casey's papers (now Series XXII), prior to the 2013-2014 grant project. The creation of an "artificial" project series was intended to better facilitate the needs of researchers. Materials comprising the series were selected based on content and in conjunction with the time span of 1848 to 1895; records mentioning the Monument or appearing to relate to the Monument project, as well as fitting the appropriate time frame, were removed from what is now Series XXII and placed into what is now Series XXXVIII. (Please note that not all papers relating to the Monument project may have been incorporated into Series XXXVIII.) See Series XXXII, Series XXXIX, and Series XL for related material. Additional reading on the Washington Monument may be found in the 1984 publication by Louis Torres: To the Immortal Name and Memory of George Washington: the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Construction of the Washington Monument. The series is arranged in ten subseries.
Subseries A, Papers of Robert Mills, 1848-1854, undated (#40.1-40.5), contains the papers of Robert Mills, the original architect assigned to work on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The papers include contracts, estimates, expenditures, reports, and machinery complications regarding marble cutting. The contracts include documents regarding the obelisk and A.D. Bishop; Roach and the hauling of stone; and Alex R. [? Batelen] and the delivery of cement. The estimates focus on A.D. Bishop and the foundation of the obelisk and William Dougherty and the Monument's shaft. Expenditures pertain to the foundation and gearing by William Dougherty (early superintendent of construction). The reports are Robert Mills' plans regarding construction and materials; height of the foundations; and the strength and scaling of the marble (the undated report is signed by James Renwick, Jr., as well as by Robert Mills). The machinery complications concern William Dougherty and the complications with the marble cutting.
Subseries B, Correspondence, 1874-1889, undated (#40.6-40.9), contains correspondence received by Casey from B. Tower regarding the Marshall report on the foundation; a printed letter from architect William Wetmore Story criticizing the Monument's design; a letter from A.P. Humphreys regarding the foundation; an 1878 letter concerning a conflict with the Washington Monument Society over the use of room; a letter on optical tool modification by [? Simon Newcomb] (includes sketches); letters from artist Larkin Mead concerning his bas-reliefs used at the base of the Monument; a letter from Richard Hunt; a permission letter from Hugh Sisson and Sons for colored press to attend the Monument dedication; as well as letters advising Casey to study other structures and letters regarding salary increases.
Subseries C, Notes, 1878-1885, undated (#40.10-40.21, 40.26), contains letter drafts, memoranda, notes, calculations, sketches, project expenditures, work diaries, and printed articles on the foundation; soil and clay; marble and stone; obelisk; marble pyramdidion; roof; columns; buttresses; lightening rod; and other features of the Monument. The majority of the records are in pencil.
Subseries D, Reports, 1877-1895, undated (#40.24-40.25, 40.27-41.9), contains general drafts of reports; a draft report by William Davis; a report on the Monument dedication preparation; a published report prepared by the Joint Commission on the Supervision of the Completion of the Monument; as well as reports on the project; construction; the arch ribs; care and maintenance; lighting; filling in of the pond; ground plates; oscillation; thunder storms; and the Monument being struck by lightning. Reports on test results include the interior stability; weigh and pressure; foundation materials; and concrete used. Reports to the Auditor are comprised of reports from the comptroller to Casey regarding expenditures.
Subseries E, Foundation, 1878-1885, undated (#41.14-41.18), contains expenditures; estimates on strengthening the foundation; reports on the thickness of the walls; reports on the foundation (includes color sketches); and a report by George W. Davis.
Subseries F, Marble and stone, 1878-1887, undated (#41.19-41.24), contains reports on the strength of the stone and absorption of the stone; a list of stone cutters; a report on the memorial stones (includes list of donors); test result reports on the force needed to crush the stones, compression on the stone, and the gravity of the stone; estimates on the cost of stone cutters, coursed, completion of masonry, and inserting the memorial stones.
Subseries G, Papers of George W. Davis, 1879-1885, undated (#42.4-42.14), contains letters and memos between Davis (assistant to Casey) and Casey.
Subseries H, Papers of Bernard R. Green, 1882-1887 (#42.15-42.27), contains letters and memos between Green (assistant to Casey) and Casey; a majority of the letters offer insight on the day to day progress made on the Monument.
Subseries I, Other papers, 1850-1890, undated (#40.9, 40.22-40.23, 41.10-41.13, 41.25-41.26, 42.1-42.3, 42.28-42.30), contains records relating to calculations; estimates and expenditures; instruments issued; the Monument roof; receipts; notes; drawings; publications; letters regarding a conflict with the Washington Monument Society; a poem on the Monument; and a photograph of the Monument. The calculations contain information on weight; additions to the Monument; the draining of Babcock Lake; calculations from the corners of the templates to the face of the marble (includes rough sketches); and other general calculations. The estimates and expenditure include building costs; repairs to the green house; terracing; the cost of the obelisk; lighting; plastering; completion estimates; wages; and general project costs. Records regarding the roof include notes on the project, a sketch of the inscription for the apex, and estimates on materials and cutters. Publications include advertisements for Portland Cement and a guide book to Washington, D.C. The letters regarding the conflict with the Washington Monument Society relate to the Society's memorial stone and is comprised of letters from Horatio King. The drawings include prints of plan and sections showing work progress and a print of Bunker Hill (Boston, Massachusetts), which was used for comparison purposes (includes notes). Other items include receipts, a poem written about the Monument, and an 1881 photograph of the Monument.
See Boxes 118-122 for related material (scrapbooks and clippings)
Subseries J, Photographic material, 1846-1895, undated (#VF.1-FV.4, VF.x), contains various sketches, graphs, prints, photographs, drawings, etc.; relating to Casey's work on the Washington Monument. Such items include visual documentation on the obelisk, foundation, buttresses, plummet, oscillation, pyramidion, etc. Also included are the 45th Congressional proceedings, 2nd Session, regarding the Monument, clippings of the Congressional proceedings, sketches of Casey's tomb, a sketch of the plaque for Harry Weir Casey, and count Richard Ezdorf's material relating to the State, War and Navy Building. The subseries is arranged numerically by folder, and thereunder chronologically.
Series XXXIX, Professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): State, War and Navy Building, Washington, D.C., 1871-1889, undated (#43.1-46.42), contains professional correspondence; official reports; memoranda; drawings; notes; contracts; estimate and expenditure records; engineering calculations; financial accounts; printed material; etc.; relating to Casey's work on the State, War and Navy Building in Washington, D.C. A sizable portion of the series is comprised of Bernard R. Green's (assistant to Casey) correspondence and reports to Casey, which also contain commentary on other projects under Casey's direction. Green's documents are noted as being detailed, lively, and discursive, in contrast to the documents submitted by Green's deputy, E. Sutherland. The papers comprising this series were previously separated out from the larger collection of the Thomas Lincoln Casey's papers (now Series XXII), prior to the 2013-2014 grant project. The creation of an "artificial" project series was intended to better facilitate the needs of researchers. (Please note that not all papers relating to the State, War and Navy Building project may have been incorporated into Series XXXIX.) See Series XXXII, Series XXXVIII, and Series XL for related material. The series is arranged alphabetically by record type, and thereunder chronologically.
Items written in Casey's own hand
Series XL, Professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1888-1896, undated (#47.1-48.13), contains progress reports; financial records (includes estimates; proposals; expenditures; documents regarding materials and services; and related); a commission from the U.S. Treasury Department for the Library of Congress to oversee expenditures; employment records; Congressional recommendations for hiring (includes names of persons hired, turned down, and/ or dropped/ retained for service); a typescript of the "Law Relating to the Building of the Library of Congress;" lists of sculptures and other artisans; blueprints and sketches; photographs and photograph albums; clippings; and obituaries for Casey. The papers comprising this series were previously separated out from the larger collection of the Thomas Lincoln Casey's papers (now Series XXII), prior to the 2013-2014 grant project. The creation of an "artificial" project series was intended to better facilitate the needs of researchers (Please note that not all papers relating to the Monument project may have been incorporated into Series XL.) See Series XXXII, Series XXXVIII, and Series XXXIX for related material. The series is arranged alphabetically by record type, then by topic and/or chronologically. The progress reports are comprised of letters to Casey from superintendent engineer Bernard R. Green, superintendent engineer. The 1889 reports include an annulled contract for furnishing broken stone. The 1890 reports includes a letter from Green referring to the laying of the cornerstone with little fanfare and noting that architect Pelz was absent. The 1891 August reports comment on the deteriorating physical and mental health of Pelz; the arrival of large quantities of material; plans for the roof ventilation; stone from Hallowell, Maine; and Pelz's plans for arrangement of the dentils in the window pediments. The 1891 September reports comment on Pelz's return to the project and Pelz's improved health. The 1892 reports discuss progress on octagon bookstacks, the "Marble Question," and a dispute between two men named Batterson, father and son; the two letters regarding the Batterson matter are from Green or Green's deputy, E. Sutherland. The 1893 reports discuss gilding the dome and the esthetic effects of the bright versus painted surfaces; granite capitals; the use of foreign rather than domestic marble in the Congressional Library; and Green's visits with Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940) regarding hall designs. The 1883 reports discuss work progress; the arrival of Bissell's bronze statue of Kent from [? Burran] Brothers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; pending meetings with Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940) in New York City, New York; an on-site accident involving a boy falling through the skylight scaffold; and other related work such as flooring, tiling, woodwork, mosaics, the main stairway, statues and ornaments, etc.; the reports are sent by both Green or Sutherland. The lists of sculptors and other artisans are undated and may have been compiled after 1895. The lists are typescript manuscripts with annotations, which provide the location of each piece of work, date of offer, subject matter, date of acceptance, date of order, amount paid, and date of acceptance of sketches with remarks. Also included with the lists are minutes of a meeting with Casey, St. Gaudens, J.Q. Ward, and O.L. Warner; the meeting was held on January 26, 1894. The annotated blueprints are of archways, ornaments, and the main entrance porch. The sketches include an unsigned "Clock for 2nd Tier Alcove, Reading Room," and plans for window openings, the main entrance doors, curbs, and a roadway. Photographic material includes a grouping of ten mounted photographs: Reading Room, Stairway, Grand Stair Hall, History Mantel, Bronze Door, and the Pavilion of the Arts and Sciences. Most of the photographs are inscribed on the left: Smithmeyer and Pelz, Architects and on the right: Edw. Pearce Casey, Architect. Some of the photographs also have numbers applied to the mat with an adhesive. A photograph album containing approximately fifty cyanotype views, plus some sepia or albumen prints (bound with clippings regarding the building and appearance of the Library of Congress building) are also included in the series. The album depicts the sculptural and painted ornamentation of the Library of Congress Building as originally planned and/or altered in 1894 and 1895; most are annotated in red. Note: In March of 1991, John Hackett from the office of the Architect of the Capitol found the signature of Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940) throughout the album. Based on Hackett's extensive knowledge regarding the construction of the Library of Congress, Hackett believes that the album belongs to Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940) and not to Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896). The appended clippings, regarding the Library of Congress Building, may indicate that Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940) was hired to carry out the interior design of the Building following Edward's graduation from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1892 and in response to architect Pelz's apparent "mental breakdown." See #47.4 (Progress reports: August-September, 1892) for related material. Note: See #122.1-122.2 for related material [scrapbooks of Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940)].
See Box 108 for related material (obituaries and biographical material)
Series XLI, Professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): Casey/ Hayes correspondence, 1877-1889, undated, (#49.1-49.5), contains correspondence sent and received by Casey from the First Family while Casey was stationed in Washington, D.C. The primary senders/recipients of the correspondence include President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893; president, 1877-1881); First Lady Lucy (Webb) Hayes (1831-1889); Webb Hayes (1856-1934), son of Rutherford B. and Lucy Hayes; and Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896). The majority of the letters focus on Casey acting as liaison for the Hayes family, while the First Family engaged in purchasing Haviland China for the White House from the Haviland China Company. Casey also interceded on behalf of the First Family for additional White House purchases (including a piano) and repairs. The correspondence between Casey and the Hayes family continued after the end of the Hayes administration. Other correspondence include invitations to dinner; an invitation to a statue unveiling in Ohio; workmen requests; flowers sent to Lucy Hayes; thank you notes; payment requests; Hayes family life in Ohio; and a condolence letter regarding the death of Lucy Hayes. Also included in the series is an article regarding the misuse of funds by Hayes, while in Office and Casey's response letter to the Congressional investigation; a clipping relating to the purchase of a piano for the White House; and guest lists, seating arrangement charts, and place cards for White House dinner parties. The series is arranged numerically by folder, then alphabetically by record type and/or thereunder chronologically.
Contents re: salad and oyster dish; plans for new china closet near State Dining Room
Contents re: dinner set; limiting spending to $3,000; showing the letter to no one; keeping Hayes' name off of the order; avoid publicity about order
Contents, "Make no arrangement until you get my letter."
Contents re: china order; making every effort to carry out Hayes' wishes
Contents re: costs of design change for state dinner set
Contents re: Casey write a letter denying Hayes' involvement in questionable expenditures during term in office
Contents re: response to Hayes' June 10, 1881 letter asserting that all expenditures for furniture and repairs of the Executive Mansion and greenhouse during the Hayes administration were proper
Contents re: completion of china design; cost higher than anticipated; number of additional pieces
Discusses possible congressional investigation into expenditure of executive "contingent fund" and "furniture repair fund" by Hayes while in office.
Contains invitations for Casey to dine with Hayes at the Executive Mansion; requests for Casey to employ workmen; request for White House gardener to send roses to Lucy Hayes; invitation for Casey to attend statue unveiling in Ohio; and form letter with personal note to Casey acknowledging token of sympathy sent upon the death of Lucy Hayes.
Contains 1877 note from workman re: emergency work done on Executive Mansion and 1889 letter from Casey to Rutherford B. Hayes declining invitation to attend statue unveiling due to allergies.
Contains material relating to White House dinners such as guest lists, seating arrangements, and place cards. Also includes candles orders, list of plants for White House greenhouse, and a list of dishes presumably for the White House.
Contents re: thanking Casey for orchid; plans to purchase a wagon.
Discusses settling into home in Ohio; children's activities; invitation for Casey to visit.
Contents re: receiving sheets and towels; intentions to purchase new rug for State Dining Room.
Contents re: expecting the Casey's for dinner.
Contents re: piano purchased from Smith for private White House dining room; includes clipping from Christian Advocate.
Notecard requesting payment of bill for comforter.
Contents re: plans for outing.