Scope and content Letters and a journal written by Eugene C. Belden (1844-1864), including accounts of his Civil War service with the 137th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Other items pertain to militia service of other family members in New York and Massachusetts; William Franklin Belden's work as Justice of the Peace in Richford, New York (1866-1885); miscellaneous genealogical material; and papers of or about Ira and William Belden. Also, auction catalog of early American furnishings at Belden Estate,...

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Letters and clippings concerning the building of boats by Seabury Belden, on family members Edwin C. and Edwin S. Belden, in Hartford, Connecticut; also, a letter by Henry Barnes concerning 1848 election politics, and Troy (N.Y.) railroads.