Henry Muhlenberg Hiester papers, 1807-1928 (bulk 1872-1919) and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Hiester, Henry Muhlenberg, ca. 1850-1916
- Abstract:
- Lawyer of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Correspondence, personal, and business papers of Henry Muhlenberg Hiester and sister Maria C. M. Hiester. Contains much genealogical information. Also includes the correspondence of Dr. Joseph M. Hiester and letters from H. W. Freedley concerning his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. There are a number of account books for various milling operations run by the Hiester family, including Millmont Mills, Montgomery Mills, Hiester and Hain, and Hiester and Shippen.
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet
3,978 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00539
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, personal, and business papers of Henry Muhlenberg Hiester and sister Maria C. M. Hiester. Contains much genealogical information. Also includes the correspondence of Dr. Joseph M. Hiester and letters from H. W. Freedley concerning his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. There are a number of account books for various milling operations run by the Hiester family, including Millmont Mills, Montgomery Mills, Hiester and Hain, and Hiester and Shippen.
- Acquisition information:
- The Henry Muhlenberg Hiester Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1948.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 48-490
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- Subjects:
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
Industries -- Pennsylvania
Flour mills -- Pennsylvania - Names:
- Millmont Mills (Mercersburg, Pa.)
Montgomery Mills (Mercersburg, Pa.)
Hiester and Hain (Mercersburg, Pa.)
Hiester and Shippen (Mercersburg, Pa.)
United States. Army -- Military life
Hiester, Henry Muhlenberg, ca. 1850-1916
Hiester, Henry Muhlenberg, ca. 1850-1916
Freedley, H. W. - Places:
- Mercersburg (Pa.) -- Commerce
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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