M. F. Force papers, circa 1775-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899
Title
M. F. Force papers
Dates
circa 1775-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.30 cubic feet (8 boxes) plus 16 reels of microfilm
Collection Number
4235
Summary
Personal papers and correspondences of Manning, a lawyer, judge, Army officer, archaeologist, and historian
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Manning Ferguson Force, soldier, jurist, author, was born in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 1824, to Peter and Hannah Force. Peter Force was a printer, historian, archivist, and the mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1836 to 1840.

Manning Force attended Benjamin Hallowell’s boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia, and then went on to Harvard University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in 1845 and his law degree in 1848. Following his admission to the bar, Force moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he practiced law in the firm of Walker, Kebler & Force. It was there, in 1850, that Force joined the Literary Club of Cincinnati, where he began a long, close friendship with Rutherford B. Hayes (LaFantasie, 2012).

Force practiced law in Cincinnati until the Civil War began, when he entered volunteer service in May 1861 as a major in the 20th Ohio Regiment. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in September 1861 and Colonel in May 1862. He took part in the capture of Fort Donelson; the battle of Pittsburg Landing; and General Grant’s 1862-1863 campaign in southwest Tennessee and northern Mississippi. He was with General Sherman during the siege of Vicksburg and in August 1863 he was appointed Brigadier-General. He suffered a near-fatal wound in July 1864 during the Battle of Atlanta, when he was hit in the face by a minié ball. He recovered at his family’s home in Washington, and was brevetted Major General for his wounds. Force resumed his command in October 1864, going on to lead a brigade in General Sherman’s March to the Sea as well as a division through the Carolinas.

Following the war, Force served as the military commander of the District of Mississippi until he was discharged in January 1866. Eschewing the rank of colonel and further military service, Force returned to Cincinnati, where he served as the elected judge of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court from 1866 to 1877 (Force, 1999). In 1876, he won the support of the Republican Party for a bid at a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but was defeated in the election. Force was elected to the Superior Court of Cincinnati in 1877 and remained in that position until retiring in 1888. He also taught equity and criminal law at the Cincinnati Law School from 1878 to 1888.

On May 13, 1874, Force married Frances Dabney Horton of Pomeroy, Ohio. Their son Horton Caumont Force was born on December 20, 1878. Force served as the Commandant of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky, Ohio, until his death on May 8, 1899.

Force was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1892 for his military service and valor during the Battle of Atlanta. Force wrote many papers and books on subjects including prehistoric Native Americans, legal work, and the Civil War. From his father, Peter Force, Force gained a strong interest in historical and archaeological studies. He was the author of Pre-Historic Man, Darwinism and the Mound Builders (1873); From Fort Henry to Corinth (1881); and pamphlets on the history of American Indians, the Civil War, and Amerigo Vespucci. In addition to these works, he edited the eighth edition of Introduction to Criminal Law and the third edition of Introduction to American Law. At the time of his death, he was at work on General Sherman, which was published in 1899.

Force’s father, Peter Force, sold his personal library of American newspapers, manuscripts, maps, and other documents to the Library of Congress in 1867, thus greatly expanding that organization's collection of early American legal and cultural artifacts. William Q. Force, Peter’s son and Manning’s older brother, donated his personal papers to the Library of Congress in 1875.

LaFantasie, G. W. (2012). The Hero of Atlanta. MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, 22-25.

Marszalek, John F. (1999). Force, Manning Ferguson. In American National Biography. (Vol. 8, pp. 216- 217). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence with friends and relatives, 1836-1891; college journal; military documents, including material on Fitz John Porter case, general orders, troop movement, battle reports, death lists, company rolls; and writings by Force regarding his activities as officer, 20th Ohio Regiment, in Civil War; his participation in campaigns with General Grant, 1862-1863, and General Sherman during siege of Vicksburg and march from Atlanta to Savannah, 1865; and his career as judge in Ohio, 1866, 1878-1887.

The second accession contains materials related to the life of General Manning F. Force. The General Force papers primarily include correspondence (including notes from his lifelong friend, President Rutherford B. Hayes), as well as his writings and ephemera.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 4235-001, M. F. Force papers, 1836-1891
  • Accession No. 4235-002, M. F. Force papers, circa 1839-1899

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 4235-001: M. F. Force papers, 1836-1891Return to Top

2.87 cubic feet (7 boxes) plus 16 reels of microfilm

Scope and Content: Correspondence with friends and relatives, 1836-91; college journal; military documents, including material on Fitz John Porter case, general orders, troop movement, battle reports, death lists, company rolls; and writings by Force regarding his activities as officer, 20th Ohio Regiment, in Civil War; his participation in campaigns with General Grant, 1862-1863, and General Sherman during siege of Vicksburg and march from Atlanta to Savannah, 1865; and his career as judge in Ohio, 1866, 1878-1887.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Horton C. Force, 12/1/1920.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series 1: Correspondence
1835-1852
Outgoing
General
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 4235-001
Undated
undated
1/2 4235-001
1835-1842
1835-1842
Harvard years
Scope and Content: Family letters written while at Harvard .
1843-1848
Box/Folder Accession
1/3 4235-001
1843 (January to April)
1843
1/4 4235-001
1843 (May to June)
1843
1/5 4235-001
1843 (July to December)
1843
1/6 4235-001
1844 (January to April)
1844
1/7 4235-001
1844 (May to August)
1844
1/8 4235-001
1844 (September to December)
1844
1/9 4235-001
1845 (January to April)
1845
1/10 4235-001
1845 (May to June)
1845
1/11 4235-001
1845 (July to November)
1845
1/12 4235-001
1846 (February to September)
1846
1/13 4235-001
1846 (October to December)
1846
1/14 4235-001
1847 (January to April)
1847
1/15 4235-001
1847 (May to August)
1847
1/16 4235-001
1847 (September to December)
1847
1/17 4235-001
1848 (January to July)
1848
Cincinnati years
Scope and Content: Personal letters, mostly to family.
1849-1860, 1867-1882
Box/Folder Accession
1/18 4235-001
1849 (January to May)
1849
1/19 4235-001
1849 (June to November)
1849
1/20 4235-001
1850
1850
1/21 4235-001
1851 (January to June)
1851
1/22 4235-001
1851 (July to December)
1851
1/23 4235-001
1852
1852
2/1 4235-001
1853
1853
2/2 4235-001
1854
1854
2/3 4235-001
1855
1855
2/4 4235-001
1856
1856
2/5 4235-001
1857
1857
2/6 4235-001
1858
1858
2/7 4235-001
1859
1859
2/8 4235-001
1860
1860
2/24 4235-001
1867
1867
2/25 4235-001
1872-1879
1872-1879
2/26 4235-001
1880-1882
1880-1882
Civil War years
1861-1865
Box/Folder Accession
2/9 4235-001
1861
1861
2/10 4235-001
1862 (January to May)
1862
2/11 4235-001
1862 (June to July)
1862
2/12 4235-001
1862 (August)
1862
2/13 4235-001
1862 (September to December)
1862
2/14 4235-001
1863 (January to March)
1863
2/15 4235-001
1863 (April to July)
1863
2/16 4235-001
1863 (August to October)
1863
2/17 4235-001
1863 (November to December)
1863
2/18 4235-001
1864 (January to April)
1864
2/19 4235-001
1864 (May to September)
1864
2/20 4235-001
1864 (October to December)
1864
2/21 4235-001
1865 (January to March 11)
1865
2/22 4235-001
1865 (March 12 to April)
1865
2/23 4235-001
1865 (May to December)
1865
Box/Folder Accession
3/1-14 4235-001
Military
1861-1867
Incoming
Box/Folder Accession
4/1 4235-001
Unidentified letters
1844-1861
4/2 4235-001
Letters to which Force is not directly a party
1874-1877
4/3 4235-001
Abbott - Anderson
1842-1873
4/4 4235-001
Aulick
1846-1849
4/5 4235-001
Bancroft - Blair
1843-1874
4/6 4235-001
Bowen
1849-1851
4/7 4235-001
Breckinridge - Bull
1858-1868
4/8 4235-001
Carr - Clarke
1860-1881
4/9 4235-001
Congres International des Americanistes
1876-1886
4/10 4235-001
Cox
1866
4/11 4235-001
Dawes - Dwight
1845-1891
4/12 4235-001
Eliot - Epperson
1850-1865
4/13 4235-001
Everett
1846-1848
4/14 4235-001
Foote
1860-1861
4/15-16 4235-001
Force, Charles Fairchild
1842-1874
4/17 4235-001
Force, C.F.M.
1842
4/18 4235-001
Force, Edward L.
1842-1862
4/19 4235-001
Force, Elizabeth A.
1850-1852
4/20 4235-001
Force, Elizabeth L. & Force, Hannah
1843-1848
4/21 4235-001
Force, Henry
1843-1868
4/22 4235-001
Force, Marian
1851-1859
5/1 4235-001
Force, Mary
1842-1860
5/2-4 4235-001
Force, Peter
1836-1867
5/5 4235-001
Force, Samuel
1842-1856
5/6-7 4235-001
Force, Wm. Q.
1842-1861
5/8 4235-001
Garfeley - Greenough
1879-1888
5/9 4235-001
Guild, C.E.
1845-1859
5/10 4235-001
Hallowell, Benjamin
1841-1861
5/11 4235-001
Hallowell, H.C. - Hamstreet
1865-1877
5/12 4235-001
Hayes, R.B.
1865
5/13 4235-001
Hickenlooper - Howard Natural History Society
1846-1882
5/14 4235-001
"Independent Guthrie Grays"
1856-1861
5/15 4235-001
Irving, Washington
1853
5/16 4235-001
Jackson - Jones
1865-1886
5/17 4235-001
Jones, W.H.
1847-1857
5/18 4235-001
Kebler, Lucy; Kimball, John Cone
undated
5/19 4235-001
Leaman - Longwell
1862-1884
5/20 4235-001
McCracken, W.W. - Mercantile Library Association
1841-1881
5/21 4235-001
National Institute for the Promotion of Science - Norton, C.E.
1848-1879
5/22 4235-001
Palmer - Platt
1853-1884
5/23 4235-001
Pope, John
1875-1879
5/24 4235-001
Porter, Fitz-John
1881-1882
5/25 4235-001
Porter, P.S.
1848-1869
5/26 4235-001
Potter - Pullen
1849-1888
5/27 4235-001
Quincy, E.S.
1849-1864
5/28 4235-001
Quincy, Josiah
1848-1860
5/29 4235-001
Rawlins, John A. - Runyan, T.B.
1848-1886
5/30 4235-001
Salisbury - Smithsonian
1849-1881
5/31 4235-001
Snyworth - Swayne
1852-1866
5/32 4235-001
T - Wells
1850-1873
5/33 4235-001
Whittlesy, Charles
1841-1874
5/34 4235-001
Williamson - Yorke
1866-1873
5/35 4235-001
Letters to Peter Force re Manning, F.
1853-1863
item
Series 2
Journals
Scope and Content: Personal diary. Also contains transcriptions of outgoing correspondence.
Box/Folder Accession
3 4235-001
Civil War journal, volume 1
1861-1864
4 4235-001
Civil War journal, volume 2
1864-1866
Series 3: College Journal
Scope and Content: Force's personal diary while at Harvard.
Box/Folder Accession
6/1 4235-001
1842
1842
6/2 4235-001
1843 (January to June)
1843
6/3 4235-001
July 1843 - 1844
1843-1844
Series 4: Class notes and papers
Box/Folder Accession
6/4 4235-001
Class record, Harvard, 1842-1845
Scope and Content: Term bills for Force's Harvard tuition.
1842-1842
6/5 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Includes receipts for various of Force's expenses, including wine, flowers, and shipping freight. Also includes Force's stock certificates in the Miami Valley Railroad Company.
1846-1879
6/6 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Poems, essays, and stories of unknown authorship and date.
undated
6/7 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Force's notes on philosophy, politics, Decoration Day, and Native American anthropology, including an account of an 1872 trip with Judge Cox to view Native American burial mounds in Little Miami Valley.
undated
6/8 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on Scandinavian theology, Native American burial mounds, and Ancient Rome (some of these in Latin).
undated
6/9 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on the retirement of Josiah Quincy from the presidency of Harvard University. Invitation to the Congres International des Americanistes, held in 1881 in Madrid. Notes on poetry and politics, some in French.
undated
6/10 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Poems and songs related to Force's clubs and military service. Includes the Order of Exercises for Harvard's Class Day, 1848; a song for the Cincinnatti Literary Club's Ninth Anniversary; a Spanish song for the pianoforte; two poems by Frank Greenwood; a song from the anniversary supper of the Hasty Pudding Club, 1845; and a song dedicated to the veterans of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1845-1848
6/11 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Order of Exercises for Harvard's Class Day, 1845; an astronomical drawing, 1838; two poems by Frank Greenwood; A notice and marks from Force's studies at the Alexandria Boarding School, 1836.
1836-1845
6/12 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: A poem of unknown origin and date; a declaration of a Sons of Temperance Society of Washington, D.C.; a notice of the Law School of Cincinnati College.
undated
6/13 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on anthropology, politics, and poetry.
undated
6/14 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on anthropology, politics, and poetry.
undated
6/15 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes for a legal case.
undated
6/16 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on English history, Norman laws, and William the Conqueror.
undated
6/17 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on English, French, and Ancient Roman history and laws.
undated
6/18 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on English history and law. An excerpt from Force's article in the Western Law Journal, April 1851 entitled "The Beginning of the Common-Law."
undated
6/19 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on English history and law.
undated
6/20 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes for two speeches on Pope Leo X and post-war peace.
undated
6/21 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on the history of law.
undated
6/22 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Notes on the search for the Northwest passage.
undated
6/23 4235-001
Notes
Scope and Content: Autobiographical notes written by Force while at Harvard; Notes on Force family history, including a transcription from the Force family Bible.
undated
Box/Folder Accession
6/24 4235-001
Series 5: Published writings
Scope and Content: Three titles: "Marching Across Carolina"(1883); "Personal Recollections of the Vicksburg Campaign" (1885); "Pre-Historic Man, Darwinism and Deity, The Mound Builders," autographed by Force (1873).
1873-1885
6/25 4235-001
Series 6: Memorabilia
Scope and Content: Includes: "Note to Force during the Battle of Bolivar, TN, 1862"; "Invitation to Memoria of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Residence, Springfield, IL, April 14, 1885" (two pieces); "Glimpses of Portsmouth (NH) souvenir photo book"; "Burnet House Menu, Cincinnati, OH, December, 1855"; "Revere House Bill of Fare, Boston, MA, August 1848"; "Bill of Fare, Boston, MA, March 1847"
1847-1885
Series 7: Military documents
Box/Folder Accession
7/1 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Includes "List of Casualties of the 20th Regiment Ohio Volunteers Infantry Non-Veterans and Veterans"
1865
7/2 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Includes hand-drawn field maps of troop positions, several from Vicksburg, TN
1863
7/3 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Company rolls and list of commissioned officers.
undated
7/4 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Includes company roll documents and list of commissioned officers of the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1862-1865
7/5 4235-001
Reports of battles by various units other than Force's
1861-1865
7/6 4235-001
General orders (printed) HQ, Dept. of Ohio, mainly, 1861-1862
1861-1862
7/7 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Includes "List of Indian Relics contributed by 1st Brigade, 1st Div. 4th Corps,"and a list of the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry taken prisoner at Atlanta. Also includes the following letter, "June 18, 1864 Letter," probably written immediately before or during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain: " June the 18th /64 To any Person that reads this good advice to the Yankee you had better not venture too for at least you will be taken in n out of the wet we will have our Independence on this hill and see it batterd level to the ground. Gen. Johnson said he had the dead wood on the Yankeys and he was a going to stick the fire to it when the wither got dry enough for it to burn. [Then] the yankees will moan and grown for their lives. Yours truly I Remain [the Corp.]
1861-1862
7/8 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Receipts of payments made by Force
1864-1866
7/9 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Force's sick leave form, with description of his wound received at Atlanta. Also includes documents relevant to John Pope, the Second Battle of Bull Run, and the Fitz John Porter case.
1863-1879
7/10-17 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Reports of the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, detailing the supplies, arms, and ammunition of the regiment.
1861-1866
7/18 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Reports of present and non-present forces of officers and enlisted men.
1865
7/19 4235-001
Military documents
Scope and Content: Lists of men killed, wounded, or taken prisoner, 1862-1864.
1862-1864
Series 8: Papers concerning General Fitz John Porter case
1864-1884
Box/Folder Accession
7/20 4235-001
Correspondence 1869-1878
Scope and Content: Copies of letters pertaining to the Porter case and court-martial, as well as the events of the Second Battle of Bull Run, written by William T. Sherman, John Pope, and various witnesses.
1869-1878
7/21 4235-001
Correspondence 1879
Scope and Content: Copies of War Department correspondence relating to the Porter case.
1879-1880
7/22 4235-001
Correspondence 1880
Scope and Content: Copies of two letters written by Porter to General James McQuade and General J.D. Cox. Copy of a letter from Cox to General James Garfield, reviewing the report of the Schofield Board.
1880
7/23 4235-001
Speeches 1864-1884
Scope and Content: Speeches given to Congress and the Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac pertaining to the Porter case.
1864-1884
7/24 4235-001
Reports 1880
Scope and Content: A report to the Senate and its accompanying bill S. 1139 and its amendments, as well as H.R. 3764, all of which aim for the annulment of Porter's court-martial.
1880
7/25 4235-001
Notes and summaries
Scope and Content: Synopsis of the Report of the Schofield Board; summaries of Porter's case; copies of McClellan's Dispatches during the Second Battle of Bull Run.
1880
7/26 4235-001
Ephemera
7/26a 4235-001
Duplicates
Series 9: Peter Force, collector
Box/Folder Accession
7/27 4235-001
General
Scope and Content: Copy of a 1792 letter from George Washington to James Madison; a 1790 letter to Colonel Charles Simms from Edmund Randolph, the first U.S. Attorney General and second Secretary of State; an 1805 letter to Simms from John Wickham; an 1804 letter from Bushrod Washington, nephew to George Washington, at Mount Vernon.
1790-1805
7/28 4235-001
General
Scope and Content: Copies of letters written by John Fitch, inventor.
1785-1811
Series 10: Wm. Q. Force, diary and letter
Box/Folder Accession
7/29 4235-001
Diary 1857
Scope and Content: Diary of William Force from August 1857 to February 1858.
1857-1858
7/30 4235-001
Letter from H.L. Scott
1844

Accession No. 4235-002: M. F. Force papers, circa 1775-1940Return to Top

0.43 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence with friends and relatives, 1843-1899; writings and speeches, including Force's handwritten history of his military service; and papers concerning the military career and life of his good friend and brother-in-law General John Pope. The bulk of the materials in this accession are from the post-Civil War years.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Dr. Richard S. Koch, 2014-05-16.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series 1: Writings and speeches
Scope and Content: Among Force's writings are four speeches given by Force to the Literary Club of Cincinnati and possibly other organizations, all detailing his travels in the western and southwestern United States.
1868-1882
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 4235-002
Military history of Manning Ferguson Force
Scope and Content: Handwritten manuscript by Force detailing his wartime dates of appointment, personal staff, service on courts martial, and leaves of absence. The bulk of this document is Force's account of battles, troop movements, camp conditions, and military communication, all written in the third person.
undated
1/2 4235-002
Publications
Scope and Content: Two pieces by Force: "Some Early Notices of the Indians of Ohio" and "Response of Judge M.F. Force to the toast, 'The Army and Navy,' at the Grant Banquet in Cincinnati, December 11, 1879."
1879
1/3 4235-002
Speech: "A trip to Colorado"
1868
1/4 4235-002
Speech: "A summer trip"
1872
1/5 4235-002
Speech: "To Santa Fe"
1876
1/6 4235-002
Speech: "A summer ramble"
1882
Series 2: Correspondence, incoming
1843-1899
Box/Folder Accession
1/7 4235-002
Aubery, William - Bliss, Eugene F.
Scope and Content:
1876-1892
1/7 4235-002
Aubery, William - Bliss, Eugene F.
Scope and Content: Letters from: William Aubery (1876); Mrs. J.D. Beckwith (1897); and Eugene F. Bliss (1892)
1876-1892
1/8 4235-002
Bowen, F.D. - Comfort, A. Ivins
Scope and Content: Letters from F.D. Bowen (undated) and A. Ivins Comfort (1874).
1874
1/9 4235-002
Cox, Joseph et al. - Dayton, L.M.
Scope and Content: Letters from Joseph Cox, William H. Taft et al. (1889) and L.M. Dayton (1886).
1886-1889
1/10 4235-002
Force, Anna N. - Force, Henry
Scope and Content: Letters from: Anna N. Force (1895); D.W. Force (1899); Edward Force (1852-1853); Henry Force (1853).
1852-1899
1/11 4235-002
Force, Peter - Force, Dr. J.F.
Scope and Content: Letters from Peter Force (1853-1866) and Dr. J.F. Force (1892-1895).
1892-1895
1/12 4235-002
Force, Samuel - Force, William Q.
Scope and Content: Letters from Samuel Force (1847-1853) and William Q. Force (1853-1872).
1847-1872
1/13 4235-002
Godkin, Edwin L. and Fanny Godkin
Scope and Content: Letters from Edwin L. Godkin with an enclosure from Fanny Godkin.
1870-1876
1/14 4235-002
Gresham, William Q.
1871-1883
1/15 4235-002
Hamilton, Schuyler - Hayes, Rutherford B.
Scope and Content: Letters from Schuyler Hamilton (1871); Judson Harmon (1884); and Rutherford B. Hayes (1889).
1871-1889
1/16 4235-002
Hazen, W.B. - Jones, W.H.
Scope and Content: Letters from W.B. Hazen (1871-1875); William Hemstreet (1892); and W.H. Jones (1852-1870).
1852-1892
1/17 4235-002
Leggett, M.D.
1867-1872
1/18 4235-002
McCauley, C.A.H. - Norton, Charles Eliot
Scope and Content: Letters from C.A.H. McCauley, including an arrowhead (1878-1879); General George Meade (1871); Anne Morison (1887); and Charles Eliot Norton (1853).
1853-1887
1/19 4235-002
Noyes, Edward Follansbee - Pedrick, William
Scope and Content: Letters from Edward Follansbee Noyes (undated); H.D. Peck (1886); and William Pedrick (1899).
1886-1899
1/20 4235-002
Pope, John
1871-1886
1/21 4235-002
Porter, Mary L. - Raymond, B.
Scope and Content: Letters from Mary L. Porter (1853); Peter A. Porter (1853-1892); and B. Raymond (1883).
1853-1892
1/22 4235-002
Sherman, William T.
1865-1876
1/23 4235-002
Smith, T.C.H. - Soule, N.E.
Scope and Content: Letters from T.C.H. Smith (1877); J.E. Smith (1876); and N.E. Soule (1878-1891).
1876-1891
1/24 4235-002
Stanley, John Mix - Williams, W.S.
Scope and Content: Letters from John Mix Stanley (1872); Martha Whitaker (1898); and W.S. Williams (1896).
1872-1896
Series 3: Correspondence, outgoing
1843-1882
Box/Folder Accession
1/25 4235-002
Force, Frances
1876
1/26 4235-002
Force, Frances
1882
1/27 4235-002
Force, Peter
1843
1/28 4235-002
Sherman, General William T.
1871
1/29 4235-002
Walker, Judge James Bryant
1868
Series 4: Correspondence
1846-1891
Box/Folder Accession
1/30 4235-002
Invitations and notices
Scope and Content: Invitation to the Naval Ball (1846); Invitations to the weddings of Nellie Grant (1874) and Maria Sherman (1874); a funeral card for Maritta Wetts Leggett (1876); invitation to a concert for John Pope (1879); invitation to call on President Arthur (1882); two notices of Cincinnati executions (1884); invitation to the unveiling of the Buffalo, NY statue of Red Jacket (1891).
1846-1891
1/31 4235-002
Letters of introduction
Scope and Content: Letters of introduction written for Force by: William T. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, John Pope, and John C. Breckinridge.
1869-1891
Box/Folder Accession
1/32 4235-002
Series 5: Family documents
Scope and Content: Includes: two copies of letters between Peter Force and the mayor of St. Louis (1839); a printed portrait of Peter Force; a handwritten poem by L.P. Hill entitled "On the death of Georgiana," possibly written upon the death of Force's niece Georgiana Lyons Force (1868); an address to the New York Historical Society about Peter Force (1868); genealogical notes written by Force's son Horton Caumont Force (1899).
1839-1899
1/33 4235-002
Series 6: Papers concerning General John Pope
Scope and Content: Includes: military communication and orders pertaining to the Fitz John Porter case (1874-1885); a copy of a letter from Louis Philippe d'Orleans (1876); a letter to Pope from T.E. Wilcox (1877); Force's pamphlet on Pope's life and career (undated).
1876-1885
1/34-35 4235-002
Duplicates
1865-1883

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Subject Terms

  • Judges--Ohio--19th century

Personal Names

  • Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899--Archives
  • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
  • Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
  • Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Corporate Names

  • United States. Army--Officers--Archives
  • United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865)

Geographical Names

  • Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
  • Savannah (Ga.)--History-- Siege, 1864
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)