AHJ_ah00308 Inventory of the John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement Papers, 1837-1928 (bulk 1861-1869) Casement (John Stephen and Frances Jennings) Papers Processed by D.C. Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center

American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 E-mail:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

2005; 2010; 2016

University of Wyoming

Finding aid encoded by D.C. Thompson September 2005 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Casement, John Stephen, 1829-1909 Casement, Frances Jennings, 1840-1928 John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement papers 1837-1928 1861-1869 00308 0.95 cubic ft. (4 containers) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Letters exchanged between Civil War leader and Union Pacific Railroad builder John Stephen Casement and his wife, Frances, along with miscellaneous business records, news clippings, photographs, and stereocards. Biography of John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement

John S. Casement (1829-1909) was born in New York and came to Ohio in 1850 to work as a railroad construction foreman. He met Frances Jennings (1840-1928) while working near Painesville, Ohio, and they were married in 1857. In 1861 John Casement joined the Union Army as major of the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to colonel of the 103rd Ohio Volunteers after the Battle of Winchester (1862). He was engaged in the Atlanta Campaign during 1864 and was given the brevet rank of brigadier general in 1865. After service in the Civil War, Casement, along with his brother Daniel, obtained a contract to perform tracklaying and grading for the Union Pacific's transcontinental line. The work lasted from 1866 to 1869. John Casement was later involved in a number of other business ventures.

Frances Jennings Casement was born into an Ohio abolitionist family. After her marriage she maintained the family's home in Painsville, Ohio, and raised the couple's three sons. While on a visit in Wyoming in 1870, she met Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and became interested in women's suffrage. She organized the Equal Rights Organization of Painesville in 1883 and was honored as a pioneer in the women's suffrage movement in 1920 by the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Scope and Content

The John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement papers primarily consist of the correspondence between the couple during and after the Civil War, including the time J.S. Casement and his brother, Daniel, were constructing the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha, Nebraska, to Promontory Point, Utah. Frances tells of home life, family and friends. J.S. Casement writes of his difficulties in obtaining supplies and gives his opinion of business associates. There are also business records, petitions relating to the creation of Wyoming Territory, and printed materials.

Photographs include a copy of the wedding photograph of J.S. and Frances Casement and stereo cards of scenes along the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines.

Access Restrictions

Original material requires archivists' permission for access. Copies and transcripts are available for research use.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Related Materials

There are other Frances Jennings Casement papers at the Lake County Historical Society, Painesville, Ohio. Further John S. Casement papers are at the Library of Congress.

Acquisition Information

The Casement papers were received from Mary Casement Furlong in several shipments in 1962-1963. Mrs. Furlong was the daughter of Dan Dillon Casement, son of John S. Casement and his wife, Frances Jennings Casement.

Photocopies of original material owned by Jack E. Daniels were received from Daniels in 1986. Petitions relating to the Territory of Wyoming and associated correspondence were received from the Wyoming State Archives in 1998. Fourteen Civil War-era letters, 2 invitations, and a program were purchased from Michael Brown Rare Books in 2016.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by D.Claudia Thompson in July 1996, March 2010, and June 2016.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement Papers, Collection Number 00308, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~21~21.

Access Terms Union Pacific Railroad Company Railroad engineering -- West (U.S.) Painesville (Ohio) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Wyoming -- History, To 1889 Photographs Stereographs Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Railroads Military Social Life and Customs Home and Family Container List Series I. Correspondence Correspondence of J.S. and Frances Casement: Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence1858, 1863, 1865 Box 1 Folder 2 CorrespondenceMarch - April, 1866 Box 1 Folder 3 CorrespondenceNovember, 1866 - January, 1867 Box 1 Folder 4 CorrespondenceApril, June, October, 1867 Box 1 Folder 5 CorrespondenceJanuary - February, 1868 Box 1 Folder 6 CorrespondenceApril, 1868 Box 1 Folder 7 CorrespodnenceMay 1 - 10, 1868 Box 1 Folder 8 CorrespondenceMay 11 - 31, 1868 Box 1 Folder 9 CorrespondenceJune, 1868 Box 1 Folder 10 CorrespondenceJuly, 1868 Box 1 Folder 11 CorrespondenceAugust, 1868 Box 1 Folder 12 CorrespondenceSeptember, 1868 Box 1 Folder 13 CorrespondenceOctober, 1868 Box 1 Folder 14 CorrespondenceNovember - December, 1868 Box 1 Folder 15 CorrespondenceJanuary - March, 1869 Box 1 Folder 16 CorrespondenceApril - May, October, 1869 Box 1 Folder 17 Correspondence of J.S. Casement 1872-1873, 1879, undated Box 1 Folder 18 Envelopes 1867, 1879-1888, undated Series II. Business Records Box 1 Folder 19 Financial 1867-1878 Receipts and invoices, primarily of Casement Brothers to Union Pacific Railroad Company. Box 1 Folder 20 Legal 1866-1887 Copy of agreement between Casement Brothers and Sidney Dillon; land deeds; mining deed. Box 1 Folder 21 Petitions to Establish Wyoming Territory 1867, undated Box 1 Folder 22 Political undated Resolutions signed by J.S. Casement and others. Series III. Printed Material Box 1 Folder 23 Invitations, newspaper clippings, pamphlet, railroad pass, visiting card, 1858-1928 Obituaries of J.S. and D.T. Casement; biographical material of Frances J. Casement; UPRR pass of Dan Dillon Casement; visiting card of J.S. Casement. 3 Map of Eastern Nebraska 1878 Showing Main Lines of Railroad Leading to Nebraska; published by Davis & Snyder; 2 copies. Series IV. Photographs Box 1 Folder 24 People and Places 1857, undated Copy from daguerrotype of wedding photograph of J.S. and Frances Casement; group of officers; unidentified child; Painesville, Ohio; Ashland, Oregon (?). Box 2 Items 1-14 Stereocards: Carbutt, J., Union Pacific Railroad, Excursion to the 100th Meridian Oct. 1866 Box 2 Items 15-45 Stereocards: Hart, Alfred A., Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (Central Pacific Railroad, California/Nevada) undated Box 2Items 46-48 Stereocards: Hart, Alfred A., Scenes in the Valley of the Sacramento (Central Pacific Railroad, California/Nevada) undated Box 2Items 49-51 Stereocards: Hart, Alfred A., Scenes in the Washoe Range (Central Pacific Railroad, California/Nevada) undated Box 2Items 52-55 Stereocards: Hart, Alfred A., Scenes on the Humbolt River (Central Pacific Railroad, California/Nevada) undated Box 2 Item 56 Stereocards: Hart, Alfred A., The World As Seen in California, undated Box 2 Items 57-76 Stereocards: Watkins, C.E., Pacific Coast Views undated Series V. Photocopies from the John Stephen Casement Collection of Jack E. Daniels 4 Biographical Information undated 4 Casement, Frances (letter to) Jan. 19, 1869 4 Coal Mine - West Virginia 1899-1904 4 Ex-Governor Cox and Political Requests 1876-1904 4 Land/Real Estate Correspondence 1892 4 Military 1881-1904 4 Mining - Arizona; Railroad - Texas 1892-1905 4 Mining - Utah 1900-1904 4 Ranching - Colorado and Kansas 1892-1904 4 Receipts 1861-1866, 1870 4 Rushforth 1891-1895 4 Miscellaneous Correspondence; Nieces, etc.; Requests 1864-1903 4 Miscellaneous Financial; Erie Electric; Litigation 1882-1902 4 JSC Draft; Ship; Adams Saddle; Garfield; Beckwith 1858, 1881, 1891