Mail Account of Morse

Archive

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Mail Account of Morse

Entry/Object ID

0420.1.16

Scope and Content

Mail account of J.G. Morse including separately a pension claim for his widow Lucy Morse and proof of legitimate birth of his son Hubert, due to his being in the Regiment of the Mass 32 and transferred to the 21st Mass Volunteers. There is an handwritten statement written by George Ellis, medical examiner, attesting to the fact that Morse had been in low spirits and his body was found in Tremont Mill Pond with stones in his pockets. His death was certified as suicide by drowing May 11th, 1885. Also included is a postcard mailed to Jennison Morese announcing the annual dinner and election of officers of the 32nd Mass. Regiment Association.

Collection

Diaries/Journals (MDI)

Acquisition

Accession

0420.1

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Journal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Death

Archive Details

Creator

Jennison G. Morse

Date(s) of Creation

1883 - 1884

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 7, 2019

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

June 16, 2021