The Letters of John Richardson of Appleton Ridge Road, Appleton, Maine

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Copyright: None; Origformat: Other

Copyright: None; Origformat: Other

Name/Title

The Letters of John Richardson of Appleton Ridge Road, Appleton, Maine

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2007.38

Scope and Content

Copies of letters from John Richardson of Appleton Ridge Road, Appleton, Maine. Born 20 May 1838 and enlisted September 27, 1864 in Maine Volunteers 9th Regiment, Company H. Died 27 July 1865 just a few days after his return home from fever contracted in the army. Transcribed by James E. Pitman, great-grand-nephew, and Barbara R. Pitman. Physical Characteristics: Manuscript, 3-hole punched green cover, 9.5" x 11.5", illus., unpaginated.

Collection

Maine History Collection

Cataloged By

Mary Blair

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2007.38

Source or Donor

Dyer, Barbara F.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars, Correspondence

Search Terms

Appleton, Civil War, Maine, Maine Volunteers

Archive Details

Creator

Pitman, James E.

Date(s) of Creation

1864 - 1865

Archive Size/Extent

Green paper pocket folder, 11.5" x 9.5"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

31896000877286

Notes

Reference Code: Maine 973.7 Ric

Location

Location

Wall

Maine History

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Shelf

Shelf 5, Shelf 5

Room

Main Room #2

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Mary Blair

Date

April 3, 2007

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Moran

Inventoried Date

Oct 21, 2014

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 23, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 23, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pitman, Barbara R.

Person or Organization

Pitman, James E.

Person or Organization

Richardson, John

Person or Organization

Richardson, Ruth Ann Barbara "Annie"

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2014-10-21

Created By

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Create Date

April 3, 2007

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025