Daniel I. Underhill Civil War correspondence typescripts
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Abstract
A collection of typewritten copies of letters written by Daniel I. Underhill, a Civil War soldier, to his family on Long Island. The letters are dated 1862 to 1863. Original copies of the letters were owned by R.J. Cooke of Oceanside, NY, who gifted these copies.
Biographical note
Daniel Isaac Underhill was born on February 8, 1833 to Daniel Underhill (1798-1886) and Mary Ann Underhill (m. 1821). His siblings included Judith Townsend Underhill (b. October 17, 1828), Joseph William Underhill (b. February 5, 1831), Mary Amelia Underhill (b. May 19th, 1835) and John Fleet Underhill (b. June 1, 1837).
This information was taken from the family bible: "Holy Bible in English; Oxford, T. Wright & W. Gill, 1770. Contains the records of Daniel Underhill and Mary Ann, his wife, with their descendants and collateral lines to the present day. It belonged to the late Miss Judith Underhill and the record was furnished by Mrs. Edward M. Townsend, Jr., of Oyster Bay, New York. Presented to the children of Joseph & Hannah Townsend by Susannah Cock their Aunt."
Source:
- Robison, Jeannie F.J. and Henrietta C. Bartlett, eds. Genalogical Records: Manuscript Entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917. New York: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1917. p. 239. Accessed May 7, 2024. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00robi/genealogicalreco00robi_djvu.txt
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder with the letters in chronological order.
Scope and Contents
A collection of typewritten copies of letters written by Daniel I. Underhill, a Civil War soldier, to his family on Long Island. The letters are dated 1862 to 1863. Original copies of the letters were owned by R.J. Cooke of Oceanside, NY, who gifted these copies.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Daniel I. Underhill Civil War correspondence typescripts, 1980.010, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of R.J. Cooke, 1980.
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Processing Information
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.
