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Diary contains brief notations about weather, business activities, death and burial of townspeople

Minutes of the meetings with yearly lists of the members, those who have died or moved away, and addresses of those still living. Many recorded reminiscences of the war. Invitations to the annual reunions. Pamphlets pertaining to the Civil War. A few letters and photos of veterans. News articles pertaining to the association, the veterans and Elgin and Geneva, Ill. Copies of obituaries

Letters to Anna from Chicago where he enlisted, Cairo, Paducah and Columbus, Ky., Tennessee, Mississippi and the hospital. He discusses camp life and his work as cook, rations, accommodations for the soldiers, illness (his own and others), friends and family in Geneva and in the army, pursuit of Prices's army in Mississippi and frequently laments the poor treatment of the soldiers. He gives a vivid description of the hospital in Memphis and his work there. Seven letters, 1864-1865, to Anna from her brother William in Vicksburg, Nashville and New Orleans discuss his regiment's movements, news of the war, family and friends and one letter, March 1, 1865, describes the people wearing masks in the streets of New Orleans

The Esping family emigrated to Illinois from their home in D©œderhult, Sweden in 1853. The family line and genealogy is extensive, but this collection focuses mainly on Julius Esping, his wife Sophie Bezelius, and their direct line. Their sons, Julius and Axel, fought in the United States Civil War, and Axel was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. The Esping family papers, 1869-1983 and undated, contains Otto William Esping's diary, family correspondence, accounts of the Espings' involvement in the Civil War, and genealogical data

Department records and studies for Kane County, Illinois -- Also includes Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission records such as minutes, reports and correspondence. For more information, consult the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission collection

Letter, from Geneva Illinois, to George Bourn, thanking him for his kind words, wishes, and good advice

List of taxable town lots and blocks -- List of taxable real estate

Register of paroles granted to inmates of correctional institutions include inmate's name and register number, description of crime, county where trial held, date inmate received at correctional institution, sentence, name and address of person to whom paroled, date of parole, date final discharge ordered and remarks on any change in parole status. Registers for State Training School for Girls at Geneva include inmate's date of birth but do not indicate nature of crime

Letters, diaries, and U.S. Army medical requisitions and reports, primarily by members of the Briggs and Mitchell families of Wisconsin and Illinois. Correspondence includes incoming letters to three Briggsville (Wis.) sisters: Abby (Mrs. Robert Mitchell), Lydia (Mrs. Darwin Atwood) and Emma R. Briggs, mainly from cousins, nephews and in-laws; letters to Dr. Robert Mitchell from his sisters Jane (Mrs. Reuben Stoyell) and Frances known as Fanny (Mrs. John Willson), and from Henry B. Munn, his attorney. Collection also includes diaries kept by Emma Briggs, 1863-1872; by Darwin Atwood, 1863-1865 as a private in the 1st Wisconsin Artillery; and by Dr. Robert Mitchell, 1861-1865 as surgeon of the 10th and 27th Wisconsin Infantry regiments, along with medical requisitions and reports produced by Mitchell during the Civil War