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Raymond, Elizabath Murray

 Person

Found in 1 Record:

Elizabeth Murray Raymond papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1125
Overview

Elizabeth Raymond was a Lawrence resident whose grandfather, Joseph M. Raymond, served in the Union Army during the Civil War. This collection contains the elder Raymond's diary entries, personal records, and correspondence with Hila Bennitt, whom he would later marry. Elizabeth Raymond compiled these documents into a narrative about her grandparents' experiences during the war. Copies of that manuscript, "Ohio Volunteer: Joseph Murray Raymond Diaries" are also part of this collection.

Dates: 1861 - 1999