Rutherford B.
Hayes Presidential
Center
General Henry
Washington Benham
Introduction
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Inventory
Introduction
The collection was acquired by the Rutherford B. Hayes
Presidential Center in 1953. The bulk of Benham’s Papers may be found at the Arlington Library,
University of Texas.
Biographical
Sketch
General Henry Washington Benham, the son of Jared Benham Jr.
and Rebecca Hill, was believed to have been born on April 17, 1813 in Meridian, Connecticut.
Other accounts purport his birth date to be in April or June between 1813
and1816 and birth place in Cheshire, Connecticut or Quebec, Canada. His
maternal grandfather was Joseph Hill, a lieutenant in the British Army and his
father’s ancestors were John and Winifred Benham, who arrived in Connecticut on the John and Mary, part of the Winthrop
Fleet in 1630. Henry Benham attended Yale
University for a year in 1832 and then
enrolled in West Point where he graduated
first in the class of 1837. He was then posted to the Corps of Engineers as a
second lieutenant and served in the War with Mexico under General Taylor and
General Wool. On February 2nd, 1847 during the battle of Buena
Vista, he was wounded in the shoulder. On May 24, 1848, following
the end of the war, he was brevetted for his action and promoted to captain.
Following his service in the War with Mexico, Benham remained with the
Corps of Engineers and worked on numerous projects. In Buffalo, New York
he built the sea wall along the St. Lawrence as well as the lighthouse. Between
the years 1853 and 1856, Benham traveled throughout Europe
for the U.S. Survey Office. In September of 1860 he directed construction of
the Potomac aqueduct and the Washington Navy
Yard.
In early 1861, he worked on the fortification of a military
base in Cairo, Illinois. On
May 14, 1861 Benham was assigned as Chief Engineer of the Department of the Ohio. Within two months
he led a column at Carrick’s Ford, West
Virginia in pursuit of Confederates from Laurel Hill,
West Virginia. This action resulted in the death of Confederate Brigadier
General Robert S. Garnett, the first general officer killed in the Civil War.
Benham was given a line command on July 22, 1861 and promoted to major on
August 6, 1861. Seven days later, on August 13, Benham was commissioned a
Brigadier General of Volunteers and given command of a brigade in the
Occupation Army of Western Virginia. In September he commanded the lead brigade
at Carnifax Ferry, West Virginia. After falling into disfavor
with his commander, William S. Rosecrans, Benham was relieved on October 11th,
1861 and sent to take part in operations on the coast of South
Carolina and Georgia.
On April 10 and11, 1862 Benham took part in successful
operations at Fort Pulaski, near Savannah,
Georgia. He
participated in the Union’s first attempt to capture Charleston,
South Carolina in the attack on Fort Lamar
in 1862. Benham’s commission was revoked after leading a failed frontal assault
at Secessionville, South Carolina. He was then posted to
engineering duty in Massachusetts until
February 6th, 1862 when President Lincoln reinstated him and assigned him to
command the Engineering Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
He was then promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers in the regular Army on
March 3rd, 1863.He saw action with the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg,
Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomattox.
Following the Civil War, Benham transferred from volunteer
service and to the regular Army. In 1866 Benham was assigned duty at the Boston Harbor
in Massachusetts
and was promoted to colonel in 1867. He was in charge of the sea wall and
remained there until 1873. From 1873 to 1882, Benham relocated to New York City, New
York where he maintained harbor defenses.
Benham was an expert in the construction of pontoon bridges,
using what he described as “simultaneous bays” to rapidly construct bridges.
Following the Union defeat at Chancellorsville, Benham constructed several
pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock
River under fire. This
action allowed General Joseph Hooker to retreat from Chancellorsville
on May 5th and 6th 1863. Benham also invented the “picket-shovel,” which was
endorsed by General George Meade and used at Petersburg. Benham’s picket-shovel was the
forerunner to the modern entrenching tool.
On October 3, 1843 Henry Washington Benham married Elizabeth
Andrews McNeil in Hillsboro,
New Hampshire. Her father was a
general in the British Army during the War of 1812 at the Battle of Niagara and
Chippewa. Her half brother was President Franklin Pierce. Together they had 4
children, Elizabeth Maria, Lilla Marion, Henry Hill, and Henry McNeil, who died
in childhood. Benham died in New York
City June 1, 1884.
Scope and Content
This collection contains two of General Henry Benham’s
letterpress copybooks and 64 photographs, sketches and diagrams. Letterpress
copybook Vol. 1, January 1877 to October 17, 1882, is transcribed. Typed
transcriptions are available in Boxes
1 and 2. It contains primarily business correspondence regarding
land purchases made by Benham in Gratiot
County, Michigan. and
Leavenworth, Kansas. It also contains correspondence with
General Charles Devens. An alphabetical list of correspondents is provided in the
index that is part of the inventory.
Letterpress copybook, Vol. 2, contains correspondence from
1853, 1861 to 1884. However, all but a small portion of the correspondence
dates from 1877 to 1880. The correspondence consists of approximately 200 of
Benham’s letters to active U. S. Army military personnel and the Secretary of
War regarding military matters: uniform designs, coastal fortifications, hazing
at West Point, pontoon bridge construction, promotions, staffing,
recommendations for Civil War and Mexican War veterans and their widows,
appointments, and Benham’s Civil War court martial.
The books also include copies of a few letters written by
Benham to Generals George B. McClellan, Winfield Scott Hancock, Ulysses S.
Grant, William T. Sherman, and Ambrose Burnside Several original letters have
been laid in. Both copybooks are extremely fragile and have suffered
deterioration.
Sixty-four albumen prints are part of this collection as
well. They, relate largely to the Civil War, including portraits of Benham in
uniform, staff officers, the Army
Church of the 50th New
York Engineers, and a series of images of Civil War gunboats and pontoon
bridges.
Inventory
Ac. 792
1 ½ linear ft.
Letterpress copybook Vol. 1, Jan. 1877- Oct. 17, 1882 [See
Transcriptions in Boxes
1 and 2]
Letterpress book Vol. 2, 1853, 1861-1884,
Box 1
Folder #1 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription May 29, 1877 –
June 30, 1877 pp. 1-75
Folder #2 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 3, 1877 –
Dec. 26, 1877 pp. 76-140
Folder #3 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 2,
1878 – June 4, 1878 pp. 141-202
Folder #4 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 5, 1878 –
Dec. 25, 1878 p. 203-241
Folder #5 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 6, 1879 –
Jun 23, 1879 pp. 249-311
Folder #6 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 1, 1879 –
Dec. 24, 1879 pp. 312-367
Folder #7 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 9, 1880 –
Jun 26, 1880 pp. 368 - 430
Folder #8 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 10, 1880
– Dec. 31, 1880 pp. 431-470
Box 2
Folder #1 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 4, 1881 –
Jun 30, 1881 pp. 471-518
Folder #2 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 18, 1881
– Dec. 29, 1881 pp. 519-579
Folder #3 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 3, 1882 –
June 27, 1882 pp. 580-716
Folder #4 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 6, 1882 –
Dec. 30, 1882 pp. 717-754
Folder #5 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 2, 1883 –
June 28, 1883 pp. 757- 861
Folder #6 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription July 2, 1883 –
Dec. 31, 1883 pp. 862-944
Folder #7 Letterpress Copy Book Transcription Jan. 7, 1884 –
Oct. 17, 1884 pp. 945-998
Box 3
Folder #1 Correspondence Photostatic copies
Folder #2 Miscellaneous copies of letter book correspondence
64 Photographs
Index
Letterpress copybook,
Jan. 1877- Oct. 17, 1882 Vol. 1 [See Transcriptions in Boxes 1 and 2]
Letterpress book
1853, 1861-1884, Vol. 2
Box 1 –
Transcribed outgoing correspondence from H.W. Benham
*** Note: All transcribed letters are ordered as Benham
ordered them in the creation of the letter book. Most are in chronological order as specified
in the individual boxes, however, if a letter is not in chronological order
then the page number is specified in this guide.
Andrew, E.S., St.
Louis, Jan. 18, 1878
Ambler, S.W. Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb 10, 1877
----- Jan 22, 1877
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 19, 1877
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 13, 1877
----- May 23, 1877
----- July 2, 1877
----- Co. Treasurer, Gratiot Co., Ithaca, Michigan,
Aug. 14, 1877
----- Jan 15, 1878
----- Ithaca Co. Treasurer, Gratiot Michigan, Jan 29, 1878
----- Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Feb 19, 1878
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb 24, 1878
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 28, 1878
----- Ithaca,
June 17, 1878
----- July, 5, 1878
----- Ithaca,
July 18, 1878
----- Aug. 1, 1878
----- Ithaca,
Jan 21, 1879
----- Ithaca Gratiot Co., Michigan, Feb 24, 1879
-----Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 5, 1879
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 6, 1879
----- Mar. 13, 1879
----- Ithaca, Gratiot, Co., Michigan, Mar. 18, 1879
----- Apr. 1, 1879
----- Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Apr. 7, 1879
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 17, 1879
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, July 10, 1879
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec. 9, 1879
----- Jan 13, 1880
----- Jan 21, 1880[?] 1879[?]
----- Ithaca, Gratiot Co, Michigan, Feb 4, 1880
----- Feb. 7, 1880
----- Ithaca,
Feb 19, 1880
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 24, 1880
---- Feb. 27, 1880
----- Mar. 5, 1880
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 15, 1880
----- Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Dec. 7, 1880
----- Dec. 17, 1880
----- Dec. 21, 1880
----- Ithaca,
Jan 4, 1881
Ambler, S.M. Ambler,
----- Mar. 4, 1877
Adreon, E.S., St.
Louis, Mar. 14, 1878
----- St. Louis,
June 4, 1878
----- to H.W. Benham, St.
Louis, June 7, 1878
----- to H.W. Benham, St.
Louis, Jan 22, 1878
----- St. Louis,
June 4, 1878
-----St. Louis,
Oct 28, 1878
----- St. Louis,
Jan. 1, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Jan 2, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Jan 10, 1879
Adicon, E.S., St.
Louis, Apr. 12, 1878
Adseon, E.S., St.
Louis, My 21, 1878
Baxter, Dr. June 18, 1878
Barrett, East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Feb 14, 1880
Baumgartner, Town Treasurer, Buena Vista, Michigan,
Dec. 7, 1880
Beall, A.J. Boston,
Massachusetts, Feb. 6, 1877
Bellinger, A.L. St. Louis, Gratiot Co. Michigan, July 16, 1877
----- July 28, 1877
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Feb. 15, 1878
Bellinger, Alby, L. Jasper Midland Co., Michigan, Nov. 8, 1877
Benham, H.W., Boston, Massachusetts, from [Unknown] Leavenworth City, Kansas,
Feb 1880
Brewer, D.J., Leavenworth,
Kansas, Dec. 15, 1880
Boulton, Jas, East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Feb. 23, 1877
Boynton, J.F., Cashier of the 2nd National Bank, East Saginaw, Michigan,
July 9, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, July 15, 1879
----- Cashier of the 2nd National Bank, East Saginaw, Michigan,
Nov. 28, 1879
----- Cashier of the 2nd National Bank, East Saginaw, Michigan,
Aug. 27, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept 6, 1880
Busbey, Walter Z., Fort
Gratiot, Michigan,
Mar. 27, 1880
Busby Walter T., Fort
Gratiot, Michigan,
June 24, 1880
----- Fort
Gratiot, Dec. 7, 1880
----- Dec. 13, 1880
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Dec 31, 1880
Cashier of the National Bank, New York City, New York,
Jan. 10, 1877
Cashier of the First National Bank, St. Louis, Gratiot Co.,
Michigan, Nov. 8, 1877
Cashier of the 2nd National Bank, East Saginaw, Michigan,
Sept. 3, 1877
------ East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 22, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, July 11, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 27, 1879
Cashier of the Gratiot County Bank, St. Louis, Gratiot Co. Michigan, Oct. 4, 1879
Church, W.C. and F.P. Church,
New York City, New York, Aug. 16, 1877
Cranston, H. and Co., Aug. 17, 1877
----- Aug 20, 1877
----- New York,
Aug 25, 1877
Cranston,
Hiram, Aug. 31, 1877
Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C, May 10, 1877
----- Washington,
D.C., May 22, 1877
----- Washington,
D.C., May 28, 1877
Clough, William McNiel, Leavenworth City, Kansas,
Feb 28, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Mar. 18, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, June 10, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, June 26, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, July 10, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Aug 12, 1880
----- Aug. 24, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Sept 4, 1880
----- Sept. 16, 1880 [Telegram]
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 14, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Nov. 2, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Dec. 9, 1880
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Dec. 17, 1880
----- to H.W. Benham, from Leavenworth, Kansas,
Dec. 13, 1880
Clough & Wheat, Messrs, Leavenworth, Kansas,
June 28, 1877
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, July 17, 1877
----- Dec. 7, 1877
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Feb 6, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 23, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 31, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 14, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 30, 1878
----- Nov. 4, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 4, 1878
----- Leavenworth
City, Kansas, Dec 12,
1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Jan 14, 1879
----- Jan 31, 1879
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Jan 29, 1879
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Feb. 13, 1879
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Mar. 18, 1879
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Apr. 1, 1879
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, July 23, 1879
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Nov. 8, 1879
Darragh, A.B., and Co., St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Dec. 24, 1877
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co. Michigan, Dec. 24, 1877
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Dec. 25, 1877
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Sept. 14, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Sept. 25, 1879
----- Cashier Gratiot Co. Bank, St. Louis, Michigan,
Oct. 15, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Oct. 22, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Oct. 23, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Oct. 29, 1879
----- Nov. 6, 1879
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, May 18, 1880
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, May 24, 1880
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, June 8, 1880
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, June 18, 1880
----- July 1, 1880
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co, Michigan, July 12, 1880
Daley, W., Oct, 29,l 1879
Duncan, J.H., East Saginaw, June 6, 1878
Duncan, D.A., East Saginaw, July 5, 1878
----- Of the Detroit
and Bay City RR Co., July 11, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug. 1, 1878
----- Detroit and Bay City RR
Co., East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 11, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Oct. 17, 1878
Fortescue, W.M, Mayor of Leavenworth,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1879
Fox, B., Ithica, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Feb 1. 1877
Fox, Hien B., Oct. 25, 1877
Foster, W.H., June 30, 1877
Fryer, Jackson, Ithaca, Gratiot Co. Michigan, Feb 18, 1879
Gaylord, Samuel A., St.
Louis, Dec. 29, 1880
Giddings, J.C., St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan. 22, 1877
----- Feb. 28, 1877
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Apr. 28, 1877
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, May 16, 1877
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, May 31, 1877
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, July 3, 1877
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Dec. 26, 1877
----- to H.W. Benham, Dec. 17, 1877
----- Feb. 27, 1878
----- to H.W. Benham, St.
Luis, Michigan, Dec.
17, 1878
----- Mar. 7, 1878
Giddings, F.G., Feb.
15, 1877
Gilmartin, John, Dec. 10, 1879
----- Dec. 10, 1879
Harris, W.J., Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan. 22, 1877
----- [Undated]
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Feb. 10, 1877
----- Feb. 28, 1877
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Mar. 23, 1877
----- June 20, 1877
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co, Michigan, July 27, 1877
----- Bethany, via St. Louis,
Gratiot Co.., Michigan,
Aug 14, 1877
----- Aug 30, 1877
----- New York City,
Sept. 26, 1877
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Sept. 26, 1877
----- Bethany, via St. Louis,
Gratiot Co., Michigan,
Oct. 25, 1877
----- Bethany,
Nov. 8, 1877
----- Nov. 14, 1877
----- Dec. 18, 1877
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Dec. 24, 1877
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co. Michigan, Dec. 25, 1877
----- Jan 15, 1878
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Feb. 11, 1878
----- Feb. 15, 1878
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Feb. 26, 1878
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, May 13, 1878
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, May 23, 1878
----- Farwell, Clare Co., Michigan, Apr. 1, 1879
----- Bethany, St., Louis,
Gratiot Co., Michigan,
June 6, 1879
----- Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, July 16, 1879
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Sept. 7
----- Sept. 27, 1879
----- Bethany Gratiot Co. Michigan, Oct. 4, 1879
----- Bethany,
Oct. 15, 1879
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Oct. 22, 1879
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Oct. 23, 1879
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Nov 6, 1879
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Dec. 24, 1979
----- Bethany,
Dec 22, 1879
----- Jan 9, 1880
----- Jan 27, 1880
----- Bethany,
May 13, 1880
----- Bethany,
Michigan, May 27, 1880
Hoffman, John M., Port
Huron, Michigan, Oct.
1, 1879
Holbrook, S.P., July 3, 1877
----- July 17, 1877
----- Dec. 1, 1877
Holbrook,
New York, Sept. 17, 1877
Hunt, H.J. Colonel, Feb. 5th, 1877
----- Feb. 16, 1877
----- May 22, 1877
----- June 12, 1877
----- June 29, 1877
----- Aug 24, 1877
----- Leavenworth,
Oct. 25, 1877
----- Leavenworth,
Nov. 7, 1877
----- Dec. 7, 1877
----- Jan 22, 1878
----- Apr. 17, 1878
----- May 6, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 23, 1878
-----, Leavenworth
Kansas, May 31, 1878
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, June 9, 1878
----- Oct. 14, 1878
----- Oct 28, 1878
----- Nov. 25, 1878
----- May 17, 1879
----- Aug. 7, 1879
----- Dec. 2, 1879
----- Feb 24, 1880
-----July 22, 1880
-----Aug. 8, 1880
Jeffreys, John, Boston,
Massachusetts, Oct 7, 1878
----- Boston,
Massachusetts, Apr. 11, 1879
----- Boston,
Massachusetts, [Undated]
----- Boston,
Massachusetts, May 25, 1880
----- Boston,
Massachusetts, June 5, 1880
----- Boston,
Massachusetts, June 17, 1880
Joe, Dr. [Undated]
Joe, April 15, 1880
Lawson, Donnel & Co., New York, Feb 16, 1877
----- New York,
Feb. 15, 1877
----- New York,
June 16, 1877
Lawrence, Frank, Register of
Deeds, Saginaw City, June 16, 1877
Lawrence, F., Saginaw
City, Michigan, Jan
27, 1880
Lowry, Marcus, June 29, 1877
McCarty, Edward, Saginaw
City, Michigan, Jan
25, 1877
----- Saginaw City,
Michigan, [Undated]
----- Saginaw City,
Michigan, Sept. 3, 1877
McCue, C.P., Faribault Co., Minnesota,
McElhenny, J.W., Dec.
10, 1879
McFaddin, C.P., Long
Branch, New Jersey,
Apr. 22, 1878
----- Long Branch,
New Jersey, May 28, 1879
Moils, Henry Jr., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Aug 28, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 10, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 17, 1879
Nelson, J.L., May 11, 1880
Patrick, William, Treasurer of the City of St. Louis, Jan. 10l 1878
Post, Aug. T., June 9, 1877
----- June 30, 1877
Receipt, To H.W. Benham from H.P. Smith, East Saginaw, Michigan,
Jan. 1877
----- to H.W. Benham from J.A. Willman, New York City, New York,
July 12, 1879
----- to H.W. Benham from J.A. Willman, New York City, New York,
Aug. 7, 1879
----- to H.W., Benham from J.A. Willman, New
York City, new York,
Dec. 1, 1879
----- To H.W. Benham from J.A. Willman, New York City, New York,
Jan 27, 1880
Registry of Deeds, Saginaw Co., Saginaw City, Michigan,
June 4, 1877
Rouse, Miles N., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Jan. 25, 1877
Rogers, Private Secretary of President Hayes, June 18, 1878
Simpson, General, Jan 10, 1878
----- Jan 18, 1878
----- May 6, 1878
----- July 1, 1878
----- Oct. 20, 1879
Simpson, James, Dec. 10, 1879
Smith, Harlan P., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Mar. 5, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 20, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Apr. 8, 1877
----- East Saginaw,
Apr. 30, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 10, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, July 5, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 22, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec 24, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 25, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 27,
1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 27, 1880
Smith, H.P., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Jan 15, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan. 22, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 26, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan. 27, 1877
----- Feb. 20, 1877
----- Feb. 12, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb 24, 1877
----- Mar. 4, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 4, 1877
[Second]
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 30. 1877
----- Mar. 26, 1877
----- Apr 6, 1877
----- East Saginaw,
Apr 15, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Apr. 18, 1877
----- May 11, 1877
----- May 23, 1877
----- East Saginaw,
June 2, 1877
----- East Saginaw,
June 4, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 25, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, July 13, 1877
----- July 24, 1877
----- July 25, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 10, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 30, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 2, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 13, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 28, 1877
----- Oct. 25, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 19, 1877
----- East Saginaw,
Nov. 27, 1877
----- Dec. 7, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 20, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 26, 1877
----- East Saginaw,
Dec. 25, 1877
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 2, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 15, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan. 22, 1878
----- Jan 25, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan. 30, 1878
----- Feb. 11, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 14, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 27, 1878
----- June 7, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 15, 1878
------ July 5, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 5, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 22, 1878
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 28, 1878
----- East Saginaw,
Oct. 3, 1878
----- Nov. 11, 1878
----- Nov 25, 1878
----- East Saginaw,
Jan. 6, 1879
----- East Saginaw,
Jan 13, 1879
----- Jan 14, 1879
----- Jan 28, 1879
----- East Saginaw,
Feb. 18, 1879
----- East Saginaw,
Mar 21, 1879
----- Apr. 29, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 15, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, July 7, 1879
----- May 31, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 10, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 23, 1879
----- June 27, 1879
----- July 16, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, July 15, 1879
----- July 19, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug. 5, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Oct. 13, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 8, 1879
----- Nov. 12, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 28, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 5, 1879
---- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 26, 1879
----- E.S., Jan 2, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 3, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 10, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 27, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb 20, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 26, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, [Undated]
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 3, 1880
----- Mar. 16, 1880
----- Mar. 25, 1880
----- Apr. 3, 1880
----- Apr. 6, 1880
----- Apr. 9, 1880
----- Apr. 24, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 1, 1880
----- June 10, 1880
----- June 26, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug. 11, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 19, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug 26, 1880
----- Sept. 6, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 7, 1880
----- Dec. 10, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 20, 1880
----- Dec. 31, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 24, 1880
----- Dec. 27, 1880
Smith, J.C., State Treasurer, Springfield, Illinois,
Feb. 11, 1880
----- State Treasurer, Springfield,
Illinois, Feb 26, 1880
----- June 21, 1880
Stevens, H.W., Port
Huron, Michigan, Mar.
12, 1878
----- Mar. 19, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Apr. 8, 1878
----- [Undated]
----- Port Huron,
May 8, 1878
----- May 9, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, July 18, 1878
----- to H.W. Benham, from Port Huron, Michigan,
Feb. 26, 1879
----- Mar. 1, 1879
----- Mar. 1, 1879 [Second]
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Mar. 2, 1879
----- Mar. 5, 1879
----- Mar. 6, 1879
----- Mar. 6, 1879
----- Mar. 10, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Mar. 13, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Mar. 14, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Mar. 25, 1879
[Telegram]
----- Port Huron,
Mar. 26, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Apr. 22, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Apr. 28, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Feb. 24, 1880
Stevenson, J.H., Farmersville, Montgomery Co., Ohio, June 3, 1879
Snow, E.A., Nov. 19, 1877
Thomas, Ad., Topeka,
Kansas, Oct 28, 1878
Town Treasurer, Bethany J. Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan 28, 1877
Town Treasurer of Buena Vista, Saginaw Co., Michigan, Dec 14, 1878
----- Dec 24, 1879
Township Board of Fort
Gratiot in the County
of St. Clair and State of Michigan, [Undated] [Copy]
Utley, B., St.
Louis, Michigan, Jan
29, 1878
----- to H.W. Benham, Boston,
Massachusetts, [Undated]
Wheat, L.B, Leavenworth
City, Kansas, Feb 24,
1880
Williamson, J.A. to H.W. Benham, General Land Office, May
29, 1877
Willman, Jas. A., East Saginaw,
Aug 5, 1878
----- Jan. 13, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan,
Apr. 22, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan,
June 23, 1879
----- June 27,
1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan,
July 9, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan,
Nov. 28, 1879
----- East Saginaw, Michigan,
Feb 20, 1880
----- East Saginaw, Michigan,
Aug. 11, 1880
Wiley, W.G., Lansing, Michigan,
Jan 12, 1880
Wright, R.J., Fort Gratiot, Port
Huron, Michigan, Feb.
6, 1877
----- Feb 24, 1877
----- Mar. 31, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, June 19, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Nov. 24, 1877
----- Nov. 28, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Dec. 8, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Jan. 16, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Jan 19, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Mar. 12, 1878
----- Apr. 22, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Apr. 23, 1878
----- Apr. 30, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Feb 21, 1879
----- Feb. 22, 1879
----- Port Huron, Michigan,
Feb 28, 1879
----- Port Huron, Mar. 1, 1879
----- Port Huron, Mar. 21, 1879
----- Port Huron, Michigan,
May 27, 1879
----- Port Huron, Michigan,
Nov. 7, 1879
----- Zellwood, Orange Co., Florida, Dec. 2, 1879
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Dec 11, 1879
----- Fort Gratiot, Port
Huron, Michigan, Dec.
23, 1879
----- With Note to Postmaster, Dec. 23, 1879
----- Fort Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan, 10, 1880
----- Fort Gratiot, St.
Clair, Michigan, Feb
4, 1880
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Feb 14, 1880
----- Fort Gratiot, Port
Huron, Michigan, Mar
16, 1880
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Mar. 19, 1880
----- Mar. 27, 1880
----- Fort
Gratiot, Apr. 9, 1880
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, May 10, 1880
----- Port Huron,
June 26, 1880
----- Port Huron,
Aug. 20, 1880
Young, Marcus, Port
Huron, Michigan, Nov.
24, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Dec. 11, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Dec. 20, 1877
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Jan. 16, 1878
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Feb 21, 1879
----- Port Huron
[Undated]
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Sept. 16, 1880
[ ]thy Esqr, New York, Sept. 11, 1877
[Unaddressed], [Undated] p. 106
------ p. 47
------ p. 122
----- p. 427
[Unaddressed], Nov. 15th, 1877
-----, Nov. 29, 1877
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Dec. 29, 1877
----- Regarding St. Clair Co. Michigan and John McNeils, Feb. 22, 1879
----- Ithaca Gratiot Co. Michigan, Mar. 1, 1879
----- Mar. 5, 1877
----- June 25, 1877
------ Bill for payment due on July 1, 1880 to Leavenworth
City Bonds.
Box 2 –
Transcribed outgoing correspondence from H.W. Benham
*** Note: All transcribed letters are ordered as Benham
ordered them in the creation of the letter book. Most are in chronological order as specified
in the individual boxes, however, if a letter is not in chronological order
then the page number is specified in this guide.
Adams, M.B., Mar. 1, 1884
Adams, C. H., Commissioner of the State of Michigan, July 5, 1877 [P. 997]
Arthur, Mr., of Arthur House, Fort Gratiot,
July 5, 1882
Ambler, S.W., Feb. 26, 1881
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, July 7, 1881
----- Oct. 30, 1881
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Jan. 28, 1882
----- Feb. 14, 1882
----- Feb. 3, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 24, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 25, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 8, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, May 9, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, June 1, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec. 11, 1882
----- Dec. 18, 1882
----- Jan. 15, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Jan 18, 1883
----- Feb. 21, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 10, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 6, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 13, 1883
----- Mar. 30, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Mar. 22, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 26, 1883
----- Mar. 30, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 7, 1883
----- Apr. 26, 1883
----- Apr. 16, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 18, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, June, 23, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, July 2, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, July 11, 1883
----- Aug, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Sept. 17, 1883
-----Sept. 22, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Sept. 24, 1883
----- Sept. 27, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Nov. 9, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Nov. 18, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Nov. 27, 1883
----- Dec. 14, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Dec. 27, 1883
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 2, 1884
----- Feb. 27, 1884
----- Apr. 1, 1884
----- Apr. 5, 1884
Auditor General, State of Michigan,
Lansing, Michigan,
Jan. 8, 1877 [No page number specified, after p. 786]
----- Jan 10, 1884
Baker, Lucian, Oct. 16, 1883
----- Leavenworth, Kansas, Dec. 6, 1883
Beall, J.A., Feb. 9, 1883
----- New York
[Undated]
----- Mar. 3, 1883
----- Apr. 15, 1883
----- Apr. 30, 1883
----- May 20, 1883
----- Nov. 8, 1883
----- Nov. 13, 1883
Bradley, L.A.,
June 5, 1881
----- May 2, 1882
----- May 5, 1882
----- May 6, 1882
----- May 8, 1882
----- May 8, 1882
Brown and Armstong, Messrs., Dec. 18, 1883
----- New York,
Dec. 27, 1883
Butler,
William Allen, May 3, 1882
----- New York City,
New York, May 6, 1882
Busby, Walter T., Fort
Gratiot, Jan 5, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Jan. 19, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Feb. 9, 1881
----- Feb. 26, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Feb. 28, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Mar. 18, 1881
----- Fort
Gratiot, Apr. 11, 1881
----- June 9, 1881
----- June 30, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan
----- Fort
Gratiot, Aug 29, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Dec. 21, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Jan 23, 1882
----- [undated]
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Feb. 11, 1882
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Feb. 18, 1882
----- Mar. 14, 1882
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Mar. 29, 1882
----- Fort
Gratiot. Michigan, Apr. 12, 1882
----- Apr. 19, 1882
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, June 29, 1882
----- July 10, 1882
----- Aug 17, 1882
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Sept. 13, 1882
Cashier of Gratiot Co., Bank, St. Louis, Gratiot Co.,
Michigan, Jan 27, 1881
Cashier of National Park Bank, New York, Jan. 7, 1877 [No page number
specified, after p. 786]
Clough, W. McNeill, June 6, 1881
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Aug. 11, 1881
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 29, 1881
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Dec. 15, 1881
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Feb. 16, 1882
----- Mar. 1, 1882
----- Feb 27, 1882
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, July 6, 1882
----- July 25, 1882
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Dec. 26, 1882
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Dec. 30, 1882
----- to H.W. Benham, New
York, Dec. 15, 1877 [p. 996]
Chandler,
C.F., President of the Board of Health, Apr. 27, 1882
----- Apr. 29, 1882
----- May 3, 1882
----- May 8, 1882
----- May 24, 1882
----- June 7, 1882
----- June 26, 1882
Church, Col., Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 23, 1882
----- Feb. 24, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Mar. 28, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 6, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, May 18, 1882
Commissioners, County or Town Officers having the revisions
of taxes as applied at Port Huron and Fort Gratiot Village, Michigan, May 24,
1883
County Clerk, St.
Clair, Michigan, Dec.
14, 1882
Darragh, A.B., St.
Louis, Jan 24, 1881
----- St. Louis,
Michigan, Jan 26, 1881
----- Jan 27, 1881
----- St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Feb. 7, 1881
----- St. Louis,
Michigan,
Day, Henry of Messrs Lord Day and Lord May 9, 1882
Day, Dr. W.D.F., Sanitary Superintendent, New York City, New York,
Oct. 18, 1881
Description of bonds and coupons issued to H.W. Benham from
the County of Leavenworth, Kansas,
Eagan, Capt. of the Steamer, Fort Gratiot, Michigan,
Dec. 3, 1881
----- Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan, Dec. 10, 1881
Elliot, Col. Aug. 25, 1882 [p. 991-993]
Field, C.R., Apr. 27, 1881
Fowler, E.S., May 9, 1882
French, R.E., Village Treasurer of Fort Gratiot, St. Clair
Co., Michigan,
Dec. 18, 1882
Gaylord, Samuel, A., St.
Louis, Jan 11, 1881
Gillingham, W.P., Ithaca, Gratiot Co. Michigan, Nov. 21, 1881
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec 3, 1881
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec. 7, 1881
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec. 6, 1881
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec. 15, 1881
----- Jan 5, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Jan. 21, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 23, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Mar. 7, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 17, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Apr. 26, 1882
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, May 13, 1882
Gunning, M.J., July 10, 1882
Hoxie, Richard L., Oct. 19, 1881
Hunt, Frank, Leavenworth,
Kansas, Jan 12, 1883
----- Dec. 6, 1883
----- Dec. 24, 1883
----- Dec. 27, 1883
----- Jan 18, 1884
Hunt, Fred, Leavenworth,
Kansas, Jan 30, 1883
----- Feb 1, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Feb. 12, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Mar. 15, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Mar. 16, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Mar. 27, 1883
----- Apr. 5, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Apr. 26, 1883
----- May 4, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 12, 1883
----- May 16, 1883
----- May 21, 1883
----- May 23, 1883
----- June 16, 1883
----- June 18, 1883
----- June 28, 1883
----- July 13, 1883
-----Aug. 3, 1883
----- Sept. 5, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Sept. 21, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 7, 1883
----- Oct. 13, 1883
----- Oct. 9, 1883
----- Oct. 16, 1883
----- Oct. 16, 1883 [2nd]
----- Oct. 18, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Nov. 5, 1883
----- Oct. 30, 1883
----- Nov. 7, 1883
----- Nov. 8, 1883
----- Nov. 28, 1883
----- Dec. 3, 1883
Hurd, T.A., Leavenworth,
Kansas, Feb. 13, 1883
----- Mar. 23, 1883
Irvine,
Lt. R.J.C., Jan. 26, 1882
Jones, T.M., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Mar. 13, 1882
Kenaday, Editor of the “Vedette”, Washington, D.C.,
Aug 26, 1881
Knapp, John S., Nov. 28, 1883
Knightley, E.W., Washington,
D.C., July 18, 1881
----- Washington,
D.C., Aug. 31, 1881
Larkins, John, Midland, City, Midland Co., Michigan, Oct. 23, 1883
Larned, Col. C.T., June 21, 1881
Ludlow, Messrs & Co., May 24, 1881
Manron, H., May 11, 1881
----- May 21, 1881
----- 1881
Mansfield, H.C., Port Huron, Michigan,
Dec. 18, 1882
McArthur, W., Fort
Gratiot, Michigan,
Dec. 10, 1881
Miscellaneous Notes, Pages 610-611
----- P. 969
----- Map, p. 969
----- Abstract of title covering Saginaw Co. Michigan [p.
998]
----- Payments due on Mortgage and Contract, Oct. 17, 1882
Mitchell, W.T., Port
Huron, Michigan, Feb.
17, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Mar. 20, 1884
----- Mar. 26, 1884
----- Mar. 27, 1884
----- Apr. 2, 1884
Moots, Henry, Jr., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Sept. 10, 1878
Morris, M.A., Fort Gratiot< Michigan,
Jan. 27, 1883
Morris, Mary, Fort Gratiot
Cottage, Michigan,
Dec. 22, 1883
Neuman, C.C., St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan 7, 1881
Nierman, Hiram, Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, Jan 13, 1883
----- Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, Jan 27, 1883
----- Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, Feb 6, 1883
Pearce, G.W., Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 27, 1882
Pettibone, D.A., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Nov. 28, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 14, 1881
----- Dec. 29, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 20, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 24, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan Dec. 29, 1881
----- Jan 3, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 9, 1882
----- Jan 10, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 23, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 26, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 27, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 30, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 30, 1882
[2nd]
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 4, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 6, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 6, 1882
[2nd]
----- Feb. 7, 1882
----- Feb. 10, 1882
----- Feb. 9, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 15, 1882
----- Feb. 15, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 18, 1882
----- Feb. 20, 1882
----- Mar. 2, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 11, 1882
[Telegram]
----- Mar. 9, 1882
----- Mar. 1,, 1882
----- Mar. 13, 1882
----- Mar 14, 1882
----- Mar. 15, 1882
----- Mar. 20, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 29, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Apr. 3, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Apr. 21, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 9, 1882
----- May 15, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 23, 1882
----- May 31, 1882
----- June 5, 1882
----- June 21, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, June 27, 1882
----- July 25, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan Aug 15, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug. 21, 1882
----- Sept. 4, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 1882
----- Sept. 16, 1882
----- Sept 16, 1882 [2nd]
----- Sept. 28, 1882
----- Oct 16, 1882
----- Oct. 20, 1882
----- Nov. 1, 1882
----- Dec. 7, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec 21, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 4, 1883
----- Jan 16, 1883
----- Jan. 22, 1883
----- Jan 20, 1883
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 25, 1883
----- Feb. 2, 1883
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 6, 1883
----- Feb. 7, 1883
----- East Saginaw,
Feb. 11, 1883
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 27, 1883
----- Mar. 20, 1883
----- Mar. 30, 1883
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, May 11, 1883
----- Aug. 7, 1883
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 5, 1883
----- West Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 26, 1883
----- Oct. 6, 1883
----- Oct. 19, 1883
----- Oct. 22, 1883
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 6, 1883
----- Dec. 15, 1884
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 31, 1883
----- Jan 7, 1884
----- Jan 18, 1884
----- Feb. 10, 1884
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Mar. 26, 1884
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Apr. 4, 1884
----- Apr. 4, 1884 [2nd]
Porter, W.A., Leavenworth,
Kansas, Feb. 8, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Mar. 15, 1883
----- Leavenworth
City, Mar. 27, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Apr. 4, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 4, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 5, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, May 5, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 10, 1883
----- Leavenworth,
Kansas, Oct. 8, 1883
Post, A.T., Dec. 29, 1882
----- Feb. 21, 1883
----- Mar. 30, 1883
Prentice, W.P., Attorney of Board of Health, May 6, 1882
Proprietors of Saginaw
Couriers, East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 4, 1883
Proprietors of Gratiot Journal, Ithaca Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan 4, 1883
Receipt of Francis Spies to H.W. Benham, June 1, 1881
----- John A. Winkler, East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Apr. 1, 1882
-----from James Simpson of Fort Gratiot, Michigan
----- Telegraph, receipt Oct. 17, 1882
Receiver of Taxes for the City of New York, Dec. 29, 1882
Roseland, Charles, Town Treasurer, Buena Vista, Michigan,
Nov. 21, 1881
Rochester,
Gen. W.B., May 29, 1882
“Saginaw Courier Co.”, Saginaw,
Michigan, Jan. 18, 1884
Seligman, Jacob, East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Nov. 21, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 28, 1881
Shailer, W.G., President of the Board of Health, Nov. 9,
1883
Shaler, General A.H., Nov. 7, 1883
Shopp, B.R., Special Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau, Apr. 6, 1883
Simpson, James, Fort Gratiot, Michigan, St. Clair Co., Apr.
8, 1882
----- Apr. 18, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, May 15, 1882
----- May 15, 1882 [2nd]
----- Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan, Oct 12, 1882
----- Port Huron, St. Clair, Co., Michigan Dec. 7, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Dec. 13, 1882
----- Fort Gratiot, St.
Clair, Michigan, Feb.
8, 1883
----- Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co. Michigan, Mar. 3, 1883
----- Fort
Gratiot, Mar. 27, 1883
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, Apr. 15, 1883
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, May 26, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, June 8, 1883
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, June 1883
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan, July 26, 1883
----- Fort Gratiot,
Michigan Dec. 31, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Feb. 27, 1884
Smith, H.P., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Jan 4, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 22, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Jan 27, 1881
----- East Saginaw,
Apr. 22, 1881
----- May 19, 1881
----- June 6, 1881
----- June 10, 1881
----- July 12, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug. 11, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Aug. 20, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Sept. 7, 1881
----- Sept. 9, 1881
----- Oct 6., 1881
----- Nov 19, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 21, 1881
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Dec. 10, 1881
----- Dec. 27, 1881
----- Jan 30, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 15, 1882
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, Feb. 20, 1882
----- Jan 30, 1882
----- to H.W. Benham from H.P. Smith, [Undated]
Smith, Robert, Proprietor Gratiot Journal, Ithaca, Michigan,
Jan. 18, 1884
Sorden, Frederick, East Saginaw, Michigan,
Jan 30, 1882
Spies, F., [Undated]
----- Apr. 4, 1881
----- Apr. 29, 1881
----- May 2, 1881
----- May 3, 1881
----- May 13, 1881
----- May 14, 1881
----- May 16, 1881
----- May 24, 1881
----- July 25, 1881
Statements
----- Statement of Accounts between H.W. Benham and Harlan
P. Smith, Feb. 15, 1882 ------- Statement of appointment of Frederick Hunt of
Leavenworth, Kansas as attorney for H.W. Benham, Jan 30, 1883
----- Statement of estimate of value of real estate in Michigan, Dec. 24, 1884
----- Statement of suit of Mary Benedict against Mrs. F.M.
Potter and Mrs. E.A. Benham, Feb. 15, 1884
----- “Statement of facts” Jan. 17, 1878 [p.994]
Stern Mill plot, Fort Gratiot, Michigan, [sketch]
Stevens, H.W., Port
Huron, Michigan, Mar.
16, 1881
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, June 28, 1881
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Oct. 21, 1881
----- Port Huron,
Apr. 18, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Apr. 19, 1882
----- Apr. 24, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, July 10, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Sept. 13, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Dec. 23, 1882
----- Dec. 18, 1882
----- Port Huron,
May 18, 1883
Stephenson, Capt. W., U.S. Army, Port Huron, Michigan,
Aug. 18, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Aug. 25, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Sept. 6, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Sept. 25, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Oct. 31, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Nov. 13, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Nov. 18, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Dec. 7, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Dec. 8, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Dec. 22, 1883
----- Dec. 22, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Dec. 27, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Jan 4, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Jan. 8, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Jan 16, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Jan 17, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Jan. 26, 1884
----- Feb. 7, 1884
----- Feb. 10 1884
----- U.S.
Army, Feb. 10, 1884
----- U.S.
Army, Feb. 15, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Feb. 21, 1884
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Mar. 1, 1884
----- Mar. 7, 1884
----- Mar. 23, 1884
Superintendent of the Madison Ave and Wall St. Stage Line, New York, Nov. 6, 1880
Tallman, P.C., Oct. 14, 1881
----- Mar. 1, 1882,
----- May 26, 1882
----- June 17, 1882
----- Jan 12, 1883
----- Feb. 9, 1883
----- Feb. 11, 1883
----- Co. Dist. Court Room, Feb. 12, 1883
----- Feb. 27, 1883
----- Mar. 3, 1883
Treasurer of New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts,
Jan 11, 1881
Thomas and Ivers, Messrs, Port Huron, Jan 28, 1883
----- Feb. 19, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Feb. 27, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Mar. 5, 1883
----- Mar. 22, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Apr. 25, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, May 11, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, June 3, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Aug. 18, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Aug. 19, 1883
Thomas, N.E., Port
Huron, Michigan, Dec.
26, 1882
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Jan 2, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Michigan, Jan 29, 1883
----- Port Huron,
Feb 7, 1883
Towle, Stevenson,
New York, Oct. 14, 1881
------ Oct. 31, 1881
----- New York City,
New York, Dec. 21, 1881
----- Apr. 28, 1882
----- May 5, 1882
----- May 24, 1882
Valentine, Jacob, Oct. 19, 1881
------ Oct. 21, 1881
----- Feb. 7, 1882
----- Dec. 29, 1882
Van Slyck, Ithaca,
Michigan, Nov. 21, 1881
Winter, W.E., Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Aug. 28, 1882
Winton, W.E., Ithaca,
Michigan, Dec. 16, 1883
White, John E., New
York, Jan 22, 1881
Whiting and Davis,
Messrs, June 6, 1881
[Unknown] Addressed to Gen. H.W. Benham, New York City, May 4th, 1881
----- Referred to as “Judge” Jan 30, 1882
----- [Undated] p. 780
----- Mar. 5, 1877 [ no page number specified, after p. 786]
----- [Illegible] June, 16, 1883
Wells, Nov. 21, 1881
Willman, J.A., Buena Vista, East Saginaw, Michigan,
Apr. 22, 1881
Box 3 –
Miscellaneous outgoing correspondence and 64 photographs
Ambler, S.W., Jan. 22, 1877 [copy]
----- Feb 10, 1877 [copy]
----- Ithaca,
Michigan, Feb. 19, 1877 [copy]
Boulton, Jas., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Feb. 23, 1877 [copy]
Cashier of National Park Bank, Boston, Massachusetts,
Jan 10, 1877 [copy]
Devins, General Chas, July 24, 1878
----- July 30, 1878 [Photostat]
Fox, H.B., Ithica, Gratiot Co. Michigan [copy]
Harris, W.J., Bethany, Gratiot Co., Michigan, Jan. 22, 1877 [copy]
----- Bethany,
Michigan, Feb 10, 1877 [copy]
Hunt, Col,
Feb 16, 1877 [copy]
McCarty, Edward, Saginaw
City, Michigan, 1877
[copy]
R, Nov. 3, 1859 [Photostat]
R.J., Apr. 11, 1853 [Photostat]
Rouse, Miles, 1876 [copy]
----- 1876 [copy]
Rory, Jan 13, 1854 [Photostat]
Statement of Forage
Smith, H.P., East
Saginaw, Michigan,
Jan. 15 1877 [copy]
----- East Saginaw, Jan 22, 1877 [copy]
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, 1877 [copy]
----- East Saginaw, Michigan, 1877 [copy]
Town Treasurer of Gratiot Co., Michigan, 1877 [copy]
Wright, R.J., Fort
Gratiot, Michigan,
Feb 6, 1877 [copy]
----- Feb. 26, 1877 [copy]
Unknown, Jan. 21, 1883 [Photostat]
----- Apr. 16, 1853 [Photostat]
----- [Undated] [Photostat]
----- Aug. 11, 1852 [Photostat]
----- Apr. 6, 1853 [Photostat]
Photographs
“Beach Head at Sandy
Hook” June 3, 1878
“Beachpoint Bulk Head Protection” Cape Cod, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Aug. 1866
“Bird [?] Bungalow” Malabang, 1905
“Bull Run
Bridge, Stream and Block
House”
“Canvas Ponton [sic] Bridge at Engineer Depot” Washington, 1863
“Dutch Gap, James River –
470 ft. Across, 7 Miles Around”
“Dutch Gap” James River
“Edinburgh
Castle from the
Grassmarket”
“General Benham’s Camp – Head [?] of Engineer-Brigade foot
of East 14th St.
“General Henry W. Benham”
Gunboat “Mendota”
“Gunboat Morse”
“Laying Cornerstone of Boston
Post Office” 1891
“Mendota on the James River
at “Deep Bottem” or Jones Neck
“Pontoon Bridge at Deep Bottom James River, Va.”
1864-1865
“Pontoon Bridge on Eastern Bank of Potomac or Washington” ca. 1863 [3
copies]
“Prince Consort’s Memorial” Edinburgh
“Seamen on board gunboat Mendota”
“The Bridge Near Aikens Landing James
River”
“The Medican Man – taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee,
S.D.”
“View down Eastern Branch, Showing Navy Yard Bridge and
Pontons [sic] ready for laying from foot of East 15th St.”
Army Church built by 50th New York Volunteers Engineers at
their winter camp in front of Petersburg
[2 copies]
Building of railroad wharf at City Point, Va.
Bull Run
Bridge and Stream
Canvass Pontoon Bridge at Engineer Depot, Washington D.C.,
1863-1864
City Point wharf
Convalescent Camp near Alexandria
Virginia [2 copies]
General Benham and Officers
General Benham’s Camp – Headquarters – head of Engineer
Brigade, foot of E. 14th. St.,
Washington D.C., Sept. 7, 1863
General Benham’s Headquarters of Engineer Brigade, City Point, Va.,
Feb. 1865
General Sedgwick and Staff at house of J.M. Botts (The
Sterns Mansion) about 4 miles north of Brandy Station, Va. Near Rappahannock
River
General W.H. Benham and Staff
Group of 9 Civil War officers seated and standing around
table
Gun boat “Morse” and “White House”
Gun of the 1st Connecticut
Heavy Artillery
Landing at City
Point, Va., (view
down the river)
Landing at Pamunkey
River and “White House
(Washington’s)” in the distance
Lookout
Tower South of Dutch Gap
Lower landing at Belle Plaine, Va., July 4, 1864
Mrs. Benham’s Parlor, Schenectady,
N.Y.
Old
Sterns Mansion
house (not residence) of J.M Botts, Gen. Sedgwick headquarters, 1863, 4 miles
north of Brandy Station
Pile Bridge near Aikens Landing, James
River
Plans of wood church
Pontoon bridge and dam in Hazel
River above Rappahannock River
Pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, James
River, with draw open
Pontoon bridge on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac [2 copies]
Pontoon Bridge over 2200 ft. long laid by Engineer Brigade
over James River near Fort Powhatten, June 15,
1864
Pontoon Bridge at Deep Bottom, James River, Va.,
1864-65
Railroad wharf at City
Point, Va
Store tent of 6th Corps
Unidentified Camp
Untitled Group Picture with Names: [?] Waring, Dagget,
Wilson, Cutley, Mills, [?], Merram, Ames,
Robinson
Unidentified House and Field
Unidentified Landscape [2 Copies]
Unidentified Portrait of Benham, Middle Aged [3 copies]
Unidentified Sketches of a man, vase and horse [Sketch]
Unidentified Steamboat in Icy Harbor
Unidentified Straw Roof Cottage
Upper Landing at Belle Plaine (Potomac
River), looking up Potomac Creek
Upper pontoon bridge at Jones Neck, James River, Va.,
from south side, July, 1864
View Down Eastern Branch showing Navy Yard Bridge and pontoons ready for laying
from foot of E. 15th St.
View down James River to pile bridge opposite “Aikens
Landing” Washington”
Sept. 7, 1863 [2 copies]