Fragments 03- Portion of War/History Story

Dublin Core

Title

Fragments 03- Portion of War/History Story

Subject

War, history, military

Description

Nelson brothers fragment from a story about a military procession

Creator

Nelsons

Source

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Rights

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Type

Manuscript book

File

Transcription

Nelson Family Juvenilia
Box 1 Folder 56
Nelson brothers fragment from a story about a military procession – n.d.

By the succinct commandery of Knights Templars proceed to the schoolhouse and formed a procession with Col. Nathan [smudged] untoon (91 years ago) as marshal, he had performed the same service upon the same spot for the company that marched from Goshen to Portsmouth during the war of 1812

[Crossed out:] Into the pavillion walked Mr. McCrillis Spring forty-one or so amounts about him. Arthur Byrne [?] speaks 

Mr. McCrillis walked through the pavilion supported by two or spring forty-one [sermons] his friends ^ about him and took his seat upon the platform. He appeared quite fragile, although apparently in good spirits and in proper possession of his [illegible] facilities. David McLaugh took [illegible] charge of the c[?].

Count [illegible]
[Crossed out:] once […] 

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