Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Katherine M. Rickey Papers
c.00553
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Rickey, Katherine M.
- Title
- Katherine M. Rickey papers
- ID
- c.00553
- Date [inclusive]
- 1861-1892
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet , 9 folders
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials
- English and Dutch.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
John Nies enlisted in Company D, 2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry as a bugler in 1861. He was born circa 1836.
Scope and Contents note
This collection includes Civil War letters of John (Jan) Nies, of the 2nd Michigan Calvary (most written in Dutch), three post-war letters, a "Record of Ancestry" of the Nies family, and an insurance policy for land owned by Katharine Rickey in King County, Washington.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections June 1993
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
July 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Estate of Katherine M. Rickey, 1992-01-26.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865).
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
Geographic Name(s)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Personal Name(s)
- Nies, John
Collection Inventory
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Nies, John. Letters |
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| Folder | ||||
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1861 |
1 | |||
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January-June 1862 |
2 | |||
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July-December 1862 |
3 | |||
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January-April 1863 |
4 | |||
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May-August 1863 |
5 | |||
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September-December 1863 |
6 | |||
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January-April 1864 |
7 | |||
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1875-1892, Undated |
8 | |||
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Envelopes |
10 | |||
| Folder | ||||
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Nies Family "Records of Ancestry" Undated |
9 | |||