Book
- Object Name:
- Book
- Object ID:
- 1966.061.02
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1859
- Description:
- Book, Poems by Lord Byron, illustrated. 539 pages. Printed by Cox Wyman, Great Queen St., London. Red cloth covering with gilt printing (front cover missing).
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.9 W-4.5 D-1.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Carried through the Civil War, 1862-1865, by Captain John H. Prescott, 12th NH Regiment, born Pittsfield, NH, Oct. 8, 1840. Father of donor.
Enlisted August 10, 1862. Meritorious war record. "After the close of the War, he removed to Junction City, Kansas, where he is practising law and is a Land Agent, and in 1866, a clerk in the House of Assembly, Kansas." (Prescott Genealogy, Page 422) - Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret Prescott Wise
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