Annotated Catalogue of Relics in Memorial Room
Capt. Thos. Espy Post No. 153
G.A.R.
Library Building: Carnegie, Penna.
1911

Newly catalogued paper items
Preliminary list begun in December 2000 and is in progress.

Box 10
Folder #1

Booklets Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting / Death Benefit Association / Sons of Veterans, USA Incorporated / Held at Easton, PA, 22 Feb 1915 / Also Laws of the Association / Edition of 1915 (9 copies)

Booklet Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Encampment, Pennsylvania Division, Sons of Veterans, USA, Sunbury, PA, 17 and 18 June 1914

Report of the Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth National Encampment / Sons of Veterans Auxiliary / Held at Detroit, Michigan, 1-3 Sept 1914

Folder #2

Rules and Regulations and Rules of Order of the National Encampment, GAR, 1893 (2 copies, one missing book cover)

Rules of Government and Formation of the Allegheny County Grand Army Association, Officers and Committess for 1906

Constitution and By-laws of Capt Thos Espy Post #153, GAR, Honorary Memorial League Organized 15 July 1910 (14 copies)

Constitutions, Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans, USA / Official Edition of 1909 (also an undated ed. and a 1905 ed.) (9 copies)

By-Laws, Sons of Veterans Auxiliary No. 32 of Capt Thos Espy Camp No. 32, Sons of Veterans, USA, Division of PA (5 copies)

Folder #3
Subpacket #1

Invoice from C.H. Puhlman & Son Florist, 5 Mar 1914, floral wreath for George Craig, $3.00 with voucher #200 for said flowers, 9 March 1904

Postal card, 15 Oct 1904, Gen Orders for meeting on 21 Oct at 7:30, signed John P. Snodgrass, Post-Cmdr, and W.H.H. Lea, Adj

Card Abe Patterson Post #88, GAR, listing officers and committees for 1893

By-Laws of Capt Thos Espy Camp 32, Div of PA, Sons of Veterans, USA, Carnegie, Jan 1915

Undated print on blue paper calls meeting for 23 Sept at 8 p.m. with Memorial League of Garfield Post #216, signed W.S. Bryan, President, and J.M. McPeak, Sec. [1910?]

Constitution and Laws Governing the Sons of Veterans, USA, 1905 edition (12 copies)

Folder #4

Photocopy of sermon, printed, delivered at semi-annual encampment of Dept of PA, GAR, at Gettysburg, Sun 31 Aug 1890 by Rev. John W. Sayers, Dept. Chaplain. Midding pages 2 and 3.

Periodical The Westminster Teacher, 38(2) Feb 1910 (published by Presbyterian Board of Publication & Sabbath School Work; J.R. Miller (ed.)

The Westminster Senior Quarterly 2nd Quarter 1910, Presbyterian Board of Publications and Sabbath School Work, Philadelphia, J.R. Miller D.D. (ed.)

Printed sermon "Shibboleth of Humanity" delivered by Rev. John W. Sayers, Dept Chaplain, 12 July 1891 at encampment of Dept of PA, GAR, Williamsport, PA

Printed annual sermon "Christ the Liberator" delivered by John W. Sayers D.D., Dept of PA, GAR, 1904

Photocopy of portion of sermon delivered by Rev. George Marshall, 23 Aug 1862, missing pages 2 and 3; reference to Thomas Espy on p. 12; on p. 21 to John Gilfillan; at Bethel Presbyterian Church on death of Capt Espy and others who died in battles before Richmond

Copy of p. 43 about Bethel Park Presbyterian Church, 1776-1936, refers to Civil War and Capt Thos Espy; p. 44 includes list of soldiers from Bethel Church and neighborhood
 



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