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Series: 1. Correspondence, 1871-1885
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Merrill's family history, Bound volume of correspondence,
1871-1885
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Letters from Charles J. Allen: Two handwritten letters to Col. W. E. Merrill, Cincinnati, Ohio, from Charles J. Allen written after reading Merrill's book Iron Truss Bridges for Railroads.
1877
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Series: 2. General Files, 1855-1918
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Sketchbook, with faint handwritten title "Merrill's Book, West Point New York" on front,
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4
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"Literature," Typescript manuscript
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Conduct reports on Merrill, U.S. Military: Four conduct reports from West Point,
1855-1857
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6
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Map of Northern Georgia, made under the direction of Capt. W. E. Merrill, Chattanooga,
1864
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7
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Lithographed plan "Octagonal Block-House," plan of construction prepared under the direction of Col. Wm. E. Merrill, 1st U.S.V.V. Engineers, Chief Engineer Department of the Cumberland,
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8
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Notes on Merrill family history (acquired before collection was sent to Cowan's Auction by family members),
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9
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West Point pamphlet regarding organ installation in cadet chapel with a foreword by the builder,
1911
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10
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List of Cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York,
1918
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Series: 3. Memorials, 1891-1918
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Memorial pamphlet "Colonel William Emery Merrill" prepared at the time of his burial at Arlington Cemetery.
, 1891
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12
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Resolution of the Engineers' Club of Cincinnati on the death of Col. Wm. E. Merrill. Adopted at the annual meeting,
1891
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13
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"In Memoriam," pamphlet and accompanying typescript copy Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Companion William Emery Merrill, Lieutenant Colonel Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., Cincinnati
1892
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Box
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14
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"Professional Memoirs," Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and Engineer Department at Large. Volume IX No. 48
1917
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Series: 4. Miscellaneous
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Navy Officer’s two-piece brass belt plate possibly worn by Dr. John C. Spencer, USN. (Merrill's father-in-law),
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Box
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11
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Merrill Collection list detail (created by donor),
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Series: 5. Photographs, 1972
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Framed photographs of William Emery and Margaret Spenser Merrill,
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Framed photograph assemblage Col. Wm. E. Merrill and the officers who served under Merrill in the 1st United States Veterans Engineers with lithographed floral border,
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5
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Albumen photograph "C. S. Warehouse Chattanooga" with handwritten identification,
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5
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Albumen photograph "C. S. Warehouse and Fire Engine House Chattanooga" with handwritten identification,
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Albumen photograph "Forage Depot Chattanooga" with handwritten identification,
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6
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Carte de visite William E. Merrill, with handwritten notation 'Wm. E. Merrill" lower right corner of the mount,
1872
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6
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Tintype of four gentlemen in civilian clothes. William E. Merrill without his signature moustache and goatee is probably sitting third from the left,
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Merrill from cabinet card; Photographic portrait of William E. Merrill in uniform copied from the original cabinet card portrait described below,
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Cabinet card portrait of William E. Merrill in uniform,
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Daguerreotype of William E. Merrill in uniform. Likely taken upon his graduation from West Point Military Academy and his promotion in the US Army to Bvt. Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers,
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Carte de visite of six staff officers, Department of the Cumberland, and a newspaper man on a ledge at Lookout Mountain,
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"Kindergarten in Newport, Ky." Small albumen photograph titled on reverse; the photograph likely pictures one of his children,
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Merrill in an office; Mounted 7x9 photograph of middle-aged William E. Merrill seated at his desk in an office at an unidentified location,
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Series: 6. Publications, 1870-1881
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"Non-Tidal Rivers," Personal signed copy of Bvt. Col. Wm. E. Merrill U.S.A. Major, Corps of Engineers, Iron Truss Bridges for Railroads. Methods of Calculating Strains, with a Comparison of the most prominent truss bridges, and new formulas for bridge computations,
1870
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Box
6
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'Iron Truss Bridges" Personal signed copy of Bvt. Colonel Wm. E. Merrill, U.S.A., Major, Corps of Engineers, translator, Improvement of Non-tidal Rivers, Memoirs by S. Janicki, L. Jacquet, A. Pasqueau,
1881
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