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Sangston, Lawrence, 1814-1876

 Person

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Lawrence Sangston collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3255
Abstract

This collection contains Lawrence Sangston's 1863 handwritten manuscript entitled, "Personal Journal of a Prisoner of State," detailing his experience as a political prisoner during the Civil War. The manuscript was published in the same year by Kelly, Hedian & Piet by the title, "The Bastiles of the North". The collection also contains appendices to the manuscript, two Civil War scrapbooks, ephemera, and a carte de viste photograph of Sangston.

Dates: 1863 - 1932