Manuscript Information on Franklin Palmer 


(NIC)NYC0708-640-0013
Palmer, Franklin, b.1834.
  Papers, 1861-1906, 1861-1863 (bulk)
  .3 cubic ft.
  Plattsburgh resident, captain of Company C, 16th Regiment of
the New York State Volunteers.
  Summary: Records of Company C include clothing requistions,
rosters, muster rolls, monthly returns, and record of soldiers'
payments sent home, 1861-1863; letter from Pliny Moore concerning
leave and troop movement, 1862; and two letters form Col. Joseph
Howland concerning the activities of the 16th Regiment, 1862.
Other items include map of the Battle of Antietam, 1893,
clippings and programs concerning the 16th Regiment, 1886-1906,
and letters describing the history of the 16th Regiment,
1897-1906, including one from Henry T. Sanford about a battle he
and Palmer were both in, during which Palmer was wounded.
  Plattsburgh Public Library, Plattsburgh, NY.

Source: Guide to Historical Resources in Clinton County New York Repositories
New York Historical Resources Center
Olin Library, Cornell University
Copyright © Cornell University Libraries 1987

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