Correspondence and Printed Material about Gettysburg National Cemetery

Minutes of first Commission meeting Harrisburg, Dec. 17th, 1863. (Photocopy of newspaper article written by David Wills, President. W. Y. Sellick, Secretary titled Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg describing how the Commission was appointed by the Governors of the different States, which have soldiers buried in the Cemetery. The names of the Commissioners are listed: Hon. B.W. Norris (Morris?) of Maine, Hon. L.B. Mason of New Hampshire, Mr. Henry Edwards of Massachusetts, Mr. Alfred Coit of Connecticut, Hon. Levi Scobey of New Jersey, Mr. David Wills of Pennsylvania, Col.

Act of Incorporation (2 copies) March 7, 1864 No. 356 File of the House of Representatives. Mr. Kerns, (Philadelphia,) ' Corporations. Singerly & Myers, State Printers. An Act to incorporate the Soldiers' National Cemetery. (Three sheets of ivory colored paper measuring 21.5 cm x 33 cm with pagination 1 thru 6. One set of three sheets has two pencil lines on the title and ink smudges on front page and torn edges. The other copy is in good condition.)

(Six railroad passes issued to John R. Bartlett: three from Northern Central Rail Way Co. No.755 signed by I.N. DuBarry, No. 1408 signed by E.A.S. Young, No. 2430 signed by D.W. Cox), Gettysburg Rail Road Company, Pennsylvania Rail Road, Hanover Branch Railroad. One business card from Ware & Van Brunt Architects, Boston)