Philip Carruth (Charles Erasmus Kennon Letters) Collection
Box 1
Folder 1 - 1861 (1/5/1861 - 8/3/1861)
1. Letter from Kennon to his sister - January 5, 1861. (6 copies)
2. “ ” - March 1861. (3 copies)
3. “ ” - July 10, 1861. (3 copies)
4. “ ” - July 28, 1861. (2 copies)
5. “ ” - August 3, 1861. (2 copies)
Folder 2 - 1861 (8/7/1861 - 11/21/1861)
1. “ ” - August 7, 1861. (5 copies)
2. Letter from Kennon - Ship Island, August 2. (3 copies)
3. Letter from Kennon to his sister - September 1, 1861.
4. “ ” - October 14, 1861. (2 copies)
5. “ ” - November 2, 1861. (2 copies)
6. Letter from Kennon to sister - 1861.
Folder 3 -1862 (2/13/1862 - 5/12/1862)
1. Letter to sister - February 13, 1862.
2. “ ” - February 24, 1862.
3. “ ” - April 10, 1862. (3 copies)
4. Letter to sister - April 17, 1862. (3 copies)
5. Letter to sister - April 25, 1862. (6 copies)
6. Telegrams - 1862.
Folder 4 - 1862 (5/22/1862 - 11/2/1862)
1. Letter to sister - May 22, 1862. (2 copies)
2. Letter to Lizzie from Bill (?) - June 10, 1862. (3 copies)
3. Letter to sister - June 20, 1862. (2 copies)
4. Letter to sister - June 27, 1862. (2 copies)
5. Letter to sister - July 13, 1862. (2 copies)
6. Letter to mother - 1862. (3 copies)
7. Letter to sister - July 24, 1862. (2 copies)
8. Letter to sister - Sept. 13, 1862. (2 copies)
9. Letter sister - Sept. 19, 1862. (4 copies)
10. Letter to sister - Sept. 21, 1862. (3 copies)
11. Letter - October 3, 1862.
12. Letter to sister - Oct. 22, 1862. (7 copies)
13. Letter to sister - Oct. 31, 1862. (4 copies)
14. Letter to Brid. Gen. Beall - Oct. 31, 1862. (2 copies)
15. Letter to sister - Nov. 2, 1862. (3 copies)
Folder 5 - 1863
1. Letter to sister - January 25, 1863. (4 copies)
2. Letter to sister - August 7, 1863. (5 copies)
3. Letter to sister - August 18, 1863. (5 copies)
4. Letter to mother - August 29, 1863. (4 copies)
5. Letter to sister - September 3, 1863. (2 copies)
6. Letter to sister - November 19, 1863. (2 copies)
7. Letter - Mobile - 31, 1863.
Folder 6 - 1864
1. Letter from Kennon to his sister - April 23, 1864. (2 copies)
2. Transcribed letter - Kennon to his sister - April 24, 1864.
3. Special Orders - April 24, 1864. (3 copies)
4. Special Orders - Headquarters District of the Gulf - May 3, 1964.
5. Letter - May 5, 1864.
6. 4th Infantry Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers (from Napier Bartlett’s
Military Record of Louisiana)
7. Letter from Kennon to his sister - June 6, 1864. (2 copies)
8. Promotion orders from 1st Lt. To Capt. - C.E. Kennon - June 30, 1864.
(3 copies)
9. Typed promotion orders - June 30, 1864. (2 copies)
10. Letter from Kennon to his sister - July 12, 1864. (2 copies)
11. Transcribed letter from Kennon to his sister - July 12, 1864.
12. Letter from Kennon to his sister - Sept. 8, 1864.
13. Letter to sister - September 13, 1864.
14. Pay certificate - September 13, 1864.
15. Letter to sister - Saturday 26, 1864.
16. Letter to sister - Nov. 9, 1864.
17. Letter - Saturday, 26, 1864 (3 copies)
18. Letter to sister - September 26, 1864. (2 copies)
19. Clothing issuance notice re: G.W. Taylor - Oct. 24, 1864.
20. Letter from Kennon to his sister - Nov. 9, 1864. (3 copies
21. Letters - December, 1864.
Folder 7 - 1865
1. Kennon oath to the United States - January 1865. (10 copies)
2. Letter to Pa from military prison - January 23, 1865. (2 copies)
3. Kennon discharge from military prison - June 16, 1865. (5 copies)
4. “ ” - photo paper (2 copies)
5. Letter - August 24, 1865 - Author and recipient unknown
6. Typed transcription of letter (incomplete) - August 24, 1865.
7. Typed poem - Nov. 1, 1865.
8. Handwritten poem - Nov. 1, 1865.
9. Letter to sister - December 16, 1865. (2 copies)
Folder 8 - 1866
1. Letter to Susie Kent from Kennon - May 1866.
2. Transcribed letter to Susie Kent from Kennon - May 1866. (2 copies)
3. Transcribed letter to C.E. Kennon from sister - June 12, 1866.
4. Letter to C.E. Kennon from sister - June 12, 1866.
5. Transcribed letter to Brother Mumford from sister - July 19, 1866.
6. Letter to Brother Mumford from sister - July 19, 1866.
7. Letter to “Mother” from “sister” - July 21, 1866
8. Letter to Susie Kent - August 2, 1866.
9. To “Brother” from “Sister” - August 9, 1866.
10. Letter to Susie Kent from C.E. Kennon - August 18, 1866.
11. To Susie from C.E. Kennon - August 20, 1866.
Folder 9 - 1867
1. Letter to Sandie from Dean - Jan. 1867.
2. Letter to “My Dear Friend” - Jan. 2, 1867.
3. Letter to “Charles” from A.P. Champlin - Jan. 22, 1867.
4. Letter to Susie - Jan. 24, 1867.
5. Letter to “Dear Friend” - Jan. 25, 1867.
6. Letter to “Dear Friend” from C.E. Kennon - Jan. 28, 1867.
7. Poem - March 10, 1867.
8. Letter to “John” - March 28, 1867.
9. Letter to “friend” - April 1867.
10. Letter to Col. Amacker - April 4, 1867.
11. Letter to Susie Kent from Kennon - April, 1867.
12. Letter to “friend” - April 4, 1867.
13. Letters to Susie from Kennon - April 20 and March 5, 1867.
14. “ ” - June 7, 1867.
15. “ ” - July 7, 1867.
16. “ ” - February 14, 1868
Folder 10 - 1868
1. Letter to Susie - February 14, 1868.
2. Letter to Susie - May 28, 1868.
3. Letter to Susie Kent from Kennon - June 17, 1968.
4. Letter to Charles Kennon from R.B.W. - July 9, 1868.
5. Letter to Obie from Kennon - July 19, 1868.
6. Letter to Edwin from Kennon - Oct. 2, 1868.
Folder 11 - 1869
1. Letter to Edwin from Kennon - July 17, 1869.
Folder 12 - 1870
1. Letter to Charlie from E.A Bondoin (sp?) - Feb. 10, 1870.
2. Document regarding Horatio Seymour (date unknown)
3. Letter to C.W. Ellis from C.E. Kennon - July 24, 1870.
4. Letter to Edwin from C.E. Kennon - March 8, 1870.
5. Letter to Major J Corkern - March 14, 1870.
6. Resolution re: the parish representatives - June 24, 1870.
7. Letter to Tom (C.W. Thomas) - June 27, 1870.
8. Letter (unknown author and date)
9. Letter to T. Ellis - July 24, 1870.
9. Letter to wife from Kennon - Aug. 11, 1870.
10. Letter to John - September 22, 1870.
11. Letter to husband from Ludie - September 26, 1870.
12. Letter to Tom - October
13. Letter to Tom - October 31, 1870.
13. Letter to Tom - November 5, 1870.
14. Letter to Tom - November 7, 1870.
15. Letter to Tom - December 15, 1870.
Folder 13 - 1871
1. Letter to wife - January 4, 1871.
2. Letter to Tom - January 19, 1871.
3. Letter to husband - April 18, 1871.
4. Letter to wife - April 2, 1871.
5. Letter to wife - April 24, 1871.
6. Letter to wife - April 26, 1871.
7. Letter to Mumford - May, 1871.
8. Letter to Tom - May 13, 1871.
9. Letter to Tom - May 18, 1871.
10. Letter to Mumford - June 9, 1871.
11. Letter to Tom - June 19, 1871.
12. Letter to Tom - August 22, 1871.
13. Letter to Edwin - August 26, 1871.
Folder 14 - 1872
1. Letter to Tom - January 29, 1872.
2. Letter to Tom - June 21, 1872.
3. Letter to T. Ellis - June 25, 1872.
4. Letter to Tom - July 11, 1872.
5. Letter to Steve - August 27, 1872.
Folder 15 - 1873
1. Letter to Tom - May 24, 1873.
2. Letter to Trustees of Spring Creek Church - July 16, 1873.
3. Poem - July 22, 1873.
Folder 16 - 1874
1. Letter to Mumford - March 4, 1874.
2. Letter to M. Newsom - April 1874.
3. Letter to Tom - June 13, 1874.
4. Letter to T. Ellis - September 18, 1874.
5. Protest letter re: Kellogg - September, 1874.
6. Letter to Tom - 1874.
7. Letter to Tom - October 6, 1874.
8. Letter to Tom - October 14, 1874.
9. Letter to T. Ellis - November 2, 1874.
10. Letter re: Congress - September, 1874.
11. Letter to Tom - November 2, 1874.
Folder 17 - 1875; 1876; 1877
1. Letter to H.C. - June 13, 1875.
2. Letter to Edwin - November 13, 1875.
3. Letter to Hon. B. Edwards - December 1, 1875.
4. Letter to Munford - January 10, 1876.
5. Letter to sister - January 28, 1876.
6. Letter to wife - February 27, 1876.
7. Letter to husband from Sudie - February 29, 1876.
8. Letter to wife - March 15, 1876.
9. Payment agreements - March 31, 1877 & April 2, 1877.
10. Letter to mother - May 26, 1877.
11. Letter - August 11, 1877.
12. Letter to Cora Guin - September 1, 1877.
13. Letter to Munford - September 22, 1877.
14. October 10, 1877.
15. Letter to Clem - December 9, 1877.
16. Letter to T. G. Richardson - December 15, 1877.
Folder 18 - 1878
1. Letter to uncle - January 3, 1878.
2. Letter to Mumford - January 23, 1878.
3. Letter to Mumford - January 25, 1878.
4. Letter to Maston - January 30, 1878.
5. Letter to Mumford - February 3, 1878.
6. Letter to Steve Ellis - February 20, 1878.
7. Letter to Tom Ellis - March 23, 1878.
8. Letter to Tom - April 2, 1878.
9. Letter to T.G. Richardson - April 4, 1878.
10. Letter to T. Ellis - May 1, 1878.
11. Letter to Tom - May 6, 1878.
12. Letter to Mother - May 11, 1878.
13. Letter to Mother - May 12, 1878.
14. Letter to Charlie from Roberta - May 9, 1878; telegrams - June 4, 1878,
June 10, 1878, June 13, 1878.
15. Letter to mother - May 30, 1878
16. Letter to wife from Kennon - June 4, 1878.
17. Letter to wife - June 5, 1878.
18. Poem
19. Article about surgery performed by Dr. C.E. Kennon; poem
20. Poem
21. Letter to Ludie - July 4, 1878.
22. Letter to Kennon from wife - June 6, 1878.
23. Letter to wife - June 7, 1878.
24. Letter to wife - June 8, 1878.
25. Letter to Kennon from wife - June 11, 1878.
26. Letter to wife - June 11, 1878.
27. Letter to wife - June 14, 1878.
28. Letter to wife - June 19, 1878.
29. Letter to wife - June 18, 1878.
30. Poem - 1878.
31. Letter to Mother from C.E. Kennon - June 27, 1878.
32. Letter to Aunt - July 14, 1878.
33. Letter to John from C.E. Kennon - July 23, 1878.
34. Letter to John - July 24, 1878.
35. Letter to Mother from Kennon - July 22, 1878.
36. Letter to Charley - July 22, 1878.
37. Letter to Charley (Kennon) from (Aunt) Sallie - July 28, 1878.
38. Letter to Ludy (unknown author and date)
39. Letter to Mother from Kennon - Aug. 14, 1878.
40. Letter to Hattie - Aug. 19, 1878.
41. Letter to Hattie from Kennon - Aug. 19, 1878.
42. Letter to Charley from Aunt Berte (?) - Aug. 26, 1878.
43. Letter to Hattie from Kennon (?) - Aug. 27, 1878.
44. Letter to Hattie from Kennon (?) - Aug. 31, 1878.
45. Letter to Mother - May 27, 1878; Letter to Edwin - Sept. 11, 1878.
46. Papers regarding parish government nominations (8 pgs)
47. Letter regarding the State Convention of Aug. 5, 1878. (9 pgs)
48. Statement regarding a new state constitution - Sept. 1878
49. Response to Mr. Newsom
50. Recipient unknown - author C.E. Kennon - date unknown
51. Poem
52. Statement on “Education” - date unknown
53. Address to the People of Tangipahoa Parish, La. By Hon. M.S. Newsom,
In opposition to the Holding of a Constitutional Convention -
Sept. 10, 1878.
54. Typed letter to “Captain” from Kennon - Sept. 17, 1878.
55. Letter to Tom from C.E. Kennon - Sept. 29, 1878.
56. Letter to John Addison from C.E Kennom - Oct. 2, 1878.
57. Letter to Tom from C.E. Kennon - Oct. 5, 1878.
58. Photocopy of Children’s Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New
Orleans - 1882
59. Letter to Sadie Kennon from Aunt Roberta - 1878.
60. Photocopy of pamphlet The Childrens Home of the Protestant Episcopal
Church
61. Letter to brother from Roberta B. Wrigfield - Oct. 11, 1878.
62. Letter to Sadie regarding birth of 5th son - April 23, 1879.
63. Letter to Sadie from Aunt Berta - Jan.9, 1880.
64. Letter to Sadie from Roberta - June 14, 1880.
65. Photocopies of envelopes
66. Photocopies of confederate money - 1864.
67. Extract from New Orleans “Daily States” re: yellow fever. -
July 26, 1905.
Folder 19 - 1879 and 1880
1. Letter to Ludie - June 24, 1879.
2. “ ” - January 9, 1880.
3. “ ” - June 14, 1880.
Folder 20 - typed letters
1. Letter to sister - January 5, 1861.
2. “ ” - March 1861.
3. “ ” - July 10, 1861.
4. “ ” - July 28, 1861.
5. “ ” - August 3, 1861.
6. “ ” - August 7, 1861.
7. “ ” - September 1, 1861.
8. “ ” - October 14, 1861.
8. “ ” - November 2, 1861.
9. “ ” - February 13, 1862.
10. “ ” - February 24, 1862.
11. “ ” - April 10, 1862.
12. “ ” - April 17, 1862.
13. “ ” - April 25, 1862.
14. Letter to K.R. Hyame - May 12, 1962.
15. “ ” - May 22, 1862.
16. Letter to Lizzie - June 10, 1862.
17. “ ” - June 10, 1862.
18. “ ” - June 20, 1862.
19. “ ” - June 27, 1862.
20. Letter to Ma - July 1862.
21. Letter to sister - August 18, 1863.
22. “ ” - September 3, 1863. (2 copies)
23. “ ” - September 13, 1862.
24. “ ” - September 19, 1862.
25. “ ” - October 22, 1862.
26. “ ” - October 31, 1862.
27. Letter to Brid. Genl. Beall - October 31, 1862.
28. Letter to sister - November 2, 1862.
29. “ ” - January 25, 1863.
30. “ ” - August 7, 1863.
31. “ ” - August 18, 1863.
32. Letter to mother - August 29, 1863.
33. “ ” - November 19, 1863. (2 copies)
34. Letter to sister - April 23, 1864.
35. Special orders - April 26, 1864.
36. Special Orders - May 3, 1864.
37. Letter to sister - June 6, 1864.
38. Special Orders - June 30, 1864.
39. Letter to sister - July 12, 1864. (2 copies)
40. “ ” - September 8, 1864. (2 copies)
41. “ - September 13, 1864.
42. Pay office stub - September 13, 1864.
43. Letter to sister - September 26, 1864.
44. “ ” - November 9, 1864.
45. “ ” - December 16, 1864. (2 copies)
46. “ ” - December 26, 1864.
47. Letter to Pa - January 23, 1865. (2 copies)
48. Special Discharge Orders - June 16, 1865.
Folder 21 - Assorted letters
1. Letter to sister from Abby Kent - September 1, 1854.
2. Letter to daughter from mother - February 9, 1879.
3. Letter to Ludy from mother - March 11, 1879.
4. Letter to sister from mother - March 11, 1879.
5. Letter to Roberta from Grandmother - March 23, 1879.
6. Letter to Ludy from mother - May 13, 1879.
7. Letter to Ludie Kennon from unknown sender - May 13, 1879.
8. Letter to Ludie from aunt - May 19, 1879.
9. Letter from E.E. Bouldin - July 19, 1879.
10. Letter to Sadie from Roberta - November 24, 1879.
11. Letter to Ludie from Roberta - December 16, 1879.
12. “ ” - May 19, 1880.
13. “ ” - June 14, 1880.
14. “ ” - January 8, 1880.
15. “ ” August 30, 1880.
16. “ ” - December 1, 1880.
17. Letters to Ludie from Roberta - Sept. 3, 1879 & Aug. 17, 1880.
18. “ ” - May 2, 1881.
19. “ ” - May 13, 1881.
20. “ ” - May 20, 1881.
21. Letter to Ludie from Sallie - June 6, 1881.
22. Letter to Mrs. Kennon from T.M. Cowdin re: death of Capt. Kennon
July 3, 1881.
23. Letter to G.A. Kennon from Jeff Kemp - April 10, 1929.
24. Letter to Ludie from aunt - 1882.
25. Letter to Lizzie - June 10, 1862.
26. Letter to daughter from mother - June 11, 1883.
27. Letter - January 11, 1888.
28. Letter to George Kennon - June 19, 1899.
29. Letter to Berta - September 7, 1903.
30. Letter to Cousin Edwin - September 22, 1903.
31. Letter to George - October 21, 1903.
32. Letter to George - November 5, 1903.
33. Letter to George - November 3, 1903
34. Wedding invitation - November 18, 1903.
35. Letter to George - November 27, 1903.
36. Letter to George - July 15
37. Letter to George - October 4, 1904.
38. Letter to George - January 31, 1904.
39. Letter to George - March 13, 1905.
40. Letter to George - July 12, 1905.
41. Letter to George - February 28, 1906.
42. Letter to George (hard to read) - February 4, 1906.
43. Letter to George - March 12, 1906.
44. Letter to George - March 11, 1907.
45. Letter to George - May 20, 1907.
46. Letter Kennon Champlain - April 5, 1910.
47. Letter to George - March 19, 1910.
48. Letter to E. Kennon Champlain - September 29, 1925.
49. Slave title - March 6, 1841.
Folder 22 - Codicil
Folder 23 - Miscellaneous
1. Protestant Episcopal Church program - March 1882.
2. Photocopies of confederate money
3. “Pictures of Out of Our Past” - The Kentwood Ledger - October 2, 1969.
4. Marriage certificate - July 25, 1935.
5. Photocopy of newspaper - The Military Directory
6. Letter to Helen - June 9, 1979.
7. Military Records of Louisiana by Napier Bartlett
8. Muster Roll of the Helena Rifle Fourth Louisiana Regiment
9. The Town of Tangipahoa
10. Governor Henry Watkins Allen by Powell A Casey
11. Letter to Ludie - May 17, 1880.
12. Book excerpt
13. Letter to postmaster - March 22, 1937.
14. Newspaper excerpt - “Railroad Guide”
15. Charles Erasmus Kennon - letters guide
16. Excerpt - Maj Reed’s Fine Work at Havana: How He Proved
Mosquito Theory - July 26, 1905.
17. Photocopies of envelopes of Kennon letters
18. Notes on D.W. Camp
19. Notes on Robert Curaton
20. Notes on Callens
21. Notes on Frank Bardwell
22. Notes on F. Nettie Conerly
23. Notes on Falby Polean Carter
24. Notes on M M Carter
25. Hand drawn diagram of city block
26. Notes on 1900 census
27. Charles Erasmus Kennon Genealogical line
28. Book excerpt re: Fourth Louisiana Infantry
29. Hand drawn sketch of Kennon family crest
30. Letter to sister - date unknown
31. Letter guide
32. Letter - unknown recipient and date
33. Archives copying sheet
34. Book excerpt - Kennon letters
35. Letter - unknown date and recipient
36. Notes re: camp near Vicksburg
37. Notes re: relationships
38. Letter - unknown date
39. Letter to sister - April 17, 1862.
40. Letter to sister - July 12, 1864.
41. Letter - illegible
42. Hand drawn map - hard to read
