Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1833, Aug. 15 | Born, Royalton, Vt. |
| 1854 | Graduated from University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. |
| 1854-1857 | Taught school in San Antonio, Tex. |
| 1857 | Married Cordelia M. Forsyth (died 1858) |
| 1859-1861 | Read law and administered wife's estate |
| 1861 | Fled Texas after secession; appointed United States Department of the Treasury special agent by Samuel P. Chase |
| 1862-1865 | Acting collector of customs for recently captured port of New Orleans; acting surveyor, acting collector of internal revenue for the district of New Orleans |
| 1866, Aug. 24 | Died aboard steamer Monterey; buried at sea |