Letter, to Gen. Stevenson - Joy Collection

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Letter, to Gen. Stevenson - Joy Collection

Object number1998.004.15

DateSeptember 10, 1963

Mediumpaper and ink

Dimensions10 13/16 x 8 1/2 in. (27.5 x 21.6 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

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DescriptionThis object contains a letter from the Iowa State Department of History and Archives in Des Moines from the Office of the Curator. It is addressed to Major General Chaarles G. Stevenson, Ret. of Sayville, New York on September 10, 1863 and states,
"Dear Gen. Stephenson,
No, we can find no record of any diaries, papers, books or articles by Major Joy, but we do have letters written by Dr. Seneca B. Thrall of Ottumwa to his wife during the Civil War. Dr. Thrall was with the 13th Regiment (Iowa). In Stiles' biography of Major Joy, he says that Joy married a sister of Dr. Thrall. These letters came to us in October 1955 from Mrs. C.B. Fullington, 717 Clark Street, Clay Center, Kansas. If she is still living there, she might know something about the Joy family, assuming she was a member of the Thrall family.
Stiles also says that after serving with the Seventh Army Corps, Maj. Joy "was made Judge Advocate of the Department of the Arkansas, with headquarters at Little Rock. He gave valuable aid in the organization of the State Government, under the New Construction of that State." It is possible there might be some of his papers in Arkansas - just a chance, of course.
Then Mr. Stiles says that Maj. Joy went to Newark, New Jersey after the war and worked with his father, but he was very prominent in public affairs there, serving in New Jersey legislature, etc. They might possibly have some of his papers also.
This is about all I can suggest except that I will try to scan the Thrall letters to see if there might be any information you want in them. If so, will let you know.
Sincerely,
Iowa Historical and Gen. Library
By (Mrs.) Aloy Gilman
Librarian"

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