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George M. Chester letter regarding the New York City Orange Riot
- Title
- George M. Chester letter regarding the New York City Orange Riot, 1871.
- Author
- Chester, George M. (George Morell), 1838-1891.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 22941 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Chester, Catherine M.
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Letter (6 p.) from American newspaper journalist George M. Chester (1838-1891) to his mother, 1871 July 16, providing a vivid eyewitness account of the New York City Orange Riot of July 12. Chester was the son of John and Catherine M. Chester of Detroit, Michigan. He served in the Quartermaster's Department during the American Civil War and later worked for several years as a journalist in New York City. He describes the riot which broke out in Manhattan on July 12, 1871, when Irish Catholic protesters confronted a parade of Irish Protestant Orangemen commemorating the Battle of the Boyne. The marchers were cordoned under the escort of New York City Police and five regiments of the New York National Guard (the 6th, 7th, 9th, 22nd, and 84th) when shooting broke out on Eighth Avenue near 24th Street, resulting in many injuries and deaths. Serving that day in the 22nd N.Y.N.G., Chester recounts the sequence of events from the start of the parade at Eighth Avenue and 29th Street to his muster-out at the Cooper Institute, and duty the following day. Three sets of line drawings show the strategic disposition of the marchers and their guards at various times, including the disorder following the shootings.
- Subject
- Chester, George M. 1838-1891
- New York (N.Y.). Police Department
- New York (State). National Guard
- Orange Order
- Catholics > New York (State) > New York
- Irish Americans > New York (State) > New York
- Police > New York (State) > New York
- Riots > New York (State) > New York
- New York (N.Y.) > Ethnic relations
- New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1898
- Source (note)
- Purchased from Swann Galleries, 2014
- Call Number
- MssCol 22941
- OCLC
- 881830025
- Author
- Chester, George M. (George Morell), 1838-1891.
- Title
- George M. Chester letter regarding the New York City Orange Riot, 1871.
- Source
- Purchased from Swann Galleries, 2014
- Occupation
- Journalists.Police.Soldiers.
- Added Author
- Chester, Catherine M., recipient.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 22941