1814: October 4: Letter to Burr Silliman from Greenwich Headquarters: Lives well, boards outside camp, mentions danger of the British landing there

1814: November 7:  Letter from Delhi Congressman Samuel Sherwood: Has apprehensions the government will survive another year

1815: February 27:  Letter from Delhi Congressman Samuel Sherwood: End of the War of 1812 and the development of a "national character"

1824: August 24: Letter to Ebenezer Foote in Delhi, NY: Mention of the visit of the hero La Fayette  to NYC: "God speed the friend of liberty"

1826: July 11: Letter from Samuel Sherwood to his wife Laura: Mentions the death of Jefferson and Adams on July 4, 1826

1827: December 14: Letter from the Silliman family in Tecumseh, Michigan Territory, to Burr Silliman, Hobart, NY:  Family news, information on the settlement there

1832: July 18: Letter from New York City written to family in Delaware County: Description of a cholera outbreak in New York City 

1840: July 10: Letter from Samuel Sherwood in NYC to his wife Laura in Delhi, NY: Mention of an attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria

1847: January: Diary entry from Matthew Griffin: views on the Mexican War: An "unjust war" but the "American Flag must bee honord"

1847: March 7: Diary entry from Matthew Griffin stating his views on the Mexican War: A very unpopular war

1849: September 1: Letter from Robert Sherwood to his sister Mary: Description of a visit to Paris

1851: Letter from Harvey Seaman to parents in Delancey (Delaware County, NY): Description of a trip by sail from NY to California via Cape Horn

1853: October 6: Escape from Delhi NY lawmen by George Edgerton to St. Paul, Minnesota Territory; business opportunities. Located under Transportation/Travel

1855: Letter from Charlie Marvine in Delhi, NY to Samuel Ferguson Jayne: Business; Know Nothings

1856: April 1: Letter from Edward Selah Frisbee at Delaware Literary Institute in Franklin, NY to Anzolette Farrington:  Burned Senator Douglas in effigy

1857: February 16: Letter written by G. B. Oliver to a friend in Delaware County: Description  life on the California frontier #1.

1857: December 15: Letter written by G. B. Oliver  to a friend in Delaware County: Description of  life on the California frontier #2.

1858: August 14:  Letter describing Fergusonville (Delaware County, NY): Celebration for laying the Atlantic Telegraph cable #1

1858: August 18:  Letter describing Fergusonville (Delaware County, NY) : Celebration for laying the Atlantic Telegraph cable #2

1860: November 9: Diary entry from Nathanial Arbuckle of Delhi, NY: Brief mention of the election of Abraham Lincoln

1860: December 31: Diary entry from Nathanial Arbuckle of Delhi, NY: Mention of the "troubles in the Southern States"

1861: January 10: Diary entry from Laura Sherwood, NYC: Firing on the Union ship Star of the West

1861: January 15: Diary entry from Laura Sherwood, NYC: No hope of resolving the difficulties  in the Union

1861: March 4: Diary entry from Nathanial Arbuckle of Delhi, NY: Mention of the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

1861: April 29: Diary entry from Laura Sherwood, NYC: "Charming" drive through Central Park

1861: April 18: Diary entry from Laura Sherwood, NYC: Ball, Departure of the Seventh Regiment from NYC

1861: April 29: Diary entry from Laura Sherwood, NYC: Went to see the departure of Col. Elsworth

1861: April 29 (continued): Diary entry from Laura Sherwood, NYC: Made hats for the Seventh Regiment soldiers to protect them from the southern sun.

Epilogue: Delaware County sent many of its finest to fight in the Civil War.  The first group, Company I of the 71st regiment, left Delhi on June 1, 1861. Others followed. The group with the largest number of area soldiers was the 144th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry which was mustered in on September 27, 1862 and mustered out on June 25, 1865. The Battle of Honey Hill (South Carolina) was a major engagement for the 144th. Of a total of 218 casualties for the 144th, 40 were the result of wounds received in action and 178 were from disease and other causes  (New York State Military Museum: 144th NY Infantry Regiment). Further information on the contributions of the men of  Delaware County to the cause of the Civil War is available in the Centennial History of Delaware County, New York : 1797-1897 available from the Delaware County New York Genealogy and History site.

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