Letters From the President Rutherford B. Hayes Library Manuscript Collection

I have ordered a number of letters from the manuscript collection of the Rutherford B. Hayes Library in Fremont, Ohio. These letters were either written by Manning Force or were to Manning Force. General Manning Force was one of several children born to Peter Force and his wife Hannah Evans. Peter Force (1790-1868) was a collector of manuscripts so important that his collection is housed in the Library of Congress. He and his wife had 8 children.

My interest in this family is through their son, Henry Clay Force, 1832-1874 who was married to my great great grandmother Katherine Ogie Frierson The widow Katherine married Willam Martin in 1879. Her oldest son, Peter Evans Force (1868-1930), was taken back to the Washington DC area to be raised by his paternal uncle William Q. Force after his father's death. Peter, however, eventually went back to live in Alabama.

Children of Peter and Hannah Evans:

William Quereau Force (1820-1880), printer in Washington DC
Manning Ferguson Force (1824-1899), General in the Union Army
Charles Fairchild Force (1827-1884), doctor who served in the Confederate Army
Edward Leggett Force (1829-1863)
Peter Force (1829-1830)
Henry Clay Force, 1832-1874, 1st husband of Katherine Ogie Frierson
Samuel Southard Force (1835-1856)
Marion Evans Force (1838-1861)

Letters:

Letter from Charley (Force) to his brother Manning Force 22 September 1871

Letter from Charley (Force) to his brother Manning Force 30 April 1874

Letter from Katie Frierson Force to Manning Force 26 Dec 1877

Letter from William Q Force to his brother Manning Force September 25, 1878

Letter from Mary Isabel Force Jones to Manning Force Nov 29

Letter from Peter Force to his Uncle Manning Force 16 Jul 1879

Letter from Katie Frierson Force to Manning Force 30 July 1879 

Letter From William Q. Force to Manning Force 13 Nov 1879

Letter from Peter Force to his Uncle Manning Force 2 Jan 1881

Letter from Peter Force to his Uncle Manning Force 16 Jan 1881 

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force 27 Feb 1881

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force 2 May 1881 

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force June 25, 1881

Letter from Cynthia Force Stead to her Uncle Manning Force 19 Dec 1882  

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force August 23

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force Dec 12 

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force 12 Feb 1885 

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force 23 May 1885 

Letter from Peter Evans Force (1868-1930) to Uncle Manning F. Force 17 Jan 1886