subject: William Franklin
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Letter from Lydia Warren Joy to her son William Franklin Draper Jr. saying goodbye
description- – A letter from Lydia Warren Joy Draper to her son William Franklin Draper Jr. William Franklin Draper Jr., born in 1865, was her first child from her marriage with General William Franklin Draper. The letter is written to ease his pain when he finds out about her appending death from an illness. In the letter she tells him to trust in his own goodness and powers, how much she believes in him, how she does not fear death and her describes her belief in an afterlife. Lydia Draper died in 1884.
- – Draper, William Franklin, Jr.
- – Draper family
- – Religion--Future life
- – 1883-1884?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
Letter from General William Franklin Draper to his son, Clare Hill Draper, April 28, 1899
description- – A letter from General William Franklin Draper to his son Clare Hill Draper written from the Embassy of the United States in Rome while he was the Ambassador to Italy. The letter talks about his views on life and what his son should consider as he plans for his future. He stresses commitment and duty to the community. He tells him he should make his life useful to the community and that he should make life valuable and satisfactory to himself as long as it does not interfere with the public good. General William Franklin Draper was the Ambassador to Italy from 1896-1899.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910--Correspondence
- – Draper family
- – Draper, Clare Hill
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – 1899-04-28
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – text/pdf
- – English
Lydia D. Warren Joy Draper
description- – A portrait photograph of Lydia (Lillia) D. Warren Joy Draper, the first wife of General William F. Draper. They were married in September 1962 and had five children; William Franklin Draper Jr., George Otis Draper, Edith Draper, Arthur Joy Draper, and Clare Hill Draper. Lydia Warren Joy Draper died in 1884.
- – Draper, Lydia Warren Joy
- – Draper family
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1865-1884?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – Image is from plate between page 38 and 39 of the book, Draper, Preston and Allied Family Histories, edited by Ruth Lawrence and published in 1954
- – English
Susan Preston Draper
description- – A portrait photograph of Susan Preston Draper, the second wife of General William F. Draper. They were married in 1890 and had one child, Margaret Preston Draper. Susan Preston Draper was the daughter of Major General William Preston of Kentucky and the sister of Jessie Preston Draper who married George Albert Draper. William Preston had been a Major General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. This is perhaps the only case on record of a General of the Union Army marrying a daughter of a General of the Confederate Army.
- – Draper family
- – Draper, Susan Preston
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1890-1900?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – Image is from the plate between page 92 and 93 of the book, Draper, Preston and Allied Family Histories, edited by Ruth Lawrence and published in 1954
- – English
General William Franklin Draper as a young man
description- – A cabinet card photograph of William Franklin Draper as a young man. William F. Draper, born April 9, 1842, was the son of George and Hannah Draper. He was made a Brigadier General for his gallant service in the Civil War, and served as both the ambassador to Italy and as a Massachusetts Congressman in the 1890s.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1870-1890?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
Statue of General William F. Draper
description- – A photograph of the Statue of General William Franklin Draper located in Draper Park in the heart of Milford, Massachusetts. The statue shows General William F. Draper seated upon a horse. Both the park and the statue were presented to the town by his wife, Susan Preston Draper, in 1912, shortly after his death on Jan. 28, 1910. The statue was designed by Daniel Chester French, probably best known for his statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Equestrian statues--Massachusetts--Milton
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1912-1940?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
General William Franklin Draper
description- – A photograph of General William Franklin Draper standing in full military uniform, sword at his side and hat in his hand. William F. Draper enlisted in a local volunteer company, later Company B of the 25th Massachusetts regiment, that his father, George Draper, was instrumental in raising. William F. Draper was chosen second lieutenant although he was only a little over nineteen years old. He served for 4 years and was severely wounded in the battle of Wilderness, though he returned to the field later. He was made a brigadier-general for"gallant service during the war."Both regiments he was engaged with were"fighting regiments."The 25th Massachusetts had nearly seventy percent of their number wounded or killed at Cold Harbor, while the 36th Massachusetts, in the campaign beginning with the Wilderness, had every field and line officer, except one, killed or wounded.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1880-1900?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
General William F. Draper House
description- – A photograph of the General William F. Draper House in the winter, with snow whitening the ground and trees. The house stood on Adin street in Hopedale, Massachusetts on what is now the site of the Hopedale Junior/Senior High School. The land was donated to the town by his daughter, Margaret Preston Draper, with the stipulation that the school be named the General Draper High School for fifty years. The High School was completed in 1927.
- – Draper, Margaret Preston, 1891-1973
- – Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Draper family
- – Boncompagni, Princess Margaret, 1891-1973
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1920-1927?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
General William Franklin Draper as a young man
description- – A carte de visite photograph of William Franklin Draper as a young man. William F. Draper, born April 9, 1842, was the son of George and Hannah Draper. During the Civil War, William F. Draper enlisted in a local volunteer company, later Company B of the 25th Massachusetts regiment, that his father, George Draper, was instrumental in raising. William F. Draper was chosen second lieutenant although he was only a little over nineteen years old. He served for 4 years and was severely wounded in the battle of Wilderness, though he returned to the field later. He was made a brigadier-general for"gallant service during the war."
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1860-65?
- – Wires
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
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