David Drinkwater

This collection contains correspondence (1780-1949 and undated), including Civil War letters from Arthur, Jr., and William; family documents and diaries; Civil War military records, mostly containing the muster rolls, payrolls, courts martial adjutant reports and other material relating to the 8th Maine (ca. 500 items); student records of Malcolm during his time at West Point; and the pension records kept by Arthur, Sr., and William. Miscellaneous records include Revolutionary War rosters; lists of bounty lands; War of 1812 rosters, including the list of officers and crew of the ship "U.S. Adams," which was blown up at Hampden, Maine, on September 3, 1814. Also included are the Rev. William Miltimore's sermons (1800-1836 and undated); family financial records; miscellaneous legal papers and documents; court dockets (1854-1881); photographs, including a series of stereographs of earthquake damage in Jamaica; and ephemera. The principal family correspondents are: Arthur, Sr., his wife Sarah Miltimore McArthur, and their six children Arthur, Jr., William, Catharine, Duncan, Charles, and Malcolm. The McArthurs of Limington, Maine ... by Elizabeth Ring cites many of the collection's letters.