Lawton, Henry Ware 1843-1899 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,900 6 1 2.2 Correspondence, military papers, printed matter, map, photographs, journal (1899) of Esther Voorhees Hasson, diary (1886) of Leonard Wood, and other papers. Correspondence relates primarily to Lawton's army career and contains many letters from Lawton to his wife, Mary Craig Lawton, describing the campaign against the Chiricahua Indians resulting in the capture of Geronimo and Naiche in 1886. Other topics include Lawton's life in the field in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and the campaign on Luzon in the Philippines. Includes letters written to Mary Lawton after 1900 by Dean C. Worcester describing the Philippine Commission's struggle and adjustment in governing the Philippine Islands. In her journal, Esther Voorhees Hasson describes her experiences aboard the U.S. Army hospital ship Relief in 1899. Open to research. Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Army officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261 Geronimo 1829-1909 Lawton, Mary Craig 1855-1934 Correspondence Naiche approximately 1857-1921 Worcester, Dean C. (Dean Conant) 1866-1924 Correspondence United States. Army. United States. Philippine Commission (1900-1916) Relief (Hospital ship : AH) Chiricahua Indians Wars Spanish-American War, 1898 Campaigns Philippines Spanish-American War, 1898 Medical care Spanish-American War, 1898 Cuba Spanish-American War, 1898 Philippines Luzon (Philippines) History Philippines Politics and government 1898-1935 Army officers Hasson, Esther Voorhees, 1867-1942 Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927 mm 79029645 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009261.3 Open to research. DLC 790726 20260227111656.0 mm 79029645