Sangston, Lawrence, 1814-1876

This collection contains Lawrence Sangston's 1863 handwritten manuscript entitled, "Personal Journal of a Prisoner of State," detailing his experience as a political prisoner during the Civil War. The manuscript was published in the same year by Kelly, Hedian & Piet by the title, "The Bastiles of the North". The collection also contains appendices to the manuscript, two Civil War scrapbooks, ephemera, and a carte de viste photograph of Sangston.