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Date Created
Collection Item
Manuscript document

[List of accounts]

1806

Stewart, Samuel, fl. 1806

List of accounts belonging to Captain Samuel Stewart. Includes the names of Samuel Stewart and Nathaniel Greene (not the Revolutionary War general).

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Collection Item
Manuscript document signed

List of clothing transferred

December 30, 1865

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

List of clothing transferred by Lietenant Jospeh Hester to Heber Painter. The list includes coats, trousers, flannel shirts, drawers, boots, forage caps, blankets, and stockings.

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GLC02016.164
Collection Item
Manuscript letter signed

to unknown

1 October 1849

Marsh, R., fl. 1849

Note regarding the value of a property. Includes a response signed by R.S. Moody.

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Collection Item
Document signed

Widow's pension certificate

15 June 1850

Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871

Widow's pension certificate for Isabella St. Clair, wife of Daniel St. Clair, Drum Major in the Revolutionary War. The certificate is sealed with the Department of the Interior seal. the docket indicates that the pension is to be paid in...

GLC02016.176
Collection Item
Header Record

Collection of Heber Painter, I company, 58th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry [Decimalized .001-.182]

1860-1866

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

The collection mostly consists of correspondence from Painter to his aunt and sisters. His letters contain descriptions of camp life, his feelings towards slavery, and anti-Yankee sentiment in Virginia shortly after the war. More specifically he...

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Collection Item
Printed document

The soldier's return

1860

Harmon, A.W., fl. 1923

Printed copy of the lyrics to "The Soldier's Return" or "Air, Just before the Battle, Mother".

GLC02016.179.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to sister Ella

December 20, 1860

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Written on the day South Carolina seceded from the Union. Jokingly writes that he dreamt of being at a party with agreeable young ladies, but was abruptly awakened when he fell off his chair. Reports of strong Union feelings in Washington City...

GLC02016.001
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

[certification of Heber Painter]

December 3, 1860

Cook, Charles, fl. 1840-1860

A letter certifying that Painter has served time as a printer's apprentice at the "Danville Democrat". It is also a recommendation letter for Heber to future employers.

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GLC02016.002
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to sister Kate

December 25, 1860

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Letter is entitled "My Christmas gift to Kate". Describes his walk down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Christmas shopping season. Visits the navy yard and barracks with his friend Russ and remarks that Uncle Sam does not consider Christmas a...

GLC02016.002
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to sister Kate

December 27, 1861

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Reports that he has a slight cold. Asks his sister to thank their aunt for the good advice contained in her letter to him. Hopes that the war will not last long and is quite sure that England will be getting involved soon. Describes his Christmas...

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