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January 1862

Pamphlet

Title: Resolution of Congress with Reports of the Commissioner of Patents, Rufus R. Rhodes

GLC06745.211

January 1864

Rhodes, Rufus R., fl. 1862

Pamphlet

Title: Report of the Commssioner of Patents

GLC06745.212

10 February 1865

Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905

Pamphlet

Title: Report of the Postmaster-General to the Presiden, April 29, 1861

GLC06745.213

February 11, 1865

Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888

Pamphlet

Title: Additional Estimates for the Support of the Government, transmitted by Jefferson Davis

GLC06745.215

5 January 1865

Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of Treasury...January 5, 1865 [Transmitted with:] Message of the Preside...Jan. 6, 1865.

GLC06745.221

February 3, 1865

Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of Treasury...Feb. 1st, 1865.

GLC06745.222

February 1865

Trenholm, George Alfred, 1806-1876

Pamphlet

Title: House of Representatives. Communication of the Secretary of Treasury...Feb. 8th, 1865.

GLC06745.224

07 December 1941

United States. Navy

Photograph

Title: Two of eighteen battleships lost by U.S. at Pearl Harbor

Attached label reads: POSITIVELY NOT FOR RELEASE BFORE SUNDAY, DEC. 6th Must credit Official U.S. Navy Photo[...]Two of eighteen battleships lost by U.S. at Pearl Harbor[...]Release by the U.S. Navy to coincide with the first anniversary of the Jap sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, this photo shows the U.S.S. West Virginia (nearest ship) rest on the bottom of Pearl Harbor after it was battered by Aerial torpedoes and bomb hits by Jap planes. Fire followed the explosions as well as oil flames from the nearby sunken U.S.S. Arizona added to the damage. Note the wrecked scout plane…

GLC09547.13

15 April 1863

Ripley, James Wolfe, 1794-1870

Printed document

Title: [Printed circular giving all officers "instructions for making Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores."]

Issued by Ripley as Chief of Ordnance

GLC02750.224

9 November 1863

Balch, George T., fl. 1863

Printed document signed

Title: [Report of examination of a return of ordnance stores submitted by Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.234

19 December 1863

Balch, George T., fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ethan A. Jenks

Balch, Captain of Ordnance, informs Captain Jenks that the Ordnance Office does not have access to the pay rolls of Jenks' company, thus cannot comply with Jenks' earlier request.

GLC02750.239

2 August 1865

McGuinness, A., fl. 1865

Printed document signed

Title: [War Department acknowledges receipt of Captain Ethan A. Jenks' affidavit concerning his accountability for ordnance and ordnance stores]]

GLC02750.258

February 4, 1864

Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809

Printed document signed

Title: to the Commander of Company "I", Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

Assistant Adjutant General Breck requests a second copy of Private Nelson Niles' Final Statement.

GLC02750.263

29 December 1865

French, E.B., fl. 1865-1871

Printed document signed

Title: [Confirmation from the United States Treasury Department that Captain Ethan A. Jenks' return of arms was received, examined and found correct]

Signed by French as the Second Auditor of the United States Treasury Department.

GLC02750.209

December 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [official statement]

Also contains a statement signed by First Sergeant Arthur W. Dean and Providence Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Joseph Pitman. Includes Jenks' statement regarding clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, clothing returns, and other issues regarding his regiment during the Civil War. Contains Dean's supporting comments.

GLC02750.210