17 March 1873

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

Document signed

Title: [Land contract]

Partially printed. Also signed by Henry Anthony and S. N. Smith.

GLC00919.25.23

November 5, 1862

Dane, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Carrie

Letter written to a friend (or family member) away at school. Comments on news of friends, family, and recent events in Chester. Writes, "Since you left here our village population has been honorably in[creased] by a colony of Negroes- bucks, wenches... how would you like to live in a house with a negro family? Benj Bright has got home again and brought a negro with him dont you think we will have enough negroes soon?"

GLC00919.25.24

July 23, 1862

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

GLC01013.12

July 26, 1862

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

GLC01013.13

November 24, 1862

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Letter written on patriotic stationary.

GLC01013.14

January 12, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

GLC01013.15

January 30, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Lay cites the location as "State of Mississippi Camp near Lagrang," most likely referring to La Grange, Tennessee, where he was previously camped and which is near the Mississippi border.

GLC01013.16

February 12, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Letter written on patriotic stationary from "Camp Davids Mills Miss," most likely in Mississippi.

GLC01013.17

March 1, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Letter written on patriotic stationary from "Davids Mills Miss," most likely in Mississippi.

GLC01013.18

March 18, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Letter written from "Camp Davids Mills Miss," most likely in Mississippi.

GLC01013.19

May 10, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

GLC01013.20

July 28, 1863

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Letter written from "Black River, Miss," possibly a reference to the Big Black River in Mississippi, which was in the vicinity of Vicksburg. Lay's unit was involved in the siege of Vicksburg; Confederate forces in Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863.

GLC01013.21

1861-1865

Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

An elaborately cut paper memento addressed to his wife.

GLC01013.22

July 13, 1863

Noble, Marget Roberts, fl. 1861-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to her sister

Letter written on patriotic stationary and comes with a patriotic envelope. Written from "New Liberty Po Co Ills," perhaps New Liberty, in Pope County, Illinois. Letter written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay. Signs name as Marget J. Noble.

GLC01013.23

1861-1865

Noble, Marget Roberts, fl. 1861-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to her sister

Letter written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay. A patriotic envelope is included.

GLC01013.24

December 18, 1864

Noble, Marget Roberts, fl. 1861-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to her sister

Letter written from "New Liberty Pope County Ill" to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay.

GLC01013.25

November 4, 1866

Noble, Thomas, fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister-in-law

Letter written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay. Addressed "Dear Sister;" Sarah was apparently Marget's sister and Thomas's sister-in-law.

GLC01013.26

5 January 1825

Brown, R., fl. 1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.367

5 January 1825

Hobart, Nathaniel, 1758-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.368

6 January 1825

Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.369

January 10, 1825

Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.370

January 10,1825

Freeman, Russel, fl. 1824-1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Includes what appears to be a handwritten 'f'' on the address leaf, possibly a free frank.

GLC06313.04.371

January 11, 1825

Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.372

January 14, 1825

Eustis, William, 1753-1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.373

January 17, 1825

Cushman, Hercules, fl. 1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

GLC06313.04.374