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November 1864

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers]

Docketed 6 December 1864 by Captain Jenks

GLC02750.423

January 31, 1865

Phelps, James, fl. 1865

Printed document signed

Title: [Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name. Signed by Phelps as Lieutenant.

GLC02750.424

28 February 1865

Merrill, James F., fl. 1863-1865

Printed document signed

Title: [Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name. Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.425

31 March 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document

Title: [Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name. Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.426

30 April 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document

Title: [Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name

GLC02750.427

April 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [List of camp and garrison equipage abandoned at Fort Sedgwick.]

Signed by Daniels as Colonel and Morse as Quartermaster. Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.428

31 May 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document signed

Title: [Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers.]

Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name.

GLC02750.429

June 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [List of camp and garrison equipage abandoned near Alexandria, Virginia.]

Signed by Daniels as Colonel and Morse as Quartermaster.

GLC02750.430

1861-1877

Printed document

Title: [Instructions for lists of rolls, returns and reports required from company commanders]

GLC02750.431

September 1862 - September 1863

Printed document signed

Title: [Morning reports, manuscript booklet for Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

Contains the records and signatures of Captains Thomas Carr, Ethan A. Jenks, and Edwin L. Hunt. Signed by Private Charles P. Gibney and Niles Kilroy on the inside cover page.

GLC02750.476

September 1864 - February 1865

Various

Printed document signed

Title: [Morning reports, manuscript booklet for Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

Contains the signature of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, as well as other members of Company "I."

GLC02750.477

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Letter written during a study period, in which Diamond writes that they have just completed reviewing an entire year of chemistry in the space of four hours. Sidney has somewhat of a political disagreement with Estelle.

GLC09120.128

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Letter written while Diamond is in class, so it is interspersed with "items" from his class notes. He discusses smoke generators and the fact that classes are to grow progressively smaller due to the fact that many candidates do not manage to complete the training.

GLC09120.129

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

(second page constitutes notes taken in a class, which are struck out). Diamond tells Estelle that things are moving too rapidly to think straight, with classes in law, tactics, communication and chemical tactics consuming all of his time.

GLC09120.130

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph manuscript

Title: notes from a class on chemical warfare

Handwritten notes on material learned in a class about chemical warfare. The end of the notes does seem to be addressed to Estelle, where he complains of having had a "bad case of the 'runs'".

GLC09120.131

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Letter written during a moot trial, which Diamond then proceeds to describe to Estelle. Sidney also gives Estelle samples of the questions that he was asked in his chemical tactics final.

GLC09120.132

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Letter written while the rest of Diamond's group is being subjected to mustard sensitivity tests. Sidney discusses with Estelle the possibility of obtaining a pass. He also explains to her the system of punishment in officer candidate school.

GLC09120.133

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond apologizes for not having written for the past few days, explaining that he has been acting as cadet platoon leader. Sidney describes the night Reconnaissance Problem that he had been on the night before.

GLC09120.134

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he expects to be shipped before the week is up. Sidney tells Estelle that he hopes to be in New York on Saturday, and that he hopes that it is not too late to ask her out on a date on Sunday.

GLC09120.135

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he is shipped at 7:25 A.M. the following morning. He states that two other men from his barracks will be on the same shipment - one for cavalry service, the other for the signal corps - but explains that he does not know where he is to be placed.

GLC09120.136

1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle about a recent visit to the "Casanova", a Mexican restaurant, where one of the dancers danced with him. Sidney also describes the process of crossing the Mexican border across the Santa Fe bridge..

GLC09120.137