21 March 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Promotion of Henry Eugene Davies to Major General]

Official document promoting Davies, signed by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Partially printed from an engraving, with blanks filled in by hand. Features two detailed patriotic scenes and a blue paper seal from the War Office. Docketed at top by Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend on March 22, 1865.

GLC03113

18 May 1941

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992

Letter signed

Title: to Warren Abrams

One letter addressed to Warren Abrams from Warren Schwartz dated May 18, 1941. Pertains to personal finances and debt, receiving packages from his cousin and Irving Tuttle. Also mentions an altercation with a stranger on a visit to town. Noted use of a racial slur.

GLC09662.012

19 February 1945

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated February 19, 1945. He is suffering from sunburn from working as mess cook at a picnic for his shop. The shop was divided into four groups, each group having a picnic and he volunteered to work one. His group’s picnic is another day. He read the clippings about the fire. He’s glad to hear that Raymond wrote Uncle Peter. He explains that he hasn’t gotten a higher rating because there are no openings. There can only be so many men at each rating on a base and there are too many men already on base with…

GLC09611.405

23 February 1945

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated February 23, 1945. He attended his picnic on the 22nd and is now on liberty so he’s having a mini vacation. He is glad they liked the Valentine V-Mail he sent. (GLC09611.388.02 ) He received a Valentine’s Day card from Dottie Shearer. He remarks that he is worried about Mike Riccuit and Bretz. He is reading the news about Iwo Jima and it is hard to think of two men he saw recently being there. He heard a man he was in service school with was on base briefly. He received a rating at graduation and was…

GLC09611.406

circa 1940-1945

Map

Title: Servicemen's Map of the United States

One map entitles Servicemen's Map of the United States. This map includes detailed pictorial descriptions of the ranks in the Army, Navy and Marine service. It also includes the different division insignia. The map is of the continental United States a journey has been marked out in pen and different stops have been annotated. A note on the side of the map notes that the journey ended near Stockton.

GLC09611.612

circa 1861

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: [Vignette of Henry Slocum in civilian clothing]

Vignetted half-length standing portrait of Union general Henry Slocum, Sr. in Napoleonic pose. Clothing, hands, and parts of face heavily painted over. Water stains at the edge. Slocum led and participated in several campaigns throughout the American Civil War, including the Maryland Campaign and the Carolina Campaign. He resigned his commission on September 28, 1865 and returned to New York, where he unsuccessfully ran for New York secretary of state that year. Slocum served three terms as a Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives (from 1869 to 1873 and from 1883 to 1885).

GLC05111.01.0473

circa 1942-1945

United Press

Newspaper clipping

Title: Housewife Learns Seed Potatoes Lack 'Seeds'

One newspaper clipping entitled, "Housewife Learns Seed Potatoes Lack 'Seeds'." Pertains to Jack Brisboise a potato farmer. Below this article is another entitled, "Awarded 'E'" which pertains to Dahlstrom Metallic Door Co. receiving an E award for excellence in production.

GLC09953.007

circa 1940-1945

Printed document

Title: Instructions for Recruits

One document entitled Instructions for Recruits. A general instruction sheet for all men who are going into the Navy prior to training. It includes what can be taken when they head to training as well as general information on clothing.

GLC09611.601

April 14, 1840

Barnard, Daniel D. (Daniel Dewey), 1797-1861;

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Kirke Paulding

One letter from Daniel Dewey Barnard to James Kirke Paulding dated April 14, 1840. Regarding an application for a promotion for midshipman for John B. Frisly.

GLC02925.26

January 1, 1824

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Document signed

Title: [Promotion of Joseph R. Smith to Second Lieutenant in the Second Regiment of Infantry].

Countersigned by Secretary of War Calhoun. One bust engraving of George Clinton, first governor of New York, two bust engravings of James Monroe, and one bust engraving of John C. Calhoun included.

GLC00019

1937-1963

Various

Header Record

Title: [World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.602]

672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The letters contain day to day details of Leonards life and time in the service and traning. He attended Great Lakes Training Center in Illinois and was stationed in Hawaii after training. Most of the letters disscuss news from home. Of note Leonard also recieved letters from some friends who were also in the military and from their families keeping him…

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