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to Richard H. Jackson
October 20, 1862
GLC07705.486
to sweet and darling wife
October 20, 1864
Schumpert, Amos K., fl. 1864
the Colonel gave him brass buttons for his coat recently. writes that a furlough is out of the question now.writes he would like some whiskey. Written in Camp Stevens
GLC08270.01
to darling Cherry
October 30, 1866
Wait, Horatio L., 1836-1916
He describes more landmarks. He has a fondness for Portuguese and French institutions and describes the museum of anatomy, the zoological museum, Pantheon, the Luxembourg Palace and Versailles. Written in Lisbon Harbor
GLC08284.094
to Henry F. McSherry
GLC09324.37
to parents of George Clapp
October 10, 1864
Bridgman, Edward P., fl. 1864
Went to see George again today. Found him sitting up and "looking quite well." Believes he will be sent home on furlough soon. The wound is about 5 inches long. George "is in good spirits and comfortable." Gave him the $10 they sent this morning...
GLC09355.102
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
October 10, 1944
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Sylvia describes the Women's Volunteers for Roosevelt event.
GLC09414.0405
Sylvia discusses a Post War Planning Meeting she attended.
GLC09414.0415
October 20, 1944
Sylvia describes a dinner at her mother's.
GLC09414.0416
October 30, 1944
Sylvia says her father is looking pretty bad, she also mentions Artie and David.
GLC09414.0424
Sylvia describes an outing to Prospect Park and the market.
GLC09414.0425
to "Moe" Weiner
October 10, 1945
Sylvia vows not to mention Moe's coming home. She went to the movies with Bess.
GLC09414.0681
to Sylvia Weiner
October 10, 1943
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
Moe is writing a short letter before anything else happens. Last night he wondered what Sylvia was thinking as the hours wore on, discussed it with friends and decided she was aware of his thoughts. Was written near Boston, Massachusetts.
GLC09414.0791
October 20, 1943
Moe writes a quick missive to let Sylvia know he has arrived safely and that he hopes she is not taking his arrival overseas too badly.
GLC09414.0794
Moe thanks Sylvia for doing inventory of their liquor cabinet. Marty is off again on one of his interpreting jobs. He writes that French girls are good-looking, well-groomed and extremely chic.
GLC09414.1223
Moe reminded Sylvia of Marge's anniversary and David's birthday. He says he is glad she took her vacation. He also refers to the importance of the upcoming election.
GLC09414.1239
Moe says he doesn't understand the process of getting men home, and writes the process is not very efficient and consists of a lot of paperwork. They will leave Marseilles on Oct. 20th and then go to the Calas staging area. There they will get on a...
GLC09414.1516
to the Williams family
Western Union
Telegram sent to the Williams family by the Walker family, after the death of LeRoi Williams. The telegram expresses sympathy and mentions "a great loss to both our families." This is most likely from the family of Lt. William H. Walker, the other...
GLC09587.104
to Children
October 20, 1976
Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1889-1978
Letter from Cordelia Williams. She says she's been wondering about Geri and asks if she's beaten the flu. She updates them on the weather and says the only news lately is sickness. She says that Reverend Martin Luther King was in town for a church...
GLC09587.358
to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
April 17, 1944
Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009
Addressed to "Dad+Bee." The mail is a mess, so he got a box at the local post office, and includes his new address. He hopes all goes well and asks them to pass on his address.
The letter is dated "Monday 17th." "Letters in a Box," notes the letter...
GLC09620.090
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." All is well, if a little dull. The squadron went on a raid, but his crew stayed back. He walked around the atoll, but "it's just a flat coral atoll with no plant life of any sort, any more," due to earlier bombing. He...
GLC09620.136
to Colonel [Tench] Tilghman
April 18, 1781
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Shaw, General Henry Knox's aide, writes to Tilghman, George Washington's aide. Requests relief for another soldier who was robbed by villains (refer to GLC02437.00937).
GLC02437.00939
to George Washington
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Lewis] Garanger "gave some specimens of his knowledge in artillery" at West Point. Mentions Major Sebastian Bauman, commander of artillery at West Point, who was in charge of assessing Garanger's knowledge of artillery.
GLC02437.00940
to Lucy Knox
April 18, 1776
Explains that he has remained in Newport, Rhode Island, where a recent British naval attack had been fended off, to fulfill orders to help protect the town from additional attacks. He will depart for Norwich later in the day, where he hopes to stay...
GLC02437.00273
to William Knox
October 30, 1780
Expresses happiness that his brother William is back in Boston and safe after a hazardous journey to Europe. Wants to know how his trip was and how Lucy Knox's family received him. Announces the birth of another boy, Henry Jackson. Relates an...
GLC02437.00849
[Provision return]
April 18, 1783
Request for "two hundred and forty gills of common rum, or spirits equivalent to it - on account of Gen. Knox."
GLC02437.02101
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