11 April 1864

William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 36 (April 11, 1864)]

Report from Rio that CSS Alabama at Cape Good Hope, 30 crew sick with yellow fever.

GLC05959.72.080

19 December 1866

McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897

Letter signed

Title: to the Adjutant General, U.S.A. War Department

Rejects his appointment as Brevet Brigadier General dated 27 November. In part: "This is the Second Brevet of that grade, tendered to me for different services: one, with the army in the field - which I now hold - as Brigadier General by Brevet for 'meritorious services during the War' …: the latter, for 'meritorious and distinguished services at New Orleans, La., where Cholera and Yellow Fever prevailed'….It is evident that I cannot accept this appointment, for the grade of Brigadier General. It is therefore carefully returned, with the request that the proper correction may be made."…

GLC02649.35

31 October 1862

Newspaper

Title: Camden Confederate. [Vol. 2, no. 1 (October 31, 1862)]

The Kentucky Campaign, The Fight at Pocotaliga, Yellow Fever in Wilmington.

GLC05959.41.01

1 November 1862

Newspaper

Title: New South. [Vol. 1, no. 11 (November 1, 1862)]

Death of General Mitchell, Fighting at Coosanohatchie & Pocotaligo.

GLC05959.47.01

17 December, 1878

Tilley, H.H., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A letter that was sent with an article from the "Republic". The author of the letter received this paper and article from J.E. Daniel, a doctor from Jackson Mississippi. The article details a boy's conduct during a yellow fever outbreak. The letter also mentions a sketch of a school in Mass. that the author went to. It is a satirical picture of the school which the author gives the Senator permission to use.

GLC09400.049

12 October 1798

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Acknowledges that he has received Bryant's letters. Instructs Bryant that if he has not already done so, to send a receipt to Colonel Williams for a six pounder and a carriage that was shipped. Discusses Bryant's continuance at the post, says he wishes Bryant well and will act accordingly. Notes that "the fever still rages and many fall dayly."

GLC03432.076

1699/09/23

Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: news of Pirates and a "plague"

Riggs writes to Livingston discussing a "great sickness at Philledelphe . . . above three hundred ded" and an action taken by Pirates by capturing a ship. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00515

1864/11/24

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

The enlistments of many men of the 100th have expired, but the government will not muster them out until 1/9. He is angry that someone told his family there was a yellow fever epidemic at Bermuda Hundred; there had not been one case yet.

GLC04662.083

1864/01/01-1864/12/31

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Diary

Title: [Diary] London

Archer's 1864 diary written mostly while in London and also while travelling throughout Europe. Lists daily activities and other happenings such as disease spreading on board ships, etc. Green patterned book cloth with gold stamped titles. (22 Jan) "Called on Mr. Mason and delivered letter of introduction from Pa"; (15 Feb) "Went to Argyle Rooms - a negro was put out. I was glad...that the English do not put the negro on the same footing as the white man," (22 Feb) "5 Pirates were hanged today at Newgate prison." (23 Feb) "Went to Blakleys Ordnance Works to look at guns and &c."; (26…

GLC01896.158

1862/10/04

Jeffery, Richard W., fl. 1855-1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Jeffery

Has decided to leave Greensborough and go to Wilmington to "attend the sick" in that city, acknowledging that he is leaving his post without permission but rationalizes his behavior with the contention that his request must have "miscarried" in the mails. Richard was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy before the war.

GLC01896.049