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View of Fort Sumter's rear parapet .

Oval bust portrait [lithograph?] of a young woman pasted on verso. View of Fort Sumter's rear parapet showing a dismounted gun and a sandbag traverse.

GLC04509.42

"Dear little Helen with love from Paula."

Kolle imprint on recto and verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Dear little Helen with love from Paula." Vignette bust profile portrait of a young woman.

GLC04509.43

Young girl with pierced ears.

Leidloff imprint on recto. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl with pierced ears.

GLC04509.44

"Helen Lameau, Aged 8 years, 1891."

Imprint of Noelle on recto and verso. Pencil inscription on verso: "Helen Lameau, Aged 8 years, 1891." Full length standing portrait with tinted cheeks, lips, hair, hair ribbon, and flowers. A trellis with climbing vine has been added at the left...

GLC04509.45

"Alice Frankel to Helen Lameau."

Gerschel imprint on recto and verso. Pencil inscription on verso: "Alice Frankel to Helen Lameau." Three quarter length standing view of a young girl with long dark hair.

GLC04509.46

"With much love to Cousin H. from Belle."

Ink inscription on verso: "With much love to Cousin H. from Belle." Vignette bust portrait of a young woman in white.

GLC04509.47

Bust portrait of a young girl

Leidloff imprint on recto. Bust portrait of a young girl [in a traveling costume?] with hat.

GLC04509.48

"Miss Gracia Lameau."

Ink inscription on verso: "Miss Gracia Lameau." Lithograph oval bust portrait of a young woman.

GLC04509.49

"To father, from Charlie."

Ink inscription on recto: "To father, from Charlie." Vignette bust portrait of a man in civilian dress with moustache.

GLC04509.50

C.S.S. Georgia list of prizes captured from commencement of cruise

Contains information about the ships captured. Includes the date and location of the capture or burning of the nine ships, names and captains of the ships, owners, the vessel's home port and the value of the ship and its cargo. The list was most...

GLC04572.01

[April 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]

Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment (66 men listed). Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.

GLC04572.02

[May 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]

Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment (13 men listed). Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.

GLC04572.03

[June 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]

Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment (7 men listed). Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.

GLC04572.04

[July 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]

Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment. Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.

GLC04572.05

[9 April - 31 October 1863 return of discharges from the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]

Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, date of enlistment, rank and date of discharge. Notes where the men were discharged, "Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope," and notes they were discharged "at own request" (4 men listed). Indicates duplicate on...

GLC04572.06

[9 April - 31 October 1863 return of desertions from the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]

Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date of enlistment, date and place of desertion, and money owed to the men by the Confederacy: "Note - The above amounts were due, after deducting the Bounty of £10 say $48.00" (2 men deserted)....

GLC04572.07

[to the commander of the C.S.S. Georgia] [in French]

No. 2334. Asserts that Louis Eugene Bouvier (a.k.a Cullen) deserted from the Imperial Ship the "Renommee" in the Sea of China. Asks Maury what the sailor's nationality is and inquires about the man's position on the Georgia. Villeneuve signs as...

GLC04572.08

[to the commander of the C.S.S. Georgia] [in French]

No. 388. Mentions William Cullen, a member of the Georgia crew, who is actually a French deserter.

GLC04572.09

[to the commander of the C.S.S. Georgia] [in French]

No. 2367. Signed as a Major General of the French Navy. Believes that William Cullen is a French sailor named Bouvier. Cullen claims that the North American (United States) commercial vessel he was on was sunk by the Georgia. Villeneuve asks that...

GLC04572.10

[to the commander of the C.S.S. Georgia] [in French]

Roze, a French rear admiral, authorizes repairs to be made on the C.S.S. Georgia. Specifies machinery, such as diving equipment, to be used in making the repairs.

GLC04572.11

to William L. Maury

Letter from the Confederate Treasury (Acting First Auditor) requesting documentation for money turned over to Major John de Bree, Paymaster.

GLC04572.12

to William Lewis Maury

From the Confederate Treasury Comptroller indicating money due to Maury.

GLC04572.13

to William Lewis Maury

Attests to Maury's character as an officer and as a gentleman. Rowan writes as commander of U.S.N. Flag Ship Congress. A U.S. vice admiral, Rowan served the Union during the Civil War. Post-war, he was commandant of the Norfolk and New York Navy...

GLC04572.33

to R. H. Maury

United States Navy Paymaster General Davis recommends William Lewis Maury to superintend the James River project.

GLC04572.35

to R. H. Maury

Attests to Maury's character and professional qualities. Reynolds signs as Commodore United States Navy; he eventually reached the rank of rear admiral.

GLC04572.36

to William Lewis Maury

As requested, he recommended William to R. H. Maury to superintend the James River project. Hopes that William will visit Washington.

GLC04572.37

to William Lewis Maury

Writes that one of two bills he introduced (to relieve the disabilities imposed by the 14th Amendment) passed. The bill to relieve Judge Hawkins of Florida passed, and the bill to relieve Maury should pass tomorrow. Cox was a U.S. Congressman from...

GLC04572.39

[U. S. House of Representatives bill]

Printed copy of a U. S. House of Representatives bill introduced by Cox to "remove the political disabilities of William L. Maury... that all legal and political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United...

GLC04572.40

to Samuel Sullivan Cox

The bill for the relief of William L. Maury passed the Senate yesterday. Encloses (not included) a copy of the bill as it passed the Senate, striking the phrase "legal and. . . ." Undated note from Cox responds that he will make sure the House...

GLC04572.41

to William Lewis Maury

Includes a letter for Maury to forward to the Collector (of Customs in New York). Failed to get the endorsement of any cabinet members because they are too busy, and presumes that if they knew the vacancy existed they would want to fill it with their...

GLC04572.46

to Almira Winchell

Discusses the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C. Describes some of the signs hung on buildings that welcomed the soldiers home. Accompanied by an envelope printed with the insignia of the Fifth Corps.

GLC04706.16

[Invoice for soldier payment and clothing purchases for men in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Actual title: "Collo. Henry Knox in Accott. with Capt. Dimond Morton." Records money distributed to pay members of the regiment and to purchase clothing. Docket possibly in Knox's hand.

GLC02437.00290

to Henry Knox

Writes Knox to update him on activities reinforcing the siege of Quebec. Discusses orders to congregate at the town of Surrel, about 135 miles outside of Quebec. Mentions that since the Americans had been driven from the Plains of Abraham, it was...

GLC02437.00291

[Invoice for soldier payment and clothing purchases for men in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Records money distributed to officers to pay members of the regiment and to purchase clothing.

GLC02437.00292

to John Adams

Apologizes for responding so late to Adams' letter of 11 November 1775 (see GLC002437.00208). Discusses military books and the difficulty of obtaining them in America, and recommends books useful to different departments in the army. Comments on...

GLC02437.00293

[Invoice for soldier payment and clothing purchases for men in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Records money distributed to officers to pay members of the regiment and to purchase clothing.

GLC02437.00294

[Henry Knox in account with Captain Thomas Waite Foster]

Records cash received from Major John Crane in February and March 1776 and mentions the purchase of clothing. Paper has a large watermark with crown and coat of arms. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00295

[Henry Knox in account with Captain Eliphalet Newell]

Records cash received for pay and clothing in February and March 1776. Paper has crown watermark with "GR" underneath it. Newell was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00296

[Henry Knox in account with Captain Jotham Drury]

Records cash received from Major John Crane in February and March 1776 and mentions the purchase of clothing. Paper has a large watermark with crown and coat of arms. Drury was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00297

[Henry Knox in account with Captain Edward Crafts]

Records cash received from Major John Crane in February and March 1776 and mentions the purchase of clothing. Crafts was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00298

to Henry Knox

Apologizes for disturbing Knox with this letter, refers to Knox as his benefactor, and insists that he writes out of necessity. Describes his impromtu joining of the campaign on the recent march from Massachusetts to New York, his lack of money, and...

GLC02437.00299

[Supply list for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Multiple receipt entries also signed by Eliphalet Newell, Thomas Waite Foster, James Furnivall, and Thomas Dean and other officers serving under Henry Knox. Notes items received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's...

GLC02437.00300

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that Lieutenant John Edes plans to leave his post to join the Provincial Service. Edes is on his way to ask Knox for a discharge. Burbeck wants Edes to return to duty and fears the consequences if officers just decide to leave. Also...

GLC02437.00301

[Invoice for money distributed for ordnance and pay in Knox's artillery regiment]

Cheever was commissary of artillery for Knox's regiment.

GLC02437.00302

[Supply list for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Notes items (artillery, cloth, etc.) received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00303

[Supply list for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Also signed by Walter Heyer, Thomas Carnes, David Schuyler, and James Hall. Notes items (artillery, cloth, etc.) received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00304

to unknown

Military pass for Maury and two friends to travel to Richmond "without molestation by any guards & pickets," by order of Major General Whiting. Written from Cape Fear Department Headquarters.

GLC04572.14

to Nan [Maury]

Makes arrangements to leave the city.

GLC04572.15

to Nan [Maury]

Recently returned from Richmond and thinks the order to return without delay was unnecessary. Reports that the "North Carolina" has not come to port. Writes, "When this Civil War is over I think we shall be able to appreciate the comforts of home."

GLC04572.16

to Nan [Maury]

Expresses concern over reports that someone (presumably an officer) has been wounded. Discusses the possibility of the Union taking Richmond: "We have...been very anxious about Richmond but there is a general feeling the enemy will not succeed in...

GLC04572.17