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to Mr. Elijah Holt

He describes his long sickness in detail, starting in Baton Rouge and leading up to his current circumstances.

GLC02744.090

[request for Reynolds to report to Adjutant General's office]

Reynolds has passed an examination before the board and should report to the Adjutant General's office for instructions. Docket: 1/1/1867 Noting amount of money reimbursed to Reynolds for his trip to New Orleans and then to New Orleans.

GLC03614.02.10

Special Orders No. 1

Special Orders, No. 1. Assigned command of the Sib-District of the Rio Grande. Docket indicates mileage paid from New Orleans, Louisiana to Galveston, Texas.

GLC03614.02.12

[Reynolds to take command of the sub-district of the Rio Grande]

Orders Major General J.J. Reynolds to take command of the "Sub-District of the Rio Grande, relieving Bv't Brigadier Lewis G. Brown, Col. 177th U. S. C. Troops."

GLC03614.02.13

to Joseph J. Reynolds

He jokes that Reynolds must be in a healthy climate judging by the weight of the ladies. He also discusses various improvements to the city including a railroad and a penitentiary.

GLC03614.02.16

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] His life at camp is "quiet," and the troops are making their own fun by stealing beer from the sutler's tent. He was surprised when he saw in a paper that Corporal Asa Smith from Indiana was injured, but "was pleased to know...

GLC03696.01

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] A "spasm" occurred involving an attack on a Union foraging party, causing orders to be prepared to leave. He describes the arrival of troops, arms, and ships, noting those ships from Massachusetts. He tells of a letter he...

GLC03696.02

to father

to father [Ebeniser Smith] the possibility of his regiment moving from Camp Cameron either on that day or the next. He says they will probably move by land, not steamer, but is unsure where they were going. Written at Camp Cameron.

GLC03696.03

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] He notes the arrival of three regiments, saying that it appears there is going to be a fight and implying that Yorktown will be hurt by the Union's forces. He describes how troops from Delaware caught a Confederate soldier, and...

GLC03696.04

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] Life in camp is dull. The regiment has a new lieutenant. His company is very good at drilling, and they are practicing under Col. Max Weber from Europe. The brigade practiced firing, and he says "there is music in the whistle...

GLC03696.05

to sister

He writes that he heard southern regiments mutinied by Norfolk when they were not allowed to go to the defense of their states and said they would only fight under "the stars and stripes." A hard-of-hearing Union sergeant was accidentally shot by his...

GLC03696.06

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] Companies A, C, and D marched to Newport News and saw white flags in house windows and a house on fire. The "great expedition" sailed, and he saw it in the paper and in person. Yesterday [October 30] there was a grand review...

GLC03696.07

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] He is bored, as "There is nothing stirring here now, it is the dullest time that I have seen since I have been here," and talks about a recent storm and requests a blanket be sent to him. The regiment may soon receive a Sibley...

GLC03696.08

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] He thanks his mother for the food she sent. His regiment may move forward soon, and he hopes the Pennsylvanian troops are not put on picket duty as they are incompetent: "The soldiers of the 16th fear them more than they do the...

GLC03696.09

to sister

to sister He says there is nothing new to report except the arrival of more troops. One of the soldiers in Company C deserted and will either run to the "secesh camp" or be shot if he returns. He praises Colonel Wyman for his character, saying
"for...

GLC03696.10

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] The men took up a collection to replace the twenty-three dollars he lost, and he says, "It came unexpected but was welcome and shows a good feeling towards me that pleases me much." He sent fifteen dollars home to avoid losing...

GLC03696.11

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] He is feeling better now and his shakes are gone. The "mounted rifles" [cavalry] have arrived, and brought a "secesh" with them. Another squad of cavalry had a skirmish with 150 rebels and was overpowered. Eventually the...

GLC03696.12

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] The regiment has received orders, and will probably soon be moving to Richmond. He was unable to break the bill from home. The Union boys "played some rough games on the ignorant Secesh, in the matter of money," using wrappers...

GLC03696.13

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] He received a letter from the clerk of Victor, and sends it on to other men. The troops have left Camp Huger and marched to the fairgrounds. He has the shakes. The mayor of the town has given up his keys, and the Union military...

GLC03696.14

to mother

to mother [Ann Smith] The regiment is now under the command of General McClellan. General Wool has stepped down. He says Wool was starting to show his age. They have no orders to go yet, but it seems to be coming soon. Col. [Peirce] is a "disgrace to...

GLC03696.15

[notarized document certifying the annexed account of Andrew Llowell]

mentions money owed to Watson Myers Co.

GLC03769.004

[partial address leaf reading Alexander, Secretary...]

GLC03769.005

[economic theories and proposals]

includes agricultural figures and population notes

GLC03769.006

to Mr. Cobb

GLC03769.007

[rudimentary map of John Jackson's estate]

backside contains figures

GLC03769.008

scrap paper containing illegible handwriting

GLC03769.009.01

partial receipt for O'Brien

GLC03769.009.02

Depositions of witnesses in a case between Benjamin Huntington, Gordon L. Mumford and Philectus Havens and others.

GLC03769.011

Legal summons for witnesses in the case between Benjamin Huntington and Philectus Havens and others.

GLC03769.012

[document requring 450 dollars to be paid to James Kerr as six months salary]

GLC03769.014

to M.P. Van Schanach

GLC03769.016

[legally binding certain men to the Sheriff of New York]

says they owe six hundred dollars and one is in custody for failing to pay.

GLC03769.017

to Miss Virginia Young

GLC03769.018

to Philip Schuyler

GLC03769.019

receipt for Capt Steven Adams to Parker Cleaveland

GLC03769.020

[certifying recent supreme court decision in case against Daniel Garllen William]

GLC03769.021

to C.W Rockwell

GLC03769.022.01

to Mrs. Alton B. Parker

GLC03769.022.02

clipping about Gov. Lehman and Van Buren Day

GLC03769.022.03

to Mrs. Alton B. Parker

GLC03769.022.04

to sir

letter fragment

GLC03769.023

to John Nicholas

GLC03769.026.01

to Sir

mentions Nicholas Alleman

GLC03769.026.02

Account of a surveyer report on the Pennyslvania and Maryland boundary

photographs on back with biography

GLC03769.026.03

supreme court ruling to take Charles Duryee into custody

GLC03769.027

ad for J.W.B Dobler, west side bank

GLC03769.028.01

to Mr. Bartlett

GLC03769.028.02

to Mr. Hugo Seesselberg

GLC03769.030.01

short bio of Harold G. Hoffman

GLC03769.030.02

to Hon. Belmont Perry

GLC03769.031.01