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to Elias W. Beach
December 24, 1869
Spencer, Robert C., fl. 1869
Addresses Beach as "Brother Elias." Congratulates Beach on his upcoming wedding.
GLC00919.25.22
[Land contract]
March 17, 1873
Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
Partially printed. Also signed by Henry Anthony and S. N. Smith.
GLC00919.25.23
to Carrie
November 5, 1862
Dane, fl. 1862
Letter written to a friend (or family member) away at school. Comments on news of friends, family, and recent events in Chester. Writes, "Since you left here our village population has been honorably in[creased] by a colony of Negroes- bucks, wenches...
GLC00919.25.24
to cousin
March 11, 1862
Carrie, fl. 1860-1866
Signature, date written, and text are all faded, but possibly from Carrie.
GLC00919.25.25
July 15, 1866
Addie, fl. 1866
Discusses her recent journey to Empire, Michigan.
GLC00919.25.26
July 20, 1859
Hattie, fl. 1859
Religious verse sent to her brother, Elias.
GLC00919.25.27
March 30, 1860
Morse, Minnie, fl. 1860
GLC00919.25.28
Ancestry of the Beach family of Cheektowaga Erie County, New York.
1861-1865
Jones, W.B., fl. 1861-1865
9 pages including title and one loose leaf. First 8 pages are stapled together. Corrections, additions, and notes are to be sent to Jones of Buffalo, New York as indicated on page 8. Accompanied by handwritten genealogical notes (GLC00919.25.30).
GLC00919.25.29
[Genealogical notes pertaining to the Beach family]
Written on Pine Hill Nurseries, G. Zimmerman & Sons, Buffalo, New York letterhead. Letterhead contains the printed date of "187_". Ancestral notes on the Beach family are handwritten. Accompanies GLC00919.25.29.
GLC00919.25.30
[Photograph of Elias William Beach]
Depicts Beach later in life with a full grey beard. He is wearing a uniform adorned what appear to be G.A.R medals, and a G.A.R. hat. Image is printed on thick cardboard. This image is printed in Beach's obituary (GLC00919.25.32).
GLC00919.25.31
[K.O.T.M. medal]
circa 1895
K.O.T.M. medal (possibly Knights of the Maccabees). Presented to Elias W. Beach, "P. Commander." "1892-1895" is inscribed on back side of the medal.
GLC00919.25.32
[Clipped obituaries of Susannah Roop Beach, Ebenezer Beach, and Elias W. Beach]
1889-1921
Ebenezer Beach died in 23 January 1898 in Cheektowaga, New York. Susannah Roop Beach died 28 December 1889 in Williamsville, New York. Elias W. Beach died 1 May 1921.
GLC00919.25.33
[Program for the Buffalo, New York memorial services of General Ulysses S. Grant]
April 28, 1880
Pratt, Pascal Paoli, 1819-1908
Buffalo services were held during the time the funeral ceremonies and interment took place at Riverside Park, New York City. Printed by Haas & Klein. Pratt served as the presiding officer.
GLC00919.25.34
[Empty photograph album]
Contains multiple blank pages and front cover. Separated from binding.
GLC00919.25.35
General Benham's winter camp near Poplar Grove Church, Va., with photo of troops
1865
Printed map, "Winter Camp, Detachment 50th N.Y.V. Engineers" Brevet Colonel I. Spalding Commanding, near Poplar Church, Virginia, Army of the Potomac, 1865. Has been partially hand colored. An original albumen photograph of soldiers with musical...
GLC00919.26
to Caesar Augustus Rodney
September 26, 1818
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Letter discusses revolutions in South America, and mentions memories of James Otis. Rodney had just returned from South America
GLC00922
to Jasper Parish
March 27, 1820
Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858
Williams writes to Parish, an interpreter and Indian agent to the Six Nations, about a proposal to remove the Iroquois tribes of upstate New York to the Old Northwest. Discusses Secretary of War John C. Calhoun's intention to arrange for the move...
GLC00923
to Henry J. Hunt
April 21, 1861
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Bragg writes to his old friend and comrade about the turn of events their lives have taken over the last year and expresses is his regret over them being on opposite sides in the war. "How strange are the mutations of life! That we should be in...
GLC00925.01
to Braxton Bragg
April 23, 1861
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Hunt replies to Bragg's earlier letter (GLC00925.01) regarding their long time friendship and their now differing loyalties in the war. "How strange it is! We have been united in our views of almost all subjects, public and private. We still have, I...
GLC00925.02
Resolution to amend Article II [Election of President]
1798
United States. Congress
Printed by John Fenno. The proposal was never enacted.
GLC00927.01
Resolutions for amending the Constitution on Election of the President
December 9, 1800
Maryland, House of Delegates
Docketed "N. Pinckney, Secretary;" also docketed on verso. Dated at top December 9; read to Senate December 10 and tabled; read to Senate again on December 19 and assented to.
GLC00927.02
to Mary Ann Brown
March 13, 1856
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Brown wonders if a free state candidate from Kansas has been "allowed...a seat in Congress," since "that would set Kansas matters right at once." He reports that he has "again written Mr. [William Henry] Hurlbut of Connecticut about the battle."...
GLC00928
Letters by John Brown and John Brown Jr. [Decimalized .01-.02]
1856-1885
A letter by John Brown regarding pro-slavery laws and judges in Kansas, and letter by John Brown Jr. regarding publication of John Brown's personal letters.
GLC00929
April 24, 1856
The letter discusses the defeat of a pro-slavery judge. Recounts story of "one of the most deeply exciting times...since our arival in the territory. A United States Judge came here & attempted to hold a Court, & to enforce the enactment of the Bogus...
GLC00929.01
to Franklin B. Sanborn
March 18, 1885
Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895
Brown critiques Sanborn's book for having too many of John Brown's personal letters. He read part of Sanborn's manuscript for "The Life and Letters of John Brown" out loud to his brother Owen. They both worry readers may get bored of so many letters...
GLC00929.02
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