17 December 1861

Stafford, A.L., fl, 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "son" (most likely Robert Stafford)

GLC02618.086

9 October 1866

Stafford, Anna, fl. 1861

Autograph note signed

Title: to Robert Stafford

Tells Robert that sister has gotten worse and to hasten home.

GLC02618.087

November 28, 1837

Stafford, William, fl. 1837

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ann E. Stafford

GLC02618.088

1908

Postcard

Title: to L.L D. Rodgers

print of Macon County's Courthouse on postcard

GLC02618.090

circa 1840

Autograph manuscript

Title: Poems; "Acrostic" and "Courtship"

includes sketches

GLC02618.091

1884

Farr, S.L., fl. 1884

Pamphlet

Title: A Manual for Infant Schools

contains scripture and hymns

GLC02618.092

1861-1877

Ephemera

Title: God Be Merciful Unto Us

a psalm in a coaster size book

GLC02618.093

5 May 1820

W.L.U., fl. 1820

Postcard

Title: to Hon. Jack Rodgers

print of masonic Temple in Tuskegee, AL on postcard

GLC02618.094

1861-1877

Newspaper clipping

Title: Annexed statement of distances between different points at the seat of war between Richmond and Petersburg.

GLC02618.095

1861-1877

Newspaper clipping

Title: Obituary for Annie J.

GLC02618.096

1861-1877

Newspaper clipping

Title: Excerpts from stories in the Phantom Cruiser

other side features print of Fort McHenry Naval Academy

GLC02618.097

1861-1877

Poem

Title: "This was the hardest thing of all to bear..."

GLC02618.098

8 November 1808

McDowell, Andrew, fl. 1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Bailey

A letter from Andrew McDonell to Jacob Bailey. McDonell tells Bailey that while he has been convinced that Robert Taylor is a minor, he believes that it would be more benefitial for Taylor to remain with the army than for him to be sent home.

GLC02669.001

2 January 1812

Sylvester, Thomas B, fl. 1812-1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Bailey

A letter written by Thomas B. Sylvester to Jacob Bailey. Sylvester informs Bailey of his arrival with money to pay the soldiers their advances. A large piece of the document is missing and there is significant context loss.

GLC02669.002

February 13, 1812

Autograph letter

Title: to unknown recipient

A letter entailing the call for volunteers and the initial experience of a group of men who answered that call. The author refers to this group of men as a "band of brothers" acting "for the preservation of of ourself and country." The author also mentions a lack of blankets and utensils, but that "like good soldiers," they did not complain. The corners of the letter are torn and the there is some content loss at the top of the page due to discoloration and fading.

GLC02669.003

February 14, 1813

Yetten, James, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Bailey

A letter from James Yetten to his friend Jacob Bailey. Yetten writes Bailey a copy of a soldiers letter, which includes a basic timeline of a soldiers experiences. The letter also speaks of crossing paths with other companies, an engagement with the enemy, prayer, and being shot twice in battle.

GLC02669.004

February 23, 1813

Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hannah Bailey

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey, in which he expresses religious observations, his faith in God and his mercy, and his attempts to subdue the use of God's name in vain and profanity amongst soldiers. Written at Fort Sumter.

GLC02669.005

28 April 1813

Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hannah Bailey

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter, Jacob Bailey writes about his health, the death of Benjamin Brown, marching orders towards Champlain and Swantson, Vermont, and his hope for peace. There is a small tear halfway down the left side of the front page.

GLC02669.006

21 May 1813

Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hannah Bailey

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter Bailey writes about his experience in Colonel Denny McCobb's Volunteer Regiment including an improvement in troop moral and stopping smugglers. Bailey also asks his wife for continued prayer and to write to him more frequently.

GLC02669.007

7 June 1813

Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hannah Bailey

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter, Bailey details the Battle of Lake Champlain in Vermont and the capture of Captain Merrick and thirty-three soldiers from his company. He also writes about British soldiers defecting and gains made by the American forces. The Battle of Lake Champlain is also known as the Battle of Plattsburgh.

GLC02669.008

17 June 1813

Bailey, Hannah, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Bailey

A letter written by Hannah Bailey to her husband Jacob Bailey. Bailey writes that while she misses her husband greatly, but that she trusts in God and hopes it is the Lord's will that he return home from the war.

GLC02669.009

20 June 1813

Bayley, Robert, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Bailey

This document contains three seperate letters written to Jacob Bailey. The first is a letter from Robert and Maley Bayley to their son informing him of their troubles, including the loss of their cattle and their subsequent inability to pay for bread until the corn crop becomes ready to sell. The second letter is from John Bayley to his brother Bailey inquiring about his health and asking Jacob Bailey to write to him. The third letter is from John Bayley to his nephew Jacob Bailey asking how he likes being a soldier. Jacob Bailey signs his documents Bailey, but the rest of his family in this…

GLC02669.010

8 July 1813

Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lt. Robert Bailey

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his father Robert Bailey in response to GLC02669.10. Bailey feels guilty for being away from his family when they are experiencing such trying financial circumstances, but also states that if he were to return home he would feel guilty for abandoning his fellow soldiers. The bottom of the page appears to have been cut, resulting in content loss.

GLC02669.011

30 April 1820

Bailey, Jacob, fl. 1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Bailey

A letter to Jacob Bailey, concerning life in French Canada. Towards the end of the letter two paragraphs are written in French.

GLC02669.012

17 July 1800

Weeks, Major S., fl. 1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Weeks

A letter from Major S. Weeks to his wife describing the hanging of a man in the presence of his wife and four small children.

GLC02669.013