1861-1877

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GLC02750.377

1861-1877

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GLC02750.378

1861-1877

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1861-1877

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1861-1877

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1861-1877

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1861-1877

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1861-1877

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1861-1877

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GLC02750.385

1861-1877

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GLC02750.386

1861-1877

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1861-1877

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GLC02750.388

1861-1877

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GLC02750.389

5 May 1892

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document

Title: [postal receipt]

partially printed

GLC02750.390

27 June 1892

Clark, J. F., fl. 1892

Autograph document

Title: [postal receipt]

partially printed

GLC02750.391

27 June 1892

Clark, J. F., fl. 1892

Autograph document

Title: [postal receipt]

partially printed

GLC02750.392

26 July 1892

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document

Title: [postal receipt]

partially printed

GLC02750.393

27 July 1892

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document

Title: [postal receipt]

partially printed

GLC02750.394

6 April 1870

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alice Hartstuff

re: apologies for a disagreement which happened before he left for San Francisco. Hartsuff complains that "it is hard work doing nothing" in the city and reports that he is distracted by thoughts of his wife whose picture he frequently looks at. Hartsuff also claims to have had a portrait made and promises to send his wife a copy as soon as a print is made.

GLC05201.001

28 May 1876

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "my dear wife"

re: Hartsuff reports his arrival at Fort Fetterman from Laramie, Wyoming (a journey of about one week through bad weather). On arrival at Fetterman, Hartsuff reports that he was attached to the staff of General Crook as Medical Director and that the company, augmented by three hundred Crows, left Fetterman on 1876/5/29 with only the barest of provisions: "Officers have by order only one robe and two blankets, no table, no chair - in fact nothing except a bag or valise." Written at Fort Fetterman

GLC05201.002

8 July 1876

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife

re: 7/8, Hartsuff reports that General Crooks forces have not moved much since his letter of 6/28, but with the expected arrival of a train on 8/11 or 8/12 they expect to be under arm and on the march again. He also reports that "fighting Indians . . . is quite unlike fighting white men, for no prisoners are taken, there is no base and no rear" no way to take the wounded off the field and no quarter requested or given from an enemy that expertly exploits every weakness in their defenses. In this letter, Hartsuff begins to refer to the Sioux as "Red Devils" and expresses confidence that the…

GLC05201.003

19 June 1881

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife

re: Hartsuff opens with the admonition that his wife and children should deprive themselves of nothing since he is deprived of almost every comfort in the field. He goes on to describe the High Sierra as "worse than anything you ever saw, barren sand hills, dirt and dust meet us on almost every side, and almost no vegetation and no trees to releive the monotony." Also gives a rough sketch of the tribes, their locations and the prospects of trouble in the upcoming relocation of the Uncompahgre Utes from "their old haunts to their new, from these sand hills, deep canyons, rugged mountains,…

GLC05201.004

28 April 1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes his first impressions of the army base, discussing some of the personalities that he has encountered and life on the base.

GLC09120.001

28 April 1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

States that has taken a mental and mechanical aptitude test, and describes a speech regarding the "Articles of War" given to the troops by a captain. Also describes first night in the barracks. Enclosed is a newspaper clipping of a chimp that Diamond refers to as a picture of himself.

GLC09120.002

29 April 1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Discusses two of the men that Diamond has met on the military base, one of whom is a Divinity student. Diamond subsequently ponders over the moral implications of war.

GLC09120.003