January 16, 1815

Hodgon, Silvanus, fl. 1813-1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathan Hodgdon

Informs his uncle that he is in good health and asks that his love be given to family and friends. Indicates that they are building ships "and expect to take the Lake next summer," referring to Lake George. He asks to be written to and that the mail be sent to a ship called the Mohawk. On the inside page appears a draft of a letter from a woman named Dorcas Clark to her mother, which indicates that she is well and gives love to relatives. Also requests that her mother come down "as soon as the ground is settled." On the other inside page and on the address leaf there is some arithmetic.

GLC01450.705.03

1807/02/04

Lang, Nathaniel Jr., fl. 1807-1808

Printed document

Title: [Order for light infantry member John Howard to appear at the Concert Hall in Salem, Massachusetts]

Howard was a member of the Salem Light Infantry Company and ordered to appear on 5 February 1807. Order made under the authority of the commandant.

GLC01450.720.01

1808/04/26

Lang, Nathaniel Jr., fl. 1807-1808

Printed document signed

Title: [Order for light infantry member John Howard to attend a meeting at General Derby's building]

Howard was a member of the Salem Light Infantry Company and ordered to appear in uniform on 3 May 1808. Also informs him that all the company members must pay an assessment fee of $1.50. Order made under the authority of Samuel G. Derby, captain of the company.

GLC01450.720.02

1812-1814

Manuscript document

Title: [List of Clothing left at Salem by the detachment of artillery when ordered to march to Portland, Maine]

Notes that "this Cloaths was to be Sent to the Detachment but have not come." Contains a chart enumerating articles of clothing associated with various companies.

GLC01450.720.04

March 14, 1814

Treadwell, John White, 1785-1857

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to assemble the legal voters in his company and have them elect an ensign to replace the recently discharged J.M. Peek. The United States was then engaged in The War of 1812.

GLC01450.720.05

June 26, 1814

Derby, Samuel Gardner, 1767-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Oakes

Derby orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to "visit the Guard of Sentinels at Hospital point & elsewhere to night as Guard Rounds." The United States was then engaged in The War of 1812. Derby was a brigadier general.

GLC01450.720.07

June 30, 1814

Treadwell, John White, 1785-1857

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to organize a guard unit from his company and have them report for duty at 6:30 at the Court House to receive orders. The United States was then engaged in The War of 1812.

GLC01450.720.08

June 20, 1812

Weeks, John W., 1781-1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Captain Weeks reports to Colonel Bedel that, despite difficulties, he enlisted five men. Indicates that he will need money soon because the men are unwilling to join otherwise. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.02

June 9, 1812

Greene, James, 1765-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Lieutenant Greene provides Colonel Bedel with a report indicting he enlisted two men for a period of five years each. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.03

June 9, 1812

Duncan, John, fl. 1812

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Duncan relays news of his appointment to ensign of infantry and his changed orders to report to Colonel Bedel's command. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.04

1812/06/26

Larned, Simon, 1753-1817

Document signed

Title: [Department No. 6 Orders]

Orders that commanding officers forward a return of all men recruited in their districts in the month of June. Also orders that those who failed to remit returns for May recruits do so, so that the secretary of war can "see at one view the strength of Department No. 6." Issued during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.05

June 24, 1813

Langdon, John, 1741-1819

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isaac Hull Butler

Deputy Commissary Langdon indicates that he will forward clothing to Captain Butler. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.06

June 12, 1815

Babcock, Hampton Champlin, 1792-1849

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Lieutenant Babcock informs Bedel that he has men from the 11th Infantry under his command who need to be paid. Lists five such men. A signed note by Bedel on the bottom requests that another officer peruse the list. Letter written shortly after the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.07

March 13, 1815

Wilson, N., fl. 1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Seeks discharge documents necessary to carry out General Alexander Macomb's order to transfer a soldier named Daniel Dolloff from the 11th infantry regiment to the 34th infantry regiment.

GLC01450.721.09

March 23, 1815

Bedel, Hazen, fl. 1812-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Hazen writes to his brother to report problems with soldiers' pay shortly after the end of the War of 1812. Mentions rumors about military appointments, President Madison's plan to maintain an army of 25,000, and a potential assignment for their squadron. Notes the dissolution of Eleazar Ripley's Court of Inquiry by order of the Secretary of War as well as news of Ripley's impending brevet for valor at the Battle of Bridgewater (Lundy's Lane). Hazen was then a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from…

GLC01450.721.10

April 13, 1815

Bedel, Hazen, fl. 1812-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report problems with soldiers' pay shortly after the end of the War of 1812. Notes that General Jacob Brown assumed command and comments on his activities pertaining to discharges and military reorganization after the war. Discusses at length his inclination "for going to the westward" after his discharge, weighs the pros of and cons of the possibility, and seeks aid in the endeavor. Hazen was then a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "…

GLC01450.721.11

May 24, 1815

Bedel, Hazen, fl. 1812-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Shortly after the end of the War of 1812, Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report that the men have been paid and will march home tomorrow. Provides news about the regiment and lingering issues regarding pay. Asks him to look for and send an account to the War Department that may have been left in the post office in Burlington, Vermont. Hazen had recently transferred from a post as a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry and to the 6th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from 1785…

GLC01450.721.12

May 31, 1815

Bedel, Hazen, fl. 1812-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report on activities pertaining to discharges and military reorganization after the end of the War of 1812. Indicates that he would like a staff appointment. Hazen had recently transferred from a post as a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry and to the 6th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from 1785-1835.

GLC01450.721.13

June 12, 1815

Bedel, Hazen, fl. 1812-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report on his duties on guard, and military reorganization and pay issues after the end of the War of 1812. Also discusses the suicide of an ensign named Douvra. Asks that his love be given to Bedel's wife and children and "to her Majesty the Express Maria Louisa, tell her I congratulate her on being again restored to the throne of France." Hazen had recently transferred from a post as a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry and to the 6th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on…

GLC01450.721.14

June 25, 1815

Bedel, Hazen, fl. 1812-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother while on guard duty. Indicates that his unit will be heading to Greenbush on the Niagara frontier. Relates stories of how one soldier had to resign after drinking too much, sleeping in, and missing his duty, and how another stole $6,000 and fled to Canada. Notes that he would like a staff position. Hazen had recently transferred from a post as a regimental quartermaster in the 11th Infantry and to the 6th Infantry. Hazen might be one of Moody's sibling's listed on record as "Hazel," who lived from 1785-1835.

GLC01450.721.15

August 31, 1815

Tupper, Thomas, fl. 1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Tupper writes on behalf of Private Isaac Whitcomb, to help get the documentation necessary for him to obtain a discharge after his service in the 11th infantry regiment during the War of 1812. Tupper was a captain in the 3rd regiment of Vermont militia.

GLC01450.721.16

November 17, 1815

Blake, Henry J., fl. 1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

Blake seeks an affidavit attesting to his good character and to have Bedel come and lend him support in his upcoming court martial. A note on the address leaf reiterates the urgency of the message and asks that it be delivered as soon as possible.

GLC01450.721.17

April 13, 1816

McNeil, John, 1784-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moody Bedel

McNeil informs Bedel that he will leave for Detroit in a few days. He notes talking with generals Eleazer Ripley and Benjamin Pierce (McNeil's father-in-law) about Colonel Bedel's merits and seeks continued correspondence. During the War of 1812, McNeil served as a captain under Bedel in the 11th infantry regiment and later became governor of New Hampshire.

GLC01450.721.18

circa 1878

Norton, Joshua Abraham, 1819-1880

Header Record

Title: [Two items relating to Joshua Abraham Norton, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States] [Decimalized]

Joshua Norton was an Englishman who came to America during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and proclaimed himself emperor of the United States. Mark Twain is said to have modeled the character of Huck Finn on Norton.

GLC02729

circa 1878

Bradley, James, fl. 1783

Photograph

Title: [Cabinet photograph of Joshua Abraham Norton]

Signed "Emperor Norton." Three-quarter profile photograph of a seated Norton. He is wearing an officer's uniform.

GLC02729.01