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circa July 1863

White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Possibly a copy in General Scammon's hand of a decoded cypher telegram to Scammon from Colonel Carr Bailey White of the 12th Ohio Infantry. Reports on scouting activities. Only dated July, year inferred from similar documents in the collection.

GLC02414.114

22 October 1851

Jones, William E., 1824-1864

Document signed

Title: to Peter W. Johnstone

Lists nine recruits at a bounty of $2.25 per recruit. Postscript by Johnstone, Justice of the Peace, in St. Louis, Missouri.

GLC02711.16

19 December 1852

Dunn, Jane B. R., 1807-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William E. Jones

Refers to the deaths of "Pink"; cousin Minerva Henderson, who died of consumption; Jimmy Robinson; and the rumor of the murders of two local families by robbers. Also reports various local weddings. Addressed to Liet. William E. Jones, Fort Merrill, Texas.

GLC02711.17

28 September 1853

Jones, R.C., fl. 1845-1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William E. Jones

Refers to financial concerns but hopes for a good harvest. Mentions the construction of a railroad through Memphis and Little Rock, running through their property. Addressed to Lt. W. E. Jones, Fort Ewell, Texas.

GLC02711.18

31 July 1853

Jones, William E., 1824-1864

Autograph document signed

Title: to G. Elskes

Requisition for service rendered at ten cents per day, including whiskey. Includes postscript from Elskes re payment. Elskes was the acting commander. Written at Fort Ewell, Texas.

GLC02711.19

22 April 1853

Hatch, John Porter, 1822-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William E. Jones

Outlines the debts he has paid for Jones. Reports the activities of Companies C, E, and J. Asks Jones to provide his family with a hospital tent. Includes a postscript acknowledging receipt of five dollars for Jones for rifles. Addressed to Lieut. W. E. Jones, Mounted Riflemen, Fort Ewell, Texas. Written at Fort Merrill.

GLC02711.20

20 December 1856

Williams, B., fl. 1856

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel C. Greenhow

Letter of introduction for William E. Jones, who is traveling to Richmond. Jones was an old friend of Williams, and Greenhow was treasurer of Richmond.

GLC02711.21

circa 1861

Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861

Printed document

Title: [Glossy photocard of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth]

Colored picture card of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, wearing his uniform. Two crossed American flags grace the background along with two bayonetted rifles. Underneath the picture of Ellsworth is an image of a sword and olive branch crossing. Also underneath the picture is a quote attributed to Ellsworth after his death that stresses his martyrdom: "He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me -- Ellsworth."

GLC03617.01

circa 1861

Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861

Sheet music

Title: Ellsworth Avengers

Published and printed by A.W. Auner at 45 North 9th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The song was sung to the melody of "Annie Lisle." It is an 1857 ballad by Boston, Massachusetts songwriter H. S. Thompson. The song is about the death of a young maiden, by what some have speculated to be tuberculosis, an awful circumstance which mirrors the tragic death of the young Colonel Ellsworth in Alexandria, Virginia. Six stanza song, which includes the chorus: "Strike, freemen, for the Union! / Sheathe your swords no more, / While remains in arms a traitor / On Columbia's shore." Slightly…

GLC03617.02

circa 1861

Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861

Sheet music

Title: Assassination of Ellsworth, at Alexandria, Va., May 24th, 1861

Published and printed by A.W. Auner at 110 North 10th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The song was sung to the melody of "California Brothers." The song has seven stanzas of verse. Last stanza says: "Then a curse be on the traitor's name, and on the bullet, too, / That killed a gallant Colonel who was so brave and true; / For a nobler heart ne'er beat beneath the breast of any man, / Nor a truer soldier never fell in defence of Uncle Sam." Slight printing mistake in the upper left corner.

GLC03617.03

circa 1861

Hudson, A.L., fl. 1861

Sheet music

Title: Ellsworth Avengers

Published by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New York. Top third of the sheet consists of a colored image of the Marshall House, the hotel where Ellsworth was shot, and an image of Ellsworth being shot by innkeeper James W. Jackson. Bottom two-thirds consists of the song in blue ink. The song was sung to the melody of "Annie Lisle." It is an 1857 ballad by Boston, Massachusetts songwriter H. S. Thompson. The song is about the death of a young maiden, by what some have speculated to be tuberculosis, an awful circumstance which mirrors the tragic death of the young Colonel Ellsworth in…

GLC03617.04

12 March 1864