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to William Rickard

Replies to Rickard's letter from 20 January (GLC02437.04475). Informs Rickard that he would gladly help, but "the office you applied for was filled before I received your letter." Instructs Rickard to address the President of the United States if he...

GLC02437.04539

to Henry Knox

Encloses "vouchers for monies paid" to Knox. Date taken from docket.

GLC02437.04877

to Henry Knox

Discusses the extensive financial trouble their mutual friend [William] Duer has recently found himself in. Explains payments he has received from General [Henry] Jackson respecting the Waldo patent lands. Has not seen Madam Leval and her...

GLC02437.05345

to Henry Knox

Relates that the General Court passed an act allowing them to build their canal, and that Harry [Henry Jackson] will be bringing him a copy of the act, which should meet with Knox's approbation. Declares that it is up to Knox to determine what...

GLC02437.05347

to Henry Knox

Discusses a recent General Court decision against them in their wish to be compensated for some of the Waldo patent lands. Touches on their canal project and mentions that General [Henry] Jackson will forward to Knox some information about it....

GLC02437.05348

to unknown

Plan to trap Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson near the Strasburg road. Written just after Jackson began his Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Three days earlier Jackson had defeated Fremont at Battle of McDowell, the beginning of his Valley Campaign. Banks...

GLC02626

to daughter

M. E. Flitner writes a letter to her daughter in which she mentions that her husband was prevented from leaving port by a storm, the same storm that Z. Flitner himself talks about in his letter to his daughter GLC02669.86. Flitner also mentions a...

GLC02669.087

to Mary Epperly

Reports that they have been ordered to Raleigh, North Carolina. Comments that he does not believe there are 14,000 men left in the Army of Tennessee.

GLC02715.120

to my dear wife

One of the lieutenants deserted to see his parents, but they caught him and sentenced him to be shot. The weather is quite warm now. They have their guns now.

GLC02740.32

to Friends

very faded. Ends with a poem and 2 circles that look as if they were made of hair.

GLC02744.268

[List of ordnance stores received]

GLC02750.221

Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company

Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney

GLC02756.04

to Guy Fenton [German]

Picture of Berlin on front.

GLC02766.036

to Sister

They struck tents the day before yesterday and are now under marching orders and are told to be ready to go at a moment's later. He says the officers are are more interested in money than they are in the union.

GLC03047.01

to sister

He has his old position on General Grose's staff. Grose gave Henry a horse and says that Henry will not be on duty anymore and could have stayed at home as long as he liked. [continued on 12 March] They will march tomorrow. Grose is going home and...

GLC03858.02.21

to Joshua Mauger

He has a severe case of the gout in his knees. Le Cras has the gout in both his hands and feet. Location is given as "Southton" - may be Southampton.

GLC03902.173

to Edward P. Fry

Thanks Fry for sending a memorandum that proves that Morse was interested in having the government own the telegraph invention back in 1844. States that he made concessions to make it easier and less costly for the government but that they did not...

GLC04503.06

to his father

Reports that his regiment is on Provost Guard. Three days worth of rations only lasts for two days, after which the soldiers must provide for themselves or do without. It is illegal to sell whiskey in town, and his regiment usually catches those...

GLC04573.02

to George Andrews

Writes to his uncle in Dover, New Hampshire and relays that the southwestern part of the country is suffering from a yellow fever epidemic. Informs him which family members have fallen ill and who has recovered. Updates him on the travels and...

GLC04601.10

to James G. Boughan

Signed by Captain Elliott as commander of the West India Squadron on board the U.S.S. Falmouth to Lieutenant Boughan stationed on the schooner U.S.S. Grampus. Boughan was a subordinate to Lieutenant Isaac Mayo, commander of the "Grampus."...

GLC04604.15

Petition to P.J.D. Irwin

Petition to Army Surgeon P.J.D. Irwin re: attesting to church's Confederate leanings. With endorsement of surgeons in charge of U.S. general military hospitals (11 March 1864) and AES of P.J.D. Irwin (14 March 1864).

GLC04813.02

to Eli Whitney

Discussing trouble with his son and noting that: "Most of the young men in our cities are deplorable."

GLC04979

to Force [Judge Manning Ferguson Force]

GLC06762.017

to Sister Sophia

There was one night where he stayed in an old widow's house. The widow was upset about the death of her dog. He talks of one day returning to school to become a better speller and writer.

GLC07205.059

L'Indicateur Journal Du Departement De La Gironde. [no. 2702 (March 11, 1812)]

Imprint by Coudert At Bordeaux rue Porte-Dijeaux
Paper is in French

GLC07459.01.09