5 January 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Commissary

Request for one day's provision for two men of the 2nd Jersey regiment.

GLC02437.01803

7 January 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of the Women & Children at the Post of West Point & its Dependencies, that would have drawn Rations under the late Regulations, and also of the number of Extra Rations drawn under the new Contract

Lists number of women and children by regiment and includes the amount of extra rations they will receive under the new regulations.

GLC02437.01809

circa January 8, 1783

Woodstock, W., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: A Provision Return for the Commdt. Barge Men Commencing the 5th and Ending the 8th jany 1783

Lists companies and men and the number rations issued. Signed by W. Woodstock; countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Endorsed by W. Woodstock on verso.

GLC02437.01811

9 January 1783

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Autograph document signed

Title: Provision Return of Capt. Thomas Pattens Company of Artificers Belonging to the Ordnance department att [sic] one thousand a half per day Commencing ?] January Ninth and ending Jany the Twelfth each day Inclosed 1783

Lists artificers by regiment and company along with amount of rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by D. S. Mercer on verso.

GLC02437.01817

1791

Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la, fl. 1790-1792

Letter

Title: [In French]

Bound with string.

GLC02437.09437

1 November 1863

Bope, Conrad, 1839-1917

Autograph letter

Title: to Eliza Jane Bope

Bope writes to his sister Eliza from camp in Chattanooga. Mentions a shortage of blankets. Encloses money for the family. Gives her an extensive list of food to send. States he has not seen younger brother Abe who is in "K" Co., Ohio 61st Infantry, but knows he is nearby. Letter is very faded and illegible in sections.

GLC03523.03.14

13 June 1863

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bope Sr.

Bope writes to his father from camp in Moorefield, Virginia, informing him he is no longer at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, guarding prisoners. Discusses the march to Moorefield. Mentions it has been raining for seven days. Letter is faded. Letter and envelope have a Union emblem.

GLC03523.03.15

21 May 1863

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eliza Jane Bope

Bope writes to his sister from a camp near Stafford. Discusses picket duty. Mentions the surrender of Jackson, Mississippi, and comments the war will soon be over. Refers to a coward in his regiment who was willingly taken prisoner by the Confederates. Complains that the weather is too warm. Asks her to write him more often. Envelope has a color emblem with the phrase, "The Union Forever."

GLC03523.03.16

27 July 1863

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eliza Jane Bope

Bope writes to his sister from Warrington Junction. Complains of fatigue after marching for two months. Refers to Confederate General Robert E. Lee's communications being cut off from Richmond, Virginia. Comments "...that the report about Charlestwon [Charleston] and fort Somtore [Sumter] being taken is not correct..."

GLC03523.03.17

circa August 1863

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: unknown

Bope writes possibly to his sister Eliza, probably from a camp in Virginia. Comments on the "...plundering and destruction..." of Ohio by Confederate General John Morgan who was captured on 26 July 1863 and imprisoned at Camp Chase, Ohio. Expresses hope that the Copperheads will come to their senses.

GLC03523.03.18

22 September 1863

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Sr. and Lydia Bope

Bope writes to his parents from Catlett's Station. Expects a big fight in or near Gordonsville, Virginia. Says Union General George Meade will be there soon. Comments that Confederate General Robert E. Lee has 80,000 men. Expresses confidence they will "... whip lee if it is managed right." Mentions 30,000 new conscripts arriving. Discusses the upcoming election and his hope that John Brough will be the next Governor of Ohio.

GLC03523.03.19

27 February 1864

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his brother

Bope writes to an unidentified brother from Bridgeport. Reports they are waiting for Confederate General John Morgan (possibly John Tyler Morgan) to arrive with four forces of artillery. Comments that the weather is warm and dry. Reports that they are waiting for reinforcements before marching home.

GLC03523.03.20

30 April 1864

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Sr. and Lydia Bope

Bope writes to his parents from a camp in Louisville. Discusses the trip from Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio. States he does not know how long they will stay before moving on to Alabama. Mentions the change in weather and how green the woods are.

GLC03523.03.21

29 August 1864

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lydia Bope

Bope writes to his mother from camp in Chattanooga. Letter is faded and almost illegible. Mentions Union General William T. Sherman's position outside Atlanta. Refers to Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and John Hood.

GLC03523.03.22

31 March 1865

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Sr. and Lydia Bope

Bope writes to his parents from Goldsboro. Reports he has "... finished the gratest and the best campaign since the war." Informs they have marched through the entire state of South Carolina, burning houses. Discusses in detail the towns he passed through. Comments that he went through two pairs of boots and marched the last three days barefoot.

GLC03523.03.23

21 October 1862

Goold, James, 1842-?

Autograph letter

Title: to John S. Goold [incomplete]

Writes to his father from camp near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Thanks his mother and father for writing and for sending papers. Gives an update on his brother Theodore's health, which is improving, although his is still weak and in the hospital tent. Describes sleeping conditions. Writes that he visited the chaplain of the 118th Pennsylvania Regiment and was baptized and partook in the Sacrament. Letter incomplete and unsigned, pages missing. Written in graphite.

GLC03523.05.01

11 November 1862

Goold, James, 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William D. Goold

Describes sleeping conditions. Mentions that he has given his name for a pair of mittens, as winter is coming and the weather is getting very cold. Tells him that he has not heard from brother Theodore since they left Sharpsburg, Maryland. Describes their long march through a small town, noting a railroad station named White Plains. Apologizes if letter is difficult to read because he wrote on the side margins of paper: "I do not know as you can make this out, I did not think that I had so much to write down. I should have taken another sheet, though I want to be as saving of paper as…

GLC03523.05.02

28 November 1862

Goold, James, 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abby Goold

Writes to his mother about all the letters he has recently received, including one from her, Aunt Jane, and Nellie. Describes his duties on provost guard and the differences between being on guard and in the regiments. Tells her of difficulties, including harsh weather, leaking tents, and food shortages. Describes in great detail how the squads are divided into two on the march. Comments "I think that I am well off here, and I thank God for your sake more than my own that I am here as I presume that we are in no great danger of being killed in case of a battle. Do not mark me as a coward for…

GLC03523.05.03

15 December 1862

Goold, James, 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John S. Goold

Writes to his father describing the beginning of the battle at Fredericksburg, 11-15 December 1862: "The first gun was fired about 5 o'clock A.M., and the firing was kept up with but little intermission until after dark. At times the firing was so sharp that it was one continued roar." Details the battle on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, noting the fighting on Friday was not nearly as bad as Thursday or Saturday. States that "The rebels have fortified these hills as strongly as possible. I have been told that they have 50 batteries there, and I should not wonder if they did, as we can see a…

GLC03523.05.04

18 December 1862

Goold, James, 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John S. Goold

Writes to his father "by candlelight" because he was so busy during the day and states "I don't like to spare time to write." Informs that he has just come off guard and that they are camped at same place they were before the Battle of Fredericksburg. Details duties, including assembling a big wall of pine boughs to help protect the tent area from wind. Letter written in graphite on blue paper.

GLC03523.05.05

January 10, 1863

Goold, James, 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John S. Goold

Writes to his father about guard duty and thinks that the worst part is how it disrupts sleep. Wishes he had more newspapers to read, although he is "very much obliged to you for sending me a box, whether it ever reaches me or not. I am much obliged to Johnny [his brother] for sending me such a large proportion of his apples..." Comments that "Theodore [his brother] had better stay in Phil. as long as he can, and never mind whether he is reduced or not so long as he is not reduced for misconduct." Letter written in graphite.

GLC03523.05.06

January 13, 1863

Goold, Theodore, 1844-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John S. Goold

Tells his father that he "is well at the present with the exception of a slight cold" and that he is standing guard in place of someone who is sick. He may get the job of carrying the mail, which he states "would be good exercise for me and make me strong. "Asks his father to let him know if he thinks he could get a furlough after he gets paid, so that he could come home for thirty days. Tells him that when he gets to the regiment that he will send home a box of clothes, a sword bayonet, and his revolver. Asks his father to send him postage stamps and tells him to let Johnie, his brother,…

GLC03523.05.07

21 October 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Adams

A detailed account of the siege of Yorktown. Affirms the correctness of Adams' ideas about a need to conduct a major attack against the British in the southern states. Announces the recent surrender of Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown. Explains the "harmonious concurrence of circumstances" that made the victory possible, mentioning the fleet from the West Indies commanded by Admiral Comte de Grasse, the American and French troops marching down from the Hudson River, and a fleet from Rhode Island under the command of Compte de Barras. Provides a chronological explanation of the…

GLC02437.01252

21 October 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to John Jay

Later copy of GLC02437.01253. Indicates that French ships are about to dispatch with official accounts of the Battle of Yorktown. Knox feels he should tell Jay what has occurred because an official account from Congress may not be immediately forthcoming. Although the British had less forces in America than in 1776 or 1777, the Continental Army was compelled to attack Yorktown or consider the southern states lost. The Comte de Grasse was of similar opinion, and plans to attack New York were abandoned in favor of a siege of Yorktown. A detailed, chronological explanation of the Allied…

GLC02437.01254

21 April 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Discusses Washington's negotiation with the state of Virginia to obtain cannon from them for the United States. Writes that he would have written to General Benjamin Lincoln earlier to discuss what to do with the cannon, but thought he would be leaving soon from Elizabeth Town and could explain better in person; he did not expect such a long delay. Also comments on the upcoming campaign and the ideal size and placement of artillery weapons, and refers to Colonel John Crane.

GLC02437.01394