1885

Unknown

Autograph letter

Title: to unknown

The Bessemer Steel Works has agreed to stop all work on Sundays.

GLC00687.261

June 2, 1886

J. B. Lippincott Company, fl. 1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

They inform him that his article "Friction between Labor and Capital" has been accepted for publication, and they enclose a check. On the back are notes about the beautiful music of a violin and the decision to do God's will.

GLC00687.262

March 14, 1891

R. A. Lancombe, fl. 1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George May Powell

He sends the new estimate from Mrs. Powell's changed plans. He details the new plans for reconstruction on their house for $165.

GLC00687.263

11 May 1855

Abbott, Mary, fl. 1855-1856

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Adelia McKinney

re: family news, requesting letters from family members.

GLC02179.01.002

24 August 1855

McKinney, Jinney, fl. 1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

re: family affairs, the farm. Also includes two page poem, "Carry Me Home to Die," written by Erastus McKinney at the request of A.G. McKinney.

GLC02179.01.003

January 15, 1865

Pearson, Charles G., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter

Title: to George F. Morse

Morse's new posting at Fort Federal Hill, news of family and friends, Morse's position as captain's clerk, developments at the Brotherhood.

GLC02180.17

January 16, 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

acknowledgement of letters and parcel from home, anticipated arrival of the pay master, his engagement as captain's clerk in Company D, and anticipation that the current captain will be transferred to Company B.

GLC02180.18

January 20, 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to brother

viewing the monuments and public buildings of Baltimore, Fort Federal Hill replacing Fort McHenry as the Regimental Headquarters, promises to send his picture, and acknowledgement of the receipt of his mother's fruit cake.

GLC02180.19

January 23, 1865

Francis, Edward E., fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

attrition in the Brotherhood, the dwindling treasury, hopes for a revival of religion in the church, and affirmations of his faith in Christ.

GLC02180.20

February 2, 1865

Francis, Edward E., fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

news of friends, and the finances of the Church.

GLC02180.21

February 11, 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

missing letters, receipt of Brooklyn and religious newspapers, attendance at the Seventh Baptist Church and an enthusiatic report of Mr. Fuller's sermon, his sister Mary's religious development, the payment of his washwoman, food, and his overall health. Written on letterhead with an etching of Fort McHenry.

GLC02180.22

February 25, 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

a shipment of coats and blankets to his father, news that the 91st Regiment will be leaving for City Point, and anticipation of service.

GLC02180.23

28 March 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

marching in review before President Lincoln, account of marching, artillery shelling and prisoners, and request for steel pens.

GLC02180.24

6 April 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

reports of the death of men in his company, the capture of Confederate forces, Morse's brief hospitalization with a fever, anticipation of going to St. Petersburg.

GLC02180.25

19 April 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

report of battle and retreat, loss of knapsack and clothes, assassination of President Lincoln, and an accounting of the wounded and the dead.

GLC02180.26

22 April 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

hardships of camp life, the surrender of Johnston, family matters, and Chris Skelton's letter from Hart's Island.

GLC02180.27

12 June 1865

Perkins, R.E., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

Jamieson's discharge, and death and funeral of Brotherhood member Frank R. Doane.

GLC02180.28

14 June 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

the mustering out of troops, Morse's intention to purchase his Springfield Rifle musket, and the insufficiency of the food rations.

GLC02180.29

17 June 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to father

delay in receipt of a box sent from home, back pay and bounty, warning his father against paying him a visit.

GLC02180.30

20 June 1865

Francis, Edward E., fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

report of mustering out of troops from the 91st Regiment in Albany, and expressions of sorrow over the death of Frank Doane.

GLC02180.31

20 July 1865

Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eugene Bradford

arrival in Brooklyn, and the return of Bradford's money and blanket

GLC02180.32

17 September 1865

Maverick, William, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

the purchaser of a farm in Farmingville, and a report on the religious activites in and around Farmingville

GLC02180.33

13 October 1865

Francis, Edward E., fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

Morse's struggles with temptation while in service

GLC02180.34

27 October 1865

Francis, Edward E., fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

avowal of love for Frank Doane, and devotion to God.

GLC02180.35

14 November 1865

Francis, Edward E., fl. 1864-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George F. Morse

expressions of friendship, the challenges of faith

GLC02180.36