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Smuggling medicine into the South

Depicts a boat laden with medical supplies being unloaded quickly by a group of men, both civilian and military. A gentleman, perhaps a doctor, climbs down from his perch in a tree, presumably from whence he has been waiting for the shipment to...

GLC00493.18

Offering of bells to be cast into cannon

Depicts a pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to be used to create weapons of war. The officer who accepts the bells removes his hat in recognition of the reverence of the occasion. Enslaved people are depicted lifting...

GLC00493.19

Albert S. Johnston crossing the desert to join the Southern army

Depicts Albert Sidney Johnston in the right foreground, dressed in deerskin garb with a Native American guide and a ragtag group of men following behind. Like many other Confederate leaders, Johnston was serving in the United States army when war...

GLC00493.20

Gen'l Stuart's raid to the White House

Depicts Confederate cavalrymen under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart descending upon the Federal line only to find one Hezekiah Skinflint, a sutler who had provided provisions, in this case "ale and lager," to the soldiers. Many Southerners held...

GLC00493.21

Gen'l Stuart's return from Pennsylvania

Depicts a line of cavalrymen stopping to allow their horses to rest. The officer at the left of the picture blows a bugle as his horse drinks from a stream. The other horses, some of which have their tongues sticking out, appear tired and thirsty. As...

GLC00493.22

Butler's victim of Fort St. Philip

Depicts a heavily fortified prison where reputable and well-dressed citizens of New Orleans are shown at manual labor, shackled with ball and chain. The prisoners are guarded by members of the local home guard African American Zouave unit, who point...

GLC00493.23

Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's tent

Depicts a scene of quiet piety and great reverence in an army camp. Shows most of the men with their heads bowed in prayer, some weeping. Stonewall Jackson, a man known for his great religiosity, appears to be delivering a sermon to the men. Also...

GLC00493.24

Counterfeit Confederate notes publicly offered for sale in the "City of Brotherly Love"

Depicts a disreputable fellow, cigarette in mouth, motioning toward a broker's office which bears a sign that reads: "Counterfeit Confederate Treasury Notes for Sale. Soldiers under orders to the South supplied with lots to suit at reasonable rates."...

GLC00493.25

Free Negroes in the North

Depicts a scene of urban depravity. Volck is seeking to convey the hypocrisy of the North when it comes to the plight of blacks. The focal point of the sketch is a well-dressed white man who may be Henry Ward Beecher, a leader in the antislavery...

GLC00493.26

Free Negroes in Hayti

One print entitled, "Free Negroes in Hayti" by Adalbert John Volck dated approximately 1861-1863. Volck's illustration is a caricature of Haitians. To raise money for the Confederacy, he has satirized Black Haitians as savages who sacrifice their...

GLC00493.27

Cave life in Vicksburg during the siege

Depicts a devout, domestic scene of a woman kneeling in prayer amidst the items associated with middle class daily life-a broom, a trunk, an ottoman, a set of silver, a fine hat atop a settee. Only upon closer inspection does one discern that all of...

GLC00493.28

Vicksburg canal

In a lush swamp, two men spy on something unseen, probably the canal. One of the men appears to be a scout, dressed in animal skins and wearing a fur hat. The other man wears a Confederate uniform and peers through a telescope. Both men are armed...

GLC00493.29

[Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant]

Standing portrait of General Grant, taken in the spring of 1865. Grant is wearing a black mourning band on his left arm in remembrance of Abraham Lincoln, who had recently been assassinated. Framed along with clipped signature of Grant's, GLC01320...

GLC01320.01

[Clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant]

Clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant. Signed "U. S. Grant General." Framed along with photo of Grant, GLC01320.01, in a frame 32 x 21 cm.

GLC01320.02

to [Henry Jackson Hunt]

Discusses the retirement pay of soldiers. Notes "What a standing-army, in expense- & paid without musters- i. e. head men, & men who never lived." A newspaper clipping, attached to the page, also discusses retirement for soldiers, stating: "It will...

GLC02382.082

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Discusses submitting testimony for Hunt, on the issue of military rank and retirement pay. Notes that Hunt is correct in his opinion of brevet pay for brigadiers and majors, referring to General Roger Jones. Writes "in good law you had no right to...

GLC02382.084

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Declares of courts and commissions organized by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War 1862-1868, "Couldn't he organize courts & commissions to convict! They would have hung their own innocent mothers." Discussing Senator Charles Sumner, writes "Isn't...

GLC02382.085

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Requests information from Hunt regarding Robert E. Lee's heroic crossing of the pedregal (a lava field) during the Mexican American war. This inquiry is for Emily V. Mason, who is writing a pictorial school book on the life of Lee. Mentions...

GLC02382.086

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Thanks Hunt for offering her information, possibly related to her book on the life of Robert E. Lee. Mentions General Cooper (possibly Samuel Cooper), Lee's wife, her friend Mary Randolph Custis Lee, and General [Dunn?]...

GLC02382.087

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Mason has received Hunt's account of Robert E. Lee's passage through the pedegral (a lava field), during the Mexican American War. Intends to obtain more information on Lee from McClellan, whom Lee served with in Mexico...

GLC02382.088

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions Emily Virginia Mason's biography of Robert E. Lee, for which Hunt supplied information. Discusses a compromise of Hunt's integrity, apparently regarding fabrications published about Hunt's false involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. States...

GLC02382.089

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Declares "You are a trump, a soldier & a gentleman and a scholar. You did it up well. got the truth... Your narrative needed no addition... Let it stand." Possibly refers to writing Hunt completed for Emily Virginia Mason, who was working on a...

GLC02382.090

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Discusses an unspecified case with Hunt, and notes that Hunt is engaged in political service. Remarks "I wish you would solve that mystery of the Ku Klux. It is not all a dream. There must be some waking reality in it." Mentions General Ethan...

GLC02382.091

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Refers to Hunt's contribution to the biography, an account of Lee's passage through the pedregal (a lava rock field) during the Mexican American War. Notes that the book is "short & simple... well done for a female- no bad eloquence. except in the...

GLC02382.092

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Lee indicates that he writes from "The Lodge," the name for his home. Relates that an acquaintance, Clement Hill, informed him that Hunt was visiting town. Discusses the possibility of visiting Hunt, or of Hunt coming to visit him. Quotes Cicero.

GLC02382.093

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly created in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Refers to a pamphlet created by Maynadier (possibly William Maynadier). Expresses regret over an unspecified situation regarding General Alexander Brydie Dyer, chief of ordnance in 1864). Notes that...

GLC02382.094

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Accuses Hunt of deceit, possibly facetiously. Says he wishes he could have driven up, possibly to visit Hunt, and that Mrs. Lee also wished Hunt could have visited. Gossips about current events, calling Benjamin Franklin Butler a "damned scoundrel"...

GLC02382.095

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Signed "M. S. Worth." Discusses General Scott's charge, possibly referring to an advance during the Mexican American War which involved General Winfield Scott and her father General William Jenkins Worth. Remarks "I remember how fully it was my...

GLC02382.099

to Henry Jackson Hunt

By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Had previously collected information regarding her father's military service, especially pertaining to the Mexican American War. Notes that she received a statement from Joseph E. Johnston....

GLC02382.101

to Henry Jackson Hunt

By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Is visiting her sister Josephine. Transmits a copy of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston. Mentions General Pemberton (possibly John Clifford Pemberton). Mentions that Dawson, an historian...

GLC02382.102

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Encloses a letter from Colonel Andrew Cowan (not included). Discusses an engraving by John Sartain. Writes "In regard to the study of your head- I will have it used in the Engraving- after that It will be at your service and If you could give me a...

GLC02382.103

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Thanks Hunt for a recent favor. Recalls details of the Battle of Gettysburg for Hunt, who is writing an article on the topic. Speculates as to why General Alexander S. Webb left the 1st New York Light Artillery out of his report on the Battle of...

GLC02382.105

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Responds to a letter from Hunt. Discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt recently submitted to Century Magazine for publication. Referring to space dedicated to George Custer and Alfred Pleasanton in Century, remarks "I can see just...

GLC02382.106

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Discusses the battle in great detail, feeling that his battery's service has continually been overlooked by historians. Remarks, "I cannot be blamed...

GLC02382.107

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Expresses disappointment that historians continually fail to mention his battery in descriptions of the battle. Discusses a correction he previously...

GLC02382.108

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 185 (September 21, 1862)]

Reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, "Address of General Lee & Colonel Johnson to the People of Maryland" condemns the "wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted" upon the state of Maryland by the Union government, reducing it to "the condition...

GLC05959.09.071

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 73 (May 7, 1863)]

The featured Editorial Correspondence, "Forrest's Great Chase and Capture of the Yankees," occupies 3 columns on the first page and details General Nathan Bedford Forrest's leadership and describes events near Rome. A short telegram dispatch mentions...

GLC05959.09.182

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 75 (May 9, 1863)]

"The Unfortunate Wounding of Stonewall Jackson," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, reports that General Jackson's arm was amputated after an injury. Includes "General Breckinridge's Official Report of the Battle of Murfreesboro," written by Major...

GLC05959.09.184

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 76 (May 11, 1863)]

A short article, "The Death of Stonewall Jackson," reports that Jackson died of complications from his injuries, which were initially not considered severe. "The Killing of Van Dorn" includes excerpts from multiple other newspapers investigating the...

GLC05959.09.185

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 77 (May 12, 1863)]

Includes a letter, entitled "Death of Stonewall Jackson," in which the author acknowledges the tragedy of Jackson's death while offering encouragement by describing the merits of the living Confederate Generals.

GLC05959.09.186

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 83 (May 19, 1863)]

Includes a list of "Killed and Wounded of the 31st Georgia Regiment, Commanded by Col. John T. Mercer, in the late Engagements on the Rappahannock," followed by excerpts from "a lengthy communication in relation to the late battles," entitle "The...

GLC05959.09.187

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 84 (May 20, 1863)]

"How the Yankees Took Marye's Heights," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, claims that "the Yankees were dealt rations of whiskey in order to get them up to Marye's heights, and that each most hindmost man was ordered to strike down, with the...

GLC05959.09.188

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 85 (21 May, 1863)]

"Scenes on the Rappahannock," excerpted from the Richmond Enquirer, features multiple subtopics including "Yankee Losses," "Two Years and Nine Months Men," "Demonstration in Front," "Hooker's Wound," "Drowned Yankees and Confederates," "A Desertee to...

GLC05959.09.189

Southern recorder. [Vol. 45, no. 16 (April 19, 1864)]

Includes descriptions of Southern officials, including P. G. T. Beauregard as General, Robert E. Lee as General, Stonewall Jackson as General, and Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. Battles of Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Excerpt from a...

GLC05959.10

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 2 (February, 1861)]

Negroes & Negro Slavery, Power of the South. A prize essay on commercial manures displays the winner of the Georgia State Agricultural Fair. One article demonstrates the benefit of slave labor in analyzing crop output. One letter to the editor...

GLC05959.11.01

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 7 (July, 1861)]

Negro Mechanics, Reform Under Our New Government, Supplies Stopped - Let Us Make Our Own, The Richmond Factory. An editorial criticizes the Yankees for not seeing the value of Southern agriculture, particularly the supply and demand of food in terms...

GLC05959.11.02

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]

The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell.
A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be...

GLC05959.11.03

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]

Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial...

GLC05959.11.04

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (July & August, 1862)]

Life of an Overseer, Suppositions for the Times, Extortion & Speculation. A few articles discuss the work of Blacks, including what to do on an "off" year from cotton and the benefit of working in chain gangs, including one article about the life of...

GLC05959.11.05

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (September & October, 1862)]

Negro Phobia at the North, Enemies Buying Our Cotton, Letter by J.P. Benjamin, What a Northern Woman Thinks, Syrup in Place of Bacon for Negroes. Articles on cotton discuss its influence in America and its "want" in Europe and the dangers of Northern...

GLC05959.11.06

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 3 (March, 1864)]

Costume for Negroes, Governor Brown's Message, Pardoning Negroes. This issue contains in-depth scientific articles examining the composition of certain types of seeds, with one on the early history of cotton and its production. An editorial comments...

GLC05959.11.08

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 6 (June, 1864)]

Cotton of the South. An editorial from the Richmond Enquirer laments the unlearned lessons of war, namely the need for agricultural independence. An editorial on marriage is printed in this issue, encouraging readers not to pursue marital...

GLC05959.11.09

Louisville daily courier. [ Vol. 33, no. 12 (July 13, 1861)]

Engagement Expected, Fight at Rich Mt., Va.

GLC05959.12.01

Louisville daily courier. [ Vol. 33, no. 24 (July 27, 1861)]

Great Battle in Va., Special Accounts From Richmond, Message of President Davis, Dispatch from President Davis - announcing victory, The Abolition of Slavery, A Word to Non-Slave Holders, Details of the Battle.

GLC05959.12.02

Louisville daily courier. [no. 19 (November 4, 1861)]

New series. Recognition of the CSA, Southern Conference at Russellville.

GLC05959.12.03

Louisville daily express. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (July 10, 1862)]

Mentions Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of White Oak Swamp, Burnside Advancing, attempted shelling of Harrison Landing. Miscellaneous advertisements, including for a sewing machine. Section on commercial affairs in Louisville, New York, and abroad...

GLC05959.13

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 248 (July 27, 1863)]

Morgan's Movements, Lee's Army Reported Retreating, General Blunt Fights Reb. General Cooper, Johston Retreats, Bragg's Army Mostly at Chattanooga.
The front page is filled with lengthy reports from the Army of the Cumberland, the Twentieth Army...

GLC05959.14.01

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 249 (July 28, 1863)]

900 of Morgan's Men in Camp Chase Until Officers of Straight Expedition are Released.
A lengthy letter to the editor examines the relationship between the three branches of government. An article on the "Secession Ticket" exposes Union foibles...

GLC05959.14.02

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 261 (August 9, 1863)]

Fight at Brandy Station, Stuart's Cavalry Engaged, Compelled to Fall Back.
A letter from a farmer extols the problems associated with rebels overtaking the State, including his farm, and not being compensated. An article describes the status of...

GLC05959.14.03

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 262 (August 10, 1863)]

News From Charleston.
This issue's front page is the same as the previous issue, with the addition of ads in the right column. Several reactions to the elections discuss Union and anti-Union sentiments in Kentucky. The Journal prints a competing...

GLC05959.14.04

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 263 (August 11, 1863)]

Bragg at Chattanooga, Charleston Papers Despondent, War Between Lee & Jeff Davis, Preparation for Defense of Mobile.

This issue includes lengthy articles from other papers about Morgan's operations and an update on the Cumberland army and action in...

GLC05959.14.05

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 266 (August 14, 1863)]

Fed. Reinforced at Charleston, Official Report from General Grant on Vicksburg, Large Numbers of Rebel Prisoners at Camp Chase, Removal of the Dead from Gettysburg, News From Charleston.

A bitter diatribe on Jefferson Davis from the Mississippi...

GLC05959.14.06

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 289 (September 6, 1863)]

John Morgan and His Followers, Latest from Charleston, Monitors Engage Fort Moultrie, Another Attack to be made on Fort Wagner, Secretary Chase's Proposition Accepted, General Carr in Command at Corinth.

War events in Tennessee are outlined in a...

GLC05959.14.07

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 290 (September 7, 1863)]

Latest News From Charleston, Siege Progressing Favorable, Knoxville Captured, Kentucky Again Invaded by Rebels.

This issue contains the same front page articles as the previous paper, with an additional column of ads. A political editorial about the...

GLC05959.14.08

[Photograph of couple]

Collateral photo accompanied with autograph letter signed (See GLC07235.01).

GLC07235.02

[Blank Postcard]

One blank postcard dated circa 1940's based on a 1880's portrait of Frederick Douglass. Printed on the rear of the postcard is the text, "Frederick Douglass1818-1895 Born a slaveon the eastern shore of Maryland, but ran away to become a great anti...

GLC07926.02

New-York Semi-weekly Tribune.

Printing Lincoln's House Divided Speech, given on June 16th, at the Republican State Convention: "...'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free..." Also reporting on...

GLC09085

[Reciept for an enslaved woman]

New York Slavery. "...Received of Mr. Leffert Lefferts the sum of Thirteen Pounds, it being in full for a Negro Woman, Sold and Delivered him nam'd Mary."

GLC09086

The Quarterly Law Journal, vol IV, No 3, [163] - 202.

Circuit court case of United States v. Amy, re: slave stealing letter written by her master. Arrested under Section 22 of the Act of Congress which provides that "Any person shall steal a letter from the mail, the offender shall, upon conviction, be...

GLC09087

[Runaway slave]

A runaway slave in his own right, Pennington, while avoiding arrest in Liverpool, England, comments on the situation here in American and a fugitive slave case: "...My constant trouble of mind is the evils now pressing on my nation and people. What...

GLC09088

[Notice]

"Notice. I will give $5 for any one of my Servants who may be taken at or beyond Ellicott's Mills..."

GLC09089

To Davie Jeems

Threatening a Black office-holder. "Notice/To Jeems, Davie, you must be a good boy...at night I am a Ku Klux sent here to look after you and all the rest of the radicals and make you know your place. I have got my eye on you every day...[T]ell...

GLC09090

[Tribute to Lincoln]

His tribute to Lincoln; the original manuscript published in Osborn H. Oldroyd's "The Lincoln Memorial: Album-Immortelles," in 1882, [page 265]. "A great man: Tender of heart, strong of nerve, of boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no...

GLC09091

to Mary Moore Kelly

He refers to the Sanitary Commission's pretentious movement, and complains about their nurses. Laments the fact that while he and the Army medical department do all the work, and the government pays all the costs, they receive all the criticism while...

GLC04195.03

to Mary Moore Kelly

Lincoln and his wife have remained at the camp; they have gone riding, visited one of his hospitals, and reviewed the troops. They prepare to march soon. He was recently in Washington, where he had his photo taken. Written from the headquarters of...

GLC04195.10

to Mary Moore Kelly

He describes the surrender of Raleigh and the request for protection from looters. "The men here with few exceptions are anxious to come back into the Union; but as usual the majority of the ladies are rebellious, of course." He is optimistic of...

GLC04195.31

Banquet programme

Fragment of banquet program, probably for a celebration following the victory of the Civil War. Sherman presided. Poems, songs, and reports given for each army. Verso has illustration of Union flags with lists of victories. On May 24 a Grand...

GLC04195.33

[Speech delivered to the Great Central Fair of Buffalo]

Former President Fillmore notes historic inventions and developments, such as the rail road, steam engine, and telegraph, that have shaped Buffalo since the city's 1832 Centennial Celebration. Refers to the farewell addresses of Presidents George...

GLC04884.02

[Unidentified silhouette]

Accompanied a 1777 appointment of Nathaniel Dearing as a captain in the Massachusetts militia, signed by John Avery, Artemas Ward, and others (see GLC01450.520.01).

GLC01450.520.02

[Appointment for Thomas Hollier from the reign of King George I]

Appoints Thomas Hollier as a swordcutter for the office of ordnance. Affixed with seal. Written from the office of ordnance. Sent to Charles Wills and the officers of ordnance. Also signed by Leonard Smelt.

GLC01450.546.01

[Appointment for John Dukes from the reign of King George I]

Appoints John Dukes as one of the "Laborers in Ordinary" for the office of ordnance. Affixed with seal. Written from the office of ordnance. Sent to Charles Wills and the officers of ordnance. Also signed by Leonard Smelt.

GLC01450.546.02

Debit Report Capt. Amassa Keyes in [inscrutable] Jeremiah Wadsworth Esquire for his 1/16 of the cargo of the Sloop Liberty. Nathan Pettis Commander, Voyage from Connecticut River to Virginia, & back to Boston.

Includes account records signed in accordance with Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth for 1/16 of the Liberty's cargo for a voyage from the Connecticut River to Virginia and back to Boston commanded by Nathan Pettis. Also contains account records signed in...

GLC01450.554.01

Inspection return of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Isaac Pope Esqr. Capt.

Signed by John Davis as lieutenant and adjutant. Docketed 16 September 1780 by E. Virront, Lieutenant Colonel commanding inspection. Docketed in a second location on verso with indecipherable signature. Created at Camp Steenrapie, which was a...

GLC01450.554.02

[Sketched plan]

Includes measurements in feet. Indicates the position of four tiers. Contains a sketched gate and building. Possibly a military document. Added measurements on verso, no indication as to what these are for.

GLC01450.554.03

Proposal for an establishment for the detachment in the island of Rattan upon major general Wentworth's memorial to the duke of Newcastle

Lists the expenses that would be entailed by a proposed regiment in the American colonies and says there is enough surplus in the American military budget to create this regiment.

GLC01450.556.01

[Pay order for numerous soldiers]

Orders Gashry to pay the debts owed to various military personel. Also signed by Signed by W.B. Earle and Charles Frederick. Written from the Office of Ordnance.

GLC01450.556.02

[Receipt for gold items bought from Nathaniel Jefferys]

Receipt for a snuff box, candlesticks, a frame and a necklace bought from Nathanael Jefferys by Captain Hervey. Signed by Paul Herbert stating he recieved the goods. Written on Jefferys stationary, which contains a stylized printed version of the...

GLC01450.556.03

to John Manners, Marquis of Granby

Petitioning Granby for a post as a carpenter in Quebec "in the room of Mr. Butler." He has just served as a carpenter for the army. Bottom states "Ordered to be recommended to the Master General" and is signed in an illegible hand.

GLC01450.556.04

A demand for a supply of gunners store for the use of his majesty's ship Canterbury

Lists the quantity needed of various artillery related items. Also signed by Charles Knowles.

GLC01450.556.05

to Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond

Keppel informs Lennox that "His Majesty's ships the Cambridge, Panther, and Medway to be paid off and laid up at Plymouth." Plans to store the guns ordinances in "His Majesty's Magazine." While the order was given on April 10, 1783 the letter was...

GLC01450.556.06

Volunteers from Yarmouth for 9 months who have been mustered into the service of the United States in Co E. 5th Reg

A list of volunteers mustered into service for nine months.

GLC02175.24

[List of enlisted men]

List of men enlisted for nine months from Truro. Signed by Davis as "Chairman of Selectmen of Truro."

GLC02175.25

Names of men from Sandwich who have enlisted under the 9 months service

List of men who enlisted for nine months from Sandwich.

GLC02175.26

Neighbors Affidavit

Affidavit regarding the pension claim of Mary A. Hackett, widow of Thomas Hackett. Partially printed document. Says the claim was filed by Mary Hackett.

GLC02175.27

[Military exemption]

Certifies that William W. Chaswick is exempt from military duties, because he is suffering from Rheumatism and difficulty with his teeth, which is expected to continue for at least thirty days. Signed by Leonard as the examining surgeon.

GLC02175.28

[Military exemption]

Certifies that Ezra H. Crowell is exempt from military duties, because he is suffering from "cutaneous disease and varicose veins," which is expected to continue for at least thirty days. Signed by Smith as the examining surgeon.

GLC02175.29

[Military exemption]

Certifies that George W. Baker is exempt from military duties, because he is suffering from "pulmonary disease & irritation of bladder," which is expected to continue for at least thirty days. Signed by Leonard as the examining surgeon.

GLC02175.30

[Military exemption]

Certifies that Reuben E. Bowman is exempt from military duties, because he is suffering from typhoid fever, which is expected to continue for at least thirty days. Signed by Smith as the examining surgeon.

GLC02175.31

[Military exemption]

Certifies that Moses F. Delano is exempt from military duties, because he is suffering from nephritis, which is expected to continue for at least thirty days. Signed by Smith as the examining surgeon.

GLC02175.32

[Military exemption]

Certifies that Zacheus Braley is exempt from military duties, because he is suffering from "deformity of toes of both feet," which is expected to continue for at least thirty days. Signed by Smith as the examining surgeon.

GLC02175.33