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to "Hatt"

One letter addressed to Hattie Bunnell from Jonathan Bunnell dated Headquarters Co. of the 121st N.Y. Vols., February 26, 1864.

GLC05195.149

to Mary Ewing

One letter addressed to Mary Ewing from Addison Lee Ewing dated In the field, 10 miles south of Marietta, Ga., July 7, 1864. Regiment was in a skirmish.

GLC03523.28.134

to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One letter from Eva K. Runyon to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated July 16, 1974. Runyon is against the impeachment of President Nixon. Small note on the reverse side reads, "Please vote against impeachment." The text "Pro Nixon" is written in...

GLC09613.02.0799

to Abraham Lincoln

Intensely vitriolic letter sent to President Lincoln shortly after his election: "God damn your god damned old Hellfired soul to hell god damn you...Now you God damned old Abolition son of a bitch God damn you..." Attached to a board with a...

GLC08904

to Hannah Bailey

A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter, Jacob Bailey writes about his health, the death of Benjamin Brown, marching orders towards Champlain and Swantson, Vermont, and his hope for peace. There is a small tear halfway...

GLC02669.006

to R. West

References her latest letter. Says he lives in the "usual humdrum manner." Says the ship stays close to shore and he hunts on the beach. Says he has also been fishing. Says he has been praised by Admiral Dahlgren for his discovery of the channel at...

GLC03836.75

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated July 20, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.35

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated August 8, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.36

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated August 14, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.37

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated August 30, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.38

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated September 17, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.39

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated November 2, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.40

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated November 27, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.41

to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth

One letter from George M. Eveleth to Emma Ellen Bullard Eveleth dated June 15, 1864. Written in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia

GLC03857.33.01

to Unknown

Partial letter later used for scratch paper: He is very glad someone wrote to him and asks that his respects be given to Miss Whiting.

GLC02740.53

to Maxine Harris Jones

One letter from Alfred Jones to Maxine Harris Jones dated 1861. Written at Camp Cheatham.

GLC03135.13.014

to Maxine Harris Jones

One letter from Alfred Jones to Maxine Harris Jones dated 1861. Written in Camp Lucedale

GLC03135.13.011.01

to Clara M. Miller

re: Anxious to get those letters, but the ships didn't arrived. Talks about the weather for while. But then he mentions the Senator from Seattle. Then he says "This state affairs has made it quite dull at the post office….".

GLC05755.047

to Donna Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated May 4, 1969. He writes in an explicit letter how much he loves her. He also mentions that he will help her clean out her bedroom when he is home. He hopes that she is passing her classes and...

GLC09908.29

to Amanda Wilkinson and his mother

He has received a letter from his wife's mother that his wife is sick. He is greatly saddened to hear this and hopes she gets better. Wilkinson writes that her life is more precious then his and he wishes he were sick instead of her. Says that they...

GLC03523.13.022

to Parents

Does not know when he will be able to send his letters, for they are now over 50 miles from Harpers Ferry, the nearest supply station where he can send mail. His brigade was detached from the rest of the army and ordered to wait for the supply train...

GLC09355.084

to the Secretary of War [Henry Dearborn]

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Appears to be a letter of recognition for Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Writes to the Secretary of War [Henry Dearborn] verifying L'Enfant's services to Knox as an engineer from 1793 to 1794...

GLC02437.07696

to Henry Knox

Writes that he "presume[s] upon their early friendship" to introduce to Knox a Captain All, the bearer of this letter, who he has known for fourteen years. Knows him as a capable man well-suited to working on behalf of his country. Believes that in...

GLC02437.04186

to Bell Wharton

Reports to Bell, possibly his friend or girlfriend, from Camp Chase that he wanted to come down for a visit, but his buggy has been broken. Asks that she direct future letters to, "Camp Chase, Co G. 95 Reg, O.V.I. Care Capt. Hannock."

GLC03523.10.046

to Emily Brown

Instructs her to direct her letters to him through Washington as they are never in one place for more than three or four days. Asks for $50 because he won't receive any more pay until he is discharged.

GLC03523.15.13