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11 February 1847
Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company
Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company
Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney
GLC02756.05
29 April 1847
GLC02756.06
1920
Volz, Dr. Wilhelm (fl. 1920-)
Zwei Jahrtausende Oberschlesien [German]
History of German Colonization of Silesia.
GLC02766.058
9 November 1862
Alden, William H. (fl. 1844-)
to Mother
He describes his journey from the Cedar Rapids all the way down to Davenport. From the houses they stayed in to the boats they took. He likes camp life.
GLC02831.01
3 March 1863
Everybody wants a furlough. 4 were granted one, then three more wanted one and left without saying anything. 2 were caught before they had gone fifteen miles.
GLC02831.02
14 April 1863
They turned a hotel into a hospital. He has a terrible toothache and will get it pulled soon. They've caught a lot of chickens and turkeys.
GLC02831.03
7 June 1863
They got paid but someone stole his money right out from under his head where he slept on it. They are now camped on a prairie between the Sioux and Mississippi rivers.
GLC02831.04
9 June 1863
He was happy to hear from his brother, Uriah. He gives her a breakdown of his daily routine and says he likes soldiering as long as it is in pleasant weather.
GLC02831.05
10 July 1863
They got 2 months pay. They are only a couple miles from the Indian reservation. He expects to be in Toledo in six months. He needs more news about the war. They are kept in the dark and he doesn't even know if Vicksburg has surrendered.
GLC02831.06
1 August 1863
He sent her money but does not think she will need it now since she just got married. He applied for a furlough. They are now in the Dakota Territory.
GLC02831.07
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