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December 24, 1869
Spencer, Robert C., fl. 1869
to Elias W. Beach
Addresses Beach as "Brother Elias." Congratulates Beach on his upcoming wedding.
GLC00919.25.22
17 March 1873
Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
[Land contract]
Partially printed. Also signed by Henry Anthony and S. N. Smith.
GLC00919.25.23
November 5, 1862
Dane, fl. 1862
to Carrie
Written to a friend (or family member) away at school. Comments on news of friends, family, and recent events in Chester. Writes, "Since you left here our village population has been honorably in[creased] by a colony of Negroes- bucks, wenches...
GLC00919.25.24
January 30, 1863
Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864
to his wife
Cites location as "State of Mississippi Camp near Lagrang," most likely referring to La Grange, Tennessee, where he was previously camped and which is near the Mississippi border.
GLC01013.16
February 12, 1863
Written on patriotic stationary. Written from "Camp Davids Mills Miss," most likely in Mississippi.
GLC01013.17
March 1, 1863
Written on patriotic stationary. Written from "Davids Mills Miss," most likely in Mississippi.
GLC01013.18
March 18, 1863
Written from "Camp Davids Mills Miss," most likely in Mississippi.
GLC01013.19
May 10, 1863
GLC01013.20
July 28, 1863
Written from "Black River, Miss," possibly a reference to the Big Black River in Mississippi, which was in the vicinity of Vicksburg. Lay's unit was involved in the siege of Vicksburg; Confederate forces in Vicksburg surrendered 4 July 1863.
GLC01013.21
1861-1865
An elaborately cut paper memento addressed to his wife.
GLC01013.22
July 13, 1863
Noble, Marget Roberts, fl. 1861-1866
to her sister
Written on patriotic stationary and comes with a patriotic envelope. Written from "New Liberty Po Co Ills," perhaps New Liberty, in Pope County, Illinois. Written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay. Signs name as Marget J. Noble.
GLC01013.23
Written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay. A patriotic envelope is included.
GLC01013.24
December 18, 1864
Written from "New Liberty Pope County Ill." Written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay.
GLC01013.25
November 4, 1866
Noble, Thomas, fl. 1864-1866
to his sister-in-law
Written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay. Addressed "Dear Sister;" Sarah was apparently Marget's sister and Thomas's sister-in-law.
GLC01013.26
July 29, 1866
Written from "New Liberty Pope Co Ill." Written to Sarah Lay, wife of Creed A. Lay.
GLC01013.27
September 10, 1864
GLC01013.28
January 1, 1869
Unknown
to brother and sister
Letter signed by "your loving brother and sister til death." Handwriting seems similar to that of Marget Noble, Sarah Lay's sister. May be addressed to Creed and Sarah Lay; addressees listed as "brother and sister and children."
GLC01013.29
1 December 1861
Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862
GLC01898.07
14 December 1861
Gives an hour by hour account of a routine day in camp. Written from Camp Follett.
GLC01898.09
19 December 1861
Mentions doing drills with General Daniel Butterfield and General John Henry Martindale's brigades. The whole division under command of General Fitz-John Porter staged an imaginary battle. Stationary embossed "Farrar, Follett & Co. Metals, Boston."...
GLC01898.10
20 December 1861
Writes that tomorrow General George B. McClellan will do a ground review of General Fitz-John Porter's division. Captain Follett's battery will be there. Written from Camp Follett. Stationary embossed "Farrar, Follett & Co. Metals, Boston." and...
GLC01898.11
26 December 1861
Writes about what the regiments did to celebrate Christmas, including a burlesque parade and a band. Describes building winter quarters and a guard house. Written from Camp Follett. Stationary embossed "Congress A.P. Co."
GLC01898.12
30 December 1861
Written from Camp Follett. Stationary embossed "Congress A.P. Co."
GLC01898.13
16 February 1862
Mentions that General John H. Martindale wants to get Mortimer's battery attached to his brigade as Martindale thinks "this is the ne plus ultra of batteries." Written from Camp Follett.
GLC01898.14
18 February 1862
Written from Camp Follett.
GLC01898.15
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