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circa 1783
[Docket pertaining to the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]
Very brief mention of sending things to Suffolk and Middlesex. The note's purpose and meaning are not clear.
GLC04379.09
21 January 1784
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Note pertaining to finances of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]
Provides numbers of certificates relating to the society's treasury. Jackson had commanded the 16th Massachusetts Regiment and the 4th Massachusetts Regiment during the Revolutionary War. He served as treasurer of the Society of Cincinnati for the...
GLC04379.10
8 May 1788
[Treasury receipt of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]
Certifies receipt of a payment of twelve shillings from Captain Constant Freeman for an "assessment levied on the Society of Cincinnati." Jackson had commanded the 16th Massachusetts Regiment and the 4th Massachusetts Regiment during the...
GLC04379.11
12 November 1787
Crocker, Joseph, 1749-1797
Certifies receipt of a payment of twelve shillings from Captain Constant Freeman for an "assessment levied on the Society of Cincinnati," which Crocker promised to transmit to Henry Jackson, treasurer of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of...
GLC04379.12
26 December 1788
Certifies receipt of a payment of four dollars from Captain Constant Freeman for Captain Nathaniel Nason's diploma and part of an "assessment levied on the Society of Cincinnati." Jackson had commanded the 16th Massachusetts Regiment and the 4th...
GLC04379.13
8 August 1788
Sewall, Daniel, 1755-1842
[Diploma delivery receipt from the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]
Indicates that Sewall received a diploma from Constant Freeman for Lieutenant Joseph Tucker, of York, Maine. Promises to deliver it to Tucker. Sewall worked as a lawyer in York, Maine.
GLC04379.14
30 April 1787
Edwards, Thomas, 1753-1806
to Constant Freeman
Circular letter asking each member of the Society of Cincinnati for the state of Massachusetts to come to the meeting on the next fourth of July and bring twenty-four shillings to pay for an assessment and diploma. Edwards was the society's...
GLC04379.15
[Financial document of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]
Lists various expenses, including "cash paid by Marquis de Lafayette for orders presented the French officers", and to L'Enfant for ribbons.
GLC04379.16
4 July 1786
[Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Pennsylvania]
Lists officers and their positions.
GLC04379.17
1786-1787
[Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, States of Massachusetts, Delaware, and New Jersey]
GLC04379.18
1787
[Alphabetical member list of the Society of Cincinnati, State of Massachusetts]
Lists member names, and for some, provides the county and town they are from. A tally on the back shows that there were 323 members, and also mentions the number that are living in other states, removed but accounted for, dead, in France, or in the...
GLC04379.19
5 September 1787
to A.B.
Directs the recipient (identified as "Correspondent") to appoint a member of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati from each county to keep the secretary informed of local affairs through regular correspondence. Through such correspondence...
GLC04379.20
1786
[Officers of the Society of Cincinnati, State of South Carolina]
GLC04379.21
10 May 1783
[Note pertaining to the Society of Cincinnati]
Very briefly indicates that officers in the Continental Army instructed the society, while in cantonment on the Hudson River, 10 May 1783.
GLC04379.22
10 May 1783 - 19 June 1783
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
[Proposal for establishing the Society of Cincinnati and founding records]
Copy of a report on deliberations on "proposals for establishing a Society, upon principals therein mentioned, whose members shall be Officers of the American Army" during the cantonment of the army on the Hudson River. Includes a copy of the...
GLC04379.23
1783
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825
[Ink wash drawing of eagle medal for the Society of Cincinnati]
Ink wash drawing of the eagle medal L'Enfant proposed for the society. In his letter to Baron von Steuben at the founding convention, he described two medals and recommended the one drawn here (see GLC04379.23). The actual medal issued resembles...
GLC04379.24
[Pierre L'Enfant's expenses on behalf of the Society of Cincinnati]
Lists expenses related to L'Enfant's ten-week trip to France as an emissary of the Society of Cincinnati, during which time he arranged to have the society's diploma engraved and eagle insignia made. Some non-specific calculations appear on the...
GLC04379.25
11 August 1918
Anderson, Harry B., fl. 1918
to Kenneth S. Anderson
Writes to his brother that he cannot locate his division. Includes a plan to send location information through their correspondence. Discusses family news. Wishes his brother the best of luck and requests a quick reply. Written on Company C, 51st...
GLC07810.001
27 January 1919
Barton, Frank L., fl. 1919
to Mrs. Barton
Writes to his mother that he received her letter of 11 January and remarks at the speedy delivery. Discusses the good price of corn and hopes his parents treat themselves to new furniture, a gesture he and his siblings should have extended before...
GLC07810.002
6 November 1918
Belknap, Helen, fl. 1918
to Mrs. Stowe
Writes to the mother of a patron of the YMCA and reports that he is happy and healthy. Discusses the mission of her organization. Includes the importance of letters and mail from home. Adds a note that she is also from Wisconsin and is proud of...
GLC07810.004
30 April 1919
Benvenuto, Albert, fl. 1919
to Mr. G.W. Bartlett
Replies to Bartlett's letter. Reports that there was little snow but has yet to see blossoms and apple trees, of which Benvenuto was told are in abundance. Mentions the 27th Division's parade and writes that he and his fellow soldiers are going to...
GLC07810.005
9 December 1918
Capelle, Rosalie, fl. 1918
to Kenneth S. Anderson [in French]
Capelle writes on behalf of Miss Flora in response to a postcard from Anderson. She reminisces about the fun the girls had at the soldier's mass and wonders where all the good soldiers have gone. Hopes that they will visit the house again before...
GLC07810.006
1 March 1919
Cartagua, G. Battista, fl. 1919
to the Captain of Company H, 309th, Infantry, 78th Division
Requests leave for her son, Antonio Cartagua, so she may see him for the first time in eight years. Offers to search for him herself.
GLC07810.007
28 October 1918
Chisholm, George A., fl. 1918
to Alice
Writes to his friend about his lack of mail since he arrived in France and that the weather has been overcast since he left the states. Describes the warm welcome the soldiers received upon landing in England. Tells Alice that the American girls...
GLC07810.008
22 October 1917
Coughlin, J.E., fl. 1917
to Joseph D. Coughlin
Thanks his father for the money he sent. Writes that he must keep his letter short as there are impromptu boxing matches in his barracks. Promises to send his military pictures. Written on Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association letterhead...
GLC07810.009
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