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5 May 1892
Hutchinson, John I., fl. 1891-1892
to Ethan A. Jenks
Hutchinson, district tax collector, requests that deputy collector Jenks delay the use of a special tax stamp. Written on IRS stationery.
GLC02750.304
9 May 1892
to Ethan A. Jenks and Coates
Hutchinson, district tax collector, requests that deputy collectors Jenks and Coates send abstracts from their divisions in Rhode Island to Hartford. Refers to an enclosed letter (not included) from the commissioner. Written on IRS stationery.
GLC02750.305
31 May 1892
Hutchinson, district tax collector, assigns deputy collector Jenks to duty as Oleomargarine Deputy in the Rhode Island office, where Jenks currently works. Informs Jenks that he will work under the supervision of the Stamp Deputy, Mr. Clark....
GLC02750.306
1 June 1892
Gardiner, George, fl. 1892
[List of forms received from Ethan A. Jenks, Rhode Island deputy tax collector]
written on IRS stationery
GLC02750.307
Hutchinson, district tax collector, assures Jenks that the change in the force (possibly referring to change within the division office) in Providence, Rhode Island, was made at Hutchinson's suggestion. Written on IRS stationery.
GLC02750.308
21 April 1876
[Paine & Colwell release all debts owed to them]
Signed and sealed by individuals acknowledging that their debt is released by Paine & Colwell.
GLC02750.315
24 May 1876
Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901
to Mr. Parson and Bugbee
Marked as a copy. Jenks, assignee for the co-partnership of Paine & Colwell, informs Parson, Bugbee, [& Co.?] that their note of 22 May (not included) was the first information he received regarding their claim against Paine & Colwell.
GLC02750.316
22 May 1876
Parsons & Bugbee
Inquire whether Jenks, assignee of Paine & Colwell, is ready to pay a dividend on the notes Parson Bugbee [& Co.?] hold against the Paine & Colwell.
GLC02750.317
5 July 1876
Waldron, Wightman, & Co., fl. 1876
[Acknowledgement of receipt of funds paid by Ethan A. Jenks, assignee of Paine & Colwell]
Signed and sealed by Waldron, Wightman & Co.
GLC02750.318
15 August 1878
Webster, George, fl. 1878-1879
[Writ of Attachment]
Tourtellot, tax collector, accuses Jordan of failing to fulfill a promise. Atwood signs as sheriff. [Maury?] signs as notary public. Docketed by Jordan and his attorneys.
GLC02750.319
7 May 1879
Walker accuses Horace Phillips of failing to fulfill a promise. Atwood signs as sheriff. Phillips signs as notary public. Docketed by Phillips and his attorneys.
GLC02750.320
8 March 1887
Hartranft, R. H., fl. 1887
[death announcement of General Robert B. Potter]
The President of the Society of the Burnside Expedition and of the Ninth Army Corps (Hartranft) is called upon to announce the loss of one of its most distinguished members, General Robert B. Potter
GLC02750.321
April 1887
Tourtellot, Asa, fl. 1887
[indenture of lease]
Incomplete. Asa Tourtellot sells a tract of land to Charles, Mary, and Abby Francis Tourtellot.
GLC02750.322
January 1905
Tourtellot, Charles, fl. 1905
The Tourtellots, Jenks, Wilder, and Paine lease a tract of land to Mark Tordoff.
GLC02750.324
12 June 1915
Tourtellot, C. E., fl. 1915
[Receipt of payment for items auctioned from the Tobey farm]
GLC02750.325
1861-1877
[visiting card of Rev. K. Mrs. Walter Roy Tourtellot]
GLC02750.326
[address card of Captain Benjamin W. Richards]
GLC02750.327
[address card of Major Thomas M. Vincent]
GLC02750.328
April 1861
[photograph of William Rhodes Wilder]
Inscription on enclosure: "William Rhodes Wilder, April 1861. Age 17 years."
GLC02750.329
Ghirardini, N., fl. 1861-1877
[photograph of Frank John Wilder]
GLC02750.330
[photograph of Major Jacob Babbitt]
GLC02750.331
December 1891
[photograph of Sanondess A. Jenks under a tree on the Tobey farm]
GLC02750.333
17 July 1881
Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893
to Florence Hartstuff
re: letter fragment describing the calvary camp, Hartsuff's headquarters, to his young daughter.
GLC05201.007
1881
to Alice Hartstuff
re: Hartsuff sends money and instructions "in a nut shell" for investing it. He advises his wife to invest the money wisely and suggests that expanding into the lot that adjoins their current home would be a wise choice if she could make certain...
GLC05201.008
13 November 1890
to "my darling little girl"
re: Hartsuff writes to his daughter Florence at boarding school thanking her for the gifts that she sent home and reassuring her that the entire family thinks about her often and wonders what she might be doing at school. He also compliments the...
GLC05201.009
25 November 1890
to "my darling wife and baby"
re: description of the journey from Rushville, "where we left the RR", to the Pine River Agency. He also notes the general air of "stability & comfort" at the Agency - the prosperity of the farms, the "cheerful" disposition of the people, the...
GLC05201.010
27 November 1890
[to unknown]
re: Hartsuff reports on various visit within the Pine Ridge reservation including a call on the Agency Doctor -- "a full-blooded Sioux, . . . a full graduate of Dartmouth and Harvard College, of course speaks English perfectly is bright & polished...
GLC05201.011
re: Hartsuff writes to Florence at boarding school and tells her about the preparations for war which began, without warning, on Sunday, 11/24 with a sudden call to arms. Hartsuff's unit, plus three artillery batteries have been put on standby near...
GLC05201.012
2 December 1890
to "my darling Florence"
re: Hartsuff writes to his daughter at boarding school. He reports that nothing has changed in the "situation" with the Indians since his letter of 11/27. There is a group, numbering in the thousands, camped around them on the Agency and...
GLC05201.013
14 December 1890
to "my darling wife and children"
re: Again, there is no news from the Agency. Reports claim that some of the "hostiles" are coming in, but others claim that they are not. Hartsuff marvels that only the day before he was in Omaha with his wife and is now in South Dakota. Goes on...
GLC05201.014
20 December 1890
to "my darling baby and wife"
GLC05201.015
24 December 1890
to "my darling little buttercup"
re: Hartsuff writes to his daughter and tells her about the territory and life on the reservation. He describes "ration day" - when the Indians gather to receive their food from the stores - and a cattle division. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian...
GLC05201.016
[15 December-29 December 1890]
re: letter fragment in which Hartsuff claims that nothing has changed, although a "burial party" has been sent out to bury dead Indians and his own hospital is full of wounded. Claims that General Miles has sent a Peace Party out to the Indians to...
GLC05201.017
28 December 1890
re: Hartsuff reports on the capture of the last of the "hostiles" and the prospect for their delivery to Pine Ridge the next day. Then he turns to the more important business of warning his daughter against the dangers of flattery and vanity - both...
GLC05201.018
25 August 1890
re: Hartsuff apologizes that he was not able to spend more time with his family during their recent vacation and reflects on the prospect of his family "breaking up" as Florence goes off to boarding school. Writen at Camp Baker.
GLC05201.019
31 December 1890
re: Hartsuff reports that the war commenced almost without warning. Four companies of Infantry had already struck their tents and gotten ready to leave and another four were under orders to strike their tents when the fight broke upon them....
GLC05201.020
2 January 1891
re: Hartsuff tells his wife and daughter about the conditions in his field hospital built from nothing and now housing fifty men comfortably. Claims that most of what is in the newspapers is true, but he can add nothing to the accounts because he...
GLC05201.021
16 January 1891
re: Hartsuff opens with the speculation that his address may be "Pine Ridge, &c. &c." forever and goes on to complain about the speed with which the Indians continue to deliberate and negotiate the settlement. He also asserts that peace is the only...
GLC05201.022
19 June 1891
re: Hartsuff's advice to his daughter on the subject of her course of study in the next year. He implores her to take a mathematics course, and strongly advises her to take German, literature and physics so she can enter college in the sophomore...
GLC05201.023
21 January 1891
re: Hartsuff asks Florence when her first and second term classes begin and tells her that he will forward her tuition as soon as possible. He claims that he still has no news about when he might be coming home Written at the Pine Ridge Indian...
GLC05201.024
29 January 1891
re: wrote too fast, hope she understands, concentrate on lessons, advice on math classes, describes large gathering of Indians, wishes she could see. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency
GLC05201.025
18 September 1891
re: misses her. Written at Fort Omaha
GLC05201.026
22 November 1891
re: can't go to church because of a blizzard, so is writing her, local news, importance of education, her holiday plans. Written at Fort Omaha
GLC05201.027
9 June 1942
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Discusses the chore of guarding the guardhouse, and the lack of US military success in the war so far. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
GLC09120.029
Informs Estelle that has spent the day on the firing range. Criticizes a friend, Zebe, for expressing approval of the war while in practice failing to enlist. In turn, Sidney expresses his respect for another friend, Lew Agnes, for his willingness...
GLC09120.030
Circa June 1942
Asks for Estelle's forgiveness, although unaware as to why she is upset. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
GLC09120.031
June 1942
Describes the different gases that he's been working with.. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
GLC09120.032
13 June 1942
Informs Estelle that he has become qualified in the use of pistols, the test for which only 33% of candidates pass. Wishes Estelle a happy 18th birthday, stating that he regrets nothing from the four years which they have spent together. Written at...
GLC09120.033
12 June 1942
Explains that Estelle's birthday present may be somewhat modest due to lack of funds and a shortage of gifts that can be purchased on the army base. Describes a training film and lecture that he had received regarding the ways in which international...
GLC09120.034
Describes a seven mile hike that his platoon had completed before supper. Discusses the process of "blood typing" that the army carries out, stamping each soldier's blood type onto his identification tag, enabling hasty blood transfusions should the...
GLC09120.035
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