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28 February 1865
Merrill, James F., fl. 1863-1865
[Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name. Written at Fort Sedgwick
GLC02750.425
31 March 1865
Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901
GLC02750.426
30 April 1865
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name
GLC02750.427
April 1865
[List of camp and garrison equipage abandoned at Fort Sedgwick.]
Signed by Daniels as Colonel and Morse as Quartermaster. Written at Fort Sedgwick
GLC02750.428
31 May 1865
[Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers.]
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name.
GLC02750.429
June 1865
[List of camp and garrison equipage abandoned near Alexandria, Virginia.]
Signed by Daniels as Colonel and Morse as Quartermaster.
GLC02750.430
1861-1877
[Instructions for lists of rolls, returns and reports required from company commanders]
GLC02750.431
September 1862 - September 1863
[Morning reports, manuscript booklet for Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]
Contains the records and signatures of Captains Thomas Carr, Ethan A. Jenks, and Edwin L. Hunt. Signed by Private Charles P. Gibney and Niles Kilroy on the inside cover page.
GLC02750.476
September 1864 - February 1865
Various
Contains the signature of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, as well as other members of Company "I."
GLC02750.477
17 December 1942
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond congratulates Estelle on her "junior phi-beta Kappa appointment". He tells her that his expert gunner exam is the following day.
GLC09120.156
18 December 1942
Diamond expresses his distress at having been asked to chaperone the soldiers' Christmas Eve party. He again describes his attempts at learning how to drive a jeep.
GLC09120.157
21 December 1942
Diamond describes his first sampling of Mexican food.
GLC09120.158
23 December 1942
Diamond speaks of the need to "end the war more quickly", so that the men who "appreciate liberty and freedom" can be returned to their families
GLC09120.159
27 December 1942
Diamond describes to Estelle the ways in which he celebrated Christmas.
GLC09120.160
29 December 1942
Diamond describes having conducted a military investigation
GLC09120.161
30 December 1942
Diamond discusses El Paso's climate, and promises that his next letter will include a gory description on how best to kill
GLC09120.162
31 December 1942
Diamond writes that it is New Years Eve yet he has "no place to go".
GLC09120.163
Diamond provides Estelle with a description of how best to kill one's enemy.
with drawinf in upper left hand corner
GLC09120.164
3 January 1943
Diamond describes a trip into town, during which he was unexpectedly invited to a party being held at a penthouse apartment.
drawing in upper left hand corner
GLC09120.165
1943
Diamond runs through the month's expenses with Estelle.
GLC09120.166
5 January 1943
Diamond describes the "usual A.M. routine drill" which consists of instruction of the men and a three-mile run, and then the Judo lesson which occupied his afternoon.
GLC09120.167
6 January 1943
Diamond expresses frustration about the fact that in Texas, everything after twelve noon is described as taking place in the evening.
GLC09120.168
7 January 1943
Diamond describes the process of interviewing eighteen men believed to be incapable of withstanding the rigors of battle, and discussing their geographical origins, educational background, social classes etc.
drawing in upper left corner
GLC09120.169
9 January 1943
Diamond briefly describes his day to Estelle - testing of individual proficiencies, rifle marksmanship, a three-mile run and a general clean-up.
GLC09120.170
12 January 1943
Diamond describes meeting the Jewish population of El Paso.
drawing of feet on the back by his name
GLC09120.171
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