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13 December 1856
London credit account sheet of Dr. Hart Gibson and William Hoge & Co.
Indicates that interest is paid at 7%. Includes amounts dating from December 1855 to December 1856. The debt totals 1,625.67.
GLC04501.080
13 January 1857
Humphreys, Joseph, fl. 1845
to Sarah Gibson Humphreys
Written on verso of Bill of Exchange [dated 12/6/56] belonging to Samuel Humphreys. Joseph tells his wife of the hardships on his trip including running out of sugar and having to substitute "whiskey & water" for coffee. He is sending Bob back for...
GLC04501.081
18 May 1857
Gibson, Alfred, fl. 1857
to Tobias Gibson
Hailstorms ruined some of the cotton crop. The cotton gin processes about 12 bales a day. Sickness on the plantation has taken the lives of five slaves, all under the age of four. Albert lost two slaves, one 17 years old and the other 20. A...
GLC04501.082
1 September 1857
Miller, Eliza, fl. 1857
[to her brother Tobias Gibson]
Recipient is inferred from content of the letter. Eliza describes her stay at the Battery Hotel and hopes that such resorts in the South will prevent Southerners from going north "in search of pleasure or comfort."
GLC04501.083
14 December 1857
Higgins, R., fl. 1857
[to Tobias Gibson]
Announces that he has married Ann. He encourages Tobias to remarry after the death of Louisiana Gibson (see GLC04501.100).
GLC04501.084
2 February 1858
[Account of Mr. Hart Gibson]
Account of debt owed to Hamilt and Company.
GLC04501.085
15 August 1858
Slaughter, Atticus, fl. 1858
to [Tobias] Gibson
He writes about his wife Virginia and plantation business.
GLC04501.086
7 October 1858
Gibson, Tobias, fl. 1861-1865
to Sarah [Gibson] Humphreys
Writes that he has just arrived and that both the cash crop and the provision crops are doing well. He wishes he could bring surplus hands from Sumners Forest to Live Oak to help with the sugar grinding. He feels guilty about leaving Loula and Hart...
GLC04501.087
8 October 1858
Gibson, Claude, fl. 1852-1858
He, Toby and John McKinley Gibson are studying in Heidelberg. Mr. Preston has been appointed Minister to Spain.
GLC04501.088
10 July 1860
Gibson, John McKinley, fl. 1860
Writes that he and Toby are going to Switzerland in September. He justifies the trip by stating that the universities in Switzerland are as good as those in Germany and French is spoken there "even better than in Paris." They intend to go to...
GLC04501.089
25 July 1860 to 29 July 1860
Journal entries
Journal entries taken from a book. The first leaf appears to be journal or diary entries from Blue Lick Springs. It contains information about the weather, news about various people, and illness. Second leaf dated April 30th (no year) contains a...
GLC04501.090
26 November 1860
Humphreys, D.C., fl. 1845
to Joseph A. Humphreys
Writes that he will not be able to come home as soon as he expected to.
GLC04501.091
4 February 1863
Gibson, William P., fl. 1862-1863
[to his sister Mary Humphreys]
Briefly describes his journey from New York to Cincinnati.
GLC04501.093
21 April 1864
Smith, Edward, fl. 1863
Dated at "Cotton Press No. 4." Smith, a member of the 2nd LA Cavalry, Co. G, informs Gibson of his being wounded, captured and imprisoned. He requests $200-$300 in city funds.
GLC04501.096
12 October 1856
A letter written at school which discusses the strictness of his instructor, asks for an allowance, declares that he neither smokes nor swears, and asks his father for permission to talk to girls.
GLC04501.098
20 February 1871
A melancholy letter discussing the difficulty of running a profitable plantation. Tobias worries over his children and his failings. He mentions the death of his wife, 20 years ago to the day. He writes of another woman he fell in love with after...
GLC04501.100
29 March circa 1840
Humphreys, Sarah, fl. 1830-1840
Writing to her son, she recounts the family's experiences in the city. Her daughters have attended so many parties they are running out of clothes. She wishes for a lock of her son's hair to make a bracelet. Writes that she has been to see...
GLC04501.101
1861-1865
[to Sarah Gibson]
Writes to her niece that she is feeling better and sends news of other family members.
GLC04501.102
Writes to her niece about family news, particularly concerning a cousin who just married and Nathaniel, who is very ill.
GLC04501.103
[to Sarah Gibson Humphreys]
He discusses social activities in Lexington. He also instructs Sarah to forward his letters if she and Mr. Humphreys cannot come to Lexington.
GLC04501.104
Humphreys, Marian, ?
to Sallie
News concerning family members. Contents suggest these are probably Sarah Gibson Humphreys' children. The letter is partly cross-written.
GLC04501.105
May 6, 1857
Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Crawford to Lord Clarendon
A manuscript extract from a May 6, 1857 dispatch from British consul at Havana, Joseph T. Crawford, to Lord Clarendon, giving names and tonnage of five American vessels sent to Havana, presumably for the slave trade. The ships are the schooner...
GLC05832.01
12 October 1857
Davidson, Hunter, 1827-1913
to William McBlair
Lt. Davidson of the USS "Dale" reports on his official interview with Commodore Wise, commander of the H.M.S. "Vesuvius," regarding Wise's capture of the slaveship "Bremen" on October 10, 1857. Davidson interviewed Wise by order of the captain of the...
GLC05832.02
October 19. 1857
Conover, Thomas A., 1794-1864
Directing McBlair to proceed to the Congo River area to suppress the illegal traffic in slaves and ordering him to cooperate with British naval forces already in the area. Sends "private instructions" (possibly related to GLC00722.04) on how to deal...
GLC05832.03
13 November 1857
Burgess, George F., 1827-1860
[Statement regarding slave ship capture]
Clerical copy of a statement by British commander George F. Burgess recording the capture of the slave ship "Joseph H Record" by HMS "Antelope" on September 3, 1857. The vessel had "191 Slaves on board - and had a crew of Spaniards & Italians - or...
GLC05832.04
1857 circa
Pike, John W., fl. 1857
Information regarding slavers, received from the master of the "Jupiter" captured by Her M S "Antelope"
Clerical copy of a deposition taken by Lt. John W. Pike, captain of the HMS "Antelope," from the master of the "Jupiter," an illegal slaver captured by the "Antelope" in June of 1857. The statement describes the operation of an illegal slave ship...
GLC05832.05
24 November 1862
Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
to his parents and sister
Writes that he and Darius have received money by way of Mrs. Warner, their captain's wife. He reports that General Dumont is issuing a notice in the papers identifying men who have deserted and offering a reward for their return. In response, the...
GLC07460.006
2 April 1863
to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister
He thanks his family for the letters and food they've sent. Complains that Uncle Sam owes him eighty dollars but thinks that he will get paid some of the amount tomorrow. Mentions to his family that they should set out an orchard on which they...
GLC07460.023
17 April 1863
to his sister Martha
Writes that he would like to hire Welly (his nephew Wellington Spohn) at five cents a day to help with the harvest. Reports that rebels are camped nearby and that he is anxious toget rid of them. Discusses the feeling of brotherhood amongst the...
GLC07460.024
25 April 1863
to his sister Martha [Spohn]
Hopes that more men will be drafted to fill the regiments. Writes that he would like to see the North "whip" the South entirely with volunteers. He describes a reported rebel attack on a Union picket that forced the picket to retreat. Wheeler also...
GLC07460.025
1 April 1817
McCarthy, Charles, ?-1824
[Bill of exchange related to captured slaves in Sierra Leone]
McCarthy, Colonial Governor of Sierra Leone, instructs commissioners of the British Treasury to pay Major Donald McKenzie four hundred pounds, for "the expences of the Captured Negroes of this Colony." Partially printed, and housed within GLC 8059...
GLC08059.02
1 December 1839
Gerry, James T., 1797-1854
to Emily L. Gerry
Slave trade to Cuba and the evils of the slave traders. Details the methods used by traders who bring slaves to Cuba, and the horrible acts they have committed. Also discusses personal and family affairs, events in his daily life, and happenings in...
GLC09099.04
December 1839
to Ann T. Gerry
Desires to be a captain, and believes he may soon attain the role, though the Commodore, whom he dislikes, is making matters difficult for him. Describes Havana, Key West and the local flora, discusses slave traders and their evil ways. Believes...
GLC09099.05
15 March 1866
McSherry, Anna, 1833-?
to Henry F. McSherry [incomplete]
Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Says she is sorry she sent her last letter, which reported that Henry's resignation was accepted and that another surgeon was being sent to replace him. Says it is not true. Says Admirals Lee and De Clymer both...
GLC03523.21.52
28 March 1866
McSherry, Richard M., 1792-?
to Henry F. McSherry
Written by Richard to his son Henry. Makes reference to Henry's sister Anna returning from Washington where bureaucratic infighting involving Henry's resignation was taking place. Says reports of intemperance were stated against him. Says "Do my dear...
GLC03523.21.54
15 July 1864
Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892
to his brother John McKinley Gibson
A camp rumor states that Sherman gave up his campaign against Atlanta and is fortifying along the Chatahoochee. "But this is mere conjecture." Gibson goes on to offer offensive diversions to draw Sherman from Atlanta, such as massing Confederate...
GLC04501.023
1 April 1822
Pleasonton, Stephen, ?-1855
to Aaron Hobart
Forwards a letter (not included) he wrote "to Mr. Peirce in answer to the enquiry contained in his letter referred to me by you." Asks Hobart to send it to Peirce after he has read it. Written from the Treasury Department in Pleasonton's capacity...
GLC06313.04.181
26 February 1822
Written from the Treasury Department & Auditor's Office. Indicates that Edward Morton's claim for monies owed for a barge supplied during the War of 1812 (see GLC06313.143) was approved and he will be paid $289.
GLC06313.04.184
27 February 1866
Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Makes reference to the resignation and their father's disapproval again. Says she left Baltimore yesterday and has been ill since January and is taking cod liver oil. Mentions that the price of corn is 60 cents...
GLC03523.21.51
27 March 1866
Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Relates the story of the bureaucratic infighting involving his resignation. A man named Horowitz wanted to take Henry's place, but Admiral Lee intervened to keep the resignation open. There were accusations of...
GLC03523.21.53
6 November 1851
to his sister Sarah Gibson
Randall worries over their father's "daily sacrifices" since their mother's death (see GLC04501.100) and expresses concern for his well being. He has been elected to deliver an oration on behalf of the Southern Literary Society at an event in which...
GLC04501.001
26 February 1852
to his father Tobias Gibson
Randall tries to explain falling grades in his junior year and emphasizes that a warning letter sent to his parents was due to excessive absence due to sickness, not to poor scholarship. Written from Yale University.
GLC04501.002
16 September 1858
Discussing the impact of the weather on crops at Live Oaks and Greenwood plantations, an order for "gas fixtures," and the incidence of fever in the vicinities. Tobias Gibson's family owned three plantations in Louisiana.
In part: "The health of the...
GLC04501.003
23 February 1861
Requests a blank book and white army gloves. Discusses the amount of sugar and molasses being sold by the plantation.
GLC04501.004
18 September 1861
[List of sick attended to this day of the thirteenth regiment Louisiana infantry]
Lists the names of sick soldiers by company, their ailments, and indicates if they are in the hospital. Among the maladies listed are fever, dysentery, rheumatism, bronchitis, gonorrhea, congestion of the brain and leg ulcers. A doctor's name...
GLC04501.005
11 September 1861 to 31 October 1861
Destez, St. L., fl. 1861
Muster roll of Captain B. Avegno
Muster information for the company, with remarks written in French. Includes the name "Elisabeth Laporte", possibly a relative of Alexander Laporte, a soldier in company D Louisiana Volunteers.
GLC04501.006
5 October 1861
Devereux, John G., fl. 1861
to Randall Lee Gibson
Lt. Devereux writes that Captain J. A. Fremaux has been granted leave until October 8th 1861.
GLC04501.007
10 November 1861
to unknown
Col. Gibson recommends officers (as surgeon, assistant surgeon, quartermaster and commissary) for the 13th Reg. La. Volunteers and inquires whether a civilian can be appointed as quartermaster. Written at Camp Chlamette.
GLC04501.008
21 November 1861
Writes that his regiment has been ordered to Kentucky. "I am in the midst of departure for Ky. Bustle, Bustle on every hand and all alive with excitement - we go prepared for immediate action - and to sustain a sharp conflict. I believe my regiment...
GLC04501.009
23 November 1861
Informs his father that his unit has just left New Orleans. They are the first regiment to receive orders to leave the state. Discusses local benefits given to raise money for his regiment, and the health of his brother Claude, who also commands a...
GLC04501.010
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