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1900-1929
Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878
[Clipped signature of Hiram Paulding]
Clipped signature of Rear Admiral Paulding. The clipping is pasted to another sheet of paper. No date, but pencil note estimates the date as "1840s-1850s."
GLC03479.74
Morgan, C.W., fl. 1861-1865
to Mr. Niles
Morgan asks Niles to dine with him on Sunday if he has no previous engagements.
GLC03479.75
Wilkes, Mary H., ?
to Mrs. Willes
Says she just heard that Mrs. Willes's little boy was sick. Wants to help if she can. Dated 29 February with no year. Written on what appears to be Mary Wilkes's stationary, which has a large "W" on the first page.
GLC03479.76
21 March 1864
Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918
to Bell Wharton
Maitland writes to Bell from a camp outside Memphis. Reports he received a pass to go into Memphis and visited the Union Chapel for services. Complains there was a choir and no one else sang. Remarks the service was too stiff and formal for him....
GLC03523.10.117
27 March 1864
Maitland, Grier, fl. 1837-1920
to Joseph M. Maitland
Maitland writes to his brother from home. Thanks him for a recent letter. Reports he went to church twice on Sunday and heard two very good sermons. Quotes several verses from the Bible. Says mother finds it hard to write at night and will write him...
GLC03523.10.118
19 [September] 1863
Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
[to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister]
Writes that the rainy weather prohibits soldiers from drilling. Mentions that he visited the Christian Commission and got three or four papers (newspapers or writing paper; the duties of the Commission's delegates required them to provide reading...
GLC07460.049
17 September 1863
to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister
He is happy to hear news about home from a friend that has just returned to camp from Sycamore (Wheeler's hometown in Illinois). Writes that he has only been on picket once since leaving Murfreesboro and his duties have been very light. Wheeler and...
GLC07460.050
1 October 1863
to his sister Martha [Spohn] and family
Reports on the continuous rainy weather. Comments on the quality of tents the soldiers are living in, stating that if they lived off what the government gave them it would be like lying on the ground with " two bed sheets over a ridge pole for a...
GLC07460.051
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