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07 October 1909
United States. Department of Agriculture.
[U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Forester, Forest Service business card]
Enclosed with GLC00687.174.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.174.02
27 October 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Sawdust Flour From Waste of Lumber Mills]
Sawdust flour can make dynamite, linoleum, xyolite, and artificial flooring. These uses will relieve the amount of waste from lumber mills.
GLC00687.175.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.175.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.175.02
2 November 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Germans Planting Forests in China]
While China is an example of the "evil effects of deforestation," German efforts to develop a strong system of forestry have been successful despite thieves and caterpillars.
GLC00687.176.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.176.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.176.02
30 November 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Timber Decay Costs Millions]
The U.S. spends a great deal of money and manpower working to reverse the losses of wood decay, caused by fungus. The Wood Preservation Office of the US Forest Service experiments in cooperation with railroads and other corporations to prolong the...
GLC00687.177.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.177.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.177.02
1 December 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Switzerland Advanced in Practice of Forestry]
Switzerland began practicing sound forestry techniques 600 years ago, not allowing timber output to exceed natural growth. Thick growth prevents avalanches and landslides, and good roads and intelligent management create national value in Swiss...
GLC00687.178.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.178.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.178.02
8 December 1909
[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Three-Million Matches Struck Each Minute]
The most suitable trees for matches are disappearing, requiring forest conservation to make the supply sufficient for a longer number of years.
GLC00687.179.01
Enclosed with GLC00687.179.01. Card is perforated down the center.
GLC00687.179.02
11 December 1909
A memorandum to GLC00687.179.01 correcting the word "seven" to "fifteen hundred" and for this to be corrected on the official printing.
GLC00687.179.03
30 May 1839
Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851
[no.8]
Signed by Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett. "No. 8" Presidential appointment of Reynolds a "Cadet in the service of the United States . . . ." [Appointment to West Point]
GLC03614.02.01
29 November 1862
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
[major general Reynolds' commission]
Informing Reynolds of his commission as Major General of Volunteers and orders him to report for duty to Major General Rosecrans.
GLC03614.02.02
25 April 1863
Hardie, James A., 1823-1876
[forwarding Reynold's commission]
Forwarding Reynold's commission as Brigadier General. Addressed to "Maj. Gen'l J.J. Reynolds, U.S. Volunteers, 14th Corps Dept. of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn."
GLC03614.02.03
16 November 1864
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Special Orders No. 400. Extract
"Special Orders. No. 400. Extract" Assigning Reynolds "to the command of the Military Division of West Mississippi during the disability of Major General Canby. . . ."
GLC03614.02.04
4 June 1866
Nichols, W.A., fl. 1865-1866
Special Orders No. 262
"Special Orders, No. 262." Extending Reynolds' leave of absence until June 30th, 1866.
GLC03614.02.05
21 September 1866 - 31 October 1866
[pay voucher for Col. J. J. Reynolds]
Pay voucher for "Col. J. J. Reynolds, 26 U. S. Infantry." The document includes pay, clothing allowance, and subsistence allowance for Reynolds and two civilian servants. The total payment is $ 347.37. The document has not been signed. A note on...
GLC03614.02.06
29 September 1866
Special Orders No. 484
"Special Orders, No. 484." re: Ordering Reynolds to appear before a board headed by Brigadier General Sidney Burbank at Chicago.
GLC03614.02.07
9 October 1866
Special Orders No. 501
"Special Orders, No. 501." Informing "Colonel Reynolds" that he has passed his examination and should report to his regiment without delay.
GLC03614.02.08
[Identical to number 8, except handwritten.]
GLC03614.02.09
1 November 1866
Special Orders No. 540
A handwritten copy of "Paragraph 11 Special Orders No 540" granting Reynold's request to delay joining his regiment until 12/20/1866. The regiment's headquarters will be in San Antonio.
GLC03614.02.11
18 March 1867
Kelton, J.C., fl. 1865
[Reynolds' commission as a colonel]
J. C. Kelton, Asst. Adjutant General, to J.J. Reynolds. Encloses his Commission as a Colonel [not in the collection].
GLC03614.02.14
20 April 1867
[Reynolds' commission as a brevet major general]
Encloses the Reynolds commission as Brevet Major General [not included].
GLC03614.02.15
30 October 1866
Permission to delay joining regiment granted to J. J. Reynolds until December 20, 1866.
GLC03614.02.17
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