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27 February 1822
Bramhall, Benjamin, 1787-1828
to Aaron Hobart
Bramwell, writing as one of Hobart's constituents, urges Hobart to aid in the passage of the Mackerel Fishery Bill, then before Congress.
GLC06313.04.164
28 February 1822
Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828
Discusses a payment owed in regard to the capturing of a barge, and a mix up in the name of the man owed.
GLC06313.04.165
9 March 1822
Harris, Samuel D., fl. 1822
Harris, who identifies himself as a marshal, writes to thank Hobart for his assistance and ask for his future aid in regard to the "final passage of the Bill," probably the Mackerel Fishery Bill before Congress.
GLC06313.04.166
Ritchie, William, 1781-1842
Asks about the "probable fate" of a bill "to prohibit the importation of foreign Spirits," as he is soon expecting a shipment of rum whose value would be affected by the law. Complains about the already high duties on rum.
GLC06313.04.167
12 March 1822
Brown, Bartholomew, 1772-1854
Sends Hobart a friend's land warrant in hopes that Hobart can sell it in Washington, D.C., where Brown comments that it might fetch a higher price. The land was in South Bridgewater.
GLC06313.04.168
21 March 1822
Anderson, Joseph, 1757-1837
Indicates he received the "documents relative to the remission of a fine incurred by Captain Bartlett," which have been submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury for review. Written from the treasury and signed by Anderson as comptroller.
GLC06313.04.175
8 October 1865
McSherry, Eliza, 1829-?
to Henry F. McSherry
Written by Eliza to her brother Henry. References receiving his letter from the Cape of Good Hope. Is glad he is well and tells him his future "is in the hands of God, ask him to direct you, and it will all be right." Updates him on family and...
GLC03523.21.43
5 April 1855
Safford, E.H., fl. 1850
The Essex banner. [Vol. 21, no. 40 (April 5, 1855)]
Includes an extract of a speech by Henry A. Wise regarding the Know Nothing party.
GLC06143.24
13 March 1826
Parkins, A., fl. 1826
Discusses military education at length, commenting on costs and subjects for particular military posts, and the wisdom of joining military and civil education.
GLC06313.04.169
15 March 1822
Gurney, Nathan, 1769-1850
Seeks Hobart's aid in discovering the status of a pension application for a widow, Nabby Gardner, of a soldier killed in the War of 1812. The docket contain information on Zachary Gardner's service.
GLC06313.04.170
Hobart, Albert, 1792-1867
Writes to his cousin to thank him for information about the recent congressional vote on the bankuptcy bill. Expresses surprise at the result and his belief that it will not pass without significant changes. Comments on local opinion of the bill...
GLC06313.04.172
Discusses the account of William Otis and related paperwork. Inquires about games of chess played by Colonel Bassett.
GLC06313.04.173
23 March 1822
Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853
Writes with alarm and at length about a proposed re-direction of the mail route from New Bedford to Boston, which "arises from the private interest & personal rivalships among the Stage owners." Asks Hobart to get information about a related...
GLC06313.04.176
25 March 1822
Warren, C.H., fl. 1822
Inquires about a petition "for a bounty upon a fishing vessel" for Leonard Hammond. Indicates that he wrote to the Postmaster General about his late uncle's accounts and his hope to use proceeds from a real estate sale to settle them. Makes a...
GLC06313.04.178
28 March 1822
Holmes, Abraham, 1754-1839
Discusses the establishment of "a post office in the Wharf Village and logistics of mail routes.
GLC06313.04.179
17 January 1888
Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890
to Joseph W. Keifer
Complains of the inequities in pension payments between volunteer officers and officers in the regular army, and hopes to change the system. Informs Keifer, who also served as a General in the Volunteer Army, that any officer who received a...
GLC03215.01
11 August 1864
Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
to his family
Writes that Captain Goodrich has returned to the regiment after recuperating at Annapolis. Comments tha he testified to the good character of Colonel Ward under oath during a hearing by the military commission. Says he put everything in a favorable...
GLC03603.309
15 August 1864
He writes that the U.S.G. has a new leader and that he had to give up his horse. He requests hair oil and sends sewing silk.
GLC03603.310
13 February 1822
Collamore, Nathaniel, 1787-?
Discusses a petition to the government, Hobart's family, and a request by Collamore's brother to have Hobart arrange for him to receive a periodical.
GLC06313.04.152
15 February 1822
Discusses the bankruptcy bill, which Holmes opposes. Also discusses a proposed amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution limiting the number of senators from each locale, as well as pending state taxation and election bills, and an amendment to...
GLC06313.04.154
17 February 1822
Discusses news about mutual friends and the visit of "Our brother Watson." Seeks a pay increase on the behalf of "Colonel Harris." Mentions a pending "bill for regulating the pay of customs House Officers" and comments on the importation of rum.
GLC06313.04.155
18 February 1822
Gay, Ebenezer, 1771-1842
Discusses his "claim under the Spanish Treaty," possibly referring to the Adams-Onis Treaty (as he did in GLC06313.141). Seeks Hobart's assistance in recovering the claim.
GLC06313.04.156
25 March 1863
Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913
to Maria Damuth
Describes springtime in Arkansas. The Wisconsin soldiers are nervous about the summer weather. Writes that Helena has been attacked "but it is all news to us we dident know any thing about it." Prisoners have been brought into the camp. Tells his...
GLC03523.14.18
14 October 1863
Writes from the same campground where he wrote his last letter. Damuth thinks they will be there for some time. They are very isolated, "for all I know peace may be declaired now we are so far from any whear." The men have noticed a "great...
GLC03523.14.39
2 November 1863
The men have turned around and he thinks they may be heading back to New Orleans. On their return path, they meet some mounted Rebel soldiers and engage in a skirmish until the Rebels are driven back. Eagerly anticipates voting for the Union ticket...
GLC03523.14.40
6 November 1863
to John and Joan Damuth
Describes a battle in which the Union men chased the Rebel cavalry to Opelousas. After the battle, the Union forces camped in Barron's Landing, Louisiana, for eight days. The men believe that any expedition to Texas has been forgotten. They...
GLC03523.14.41
13 November 1863
Writes to his sister about a skirmish between Union cavalry and Rebel mounted infantry a few days earlier, "we heard the canon very plain but it was 4 mils away from here." Mentions rumors that many infantry regiments have been transformed into...
GLC03523.14.43
4 January 1864
Writes to his sister to tell her that "the next time you hear from me I shall be in Texas." Wonders when the war will end and says some people in Louisiana think that as long as Lincoln is president, the country will continue to be at war....
GLC03523.14.47
3 April 1864
Writes that the men are waiting to fight. A battle is going to take place at Pleasant Hill, thirty-five miles from their campsite. Tells a story about some men out on picket the day before who were captured by a plantation owner who "mad his negros...
GLC03523.14.52
1 September 1864
Writes that the men have marching orders, possibly to go to Grand Gulph. Damuth may have the opportunity to become a lieutenant. Writes about Lincoln's reelection and the "copperheads and disappointed politicians" who are against him. Damuth...
GLC03523.14.67
8 October 1864
to unknown
Writes about an election held by the 21st Iowa Regiment. The votes are overwhelmingly in favor of Lincoln, and they are "for fun, or to show the Peace Sneaks, and Copperheads how men of sense vote." The 47th Indiana Regiment has also held a mock...
GLC03523.14.71
1861-1865
to Mr. Curtis
Writes to Curtis. Damuth is reading the paper, which is full of good news for the Union forces. Reminds Curtis to vote. Knows the soldiers will vote for Lincoln, because "you cant Stuff Copperheadism down the Soldiers." Writes about the...
GLC03523.14.72
11 November 1864
Writes to his sister. Two regiments from Damuth's brigade are moving to Devil's Bluff. Discusses the camp they will set up, like the one they built while staying in St. Charles. Does not anticipate much fighting, and thinks the regiment will only...
GLC03523.14.73
16 November 1864
Writes to his sister. The men have arrived at Devil's Bluff and will soon move to Little Rock. The colonel is hunting deer, but "evry one cant get out of the picket line." The mail has brought a death announcement about one of Damuth's close...
GLC03523.14.74
27 November 1864
Writes to his sister "[o]n board Steamer Fannie Ogden bound for Memphis." The men end up leaving Little Rock on the 24th of November and move to "the Bluffs," where they have boarded a boat for Memphis. On board, they meet up with a soldier from...
GLC03523.14.76
13 December 1864
Writes to his sister. Damuth has visited a friend from home stationed nearby. The friend is married to a girl who cooks for the army. Of the visit, Damuth writes, "that day was the first time I had sat down to a table with a woman since I ate...
GLC03523.14.78
3 June 1935
Pounder, George H., fl. 1935
to Jennie and Elizabeth Damuth.
Printed ballot for George H. Pounder. Printed with a poem called "Then and Now!" and a photograph of Pounder. Also contains biographical information for Pounder, who grew up in Wisconsin and was part of the Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War.
GLC03523.14.85
24 July 1789
Frost, William, 1747-1827
to Henry Knox
Has found one hundred seventy five deeds and returns, in the files of the York county registers office, relating to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land owned by Knox.
GLC02437.09225
19 February 1862
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
to Sister
Writes to his sister from Camp Pierpont, informing her that Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Roanoke Island have been captured. Also mentions "the taking of Winchester and Savannah. The evacuation of Springfield and Bowling Green." Speaks of...
GLC03523.08.33
17 August 1784
Fitch, Jabez, 1737-1812
[Certification pertaining to Governor Trumbull]
Fitch attests that on 24 February 1778, he informed Governor Jonathan Trumbull (of Connecticut) of the release of Lieutenant Gove from captivity, and of Gove's "readiness to Enter into the Service in the Continental Army."
GLC02437.03035
August 1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Result of negotiations between Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, and the Penobscot Indians]
Knox writes, "General Lincoln and myself were appointed to treat with the Penobscot indians, in order to induce them to relinquish the lands from the head of the tide 40 miles up the river- In our stretch Oreono, an old man half indian and half...
GLC02437.03046
4 September 1784
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
[Speech delivered to the Penobscot Tribe]
Written at the Penobscot River, present-day Maine. Lincoln, a commissioner chosen to negotiate land boundaries with the Penobscot Tribe, praises the Penobscots' involvement in the Revolutionary War. Continues, "It is said that in your own Opinion...
GLC02437.03049
9 October 1784
Mitchell, John, fl. 1755-1790
[Receipt for traveling expences]
The State of Massachusetts pays Mitchell for expenses incurred on his trip to Boston. Mitchell traveled to Boston to give evidence regarding his previous survey of the St. Croix River. Henry Knox was recently appointed by the State of Massachusetts...
GLC02437.03056
5 November 1863
Apologizes for not writing sooner. Discusses his status at the hospital, noting that a doctor has written the adjutant general so that he may stay working there and not go to Alexandria with the rest of his regiment. Details that there has been an...
GLC03523.08.83
4 February 1864
to Louisa B. Terry
Writes to his sister, calling her "Lou," reporting that "the president has called for an extra two hundred thousand men by the 10 March making a total of five hundred thousand that are to come out in the spring. Congress has passed resolutions...
GLC03523.08.91
10 March 1864
Addresses letter to his sister "Lou," telling her that he thinks "Gen. [Ulysses S.] Grant deserves the extra Star for the service he has rendered the U.S. during the present Rebellion..." Also remarks that he would like to see General George Meade...
GLC03523.08.94
28 November 1853
Kelly, James H., fl. 1853
To Brother and Sister
Reports that he has been at his mother's and that his father has been dead since the spring. Provides details on various other family members and friends. Remarks, "Times has been brok here this Summer. The coal men are all looking up - Thare has...
GLC03523.10.005
5 January 1854
Mast, Elhanan M., fl. 1837-1865
To [James] M. Maitland
Writes from "Home" to his brother-in-law, saying that he "was very much pleased to have the honor of receiving a letter from the Honorable J M Maitland, Rep of Champaign Co." Reports with great detail on the death of George Hopper, possibly a family...
GLC03523.10.006
19 February 1854
Maitland, John A., fl. 1854-1863
To James M. Maitland
Writes to his brother, reporting that business is good and that he expects to get the mill started soon. States, "I am glad to hear of your success in being elected to the house of Representatives and if you still stick to the Democratic principles...
GLC03523.10.009
25 February 1854
Writes from the Office of the Democratic Central Committee of Champaign County Ohio in regards to a meeting that was recently held concerning the selection of the Democratic member of the Ohio State Legislature for the United States Senate...
GLC03523.10.010
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