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17 March 1864
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
General orders No. 1
Announces that Ulysses S. Grant is to take command of the Armies of the United States.
GLC02016.174
15 June 1850
Ewing, Thomas (1789-1871)
Widow's pension certificate
Widow's pension certificate for Isabella St. Clair, wife of Daniel St. Clair, Drum Major in the Revolutionary War. The certificate is sealed with the Department of the Interior seal. the docket indicates that the pension is to be paid in...
GLC02016.176
circa 1873
Hinman, Samuel D., 1839-1890
Extract from a letter from the Reverend Samuel D. Hinman
Discusses missionary work with the Indians along the Sioux River who renounced tribal claims and took plots of land in accordance with the Homestead Act.
GLC02429.56
1 August 1862
Miller, Michael Murray (1861-1864)
to Lile Miller
Miller writes from Harrison's Landing, on the James River, to his wife. Complains that the government should be quicker to institute a military draft.
GLC02155.058
26 January 1863
Miller writes to his wife from camp near White Oak Church. Mentions that his father, who is also in the military, is ward master of an unspecified hospital. Writes, "in this letter you filled a large space with the doings of of [sic] the Government...
GLC02155.079
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