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2 December 1871
Reynolds, William, 1815-1879
to R. H. Maury
Attests to Maury's character and professional qualities. Reynolds signs as Commodore United States Navy; he eventually reached the rank of rear admiral.
GLC04572.36
to William Lewis Maury
As requested, he recommended William to R. H. Maury to superintend the James River project. Hopes that William will visit Washington.
GLC04572.37
1 March 1876
Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889
Writes that one of two bills he introduced (to relieve the disabilities imposed by the 14th Amendment) passed. The bill to relieve Judge Hawkins of Florida passed, and the bill to relieve Maury should pass tomorrow. Cox was a U.S. Congressman from...
GLC04572.39
4 March 1876
[U. S. House of Representatives bill]
Printed copy of a U. S. House of Representatives bill introduced by Cox to "remove the political disabilities of William L. Maury... that all legal and political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United...
GLC04572.40
18 May 1876
Kernan, Francis, 1816-1892
to Samuel Sullivan Cox
The bill for the relief of William L. Maury passed the Senate yesterday. Encloses (not included) a copy of the bill as it passed the Senate, striking the phrase "legal and. . . ." Undated note from Cox responds that he will make sure the House...
GLC04572.41
Hitchcock, Robert B., 1804-1888
United States Navy Commodore Hitchcock recommends William Maury to superintend the deepening of the James River. The previous superintendent has passed away.
GLC04572.34
December 3, 1871
Pinkney, Robert F. fl. 1871
Statement recommending William Maury to superintend the James River project. States that he has known Maury since 1837 and that Maury was noted in both Navies for his morality and professional intelligence. Robert F. Pinkney commanded the Confederate...
GLC04572.38
12 October 1876
Pegram, Robert Baker, 1811-1894
to William L. Maury
Congratulates Maury on his new venture. Answers questions regarding shipping and insurance and offers to be of assistance. Pegram was a former CSN commander.
GLC04572.42
25 October 1876
Goldsborough, John Rodgers, 1808-1877
Apologizes for his delay in writing. Promises to forward the $30 by Adams Express. Goldsborough was a U.S. Naval commander during the Civil War.
GLC04572.43
8 November 1876
Murdaugh, William H., fl. 1850-1863
Murdaugh heard that Maury switched professions from farming to insurance. Comments that if Tilden is elected, "there will be more openings for us [former Confederates] than ever have been since the day of Appomattox." In order to write to Jeff Page...
GLC04572.44
1907/06/04
Mosby, John S., 1833-1916
to Sam Chapman
Scathing response to reunion speeches, especially one minimizing slavery's role in the war. Includes brief account of the Southern defense of slavery prior to the war, noting that he did not approve of slavery; rather, it was inherited as an...
GLC03921.21
1866
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Speeches by Charles Sumner [Decimalized 496.088.01-.02]
Two speeches by Sumner.
GLC00496.088
28 March 1872
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[Pardon of John Miller]
Convicted of violation of "the Enforcement Act." Miller's crime was intimidation and violence against an African American in attempting to prevent the former slave from voting. Klan related.
GLC08384
circa 1868
[U.S. Army razor]
U.S. Army razor, engraved "U. S. Grant," with White House provenance.
GLC08394
1870
[Anti-15th Amendment]
"Hedgehog's Grand Combination of Powers of Darkness. . .The whole to conclude with Hedgehog's celebrated feat of swallowing a live negro!. . ." Reconstruction
GLC08395
[1876]
"Bloody Colfax"
Distributed during the hotly contested Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1876, "The Colored Chiefs testify. . .The Hellish plot by which, through the slaughter of the negroes, the Kellogg usurpation secured Northern sympathy. . ."
GLC08396
1866/3/25
Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?
to mother
Plans to attend a big government auction in Macon, Georgia. Before he goes home, he must stop in Washington and settle his old quartermaster accounts. He advises his mother on financial affairs including rent houses, and an oil well.
GLC04662.121
1866/5/2
His quartermaster paper work is being inspected. He has met many of his army friends in the city.
GLC04662.123
1866/1/16
Describes the auctions which are occurring throughout the state. Discusses the weather, which is quite warm one day and cool the next. Also discusses the economic stagnation of the south.
GLC04662.117
1866/1/28
Does not think his family needs to worry about an outbreak of small pox near their house. He thinks his vaccination kept him from getting the disease, even though he was in the company of small pox victims on several occasions. He has been delayed...
GLC04662.118
1866/02/13
He has purchased many items at auction, including 257 army wagons. He spilled a mixture of kerosene oil and lamp black all over his face and clothes and had a horrible time trying to clean up.
GLC04662.119
1866/3/3
He has a 22 hour lay over while waiting for a train. He plans to go to Macon, and Savannah, Georgia before catching a steamer bound for New York. The family oil well has made "a fair show." He can not wait to come home and work.
GLC04662.122
1866/8/8
He writes of the health of family members in the city, discusses repairs made to family property, and attended an organ concert at Henry Ward Beecher's church.
GLC04662.124
6 June 1866
Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902
to his cousin
A letter from Hutson's brother enclosed with the one from his cousin informed Hutson of the death of their father, Richard Woodward Hutson (1788-1866). Recalls emotional partings with his father during the Civil War. Reports that he unsuccessfully...
GLC08165.13
8 November 1866
to Theodora Colcock Hutson (incomplete)
Discusses a visit with C.W., possibly Charles Woodward Hutson, his nephew, at the University of South Carolina. Reminisces about his time as a student there eight years earlier. Reports attending a convention also attended by "many men of influence...
GLC08165.14
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