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1794/05/14
Whittle, & Laurie, fl. 1759
A new and general map of the middle dominion belonging to the United States...
The map shows part of the United States, from western New England to Michigan, and from Vermont to southern Virginia.
GLC04178
22 January 1862
Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864
to William Buntly
Wants his brother and lawyers to collect money owed to him. Instructs William to send word about a court case in which the Buntly family is currently involved, mentioning that he thinks best that the case be tried although he entrusts William with...
GLC04190.02
26 January 1863
to Jacob Buntly
Predicts a battle soon at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Mentions smallpox.
GLC04190.04
22 May 1863
Describes the battle at Ramen where he lost his clothes.
GLC04190.08
3 July 1853
Moore, John, 1826-1907
to James Kelly
Writes to his sister Mary's husband about the weather and the lack of activity. Anticipates traveling to Cuba with the possibility of American possession resulting from Manifest Destiny. Makes references to Billy Bowlegs harboring slaves. "You now...
GLC04193.02
1920 ca.
[Moore family members]
Photograph of Moore family members. Small paper print on dark gray mount of 9 people including seated old man (second from left; identified in GLC04196.06 as William Ford).
GLC04196.03
circa 1860s
[Daguerreotype bust portrait of man with sideburns, elegantly dressed]
Apparently a friend or relative of John B. Moore with a poetic inscription pasted into the back of the case (between the daguerreotype and the back): "To Dr Moore / No never shall my soul forget/ The friend I found so cordial hearted / Dear Dear...
GLC04196.09
circa 1861-1865
[Belt buckle of John B. Moore]
Brass belt buckle engraved with American eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons, with "E pluribus unum" on a banner coming out of its beak, on a starry field. The buckle appears in GLC 4196.01, Moore's photograph in dress uniform.
GLC04196.11
1861/07/20
Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862
to Mary Kelly
He bitterly complains about the rugged, "miserable" mountain landscape. He discusses food and illness in camp. In previous letters he wrote and comments about the supposed loyalty of the people west of the Alleghenies. Rebels hiding in bushes...
GLC04197.01
1861/07/22-23
Discusses camp life, quality of troops, killing and captured rebels. His regiment has not received any mail since they came to Virginia on July 6th. He writes a description of the mountain and describes an alarm in camp. A group of "miserable Scamps...
GLC04197.02
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