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17 January 1821
Warren, Henry, 1764-?
to Aaron Hobart
Encloses a petition that Zabdiel Sampson presented to Congress and a letter from the Treasury Department.
GLC06313.04.094
11 March 1774
Emerson, Bulkeley, 1732-1801
to Henry Knox
Places an order for books. Emerson was a bookseller.
GLC02437.00127
24 March 1774
Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798
Reminds Knox that he has an outstanding bill with them. Wright & Gill was a London stationery company operated by Thomas Wright and William Gill.
GLC02437.00130
1863/6/28
Stuart, James, fl. 1862-1869
to: F. W. Stuart.
Hopes the letter cheers up wife. Writes about things that are going on in Ohio.
GLC06268.03
1864/3/20
Explains what happened while he stood on picket.
GLC06268.07
1864/6/21
Still after the rebels. It is the 44th day they have been after them. Describes the fighting.
GLC06268.13
1865/5/20
He can see the White House from where he is camping. Expects to be in Ohio soon.
GLC06268.19
April 9, 1869
Stuart, F.W., fl. 1869
to: James Stuart.
Some letters that he received. Writes about what was going around town.
GLC06268.22
5 February 1821
Hayward, Elijah, 1786-1864
Discusses a land deal, informing Hobart that the sale's entry will be made in the name of Elizabeth Valcan, Priscilla Fillmore, and Jane Fillmore. Suggests that the sale should be "320 acres, that is two quarter sections of 160 acres each."...
GLC06313.04.106
11 December 1862
Williams, George M., fl. 1862
to his wife
Writes that John will bring this letter up to her as well as a package of things for the family. He mentions that Uncle Jack got to Richmond last night. Says that Hansborough will be at their house within the next week or so she is to remember what...
GLC06582.60
13 March 1862
Says he is confident that in times like these she will not let a week go by without writing to him. He regrets not sending for her by writing, "Procrastination ruins more plans than anything else." He mentions wanting to see her "very much." He...
GLC06582.12
20 May 1862
Mentions that the end of the war will "require strict economy and management in all affairs." Predicts that after the war is over, money will be harder to get and taxes will be "mountain high." He warns wife to treat servants kindly but to not...
GLC06582.16
10 June 1862
Sends this letter by a Mr. Jones. He says that not an hour passes that he does not think of her. Asks about the baby and if she can say "father" or if instead she continues her "babbling" of "dad dad dad." He also mentions that she is old enough to...
GLC06582.20
12 June 1862
Describes two battles two weeks in passing where 3,000 were killed, wounded, or missing. Furthermore, he describes the battle to be more destructive than all other previous battles in the war with the exception of Kernstown. He informs her of the...
GLC06582.22
24 June 1862
Writes that he will get the cotton and send it at along with another item she requested at "first safe opportunity." Does not think Mr. Jameson has come to the city yet. The weather has been "excessively hot." He writes that "the city is dull" except...
GLC06582.27
16 July 1862
Asks if she is safe, if there have been any arrests, and the whereabouts of Uncle Jack. He would like also to hear from Greenwood. Claims that the army has received great news from Arkansas & the Mississippi River. The news is that Yankee General...
GLC06582.31
1 August 1862
to Clayton
Writes that he is suffering from occasional headaches, neuralgia, and a sharp pain in his side. He mentions that he "would give much" to hear from family and even more to see them. He tells her that if possible she should "secure all [his] traps and...
GLC06582.35
16 September 1862
He has been informed by Mr. Brown that Thom Lewis is dead and that Mrs. Shackleford is extremely low. Mr. Brown also informed George of the diseased conscripts that are to report to Camp Lee. He writes that he expects a "large congregation of...
GLC06582.40
24 October 1862
Writes that he is staying with Cousin James for a fee of ten dollars a month and that he is suffering from a sore throat. He still has the pain in his side, which he hopes does not augur anything fatal. Informs her that he is "applying for the...
GLC06582.44
11 November 1862
He received her letter, detailing her flight from home. He also learned by reading someone else's letter that she and his aunt are going to go to "Halifax to Mr. Bruce's," but reasons that Cousin Ella must have been mistaken because she has not...
GLC06582.50
19 November 1862
Informs her that John left that morning for Soldier's Rest. He mentions sending fifty dollars with Dr. Rixey and says that he will send fifty more dollars when he gets paid. He writes that he has heard nothing more about his application. Additionally...
GLC06582.53
1802-1822 ca.
Pinkney, William, 1764-1822
Notebook
Discusses ceding of Florida from Great Britain to Spain in 1783; the Pinkney family coats of arms, the "Cession of Louisiana by France to the US" including the retroceding of Florida from France to Spain, legal cases and decisions.
GLC07602.01
11 June 1863
Brunt, William, fl. 1863-1865
to Martha Weir
Writes to Martha about his contempt for deserters from his home town, the Hawesville Boys, who "have been treated so mean by their Officers yet I can't justify them in forsaking their Countrys Glorious cause because they were mistreated." Expresses...
GLC07006.01
26 July 1863
Discusses the health of Martha's brother, Robert, who has been sent home from his regiment to recuperate. Talks about recent Union victories at the battles of Vicksburg and Port Hudson and predicts that "a few more blows...& the rebelion will be on...
GLC07006.02
30 June 1853
Stevens, Aaron D., 1831-1860
to his sister
Describes time at Fort Massachusetts in the New Mexico Territory. Tells of joining the dragoons and their confrontations with Native Americans, including Navajos ("Navhoes") and the Utah nation.
GLC07231.01
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