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April 25, 1862
Van Laer, Edward, fl. 1862
to Charley Taft
Van Laer served in the 1st Battery of the New York Independent Volunteers. Discusses the Battle of Yorktown.
GLC00653.23
January 5, 1861
Furniss, John P., fl. 1861
to Judge Haden
Asks for financial remittance due to his having taken "private classes to improve [himself] in particular branches of Medicine." Relates that two convicts hung the day before, and a friend of his took a part of one of the bodies for Furniss to...
GLC00653.24.01
January 3, 1863
Lewis, Henry, fl. 1863
to cousin Charlie
Lewis describes the destruction in the town from artillery when Union forces occupied it, mentions pickets and surveillance balloons and talks about morale. Written from Camp Opposite Fredericksburg, in Virginia.
GLC00653.25
April 7, 1864
Cheney, Edward, fl. 1864
to Roelzo J. Warren
From a soldier in the Vermont corps. Discusses the Rappahannock Wilderness campaign. Written while he was hospitalized, the letter has some military content and mentions General Ulysses S. Grant.
GLC00653.26
January 22, 1865
Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906
to Daniel H. Hill
Major General Wheeler writes to General Hill about adjusting the speed of the currier line, his orders to General Ferguson, his troop and enemy movements, and the disposition of his troops to General Hill. With a long postscript addressing some...
GLC00654
1785-1932
President's collection [decimalized]
[decimalized 00655.01-00655.20]
GLC00655
June 30, 1805
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to William Lee
Written to William Lee, who was serving as American consul at Bordeaux., France. Mentions that he arrived in Paris on 20 June 1805 after a 25 day trip and that he will soon proceed to London. Mentions the unsuccessful mission to Spain. In the autumn...
GLC00655.02
November 27, 1842
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
to Henry D. Gilpin
Discusses electoral politics. Written from his estate, Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York.
GLC00655.05
October 1, 1836
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
to unknown
Gives the county official voting results for electoral candidates Martin Van Buren and Hugh L. White. The votes were 1695 to 1200 respectively.
GLC00655.06
July 9, 1826
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
to B. Tappin
Asks Tappin to send more lime for use in the construction of an aqueduct for Harrison's distillery.
GLC00655.08
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