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22 February 1787
Willcox, Joseph, fl. 1775-1787
[Receipt for weapons and ammunition]
Receipt for muskets, flint, cartridges, etc. for David Humphreys' regiment.
GLC02437.03464
April 10, 1865
Colby, Oren, fl. 1865
to Mr. and Mrs. Colby
Colby, 12th New Hampshire Volunteers, writes to his mother and father that the troops have heard of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Informs that during their celebrations a fellow soldier was hurt. They were firing off...
GLC00272.02
circa 1861-1865
View of trenches and earthworks
Graphite inscriptions on verso: "24" and "8545."
GLC05111.01.0342
1865
Baxter, S.S., fl. 1865
Free Masonry and the War
Full title is "Free Masonry and the War. Report of the Committee Under the Resolutions of 1862, Grand Lodge of Virginia, in Reference to Our Relations as Masonic Bodies and as Masons; in the North and South, Growing Out of the Manner in Which the...
GLC03773.02
15 December 1862
Thompson, A.W., fl. 1862
to Father, Mother and Brother
He is currently in the hospital but will soon be sent to Murfreesboro. He advises his brother not to join the army as he will have to endure many hardships.
GLC02745.019
14 April 1865
Sarsons, Eleazer L., 1836-?
to his brothers and sisters
Explains the course of travel that brought him to Goldsboro, North Carolina and his expectation to head to the front. Comments that "this Rebellion is about played out they are in our grasp. Lee has surrendered and Johnson is hemed in...Richmond is...
GLC03953.01
17 October to 27 October 1851
Bullock, R.R., fl. 1851
to his wife and children
Writes to his family discussing camp life as a miner and describes his health. Written in Gregory's Express Pocket Letter Book. Includes envelope from 1937. Inside covers include a calendar and an advertisement for Gregory's Express.
GLC06574
1 February 1776
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Lucy Knox and Henry Knox
Invitation to dinner, from George and Martha Washington.
GLC02437.00247
1941-1945
unknown, fl. 1941-1945
[Photograph of officer and woman]
One undated photograph of an officer and woman.
GLC09645.006
20 May 1777
Arrangement and present strength [incomplete]
Lists Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, and colonels in New Jersey. Lists Major Generals Green (Nathanael Greene), John Sullivan, [Adam] Stephen, [Benjamin] Lincoln, and "Ld. Sterling," (William Alexander). May be incomplete. Possibly created by...
GLC02437.00596
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