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May 15, 1865
Roddey, Philip Dale, 1820-1897
to William H. Hatch
Roddey, a Confederate Brigadier General, writes regarding disbanding troops and securing paroles. With an unsigned pencil note on verso probably written by General Hatch.
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May 14, 1865
Smith, Thomas B., 1838-1923
to unknown
Addressed to "Dear Col." Smith, a Confederate brigadier general, writes as a prisoner of war in Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts. "I have applied this morning to the Sect. of War to take the Oath of Allegiance. I think the cause for which we...
GLC00887
September 1, 1851
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to George Gibson
Written by Captain Sherman from the Subsistence Office, St. Louis, Missouri, to Commissary General of the United States Army George Gibson. Encloses summary statements for August (not included). Notes that sums advanced to him from Santa Fe for...
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March 8, 1814
Boggs, Francis, fl. 1814
to Daniel Fisher
Boggs wrote this as a United States seaman being held as a prisoner of war on a British ship during the War of 1812. Comments on the war and asks for assistance in getting released. He discusses the miseries of the prisoners' situation over the...
GLC00890
05 December 1791
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Report of the Secretary of Treasury on the subject of manufactures
Howes H123. Disbound and boxed. One of Hamilton's most important reports as Secretary of Treasury, to justify his system of tariffs.
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August 4, 1791
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792
to Samuel Johnston
Written by Laurens, former Continental Congressman and diplomat, in retirement attempting to restore his properties ravaged by the Revolution. Replies to Johnston, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, about a request for papers. States that he asked a...
GLC00892
December 23, 1932
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Memorandum for D. Basil O'Connor
Advises in humor that the Knickerbocker Ice Company has a cold storage plant in Brooklyn that O'Connor can rent, commenting that "After visits from your old friends like Gus and Meyer and Julian, a night spent in the cooler will restore you to health...
GLC00894
19 August 1844
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
General Order no. 17, re: Texas question and possibility of more service
Docketed. Directed to the African Squadron; received on Oct. 19.
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February 25, 1861
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to Howell Cobb
Addressed to Cobb as President of Congress. Nominates Henry T. Ellet as Post Master, Judah P. Benjamin as Attorney General and Stephen R. Mallory as Navy Secretary.
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05 May 1865
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
[Official copy of Henry W. Halleck's General Order No. 6]
Halleck lays down the law for "all persons found in arms against the authority of the United States" in Virginia and North Carolina less than one month after the surrender at Appomattox. Headed: "Head Quarters, Military Division of the James...
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