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11 October 1783
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
[Return of clothing for the Corps of Sappers and Miners]
Lists clothing items by type and includes vests, boots and wool overcoats.
GLC02437.02641
Nelson, Henry, 1754-1805
[Return of clothing for the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment]
Lists companies, number of non-commissioned officers and privates, as well as clothing items such as coats, brushes, hose and shorts.
GLC02437.02642
[Weekly return of an artillery corps]
Lists men by status and rank.
GLC02437.02643
12 October 1783
Blake, Thomas, fl. 1776-1783
[Return of clothing wanting in the New Hampshire Battalion]
Lists clothing items by type, including coats, shorts, hose, and hats with amounts. Countersigned by Major James Carr.
GLC02437.02644
1795 circa
[Lands subscibed for in Warren 1788]
List includes deeds granted and the number of acres for various town in Maine ranging from 1788 to 1795. A number of the deeds were permitted to George Ulmer, Esq. Title take from the title of the document.
GLC02437.09211
29 April 1773
Dyer, Samuel, fl. 1772-1773
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Samuel Dyer]
Account information pertains to 1772. Apparently signed on verso by Dyer 29 April 1773. Flucker hired Dyer to complete various tasks, including mending a desk, building a woodhouse, and mending pipe.
GLC02437.09471
August- December 1772
[Account information related to Thomas Flucker]
Lists payment made by Flucker to [?] Salisbury for items such as nails, stock, and hinges.
GLC02437.09472
26 December 1772
May, & Williams, fl. 1772
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to May & Williams]
Account information pertains to 1772. Flucker ordered wood products from May & Williams, such as shingles, oak, planks, and pine. Note on verso states that Flucker paid the balance in full for the estate of the late Isaac Gridley.
GLC02437.10433
September 1783
Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784
[Abstract]
Musters of the northern army for the month of September. Includes a chart of the soldiers listed according to regiment and corp, rank, and time of service.
GLC02437.10536
19 June 1861
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
to Father
Writes from Camp Wayne telling his father that they were recamped at "West Chester," about thirty miles outside of Philadelphia. Asks him to send his letters to, "Camp Wayne, West Chester, in care of Capt. Martins..." Reports that one of the men on...
GLC03523.08.01
This letter appears to be a rewritten version of the first letter, GLC03523.08.01, which was sent to his father.
GLC03523.08.02
23 June 1861
Writes from Camp Wayne. Remarks that he likes it more than Camp Curtin, but speculates that he will be sent back to Camp Wayne next week. Asks about Martha, possibly his sister, inquiring if she is feeling any better. Tells him that he got his "white...
GLC03523.08.03
7 July 1861
to Sister
Writes from Camp Wayne, communicating that he is glad she is feeling better. Reports that he got his fatigue suit. Expresses concern that he does not know when he will get his furlough, as three boys have recently gotten sick and will get a furlough...
GLC03523.08.04
16 July 1861
Writes to his sister, telling her that he hopes to come home next week. Communicates that if he gets paid this week, he will give Billy, possibly their brother, a dollar for his drum. Letter written on stationery with small image of soldier holding...
GLC03523.08.05
17 July 1861
to Benjamen H. Tyre
Reports from Camp Wayne to his cousin. Indicates he is now in the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Reserve Corps, commanded by Colonel Harvey. Asks if Benjamen would come for a visit, telling him that the fare is 65 cents each way. Suggests that his...
GLC03523.08.06
19 July 1861
Reports that the troops are preparing to leave their camp, mentioning that they may go to Washington D.C. to be mustered into the United States service. Describes the marching band that is playing and speculates that the band will go with them...
GLC03523.08.07
20 July 1861
Relays that they are still at Camp Wayne, but will be leaving for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to pick up rifles and then will go to Washington, D.C. Comments on how they are having "easy times." Reports that they had a "volunteer killed here by the...
GLC03523.08.08
26 July 1861
Writes about their journey from Camp Wayne to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and into Maryland, where they are now. Comments on Baltimore having "some very nice buildings" and a "kind of mixed race of people, some union & some secessionist." Reports that...
GLC03523.08.09
30 July 1861
Writes from Camp Harvey, which is five miles outside of the capital, located on a farm owned by a secessionist. Informs his father that when they took the oath in the army, there was contention from all the soldiers because they had not been paid...
GLC03523.08.10
1 August 1861
Reports from Camp Harvey that he is well, and is working under General George McClellan's division. Describes many of the various regiments they are encamped near, reporting that there are over 35,000 soldiers around Washington D.C. Writes to his...
GLC03523.08.11
7 August 1861
Writes from Georgetown Heights, reporting that they moved from Camp Harvey and are now stationed about four miles outside of Washington. Comments that they have all received a large peck of peaches, which he is very happy about. Informs her that a...
GLC03523.08.12
14 August 1861
Writes from Georgetown Heights, enclosing money, which he would like his father to keep at home for him. Reports that he has come off picket and they are fortifying the roads. Comments on how they are expecting an enemy attack in Washington, but "if...
GLC03523.08.13
13 October 1783
Morrill, Amos, 1742-1810
[Report]
Reports himself as an agent "in the Settlement of the Accounts of the New Hampshire Line ... "
GLC02437.02646
Foster, Jonathan, fl. 1783
[Receipt of rations]
Issues 66 packages of rations for the New Jersey and New York lines. Includes a note on the verso from Moses Scott in Brunswick, issuing six days' worth of provisions for eleven men in the Massachusetts line.
GLC02437.02647
Wright, J., fl. 1783
[Provision return]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note of receipt on the verso signed by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02648
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