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1 July 1747
Coffin, William, fl. 1747
[Muster roll]
Muster roll for a detachment in Samuel Waldo's Regiment of Foot. Signed by William Coffin and Jonathan Hoar; cosigned by [John Paul] Mascarene.
GLC02437.08937
circa April 1942
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Discusses a fist fight that he got into after being provoked by a series of practical jokes. Also discusses his feelings of patriotism, and the need to fight for one's country.
GLC09120.005
2 January 1812
Sylvester, Thomas B, fl. 1812-1813
to Jacob Bailey
A letter written by Thomas B. Sylvester to Jacob Bailey. Sylvester informs Bailey of his arrival with money to pay the soldiers their advances. A large piece of the document is missing and there is significant context loss.
GLC02669.002
21 May 1813
Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808
to Hannah Bailey
A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter Bailey writes about his experience in Colonel Denny McCobb's Volunteer Regiment including an improvement in troop moral and stopping smugglers. Bailey also asks his wife for...
GLC02669.007
20 June 1813
Bayley, Robert, fl. 1813
This document contains three seperate letters written to Jacob Bailey. The first is a letter from Robert and Maley Bayley to their son informing him of their troubles, including the loss of their cattle and their subsequent inability to pay for bread...
GLC02669.010
June 1942
Describes the different gases that he's been working with.. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
GLC09120.032
circa. early summer 1942
Apologizes for brevity of letter, explaining that he has spent the evening with Joe, Percy Hamburger and Julie Zimmerman reminiscing old times.
GLC09120.043
9 January 1943
Diamond briefly describes his day to Estelle - testing of individual proficiencies, rifle marksmanship, a three-mile run and a general clean-up.
GLC09120.170
16 January 1943
Diamond reassures Estelle of how faithful he is to her.
GLC09120.176
19 January 1943
Diamond discusses the "agony" of not being able to speak to Estelle.
GLC09120.179
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