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24 April 1848
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
Orders No. 75
Signed by L. Thomas. Docket reads "No. 75." Designates days and times for mustering and inspecting troops.
GLC00911.81
circa 1815
Gault, Andrew, fl. 1815
[Receipt of payment for army service]
Partially printed document. Gault receives payment for his service as a musician in Captain Edward Fuller's Company of the New Hampshire Militia.
GLC03436.08
16 September 1847
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
General orders: No. 286
Signed by H. L. Scott. Thanks the army for a job well done in fighting its way through Contreras, San Antonio, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, Chapultepec, San Cosme and Tacubaya to Mexico City. Imprinted seal partially visible in bottom right corner.
GLC00911.14
19 September 1847
General orders: No. 290
Signed by H. L. Scott. Partial docket reads "[General] Orders, No. 290, [Sept.] 19-1847, [Establis]hing Gen. HQ [illegible] hours" and "Clarke, 6 nif." Establishes location of the Adjutant General's office. Imprint in upper left corner reads "Bet...
GLC00911.16
21 September 1847
General orders: No. 294
Signed by H. L. Scott. Partial docket reads "[General] Orders, [No.] 294, [Sept.] 21-1847, [Procee]dings of GCM." Summary of court martials of six soldiers, all found guilty of mutinous conduct and drunkenness on guard, and all sentenced to death.
GLC00911.19
24 September 1847
General orders: No. 298
Signed by H. L. Scott. Daily officer details established to ensure order and discipline during the occupation of Mexico City.
GLC00911.22
26 December 1847
General orders: No. 390
Signed by H.L. Scott. Ordering troops in Mexico City, San Angel, and Tacubaya to be mustered and inspected.
GLC00911.48
25 February 1783
Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826
[Return of Detachment of the Pennsylvania Artillery]
Lists men by rank. Noted as written at Fort Pitt, which is present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
GLC02437.01953
15 July 1782
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Ordnance of stores received during the year
Authorship inferred from handwriting. Date added later in pencil. Ordnance items listed in two columns, with dates written at the top of each. Paragraph below columns reads, "The return to be continued in the aforegoing manner for the whole year -...
GLC02437.01486
circa 1782
Articles issued in the year 1782
Possibly in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Year in title added later in pencil. A blank form describing military stores in two columns, organized by date, including flints and powder. A note below the chart reads, "The return to be continued in the...
GLC02437.01515
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