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Items pertaining to the 11th Regiment, United States Colored Troops and to Major Milton Wells [Decimalized .01-.04]

GLC05336

to James Beale

Campbell, representing Galveston, Texas at the state Secession Convention, transmits several ordinances (not included) regarding Texas' secession to Beale (possibly Campbell's cousin). Declares "The Union is defunct -- dead, never to be revived. No...

GLC05127.01

to Richard T. Renshaw

Smith writes to Renshaw with orders to discharge Colonel Wallace Wilson of the 1st Colored Brigade,"he having originally enlisted for one year." The order also extends to "any other Contrabands on board the 'Agawam'." Forwarded by Commodore Joseph...

GLC02254.31

to Ann Conger

Writes to his wife about how mountain life agrees with him. Describes the local mountain men as uncivilized and sickly. Reports that he is in Indian country where the natives are killing the new settlers and plans on leaving for Red Bluff in the...

GLC04672.06

Proceedings of a public meeting of the citizens of Providence

Proceedings of a meeting held "to Protest Against Slavery in Nebraska; with the Addresses of the Speakers." Contains the speeches Greene, the president of the meeting, and various speakers opposing the extension of slavery into Nebraska. The...

GLC05116.05

Record of John B. Guthrie, U.S.A.

Guthrie's son recounts his father's service record in the United States Army from 1868 to 1900, including being stationed on the "Indian frontier 1881-1884." During that time, he kept the field notes for an expedition against the Apache in New...

GLC04589.02

to Sirs

John B. Guthrie's son indicates that he is sending his father's original field notes from an expedition against the Apache in New Mexico in 1882 (see GLC04589.01). Also indicates that at that time his father was a 1st Lieutenant in the 13th U.S...

GLC04589.03

to Frances B. Shiras

Discusses Daniel and Nancy Hemans's recent wedding, attended by Indians and whites on a very rainy day. Notes Daniel's bad health and susceptibility to consumption.

GLC02429.09

to Frances B. Shiras

Discusses money Shiras sent. Comments on the cultivation being done by Yanktons on the reservation and their reception of annuity money. Discusses his wife, including her conversion from Presbyterian to Episcopalian. Comments on their garden...

GLC02429.11

Correspondence Beween Gen. Andrew Jackson and John C Calhoun President and Vice-President of the U.States

a pamphlet printing correspondence between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun during the Seminole Indian War.

GLC03776.01

to Frances B. Shiras

Notes that her son, Allie, is at school. Explains that she visited Flandreau, Dakota, for the fall. Comments positively on a pretty clock she received.

GLC02429.49

Extract from a letter from the Reverend Samuel D. Hinman

Discusses missionary work with the Indians along the Sioux River who renounced tribal claims and took plots of land in accordance with the Homestead Act.

GLC02429.56

to "my darling baby and wife"

re: Again, there is no news from the Agency. Reports claim that some of the "hostiles" are coming in, but others claim that they are not. Hartsuff marvels that only the day before he was in Omaha with his wife and is now in South Dakota. Goes on...

GLC05201.015

to Estelle Spero

Describes an argument that he has had with Carter, a soldier from Tennessee, on the "negro question".

photocopy

GLC09120.052

to Estelle Spero

Discusses the wedding of a "negro" soldier, and muses over the range of social classes that he has encountered in the army.

GLC09120.008

to "my darling"

re: delighted, have told everybody (unknown reason) Written at Fort Omaha

GLC05201.028

[to unknown]

re: "The great Indian army under the Command of General George Crook leaves this post today."

GLC05201.030

to unknown

re: "A quiet, lonesome, pleasant Sunday afternoon, the grass is commencing to look green . . . ."

GLC05201.031

to Florence Hartsuff

re: Florence Hartsuff, 147 Montagne St. Brooklyn, N. Y. , envelope with two cent postage stamp and cancellations for Fort Omaha (March 13), Omaha, NEB (March 13), and Brooklyn, N. Y. (March 15).] Written at Fort Omaha

GLC05201.033

[South Carolina's 1860 Act of Secession]

Lithographic facsimile of South Carolina's 1860 Act of Secession. On March 3, 1865, a detachment of the 102 U.S. Colored Troops captured what they believed to be the original manuscript of South Carolina's Secession ordinance. (In fact, they had...

GLC09237

[Discussion with the Senate]

Discusses a treaty and peace with the Creek Nation. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.09994

To the persons who derive title from myself or my late father to land in Charlotte River and Byrne's Tracts, in the Counties of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie

Discusses the authenticity of land titles, possibly for land he previously gifted to African Americans in need. Suspects that Native Americans told residents that the land titles were inauthentic in order to obtain timber from the property.

GLC04717.69

"Negro Camp of 27th Ohio, USCV [U.S. Colored, Volunteers], Near Fort Burpee."

Image shows a cleared area in front of a winter camp, with a handful of men barely visible amongst the trees.

GLC03029.45

U.S naval training school

Captioned photographs of men training to become part of the navy at the Hampton Institute. The front is captioned "a picture record of the school and its activities."

GLC09587.307

Officer Sees Brother Get Wings

A newspaper clipping with a picture of James T. Williams, Geraldine Williams, Eugene W. Williams, and Cordelia Williams. The caption is about Eugene Williams recieving his wings and commission from the Tuskegee Army Air Field.

GLC09587.187