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to his family

Writes that Daly has not/will not be arriving. Seems angry about it. Asks that his family hire anyone they can find for $25 a month and send him to Annapolis with the enclosed slip (see GLC03603.044).

GLC03603.043

to Mother and Daddy

One letter addressed to Paul and Emma Planck from Gerald F. Planck dated March 4, 1944. Written on Louisiana State University stationery. Announces that he will likely be shipped off with the 99th division in about three to six months to the South...

GLC09951.02.19

Acts of the anti-slavery apostles.

Printed by Cuppley, Upham & Co. Contains biographical chapters on William Lloyd Garrison and Nathaniel Peabody Rogers. Subsequent chapters cover a history of anti-slavery in America, including a discussion of other individuals active in the cause...

GLC08666

Geraldine Williams' Report Card, 1946-47

Report card of Geraldine Williams from the fall semester of 1946-47. She got mostly "E" (excellent) and "G" (good) grades. She took English, geometry, physics, chorus, American history, physical training, home preparation, and citizenship. It is...

GLC09587.239

Ordnance & Stores Sent from Philadelphia by Mr. Hodgdon.

Lists supplies and quantities sent. The ordnance was for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month. Mr. Hodgdon was Samuel Hodgdon, the commissary general of military stores. List accompanied letter (GLC02437.01173).

GLC02437.01172

to Darling

One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated November 5, 1944. Pertains to the document circulating on the history of the Ninth Division and returning to Belgium.

GLC09662.629

to Mary Moore Kelly

He plans to make a trip up to Chicago and will see them soon. He describes his social events. He has sent the history of Sherman's march to the sea, probably Sherman's Official Account published in 1865.

GLC04195.37

[Invitation]

Invitation to Henry Knox, "late Secretary of War," to join a group of merchants for dinner at the City Tavern on Wednesday, the 18th of this month.

GLC02437.09954

to Henry Knox

Peirce asks Knox if he has "the Goods of Mr. Fluckers." The Committee is planned to meet the next month. He advises Knox to attend the meeting.

GLC02437.07395

William Knox

Was worried to hear from Henry Jackson that William had gone aboard a ship going to confront the British ship the Mifford. Notes that after pursuing the Continental Army to White Plains, the British have turned back toward New York and Knox...

GLC02437.00483

to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One typed letter from John F. Carragher to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 25, 1973. Supports the impeachment of President Nixon and writes, "Our country in the past months and at the present is in a chaotic condition."

GLC09613.02.1201

[Dexter E. Kelpe Mortgage]

One chattel mortgage made out to Dexter E. Kelpe dated March 6, 1946. Mortgage is for three hundred and nine dollars for a 1941 Buick. The payment is fifty one dollars and fifty cents for six months.

GLC10047.01.682

to Mother

He has no desire to go home because if he was there it would be very hard to leave again. He takes care of the captain's horse for an extra 5 dollars a month. Lately they have great food.

GLC02831.13

[Inter-Citizens Committee mailing list]

One mailing list letter from the Inter-Citizens Committee detailing the background history, activities and donations criteria. Letter mentions an African American veteran who was shot and paralyzed by a policemen and another man who was castrated by...

GLC09641.13

As brigadier general, vignette bust portrait

Imprint on recto "Brady New York." Graphite notation on verso "Brig General J.C. Caldwell, Page 487 Lossings History" "Gel Caldwell." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Broadway & Tenth Street, New York...

GLC05111.02.0271

to his wife Emma and his brother

Marching with Sherman through Georgia: 17 letters of a staff officer, to his wife Emma and his brother. With Carte de visite, two printed general field orders, and a printed history of the 104 Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

GLC08109

Jennison's Jayhawkers

Depicts a group of Union guerillas, known as Jayhawkers, attacking a Southern homestead. During the war, the Jayhawkers were the Seventh Kansas Calvary commanded by Colonel Charles R. Jennison. A man rides off with a woman on his horse amidst a scene...

GLC00493.17

House in Southend, England, Wrecked by Bombs from Raiding Zeppelins

This photograph is of a scene in town. There are men, women, and children walking along the street. Southend was a resort that was attacked by German Zeppelins.

GLC09584.148

to Norm "Head" Dykya

One letter dated November 26, 1963 to Norm Dujka regarding his attempts to have sex while deployed in Asia and Hawaii. Describes women using explicit language.

GLC09751.12

[German 1000 Mark 1910]

A reichsbanknote worth 1000 marks. Decorative flowers with an eagle watermark. Reverse side has two women representing Navigation and Agriculture next to a large crest of an eagle.

GLC09620.360

Newsmap: Monday, June 11, 1944

One newsmap dated June 11, 1944. Related to various military leaders throughout history. Also prints an article highlighting the "Seven Engineering Wonders of the World."

GLC09865.35

to his family

Writes in defense of Dr. Storrs, the new Company doctor. Explains that many dislike him because he does not take time enquiring about their feelings but rather works from an intuitive doctor's sense. He also inspects sanitary conditions in the camp...

GLC03603.110

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1, 1862)]

"Salutatory" explains the purpose of this paper to advance the Baptist denomination, with support of the Confederacy, and to cultivate fraternal relations with others. Blurbs following this article invite readers to write letters, to solicit...

GLC05959.39.01

to Hannah E. Russell

Writes to his cousin from camp. Informs her that he was sorry to hear about her husband's death but says that he died for a good cause. Writes that he has seen a great many good men killed and a good deal of women and children left widowed and...

GLC03523.50.18

Abraham Lincoln entering Richmond, April 3, 1865

Engraving by J. C. Buttre from a drawing by L. Hollis. Published by B.B. Russell & Co., Boston. Shows Lincoln with his son Tad on a visit to Richmond. African American men, women, and children are rejoicing around him.

GLC05866

to Henry Knox

Wishes to introduce Knox to a friend of his, Count Paolo Andreani from Milan, Italy, who intends to visit America. Describes him as a top "diletante in Chimistery, and natural history, in Europe." Asks him to introduce Count Andreani to General...

GLC02437.04563

[Fragment of speech on the Civil War and its aftermath]

Fragment of a speech at a Civil War commemorative event, probably given in the 1880s with pages numbered 2-10, and 12-13. Sherman discusses the Civil War, national debt, race relations, and General Ulysses S. Grant. "Some of the Witnesses of a...

GLC03546

to Amanda Wilkinson

Written at camp of the Michigan 2nd Infantry near Edwards Ferry, Maryland to his wife. Writes that they marched 40 miles in two days. Notes the fine homes, beautiful scenery, and gives a general description of the area, which is, surprisingly...

GLC03523.13.061

A mirror for the intemperate

Temperance broadside with poems and extracts such as "Ode to Rum" and "Set Down that Glass." Also includes some illustrations. Printed on cloth for Nathaniel Boynton by Henry Bowen's Chemical Print. Mounted on cloth covered board; dimensions include...

GLC08600

to Aaron Hobart

Notes his reception of Hobart's letter along with the quit claim Deeds, which he sent to French & Everetts. States that he is disappointed because out of the $70 he sent there was "none left for [him]" and he needed it to buy an Iron for the Mill...

GLC06313.04.014

NAACP: A Record of Leadership

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP: A Record of Leadership" dated February 1950. Details the NAACP's mission; lists the organization's goals towards social welfare, anti-lynching laws, voting rights, history against Jim Crow Law, combatting job...

GLC09640.127

Invoice of Ordnance & Military Stores forwarded to the Southern Army.

Addressed to Richard Frothingham, Esq. The ordnance listed was for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month. Hodgdon was the commissary general of military stores. This was Henry Knox's copy, docketed by Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.01168

to John Reeser

Talks of being on picket every third day and having both drill company and brigade drill daily. Mentions that reentry is good and that they have 57 men on the roll compared to 17. Complains about another man named Jacob not paying them the local...

GLC03523.43.11

to: "Dear Friend."

A guard "charged on the bush with 4 men expecting to find a man with a cigar in his mouth" but found only a firebug. He has received more of his uniform now. He saw two "female soldiers" passing on the road with "blue velvet wa[i]st and a dark...

GLC06451.038

to Rebecca Frick

Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Reports that he has arrived safely and is in good health. Complains of the dullness of recruiting and wishes that he were stationed in a place where he could be more useful. States that he...

GLC02016.021

Caskets for Civil War Victims [Hungarian Civil-War]

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated October 30, 1956. Shows two women looking at, and praying beside, a pile of five caskets. The attached press release reports that the women are residents of Magyarovar, a town in West Hungary, they are...

GLC09677.10

to Mr. H. D. Wetmore and Family

One letter addressed to Bets, Davis, Jack and Mike from Nellie Joe Wetmore dated July 21, 1963. Notes that she is writing from Galilee. She writes that she is lonely and anxious to come home in a month from the date. Nellie describes having church...

GLC09573.01.17

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 85 No. 508 (February 1900)]

One issue of the Atlantic Monthly dated February 1900. The Atlantic monthly is a literary journal that publishes assorted writings on a wide range of topics and authors. The articles included in this issue are; "The Library of Congress" by Herbert...

GLC09887.01

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Strachan and Doctor Tenison]

Recommends Strachan for a two month leave of absence. Also recommends Doctor [Tenison?] for a forty day furlough. Notes that Tenison has a "mate" that will do his duties in Tenison's absence. Directed to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09585

[Naval pass]

Issued from the Navy Yard. Pass for one ton of coal, private property of R. T. Hieston. Cushing signs as commander, one month before his death. Two names appear on verso (possibly signatures): John P. Cahill, watchman, and John O'Neill.

GLC02463.04

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Signed "M. S. Worth." Discusses General Scott's charge, possibly referring to an advance during the Mexican American War which involved General Winfield Scott and her father General William Jenkins Worth. Remarks "I remember how fully it was my...

GLC02382.099

to Bruce Elmore

She worries about his sharing a tent and thinks he might contract diseases. A friend's wife is going to visit her husband in camp but she does not wish to go because she doesn't think it suitable for women.

GLC06588.303

[This night is different...]

"This night is different because we celebrate the most important moment in the history of our people. On this night we celebrate their going forth in triumph from slavery to freedom."

GLC05508.248

to Mary "Mollie" McLean

He thinks McClellan could have cut his way through Richmond a month ago. But there would have been drawbacks. The North needs to come down to the South and just fight. But he thinks they are currently outnumbered.

GLC02161.032

Sonnet to Liberty.

"Know this, O man, whate'er thy earthly fate-/God never made a tyrant nor a slave:/Woe, then, to those who dare to desecrate/His sacred image! - for to all He gave/Eternal rights, which none may violate;/And by a mighty hand th'oppressed He yet shall...

GLC06643

Poems of the War

Written by Philadelphia poet, playwright and diplomat George Henry Boker. First edition copy signed by one of Lincoln's secretaries John G. Nicolay as "Jno G. Nicolay / Sept 19th 1864." Published by Ticknor and Fields. Contains 37 poems, including 4...

GLC00530