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to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, a tax collector, requests information from Jenks, deputy collector in Providence, Rhode Island, regarding some citizens' unpaid taxes. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.284

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, a district tax collector, informs Jenks, Rhode Island deputy collector, that they will "get cat-hauled over the coals by Department soon," if Jenks does not promptly provide him with information on a tax issue within Jenks' division....

GLC02750.285

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, a district tax collector, instructs Jenks, a Rhode Island deputy collector, on the taxation of a large still. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.286

to Ethan A. Jenks

Harpnes informs Jenks, a Rhode Island deputy collector, that Henry T. Nichols is a "W. Malt L. Dealer, but not a W. L. Dealer." Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.287

to John I. Hutchinson

Powel contests the Internal Revenue Service's claim that his firm is liable to pay the government a special tax as a retail dealer. Powel was informed of his firms' liability by deputy collector Ethan A. Jenks.

GLC02750.288

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, a district tax collector, informs deputy collector Jenks that [William?] Powel's firm must pay taxes and a penalty. Contains an unsigned note attached by nail waiving all claims to exemption from assessment owing to the fifteen months...

GLC02750.289

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, instructs deputy collector Jenks to collect an outstanding penalty from [William?] Powel's firm. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.291

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, requests forms from Jenks, deputy collector. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.292

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, instructs Jenks, deputy collector, on a case involving a large still. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.293

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, instructs Jenks, deputy collector, to forward a voucher omitted from Jenks' last expense report. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.294

to Ethan A. Jenks

Lister, a record clerk, informs Jenks, deputy collector, of corrections Jenks is required to make on his abstract. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.295

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, writes to Jenks, deputy collector, regarding unpaid penalty reports. Written on IRS stationer

GLC02750.296

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district collector, requests amended tax forms from deputy collector Jenks. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.298

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district collector, requests amended tax forms from deputy collector Jenks. Refers to the previous item in this inventory. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.299

to John I. Hutchinson

Jenks, deputy tax collector, requests information from district collector Hutchinson regarding the return and refund of IRS stamps. A reply from G. R. [?] is included at the bottom of the page. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.300

to Ethan A. Jenks and Coates

Hutchinson, district tax collector, discusses tax forms with deputy collectors Jenks and Coates. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.301

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, asks deputy collector Jenks to
explain the cases he assesses more thoroughly. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.303

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, requests that deputy collector Jenks delay the use of a special tax stamp. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.304

to Ethan A. Jenks and Coates

Hutchinson, district tax collector, requests that deputy collectors Jenks and Coates send abstracts from their divisions in Rhode Island to Hartford. Refers to an enclosed letter (not included) from the commissioner. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.305

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, assigns deputy collector Jenks to duty as Oleomargarine Deputy in the Rhode Island office, where Jenks currently works. Informs Jenks that he will work under the supervision of the Stamp Deputy, Mr. Clark....

GLC02750.306

[List of forms received from Ethan A. Jenks, Rhode Island deputy tax collector]

written on IRS stationery

GLC02750.307

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hutchinson, district tax collector, assures Jenks that the change in the force (possibly referring to change within the division office) in Providence, Rhode Island, was made at Hutchinson's suggestion. Written on IRS stationery.

GLC02750.308

[Paine & Colwell release all debts owed to them]

Signed and sealed by individuals acknowledging that their debt is released by Paine & Colwell.

GLC02750.315

to Mr. Parson and Bugbee

Marked as a copy. Jenks, assignee for the co-partnership of Paine & Colwell, informs Parson, Bugbee, [& Co.?] that their note of 22 May (not included) was the first information he received regarding their claim against Paine & Colwell.

GLC02750.316

to Ethan A. Jenks

Inquire whether Jenks, assignee of Paine & Colwell, is ready to pay a dividend on the notes Parson Bugbee [& Co.?] hold against the Paine & Colwell.

GLC02750.317

[Acknowledgement of receipt of funds paid by Ethan A. Jenks, assignee of Paine & Colwell]

Signed and sealed by Waldron, Wightman & Co.

GLC02750.318

[Writ of Attachment]

Tourtellot, tax collector, accuses Jordan of failing to fulfill a promise. Atwood signs as sheriff. [Maury?] signs as notary public. Docketed by Jordan and his attorneys.

GLC02750.319

[Writ of Attachment]

Walker accuses Horace Phillips of failing to fulfill a promise. Atwood signs as sheriff. Phillips signs as notary public. Docketed by Phillips and his attorneys.

GLC02750.320

[death announcement of General Robert B. Potter]

The President of the Society of the Burnside Expedition and of the Ninth Army Corps (Hartranft) is called upon to announce the loss of one of its most distinguished members, General Robert B. Potter

GLC02750.321

[indenture of lease]

Incomplete. Asa Tourtellot sells a tract of land to Charles, Mary, and Abby Francis Tourtellot.

GLC02750.322

[indenture of lease]

The Tourtellots, Jenks, Wilder, and Paine lease a tract of land to Mark Tordoff.

GLC02750.324

[Receipt of payment for items auctioned from the Tobey farm]

GLC02750.325

[visiting card of Rev. K. Mrs. Walter Roy Tourtellot]

GLC02750.326

[address card of Captain Benjamin W. Richards]

GLC02750.327

[address card of Major Thomas M. Vincent]

GLC02750.328

[photograph of William Rhodes Wilder]

Inscription on enclosure: "William Rhodes Wilder, April 1861. Age 17 years."

GLC02750.329

[photograph of Frank John Wilder]

GLC02750.330

[photograph of Major Jacob Babbitt]

GLC02750.331

[photograph of Sanondess A. Jenks under a tree on the Tobey farm]

GLC02750.333

to Florence Hartstuff

re: letter fragment describing the calvary camp, Hartsuff's headquarters, to his young daughter.

GLC05201.007

to Alice Hartstuff

re: Hartsuff sends money and instructions "in a nut shell" for investing it. He advises his wife to invest the money wisely and suggests that expanding into the lot that adjoins their current home would be a wise choice if she could make certain...

GLC05201.008

to "my darling little girl"

re: Hartsuff writes to his daughter Florence at boarding school thanking her for the gifts that she sent home and reassuring her that the entire family thinks about her often and wonders what she might be doing at school. He also compliments the...

GLC05201.009

to "my darling wife and baby"

re: description of the journey from Rushville, "where we left the RR", to the Pine River Agency. He also notes the general air of "stability & comfort" at the Agency - the prosperity of the farms, the "cheerful" disposition of the people, the...

GLC05201.010

[to unknown]

re: Hartsuff reports on various visit within the Pine Ridge reservation including a call on the Agency Doctor -- "a full-blooded Sioux, . . . a full graduate of Dartmouth and Harvard College, of course speaks English perfectly is bright & polished...

GLC05201.011

to "my darling little girl"

re: Hartsuff writes to Florence at boarding school and tells her about the preparations for war which began, without warning, on Sunday, 11/24 with a sudden call to arms. Hartsuff's unit, plus three artillery batteries have been put on standby near...

GLC05201.012

to "my darling Florence"

re: Hartsuff writes to his daughter at boarding school. He reports that nothing has changed in the "situation" with the Indians since his letter of 11/27. There is a group, numbering in the thousands, camped around them on the Agency and...

GLC05201.013

to "my darling wife and children"

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...

GLC05201.014

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 "my darling little buttercup"

re: Hartsuff writes to his daughter and tells her about the territory and life on the reservation. He describes "ration day" - when the Indians gather to receive their food from the stores - and a cattle division. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian...

GLC05201.016

[to unknown]

re: letter fragment in which Hartsuff claims that nothing has changed, although a "burial party" has been sent out to bury dead Indians and his own hospital is full of wounded. Claims that General Miles has sent a Peace Party out to the Indians to...

GLC05201.017