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circa 1861-1865
Pontoon Bridge on James River
Inscriptio on verso: "War Views. Pontoon Bridge on the James River, Richmond, Va. No. 3274." Numeric notation on verso: "249."
GLC05111.01.0858
August 17, 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Frederic P. Stanton
Follow-up letter discussing the addition of evidence in a Court of Inquiry case. Written on War Department letterhead.
GLC00496.044
1 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
[Partially-printed attestation of Edward D. Townsend's credentials]
Stamped as page 98. Labeled "Exhibit C," in support of Secretary of War Stanton's deposition (GLC00720.01).
GLC00720.04
8 December 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to unknown
Asks for provisions for the troops and mentions the War Office's move (with Congress) to Annapolis, Maryland.
GLC02437.02822
3 June 1918
Hylan, John, 1868-1936
to Perriton Maxwell
Hylan writes to the editor of the "Nation War Record and Review," as Mayor of New York. He responds to the question: "After Death - What?" Hylan writes that death is like birth, and man passes into a larger world than the one in which he lives. He...
GLC05508.144
18 April 1792
to Marinus Willett
Writes that he regrets Willett's decision not to accept an appointment as Brigadier General. Mentions that the President has read Willett's letter regarding his negative views on the Indian War. Seems to comment on many of the points Willett made...
GLC02437.05420
16 October 1782
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
[Free Frank for a letter from Elias Boudinot to Lewis Pintard]
Envelope is pasted inside GLC08994.03, a copy of Boudinot's "Journal or historical recollections of American events during the revolutionary war."
GLC08994.02
05 November 1863
Hutson, Sarah McLeod, fl. 1863
to Charles J. Hutson (missing pages)
Discusses health, weather, and family news. A note on the letter's envelope identifies the author, who was a refugee during the Civil War. She was the wife of Richard Woodward Hutson and mother of her correspondent, who was a Corporal, 1st South...
GLC08165.12
7 August 1945
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia talks about the possible end of the war, and what atomic power might do.
GLC09414.0664
26 August 1870
Victoria, Queen of United Kingdom, 1819-1901
[Appointment of John Guyse Sparke as Ensign in the infantry]
Signed in upper left-hand corner. Co-signed by Secretary of State for War Edward Cardwell and [illegible] of the War Office. Includes royal seals.
GLC00496.209
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