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[Three Revolutionary War receipts]

Dated 20 July 1775 (from Massachusetts), 23 August 1776 (from New York), and 2 January 1778 (from Massachusetts).

GLC01450.227

Civil War collection [decimalized]

GLC04042

[Hand's Revolutionary War letterbook]

Many letters contained within this book were created at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. Various other locations are noted. A typed biography and a partial list of persons to whom Hand's letters were written are included with this book. "Copies of Letters...

GLC03426

Civil War era photographs

Includes 112 Gardiners, 19 Brady, 30 O'Sullivans, plus Faux, Armistead, French, Gessner and McPherson & Oliver. Includes many salt prints. Glass plate negatives #478-487; Cased images #488-507. Numbered separately and described in separate...

GLC05111.01

Civil War patriotic envelopes

.01="Stand by Flag" .02="Liberty's Defender" (Columbia-G.Washington) .03="Union" (NYC origin)

GLC08412

War Meeting! at Laona!

Recruitment broadside with woodcut of American eagle on top of shield. The eagle holds a banner that says "The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved!" Says there is a meeting at the church in Laona. Discussion to be on raising volunteers for the defense...

GLC03429

Virginis Begins the War

features picture of woman with cannon that reads "secession"

GLC08482.2

"War Letter--From Father"

No other words, appears to be scrap paper.

GLC02740.64

[Civil war era belt]

Black leather belt with faded striped red and gold overlay. The belt has a heavy rectangular metal buckle with an eagle emblem and "E PLURIBUS UNUM." Fragile. Leather rotting and cracking in places. Fabric is slightly deteriorated.

GLC03523.43.28