18 March 1835

Gamelk, P. R (fl.1835-)

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court receipt of David Murphy]

GLC01450.600.051

10 July 1836

Murphy, David (1769-1844)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John

writes about approaching election

GLC01450.600.064

1836/10

Autograph manuscript

Title: Journal entries of a Mexican prisoner of war, captured by the Texas Army

Written before full exchange of prisoners began. Describing events of October 1 - November 28, 1836. Includes information about the defeat of the Mexican Army at San Jacinto, General Houston, Colonel Christy, Mr. Wolfe and Captain Patton.

GLC06284.02

1837

Harwood, Ebenezer (fl. 1837-)

Autograph manuscript

Title: A Book of Records

Includes marriages, births, and deaths.

GLC02744.278

1837-1929

Burpee, Thomas Francis (1830-1864)

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Thomas Francis Burpee, field and staff, 21st regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .001- .385]

Mentions Fredericksburg, Suffolk, North Carolina, and the 1863 Virginia campaign. Burpee was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 9, 1864 and died a few days later. The collection includes memorabilia connected to his death.

GLC02744

27 October 1842

White, J.M (fl. 1842-)

Autograph note

Title: [itemized bill for Mrs. David Murphy]

GLC01450.600.008

14 May 1843- 7 September 1843

Murphy, David (1769-1844)

Autograph document signed

Title: [David Murphy's will]

GLC01450.600.070

1845-1849

Porterfield, George A. (1822-1919)

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Mexican War and post-war diary

Part one, crudely bound, includes vignettes about people Porterfield encountered, a pen and ink sketch of Rancho Buena Vista, and a rudimentary genealogy. Part two, unbound, begins in April 1848 and records his travels and activities after the war ends. Mentions being in love with Miss Ybarra and is saddened to leave. By September 1849 he has become the editor of the Gazette in Martinsburg and is studying to become a lawyer. He is relieved his wife, possibly Miss Ybarra, is enjoying living in the United States.

GLC06299

3 May 1847

Unknown

Manuscript document signed

Title: Legal document regarding Hiram C. Wells

GLC03131.15.22

1847-1912

Wells, Hiram C. (fl. 1825-1865)

Manuscript

Title: [Collection of Hiram C. Wells]

The collection includes his 1863 diary, military papers and personal and legal papers (mostly pre and post-war). Gives good view of life in cavalry with skirmishes, scouts, etc. Regiment took part in siege of Knoxville. Wells was later captured, imprisoned at Andersonville, and on the Sultana when it exploded, subjects covered in manuscript written in 1880s (includes typed transcript). The diary is approximately 106 pages and spans over the year 1863.

GLC03131.15

1849-1852

Moore, John (1826-1907)

Header Record

Title: [Collection of John B. Moore letters and a 37-page travel diary] [Decimalized .01- .06]

Covers the first few years of Moore's medical career before joining the army. Medical references, including a cholera epidemic in Laconia, Indiana (1) and diseases and medical treatments in England and Ireland (2, 5, 6). Written from Indiana, New York, and England and Ireland where he traveled as a tourist, with special interest in visiting hospitals. A travel diary describes his trip to England and Ireland in 1851, corresponding with some of his letters.

GLC04192