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circa 1870
Pelton, Oliver (1798-1882)
Engraving of James Parton.
Adhered to upper left is a biographical note. Inscribed in pencil lower left is, "c:" and lower right is, "my scarce print."
GLC02453.67
25 February 1865
Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918)
to Bell Wharton
Joe writes to Bell from Memphis. Responds to her comments on Lord Byron. Admits he is not capable of loving with his whole heart, "But I know I love you more than I can love any one else." Inquires what she would say if he proposed marriage to her...
GLC03523.10.164
n.d.
Unknown
[Love Poem]
A love poem, separated into seven sections.
GLC03523.10.231
A love poem discussing separation, written by a man to a woman.
GLC03523.10.232
The Happy Poor Man
Poem separated into five sections with many references to God and his glory.
GLC03523.10.234
Lorena
A love poem, partially faded.
GLC03523.10.236
None
A five part rhyming verse that appears to be a song. Manuscript has staining and a small hole.
GLC03523.10.237
to Bell
Four line love poem to Bell lamenting being apart. Probably from Joseph Maitland.
GLC03523.10.252
11 September 1861
Wilkinson, Frederick W. (fl. 1861-1863)
to Amanda Wilkinson
Compliments his wife saying that the last letter he received from her was the best she has ever written. He is impressed with her penmanship and her composition and wishes for her to keep practicing by writing to him. Says he is not worthy of all the...
GLC03523.13.013
23 September 1865
McSherry, Alice (fl. 1864-1865)
to Henry F. McSherry
Very wordy, gossipy, and meandering letter written by Alice to her cousin Henry. Signed twice by Alice. Apologizes for sending a book with pencilings. Also sent him some pamphlets. Mentions in passing that Henry was previously off the coast of Africa...
GLC03523.21.42
8 October 1865
McSherry, Eliza (b. 1829)
Written by Eliza to her brother Henry. References receiving his letter from the Cape of Good Hope. Is glad he is well and tells him his future "is in the hands of God, ask him to direct you, and it will all be right." Updates him on family and...
GLC03523.21.43
October 1865
Written by Alice to her cousin Henry. Says she went to Kittaming, Pennsylvania to do some shopping, and when she was leaving on the train she saw a gentleman who had come to town to see her. Says she got off the train at the next stop and walked back...
GLC03523.21.45
21 April 1865
Allison, William A. (fl.1861-1865)
to Stockton Bates
Written from Camp Parole, where Union prisoners of war were held until they were exchanged with Confederate prisoners of war, then returned to their regiments. Expresses fear that every officer would apprehend him after he had been taken into...
GLC03523.23.37
circa 1861-1865
Stemple, David, Jr.
Lydia A. Bishoff collection of Civil War correspondence [decimalized]
The collection consists of letters written to Lydia Bishoff by various friends and relatives from District four, Preston County, West Virginia. The four primary authors of the collection are John C. Fogelsong, David H. Shafer, Daniel Swisher, and...
GLC03523.40
1861-1877
Bishoff, Lydia A.
Lines to my Husband
The poem describes the feelings of a wife as she contemplates being replaced by another after her death. "The love which once I called my own/To her will then be given," Bishoff writes, later describing how "My children will then be taught/ To call...
GLC03523.40.29
Young Sandy the Sailor
The poem describes the story of a sailor who dies at sea, and who is attempting to console his loved one, telling her that, "The storm is past and I'm at rest/ So mary weep nomore for me."
GLC03523.40.30
29 June 1863
Fuller, Franklin W. (fl. 1861-1865)
to Mary
Written at camp near Manchester, Tennessee. Writes that their most recent march was very bad because of the poor conditions of the roads. It rained so hard for two days that the men were completely soaked. Writes that the troops had to throw away...
GLC03523.42.24
23 April 1865
Stark, Lydia (fl. 1862-1864)
to her brother
Writes that the day is cold. There was a funeral service at the old church for Lieutenant Border. Lieutenant Border's family was there as well and they were all very distraught. Writes that she has received his letter from Huntsville, Alabama but...
GLC03523.42.56
4 January 1868
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911)
to Wendell P. Garrison
Writes to Garrison, the son of William Lloyd Garrison, about the "Slave Songs" Garrison sent him: "I certainly ought to have acknowledged the receipt of the Slave Songs...I think that you and your wife (who was the pioneer) have great reason to be...
GLC08937
20 November 1863
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)
to General Ethan Allen Hitchcock
On retaliation for treatment of Union prisoners at Libby Prison: "I read her [Mrs. Horace Mann] opinion against retaliating in kind, and said 'Certainly that is right.' I read her proposition to shoot or hang a number of selected officers as a...
GLC09115
10 January 1864
Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892)
to parents
Letter came last night and the box came the day before. Before then, there had not been any mail for 4 days, so when the call to "fall in for mail" came, the entire company was very excited. Lampoons the idea of the high-class, "high minded and noble...
GLC09355.040
5 June 1878
Levell, Eugune, (fl. 1878)
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
A notice to Senator Bruce that he has been made an Honorary Member of the Cincinnati Literary and Dramatic Club.
GLC09400.030
13 December 1878
Kane, Jas I., (fl. 1878)
This is a series of a letter and a separate docket, both concerns a request by Kane to send a copy of a bill, as well as a book Kane wrote.
GLC09400.075
Portrait photo of Harriet Beecher Stowe [cabinet card]
The image shows Harriet Beecher Stowe seated, wearing a black dress and holding her pince-nez. Inscription on image: "Sarony 37 Union Square, N.Y." Inscription on verso: "H. B. Stowe."
GLC05111.01.1319
Portrait photo of N. P. Willis [cabinet card]
Portrait of N. P. Willis seated with a cane and looking directly at the camera. Inscription on recto: "Rockwood 17 Union Square (West) N.Y." Inscriptions on verso: "N. P. Willis" and "Rockwood Photographer 17 Union Square (West) N.Y. 1890."
GLC05111.01.1335
1903
Portraits of the Civil War Period "A partial list"
"Photographs for the most part from Life Negatives by M.B. Brady. Now in the possession of F. H. Meserve 265 Edgecomb Avenue New York City." This pamphlet is an itemized list of images from the Civil War period, owned at the time of printing by F.H...
GLC05111.01.1383
1871
Walks about Richmond
Complete title: "Walks about Richmond, A story for boys, and a guide to persons visiting the city, desiring to see the principal points of interest, with an index showing the exact location of each point mentioned. (Illustrated.)" The guide is...
GLC05111.01.1384
23-26 January 1862
Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)
to his family
Written on board the ship "H. J. Brookman." Mentions still being anchored in the sound and finally receiving mail from home. Discusses what he is reading and how he wishes he had brought a book of poetry. Reports receiving a pair of stockings from...
GLC03603.069
28 January 1862
Mentions the boredom and laziness of being aboard the ship. The men pass time between meals by playing checkers and reading. Writes that Captain Harland has shared that he believes General Burnside is attempting to join the division with another...
GLC03603.070
12 April 1864
to his sister
Describes a quiet camp and reading a novel called "Pique" until his candle went out at 4 a.m. Thanks her for sending a book called "Lady of the Lake." Describes singing hymns with the other officers and requests that he be sent his chess set from...
GLC03603.267
4 May 1864
Writes that the regiment is getting ready to march. Supplies have been consolidated and rations for five days have been prepared. He passes on rumors of different destinations. Writes of sending his possessions to be stored and sending money to be...
GLC03603.274
10 August 1864
Requests more "light reading" and remarks on having read Uncle Tom's Cabin. Writes that he has received his new horse. Notes that 56 of the 100 recruits sent from New Haven have arrived and are about to begin training. Writes about the condition of...
GLC03603.308
9 September 1864
Wait, J.T.
to Charles Morgan Coit
Wait requests information from Coit for George Pratt, an author who is preparing a sketch of Marvin. He wants to know the date of Marvin's enlistment, when the company moved from Norwich to Hartford and how long the company remained in Jamaica. Coit...
GLC03603.319
2 Febuary 1862
Smith, Asa
to mother
to mother [Ann Smith] The men took up a collection to replace the twenty-three dollars he lost, and he says, "It came unexpected but was welcome and shows a good feeling towards me that pleases me much." He sent fifteen dollars home to avoid losing...
GLC03696.11
1875
Whitman, Walt
Memoranda During the War [presentation copy to J.Q.A. Ward]
Inscribed on a printed "Remembrance Copy" notice. To Ward from "his friend the Author."
GLC03737
October 1861
Stedman, Mary C. (fl. 1861)
A mother to her soldier son
Poem sent to Union solider Asa Smith. This poem was written by Mary C. Stedman, a family friend of the Smiths who wrote the poem at the request of Asa Smith's mother. She references the request in GLC03742.02. In that letter she says: "When you left...
GLC03742.01
31 October 1861
Smith, Maria (fl. 1861)
to Asa Smith
There are four separate notes from various family members to Asa Smith updating him on family and home life. One is from his sister "Maria," one from his sister "Carrie," another from his sister "Mary," and the last is from his mother. Maria's note...
GLC03742.02
13 June 1864
Cook, Gustave (1835-1897)
to Eliza Cook
Cooks wants to set the record straight on "the house 'I loved so much'." He feels he has been straightforward and has told Eliza everything of his past indiscretions. Says he will again clear things up when he returns. He writes, "…nothing will...
GLC02570.57
15 July 1864
Writes about his and Eliza's wedding day, 11years ago. Reminds her of God's blessings regardless of all the illness and death that has been bestowed upon them. Wishes he had kept and journal and "let our children see the joys and sorrows, hopes and...
GLC02570.60
22 October 1864
Has received Eliza's letters those from friends dated as far back as December 1863. Fills her in on where his camp is going and where they have been since his last letter. Can't bear to write any news of the war and instructs Eliza to read the...
GLC02570.62
circa April 1865
McParlin, Thomas A. (1825-1897)
Abraham Lincoln Foully Assassinated, April 14th 1865, from the London Punch
Nineteen stanza poem, an anonymous tribute to the late President, McParlin copied from Punch magazine.
GLC02649.22
19 October 1862
Epperly, Christian M. (1837-1904)
to Mary Epperly
States he is nearly barefoot and hopes to get his boots soon. Mentions that General [W.E.B.] Stuart rode around [General George] McClellan's army in Maryland. Page four is a religious poem.
GLC02715.034
26 November 1862
Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865)
to Nancy E. Jones and Benjamin Jones
They are camped again and in good spirits; he hopes for a visit from Benjamin. On stationery with poem titled "The Soldier's Dream," with bottom third of first page cut off.
GLC02739.024
4 April 1863
to Nancy E. Jones
He was detailed and had to leave the 79th to work a twelve pound brass cannon in the 20th Ohio Battery. He does not feel in any more danger as "I can dodge a shell or canon ball some times but a musket ball I can not." The battery consists of two...
GLC02739.045
1863
Pittsburgh Subsistence Committee.
The Soldier's Return.
Miniature pamphlet containing poem "The Nine Months Man." Published: Johnstons Print.
GLC02739.093
30 March 1864
He is sorry to hear that things at home are so difficult for her. He is pleased that she received his diary, as "for future use and practice…it is more precious than gold."
GLC02739.105
2 March 1864
West, Lewis H. (b. 1829)
to Harriet Moore
References receiving her latest letter. Speaks cynically about the situation off the South Carolina coast, saying "It really seems as if there was a fatality about all our operations. here, every thing being put off too long. Everybody knows now that...
GLC03836.61
5 September 1864
to R. West
Has been busy surveying St. Catherine's bar, which has been little explored. Describes what he discovered while surveying. Says he discovered a channel into the harbor, so he can quickly secure his ship now. Praises Farragut's actions at Mobile...
GLC03836.72
25 November 1864
Written aboard USS "Fernandina." References her letter of 5 November, noting that it was the first definite news of the election they received, and the first information from the North. Says he heard from two South Carolina deserters that Lincoln...
GLC03836.79
1869
Peck, Jesse T. (Jesse Truesdell) (1811-1883)
The history of the great republic, considered from a Christian stand-point.
Signed by Joshua L. Chamberlain as Governor of Maine. Printed by Broughton and Wyman. Apparently a salesman's mock-up copy, containing binding samples and list of subscribers following the printed text. Chamberlain is one of 32 signers who were...
GLC03851
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