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Turner, J. Milton (fl. 1877-)
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
asks for whiskey and cigars. writes that Bruce must enter the lists at Chicago and he cannot afford not to appear.
GLC09400.544
22 June 1863
Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892)
to parents
There are signs that they will be stopping here for a few days, so he will write a longer letter than the last one. The 6th corps will act as reserve troops for the army, and will "go where it is most needed." Is within 10 miles of Bull Run. Thinks...
GLC09355.008
27 April 1878
Leas, J.N., (fl. 1878)
Leas has written Senator Bruce to see if he is able to help him get a appointment in the New Orleans post office. He says "I have (strange to say) become tired of swamp life & bad whiskey" and would like a job that will let him move.
GLC09400.029
26 January 1902
Sherzer, Edwin B.
to Clara M. Miller
Getting news of the Boer War; Dreamed he had married her.
GLC05755.074
May & June 1862
Redmond, Dennis (fl. 1856-1865)
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]
Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial...
GLC05959.11.04
20 May 1863
Adair & Smith (1861-1864)
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 84 (May 20, 1863)]
"How the Yankees Took Marye's Heights," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, claims that "the Yankees were dealt rations of whiskey in order to get them up to Marye's heights, and that each most hindmost man was ordered to strike down, with the...
GLC05959.09.188
18 May 1794
Irvine, William (1741-1804)
to Captain Denny
Discusses military organizing for the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion. Expresses his desire for "a strong company of the militia from each of the three counties." Irvine was a Pennsylvania congressman and army officer who commanded troops to...
GLC05991
19 July 1794
Discusses a dispute between the United States and the Six Nations over land. Contends that "there is nothing in the Constitution...that gives the Legislature much less the Executive a shadow of Power to cede...a single foot of ground, the...
GLC05542
1 March 1864
Gibbs, Alfred (1823-1868)
to F. S. Cozzens
Written from camp near Culpeper. Missed Cozzens on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. On the train to Washington, sat beside a Presbyterian parson. Told the parson he was a brevet Bishop in the Army of the Potomac. Notes that the parson was...
GLC05033
13 January 1857
Humphreys, Joseph (fl. 1845)
to Sarah Gibson Humphreys
Written on verso of Bill of Exchange [dated 12/6/56] belonging to Samuel Humphreys. Joseph tells his wife of the hardships on his trip including running out of sugar and having to substitute "whiskey & water" for coffee. He is sending Bob back for...
GLC04501.081
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