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Letter from Levi S. Reist to Thaddeus Stevens and Stevens' request of Gov. Curtin
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Photocopy of letter from Levi S. Reist to Thaddeus Stevens regarding a friend who was drafted into the military and pleading for his discharge by asking Stevens to speak to the governor. Lancaster. 15 December 1862.
Photocopy of Thaddeus Stevens' request to Gov. Curtin to "Do something for this man if possible," regarding Levi S. Reist. Washington. 19 December 1862.
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Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to O. J. Dickey stating that he will attend to the clothing, equipment, etc., he has heard nothing of the battle and is anxious to hear good news. Harrisburg.
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Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 7
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 18 April 2022.
Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 5, Item 1
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Letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. O. J. Dickey regarding troop movement with Meade's and Lee's armies, Harrisburg, Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Harrisburg.
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MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 8
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 18 April 2022.
Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 3, Insert 5, Item 2
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Photostatic copy of letter from Thaddeus Stevens to Col. S. Stevens regarding [Caledonia]. Thaddeus received the first communication from his manager that [the Confederates] were led on Tuesday to where the teams were and took all of the horses and mules and even crippled some horses. They took 4,000 pounds of bacon, molasses, contents of the store, $1,000 worth of corn from the mills and other grain, and $4,000 worth of bar iron. On Friday, they burned the furnace, sawmill, two forges and another mill. They kept the office and store room that night and burned them on Saturday. Damage was worse than Thaddeus expected and he doesn't know what the poor families will do; he must provide for their relief. Lancaster.
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Letter from Monsieur Ludovic LeChaut to Thaddeus Stevens
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Letter from Monsieur Ludovic LeChaut to Thaddeus Stevens stating that he had devised plans and inventions to aid the Union Navy during the Civil War and that he read in the newspaper that an admiral used one of his ideas to break through a rebel stronghold. He wrote to President Lincoln, but does not know if the letter was received by him. He did not like President Johnson, a Southern Democrat, and chose to write to Stevens due to his Republican ways and his loyalty to democracy. Le Havre, France. With envelope.
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Other Numbers
MG-115
Other Number
MG-115, Part 1, Folder 4, Insert 8
Classification
MG0115
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 21 April 2022.
Old # MG-115, Part 1, Folder 4, Insert 4, Item 3
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Certification of military service for George W. Watson
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Certification of military service for George W. Watson as private in the 22nd Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry, Co. H, 1864-1865. Issued by the Department of Military Affairs, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1959.
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MG-18
Other Number
MG-18, Series A, Folder 123
Classification
MG0018
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 23 March 2022.
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Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess, Lancaster, reporting that he is well, has had enough of the war, and that they would like letters from home. "…take me out of this damd dirty hole for I cannot stand it verry long…" With envelope.
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MG-18
Other Number
MG-18, Series A, Folder 124, Insert 1
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MG0018
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
One of two letters discovered in 1988 in the collections of the Lancaster History with Justice of the Peace records from 1873. Added to database 23 March 2022.
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Letter to Samuel Harris reporting that the writer has been unwell since he joined the army, they are with Gen. Sherman and about to take Richmond, and he would like paper and stamps, and word from home. "…we are goin to take Richmon and Army men will fall…" Sent in the care of George [Steinhauser] to Samuel Harris, hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. With envelope.
Letter from James Clark to Mrs. Martin D. Hess (MG0018_SerA_F124_In01)
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MG-18
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MG-18, Series A, Folder 124, Insert 2
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MG0018
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Item
Custodial History
One of two letters discovered in 1988 in the collections of the Lancaster History with Justice of the Peace records from 1873. Added to database 24 March 2022.
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Letter from John Fass to friend. Fass reported for duty in Lancaster in March 1865 and his unit moved to Philadelphia, Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg, Charlestown, Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Stevenson Station, and Summit Point. He mentions that Richmond was taken. He describes the natural resources so prevalent in Virginia, which is not as developed as Lancaster County. Compares the slave quarters he has seen in Virginia to hog pens in Pennsylvania.
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Accession Number
2004.MG0018.B3
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MG-18
Other Number
MG-18, Series B, Folder 3
Classification
MG0018
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 24 March 2022.
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