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You are respectfully invited to accompany the Peace Makers on an excursion : to a quiet retreat on a salt marsh : near the Atlantic, 1863
You are respectfully invited to accompany the Peace Makers on an excursion to a quiet retreat on a salt marsh, near the Atlantic. Dated 1863. This satirical invitation to a fictitious political gathering invites Peace Democrats or “Copperheads” to a…
The Moon boardinghouse card, between 1862 and 1864
The Moon boardinghouse card. Dated between 1862 and 1864. This patriotic business card for Frederick Stieringer’s boardinghouse, “The Moon,” most likely served as an advertisement to soldiers and the family members of wounded Union soldiers who were…
The General boardinghouse card, between 1864 and 1867
The General boardinghouse card. Dated between 1864 and 1867. This patriotic business card for Caroline Rogers’ boardinghouse, “The General,” most likely served as an advertisement to soldiers and the family members of wounded Union soldiers who were…
Relieve the distressed : aid and comfort for our wounded and sick soldiers, between 1861 and 1864
Relieve the distressed. Aid and comfort for our wounded and sick soldiers. Dated between 1861 and 1864. This card created by Reverend Joseph W. Parker of the Shawmut Avenue Baptist Church, now Boston’s First Baptist Church, petitions the citizens of…
Petition requesting a dispensation to form a military lodge during the American Civil War, 1862
Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and…
Our company in the Sunday school army petition, between 1861 and 1865
Our company in the Sunday school army petition. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This document from a Sunday school petitions readers to contribute money to provide Union soldiers with religious literature. During the Civil War, Sunday schools and the…
Officer's commission issued to Frank Stanwood, 1862 May 1
Commission for Frank Stanwood as a First Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of the United States Cavalry. Signed by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State Edwin Stanton and dated May 1, 1862.
Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45, 1873 June 04
Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45. Dated June 04, 1873. In this letter, Winyah Lodge, No. 40, describes how white Union soldiers of the 15th Maine torched their lodge building in response to being “relieved by a Battalion of…
Letter from Moses Williams to Alonzo Hall Quint, 1862 August 27
Letter from Moses Williams to Alonzo Hall Quint. Dated August 27, 1862. In this letter, Williams thanks Quint, a Chaplain in the Second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, for sending Williams a lock of his deceased son's hair. First Lieutenant…
Letter from Grand Master William Parkman to Alonzo Hall Quint, 1864 November 17
Letter from Grand Master William Parkman to Alonzo Hall Quint. Dated November 17, 1864. In this letter, Grand Master William Parkman of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts provides Freemason Alonzo Hall Quint with information regarding Quint's proposed…
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War letter from Private Timothy Mahoney, 1918 July 20
A letter dated July 20, 1918, from World War I Private Timothy J. Mahoney. Mahoney served with the 302nd Infantry Regiment as part of the American…