Pettis's letters to his wife Annie describe the army posts, towns, and the difficulties of frontier duty in a time of limited communication and erratic pay. Included are the descriptive rolls of the men recruited by Pettis, giving rank, age, size, description, place of birth, occupation, and enlistment date, with, in some cases, notation as to cause of death.
Description:
George Henry Pettis, lieutenant in the California Volunteers during the Civil War, recruited and commanded company K, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, under colonel James H. Carleton, in its campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.
Subject (Geographic):
California--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Fort Craig (N.M.), Fort Sumner (N.M.), and United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Illuminated plaque on paper with calligraphy and decorative elements. Includes four liturgical poems for Purim customary among Kurdish Jews, verses from the Book of Esther, and the blessings recited before and after the reading of the Megillah.
Description:
Imperfect: mutilated with loss of text and illustration. and Verso blank.
Documents relating to J. D. Fondren & Bro. : Richmond, Va., 1788-1863
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript letters and receipts, dated 1858 to 1868, and other letters, deeds and documents relating to slaves and the slave trade, from 1788 to 1863.
Alternative Title:
[Autograph letter signed] 1859 March 9, Hollow Square, Alabama [to] Friend Fondren
Diary describes two journeys from England to France; includes an account of the funeral of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834); on his second visit, Carries itinerary included Germany, Brussels and Prague.
Description:
Autograph MS.
Subject (Geographic):
Coblentz (Germany), Cologne (Germany), and Rhine River
Journal of a tour to Holland, Hanover, Oldenverg, Holstein, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Poland, and Prussia; the first volume is labelled ""Rough Notes"" and consists of jottings made in the course of the journey; the second volume is labelled ""Journal"" and is