Meeker Griffin writes to his parents hoping that they are in good health. He describes an incident in Army Company H, where a soldier is accidentally shot and killed and another is wounded.
James and his comrade Alexander M. Valet write to James sister Sally about the events of the last year. James doubts that the War will end soon, "but time will tell". He thinks the Union "has goon in", and seems to have been indifferent as to who...
James Thitchener writes to his sister about his regiment's activities stating that they are on the move and are expecting a clash with the rebel army who are on the way to Bull Run. He hopes to have better success than in the past. James...
Letter from Roelif Eltinge to his daughter Rachel. Rachel is upset that she’s had a change of room-mates at her boarding school. He cautions her not to jump to conclusions about them, and not to ask for a change without good reason. But he also...
This letter to Rachel is from her sister Maria who lives across the river from New Paltz, in the village of Springtown. She supplies Rachel with a long list of friends and relatives who have been visiting back and forth with each other, and goes on...
Which balconies, porches, and roofs are original? It's impossible to tell on this intriguing house. The history is unknown, although it was built before 1884 as it is on the Burleigh map of Nyack produced that year. In the 1910 Sanborn map, the...
Women; Correspondence; Diseases; Medicine; Health care;
Twelve days after the death of Leah's baby Mary, Leah has become quite feeble. Thomas writes, "I must say that I have not
all along entertained in my own mind any doubt as to her recovery." Leah has been treated with cod liver oil which appeared to...
This three-story house, located on the northwest corner of Gedney and First Avenue, has been greatly altered. The large doorway on the second level is original but it is hard to tell what else remains of the original construction.
Advertisements; African Americans; Blacks; Boarding schools; Fund raising; Indians of North America; Schools
Advertisement for a fundraising event at the Chester Presbyterian Church for benefit of the Hampton Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute which was founded on the banks of the Virginia Peninsula by Brigadier General Samuel Chapman Armstrong in...
Advertising; Recruiting and enlistment; Volunteer work; Ambulances; World War, 1914-1918
Advertisement published by the American Ambulance Field Service, under the direction of Henry D. Sleeper and William R. Hereford, calling for volunteers to serve as ambulance drivers in France during World War I.
A one page letter written by Annette Innis Young, in black ink on off-white lined paper. The letter is dated July 29, 1896, Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Annette writes about her love for Samuel Wood and how Innis picks on her by calling Samuel...
