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John H. Kelly Letter To Major E.S. Barford, Dated July 28, 1864., John Herbert Kelly Jul 1864

John H. Kelly Letter To Major E.S. Barford, Dated July 28, 1864., John Herbert Kelly

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate brigadier general John H. Kelly writes a letter at 1 a.m., describing his slow progress and intentions to "strike the Flat Shoals and Jonesboro war." Dated July 28, 1864, at "McDonega & Atlanta Road."


Letter From Joel R. Poinsett To Captain Finch Concerning An Opinion On A Proposition, Dated January 27, 1822., Joel Roberts Poinsett Jan 1822

Letter From Joel R. Poinsett To Captain Finch Concerning An Opinion On A Proposition, Dated January 27, 1822., Joel Roberts Poinsett

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Joel R. Poinsett, the US Minister to Mexico, writes to Captain Finch confirming his opinion to oppose a proposition made by Mr. McWhiteman about small vessels of war, dated January 27, 1822.


Banastre Tarleton Writes To An English Army Quartermaster To Inform Him Of A Supply Shortage. England, 1803., Banastre Tarleton Dec 1803

Banastre Tarleton Writes To An English Army Quartermaster To Inform Him Of A Supply Shortage. England, 1803., Banastre Tarleton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Tarleton was an English Army Officer and at the time of this letter he was Commander-in-Chief of the Severn District, a military district organized in anticipation of an invasion from France. In this letter he writes to the Quartermaster to inform him of a unit's shortage of blankets and entrenching tools.


Letter In Which Daniel Morgan Refuses Henry Knox's Request For Assistance In Fighting Native Americans. 1792., Daniel Morgan Apr 1792

Letter In Which Daniel Morgan Refuses Henry Knox's Request For Assistance In Fighting Native Americans. 1792., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

In this letter Daniel Morgan, a Virginian famous for his victory at Cowpens, S.C. duing the American Revolution, replies to Secretary of War Henry Knox's request for assistance in fighting Native American. Morgan demures, citing the qualities of the U.S. officer corps and the "peculiar" nature of fighting Native Americans.`