Description: Front image shows "U.S. Recruiting Office, Col. Sharp." Drawing of a soldier attempting to kiss a woman, old man in cap peeps from an overhead window. Mounted on cardstock. "Beauties of the Draft, No substitute wanted." C.D.V. is a small portrat mounted on a visiting card....
Description: (2) Letters of recommdation written to Dr. Wm. H. Van Buren on behalf of George C. Douglas, M.D. by Drs. Stephen Persevitt and Henry Black (?). Letters written on single sheet of white lined paper which was folded to make a four page booklet.
Description: .58 caliber Minie Ball with markings which were reported to be teethmarks. Three rings around the base (Union).
Date Created: April 15, 1865
Description: 1 pp handwritten in pencil on white blue-lined paper. Dated April 15, 1865 from Clarissa F. Jones to an unknown person regarding the death of President Lincoln.
Date Created: June 12, 1862
Description: 1 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, faintly blue lined paper dated June 12, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding school, side and wounded.
Date Created: August 12, 1862
Description: 1 pp letter handwritten in pencil on white, blue-lined paper Dated August 12, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding leaving Philedelphia, being at the landing Thursday, her preparations for travel.
Date Created: September 4, 1862
Description: 1 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, unlined paper. Dated September 4, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding travel plans to Washington D.C., Alexander to care for wounded, concern for have and family.
Date Created: January 10, 1863
Description: 1 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, faintly blue-lined paper Dated January 10, 1863 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding Lane's obtaining information concerning Daniel's cousin husband.
Date Created: September 17, 1862
Description: 1 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white unlined paper. Dated September 17, 1862 from Lane Schofield to Clarissa F. Jones regarding the Battle of Antietam. Reverse has letter from Clarissa to an unknown party.
Date Created: June 27, 1876
Description: 1 pp letter, handwritten in black ink on white, blue-lined paper. Dated June 27, 1876 from Daniel Logan to Clarissa F. Jones regarding pension papers for Thomas Jones.
Date Created: June 26, 1863
Description: 1 pp letter, handwritten in brown ink on folded sheet of white blue-lined paper. Dated June 26, 1863 from Col. C. M. Eatkin to Gen. Darius N. Couch regarding Lt. John Dye.
Date Created: June 27, 1863
Description: 1 pp letter, handwritten in black ink on light blue, blue-lined "DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYS' paper. Dated June 27, 1863 from Strickland Kneass to Governor Curtin regarding the map making services of Lt. John Dye.
Date Created: July 7, 1863
Description: 1 pp letter, handwritten in brown ink on white, blue-lined "Head Quarters,/Defences of / CITY OF PHILADELPHIA". Dated July 7, 1863 from Brig. Gen. A.J. Pleasonton to Lt. John Dye relieving him from duy with the Home Guard Engineer Department.
Date Created: December 22, 1873
Description: 1 pp printed letter on white paper. Dated December 22, 1873. From Historical Society of Pennsylvania to John Dye informing him of his membership.
Date Created: June 26, 1863
Description: 1 pp single sheet military orders, handwritten in brown ink on white unlined paper. From Col. C. M. Eakin to Lt. John Dye ordering him to Camp Curtin. Dated June 26, 1863.
Date Created: 6292
Description: 1 pp type written letter on Bureau of Pensions stationary. Dated March 23, 1917 from Bureau of Pensions to Clarissa Dye regarding pension of John Dye.
Description: 1 pp unaddressed, unsigned letter handwritten in pencil on white, unlined paper regarding mourning decorations, probably in response to President Lincoln's death.
Description: 1 pp unfinished manuscript handwritten on white, blue margined paper. Wartime record of service of Clarissa F. Jones.
Date Created: June 20, 1863
Description: 1 pp, single sheet telegraph message with print and handwritten in black ink. Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph Lines message from Col. C.M. Eakin to Lt. John Dye. Dated June 20, 1863.
Date Created: January 4, 1862
Description: Single sheet of white paper, rectangular, black type. Order talks of how to treat British blockade runners captured by the Union Navy. From Gideon Welles, Navy Department, January 4, 1862.
Description: 13 pp manuscript handwritten in black ink on white, brown-lined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding leaving Gettysburg and travelling to Rappahannock Station, Virginia, in 1863.
Description: 18 pp manuscript handwritten in black ink on white unlined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding her visit to the Army of the Potomac at Belle Plain, Virginia, in 1862
Date Created: July 20, 1863
Description: 18 pp manuscript handwritten in black ink on white paper. Dated July 20, 1863 by Clarissa F. Jones regarding her experience at the Gettysburg hospitals.
Date Created: 1862
Description: Letter addressed to Ruthie with several folds and a stamp in the upper left corner. The content concerns the location of Elias Marsh. Dated 1862
Description: 1870's Eastlake style wheelchair with metal-rimmed wooden wheels, caned back, seat & footrest, and upholstered, horse-hair filled arms.
Date Created: June 29, 1863
Description: 1pp 'HEADQUARTERS/Department of the Susquehanna" orders, handwritten in brown ink on white blue-lined paper. Dated June 29, 1863 pass for Lt. John Dye and others by order of Gen. Couch.
Date Created: 12
Description: 1pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, gray-lined personalized stationary of John H. Dye. Dated January 12, 1900, from Dye to Adjt. Gen. of Pennsylvania Thomas J. Stewart regarding Dye's military record.
Description: 1pp manuscript handwritten on folded, white, unlined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding her visit to the Army of the Potomac at Brandy Station, Virginia in 1863.
Date Created: December 27, 1862
Description: 1pp War Department document handwritten in black ink on white paper. Printed "War Department" heading. Dated December 27, 1862. Pass for "Miss C. Jones and Miss Geo. Lewis" to vist the Army of the Potomac. Several holes have been punched in the paper
Date Created: March 31, 1863
Description: 2 page letter, brown ink on white paper, from Dorthea Dix to unknown, dated March 31, 1863.
Date Created: September 5, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in pencil on white, blue-lined paper. Dated September 5, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding arrivals in Wash D.C., Miss Dix, nursing duties & concerns for Lane.
Date Created: October 13, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, blue-lined paper dated October 13, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding her case of typhoid fever and Daniels going to battlefield for Charley's body.
Date Created: October 19, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, unlined paper dated October 19, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding Clarissa's health, nursing of soldiers, & family.
Date Created: November 9, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, unlined paper dated November 9, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding domestic chores, war news & school.
Date Created: January 3, 1863
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in both black ink and pencil on white blue-lined paper dated received January 3, 1863 from Clarissa F. Jones to Have Schofield regarding her trip to see Lane.
Date Created: August 5, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white unlined paper dated August 5, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to probably Mr. Hollingsworth (letter is addressed to no one) from board Steamer State of Maine regarding "secesh" prisoners from Merrimac.
Date Created: September 5, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white, unlined paper dated September 5, 1862 from Clarissa F. Jones to Mr. Hollingsworth regarding Washington D.C., Mr. Pierce's interview with Dorothea Dix, State of Maine & feeding the soldiers.
Date Created: October 3, 1862
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink and pencil on white unlined paper. Dated October 3, 1862. From Clarissa F. Jones regarding Lyceum Military Hospital.
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on white blue-lined paper. Statement of wartime service for pension application..
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in brown ink on white blue-lined paper. Undated, from Clarissa F. Jones to unknown male regarding her pension application.
Date Created: September 1866
Description: 2 pp letter handwritten in black ink on light blue, blue-lined paper. Dated September, 1866 from the board of the Rittenhouse School to Clarissa F. Jones, regarding her resignation as principal. Signed by board members.
Date Created: August 30, 1859
Description: 2 pp letter, handwritten in black ink on light blue, blue-lined paper. Dated August 30th, 1859. Minutes from the Board of Locust Street Grammer School for Boys regarding Clarissa F. Jones leaving for new position at the Rittenhouse School.
Date Created: 720
Description: 2 pp letter, handwritten in black ink on white, blue-lined paper. Dated December 20, 1901 from Daniel Logan to Clarissa F. Jones regarding the upcoming Christmas. With envelope.
Description: 2 pp manuscript handwritten in blue ink on white, blue-lined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding her visit to the Army of the Potomac at Belle Plain, Virginia, in 1862. Additional handwriting in pencil on back of manuscript.
Description: 2 pp manuscript handwritten in black ink on white, blue-lined red margined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding obtaining a pass to visit the Army of the Potomac in 1863.
Description: 2 pp partial manuscript handwritten in black ink on white blue-lined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding a Confederate hospital at Gettysburg. Missing first two pages.
Description: 2 pp partial manuscript handwritten in black ink on white unlined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones recalling brief anecdotes from her wartime service. Includes a quote from Gen. Meade, and Clarissa's question, "Why don't the Commissioner of Pensions give a chance to the "Old Women of...
Date Created: October 19, 1862
Description: 2 pp unfinished letter handwritten in black ink on white, unlined paper. Dated October 19, 1862. From Clarissa F. Jones to Mr. Hollingsworth regarding Lyceum Military Hospital.
Description: 2 pp unfinished manuscript handwritten in black ink on white blue-lined, red margined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding visiting the Army of the Potomac in 1863. First page missing.
Description: 2 pp unfinished manuscript handwritten in pencil and black ink on light brown, unlined paper. By Clarissa F. Jones regarding visiting the Pennsylvania Reserves in 1861.