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	Search results for Society    Refine your search Subject Graham, James -- Corre... (18) Graham, James -- Corre... (6) Graham, James -- Corre... (6) Graham, James -- Corre... (5) Shields, Winfield Scot... (4) Show more... results 1-20 of 233 item(s)  page 1 of 12 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Scrap Book of Jennie Mitchell, Indiana, PA, Part B, Pages 31 to 61 The following are pages thirty-one to sixty-one of the Scrap Book of Jennie Mitchell. Ms. Mitchell was the daughter of physician and abolitionist, Robert Mitchell. Page thirty-one is a continuation of... 2. Letter from Robert Pollock to Robert Forsythe, East Mahoning, February 18, 1852 Pollock, Robert--Correspondence. Crops--Prices--Pennsylvania. Crops--Pennsylvania--Indiana County--History--19th century. Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania--Indiana County--History--19th century. Presbyterians--Pennsylvania. Letter from Robert Pollock to Robert Forsythe, February 18, 1852. Pollock writes from East Mahoning Township, PA. to his cousins [who may be in Ireland or Philadelphia, there is no address on the letter.]... 3. Soldier's and Sailor's Almanac for 1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Almanacs. Almanacs, American. Soldiers--Religious life--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Christian literature, English. This is The Soldier's and Sailor's Almanac for 1865, published by the Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge, No. 3 Bible House, New York. The book is paperbound and has... 4. Buck Saw Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works. This is a photograph of a buck saw, which was in use from the 1840s until the early 20th century. It is used for cutting wood. During the Civil War era farmers would cut wood to sell for extra income,... 5. Flail Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works. This is a photograph of a flail, which was probably used around the 1700-1800s. Until the invention of the threshing machine in 1840, most grain in PA was threshed with the flail. The flail was used during... 6. Scythe Scythes--19th century--Pictorial works. Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works. This is a photo of a scythe, probably dating before 1850. It has a 30'' blade and handmade handle. It is used to cut grain such as wheat and hay. This farming tool was replaced around the time of the Civil... 7. Crosscut Saw Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works. This is a photo of a crosscut saw common in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was an important tool for felling trees. During winter months, when farmers had fewer chores, they would cut timber on the land... 8. Oxen Yoke Yokes--19th century--Pictorial works. Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works. Oxen were used for a variety of tasks on the farm before the 1840s. In the latter years of the nineteenth century, horses began to replace oxen. Many farmers in western Pennsylvania, however, continued... 9. Scrap Book of Jennie Mitchell, Indiana, PA, Part A, Front Cover to Page 30 This is the first section of images containing the Scrap Book of Jennie Mitchell, including images of the front cover, along with thirty pages of articles and writings collected by its Ms. Mitchell. Jennie... 10. Scrap Book of Jennie Mitchell, Indiana, PA, Part D, pages 93 to 123 This section includes pages ninety-three to page one-hundred and twenty-three of Jennie Mitchell's Scrap Book. Page ninety-three includes the following articles: "Uncle Sam Gets His Work Done," "A Toad... 11. Letter from J. R. Adams to Thomas White, February 21, 1864 Adams, J. R. [James R.]--Correspondence. United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 67th--Biography. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Military service. White, Thomas, 1799-1866. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by [Private] J. R. [James R.] Adams to Judge Thomas White from a camp near Brandy Station, Virginia on February 21, 1864. Adams writes to ask if Judge White knows when he will be discharged.... 12. Letter from Thomas White to Catherine White, June 1, 1864 White, Thomas, 1799-1866--Correspondence. White, Richard, 1826-1865--Military service. Libby Prison. Prisoners of war--Health and hygiene. Prisoners of war--North Carolina--Goldsborough. White, Harry L., 1834-1920. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by Judge Thomas White to his wife Catherine White from Philadelphia on June 1, 1864. Along with this letter, Judge White sends along two newspaper articles. The first states that Richard, their... 13. Letter from Harry White to Titian J. Coffey, June 28, 1864 White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Correspondence. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Military service. Coffey, Titian James, 1824-1897. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 67th (1862-1865)--Biography. Prisoners of war--Georgia--Macon--Personal narratives. Prisoners of war--South Carolina--Columbia--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by Harry White to Titian J. Coffey from Richland Jail in Columbia, South Carolina on June 28, 1864. Harry writes that he is very depressed from being in prison for so long, but he is managing... 14. Letter from Thomas White to Catherine White, May 27, 1864 White, Thomas, 1799-1866--Correspondence. White, Richard, 1826-1865--Biography. White, Richard, 1826-1865--Military service. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by Thomas White to his wife Catherine White from Baltimore on May 27, 1864. Judge White reports that their son Richard has been captured by the Confederates. [This is after their other son... 15. Letter from W. R. Sterling to Thomas White, August 1864 Sterling, W. R.--Correspondence. White, Thomas, 1799-1865. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Military service. Prisoner-of-war escapes--Confederate States of America--History--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by W. R. Sterling to Judge Thomas White from Washington DC in August 1864. Sterling confirms that Harry, Judge White's son, was recaptured during an attempted escape from Confederate imprisonment.... 16. Letter from A. G. Curtin to Thomas White, July 9, 1864 Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1817-1894--Correspondence. Pennsylvania. Governor (1860-1864 : Curtin). White, Thomas, 1799-1866. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Military service. Salisbury Prison (N.C.). Prisoner-of-war escapes--Union--History--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by Pennsylvania Governor A. G. Curtin to Judge Thomas White from Harrisburg on July 9, 1864. Curtin writes that Judge White's son Harry is believed to have escaped from a Confederate prison... 17. Letter from B. B. Sprague to Thomas White, July 24, 1864 Sprague, B. B.--Correspondence. White, Thomas, 1799-1866. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Biography. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Military service. Salisbury Prison (N.C.). United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 67th (1862-1865)--Biography. Prisoner-of-war escapes--Confederate States of America--History--Personal narratives. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by B. B. Sprague to Judge Thomas White from Washington on July 24, 1864. Sprague reports how Judge White's son Harry was able to escape from the Confederates who were holding him prisoner.... 18. Letter from Thomas White to Catherine White, May 28, 1864 White, Thomas, 1799-1865--Correspondence. White, Richard, 1826-1865--Biography. Drewrys Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1864. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Prisoners and prisons. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Communications. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources. Letter sent by Judge Thomas White to his wife Catherine White on May 28, 1864. Judge White sends along an article from the Herald newspaper which contains a list of prisoners and casualties from the Battle... 19. Letter from Simon Cameron to Thomas White, October 27, 1864 White, Thomas, 1799-1866. White, Harry L., 1834-1920--Biography. Pennsylvania--Politics and government--19th century. Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889--Correspondence. Letter sent by Simon Cameron to Judge Thomas White from Philadelphia on October 27, 1864. Cameron writes that he considers Harry, Judge White's son, to be one of his most useful aides. He also notes that... 20. Letter from A. G. Curtin to Thomas White, October 14, 1864 White, Thomas, 1799-1866. Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1817-1894--Correspondence. Pennsylvania. Governor (1860-1864 : Curtin). Pennsylvania--Politics and government--19th century. White, Harry L., 1834-1920. Letter sent by Pennsylvania Governor A. G. Curtin to Judge Thomas White from Harrisburg on October 14, 1864. Governor Curtin is writing to Judge White to report on a meeting of the State Central Committee... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 233 item(s)  page 1 of 12 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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