Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: What Strange Object Has Landed; Greentown Hardware Colsed-Future Of Buliding Not Certain; Roofing Project To Start At Eastern; Blankenship Elected to Board
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Greentown Poliece Kept Busy with Vehicle Thefts, a Break-in, a Hit and Run and More; Report From Town Council; Fmaily Dollar Store to Open in Greentown; Cheerleaders Decorate for...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Aimee Romero to Open "Music at the Fountain" Series; Lawn & Garden Project Teaches Safety; Deadline Nearing FOr Filing; Greentown Farmers Market; Greentown Donates for Bomb Dog
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Chapel Dedicated at Century Villa/Century Fields, Art Show WInners; Fun at "Music at the Fountain"
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Christmas and Military Mailing Deadlines; Christmas Home Tour; Lady Comets Win Sectional; Eastern's Robotics Team Tops it Off!; Energy Assistance
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: First Step Taken Toward "Main Street" Project; Grapevine Photo WIns State Award; Beginning Third Year
Letters; Bank drafts; Debt; United States. Army--Drill and tactics; Milroy family--Correspondence
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, enclosing two bank drafts with instructions on cashing them. He gives details of a debt that needs to be paid to someone in Monticello. He gives details of a skirmish between his men and the rebels.
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, letting him know that Val has been ill. The other children have started back to school. Ben is working for someone else, as Mary has only enough work for a girl, but not both the girl and Ben.
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, letting her know he arrived safely in Tullahoma. Cicero did not pay some bills and a large sum of interest is now due. He may have someone else take over his finances if Cicero can't do the job. He writes of the...
A letter to Milroy, presenting a long list of attempts that Colfax had tried to get Milroy an assignment. Once an assignment was finally awarded to Milroy, he immediately begins requesting a better assignment. Colfax is hurt by the ingratitude.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Home life; Postal service; Elections; Home economics--Equipment and supplies
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing that she is pleased that Colfax was re-elected. She attended a lecture given by someone who had been with Milroy in Virginia. She reports about their winter supplies as well as the activities of some...
Communications, Military; Military administration; United States. Army--Management; Officers--Selection and appointment
A letter from Milroy to Major General Sigel, regarding the formation of divisions within Sigel's corps. Milroy is requesting placement so that he reports to someone with the rank of Major General instead of a Brigadier General, which is Milroy's...
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Dwellings--Maintenance and repair; Home life
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing that Ben has joined the army and is in the 83rd regiment. He wasn't able to finish the cellar and drain repairs before leaving, so she had someone else fix it. She is considering going to Delphi for a...
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Home life; African American domestics--Indiana--Rensselaer; United States. Army--Recruiting and enlistment; Jasper (Horse)
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing that a new batch of local recruits are about to leave. Ben has been thinking about going too. News of a bloody battle between Sigel and Jackson leaves Mary anxious for news of her husband. Moody (of the...
A letter from Schuyler Colfax (a member of Congress) to Milroy. Colfax tells Milroy that he passed Milroy's name on to John Fremont, who will soon be taking over the Virginia campaign. Milroy did not want to be under the command of someone his...
Correspondence; Charlestown (Ind.); Christmas tree
This letter is written by a sister to her brother. The last page of the letter is missing. She tells about getting caught in the rain and getting soaked to the bone. She paid a dollar to someone to take her brother's trunk to the railroad station...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; United States. Army--Military life; Korean War, 1950-1953--War work--Red Cross; Military training; Fort Worden (Wash.); Welding
Alfred is at Fort Worden in Washington. He tells about the Red Cross and how they help people get leave to go home if a family member dies. He learns that his job is going to be a welder. He will start welding school at Hudson Point, Washington. He...
