Andrew Buck was a member of the Amphictyon Literary Society while a student at Hillsdale College. He wrote several letters to the Amphictyons while he was serving with the 1st Michigan. He was a first a student in 1859 and returned to Hillsdale...
In 1864, an umarried man of 29, N. W. Bassett ( Nehemiah W. Bassett) left Hudson and went south to work for the U.S. Army. He reports on camp life in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His connection to Hillsdale College is unknown and how this journal...
Although this letter has no year, it must have been written in 1864 as it discusses what French thought would be the result if McClellan were elected and if Lincoln was not re-elected. French received a bounty for enlisting but felt were money his...
In this 1863 letter to his sister, Etta, Simon Hadley writes of camp duties and of his hopes they will be reunited in the future. He mentions how much he misses his son, Walter.
In this letter, Hubert Smith writes the work of farming will be too hard for Asher LaFleur following his amputation and suggests that dentistry might be a way he could make a living. This dilemma was one many wounded veterans faced.
This letter expresses the grief felt by Cousin Add over the death of her soldier boy, Jake. The letter is roughly dated as May 24th, 1864 as there is a reference to this death in Lauretta Hadley's diary on May 26, 1864.
This letter is from an acquaintance of Asher LaFleur. The saluation to "Brother Asher" is figurative not literal. Mary discusses Asher's wound and mentions her teaching load has been increased since the minister, the other teacher, has been...
Simon Hadley served throughout the Civil War as a 1st Lt in the Michigan 4th Cavalry and the Michigan 2nd Cavalry. In this letter to his sister, Simon Hadley mentions the dangers of crossing a river on horseback.
In this letter to his sister, Etta, Cornelius Hadley writes of being on march for the past three months, so much so they have not had time to laundry, let alone write. As there was space left on the letter, Cousin Lind also wrote to Etta. Lind is...
In this letter to his sister, Etta, Cornelius Hadley speaks with pride that after a very hard march where some of his men had blood pooling in their socks, only four out of ninety fell out of the march. Cornelius is now a Lt. Col in Co H of one of...
In this letter from 1864, Simon Hadley writes to his sister of the difficulties in leaving family and home, but being grateful for the food brought from home.
Minnie Hadley was a sister-in-law to Laurette Hadley. She was married to Cornelius Hadley, "Neal", brother to Laurette. She writes of local news and discusses the meaning of married love.
Lituus (Auger's Staff) Surrounded by Inscription "TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC"
Pontius Pilate was the governor of the Roman province of Judea from 26 AD until around 36 AD, and is best knows for overseeing the trial and crucifixion of Jesus.
Pilate himself designed and put his coinage into circulation and although they are...
This coin was minted at Alexandria, within Imperial Rome, during the reign of Constantius II. It was considered legal tender from England to Asia Minor. This coin features Constantius II on the obverse, and four lines of writing "VOT XX MVLT XXX"...
Pontius Pilate was the governor of the Roman province of Judea from 26 AD until around 36 AD, and is best know for overseeing the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. His biographical details before and after his appointment to Judea are unknown....
Inscription of the Kalima, Marginal Inscription of Mint Location and Date
This silver dirhem was minted in Wasit, which was part of the Umayyad Dynasty, during the reign of Suleiman (715-717 AD). The obverse of this coin bears an inscription of the Kalima or declaration of the Islamic faith in the field of the coin,...
