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Correspondence, 1851-1916 and undated

orders from officers in the Union Army, including General Rufus Saxton, with whom JEB would continue to
The bulk of the letters cover the years before the American Civil War when John Emory Bryant (JEB
) and Emma Spaulding were in Maine, during the Civil War when JEB was at Port Royal and Hilton Head, S.C

The bulk of the letters cover the years before the American Civil War when John Emory Bryant (JEB) and Emma Spaulding were in Maine, during the Civil War when JEB was at Port Royal and Hilton Head, S.C., during Reconstruction in Georgia (1865-1887), and the remaining years in New York (1888-1900). The letters document JEB's life as a soldier, his courtship and relationship with his wife Emma Spaulding, his involvement in the Republican Party, temperance organizations, the Freedman's Bureau, and the Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as his relationships with other politicians such as President Ulysses S. Grant, James Atkins, Governor Rufus Bullock, and Foster Blodgett, including prominent African-American politicians of the time such as Henry McNeal Turner and William Anderson Pledger.

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  2. John Emory Bryant papers, 1851-1955 and undated

Picture Collection, after 1860

1860s. Most of them are pictures of Civil War generals. Many of these cartes bear a U.S. postage stamp
Vermont, Virginia during the Civil War. As of April 2008, these items are located on 6th 16:B.
photographs transported in the U. S. mail were subject to this form of government tax in order to raise

The major portion of this collection of pictures consists of 53 cartes de viste, dating from the 1860s. Most of them are pictures of Civil War generals. Many of these cartes bear a U.S. postage stamp, indicating that they were produced before or during the period Sept. 1, 1864-Aug. 1, 1866, when all such photographs transported in the U. S. mail were subject to this form of government tax in order to raise additional wartime revenue. Only five of them have not been identified. Also included in this collection are 30 engravings, most of them of prominent American statesmen. Included in the collection are engravings of Kit Carson, Samuel P. Chase, Horatio Gates, and members of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet. Two non-person pictures include an undated print of the Charlotte Female Institute and an 1863 print of Camp Vermont, Virginia during the Civil War. As of April 2008, these items are located on 6th 16:B.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Harry L. and Mary K. Dalton collection, 1695-1955 and undated

Currency Issued by Banks and Other Corporate Bodies, Businesses, Etc.

money ended substantially during the Civil War. The Confederate government and the various states of the
1861, and it is the only paper currency to survive the Civil War as a significant economic factor. Some
1850's and 1860's. After the Civil War there are occasional bills. See also the Raphael P. Thian Papers

The Continental Congress issued a great quantity of paper currency in order to finance the Revolution. The depreciation of this money and its economic effects produced a distrust of any national paper currency. For that reason the 1789 Constitution forbade the states to issue paper money. The Constitution was deliberately silent on the federal government's right to do so. However, there was no ban against their issuance by private organizations and local governments. This loophole was utilized to provide paper currency which was both convenient and necessary for economic life. Over 30,000 varieties of notes were issued by 1,600 different banks in 34 different states between 1790 and 1865. These figures do not include the issues of local governments and private businesses that were not banks. The history of this money ended substantially during the Civil War. The Confederate government and the various states of the Confederacy issued paper currency-during the war. The U.S. Congress authorized a national paper currency in 1861, and it is the only paper currency to survive the Civil War as a significant economic factor. Some currency and scrip continued to be issued at various times by businesses and local governments, but it was economically and quantitatively insignificant. It should be remembered, of course, that the federal government issued gold and silver coinage during this period.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. The Duke University Currency collection, 1746-1982

Confederate and Southern States Currency

issued during and before the Civil War by the private banks and other businesses. Illustrative vignettes
, printing, and decorative vignettes, but these bills in general are not as colorful or varied as those
sailing ships, mythological scenes, historical scenes, war scenes, agricultural scenes, places, etc. A

The collection of Confederate and Southern states currency is very extensive, consisting of 3329 pieces. Of this total 2601 bills were issued by the national government, and 727 bills were issues of state governments. See also the Raphael P. Thian Papers for a large collection of Confederate and Southern States currency.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. The Duke University Currency collection, 1746-1982

Cooper, S[amuel], General Orders No. 64, I-V, Richmond, VA, 1862 September 8 1 item Box 1

Cooper, S[amuel], General Orders No. 64, I-V, Richmond, VA, 1862 September 8
Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
Civil War Papers

Cooper was Adjutant and Inspector General.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
  3. Civil War Papers

Johnson, J.E., Gen., General Order No. 18, 1865 April 27 1 item Box 1

Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
Civil War Papers
Johnson, J.E., Gen., General Order No. 18, 1865 April 27

Acknowledged and accepted the terms set forth in Major General W. T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 65, hailing the end of the Confederacy.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
  3. Civil War Papers

Facsimile of General Order no. 9, 1865 April 10 Box 1

Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
Facsimile of General Order no. 9, 1865 April 10
General order of surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.

General order of surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
  3. Lee Family Papers
  4. Lee, Robert E[dward], 1838-1865, 1925

Letter from Lee to Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, VA, 1865 January 8 Box 1

Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
Letter from Lee to Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, VA, 1865 January 8
Letter concerns certain of Lee's orders in regard to correcting abuses, securing discipline and

Letter concerns certain of Lee's orders in regard to "correcting abuses, securing discipline and enforcement of orders" [in the Department of East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia] that Cooper failed to properly execute.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family papers, 1757-1925, bulk 1838-1868
  3. Lee Family Papers
  4. Lee, Robert E[dward], 1838-1865, 1925

Images Asia: No Childhood At All (1997) Box 287, Video-cassette BU047

Tiger Camp under drug war lord Kun Sa. Testimonies of former child soldiers. Also includes footage of
, and 40% of the children have never been to school. Ethnic children are worse off, dislocated by civil
war, abandoned, or lost. Girls are likely to end up in the brothels and sweat shops across Thailand
  1. Produced by: Images Asia
  2. Report on children and how they have suffered physically, mentally and emotionally under Burma's military regime. They are denied basic services and education, and are forced to work for the military regime and/or join the army.
  3. Footage of children breaking rocks, building tourist sites, carrying huge bags from boats to land, working at construction sites, irrigation schemes, road building, and mixing toxic chemicals. Footage of children training at various military camps, including the Tiger Camp under drug war lord Kun Sa. Testimonies of former child soldiers. Also includes footage of student demonstrations: December 6, 1996, at Hledan Intersection, Rangoon.
  4. Segment on how students risk their lives to demonstrate against the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). The SLORC responds with military retaliation. Footage of student demonstrations: "I believe that, starting from this day, this night, this place, at this time all of us must fight in unity for the dignity of past student leaders, in memory of those who fought in the colonial revolution, for future generations, for the people of Burma, and for our lives."
  5. From a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report: "Many children in Burma are orphaned, abandoned, trafficked, exploited in the labor force, institutionalized or jailed. Across the country many children enjoy no childhood at all. They are simply put to work."
  6. Aung San Suu Kyi: "Children have become involved in forced labor lately, because their parents can't afford to take time off from whatever they are doing to make a living, so if you don't provide one person per family for forced labor then you are fined parents send their children to take their place."
  7. According to this report, classrooms are crowded, there is a shortage of textbooks, the dropout rate is high, and 40% of the children have never been to school. Ethnic children are worse off, dislocated by civil war, abandoned, or lost. Girls are likely to end up in the brothels and sweat shops across Thailand. Boys are forced to join the army.
  8. From a UNICEF report: "Children have become victims or participants in Burma's armed conflicts, used as porters, human shields or human minesweepers.Children are killed, forcibly conscripted, unwillingly separated from their families, kidnapped and tortured."
  9. The report states that conscription of children to the army is common, the army rounds up children at movie halls, tea shops, and even schools. Stories are told by runaway child soldiers:
  10. Shwe Hla, 7th grader: "After school the SLORC soldiers came and surrounded the school and arrested us if rich people paid a bribe, they would be freed of course, but we had no money."
  11. Naing Oo, age 16: "The commanders mixed large tablets with army rum and the soldiers would become aggressive."
  12. The SLORC says Burma is experiencing an economic boom, and shows off foreign imports.This report claims that only a small echelon of the society is prospering.
  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. International Monitor Institute. Burma Videotapes, circa 1990-2002
  3. Burma Videotapes, circa 1990-2002

Department of North Carolina general orders, 1865 Box 1

Department of North Carolina general orders, 1865
United States Army materials relating to the American Civil War, 1860s-1890s
Contains a manuscript draft copy of General Order 46, issued in Raleigh on May 15, 1865 by Maj. Gen

Contains a manuscript draft copy of General Order 46, issued in Raleigh on May 15, 1865 by Maj. Gen. Schofield, concerning the "rules for the government of Freedmen in North Carolina until the restoration of the civil government in the state." The rules elaborate the rights of parents or guardians over the movements and actions of their children (in "place of those of the former master"). The draft outlines expectations of freedpeople in North Carolina, including the following: "It will be left to the employer and servant to agree upon the wages to be paid; but freedmen are advised that for the present season they aught [sic] to expect only moderate wages, and where their employers cannot pay them money they aught to be contented with a fair share in the crops to be raised. They have gained their personal freedom. By industry and good conduct they may rise to independence and even wealth."

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  2. United States Army materials relating to the American Civil War, 1860s-1890s

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