Peleq Clarke Jr. Papers

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Military Pass, T. E. Ellsworth on behalf of James S. Wadsworth to Peleg Clarke Jr. and Wife, July 12, 1862

This military pass, dated July 12, 1862, is a pass for Peleg Clarke and his wife with one colt revolving rifle, two pistols, and their baggage to pass within the Lines of the United States Force to Fredericksburg and return for the purpose of attending to public business. The pass is ordered by James L Wadsworth and signed by T. E. Ellsworth.
Military Pass, T. E. Ellsworth on behalf of James S. Wadsworth to Peleg Clarke Jr., July 12, 1862

This military pass, dated July 12, 1862, allows Peleg Clarkee to pass through the U. S. Forces to Fredericksburg on official business. The pass is severely damaged and some information is missing. The pass was ordered by Grig. General Wadsworth and signed by T. E. Ellsworth.
Invoice, F. C. Foster to Peleg Clarke Jr., July 21, 1862

This invoice, dated July 21, 1862, bills F. C. Foster for various flooring materials totally forty-three dollars and fifteen cents.
Invoice, Peleg Clarke Jr. to the United States, June 21, 1862

This handwritten invoice, dated June 21, 1862, is for the purchase of planks, yellow pine, and white pine for a total of one hundred and forty-one dollars and eighteen cents. The United States purchased the pine from Peleg Clarke.
Bill, Peleg Clarke, Jr. to H. P. Clinton, May 24, 1862

This bill, dated May 24, 1862, is for two large white pine bred troughs for twenty dollars bought by Lieutenant H. P. Clinton for the United States from Peleg Clarkee, "All kinds of lumber, shingles, laths, and pilings: and manufacturer of sash, blinds, doors, moldings, turning, ornamental and plain sawing, and C.. at Steam Plaining Mill near Railroad Depot." The receipt includes calculations written in pencil for other bills incurred.
Invoice, the United States for a Railroad to Peleg Clarke Jr., May 24, 1862

This handwritten invoice, dated May 24, 1862, is for 364 feet hard pine, 866 feet of number 2 white pine, and 175 feet of Charleston pine for forty-eight dollars and ninety-two cents purchased from Peleg Clarkee by the United States for a railroad.
Letter, Lasehnnier [?] to Peleg Clarke, May 24, 1862

This handwritten letter, dated May 24, 1862, is written from clerk of staff, Lasehnnier to Peleg Clarkee informing Clarkee that he will be accepted by their troops.
Military Pass, Coll. Schrivers on behalf of Irvin McDowell for Peleg Clarke, Jr., May 24, 1862

This military pass, dated May 24, 1862, is for Peleg Clarke, his wife, and four daughters to go to Washington by Railroad and the river. The pass is authorized by Major general McDowell and signed by Lt. Schrievers. The pass is from Head-Quarters, Department of the Rappahannock.
Letter, Edwin M. Stanton to Peleg Clarke Family, May 24, 1862

Edwin M. Stanton

This short handwritten letter is from Edwin M. Stanton to Peleg Clarke Family, May 24, 1862.
Letter, Peleg Clarke Jr. to Peleg Clarke Sr., May 21, 1862

Peleg Clarke Jr.

This handwritten letter, dated May 21, 1862, is written from Peleg Clarkee, Jr. to his father, Peleg Clarkee, Sr. informing his father of how best to get letters to him and his impending move. The letter goes on to describe things that are happening around him due to the war and how the citizens are coping and surviving. The letter is written on blue "Office of Fredericksburg Paper Mill Company" letterhead.
Military Pass for Peleg Clarke Signed by Marsena R. Patrick, May 12, 1862

This handwritten document from the Brigade Headquarters, dated May 17, 1862, provides Peleg Clarkee with a pass across the river to await further orders. The pass is signed by M. R. Patrick, Brig. General Commander.
Memoranda of Corn Delivered to U. S. Army by Peleg Clarke, Jr., May 7, 1862

This handwritten memoranda, dated May 7, 1862, details an order of corn delivered to various U. S. Army stations by Peleg Clarke on the order of to L. Masters.
Thank You Note, General King to Mary Clarke, May 5, 1862

This note, dated May 5, 1862, is a thank you note on behalf of General King to Mary Clarkee thanking her for the bouquet she sent him.
Military Pass for Peleg Clarke signed by R. Chandler on behalf of Brig. Gen. King, May 1, 1862

This document, dated May 1, 1862, is a military pass for Peleg Clarkee to return to Fredericksburg on business for Brigadier General King and await further orders. The pass is signed by R. Chandler on behalf of Brig. Gen. King.
Receipt for Blade Fodder, Peleg Clarkee to J. B. Chandler, April 1, 1862

This handwritten receipt, dated April 1, 1862, is from Peleg Clarkee to J. B. Chandler for the $98 sale of 1000 pounds of blade fodder, sold at a dollar and forty cents per 100 pounds.
Receipt for Oxen, Henry Saunders to Peleg Clarke Jr., March 14, 1862

This handwritten receipt, dated March 14, 1862, is from Henry Saunders to Peleg Clarke Jr. for the purchase of oxen.
Check from Peleg Clarke Jr. to J. B. Chandeler, February 26, 1862

This handwritten note, dated February 26, 1862, serves as a check requesting the Virginia Bank at Fredericksburg to pay John B. Chancellor, Esq. two hundred and forty dollars from Peleg Clarkee.
Receipt for Corn, J. B. Chandler to Peleg Clarke Jr., February 26, 1862

This handwritten receipt, dated February 26, 1862, is written from J. B. Chandler to Peleg Clarke Jr. for $240 for corn purchased.
Bills of Lumber, Wilson Barstow on Behalf of the U.S. Army to Peleg Clarke Jr., 1862

This handwritten memoranda, dated May 1862, lists various materials purchased by Captain Kennedy on behalf of the United States totaling one hundred and fifty-five dollars and sixty-eight cents.
Invoice, Peleg Clarke Jr. to the United States, May 1862

This handwritten invoice, dated May 1862, is for 3000 bushels of corn for sixty cents per bushel to total eighteen hundred dollars, twenty-four bushels turned over to Captain Robinson. The invoice is damaged in the middle and unreadable.
Invoice, Peleg Clarke Jr. to the United States, May 1862

This handwritten invoice, dated May 1862, is for one heavy ox wagon at sixty dollars, 2 log wheels at forty dollars each, for a total of one hundred and forty dollars. The items were taken by Captain Barstow for hauling timber for railroad bridges at Fredericksburg, Virginia and were never returned to Peleg Clarke. There is some damage in the center of the page.
Invoice, Peleg Clarke Jr. to the United States, May 1862

This handwritten invoice, dated May 1862, is for one portable steam sawmill seized at Peleg Clarke's lumber yard in Fredericksburg by military authority for the United States but "fell into Rebel's hands." The sawmill is invoiced for twenty-five thousand dollars.
Invoice, The United States to Peleg Clarke Jr., May 1862

This handwritten invoice, dated May 1862, is for 3000 bushels of corn for sixty cents per bushel to total eighteen hundred dollars, twenty-four bushels turned over to a brick stone house in Fredericksburg. The invoice is damaged and unreadable toward the bottom. The total of the invoice is three thousand, nine-hundred and twenty dollars. The invoice is for the United States to Peleg Clarke.
Memoranda of Bills Made for Account of U. S. Ordered by C. Lt. H. P. Clinton to U.S. Army, Billed by Peleg Clarke Jr., May 1862

This handwritten memoranda, dated May and June, 1862, details several orders made for building materials and a steam saw mill ordered by the U. S. Army from Peleg Clarke, Jr. for Major Wood or Wright and Captain Childs and taken by Captain Barstow.
Memorandum of Accounts Against U.S. Government for Property Delivered to it's Officers and By Them Taken, General Stephens, 9th Army Corps Order to B. F. Porter, Claim for Payment by Peleg Clarke, 1862

This handwritten memoranda, dated May, June, and August of 1862, is a detailed list of items received by the U. S. Army from Peleg Clarke, Jr. that has not yet been paid for and the costs of each item. The memo goes on to describe property stolen or destroyed by "Rebels and their minions" for which the United States had no particular benefit.