Special Collections Research Center
spcoll@wm.eduFinding Aid Authors: Cynthia B. Brown, 1983..
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
United States Military Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
The materials in this collection were donated in batches by John L. Lewis, Jr., K. L. Johnson, and George Blow and purchased by W&M Special Collections Research Center between the period of 1942 and 1999.
Processing Information:
Box and Folder list compiled by Kelsey Kavanagh, SCRC staff, in September 2011.
Scope and Contents
Artificial collections of papers, mainly 1830-1880 and 1941-1946, concerning the United States military but excluding Civil War materials. Collection includes return, 1782, of J. Pannill's Brigade, Williamsburg, Va.; printed regulations, 1814, for the uniform of U.S. Light Dragoons; pay voucher, 1833, for Philip St. George Cocke; papers, 1836-1848, concerning service of M.M. Payne; general order no. 94, and pencil sketch concerning the Mexican War; printed general orders for 1869, 1871, and 1877-1879; and posters concerning World War II.
Mss. 1997.60 is filed in the oversize collection:
Five U.S. World War II posters.
Mss. 1990.17 is filed in the oversize collection:
Post World War II Occupation manual, newspaper clippings with headlines of Allied victory in Japan, peace in Europe, 1945.
Mss. Acc. 1991.51 added to collection: List of wagons and horses for the Revolutionary Army, Williamsburg, Virginia dated 6 Jan 1782. Statement signed by James Trenor regarding wagons under the command of Major John Davis.
18 folders.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Maps
- Orders (military records)
- Posters
- Receipts (financial records)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--History--Mexican War, 1845-1848
- United States--History--War of 1812
- United States--Revolutionary War--1775-1783
- United States-Military History
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- World War, 1939-1945
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Container List
Scope and Contents Artificial collections of papers, mainly 1830-1880 and 1941-1946, concerning the United States military but excluding Civil War materials. Collection includes return, 1782, of J. Pannill's Brigade, Williamsburg, Va.; printed regulations, 1814, for the uniform of U.S. Light Dragoons; pay voucher, 1833, for Philip St. George Cocke; papers, 1836-1848, concerning service of M.M. Payne; general order no. 94, and pencil sketch concerning the Mexican War; printed general orders for 1869, 1871, and 1877-1879; and posters concerning World War II.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104936
Correspondence1778-1882
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104937
Article in the New Jersey Gazette, Trenton, N.J, giving the structure and establishment of the "American Army" by Congress26 August 1778
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104938
Returns of J. Pannill's Briaged, Williamsburg, Va..26 April 1782
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104939
"Review of the Statement of Robert Smith, Secretary of the Navy..."post 16 December 1805Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents "Review of the Statement of Robert Smith, Secretary of the Navy during Jefferson's administration in his letter of 5 Dec. 1805 to the President of the Senate; and of the ltter 16 Dec. 1805 to Mr. John Randolph, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means; and to Mr. Uriah Tracy of the Senate, calling for an additional appropriationg Dollars 600,000 to supply the deficiencies in the Navy appropriations for the year 1805." 10 pages.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104940
Printed regulations for the uniform of the United States Light Dragoons12 June 1814Scope and Contents
Printed regulations for the uniform of the United States Light Dragoons, giving detailed descriptions for different officers' dress, as well as showing drawings of what braid, buttonholes, etc. should look like after being sewn; by order of the Adjutant General. 2 pages. Printed Material. See Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104941
Receipt for four thousand blank cartridges15 October 1819Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Receipt for four thousand blank cartridges for the use of the troops at Ford Columbus, New York. Signed by G. Porter?, Lt. General. 1 page.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104942
Pay voucher for the month of May of Lieut. P. St. George Cocke31 May 1833Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Pay voucher for the month of May of Lieut. Philip St. George Cocke, 2nd Regt. of Artillery, United States Army. 1 page. Printed material. See Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104943
Tho F. Hunt to Major M.M. Payne1 June 1836Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Thomas F. Hunt, Quarter Master General's Office, Washington, D.C., to Major M.M. Payne, United States Army, Old Fort Highwassee, Tennessee. Letter signed. 2 pages. Reports that $6000.00 will be added to his account to enable him to continue making repairs at Old Fort Highwassee, adequate enough to withstand "any disaffected party of Indians," as well as to construct new buildings; requests also that he send back to his office the precise position of the fort, stating relative distances, best routes of communication and transportation, availability of supplies, and topography of the surrounding country.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104944
Printed memorandum issued by B.F. Butler15 Feb 1837Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Printed memorandum issued by Benjamin Franklin Butler, Secretary of War ad interim, regarding admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Printed materials. 1 page.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104945
Extract of Order No. 34 by Colonel Bankhead15 June 1842Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Extract of Order No. 34 by Colonel James Bankhead, Head Quarters 2nd Artillery, Newport, R.I., stating that Colonel Fanning will assume command of Fort Adams, and Major M.M. Payne will assume command of Forts Hamilton and Lafayette. Signed by E.D. Townsend, Adjutant 2d Artillery. 1 page. Document signed.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104946
R. Jones to W.B. Lewis22 Dec 1842Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents R. Jones, Adjutant General, Washington D.C., to W.B. Lewis, 2d Auditor, Washington, D.C. Copy of letter signed. 2 pages. Concerning the amount of pay Brevet Brigadier General Abraham Custis should receive as compared to the number of troops under his command.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104947
M.M. Payne to Lt. E.D. Townsend1 January 1843Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents M.M. Payne, Major 2d Artillery, Fort Hamilton, N.Y., to Lt. E.D. Townsend, Adjutant 2d Artillery. Fort Columbus, N.Y. Copy of letter signed. 1 page. Reports his return from Portsmouth, N.H.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104948
E. Schriver to "the Commanding Officer of Fort McHenry, Maryland"3 June 1844Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents E. Schriver, Assistant Adjutant General, Troy, New York, to 'the Commanding Officer of Fort McHenry, Md." Lt. Col. M.M. Payne. Autograph letter signed. 1 page. Explanation of a previously sent letter regarding a needed Post Return report; now orders a Post Return of Fort McHenry for the month of April 1844.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105047
M.M. Payne to the Adjutant General E.D.6 June 1844Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents M.M. Payne, Lt, Lt, Col. 20th Artillery, Fort McHenry, Md., to the Adjutant General E.D., Troy, N.Y. Autographed letter signed. 1 page. Comments on previously sent letter, and sends requested report.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105051
General Order No. 94 issued by Major General Taylor2 August 1846Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents General Order No. 94 issued by Major General Zachary Taylor, Head Quarters, Army of Occupation, Matamoros, Mexico, prohibiting "spiritous liquors" from the river and the city. 1 page. Printed material.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105057
Pencil Sketch of the Picketguard of the Virginia Volunteers at Saltilld, Mexicocirca October 1847Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Pencil sketch by ?Williams? of the picketgaurd of the Virginia Volunteers at Saltilld?, Mexico, 83/4" X 13." 1 item.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105061
Statement of allowance for quarters at Richmond19 October 1848Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Statement of allowance for quarters at Richmond, Va. for Brevet Col. M.M. Payne. Printed copy of printed document signed. 1 page.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105073
Rules in regard to the transaction of business involving military officers24 May 1855Scope and Contents
Rules in regard to the transaction of business involving military officers at the office of the 4th Auditor of the Treasury. Printed materials. 3 pages.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105074
Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War, to Major Ben Perley Poore, Clerk of Printing Records, U.S. Senate6 December 1882Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Robert Todd Lincoln, Secretary of War, Washington City, D.C., to Major Benjamin Perley Poore, Clerk of Printing Records, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.. Letter signed. 1 page. Encloses corrections for the Congressional Directory per the request of the Hon. H.B. Anthony, U.S. Senate.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id105075
Receipted note for one box of clothingScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Receipted note for one box of clothing makred John Hart, 23rd Wd. Holmesburg, forwarded by Lieut. Lewis Hart, Co. K., 41st U.S. Colored? Troops, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 25th A.C., Philadelphia, Pa. Newspaper. 1 page.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1 id104937
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 2 id105076
United States Army General Orders1869Scope and Contents
Printed materials. 85 items.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 3 id105077
United States Army General Orders, including index1871Scope and Contents
Printed materials. 75 items.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 4 id105078
United States Army General Orders, including index.1877Scope and Contents
Printed materials. 122 items.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 5 id105079
United States Army General Orders, including index1878Scope and Contents
Printed materials. 94 items.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 6 id105080
United States Army General Orders, including index1879Scope and Contents
Printed materials. 116 items.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 7 id105081
Booklet, "The Air Offensive Against Germany"March 1941Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Booklet, "The British Air Offensive Against Germany," including maps of Germany, detailed list of each bomb attack, and photographs of related incidents. 29 pages. Printed material.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 8 id105082
Color posters advertising Victory loans and war bonds during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Color posters advretising Victory loans and ward bonds during WWII, including a Norman Rockwell print, "Freedom of Speech," a quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a Christmas print alluding to purchasing of war bonds for Christmas gifts. Printed materials. 13 items. See also Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 1 id105083
Oversize: Color posters urging citizens to help hold down inflation during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Color posters urging citizens to help hold down inflation during WWII by conserving energy, gas, food, metal, and water; and by planting "victory gardens." Printed materials. 17 items. See Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 1 id105084
Oversize: Color posters advertising the United States' allies during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Color posters advertising the United States' allies during WWII, including Greece, New Aealand, and France. Printed materials. 4 items. See Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 1 id105085
Oversize: Color posters depicting Nazi brutality during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Printed materials. 2 items. See Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 1 id105086
Oversize: Color posters uring participation by women in the war effort during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Color posters uring partcipation by women in the war effort during WWII, including a Women's Army Corps and an Army Nurse Corps poster. 3 items. See Oversize File "a."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 1 id105087
Oversize: Color posters eliciting patriotic emotions from the American public during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Color posters eliciting patriotic emotions from the American public during WWII, including avenging the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, quotes by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning from J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI concerning spies, the United Nations fighting for freedom. dramatic views of soldiers in uniform, stimulation of more factory production, and Norman Rockwell prints. Printed materials. 25 items. See Oversize File "b."
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 14 id105088
American and British government color posters discouraging their country's citizens from discussing troop movements during WWIIcirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
American and British goverment color posters discouraging their country's citizens from discussing troop movements during WWII so as to alert the enemy, including some depicting the consequences of such talk. Printed materials. 13 items. See also Oversize File "c."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 2 id105089
Oversize: Color Army orientation posterscirca 1941-1945Scope and Contents
Color Army orientation posters giving information on uniforms, aircraft, artillery, and vehicles of the United States military and its allies and enemies during WWII; and on verso current war news. Printed material. 18 items. See Oversize File "c."
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 2 id105090
Oversize: Color posters showing post-WWII activitiescirca 1945-1946Scope and Contents
Color posters showing post-WWII activities including the demilitarization of Germany and Japan and the Nazi War Crimes Trial. 4 items. Printed materials. See Oversize File "c."
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 17 id105091
Order book of Samuel Shield, captain of a light infantry company4 February - 1 August 1813Scope and Contents
Order book of Samuel Shield, captain of a light infantry company, 2nd Battalion, 115th Regt., Virginia militia; lists non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, giving a physical description of each man, his "trade or occupation," place of birth, and current residence; also lists curloughs granted; gives returns for fuel, arms, and ammunition, and strength; record of daily happenings, including British fleet movements around the "Capes of Virginia," and other ship movements at Hampton Roads, Old Point Comfort, and the James River; also includes accounts of corn sold by Henry Howard of Fishneck, 1817-1826. Manuscript volumes. 52 pages.
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 3 id105092
Oversize: Post World War II occupation manual and 9 newspaper clippings with headlines of peace in Europe, 1945, Allied victory in Japan1945Scope and Contents
Oversize.
- Mixed Materials Oversize_Folder: 3 id105093
Oversize: Six U.S. World War II postersScope and Contents
Oversize.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 18 id105094
James Trenor to Mssrs. Jeremiah Wadsworth, commissary, and Carter6 January 1782Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents James Trenor, Williamsburg, Va., assistant commissary, sends list of wagons and horses under the command of Major John Davis of the Revolutionary Army to Mssrs. Jeremiah Wadsworth, commissary, and Carter. 1 page. Document signed.