Gabriel J. Rains papers, 1840-1865.

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Gabriel J. Rains papers, 1840-1865.

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Papers consist of correspondence and a copy of a newspaper article. A copy of Captain Rains' letter (1840 July 30) to Joel R. Poinsett (U.S. Secretary of War) recommends "Colt's repeating firearms" and requests to have them furnished to his company (Company A of the 7th U.S. Infantry Regiment). Poinsett replies (1840 Aug. 20) that "it is not deemed expedient to comply with your wishes at present." Samuel Colt writes to Poinsett (1840 Aug. 3) requesting a copy of Captain Rains' letter about his firearms. A letter (1849 Nov. 26) from U.S. Treasurer W. [Susen] to [Lt.?] Major Rains in Tampa Bay (Fla.) concerns a financial transaction involving four hundred dollars in Treasury notes. Gabriel J. Rains' letter (1862 July 5) to his brother George W. Rains in Augusta (Ga.) contains copies of several letters between Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains, General D.H. Hill, George W. Randolph (C.S.A. Secretary of War), and General Longstreet concerning the use of artillery, mines, and torpedoes "to obstruct the advance of the enemy;" difficulties between General Rains and General Longstreet; and defenses and battles on the James River. In a letter (1865 March 8) from Greensboro (N.C.) to his daughter in Richmond (Va.) Gabriel J. Rains asks her to forward a letter to Captain [Fuller] and describes conditions in Greensboro, "incessant rain so that the roads are 2 feet deep with mud and water in places and no army in the world could move this way." Handwritten copy of a newspaper article (1865) concerns the arrest of Gabriel J. Rains.

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