A list of the web pages, individuals discussed, & pieces transcribed for the collection
This list of pages in this collection is presented in order of display.
- Clothing and women’s lives
- An American sailor is captured during the War of 1812
- A driver from Vermont, 1817
- A bird-cage maker in New York, 1826
- James H. attends the theater, 1828
- Margaret Wood, a sailor, 1832
- Charles Williams steals a pig, 1834
- James Walker drinks too much, 1836
- George Wilson steals a horse, 1838
- John Mackey votes, 1840
- Mary Perkins, sailor, 1840
- A teamster in Albany, 1842
- Aaron Brown gets a job, 1845
- Johnny breaks a leg, 1846
- Ellen Atwell starts a fight, 1846
- Ann Johnson, seaman, 1849
- Frances Wilson escapes from jail, 1850
- Emma Snodgrass goes viral, 1852-1853
- A dressmaker, 1853
- Following the river, 1854
- A man of all work, 1854
- A Rhode Island lawyer, 1854
- A Charley or two, 1855-1856
- Adventures in Baltimore, 1855, 1856, & 1862
- A. Guelph gets married, 1853, 1856, & 1867
- William J. Dally, 1856
- John and Marinda, 1856
- Charley Cole creates a sensation, 1857 & 1859
- Edward Craw, 1857
- Jenny Brown, salesman, 1857
- Judge Coon makes a decision, 1857
- Jane Anderson perplexes Cincinnati, 1858
- James Wright puzzles Cincinnati, 1858
- Charles Forrest goes for the gold, 1859
- Matilda Rushenberger runs away with the circus, 1852-1859
- Frank Bates is all the go, 1860
- Charley Miller joins the army, 1861
- Soldier to sutler, 1861
- Soldier to spy, 1861
- Sophia Cryder, soldier, 1861
- Henry Fitzallen, actress turned soldier, 1861-1862
- Frank Morrison knocks around, 1862
- A Michigander, 1862
- James Anderson, prisoner of war, 1862
- A sergeant in Louisiana, 1863
- Lizzie Compton goes to war, 1863-1864
- Ida Remington, soldier, 1863
- Mary Jane Johnson, prisoner of war, 1863
- Mary Ellen Wise, soldier, 1864
- Charles Elmer, cigar seller, 1865
- Georgiana Peterman, drummer boy, 1865
- Kate Dunn leaves home, 1865
- Mollie Bean, soldier, 1865
- Ellen Acton in court, 1865
- Addie, Cleveland cigar girl, 1865
- Jenny Clark, drummer boy, 1865
- The Slaters, 1866
- A prisoner, 1868
- Charlie Morgan has friends, 1868
- Mary of a thousand names, 1869-1872
- Frances Louise Siegel, veteran, 1870
- Billy McGee earns a fortune, 1870
- Johnny Gardner gets along, 1870
- Marie Suiste, entrepeneur, 1856-1871
- Walter Huntington gets an education, 1870
- Irene Robinson goes home, 1871
This list of individuals is in chronological order.
- 1813, An American sailor in a British prison
- 1817, A driver from Vermont
- 1826, A bird-cage maker in New York
- 1828, James H.; Mary Ann H.
- 1832, Margaret Wood, sailor
- 1834, Charles Williams, sailor
- 1836, James Walker; Jane Walker; George Moore Wilson
- 1838, George Wilson
- 1840, John Mackey, voter
- 1840, Mary Perkins, sailor
- 1842, A teamster in Albany
- 1845, Aaron Brown
- 1846, Johnny
- 1846, Ellen Atwell; Ellen Atwill; Helen Jones
- 1849, Ann Johnson; Shorty; Rough and Ready, sailor
- 1850, Frances Wilson
- 1852-1853, Emma Snodgrass
- 1852-1859, Matilda Rushenberger; Matilda Ruschenberger; Matilda Rauschenberger; Matilda Rosenberger
- 1853, A dressmaker in Virginia
- 1853, 1856, & 1867, A. Guelph; Alfred Guelph; Albert Guelph; Albert Ruger; Nancy Stours; Ann Stours; Mary Dickinson; Mrs. Panton
- 1854, A cabin-boy
- 1854, A man of all work
- 1854, A Rhode Island lawyer
- 1855-1856, Julia Ann Ross; Anna Smith; Charlotte Smith; Charley Smith; Harry Lindon; Ann Lindon; Anna Linden; Annie Linden; Charles Linden; Charles Lindon; Charles Lyonden
- 1855, 1856, & 1862, Charles L. Moore; Charles Walters; Charles Walter
- 1856, William J. Dally
- 1856, John; Marinda
- 1857 & 1859, Charley Cole; Charlie Cole
- 1857, Edward Craw; Catherine Craw; Catharine Craw
- 1857, Jenny Brown; Harry Blake; Jenny Clark
- 1857, Sophie Sherwood
- 1858, Jane Anderson
- 1858, James Wright
- 1859, Charles Forrest
- 1860, Frank Bates
- 1861, Charley Miller; Lydia Foster; Antonette Robinson; Antoinette Robinson; Edward D. Hamilton; Hattie Robinson, soldier
- 1861, Charlie Marshal; Charley Marshal; Maggie Wilson, soldier
- 1861, John Thompson, soldier
- 1861, Sophia Cryder; Sophia Kuhns; Sophia Krider, soldier
- 1861-1862, Henry Fitzallen; Andy Fitzallen; Henry Fitz Ellen; Andy Fitz Ellen; Marian McKenzie; Marian M'Kensey, soldier
- 1862, Frank Morrison; Elizabeth Maitland, soldier
- 1862, A Michigander
- 1862, James Anderson, soldier
- 1863, A Union sergeant; Daniel Mullhattan; Alfred J. Luther, soldier
- 1863-1864, Lizzie Compton, soldier
- 1863, Ida Remington, soldier
- 1863, Mary Jane Johnson, soldier
- 1864, Mary Ellen Wise, soldier
- 1865, Charles Elmer; Clarissa L. Mosier
- 1865, Georgiana Peterman; Rebecca Peterman, drummer boy
- 1865, Kate Dunn
- 1865, Mollie Bean, soldier
- 1865, Ellen Acton
- 1865, Addie; Jennie Lamont; Jenny Lamont
- 1865, Jenny Clark, drummer boy
- 1866, Lucy Slater; James Slater
- 1868, A prisoner
- 1868, Charlie Morgan
- 1869-1874, Mary Goldsborough; Alexander Davis; Florence Barker; Mary Goldsbury; J. F. Goldsborough; Charles Smith; Charles Belden
- 1870, Frances Louise Siegel, veteran
- 1870, Billy McGee
- 1870, Johnny Gardner
- 1856-1871, Marie Suiste; Marie S. Weize; Marie Sweize; Marie Suise; Marie Susie
- 1870, Walter Huntington
- 1871, Irene Robinson; William Franks
This list of pieces transcribed for this exhibit is in chronological order.
- “A Female Sailor.” the Chronicle, or Harrisburg Visitor [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] 26 July 1813; p. 2.
- “A Fair Thief.” The Albany Argus [Albany, New York] 22 August 1817; p. 3.
- “Police Office.” American [New York, New York] 2 June 1826; p. 2.
- Our New York brethren. Daily Chronicle [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 22 May 1828; p. 3.
- “New York Police: Singular Case.” Salem Gazette [Salem, Massachusetts] 27 May 1828; p. 3.
- “Singular Capture.” New York Courier; reprinted in the United States’ Gazette for the Country [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 27 May 1828; p. 1.
- On Friday last. Georgian [Savannah, Georgia] 4 June 1832; p. 2.
- “A Female Sailor.” Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer [New York, New York] 4 June 1832; p. 2.
- “Female Sailor.” Commercial Advertiser [New York, New York] 30 January 1834; p. 2.
- “A Discovery.” Evening Star [New York, New York] 13 August 1836; p. 2.
- “Police Office, Aug. 12: A New Sort of Laborer Along-Shore.” New York Journal of Commerce [New York, New York] 13 August 1836; p. 2.
- “Awful Disclosure.” New York Herald [New York, New York] 15 August 1836; p. 2.
- “Police Office—August 13th: Extraordinary Case of a Female Husband.” New York Journal of Commerce [New York, New York] 15 August 1836; p. 2.
- “A Man Turned Out to Be a Woman.” The Rhode-Island Republican [Newport, Rhode Island] 17 August 1836; p. 2.
- “New Mode of Matrimony.” Monmouth Democrat [Freehold, New Jersey] 18 August 1836; p. 2.
- “A Female Husband.” New York Sun; reprinted in Newbern Spectator [New Bern, North Carolina] 26 August 1836; p. 1.
- “Influence of Bad Example.” The Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 19 February 1838; p. 4.
- “Something Novel.” Wilkes-Barre Advocate [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania] 7 March 1838; p. 3.
- “The Female Horse Thief.” Baltimore Commercial Transcript [Baltimore, Maryland]; reprinted in The Perry County Democrat [Bloomfield, Pennsylvania] 8 March 1838; p. 3.
- Letter, by “Peter Paragraph.” The Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 28 March 1838; p. 1.
- “The Female Horse Thief.” Baltimore Gazette [Baltimore, Maryland] reprinted in Lancaster Intelligencer [Lancaster, Pennsylvania] 3 April 1838; p. 3.
- George Wilson. The Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 27 November 1838; p. 2.
- “At Her Old Tricks.” The Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 14 February 1840; p. 2.
- “Police Office: April 15.—Voters with Short Consciences, and One of the Wrong Sex.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 16 April 1840; p. 1.
- “Police Court: Jacket and Trowsers On the Wrong Customer.” Boston Post [Boston, Massachusetts] 13 November 1840; p. 2.
- “Strange.” New York Tribune [New York, New York] 16 November 1842; p. 2.
- “A Strange Adventure.” Clarksville Weekly Chronicle [Clarksville, Tennessee] 10 June 1845; p. 2.
- “City Intelligence: Broken Leg.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 23 April 1846; p. 2.
- “A Theme for a Novel.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 27 April 1846; p. 2.
- “One of the G’hirls.” Evening Mirror [New York, New York] 18 December 1846; p. 3.
- “Mdlle. Ellen Atwell.” Evening Mirror [New York, New York] 19 December 1846; p. 2.
- “We have noticed.” Brooklyn Evening Star [Brooklyn, New York] 21 December 1846; p. 2.
- “The Beautiful Errand Boy.” National Police Gazette [New York, New York] 26 December 1846; p. 3.
- “A Story with a Touch of Romance in It.” Nantucket Inquirer [Nantucket, Massachusetts] 16 August 1849; p. 2.
- “ ‘Truth Stranger Than Fiction’ .” Polynesian [Honolulu, Hawai’i] 25 August 1849; p. 2.
- “Police Intelligence: A Pair of Pedlars.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 7 September 1849; p. 2.
- “Marine Journal: Port of Nantucket.” Nantucket Inquirer [Nantucket, Massachusetts] 17 September 1849; p. 3.
- “Miss Johnson, the female sailor.” Boston Evening Transcript [Boston, Massachusetts] 28 January 1850; p. 2.
- “A Female Sailor.” Maine Democrat [Saco, Maine] 29 January 1850; p. 2.
- “Broke Jail.” Cincinnati Enquirer [Cincinnati, Ohio] 23 June 1850; p. 2.
- “Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun: Runaway Boarding School Miss.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 26 August 1852; p. 1.
- “All the Gallantry.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 6 December 1852; p. 2.
- “A Woman in Male Attire.” Boston Semi-Weekly Atlas [Boston, Massachusetts] 17 November 1852; p. 2.
- “Her Name.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 20 November 1852; p. 2.
- “A Heroine in Breeches.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle [Brooklyn, New York] 22 November 1852; p. 2.
- “The Reappearance of Emma Snodgrass in Boston in Breeches.” Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 26 November 1852; p. 4.
- “Emma Snodgrass.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 27 November 1852; p. 2.
- “More Romance and Eccentricity.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 27 November 1852; p. 1.
- “Emma Snodgrass Again.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 4 December 1852; p. 2.
- “In Town.” Lowell News; reprinted in Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 6 December 1852; p. 4.
- “Miss Emma Snodgrass.” Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 11 December 1852; p. 2.
- “Emma Snodgrass.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 15 December 1852; p. 2.
- “Master Emma Snodgrass.” Eastern Times [Bath, Maine] 16 December 1852; p. 2.
- “Distinguished Arrival.” Boston Statesman [Boston, Massachusetts] 18 December 1852; p. 2.
- “Writing On the Wall.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 18 December 1852; p. 2.
- “The Girl in Breeches.” New Hampshire Patriot; reprinted in Louisville, Daily Courier [Louisville, Kentucky] 24 December 1852; p. 2.
- “The Nashua Telegraph.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 24 December 1852; p. 2.
- “The Mail.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 28 December 1852; p. 2.
- “A Multitude in the Police Court.” Boston Herald, 3rd edition [Boston, Massachusetts] 29 December 1852; p. 4.
- “The Police vs. Emma Snodgrass, Again.” Boston Times 29 December 1852; reprinted in Nashville Union and American [Nashville, Tennessee] 8 January 1853; p. 2.
- “Read that amusing sketch.” Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 30 December 1852; p. 4.
- “Donning Male Attire.” Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 31 December 1852; p. 4.
- “Movements of Emma Snodgrass.” New-York Tribune [New York, New York] 31 December 1852; p. 7.
- “Arrest of Female in Male Attire.” Daily Atlas [Boston, Massachusetts] 1 January 1853; p. 2.
- “Back Again.” Boston Daily Bee [Boston, Massachusetts] 26 January 1853; p. 2.
- “Emma Snodgrass.” Boston Daily Mail [Boston, Massachusetts] 5 February 1853; p. 4.
- “Stampede Among the Merchants.” Boston Daily Mail [Boston, Massachusetts] 9 February 1853; p. 2.
- “Emma Snodgrass.” Buffalo Morning Express [Buffalo, New York] 17 February 1853; p. 2.
- “Miss Emma Snodgrass.” Daily Gazette and Comet [Baton Rouge, Louisiana] 15 March 1853; p. 2.
- “Local Matters: Emma Snodgrass.” Albany Evening Journal [Albany, New York] 18 March 1853; p. 2.
- “We cannot imagine.” Cleveland Leader [Cleveland, Ohio] 31 March 1853; p. 3.
- “Miss Emma Snodgrass.” Louisville Democrat; reprinted in Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 5 April 1853; p. 2.
- “Great Excitement!” Cleveland Leader [Cleveland, Ohio] 14 May 1853; p. 3.
- “A Man in Disguise.” Virginia Herald [Fredericksburg, Virginia]; reprinted in Alexandria Gazette [Alexandria, Virginia] 24 May 1853; p. 4.
- There was. Albany Evening Journal [Albany, New York] 1 June 1853; p. 2.
- “It is said.” Detroit Free Press [Detroit, Michigan] 13 June 1853; p. 2.
- “Minnesota: A Chapter for the Weaker Vesselites,” by “M. M.” New-York Tribune [New York, New York] 18 June 1853; p. 6.
- “A Strange Marriage.” Manchester Weekly Times and Examiner [Manchester, Greater Manchester, England] 15 Oct 1853; p. 9.
- “Westminster: Extraordinary Affair.” The Weekly Dispatch [London, London, England] 16 Oct 1853; p. 2.
- “Another Female in Male Attire.” St. Louis Herald; reprinted in Daily National Era [Washington, DC] 17 May 1854; p. 3.
- “Romance.” Evening Star [Washington, DC] 23 June 1854; p. 3.
- “Affairs About Home: A Man in Petticoats—Strange Passion for Dress.” Boston Herald [Boston, Massachusetts] 15 July 1854; p. 2.
- “A Male in Female Attire.” Boston Traveller; reprinted in Brooklyn Evening Star [Brooklyn, New York] 17 July 1854; p. 2.
- “Singular Case of Monomania.” Commonwealth [Boston, Massachusetts]; reprinted in Manufacturers’ and Farmers’ Journal [Providence, Rhode Island] 17 July 1854; p. 2.
- “A Nymph in Pants.” The Daily Picayune [New Orleans, Louisiana] 3 November 1855; p. 2.
- “Arrival Extraordinary.” New Orleans Crescent [New Orleans, Louisiana] 3 November 1855; p. 3.
- “Local Affairs: Romance in Real Life: A Queer Fish in Court.” Daily Delta [New Orleans, Louisiana] 3 November 1855; p. 4. with text from “A Woman in Man’s Apparel.” Indiana Weekly Register [Indiana, Pennsylvania] 22 January 1856; p. 1.
- “City Items: More Smiths in Trouble.” New Orleans Crescent [New Orleans, Louisiana] 10 November 1855; p. 3.
- “A Hard Case.” Boston Evening Transcript [Boston, Massachusetts] 13 December 1855; p. 4.
- “An Adventure.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 25 January 1856; p. 1.
- “Restored to Her Parents.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 29 January 1856; p. 1.
- “A Female in Pantaloons.” New-York Tribune [New York, New York] 13 March 1856; p. 7.
- “Police Intelligence: An Unfeminine Freak—A Girl in Man’s Clothes.” New York Times [New York, New York] 14 March 1856; p. 2.
- “Discharge of Anna Linden, the Boy-Girl.” New York Tribune [New York, New York] 15 March 1856; pp. 6-7.
- “Miss Lyndon alias ‘Charley,’ at the Court of Sessions.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 15 March 1856; p. 4.
- “The Man Woman!—Interesting Developments!” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 22 April 1856; p. 3.
- “A Female in Man’s Attire.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 23 April 1856; p. 1.
- “Hard Up.” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 23 April 1856; p. 3.
- “The Female in Disguise.” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 23 April 1856; p. 3.
- “The Female in Disguise.” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 24 April 1856; p. 3.
- “The Female in Disguise Discharged On a Writ of Habeas Corpus!” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 26 April 1856; p. 3.
- “Departure of Charley Linden the ‘Boy Girl’ for California.” New-York Tribune [New York, New York] 6 May 1856; p. 7.
- “Communication From “Nancy” Alias “Albert R. Guelph.” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 8 May 1856; p. 3.
- “A young lady.” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 26 May 1856; p. 3.
- “The ‘Man Woman’ Arrested Again!” Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 3 June 1856; p. 3.
- “Conundrums.” the Syracuse Daily Standard [Syracuse, New York] 10 June 1856; p. 3.
- “A Woman Disguised in Man’s Clothing.” Pittsburgh Dispatch [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]; reprinted in Newark Daily Advertiser [Newark, New Jersey] 25 June 1856; p. 2.
- “Arrival Extraordinary.” Memphis Daily Eagle and Enquirer [Memphis, Tennessee] 26 July 1856; p. 3.
- A female apparently 22 or 23. Daily Nashville Patriot [Nashville, Tennessee] 30 July 1856; p. 4.
- “The Lost One Found, or How a Girl Fooled the Boys,” by M. A. H. North Carolinian [Fayetteville, North Carolina] 9 August 1856; p. 2.
- “Police Matters: Before Recorder Fabre.” Daily Picayune [New Orleans, Louisiana] 28 August 1856; p. 2.
- “Women in Men’s Clothes.” Evening Star [Washington, DC] 10 September 1856; p. 3.
- “The Two Charleys.” Evening Star [Washington, DC] 11 September 1856; p. 3.
- “Singular Police Case.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 12 September 1856; p. 1.
- “The ‘Female-Men’ Again.” Evening Star [Washington, DC] 12 September 1856; p. 3.
- “In Disguise.” Daily Democratic State Journal [Sacramento, California] 17 September 1856; p. 2.
- “The Women: Masquerading in Male Attire.” Oswego Times [Oswego, New York]; reprinted in Troy Daily Times [Troy, New York] 13 July 1857; p. 1.
- “A Female in Disguise—A Stir Among the Omnibus Folks.” Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 29 July 1857; p. 1.
- “Trowserloons Versus Crinoline.” Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 10 November 1857; p. 1.
- “Usurping the —.” San Francisco Bulletin [San Francisco, California] 20 November 1857; p. 3.
- “Is Women’s Wearing Men’s Clothing an Offense?” Argus [San Francisco, California] 19 November 1857; repinted in Sacramento Daily Union [Sacramento, California] 21 November 1857; p. 3.
- “Charlie Cole.” Weekly Pantagraph [Bloomington, Illinois] 9 December 1857; p. 3.
- “The Adventures of a Masculine Girl.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 7 December 1858; p. 3.
- “The Girl with Boyish Proclivities.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 8 December 1858; p. 2.
- “Disposal of the Masquerading Girl.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 9 December 1858; p. 4.
- Jane Anderson. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 10 December 1858; p. 1.
- “Oppression in Office.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 10 December 1858; p. 1.
- “Employment for Females.” Cincinnati Enquirer [Cincinnati, Ohio] 11 December 1858; p. 2.
- “The Girl in Boys Clothes—Judge Pruden.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 11 December 1858; p. 1.
- “Police Court.” Sacramento Daily Union [Sacramento, California] 15 December 1858; p. 2.
- “More About the Female Boy at Cincinnati.” Cincinnati Times [Cincinnati, Ohio]; reprinted in Buffalo Daily Republic [Buffalo, New York] 16 December 1858; p. 2.
- “A Man-Woman.” Alexandria Gazette [Alexandria, Virginia] 23 December 1858; p. 2.
- The police in Cincinnatti [sic]. Newbern Daily Progress [New Bern, North Carolina] 28 December 1858; p. 2.
- “Police Court.” Sacramento Bee [Sacramento, California] 24 February 1859; p. 3.
- “Police Court.” Sacramento Bee [Sacramento, California] 25 February 1859; p. 3.
- “A Cowhiding Affair—A Young Man Receives a Sound and Just Threshing by By a Female.” Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 18 July 1859; p. 1.
- “The Cowhiding Affair.” Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 19 July 1859; p. 1.
- “A Bit of Romance: A Woman in Men’s Clothing.” Times [Chambersburg, Pennsylvania] 22 July 1859; p. 2.
- “Pike’s Peak: A Woman.” Boston Journal [Boston, Massachusetts]; reprinted in Bangor Daily Journal [Bangor, Maine] 23 July 1859; p. 2.
- “Correspondence of the Buffalo Republic,” by Jared Lewis. Buffalo Daily Republic [Buffalo, New York] 3 November 1859; p. 2.
- A very handsome and genteel dressed young man. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 6 December 1858; p. 2.
- “Omnibus: At Council Bluffs, Iowa.” Buffalo Morning Express [Buffalo, New York] 24 October 1860; p. 2.
- “Romantic Career of an Eccentric Girl—Four Years’ Adventures of a Fair Cincinnatian—Her Successful Masquerade—A Supposed Tragedy Resolved Into a Pleasant Comedy.” Council Bluffs Eagle [Council Bluffs, Iowa]; reprinted in Cincinnati Daily Press [Cincinnati, Ohio] 5 November 1860; p. 3.
- Frank Bates. Goodhue Volunteer [Red Wing, Minnesota] 14 November 1860; p. 2.
- “Romantic Incidents: A Pretty Girl in a Pretty Fix—A Counterfeit Clerk.” Daily True Delta [New Orleans, Louisiana] 24 November 1860; p. 10.
- “An Exceedingly Romantic Maiden—She Resolves to Be a ‘Bold Soger Boy’ .” Times Union [Brooklyn, New York] 5 June 1861; p. 3.
- “Another Unexpected Order and March—The Story About Col. Guthrie Being Poisoned—The Discovery of a Female Spy—A Woman a Knight of the Golden Circle,” by Ivanhoe. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 29 July 1861; p. 2.
- “More About the Female Spy—How She Looks, and What She Intended to Do,” by V. G. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 29 July 1861; p. 2.
- “One-half of the First Kentucky Regiment,” by V. G. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 29 July 1861; p. 2.
- “Disguised.” Buffalo Commercial [Buffalo, New York] 30 July 1861; p. 3.
- “Wearing the Breeches.” Buffalo Morning Express [Buffalo, New York] 31 July 1861; p. 3.
- A female was last week. Gallipolis Journal [Gallipolis, Ohio] 1 August 1861; p. 2.
- “On Wednesday last.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle [Brooklyn, New York] 3 August 1861; p. 2.
- “Romance of the Camp.” Harrisburg Patriot and Union [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]; reprinted in Carlisle Herald [Carlisle, Pennsylvnia] 13 September 1861; p. 2.
- “More of the Girl Soldier.” Patriot [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] 26 September 1861; p. 5.
- “Covington: Romantic Incident in Camp Life—A Woman Detected in Soldier’s Uniform.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [Cincinnati, Ohio] 9 December 1861; p. 2.
- “Police Matters: Antonette Robinson.” Rochester Evening Express [Rochester, New York] 18 December 1861; p. 2.
- “Wearing the Breeches.” Buffalo Morning Express [Buffalo, New York] 20 December 1861; p. 3.
- “Another Woman in Male Clothing.—A ‘Bould Sojer Boy’ (?)” Rochester Democrat [Rochester, New York]; reprinted in Journal and Courier [Lockport, New York] 24 December 1861; p. 2.
- “Arrest of a Female in Soldiers’ Uniform.” Courier [Syracuse, New York]; reprinted in Brooklyn Daily Eagle [Brooklyn, New York] 28 December 1861; p. 1.
- “A Female Soldier.” Philadelphia Inquirer [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 17 January 1862; p. 8.
- “A Girl in Male Attire.” Public Ledger [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 17 January 1862; p. 1.
- “A Masquerading Female” (reprinted in Detroit Free Press [Detroit, Michigan] 25 January 1862; p. 1.
- “A Harlot in the Religious Tract Line.” Joliet Signal [Joliet, Illinois] 11 February 1862; p. 1.
- “A Romantic Female.” Chicato Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 18 April 1862; p. 4.
- “Local Matters: The Lady in Black.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 7 June 1862; p. 1.
- “Local Matters: The Lady in Black Again.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 24 June 1862; p. 1.
- “Getting His Deserts.” Baltimore Sun [Baltimore, Maryland] 25 June 1862; p. 1.
- “Local Intelligence: A Strange Case.” New York Evening Express [New York, New York] 1 November 1862; p. 8.
- “A Strange Case.” Providence Evening Press [Providence, Rhode Island] 3 November 1862; p. 3.
- “Amusing Incident in Hotel Life.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 3 November 1862; p. 5.
- “A Strange Case.” Rutland Weekly Herald and Globe [Rutland, Vermont] 14 November 1862; p. 1.
- On Saturday afternoon. Louisville Daily Democrat [Louisville, Kentucky] 2 December 1862; p. 2.
- “A Female Soldier in Custody—An Eventful Career.” Daily Intelligencer [Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia)] 25 December 1862; p. 4.
- “Wants Hoops.” Daily Intelligencer [Wheeling, Virgina (now West Virginia)] 20 January 1863; p. 4.
- “Another Bold Soldier Girl.” Louisville Daily Journal [Louisville, Kentucky] 5 May 1863; p. 3.
- “How Major Darr’s Female Prisoners Were Disposed Of.” Daily Intelligencer [Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia)] 14 May 1863; p. 4.
- “The War On the Mississippi: Interesting Letter from a Soldier.” New York Times [New York, New York] 22 May 1863; p. 1.
- “Sailing Under False Colors.” Daily Patriot and Union [Harrisurg, Pennsylvania] 15 Aug 1863; p. 2.
- “A Female Soldier.” Richmond Examiner [Richmond, Virginia] 12 December 1863; p. 1.
- The Yankee gal. Richmond Examiner [Richmond, Virginia] 17 December 1863; p. 1.
- “Another Female Soldier.” Louisville Daily Journal [Louisville, Kentucky] 21 December 1863; p. 1.
- Lizzie Compton. Weekly North Iowa Times [McGregor, Iowa] 30 December 1863; p. 3.
- “Lizzie Compton, the Soldier Girl.” Union [Rochester, New York] 19 February 1864; reprinted in Daily Morning Chronicle [Washington, District of Columbia] 24 February 1864; p. 1.
- “Gone North.” Daily Dispatch [Richmond, Virginia] 27 February 1864; p. 2.
- Lizzie Compton. Louisville Daily Journal [Louisville, Kentucky] 13 April 1864; p. 3.
- “Female Soldier.” Louisville Daily Democrat [Louisville, Kentucky] 13 April 1864; p. 2.
- “Police Proceedings—Tuesday, April 12.” Louisville Daily Democrat [Louisville, Kentucky] 13 April 1864; p. 2.
- “Police Proceedings—Thursday, May 12.” Louisville Daily Journal [Louisville, Kentucky] 13 May 1864; p. 3.
- Yesterday a woman. Louisville Daily Democrat [Louisville, Kentucky] 17 May 1864; p. 2.
- “Police Proceedings—Tuesday, May 17.” Courier-Journal [Louisville, Kentucky] 18 May 1864; p. 3.
- “Escape of Prisoners.” Louisville Daily Democrat [Louisville, Kentucky] 24 May 1864; p. 2.
- “Police Proceedings—Wednesday, June 1.” Courier-Journal [Louisville, Kentucky] 2 June 1864; p. 1.
- “Police Proceedings—Wednesday, June 1.” Louisville Daily Democrat [Louisville, Kentucky] 2 June 1864; p. 2.
- “A Female Soldier Draws Her Pay for Two Years Military Service.” Evening Star [Washington, District of Columbia] 12 August 1864; p. 2.
- “The Girl Soldier,” by DeWinttom. Baltimore American [Baltimore, Maryland] 18 August 1864; p. 4.
- “A Technical Point Disposed of by the President.—A Lady Soldier.” Jeffersonian [Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania] 10 November 1864; p. 1.
- Albert D. Richardson. The Secret Service, the Field, the Dungeon, and the Escape (Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1865); p. 175.
- “Interesting Items.” Hartford Courant [Hartford, Connecticut] 31 January 1865; p. 2.
- “State Items: A young ‘chap’ .” Hartford Courant [Hartford, Connecticut] 2 February 1865; p. 2.
- “A Dangerous Wife.” Evening Star [Washington, District of Columbia] 4 February 1865; p. 2.
- “Gleanings: A curious bit of scandal.” Hartford Times [Hartford, Connecticut]; reprinted in Buffalo Courier [Buffalo, New York] 6 February 1865; p. 2.
- “A Female Soldier.” Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 14 February 1865; p. 5.
- “Arrival Extraordinary.” Grant County Witness [Platteville, Wisconsin] 16 February 1865; p. 3.
- “A Female in Boy’s Attire.” Philadelphia Inquirer [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 17 February 1865; p. 2.
- “Back Again.” Richmond Examiner [Richmond, Virginia] 20 February 1865; p. 2.
- “Female Adventurer.” Sentinel [Richmond, Virginia] 20 February 1865; p. 2.
- “Female Soldier.” Richmond Whig [Richmond, Virginia] 20 February 1865; p. 4; [Transcriber’s note: The first two pages of this issue are missing; while the pages number is recorded as “page 2,” the actual page number is more probably 4.].
- “Female Soldier.” Boscobel Broad-Axe [Boscobel, Wisconsin] 2 March 1865; p. 4.
- “Melancholy Death.” Grant County Witness [Platteville, Wisconsin] 9 March 1865; p. 3.
- The Platteville (Wis.) Witness. Wisconsin State Register [Portage, Wisconsin] 18 March 1865; p. 1.
- “Pants On.” Nashville Daily Union [Nashville, Tennessee] 24 March 1865; p. 3.
- The Platteville (Wis.) Witness. Grant County Witness [Platteville, Wisconsin] 30 March 1865; p. 3.
- “City and Suburbs: A Pretty Waiter Girl in Trouble.” New York Dispatch [New York, New York] 9 April 1865; p. 2.
- “City and Suburbs: Row in a Concert Saloon.” New York Dispatch [New York, New York] 9 April 1865; p. 2.
- “A ‘Pretty Waiter Girl’ Who is Not a Female.” New York Semi-Weekly Express [New York, New York] 11 April 1865; p. 3.
- “New York Correspondence: Is It a Boy or a Girl?” Chicago Tribune [Chicago, Illinois] 14 April 1865; p. 3.
- “A Young Man Detected in Female Guise—He had Successfully Appeared as a Woman for Fourteen Years—Jeff Davis Outdone.” Cleveland Herald [Cleveland, Ohio]; reprinted in Pittsburgh Daily Commercial [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] 27 June 1865; p. 1.
- “A Female Drummer Boy.” Daily Missouri Democrat [St. Louis, Missouri] 7 September 1865; p. 4.
- “Married and Single.” New Bedford Mercury [New Bedford, Massachusetts]; reprinted inm Fall River Daily Monitor [Fall River, Massachusetts] 27 April 1866; p. 2.
- “Didn’t Play It This Time.” National Republican [Washington, Dictrict of Columbia] 5 February 1868; p. 3.
- A woman was arrested. Brooklyn Union [Brooklyn, New York] 1 June 1868; p. 4.
- “Adventures Extraordinary.” World [New York, New York] 1 June 1868; p. 5.
- “Arrest of an Eccentric Female.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 1 June 1868; p. 5.
- Yesterday’s New York police records. Brooklyn Daily Eagle [Brooklyn, New York] 1 June 1868; p. 2.
- A Cleveland girl. Cincinnati Daily Enquirer [Cincinnati, Ohio] 27 December 1869; p. 4.
- “A Young Amazon.” Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio] 31 December 1869; p. 4.
- “Municipal Court, Dec. 31.” Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio] 31 December 1869; p. 4.
- “An Extraordinary Woman: She served in the United States Army.” Meriden Daily Republican [Meriden, Connecticut] 5 January 1870; p. 2.
- A young girl. Cincinnati Daily Enquirer [Cincinati, Ohio] 6 January 1870; p. 4.
- “Arrested Again.” Cleveland Leader [Cleveland, Ohio] 8 January 1870; p. 4.
- “From Columbus.” Cincinnati Daily Gazette [Cincinnati, Ohio] 12 January 1870; p. 3.
- “ ‘Wearing the Breeches’ ,” by Le Grand Marvin. Buffalo Morning Express [Buffalo, New York] 14 January 1870; p. 4.
- “A Toledo Sensation: A Cleveland Girl in Male Attire.” Blade [Toledo, Ohio]; reprinted in Racine County Argus [Racine, Wisconsin] 20 January 1870; p. 1.
- A few weeks since. Ellsworth American [Ellsworth, Maine] 3 March 1870; p. 3.
- “Respect for Parents—Striking Constrast.” Gaslight [Pleasantville, Ohio]; reprinted in Reading Times [Reading, Pennsylvania] 30 June 1870; p. 2.
- Female assumptions of men’s clothes. New York Times [New York, New York] 3 July 1870; p. 3.
- A discovery was made. Ashland Times [Ashland, Ohio] 11 August 1870; p. 3.
- “A Cavalry Woman.” N. O. Times; reprinted in Bangor Daily Whig and Courier [Bangor, Maine] 16 September 1870; p. 4.
- “Woman’s Rights—A Strange Petition.” Territorial Enterprise [Virginia City, Nevada] 14 September 1870; reprinted in Daily Evening Herald [Stockton, California] 17 September 1870; p. 1.
- “A Fast Youth.” Pittsburg Commercial [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] 29 November 1870; p. 4.
- “The Fast Youth.” Pittsburg Commercial [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] 30 November 1870; p. 4.
- “Latest Telegrams: From San Francisco.” Gold Hill Daily News [Gold Hill, Nevada] 19 April 1871; p. 2.
- “Sawyer’s Bench: A Female Miner in the Police Court.” San Francisco Chronicle [San francisco, California] 20 April 1871; p. 3.
- “A Woman Eighteen Years in Trousers.” New York Daily Herald [New York, New York] 7 May 1871; p. 14.
- Irene Robinson. Evening Post [New York, New York] 18 September 1871; p. 2.
- “A Young Girl’s Disguise: The Extraordinary career of Irene Robinson.” Sun [New York, New York] 19 September 1871; p. 3.
- “Remarkable Adventures of a Young Woman in Male Attire.” Evening Post [New York, New York] 19 September 1871; p. 2.
- “Municipal Court, April 22d.” Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio] 22 April 1872; p. 3.
- J. F. Goldsborough. Daily Dispatch [Columbus, Ohio] 4 December 1872; p. 4.
- “Fast Girl of Muskingum.” Daily Dispatch [Columbus, Ohio] 5 December 1872; p. 4.
- “A Female Shark: How a Feminine Dead-Beat Ran a Checkered Career.” Columbus Journal [Columbus, Ohio]; reprinted in Cincinnati Enquirer [Cincinnati, Ohio] 6 December 1872; p. 2.
- “The Girl-Boy.” Daily Dispatch [Columbus, Ohio] 6 December 1872; p. 4.
- “Court of Common Pleas.” Daily Dispatch [Columbus, Ohio] 12 February 1873; p. 4.
- On last Friday. Belmont Chronicle and Farmers, Mechanics and Manufacturers Advocate [St. Clairsville, Ohio] 6 March 1873; p. 4.
- Mary Goldsborough. Cleveland Leader [Cleveland, Ohio] 19 March 1874; p. 8.
- “Municipal Court: Before Judge Abbey.” Cleveland Leader [Cleveland, Ohio] 19 March 1874; p. 7.
- “ ‘Johnny’: Another Girl Who was Discovered Wearing the Blue.” National Tribune [Washington, District of Columbia] 25 September 1884; p. 7.
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