The Honorable Service Discharge Insignia, AKA "ruptured duck" was issued to allow men to travel in their uniform dress, without the Shore Patrol thinking they were AWOL.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Ruptured Duck
The Honorable Service Discharge Insignia, AKA "ruptured duck" was issued to allow men to travel in their uniform dress, without the Shore Patrol thinking they were AWOL.
George Herndon Reily, Jr.
George Herndon Reily, Jr. served aboard the USS Woodworth, DD-460, during World War II, advancing to Chief Machinist’s Mate.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
A letter home, 1944
G H. Reily m nat/c [?]
USS Woodworth
% Fleet P. O
San Francisco, Calif
Mrs. A. A. Wilkinson
Tunica, Louisiana
6 cents Air Mail stamp was cancelled: U. S. NAVY AUG 20 P. M. 1944
Envelope stamped: PASSED --- -- --- CENSOR
Stamp on back: TUNICA LA AUG 27 1944
Note penciled on the envelope: Mary I had a letter too and I can see he is in Hawiian Islands. Says he may see Jack [?] for good while. E_____ [Eva D. Reily was postmaster]
A second note: Card from Margaret- was expecting Red in a few days_ Bub has made 43 + O. K. had 48 hr. pass_ Looking for Snooky to come too she said___
USS Woodworth
% Fleet P. O
San Francisco, Calif
Mrs. A. A. Wilkinson
Tunica, Louisiana
6 cents Air Mail stamp was cancelled: U. S. NAVY AUG 20 P. M. 1944
Envelope stamped: PASSED --- -- --- CENSOR
Stamp on back: TUNICA LA AUG 27 1944
Note penciled on the envelope: Mary I had a letter too and I can see he is in Hawiian Islands. Says he may see Jack [?] for good while. E_____ [Eva D. Reily was postmaster]
A second note: Card from Margaret- was expecting Red in a few days_ Bub has made 43 + O. K. had 48 hr. pass_ Looking for Snooky to come too she said___
Aug 18, 1944
Dearest Mamie and all.
Received your letters and very glad to hear from you. I know just how you folks feel with so much hot weather.
I am glad you heard from Bubba. I had been wondering about him. I guess he is enjoying a rest.
Artie still working in B. R. I guess. Mama wrote me that Morgan had to go for exam on 29th. Maybe if he passes and gets in the army it make him realize how a life at home is appreciated. He is old enough to be a lot more grown up than he is. It’s no sense in him acting the way he has been.
Its too bad about Ethel isn’t it. Maybe she will get over it. I sure hope so.
What did Leslie, Lish, Pig and them think of Joyce getting married. I got a letter from Mama and it said Joyce and Malcom got married. I nearly passed out. Seems as only yesterday when she wasn’t any larger than Anne. I want to send her something in the next few days.
Guess Almina and family had a pretty nice vacation. I bet Peggy did some reducing while she was up.Well I will close for now as there isn’t much I can find to write about. If I could write where I was or what I see I might could stretch a letter to two pages but you know how it is. Give Artie, Anne, Joyce my love. Tell Leslie, Lish, and them hello. Write when you can. Lots of Love_ Herndon
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Land and location evidence of Reily- Warburton relatedness
South Carolina’s Department of Archives & History is testing a Beta version of the online index to their document archives. Some of the entries now have attached images of the actual documents. Some images are original documents, others are typescripts (perhaps WPA transcriptions?). I have recently found some interesting stuff, such as Samuel Reily witnessing the will of Thomas Baggs of Sumter District, 11 May, 1810.
I found an image of the plat for Robert Reily’’s 1764 land grant; I already had been given a copy of the grant document. Here is the link and my transcription follows:
State of South Carolina. Pursuant to a precept from John Troup Esq. DS & dated the 2nd day of Oct. 1764, I have laid out unto Robt. Reyley a tract Block containing one hundred acres situate in St. Marks Parish, N. side Santee River … Just… Baker’s Pond. Butting and bounding to the E. on Beng mn Johnson’s land. N on vacant land. W. on vacant land, and S on George Evins land Thence (?) hath such shape len… and width (?) as the above plat represents. Certified this 6th day of October 1764 James Cantey DS
Here is a link to the plat of Margaret Warburton’s land grant; and my transcription:
South Carolina. Pursuant to a precept from George Hunter Esq. late Surveyor General, dec’d dated the 7th day of August AD. 1753, as also an order from his Excellency the Governor, dated the 4th day of March 1755 Whereby, the time for executing the said precept can (?) prolong for six months from the date of the said order. I have … and laid out unto Margaret Warberton a tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres. Situated in Craven County, on one of the S. Branches of Black River. Bounded on all sides on vacant land. & Hence hath such shape form and marked trees as appears by the above delineated plat. Certified February the 12th 1756 Jno. Lewisten D. S.
Discussion:
I found an image of the plat for Robert Reily’’s 1764 land grant; I already had been given a copy of the grant document. Here is the link and my transcription follows:
State of South Carolina. Pursuant to a precept from John Troup Esq. DS & dated the 2nd day of Oct. 1764, I have laid out unto Robt. Reyley a tract Block containing one hundred acres situate in St. Marks Parish, N. side Santee River … Just… Baker’s Pond. Butting and bounding to the E. on Beng mn Johnson’s land. N on vacant land. W. on vacant land, and S on George Evins land Thence (?) hath such shape len… and width (?) as the above plat represents. Certified this 6th day of October 1764 James Cantey DS
Here is a link to the plat of Margaret Warburton’s land grant; and my transcription:
South Carolina. Pursuant to a precept from George Hunter Esq. late Surveyor General, dec’d dated the 7th day of August AD. 1753, as also an order from his Excellency the Governor, dated the 4th day of March 1755 Whereby, the time for executing the said precept can (?) prolong for six months from the date of the said order. I have … and laid out unto Margaret Warberton a tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres. Situated in Craven County, on one of the S. Branches of Black River. Bounded on all sides on vacant land. & Hence hath such shape form and marked trees as appears by the above delineated plat. Certified February the 12th 1756 Jno. Lewisten D. S.
Discussion:
The will of Thomas Baggs places Samuel in South Carolina on 11 May, 1810, near the time of his land- seeking trip to Mississippi Territory. Furthermore, I suspect that this was a member of the Baggs family which lived near the Reily family on that 1773 map of South Carolina that I previously shared. This would agree with my suggestion that the “Baggs” on the map was a true family name and not a corruption of the “Bagnal” name.
The land grant to Robert was north of the Santee and that agrees with the Reily location on the map. Of course, half the state is north of the Santee River; Margaret’s grant was also north of the Santee. The grant of 100 acres to Robert was his individual head- of- house allotment and implied no other family members. The grant had been changed after 1755, to 100 acres for head and additional 50 acres for other members of the household, including slaves. Grants were changed to 100 for head] [I must check whether that was in the Welch Tract, as Robert originally petitioned] This plat does mention Baker’s Pond and that identifies it as the piece transferred by Lease & Release to Matthew Neilson, whose will addresses disposition of a piece of land at Baker’s Pond, originally granted to Robert.
The land grant to Robert was north of the Santee and that agrees with the Reily location on the map. Of course, half the state is north of the Santee River; Margaret’s grant was also north of the Santee. The grant of 100 acres to Robert was his individual head- of- house allotment and implied no other family members. The grant had been changed after 1755, to 100 acres for head and additional 50 acres for other members of the household, including slaves. Grants were changed to 100 for head] [I must check whether that was in the Welch Tract, as Robert originally petitioned] This plat does mention Baker’s Pond and that identifies it as the piece transferred by Lease & Release to Matthew Neilson, whose will addresses disposition of a piece of land at Baker’s Pond, originally granted to Robert.
Margaret Warburton was granted 50 acres for each member of the household: herself and daughters Ann and Sarah. Settlers arriving before 1756, received this amount, and it agrees with her petition for land. That took a long time; I don’t see how they kept from starving; Margaret’s petition was in 1752. If Margaret Warburton’s grant could be determined as identical to the Reily location on the 1773 map, this would lend support to a close family connection. The land was on a south branch of Black River, which fits the map, and also matches the Black River location documented in other records of the family. A plausible suggestion might be that Robert married Ann Warburton, sold his own land to Matthew Nielson and moved to his mother- in- law’s (Margaret Warburton). Sarah Warburton, the older sister, was already married and moved away, so the land could have gone to Ann and thus become the property of her husband, Robert. This is not proof, merely circumstantial evidence! Moreover, additional study needs to be done, comparing the Warburton grant to the Reily plantation.
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