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It has come to our attention that some people are unable to access their NCBI accounts from off-campus.  Occasionally, access from on-campus is also not working. With this problem, attempts to log into NCBI accounts result in the page failing to load completely. Sometimes, there is a notice at the bottom of the screen that you can click to allow the page to completely load, but that isn’t always the case.

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Pontiac Ill. Jan. 23th 1863

My Dear Husband

I could not write any last night baby was so wide awake Our “Christmas Tree” passed off very pleasantly the other evening The tree was placed inside the railing in the court room It was not an evergreen & looked odd enough but it satisfied the children The band gave us some of their best music They have three additions since you left Tailor Jones Sammy Greenebaum & John Lewis the latter uses the cymbals The room was crowded although the night was very unpropitious The children sang, Mr. Ketchum made a speech, had refreshments of apples cake candy & nuts a bountiful supply & then the gifts were distributed & you can imagine how little hearts beat & eyes sparkled I know it would have done your heart good to have seen them

W T Russel had a big white cotton flannel rabbit given him which created no little amusement Henry G, something black which I think was a little “nigger baby” though I caught only a glimpse of it Mrs. Maple, put on a rattle box for Mr. McLeary but we thought it was too bad & took it off the tree & sent it to his wife by Mrs. Ryan Mr. Strevel got his dressing gown but I did not get Mrs. Fishers slippers solid in time for the Tree. I will give them to him next Monday Frankie received a pair of mittens & I a blue silk hair net Right in the midst of it all came your letters by the hand of Mr Loomis which I valued most.

Sunday Eve. Jan. 25

Dear Frank since I last wrote here I have been sick but feel better now Dr did not say what was the matter I had sore throat, fever, loss of appetite &c. My throat feels very sore yet but we hope it will not last long I had a letter from Sarah Williams last week She is better than she has been for a long time & attributes it to strong beer Dr. Capron advised me to dring beer or ale I am afraid we shall all become tapers I also had a letter from brother Tomas with his photograph it is very good one he inquires very minutely in to my financial affairs & reiterates his wish to relieve me if at all embarassed. I learned greatly to my surprise yesterday that Mrs. Smith had started for Mitchellsville I supposed she had given it up entirely I was sorry not to see her before she left I received your letters of the 18 & 20 yesterday I will answer the first tomorrow & the second as soon as I am able to go out I hope to hear from you very soon Frankie still hoops & coughs a good deal little May also has the hooping cough

God bless you my husband

As ever your aff. wife
M.M. Culver

over

Mr. Taylor wrote to you some time ago & wants to know if you ever rec’d it Is there a man by the name of Dawson in Com. G. Father wants to know Mother received your letter also Maggie Our cow which Mr. Custer bought I suppose is dead now, they thought she would die saturday She got hurt somway They never have paid me but $12, Should they be willing to pay the remaining six.

Much obliged for your good opinion of the officers of the M.E.S.S. You must rememember that none of us have the energy perseverance or tact which many have & which is necessary for the welfare of any Sabbath school I told Charley the other evening that he was too bad to desert us now he said that was not his intention he is simply acting as secretary for Mr. Strevel until after the S.S. Christmas festival

Mrs. Deharmandy Mrs Royce & two children & Bond went to Penn’a, a few weeks ago Bond was robbed in Harrisburg of his pocetbook it contained $150 & 200 in due bills, he borrowed money & turned right round & came home he said before he started that he was going after Mrs. De Witt

M M Culver

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Monday Morning, 19th Jan./63

Dear Mary

As an opportunity may possibly offer to-day to send letters North, I haste to add some matters of business. There are some laths standing in the corner of our hen house. Please get some one to put them in the wood shed, else they will all be destroyed. See that all the doors are securely fastened of the house, &, if Foote did not put in those window glass, close up the place so that the snow & rain will not get in or it will destroy all the ceilings & paper. I have some fear of the kitchen sinking when the frost comes out of the ground. The foundation is very insecure. If some of our friends will give it a little attention in time, that part of the building can be saved. I had hoped to be able to have made it secure before this.¹

Ask Bro. Utley to get you the amount of tax due on the NW 1/4 of Block 74, Original town of Pontiac, also the amount of my personal tax now due.² Also in a memorandum book of mine marked “address of correspondents,” you will find a list of lands purchased by me and assigned to James Longdon, J. H. Case, & Charles Zug.³ I want a list of those tracts assigned to Charles Zug with the amount of tax due on them. They are all in town 30, Range 5, I think.

Tell me who the Town collector for the Town of Pontiac is, &, if the legislature postpones the time for the payment of taxes, I wish to know it immediately.⁴ Please see that all the gates around our lot are securely fastened & the fence in a good condition, a very little opening may cause us serious damage. You never gave me any account of our sweet potato crop. You know it was an experiment, & I should like to hear the result.⁵

Harrington wrote to me about some matters of business with Workman Hickman;⁶
I referred him to my letters in your possession. It occurs to me that I possibly copied my answers to Workman Hickman in my copying press. Please look in that, & if it throws any light on the matter, show it to him. I leave him to explain its nature. It is unaccountable to me. I was sure it was all settled & hardly think I am mistaken, yet I done a large amount of that business & there is a possibility of a mistake.

Look among all my papers & give him every information you can. I do not wish you to run the risk of contracting disease to accomplish it. He can wait until danger is over. It also occurs to me that the letter acknowledging the receipt of the certificates may be in the drawer containing my receipts among them. Please look there also. I am better today. The train is coming,

Good Bye
J. F. Culver

1. On Jan. 31 Mary Culver informed her husband that “every thing is right over at the house.” Her brother Sammy had attended to the laths and reported the kitchen secure, while Mr. Foote had put in the window glass before he moved to Wisconsin. Mary Culver to J.F.C., Jan. 31, 1863, Culver Collection.
2. The tax due on the NW 1/4 of Block 74 was $7.18, and Culver’s personal tax for 1862 was $1.66. Ibid.
3. It has been impossible to further identify James Longdon and Charles Zug. For further identification of J. H. Case, see letter of July 2, 1863.
4. Mary Culver wrote her husband on Feb. 1, 1863, that James G. Albe was the Pontiac tax collector, and the legislature had not changed the date for payment of taxes. Mary Culver to J.F.C., Feb. 1, 1863, Culver Collection.
5. The sweet potato crop had not thrived, most of the hills producing not more “than three or four potatoes.” Mary Culver to J.F.C., Jan. 31, 1863, Culver Collection.
6. It has been impossible to further identify Harrington and Workman Hickman. Mary Culver wrote her husband on Feb. 1, “I called on Harrington this p.m. but could give me no help, on the business. I have looked through your papers and can find but one letter from Hickman and that casts no light on the subject.” Mary Culver to J.F.C., Feb. 1, 1863, Culver Collection.

If you are a RefWorks user, you may notice that when you log into your RefWorks account and select tools,  you will see that a new version of WNC 4 was released Jan 4, 2013. There are new features and bug fixes in this version. However, this newest version does not work with Microsoft Office 2013.

Office 2013 users should continue using earlier version of WNC 4 if you already have it installed. You could also use WNC 3 or One Line/Cite View to format in-text citations and bibliographies.

We have asked RefWorks for an estimated time of release of updated WNC version compatible with Office 2013, and they are unable to project. They have confirmed that WNC 3 will continue to be supported/updated for some time.

Also, we have updated the webpage that appears when the RefWorks link from the Hardin Library home page is selected. The information previously on this page has all been moved to a new display format, with a news/updates box at top of page. Note other important link relocation in below screenshot.  

Please continue to contact the reference desk or your  librarian liaison if you have questions or problems with RefWorks or WNC. We will direct you to RefWorks technical support when necessary.

South and Southeast Asian Literature is a searchable collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia and their Diasporas. Focusing on works composed during the late-colonial and postcolonial eras, the collection will also feature author interviews and manuscript materials that will shed additional light on the rich literary heritage and emerging traditions of this region.

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Passport is a global business intelligence database that covers consumer markets in more than 80 countries.  It allows users to identify a market, see all of the companies and brands in that market, and understand the relevant consumer dynamics of that market.  Over 85% of Fortune 500 companies used Passport data to make strategic marketing decisions in 2012.

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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) recently added a new page on its website dedicated to compounding information including USP standards.  USP General Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations can be downloaded  free of charge, at least for now.

Contact us if you have questions. Don’t forget Hardin Library’s subject guide on Clinical Pharmacy Resources also has a subpage for compounding resources.