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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 50 (January 25, 1865)]
January 25, 1865
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877
The result of the emancipation in Maryland, Capture of Ft. Fisher, Richmond must fall.
GLC05959.50.45
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 51(February 1, 1865)]
February 1, 1865
Amendments to the constitution, Last speech of Edward Everett, The enemies of the constitutional amendments are the advocates of secession, An offer to murder President Lincoln, The Blair mission.
GLC05959.50.46
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 52 (February 8, 1865)]
February 8, 1865
The rebels in Bradley Co., General Sherman on the march, Two gunboats sunk, The peace mission a failure, Rebels arming slaves, Mobile evacuated.
GLC05959.50.47
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 2, no. 13 (May 10, 1865)]
10 May 1865
The end of Booth, The abolition of slavery in Tennessee, Order of the President, Proclamation by the President.
GLC05959.50.59
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 106, whole no. 1403 (November 27, 1861)]
27 November 1861
Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879
More information from Slidell and Mason, Davis's presidential message to the Confederate Congress, a list and explanation of Texas's finances, news from Mexico, report of the hanging of a Negro boy after murdering a baby and beating the plantation...
GLC05959.51.004
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 115, whole no. 3496 (January 10, 1862)]
January 10,1862
Federals repulsed in South Carolina. Letters from Brownville, Virginia Point, Camp Kirby, and Parsons's regiment. New York Bank. Reenlistment. Defects in the new military law. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on death of Judge Hemphill. Report of Mrs. M...
GLC05959.51.016
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 128, whole no. 3508 (February 10, 1862)]
February 10, 1862
Communication from Brownville: Vidaurri in complete possession. News from New Mexico and Sibley's proclamation. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on Manifest Destiny and another on a month with the rebels
GLC05959.51.022
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 26, whole no. 3521 (May 16, 1862)]
16 May 1862
Rumors from New Orleans. The great expected battle at Yorktown. Secession in California, particularly San Bernadino. Editorial on the shinplaster nuisance. Fugitive slave ad. Battle of Shiloh.
GLC05959.51.037
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 31, whole no. 3526 (May 28, 1862)]
28 May 1862
Several poems. A letter to the editor exposes censors, croakers, and traitors. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on the fall of New Orleans and its effect on Europe. Federal war tax bill. Why women sympathize with the war rebellion. Evacuation of Richmond...
GLC05959.51.042
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 33, whole no. 3528 (June 2, 1862)]
2 June 1862
News from New Orleans. Battle of Glorietta at Fort Fillmore, with a casualty and wounded list. An editorial examines the surrender of Galveston. Editorial on the oath of allegiance. Fugitive slave ad. Regulations on substitutes in the army. Speech...
GLC05959.51.044
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 35, whole no. 3530 (June 6, 1862)]
6 June 1862
Battle of Vicksburg, with 1700 prisoners taken. Newspaper war in New York. General orders from Texas headquarters regarding enrollment of recruits. Campaign in New Mexico. Sending provisions to New Orleans. Fugitive slave ad. Letter from Judge Munger...
GLC05959.51.046
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 71, whole no. 3566 (August 29, 1862)]
29 August 1862
Battle of Culpepper. Confederate operations on the Mississippi. Account by a man in Col. J.H. Morgan's late Kentucky expedition. Editorial on conscripting Negroes. Surrender of the Bayou Sara.
GLC05959.51.051
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 97, whole no. 3592 (October 29, 1862)]
29 October 1862
Report of Jack Hamilton. Battle of Manassas. News from the Potomac. Editorial on the signs of the times. Fugitive slave ad.
GLC05959.51.054
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 138 (February 2, 1863)]
February 2, 1863
Battle of the Teche. Execution of Mexican bandit. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Naval fight off of Sabine. Editorial on recent reverses in the war.
GLC05959.51.056
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 25, whole no. 3678 (May 13, 1863)]
13 May 1863
Letters from Shreveport, Galveston. Raid on the Southern Railroad. Yankee conscript acts. Prisoners of Camp Douglas. Fugitive slave ad.
GLC05959.51.071
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 26, whole no. 3679 (May 15, 1863)]
15 May 1863
Letter to the editor questions who is responsible for the depreciation of currency. Reoccupation of the Rio Grande. News from the North, with an editorial about Northern appreciation. The Louisiana retreat. Fugitive slave ad.
GLC05959.51.072
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 30, whole no. 3683 (May 25, 1863)]
25 May 1863
News from Louisiana about the enemy evacuating. Letters from Shreveport, Gen. Henry E. McCulloch. The Constitution versus expediency. The new tax bill. Slave for sale ads.
GLC05959.51.074
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 45, whole no. 3698 (June 29, 1863)]
29 June 1863
Letter defending abolition. Letter from P. Murrah, candidate for Texas governor. Yankees at Yazoo City. Ad for slave sales. Support for Honorable Peter W. Gray, candidate for Congress. Fund for Hood's brigade. General Pemberton.
GLC05959.51.081
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 48, whole no. 3701 (July 6, 1863)]
6 July 1863
Details of execution at Franklin. Poem to Stonewall Jackson. List of casualties in the 17th Texas Volunteer Infantry. Ad for slave sales. Editorial on the affairs at Vicksburg. General Taylor's victories.
GLC05959.51.082
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 83 (September 30, 1863)]
30 September 1863
Circular, office of quartermaster. Fugitive slave ad. The Russio-Lincoln alliance. Letter from the Rangers. General Wharton and his officers. Some of the beauties of subjugation. On necessity paper.
GLC05959.51.088
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 84 (October 2, 1863)]
2 October 1863
Letter to the editor on opening the courts. Mr. Toombs on currency. Fugitive slave ads. Editorial on more tax instructions. Mexico and Texas. Late reconnaissance up the James River. Feeling in New Orleans. On necessity paper.
GLC05959.51.089
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 89, whole no. 3744 (October 14, 1863)]
14 October 1863
Ads for conscription substitutes. Notice on transmission of mail across the Mississippi. The Fordoche fight. Judge Oldham's speech. Editorial on finances, including discussion of cotton. Letter to the sheep farmers of Texas. Fugitive slave ad.
GLC05959.51.090
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 92, whole no. 3747 (October 21, 1863)]
21 October 1863
General orders from Texas state headquarters. Deserter notices. Fugitive slave ads. Slave sale ads. Resolutions from a barbecue honoring Hon. A.M. Branch in Huntsville. Relations with France. News from the battlefield.
GLC05959.51.091
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 100, whole no. 3755 (November 9, 1863)]
9 November 1863
Victory at Alexandria, with 600 prisoners captured. Message of Gov. Lubbock about the military board, the frontier, the penitentiary, government officials, the impressment law, refugees with slaves, various state asylums, state finances, with an...
GLC05959.51.093
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 108, whole no. 3763 (November 27, 1863)]
27 November 1863
Circular to Texas citizens. Letter from the Rangers. Editorial on trans-Mississippi couriers. News from Alexandria, the West, and the legislature. Ads for slave sales.
GLC05959.51.095
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 114, whole no. 3769 (December 11, 1863)]
December 11, 1863
News from the front, Arkansas, Missouri, Shreveport, Memphis, Alexandria. Notice to Negro owners. Editorial on the impressment schedule. The hog question. Banks on the Rio Grande. Canadian journal on the war.
GLC05959.51.098
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 175, whole no. 3839 (November 28, 1864)]
28 November 1864
Letter by General Lee to General Grant & Grant to Lee, concerning treatment of negro soldiers, President Lincoln in forthcoming message will recommend the abolition of slavery.
GLC05959.54.10
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 205, whole no. (February 8, 1865)]
Mexico offering friendship & hospitality to Confederate officers, Rebels blew up Fort Cartswell, Sherman is to partition Sea Islands abandoned by the rebels to the negroes.
GLC05959.54.30
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 208, whole no. 4826 (February 13, 1865)]
February 13, 1865
The new negro bill.
GLC05959.54.31
[Sheet music, broadsides, and advertisements relating to Uncle Tom's Cabin]. [Decimalized .01- .11]
circa 1852-1863
See descriptions in GLC05508.013.01-.11
GLC05508.013
Topsy's Polka.
1852
Stannard & Dixon
Signed by Henry Lawful. Sheet music cover from the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Lithograph image in color of a young African American girl with a patterned head scarf. Printed by Stannard & Dixon, lithograph by Louisa Corbaux.
GLC05508.013.02
The Tom-Tit polka.
Sheet music cover from the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. "Companion to the Topsy Polka, composed by Stephen Glover." Image of a young girl with short, dark, curly hair. Lithograph by A. Laby.
GLC05508.013.03
Poor Tom!
Signed by Charles Still and William Holland Love in upper right corner. Sheet music cover from the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Written by Charles Jefferys and composed by Stephen Glover. Depicts an enslave, Legree, threatening an enslaved man named...
GLC05508.013.04
Uncle Tom's cabin No. 2: The slave mother.
Hanhart, M., fl. 1852
Sheet music cover from the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Ballad by George Linley. With illegible signature in upper right corner. Depicts a female slave with a small child fleeing from a master wielding a whip. Image by J. Brandard.
GLC05508.013.05
Uncle Tom.
circa 1852-1860
Swift, H., fl. 1852-1860
Title page and sheet music from the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Dedicated to W.H.J, music by H. Swift. Published by W. Hill in New York.
GLC05508.013.06
Uncle Tom's glimpse of glory.
1858
Howard, Frank, fl. 1852
Title page and sheet music from the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Words written by Eliza and dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Music by Frank Howard. Published by E.H. Wade, Boston.
GLC05508.013.07
[Broadside advertising The life and personal adventures of Uncle Tom, for 40 years a slave! Also, The surprising adventures of wild Tom...]
circa 1858
J.E., Farwell, & Co. (publishers), fl. 1852
Autobiography of Uncle Tom Jones, aka Thomas H. Jones, with an additional biography of Wild Tom, a fugitive slave from South Carolina, included. Published in 1854 and 1858, this edition is offered by Boston's J.E. Farewell & Co., who boast of its...
GLC05508.013.08
[Broadside advertising Uncle Tom's cabin at the National Theatre, New York]
1853
New York, National Theatre
A note from G.L. Aiken, the author of the specific play version of Uncle Tom's Cabin being advertised, warns the public that his play has only been performed at the Troy Museum before its current run at the National Theatre. Also includes excerpts...
GLC05508.013.09
Slave life! or Uncle Tom's Cabin
Poster for a stage production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Starting 16 December 1852, the production is not "a mere Stage Version of the Tale, but a Play, in which free use has been made of [Stowe's] personages and most striking incidents." The broadside...
GLC05508.013.10
Uncle Sam.
circa 1853-1863
Concanen & Lee, fl. 1853-1863
Sheet music cover depicting a male runaway slave, Uncle Sam. "The Great Slave Song, respectfully dedicated to Anderson, the fugitive slave & sung with immense success by T. Maclagan." Written by G. W. Hunt with music by Frederic Archer.
GLC05508.013.11
to unknown
7 August 1855
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Directed to "Gentlemen." Agrees to deliver a lecture on slavery during the upcoming winter, noting, "I shall fail to say anything possessing either novelty or merit upon a topic which has been more profoundly and carefully discussed in Boston than...
GLC05603.01.25
Frederick Douglass
1875
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
GLC05603.02.38
Harriet Beecher Stowe
11 September 1882
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
GLC05603.02.51
to William S. Holabird
10 November 1839
Judson, Andrew T., 1784-1853
Judson, who presided over the district (and circuit) court proceedings of the Amistad, informs Holabird that he has not yet heard from President Martin Van Buren or Secretary of State John Forsyth regarding the case. Suggests Holabird review a...
GLC05636.04
to Henry D. Gilpin
4 May 1840
Holabird, William S., 1794-1855
Holabird, United States District Attorney of Connecticut, writes to Gilpin, Attorney General. Relates that the Amistad case did not spend much time at the circuit court level, because "the counsel for the negroes [interposed?] a plea in abatement of...
GLC05636.05
[Fragment of Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird] [incomplete]
January 1840
Date inferred based on the relation of this document to GLC 5636.08 and .09. States "That he is a Spanish subject, that he resided in the Island of Cuba several years, that he knows the law of [struck: Cuba] that island on the subject of Slavery."...
GLC05636.07
[Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird]
States "that the Spanish edict prohibiting the importation of slaves from Africa, was not considered as applicable to that Island and was [inserted: then] wholly disregarded after slaves were landed... that the slaves on the plantations kept their...
GLC05636.08
January 10, 1840
Signed deposition read before the court stating "that the court of mixed commissions had no jurisdiction except in cases of capture... that newly imported African Negroes were constantly brought to the Island, & after landed, were bona fide...
GLC05636.09
[Notes of Holabird, United States District Attorney for Connecticut]
Contains testimony of Dwight G. James (an abolitionist), Captain Green (who came into contact with Amistad Africans on shore, prior to their capture), N. Wilcox (Norris Wilcox, United States Marshal for the District of Connecticut), and E. Osborne...
GLC05636.10
[Testimonies regarding the capture of the Amistad]
November 1839
Created at Connecticut District Court in November 1839. At the top, states: "Schooner Amistad plea to jurisdictions & matter of it- Baldwin says most extraordinary objections & c Circuit Court said only that so long as the matter was pending before...
GLC05636.12
U. States v. Cinqué & others...
1839-1840
... (title continues) Charged with murder & robbery (piracy) on board the Spanish Schooner 'Amistad'- The offense committed by foreigners, on the high seas, & on board a vessel belonging exclusively to subjects of foreign states... Have the Courts of...
GLC05636.15
Comandancia de matriculas [In Spanish]
17 July 1838
Andes, fl. 1838
Relates Selestino [Celestino] is the property of José Ramon Ferrer and will attend his master for the duration of the voyage aboard the Amistad.
GLC05636.42
Administracion General De Rentas Reales Marítimas [In Spanish]
26 June 1839
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Pedro Montes including silk, onions, and cologne.
GLC05636.43
Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas [In Spanish]
27 June 1839
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad destined for Guanaja (a bay island of Honduras in the Caribbean). Lists items to be shipped for Don Estrada. Numbered "2" on verso.
GLC05636.44
Administracion general de rentas reales marítimas [In Spanish]
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad destined for Guanaja (a bay island of Honduras in the Caribbean). Lists items to be shipped for Don Alejandro Bartia. Numbered "3" on verso.
GLC05636.45
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad destined for Guanaja (a bay island of Honduras in the Caribbean). Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon Ferrer including ham. Numbered "4" on verso.
GLC05636.46
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad destined for la Guanaja (a bay island of Honduras in the Caribbean). Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon Ferrer including noodles. Numbered "5" on verso.
GLC05636.47
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don [illegible] including iron and copper. Numbered "6" on verso.
GLC05636.48
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Forrcusets [?] [The "D" for Don has been struck], including rolls of wire and bottles of essence. Numbered "8" on verso.
GLC05636.50
[Official document citing goods on board the Amistad] [In Spanish]
Administracion general de rentas reales maritimas, fl. 1839
Partially printed. Bill of lading issued at Havana. Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon [Berness?]. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.
GLC05636.51
Partially printed. Bill of lading issued at Havana. Lists items to be shipped for Don Jose [Arrt?] Fellenir. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.
GLC05636.52
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Arne and Laca (the printed "D," signifying "Don," has been crossed out). Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.
GLC05636.53
25 June 1839
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Jose Valls. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.
GLC05636.54
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Ramon [Berness?]. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.
GLC05636.55
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Luis Cerruda. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja.
GLC05636.56
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don F. de Sandoval. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja. States "por [by] Carpineti Carranera" at the bottom of the page.
GLC05636.57
Partially printed. Bill of lading for the schooner Amistad. Lists items to be shipped for Don Saturnio Carrias. Cites the Amistad's destination as Guanaja. States "por [by] Carpineti Carranera" at the bottom of the page.
GLC05636.58
GLC05636.59
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 153, whole no. 3884 (March 17, 1865)]
17 March 1865
Abstract of Governor Brown's message, The fall of Fort Fisher, Condition of the slaves stolen by Sherman.
GLC05959.54.40
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 155, whole no. 3886 (March 22, 1865)]
22 March 1865
Dispatches regarding the defeat & capture of General Early by Sheridan, Sherman in Fayetteville, NC, Guerrillas active in Kentucky, 25,000 loyal blacks being organized into regiments by Sherman.
GLC05959.54.42
The Houston daily telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 154 (February 24, 1864)]
February 24, 1864
Rangers in east Tennessee. Planting cotton. Habeas corpus. Fugitive slave ads.
GLC05959.55.02
The Houston daily telegraph. [Supplement (April 8, 1864)]
29 April 1864
Trade in human life. News from the North. Proclamation to the people of Texas from Major General J. Bankhead Magruder. General orders.
GLC05959.55.04
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 87 (October 14, 1861)]
14 October 1861
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
General McClellan's Latest Orders, General Fremont Hailed as Chief of the Abolitionists, Official Report of General Jackson, The Tretreat of Rosecrans - Full Particulars.
GLC05959.56.086
The Record. [Vol. 1, no. 11 (August 27, 1863)]
27 August 1863
Prices in Northern States and Confederate States in Comparison, Letter from Confederate Senator Henry Triscott to a Union Senator, Resources of the South, Number of Livestock and Slaves and the Value of Each.
GLC05959.58.03
Staunton spectator. [Vol. 40, no. 29 (December 15, 1863)]
15 December 1863
General Orders Published by General Imboden and Cooper, Our Losses at the Battle of Chattanooga, Lincoln's Message Stating that he will not attempt to retract or modify his Emancipation Proclamation and that he will not return to slavery.
GLC05959.65.04
Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [Vol. 39, no. 79 (October 3, 1862)]
3 October 1862
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
GLC05959.71.03
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 16, no. 238 (December 10, 1862)]
10 December 1862
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
Capture of 2 Yankee gunboats in North Carolina, Progress of the Abolitionists, General Johnson has taken command of the Dept of the West.
GLC05959.72.026
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 17, no. 267 (January 25, 1864)]
January 25, 1864
Employment of Free Negroes and slaves in the Army.
GLC05959.72.047
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 30 (April 2, 1864)]
2 April 1864
Maryland Embittered Against Lincoln, Emancipation forced upon the Border States, the corruption growing out of the war.
GLC05959.72.074
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]
10 December 1864
Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.
GLC05959.73.15
Southern literary messenger. [Vol. 33, no. 1 (July)]
July 1861
Bagby, George William, 1828-1883
A magazine devoted to Literature, Science and Art. Exile and Empire The true question: A contest for the supremacy of race Conrad Clifford. Gan-Eden Juggernaut
GLC05959.75.01
Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (November 8, 1862)]
8 November 1862
Ayres, E.W. and Wade, W.H., fl. 1862-1864
Sketch of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi - History & Siege of Vicksburg from May 18 to July 25. Also includes a cartoon of Lincoln as a masked Satan; the caption reads, "King Abraham before and after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation."
GLC05959.76.03
The daily richmond enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]
Tyler & Allegre, fl. 1862-1865
Reports of from the 2nd Session of the 2nd Confederate Congress -- both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Also, reports on the state legislature of Virginia -- both the House of Delegates and the Senate. Tidbit on an explosion at the...
GLC05959.80.02
The daily richmond enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 195 (January 27, 1865)]
January 27, 1865
This item is two internal pages from the newspaper; no front page. Article on Hemma Micco, aka John Jumper, a Seminole Indian chief who became a colonel in the Confederate Army. Notes from the Virginia state legislature session and the Confederate...
GLC05959.80.04
The daily richmond enquirer. [Vol. 36, no. 96 (March 24, 1864)]
24 March 1864
Proclamation of Jefferson Davis for a day of fasting and prayer. Article on the reorganization of the Maryland Line. Article titled "Charleston Impregnable from the Sea Approaches," which states "Charleston will not be taken from the sea approaches...
GLC05959.80.07
The daily richmond enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 27 (June 28, 1864)]
28 June 1864
Update on the situation around Petersburg from the "Petersburg Express." Report on military activity in the Shenandoah Valley from the "Lynchburg Republican." Article on the rise of gold prices in the North. News of the movement of General Philip...
GLC05959.80.08
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 259 (January 2, 1861)]
2 January 1861
Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Contains article "We Must Act Promptly" in regards to the "trouble between South Carolina and the General Government." This front-page article criticizes President Buchanan for inconsistencies in his actions towards South...
GLC05960.02.01
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 263 (January 7, 1861)]
7 January 1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Front page: List of the Louisiana Southern Rights Ticket at the State Convention; article titled "A Southern Congress," says South Carolina has called for a Congress of the seceded Southern states -- asks "Shall Louisiana...
GLC05960.02.04
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 264 (January 8, 1861)]
8 January 1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Results of elections to State Convention from New Orleans. A full ticket of secessionists is to be sent. References to Mississippi state convention, military preparations in Mississippi - including a call for the...
GLC05960.02.05
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 42 (April 22, 1861)]
22 April 1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Three columns of local military news on front page. Story about a local abolitionist, John Pike, who was arraigned before the New Orleans mayor -- he was released since no one would appear against him. It is believed he...
GLC05960.02.09
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 43 (April 23, 1861)]
23 April 1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Front page article says the Confederacy has seized Harper's Ferry. Account of the capture of the steamship "Star of the West." Local news says "Abolition Sympathsizers to be Looked After." The meeting named ex-Brigadier...
GLC05960.02.10
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 44 (April 24, 1861)]
24 April 1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Only has first 4 pages of the usual 8 pages per issue. Article titled "Affairs at Norfolk," reports that Norfolk Navy yard is being evacuated and several ships scuttled to keep them out of enemy hands. Short item...
GLC05960.02.11
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no.187 (October 10, 1861)]
10 October1861
Published at 70 Camp Street. Only first 2 pages of the usual 8 page issue. Several columns of military notices and requests for volunteers. Description of the night attack on Santa Rosa Island in Florida. 1000 Confederate troops surprised a New York...
GLC05960.02.13
The liberator. [Vol. 10, no. 1 (January 3, 1840) - v. 11, no. 53 (December 31, 1841)]
January 3, 1840-December 31, 1841
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
GLC06109.01
The liberator. [Vol. 12, no. 1 (January 7, 1842) - v. 13, no. 52 ( December 29, 1843)]
7 January 1842-29 December 1843
GLC06109.02
The liberator. [Vol. 14, no. 1 (January 5, 1844) - v. 15, no. 52 (December 26, 1845)]
5 January 1844-26 December 1845
GLC06109.03
The liberator. [Vol. 16, no. 1 (January 2, 1846) - v. 17, no. 53 (December 31, 1847)]
January 2, 1846-December 31, 1847
GLC06109.04
Letter from the American Anti-Slavery Society
1844
A letter issued by various members of the American Anti-Slavery Society asking for financial support from the "anti-slavery public."
GLC06143.01
to David P. Harmon
22 April 1844
Buffum, James N., 1807-1887
Letter asking Harmon to attend the upcoming American Anti-slavery Society convention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
GLC06143.02
[to David P. Harmon]
February 8, 1849
Informs Harmon that an Anti-Slavery Society meeting will be held in Harmon's town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Writes that "the South are beginning [to] feel the effect of agitation and are alarmed for their Patirarchical [sic] institution."...
GLC06143.03
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