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Collection of two Lincoln endorsements. See decimalized entries.

See descriptions in GLC02086.01-.02

GLC02086

Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 1

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.01

Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 2

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.02

Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 3

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.03

Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 4

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.04

Diary of Gideon Welles Vol. 1

Three volume diary of Gideon Welles, with an autograph letter signed from Welles to Andrew Boyd pasted to front of first volume. The diary recounts Welles' tenure as the Secretary of the Navy. Each volume contains several illustrations of...

GLC00584.01

Diary of Gideon Welles Vol. 2

Three volume diary of Gideon Welles, with an autograph letter signed from Welles to Andrew Boyd pasted to front of first volume. The diary recounts Welles' tenure as the Secretary of the Navy. Each volume contains several illustrations of...

GLC00584.02

Emancipation Proclamation

Wide margined copy of the Leland-Boker "authorized" edition, produced for raising money at the Philadelphia Great Central Sanitary Fair in June 1864. The Sanitary Commission engaged in hospital and other charitable work during the Civil War; it was a...

GLC00004

to Nahum Capen

Less than a month after being appointed Secretary of War, Stanton makes a thinly-veiled attack on Lincoln's economic policies.
Excerpt:
"No public man, in times like these, can fail to have both his words and acts misunderstood & any one is...

GLC00008

[Authorization for the Secretary of State to affix the United States seal to President Lincoln's proclamation]

A docket in pencil indicates that this document refers to a proclamation to lift a blockade from ports in Virginia and Florida. This document is printed and all handwritten text is underlined.

GLC00030

to Alexander Sankey Latty

Chase, Secretary of the United States Treasury, discusses Judge Latty's recommendation of Mr. Huyck "for a commission in the colored regiment." States he will refer the recommendation to Edwin McMasters Stanton, Secretary of War. Predicts that Huyck...

GLC00197

to Robert Bruce Warden

General Porter, New York City Police Commissioner, writes to Warden, an author and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio. He has given General Henry Jackson Hunt, Governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C., an introduction card. He...

GLC00214.02.12

to Colonel Julius Walker Adams

The year for the date is inferred from the letter's content. The letter mentions Generals Irvin McDowell and David Hunter, in reference to an investigation called to reevaluate Porter's actions at the Battle of Second Manassas. He remarks, "There is...

GLC00214.02.13

[Manuscript denouncing Benjamin Wade]

Welles rails against Congress, and Senate President Pro Tem Benjamin Wade in particular. Probably written during the Johnson impeachment crisis. Welles was a Johnson supporter and a strong opponent of Wade. If Johnson's impeachment had resulted in...

GLC00254

Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, transmitting Major General G. W. Morgan's report of the occupation of Cumberland Gap.

Report of General George W. Morgan's occupation of the Cumberland Gap forwarded by Secretary of War Stanton to the House of Representatives. Pages 1-7 consists of Morgan's report. Pages 8-19 consists of supporting correspondence. Dated from the...

GLC00267.289

[Message from the President to Congress communicating Nathaniel Bank's General Order number 23]

Banks' General Orders No. 23 being forwarded to Congress, by President Lincoln, with a note from Edwin Stanton. "In compliance with the resolution by the Senate of the 23rd instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, with the...

GLC00267.294

Report of the Secretary of Navy

Secretary of the Navy Welles report on naval activities in 1862, including operations on the Mississippi (especially New Orleans), Galveston, Forts Henry & Donelson, and Fort Pulaski. Several charts throughout. Original blue wrapper cover.

GLC00267.324

Reports of the Secretary of War and the Commander-in-Chief.

Includes reports submitted to President Abraham Lincoln by Stanton, Secretary of War, and Halleck, General-in-Chief. Stanton states "The colored troops have been allowed no bounty, and, under the construction given by the department, they can only...

GLC00267.325

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, In answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant, a copy of Major General Rosecrans's report of the Battle of Murfreesboro', or Stone River, Tennessee.

Cover is missing. Contains a report transmitted to the Senate by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, concerning the Battle of Stones River, or Murfreesboro. Comprises the full report of the battle, issued by General William Starke Rosecrans. Among...

GLC00267.330

Commodore Charles Wilkes's court martial

First 301 pages is the document titled "Commodore Charles Wilkes's Court-Martial," while the last 24 pages is a separate document titled "Commodore Charles Wilkes's Court of Inquiry." A report submitted by Secretary of the Navy Welles to the House...

GLC00267.348

Exchange of prisoners. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 21st December last, relative to the exchange of prisoners of war.

House of Representatives, 38th Congress, 2nd session, Executive Document no. 32.

GLC00267.354

Letter from the Secretary of the Navy...

Title continues, "...in Answer to a Resolution of the House of the 20th instant, transmitting report of Chief Engineer King, as also May, in relation to iron-clad vessels and dock-yards of Europe." Report submitted by Secretary of the Navy Welles to...

GLC00267.362

Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting report on the organization of the Army of the Potomac...

Title continues " ... and its campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861 to November 7, 1862." Printed by the government printing office, Washington, D.C. Cloth bead binding.

GLC00267.388

to Kate Cowdin

Christopher Elliot Cowdin updates his wife of a recent visit to see his nephew Wallis, who belonged to an Irish Brigade which was part of the Army of the Potomac. He reports meeting General Newton (possibly John Newton), the brigade commander, and...

GLC00333

to John B. Stonehouse Jr.

Writing to his son, John B. Stonehouse describes the interruption of the Washington, D.C. celebration of Lee's surrender by the assassination of President Lincoln and stabbing of Secretary of State William Seward. He then continues to give a detailed...

GLC00368.01