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to Anthony Thornton

Discusses South Carolinians view of the Union, and worries that America may be punished. States "All give me much more credit for what has been done here, than I deserve...I fear that as a Nation we have taken too much upon ourselves - that we have...

GLC03748

to Lewis Anthony

Discusses the Election of 1864 and soldiers support for President Abraham Lincoln.

GLC03755

The suppressed chapter of "life on the Mississippi"

Leaflet consisting of the suppressed chapter of Twain's book Life on the Mississippi, which was published in 1883. First edition. Marked as number 230 of 250 numbered copies of the first printing. Comparing Northern and Southern society, Twain...

GLC05847

to Horace Porter re: claim against Government, support for Grant

The claim against the government should be paid but not publicized in order to preserve his support and influence for Grant in the upcoming election.

GLC05852

Great Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at Richmond.... [on silk]

Full title: "Great Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at Richmond, Virginia, Monday, Oct. 5, 1840. Reported for the Herald, by William H. Attree." Report's Webster's speech at the Whig presidential nominating convention in Richmond with audience...

GLC05862

[Wide-awake election of 1860 campaign ribbon]

Republican campaign ribbon supporting Abraham Lincoln for President printed with "Wide Awake," and a large eye. Printed on white silk. Thousands of young men turned out in "Wide Awake" torchlight parades in support of Lincoln. The Wide Awakes are...

GLC05865

to James E. Neal re: election campaign for presidency, written as Gov. of NY

"A public office is a public trust." Signed as governor, on printed stationery.

GLC05870

[Campaign ribbon on silk: "Old buck is coming"]

Faded pink silk ribbon with black ink images and text. Begins with an image of a buck (male dear), and the statement "Old Buck is Coming," referring to 1856 presidential candidate James Buchanan. Below the buck, the ribbon depicts blacks with...

GLC05877

to Josiah Bartlett

Discusses Continental troop movements, specifically regarding Fort Ticonderoga and New Jersey. Also, rising cost of living and collapsing currency, taxation, Franklin's reception at Versailles, and New Hampshire politics.

GLC05878

Democratic Creed!

National Union illustrated election broadside. "Democratic Creed! Love Creed! Love for Civilization and Niggers!... Worship of Southern aristocracy! Sneer for Northern Mechanics." An anti-slavery and anti-Democrat broadside for National Union...

GLC05889

Victory! Victory!! Victory!!! We celebrate the fall of Richmond April 3d, 1865.

Shows a triumphant elephant waving victory banner. Text printed in red with the elephant in blue. The end of the banner is drawn to look like a grinning face.

GLC05890

Letters from Simon Cameron to Robert G. White [Decimalized .01-.17]

Seventeen letters from Simon Cameron to Robert G. White. Most of the letters concern Cameron's campaigns for various offices and his political maneuverings and use of influence. Cameron was a Senator from Pennsylvania and President Lincoln's...

GLC05891

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics.

GLC05891.01

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics, elections for the United States Senate, and worries about the Whigs taking control of the state Legislature.

GLC05891.02

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an upcoming election, which he believes he can win.

GLC05891.03

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an election he hopes to win. Details the tactics of his enemies, and his plan to defeat them.

GLC05891.04

to Robert G. White

Discusses a recent election he has just lost. Believes his opponents defeated him only because of dubious practices, hopes for another election, and believes he will prevail in the long run.

GLC05891.05

to Robert G. White

Discusses upcoming elections, support of Fremont over Buchanan. Believes he can help Fremont win the election.

GLC05891.07

to Robert G. White

Asks White to make sure that a State Legislator votes for him in his upcoming bid for the Senate. Cameron believes "With his vote, I can essentially be elected." Cameron was successfully elected to the Senate that year. Written at "Lochiel,"...

GLC05891.08

to Robert G. White

Discusses politics, upcoming elections, and plans to use promises of political patronage to secure votes.

GLC05891.09

to Robert G. White

Suggests nominating General John White Geary, Union Civil War hero and Governor of Pennsylvania, for President. Cameron states he does not wish to run for President himself, but seems to desire some influence over the man who is in office. Also...

GLC05891.15

to Henry Knox

Writes a very detailed letter to her husband in Morristown, New Jersey during the American Revolution. Discusses the arrival in Boston of General Charles Tronson du Coudray, a French military engineer "who stiles himself Commander in Chief of the...

GLC05895

Five documents to John Langdon regarding his nomination as vice president [decimalized]

GLC05899

to John Langdon

Urges Langdon to accept the nomination for vice president, stating that his "services are necessary to the public weal. The Union must be consolidated by combining the strength of the Southern and Eastern States in the two highest offices of the...

GLC05899.04

[Petition of National Continental Union League for union with Canada]

Petition calling for lawful, peaceful and honorable union between the United States and Canada. Says "The time has come when it is desirable that Europe should cease to direct or control the political or domestic affairs or any portion of this...

GLC05900

Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Isonomia no. 1

No. I and II cover the record of the blockade ship Isonomia from the beginning of its service off Wilmington SC in August 1864 to 25 December 1864 when Simpson released command of the vessel. Calf covers.

[30 August] "At daylight, Flag Pond...

GLC05911.06.01

Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Isonomia, no. II

No. I and II cover the record of the blockade ship Isonomia from the beginning of its service off Wilmington SC in August 1864 to 25 December 1864 when Simpson released command of the vessel. Calf covers.

[24 November] "…a seaman by the name of...

GLC05911.06.02

to John Bennett re: lobbying support during his successful bid for Congress

Basler, Roy R. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. I
1824 - 1848, p. 355

GLC05927

A Dissertation concerning political equality, and the corporation of New York

Pencil inscription "S. H. [?] Parsons" on cover. Discusses New York City politics and the Declaration of Independence. Printed by D. Denison. First edition.

GLC05931

Copperhead Conspiracy in the North-West

Title continued: "An Exposé of the Treasonable Order of the 'Sons of Liberty.' Vallandingham, Supreme Commander." Published by the Union Congressional Committee. Printed by John A. Gray & Green in New York. Pages are uncut at the top of the pamphlet...

GLC05936

Proceedings of the Liberal Republican Convention, in Cincinnati

Title continued: "May 1st 2d and 3d, 1873. Horace Greeley's letter of acceptance. Address of the New York State Committee to their fellow-citizens." With obituary of Reverend Charles Brooks .

GLC05940

Truth will out! [defending the Aurora from Tory charges]

Title continued: "The foul charges of the Tories against the editors of the Aurora repelled by positive proof and plain truth." William Duane, publisher. First edition. (Bound with: Selected pamplets, GLC 5945.)

GLC05945.09

Taylor & his battles [large colored sheet, illustrated] [election-related?]

Hand-colored yellow, green, and red. Depicts Taylor in various battles from the War of 1812, Seminole Indian Wars and the Mexican War. Printed by Rufus Blanchard of Cincinnati and published by Ensign & Thayer, New York.

GLC05952

Daily federal union. [Vol. 4, no. 24 (December 5, 1861)]

Gen. Bragg's congratulatory order. This issue reports the results of the electoral college electing Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens as president and vice president of the Confederacy. Various reports describe the state of war events at...

GLC05959.01.04

Daily chronicle & sentinel.

Each issue contains telegraphic reports and Northern news, mostly covering battle reports and war news. Commercial reports indicate stock values in Augusta markets, including financial, cotton, dry goods, grain, groceries, country produce, and sale...

GLC05959.07

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 226 (September 22, 1863)]

One issue of the Daily chronicle & sentinel dated September 22, 1863. Includes articles of a letter from the newly-elected governor of Alabama who dispels rumors of his supposedly reconstructive agenda, reports from Virginia, north Georgia, trans...

GLC05959.07.02

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 355 (December 6, 1863)]

Yankee Estimates of Battle of Chattanooga, Siege of Knoxville.
A detailed letter from Atlanta describes the recent mayoral election. An editorial implores the Confederate Congress to improve the currency situation through taxation. An article details...

GLC05959.07.04

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 28, no.25 (January 16, 1864)]

From Charleston, Late News From Texas, Latest From the North.
The results of the Edgefield District elections are listed. The Secretary of War reports the achievements of the army for 1863. The culprit who has cut the telegraph lines for the past...

GLC05959.07.07

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 1, No. 225, (November 6, 1861)]

Victory at Leesburg, Article on General W.H.T. Walker, Election Ticket for Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice-President. Miscellaneous advertisements throughout issue.

GLC05959.09.004

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 72, (May 9, 1862)]

Subjects include the Georgia Military Institute, The Confederate Ironclad Virginia, and a Defense of President Davis Against Objections. There are miscellaneous advertisements throughout the issue, including a recruitment ad for partizan rangers...

GLC05959.09.015

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 213 (October 24, 1862)]

Prints army correspondence on "What the Government Has Done and is Doing for the Sick, Wounded, and Destitute Soldiers." An article, "Great Democratic Meeting in New York," prints various resolutions and speeches, including speeches by John Van Buren...

GLC05959.09.093

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 10 (February 22, 1863)]

This newspaper is from the Southern Confederacy and includes main articles on the continued speech of Hon. C.L. Vallandigham, City of Mexico Taken by the French, and Political Movements in the War. Also includes local advertisments and runaway slave...

GLC05959.09.144

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 248 (July 27, 1863)]

Morgan's Movements, Lee's Army Reported Retreating, General Blunt Fights Reb. General Cooper, Johston Retreats, Bragg's Army Mostly at Chattanooga.
The front page is filled with lengthy reports from the Army of the Cumberland, the Twentieth Army...

GLC05959.14.01

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 249 (July 28, 1863)]

900 of Morgan's Men in Camp Chase Until Officers of Straight Expedition are Released.
A lengthy letter to the editor examines the relationship between the three branches of government. An article on the "Secession Ticket" exposes Union foibles...

GLC05959.14.02

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 262 (August 10, 1863)]

News From Charleston.
This issue's front page is the same as the previous issue, with the addition of ads in the right column. Several reactions to the elections discuss Union and anti-Union sentiments in Kentucky. The Journal prints a competing...

GLC05959.14.04

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 290 (September 7, 1863)]

Latest News From Charleston, Siege Progressing Favorable, Knoxville Captured, Kentucky Again Invaded by Rebels.

This issue contains the same front page articles as the previous paper, with an additional column of ads. A political editorial about the...

GLC05959.14.08

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 292 (September 9, 1863)]

Capture of Knoxville, General Pleasanton's official report, Rebel Movements at Bayou Meteor, Guerrilla Warfare Along River, Skrimishing Near Rappahannock, East Tennessee Valley Cleared of Rebels, Bragg's HQ at Shelbyville, News from Charleston...

GLC05959.14.09

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 294 (September 11, 1863)]

Burnside at Cumberland Gap - Unconditional Surrender Thereof, Crittenden Occupies Chattanooga, Glorious News From Charleston, Fall of Fort Wagner & Fort Gregg, Rebels to Make Stand at Rome, Georgia, Rebels Evacuate Little Rock, Arkansas.

This issue...

GLC05959.14.11

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 296 (September 13, 1863)]

Arrival of Grant in New Orleans, General Longstreet in North Carolina, Fort Sumter not yet Surrendered, Preparations to Shell Charleston, News from Charleston, Bombardment of Fort Moultrie, News from Richmond.
A letter from the Rebel Col. J.A...

GLC05959.14.13

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 304 (September 21, 1863)]

The Rebels Fleeing Towards Texas.
A circular letter from William H. Seward of the State Department is printed in this issue, describing recent battles in reviewing the campaign. An article about the upcoming presidential election highlights the two...

GLC05959.14.15

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 327 (October 14, 1863)]

News From Virginia, Fighting Near Culpepper, Federals Evacuate Culpepper, Rebel Army Crosses Rapidan, General Meade Falling Back, Federal Cavalry in Pursuit of Wheeler, News From the Potomac.
A report of the destruction of a supply train in Tennessee...

GLC05959.14.20

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 1 (November 24, 1863)]

General Steele's Course in Arkansas, Pursuit of Rebels under Faulkner.
A.J. Daugherty writes about various generals on their work in the Cumberland area. A letter from a Union solder to the Journal describes the ceremony of a flag presentation to the...

GLC05959.14.29

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 26 (March 2, 1861)]

Moderation. Lists of congressmen and their term expirations are listed, as are breakdowns for slave and free states and state governors and their political parties. Ratified acts are detailed in brief captions. An editorial expresses hope for a quick...

GLC05959.23.01

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 88 (October 5, 1861)]

The Confiscation Bill, Surrender of Fort Hatteras, The Affair at Hatteras.
This issue includes the Confiscation Bill, an act for the sequestration of properties for the Confederacy. Reports from various regiments appear in the form of letters to the...

GLC05959.23.08

Weekly state journal. [Vol. 2, no. 25 (April 30, 1862)]

North Carolina State Convention, Burnside's Official Report of the Capture of Newbern, North Carolina.

Several editorials attack local papers and their opinions on various topics, including war and the gubernatorial elections. Notes from North...

GLC05959.25.02

Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 77 (September 25, 1861)]

Lincoln's Instructions to Fremont, Retreat of the 1st Georgia Regiment, from Carrick's Ford, Speech by President Davis.

Several letters from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in regards to the contest for a state convention seat involving Rufus K...

GLC05959.26.07

Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 82 (October 12, 1861)]

The Battle of Lexington - Official Report of General Price, Extraordinary Escape of Adjutant George W. Alexander, The Exploit at Chickamacomaco, Yankee Encampment at Chickamacomack - Broken up and Dispersed.

A long article examines the commercial...

GLC05959.26.11

People's press. [Vol. 12, no. 51 (April 24, 1863)]

Conscripting Negroes, Yankee Account of Attack on Charleston, Defeat of General Pegram.
An editorial responds to the suspension of habeas corpus and the loss of personal liberty. Minutes from an important Democratic meeting in New York include...

GLC05959.27.06

People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 12 (July 24, 1863)]

Vice-President Stephens at Fortress Monroe, Great Riot in New York - Conscription Register, Raid on Wytheville.

An article describes a lightning incident. Several articles report war activity, and congressional election results are noted. A long...

GLC05959.27.12

Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 19 (May 10, 1861)]

Proclamation by Governor Letcher of Virginia, Proclamation by John W. Ellist of North Carolina.
This issue contains two war poems on the front page, with a short message about the spirit of liberty. An editorial pins God with certain sides of war...

GLC05959.29.01

Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 25 (March 16, 1865)]

A description of the occupation and destruction of Columbia includes details to the pillage and burning of the city. Correspondence between Sherman and General Hampton concerns Sherman's march and pillage through South Carolina, with special...

GLC05959.32.05

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 13, no. 1292 (December 28, 1863)]

Expedition of Colored Troops into North Carolina, New York Herald Wants Grant For President.

GLC05959.34.21

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 47, no. 2464 (August 22, 1864)]

Fight Near Richmond, A Battle on the Peninsula, The Alabama & The Kearsage, Appeal by General Lee to Absentees From the Army of Northern Virginia, Grant's Virginia Campaign, President Lincoln Denounced by His Party.

GLC05959.34.43

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 8 (November 19, 1862)]

Letters to the editor include financial contributions both to the paper and to the provisions of soldiers. Reports of the "Welsh Neck Association" are included. "Natural Histoyr of Extortion" warns against the practice. Section on page 3 called...

GLC05959.39.05

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 37 (July 15, 1863)]

"We Plead for Our Soldiers" asks readers to support soldiers by sending bibles and papers. A discussion of "The Parable of the Tares" is included. In "Nomination," the editors publish their support for Dr. Boyce's seat in the Confederate Congress. A...

GLC05959.39.30

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 24 (June 18, 1864)]

Lincoln & Johnson, Morgan attacked Hobson at Cynthiana, forcing surrender.

GLC05959.50.23

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 25 (June 25, 1864)]

Nomination of Andrew Johnson as Vice President, Schedule of Stamp Duties.

GLC05959.50.24

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 36 (September 21, 1864)]

Proclamation by Governor Johnson, Wheeler's thieves returning, The platform of the National Union Party, The Chicago platform, Lincoln & Johnson electoral ticket, Celebrating Morgan's death, Great federal victory in Shenandoah Valley, 4 Rebel...

GLC05959.50.31

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 37 (September 28, 1864)]

Celebrating Morgan's death, McClellan's platform, Sheridan's great victory, Letter from General Wool.

GLC05959.50.32

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 39 (October 12, 1864)]

The new McClellan ticket, Proclamation of the Governor, Fight at Big Shanty, General Rosecrans victorious in Missouri, Where Hooker Stands, General Burnside in Salem, Lee's supplies destroyed, Sheridan lays waste to Shenandoah Valley, Sherman whips...

GLC05959.50.34

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 42 (November 2, 1864)]

Great battle at Morristown, Rebel General Vaughn wounded, Hood repusled three times, Price shipped in Missouri, Vaughn's bloody order, McClellan meeting stampeded.

GLC05959.50.37

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 27, whole no. 3522 (May 19, 1862)]

General Beauregard's address. Demand of the surrender of Galveston. Response to previous editorial-shinplaster apologists. August election. The Conscript act. Letters from Yorktown, Richmond, and the Rangers. Graphic account of the fight at the forts...

GLC05959.51.038

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 42, (June 22, 1863)]

News about Gen. Johnston in Vicksburg. Northern news. Editorial on Pendleton Murray, candidate for governor. Juvenile entertainment. Correspondence with Lord Lyons about the war.

GLC05959.51.079

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 45, whole no. 3698 (June 29, 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. 50, whole no. 3703 (July 10, 1863)]

Letters from Alexandria, New Iberia, Louisiana. To the planters of Texas conscription announcements. Editorial on gubernatorial candidate Gen. T.J. Chambers. Editorial on Pemberton Murrah.

GLC05959.51.084

Galveston tri-weekly news. [Vol. 22, no. 124 (April 22, 1864)]

Vote for Peace from North.

GLC05959.53.01

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 165, whole no. 3830 (November 7, 1864)]

Serious Indian raid, Lincoln expected to be elected.

GLC05959.54.02

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 168, whole no. 4018 (November 12, 1864)]

Excerpts from a letter by ex-President Fillmore, The copperheads have done Little Mac all the harm that it is withing their power.

GLC05959.54.05

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 173, whole no. 3837 (November 25, 1864)]

Abraham Lincoln is the president-elect of the US for the 4 years ensuing the 4th of March next.

GLC05959.54.09

to Owen Horsfall

Smith the mailman set a record with his dogteam averaging 100 miles per day. He explains the idea that glaciers or volcanoes left the gold nuggets and that Alaska was originally tropical. The Republicans are "between the devil and the deep sea"...

GLC05245.24

to Owen Horsfall

Writes that he is proud of Owen's studies and not surprised at Eddie "having a girl." Read that a captain is going to leave Port Clarence and try to reach the North Pole by the Northwest Passage. Mentions that anthracite was used as coal for the...

GLC05245.26

to Owen Horsfall

Plans to go to the Koyukuks. States his chances of obtaining a mail position are "nil." Writes that he has "given [Mary] freedom through the court" and expects she will choose another man. He still respects her but feels that both she and the...

GLC05245.27

to my dear boys and girl

Writes that the Paris-New York Automobile Contest will reach Nome next winter. Regrets Roosevelt is not running in this year's presidential election because "he has certainly proved himself to be the man of the hour." Thinks Taft "will be the best"...

GLC05245.40

to Dear ones all

He has not written because he was busy and waiting for the Ohio which was delayed by the ice until the Thetis went in search of her. He has attended ballgames that begin at 8 pm and end before sundown. He is sending a Draft for $300 to be divided...

GLC05245.41

to Peter Gansevoort

Discusses New York state politics, specifically Westchester County. States that the majority of the Federalists will vote for De Witt Clinton, the New York state Governor, who ran for President in 1820 but was defeated by James Monroe. Mentions...

GLC05258.01

to Samuel B. Malcolm

Remarks upon Malcolm's decision to keep himself free of a political party and asks if he has considered the consequences. ". . . this Maxim, has rarely failed to annihilate the Influence of the Man who adopts it and very often exposed him to the...

GLC05262

to unknown re: reflecting on his Presidency (signed after illness)

Signed with a very shaky hand, apparently after suffering a stroke. Important letter in which Adams reflects on the foreign affairs of his presidency, especially the Quasi War and the convention of 1800. "... there was war between St. Dennis [i.e...

GLC05263

to Benjamin F. Butler

Thanks Butler, who in 1815 defended Jackson's actions at New Orleans. Says that no matter how the Senate rules he knows the measures he took were necessary and that "I acted in the defence of New Orleans with the purest principles of a patriot."...

GLC05271

to Elisha Embree

Writes that he has heard that the General Land Office is going to be given to Illinois and that Thomas Ewing, the Secretary of the Interior, wants Justin Butterfield to be appointed. Lincoln advises that this would be a great mistake. "I give you...

GLC05276

to Tristam Burges

Denies he is the source of political rumor that Burges "complained of the Treachery of the Whig Party...The party [whom] I had heard that they had dealt treacherously with you in the Senatorial Election." Explains how he heard about the "Treachery"...

GLC05290

Speech fragment concerning the abolition of slavery [from 1858 Senate race?]

Manuscript, probably the concluding portion of speech, possibly from the 1858 Senate campaign, concerning his expectation that slavery would eventually be abolished. Lincoln acknowledge his ambition for higher office but continues, "[i]n the...

GLC05302

[Speech concerning the end of World War I]

Delivered while Coolidge was a Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, the speech is written in pencil and signed at the top of the first page. Notes indicate that the speech was delivered on November 4 at Faneuil Hall, just before the election and...

GLC05314

Collection of letters pertaining to Stephen Duncan [Decimalized .01-.12]

Written mostly to Charles P. Leverich, a financial agent active in New York and New Orleans. Discusses accounts, supplies, secession, and slavery.

GLC05339

to unknown

Instructs the recipient to direct future correspondence by way of New Orleans. Predicts a separation between the Northern and Southern Presbyterian church and a separation in the Methodist church. Writes, "I really think the union cannot hang...

GLC05339.03

to unknown

Discusses impending trouble between the North and South. Remarks that "the South presents a more united front" than during any other period. Comments extensively on states' rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. Discusses some politicians' aim...

GLC05339.04

to unknown

Comments on the lack of comfort and rest he has recently received. Informs the recipient he may travel to New York at the end of May. Discusses Dickinson (possibly Daniel S. Dickinson), John Slidell, and the corruption of New York politicians....

GLC05339.08

to unknown

Requests that the recipient ship white and red top turnip seeds by steamer to New Orleans. Suspects a Mr. Brown of being "Abolitionist, or Black Republican (synonymous terms). If he be so- no more Bills must be made with him- on My account, & I will...

GLC05339.10

to Frank H. Alfriend

Marked "Private" at the top. Davis has not been able to obtain a copy of the biography which Alfriend wrote. The book is available only through subscription. He heard the book was "the best work on the subject which had been produced." He...

GLC05344.02

to Frank H. Alfriend

[Former CSA Secretary of War] Answering Alfriend's request for information about Jefferson Davis for a biography. He relates some of Davis' career in U. S. politics (from 1845 - 1860), including his time in the House of Representatives and Senate...

GLC05344.05.02

to George E. Shepley et al. re: political views about the upcoming election

To George E. Shepley, Nathan Clifford, A. W. Clapp & others. Political views on the upcoming election: "The first time that New England has had a democratic candidate for the Presidency"

GLC05455