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Fairfax Courthouse

Image of the Courthouse at Fairfax, Virginia. Two men sit next to a well, while several others are mounted on horses. To the periphery of the building several other people are seen. Inscription on verso: "Fairfax Court House." Numeric notation on...

GLC05111.01.0911

The Dred Scott Decision

A pamphlet containing Taney's ruling in the Dred Scott case, as well as two articles asserting the inferiority of "the negro race." One is an introduction by Van Evrie stating "the Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott decision, has defined the relations...

GLC04393

Almon Kingsbury petition for tavern licence

Petitioning the Court of Common Pleas in Portage County, Ohio for a tavern license. State their opinion that "a tavern is needed at the center of Hudson...that the house lately occupied by Owen Brown Esqr...would constitute a favorable stand for...

GLC04463.06

to L. Harper

Written from Buchanan's estate, Wheatland. Discusses a recent trip to a General Bowman's home in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, where he and other guests held "meetings... which were not confined to Democrats." Referring to an upcoming judicial...

GLC04508

A history of the Amistad captives: being a circumstantial account of the capture of the Spanish schooner Amistad, by the Africans on board...

(title continues)... their voyage, and capture near Long Island, New York; with biographical sketches of each of the surviving Africans; also, an account of the trials had on their case, before the district and circuit courts of the United States...

GLC04574

Directing Chief Justice Colorado County Court, Republic of Texas

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC04105

to Mary Moore

He describes the students in his class, less wild than he expected. He reports a recent Catholic fair to benefit an orphan asylum, doing more for the relief of the destitute than any other denomination. M. Fitzsimmons, an Irish refugee and leader in...

GLC04191.29

to James Kelly

Describes a Christmas dinner party he gave, mostly for men from the Medical Corps. Two or three balls were given, but Moore chose not to attend because he considers Mormon women dumb and unattractive. Discusses the Mormon block to holding court for...

GLC04194.11

to Mary Kelly

Describes Provo as the largest town in Utah next to Salt Lake City. Mentions that the U.S. Court has been in session there for ten days. Explains there have been many murders in Provo, and that the judge has been trying without success to get the...

GLC04194.13

A Journal of the proceedings in the detection of the conspiracy [New York slaves]

Full title: "A Journal of the Proceedings in the Detection of the Conspiracy formed by some White People in conjunction with Negro and other Slaves, for burning the City of New-York in America, and murdering the Inhabitants." Published in New York...

GLC04205.01