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Why Don't You Take It?

features a dog with a collar that reads Scott looking at some kind of meat while another dog with a collar that reads Jeff walks by.

GLC08413.06

Before Election. After Election.

Cartoon type anti McClellan ballot. Humorous scenes of before and after General George McClellan is defeated in the presidential election of 1864. He ran on the Democratic ticket.

GLC08498.02

National gazette. [Vol. IV, no. 434 (December 6, 1823)]

Part of a signature cut off at masthead appears to be "J. M. Sanders." The entire front page and part of the second page is taken up with the President James Monroe's message to Congress that announced the Monroe Doctrine, which was designed to keep...

GLC08794

Journal of... Congress...1775 [with 4 other works on British view of Revolution]

London printing of the journals of Congress, bound with four more political works on the Revolution. Pagination: 200, 8, 256, 143, 71, 2 pp.
(1) Journal of the proceedings of the Congress held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775. Published by order of the...

GLC05704

Scrapbook, Vol. III.

1 Adjutant General's Office. Official announcement of the establishment of the Civil Affairs Division 4 May 1943
2 Beta Theta Pi Magazine. Clippings: "The Second Military List of Beta Theta Pi (World War II);" Columbia University; and "Civil...

GLC06196.107

to [Josiah G. Holland]

Chief Justice Chase, former Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln, recalls that Lincoln's first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet on 22 September [1862] was preceded by his reading aloud a chapter from Artemus Ward....

GLC06647

Enlistment of Sickles Brigade

Shows the duplicitous agents of Daniel Sickles recruiting the brigade he raised and equipped himself at considerable expense. A throng of bedraggled men congregate around a Federal officer who holds out a medal and wears a "Colonel Sickle's Brigade"...

GLC00493.06

Buying a substitute in the North during the war

Image comments negatively upon the Northern policy of allowing men to find a substitute to take their place in the draft. Shows a well-dressed and dandified agent with a holstered pistol showing a timid gentleman into a low class pub where the...

GLC00493.07

Gen'l Stuart's raid to the White House

Depicts Confederate cavalrymen under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart descending upon the Federal line only to find one Hezekiah Skinflint, a sutler who had provided provisions, in this case "ale and lager," to the soldiers. Many Southerners held...

GLC00493.21

Counterfeit Confederate notes publicly offered for sale in the "City of Brotherly Love"

Depicts a disreputable fellow, cigarette in mouth, motioning toward a broker's office which bears a sign that reads: "Counterfeit Confederate Treasury Notes for Sale. Soldiers under orders to the South supplied with lots to suit at reasonable rates."...

GLC00493.25

Free Negroes in the North

Depicts a scene of urban depravity. Volck is seeking to convey the hypocrisy of the North when it comes to the plight of blacks. The focal point of the sketch is a well-dressed white man who may be Henry Ward Beecher, a leader in the antislavery...

GLC00493.26

[Collection of 2 items regarding Benjamin Butler] [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00496.136

[Editorial cartoon of Benjamin F. Butler]

Caption reads: "'I never wish to defend a man unless I know that he is guilty.' -- Gen. B. F. Butler, in his speech to Graduates of the Boston University Law School, May 28th."

GLC00496.136.02

to Thomas Pringle

Discusses an etching entitled "Mr. Fox and his Friends" by William Lane housed at Holland House. Fox thinks it would be fitting for an upcoming work and says his father has no objection to having it engraved. Whigs depicted in the etching include...

GLC00496.157

to J.M. Dawson

Describes the reception of his poem in New York City and Philadelphia. Discusses Broadway and the New York theatre scene. Affixed to verso is a satirical letter from Dawson dated February 25, 1854 presenting Lover with a diamond ring.

GLC00496.189

to H.W.R.

Signed in text and likely written by Henry Placide, in the third person (based on a handwriting comparison). Writes that Henry Placide cannot give an opinion of a farce without having read it and asks the recipient to send a copy. Written on paper...

GLC00496.218

to Henry Colburn

Signed "Horatio Smith." Discusses two satirical articles he wrote that Colburn may want for the New Monthly Magazine.

GLC00496.227

[Journal of a privateer and of prisoner of war during the War of 1812]

Diary written while aboard the privateer Alfred and as a prisoner of war in Melville Island Prison, Halifax, and Dartmoor Prison. Records many sightings and occasional capturing of ships. Entry on 22 February 1814 records the capture of Green's...

GLC00498.01

The Opelousas Courier. [Vol. 11, no. 3 (April 30, 1863)]

On front, humorous soldiers' letters and descriptions. printed: "William Curran, Co. "D," Forty First Regt Mass Vols". On back, blue, brown, gray striped wallpaper pattern, number 289.

GLC00677

to Capt. Nathan G. Evans

A humorous letter to his friend from West Point. Also concerns fighting Indians and paying for a gun. Lee remained in Texas by order of General Twiggs. The letter also mentions A.S. Sydney going to Utah to fight Mormons, army news, debt settlement...

GLC01031

An elementary course in civil engineering for the use of the cadets of the United States Military Academy

Signed by Sherman on the first fly leaf, "Sherman/West Point N.Y./Sept 1st/39." Class book for cadets written by D.H. Mahan, a professor of military and civil engineering at the Academy. Printed by Wiley and Putnam, New York. With doodles and a...

GLC01243

to Burwell Bassett

In a humorous letter, chastizes Bassett, his brother-in-law, for not attending church. States "strange it is that you will be so blind to truth that the enlightening sounds of the Gospel can not reach your Ear, nor no Examples awaken you to a sense...

GLC07545

Why Don't You Take It?

features one dog looking down at a piece of meat that says Washington on it as another dog walks by.

GLC08413.15

Why Don't You Take It?

features picture dog wearing collar that says Scott and another dog wearing collar that says Jeff looking at a piece of meat that says Washington

GLC08414.4

Jeff Davis Boasts that Cotton's King...

features color picture of man holding flag and standing by sign that reads To Washington Through Baltimore.

Rhyme about Jefferson Davis beneath.

GLC08482.5

Southern confederacy [Vol. 3, no. 57 (April 19, 1863)]

Published by Adair and J. Henry Smith (1820-1897). B.C. Smith is the associate editor. Tag line below masthead says "The Public Good Before Private Advantage." Masthead vignette depicts an industrialized Southern Confederacy. Announces the beginning...

GLC08492

to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia enjoyed re-reading his last letter that summed up Salem, Oregon and talked about his new adventure at Fort Lewis. She tried to get a new pair of shoes, needed 17 ration coupons for them. Asks about the weather in Washington [State] where he is...

GLC09414.0064

to Faith Van Valkenburgh

Unsigned, with a short postscript hand-written on page 3. Several corrections made in pen throughout. Written on letter head of Van Valkenburgh's own law firm. Letter written by Frank to his daughter, Faith, in Buffalo, New York. A funny letter with...

GLC00686.27

to Dr. W. H. Merritt

Written on stationary of the law office of Frank B. Van Valkenburgh. Written to Dr. Merritt, the Chairman of the Norwalk, Ohio Centennial Committee. He is flattered that he would receive an invitation to be present at the "Norwalk Home Coming Week...

GLC00686.29

to Frank Van Valkenburgh

Illegible signature at end of letter. Pencil note at the bottom of the letter says it is Garrit [likely Gerrit] S. Van Valkenburgh, but it is too obscure to be certain. Pokes fun at his brother for such a bad letter to him. Says it is cold and that...

GLC00686.30

Robins and Robbins

Poem on two typed pages. The type is green instead of black. Size in the extent is for the larger sheet. The smaller sheet is 13.8 x 21.6 cm. Two stanzas on the smaller sheet and two longer stanzas on the the bigger sheet. Pencil note says the poem...

GLC00686.31

to William Tudor

Adams, in retirement, writes to Tudor, who was clerk of Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts. Says he wants to make Tudor laugh. Sends Tudor a copy of Jemmibullero's (probably Samuel Waterhouse) "The Song of the Drunkard," which is not included...

GLC00693.04

to William D. Street

Written after his defeat in the 1910 Ohio gubernatorial election to thank Street for his support in the campaign. He cheerfully accepts defeat and recounts humorous misconceptions of his positions. Letter typed on personal stationary in purple ink...

GLC00782.09

Memorandum for D. Basil O'Connor

Roosevelt advises in humor that the Knickerbocker Ice Company has a cold storage plant in Brooklyn that O'Connor can rent, commenting that "After visits from your old friends like Gus and Meyer and Julian, a night spent in the cooler will restore you...

GLC00894

to F. S. Cozzens

Written from camp near Culpeper. Missed Cozzens on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. On the train to Washington, sat beside a Presbyterian parson. Told the parson he was a brevet Bishop in the Army of the Potomac. Notes that the parson was...

GLC05033

The Chugg Water Journal [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1849)]

Handwritten first issue of a Fort Laramie newspaper. Introduces the self-described "largest paper printed at Fort Laramie" with the goal of keeping "our friends and fellow exiles, up with the spirit of the age" and promoting political and...

GLC05067.01

to R.L. Bovard

Writes to his lodge brother about when to possibly expect his return. Discusses Harold's return to the states and post at Camp Dix. Discusses personal matters. Encloses a cartoon and a political satire in the form of the Lord's Prayer (included)...

GLC07810.054

to Bess

Writes to his college friend about his daily activities and the antics of his fellow soldiers. Tells a funny story about a friend's perfecting a pancake recipe. Written on Headquarters 155th Field Artillery Brigade letterhead.

GLC07810.060

"Amicus Pennsylvaniae"

"Amicus Pennsylvaniae." Manuscript of Duche's blank-verse history of the colony of Pennsyvania (published by Franklin & Hall, 1766), here entitled "an attempt (by way of amusement) to sketch out some of the particulars." Content includs William...

GLC08123

Satirical Union Broadside

"Chattanooga Sentinel-Extra...the Ladies of Selma are respectfully requested to preserve all their chamber lye..."

GLC08140

A Few Scenes in the life of A "SOJER" in the Mass 44th

Illustrated Civil War diary by a soldier in the 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Written from camp at New Bern, North Carolina. Sketchbook illustrated with thirty-eight pencil editorial-type cartoon sketches satirizing the Northern press...

GLC08200

Comic Watercolor of Horatio Waite

He wears a blue suit.

GLC08284.024

Pity the Sorrow of a Poor M.D.

Features man in patchy clothing in a threadbare house.

GLC08284.034

Sketch of family ransacking a chest of drawers

Other side features anecdote about sketch.

GLC08284.099

to Henry Knox

Remarks on Henry's talent for burlesquing William's writing. Expresses sympathy for Lucy's situation, in which she has to stay in Connecticut away from Henry. Offers to leave the bookstore in someone's care and go to Fairfield to bring Lucy back to...

GLC02437.00383

to Berdille

He tells a story of how they poked fun at the Colonel who has an ornery horse. The horse would not go, so he started spatting her with the flat of his sword. At some point he broke off four inches of his sword and they have a good laugh every time he...

GLC02182.23

to Henry Knox

Thoughts on various topics of the day, including the ways people understand the war and military strategy; shifting American perceptions of the war, especially those of people in Massachusetts; financial problems and supply shortages; squabbles among...

GLC02437.01374

to Estelle Spero

Diamond promises Estelle that he is not having sex with his "women". Instead, he just practices old jokes, eats and dances with them. Sidney continues to describe his journey down South and the types of homes and scenes that he has passed.

GLC09120.201

to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that the part of camp that he is stationed on is known as "Wake Island" as it's so isolated.

GLC09120.223

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes an incident of "cowboys and Indians" when he had thought that a cow in the bush had been an enemy.

GLC09120.261