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to President Green, Whitesboro
4 April 1849
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addresses a chief difference: "You have none, whilst I have the utmost confidence, in the capabilities of the masses to take care of themselves."
GLC04717.48
At the meeting of the "Church of Peterboro," held July 7th, 1849, the following Resolutions were passed, without a dissenting voice...
7 July 1849
Accuses a clerk and store owner who sell liquor as being "out of...place" for preaching the gospel. A second resolution attests that no members of the Church of Peterboro are guilty of voting for anti-abolitionists or drinking intoxicating liquors....
GLC04717.50
To the Church of Peterboro
20 July 1849
Uses an allegory of a tea, coffee, and liquor merchant to illustrate that "the wickedness in one branch... taints with wickedness every other branch..."
GLC04717.51
President Roosevelt and Booker Washington reviewing the 61 "Industry" floats .
1905
Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930
Roosevelt and Washington are in the center of the picture, flanked by a sizable crowd. A lone black man stands guard in the foreground.
GLC06449.43
[Brown, John]
[n.d.]
Three quarter length standing view facing proper right. Photograph from painting or engraving. White mount.
GLC06391.14
Lowell, James Russell.
J.E., Tilton, & Co., 1851-1878
Tilton imprint on recto. Identified in ink on verso. Vignette half length seated portrait, holding cane. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.19
Truth, Sojourner.
1864
Printed inscription on recto: "I sell the shadow to support the substance. Sojourner Truth." Blue two-cent tax stamp and pencil inscription "11902" on verso. Full length standing portrait with walking stick. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.20
[Carte de visite of Horace Greeley]
1861-1877
From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Three quarter length standing portrait of a bald, heavyset man in civilian dress. White mount with gold border
GLC06391.28
Subdun[?], Benj[amin]
Charles Taber & Co., fl. 1861-1865
With Charles Taber imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Oval vignette bust portrait. [Photograph from painting or engraving?] White mount
GLC06391.30
[Unidentified ]
Oval bust portrait of a middle-aged man. White mount.
GLC06391.31
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, Lyman Beecher, and Henry Ward Beecher.
Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888
From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Full length seated portrait of all three. White mount with red border.
GLC06391.32
Bryant, W[illia]m Cullen.
D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880
Photograph by A.A. Turner. ; Appleton imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Half length seated portrait of Bryant as an old man. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.33
"Our Protection. Rosa, Charley, Rebecca. Slave Children from New Orleans."
Paxson, Chas., fl. 1863-1864
With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso.Portrait of three children wrapped in what appear to be flags. White mount
GLC06391.38
"Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans."
1863
With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl. White mount
GLC06391.39
Shaw, [?].
Whipple, Amiel W., 1816-1863
With Whipple imprint on verso. Ink inscription on recto: "Col. Shaw, 54th Masstts Regt." Half length seated portrait in uniform. White mount.
GLC06391.42
Little Negro Tea Pickers singing Pickaninny songs for President Roosevelt
1902
A group of children with their backs to the camera, among whom a young girl in a white dress stands out, occupies the foreground. The children face President Roosevelt, who has several other men around him. The President and his associates stand...
GLC06449.32
to: "Much Esteemed Friend."
1862/05/01
Morris, Wilmor W., fl. 1861-1862
Wilmor reports that "Niggerdom is a question that is talked over in camp verry much." The men think Congress had better find a way to pay the soldiers at the appointed times. He describes their line of defense, which is within a mile of the...
GLC06451.047
to Lucy Knox
January 10,1777
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Has just received her letter and assures her "my heart is yours although my Country demands my poor pittance to endevor to rescue her from barbarity." Feels this barbarity, exemplified by Indians slaughtering innocents, enslaved people killing their...
GLC02437.00517
to: Wilmor W. Morris.
1863/02/16
Miller, James, fl. 1863
Miller says if he could obtain a furlough for twenty days, he would be willing to "support old Abe in his war policy even to the freeing of the niggers." He tells Wilmor that he could "do almost any of the girls justice" including "my Mary as you...
GLC06451.058
to W. Williamson
January 21, 1847
Bryan, Matt, fl. 1847
Bryan writes, "I brought the subject of the decree in Washburn v. Washburn before the Court - The Ch: Just: [Chief Justice] says that the Jeffs[?] have a right to sell the Negroes under the decree in as much as they are to be delivered to them & they...
GLC06451.065
to Edward R. Archer Esq.
1900/10/16
Baird, G. W., fl. 1900
Thanks Archer for the history he sent of the 42 pounder "Columbiad" cannon which sits in front of the State, War, & Navy Department Building as an ornament, asks if Archer is related to "Edward K. Archer" who resigned from the navy in 1860, compares...
GLC01896.139
A Bill, to amend the act, intituled, "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters"
February 25, 1801
Print broadsheet of a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives which would make it illegal to "conceal, harbour, and employ, or aid or abet in concealing or harbouring any fugitive from labour, escaping from one state into another, or to, or...
GLC08058.01
to his mother
1865/01/08
Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917
Archer writes to his mother, Frances, from England where he has sailed in the steamer C. S. S. Hawk in order to sell it at auction. His spirits are very low as he discusses the damage done by the failure of the "scheme to establish the V[irginia]. V...
GLC01896.071
[Oath of loyalty]
1865/04/29
Evans, D. M., fl. 1865
Aaron Jeffery's signed loyalty oath "to support, protect, and defend the Constitution... [including] with references to slaves." Written at "Office of Provost Marshall", Richmond, Va.
GLC01896.074
to Mr. Newcomb
1865/05/25
Written on Archer's return from Cuba through the blockade around Florida. First half of the letter details his belief that the war was lost because of the failure of the public to support the war effort. "...[I]f the people had have stood by them...
GLC01896.076
to Mary Epperly
16 October 1864
Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904
Reports that the Confederate army has destroyed part of the railroad between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. They captured "600 whitemen an[d] 800 Negroes." Writes that he believes the Yankee army is retreating toward Chattanooga.
GLC02715.111
Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 13, no. 1292 (December 28, 1863)]
December 28, 1863
Hale, E.J., 1802-1880
Expedition of Colored Troops into North Carolina, New York Herald Wants Grant For President.
GLC05959.34.21
Charleston daily courier. [Vol. 61, no. 19,425 (March 25, 1863)]
March 25, 1863
A.S. Willington & Co., fl. 1861-1864
Morgan Overwhelmed by Superior Forces, The Value of Negro Labors.
GLC05959.37.13
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 12 (December 17, 1862)]
December 17, 1862
Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877
A letter to the editor titled "A Man for the Times" describes the value of an upright citizen-neighbor. An article titled "Desire of Riches" warns about the danger of wealth, while another article extols "Christian Diplomacy," especially in light of...
GLC05959.39.09
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 22 (March 25, 1863)]
"Army Correspondence" includes several letters from soldiers. An editorial examines the topic of "Death," while another short article titled "Last Words" discusses a soldier's last words and actions. "Secular News" includes a report that 200 Negro...
GLC05959.39.17
True witness. [ Vol. 8, no. 41 (December 7, 1861)
December 7, 1861
Union Between the Old and New School South, Religious Reading for Our Soldiers, Slavery.
GLC05959.18.02
Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 31 (March 20, 1861)]
March 20, 1861
Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892
Report of Our Commissioners, Resistance to the Will of the Majority. A report of affairs in Charleston, SC is printed. Notes from a speech by Senator Crittenden are included. Attention is given to sentiments of disunion among several sources...
GLC05959.23.03
Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 25 (March 16, 1865)]
March 16, 1865
Hubbard, F.M., fl. 1864-1865
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
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 31 (March 19, 1863)]
March 19, 1863
Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865
Includes an article entitled "A Negro Regiment has Landed in Memphis From Above." "Anti-Blockade Rumor", reprinted from the Charleston Courier, reports that Mercier, the French Minister in Washington, supports ending the blockade.
GLC05959.09.156
to Henry Jackson Hunt
March 18, 1871
Lee, John F., 1813-1884
Mentions Emily Virginia Mason's biography of Robert E. Lee, for which Hunt supplied information. Discusses a compromise of Hunt's integrity, apparently regarding fabrications published about Hunt's false involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. States...
GLC02382.089
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 28 (March 15, 1863)]
March 15, 1863
"The Raid into North Alabama," reprinted from the Huntsville Advocate, includes reports of the raid by "abolitionist hellhounds." "The Slavery Question" is the title of a chapter in a popular book, the summary of which appears under the heading...
GLC05959.09.155
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 83, no. 11, 945 (December 29, 1863)]
December 29, 1863
Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863
Latest from the U.S., Confederate, and European Congresses, Gen. J.E. Johnston Takes Command, Negro Revolt at Fort Jackson, One Hundred and Seventy-Second Day of the Siege of Charleston, Butler Requires all in Norfolk to take the Oath, Peace...
GLC05959.44.33
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 153, whole no. 3884 (March 17, 1865)]
March 17, 1865
Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879
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)]
March 22, 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
to John H. B. Latrobe
2 April 1828
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
Concerning an American Colonization Society legal settlement arising from the transportation of cargo and colonists. Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and member of the society, brainstorms ideas for diminishing their liability. Latrobe was also a lawyer...
GLC07100
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1880 ca.
Hastings, fl. 1880
Heavily vignetted profile portrait of Stowe as an older woman. Signed on mount.
GLC07093
to Jacob Burdett
March 21, 1802
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Written by Clay as a lawyer in Lexington, Kentucky, before he began his political career to Burdett as an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio. References a previous letter by Burdett respecting Jim, a runaway slave whose status was in question. Says an...
GLC07098
to Theodore Sedgwick
21 November 1840
Baldwin, Roger Sherman, 1793-1863
Discusses a two hundred page report (possibly of the Amistad case). Mentions Lewis Tappan, an abolitionist who supported the Amistad Africans' freedom. Discusses the authenticity of treaties admitted as evidence in the Amistad case at District...
GLC07099
to Robert Tyler
27 August 1860
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Tyler, former President of the United States, elaborates on the 1860 Presidential election to his son Robert. States that he discussed the election with Colonel William T. Withers of Mississippi. Expresses approval at the fusion of Stephen Douglas'...
GLC07112
Passport of George Rice indicating complexion as "Dark"
1870/06/16
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
Signed (?) by Hamilton Fish
GLC06817.02
Oration delivered in Corinthian Hall, Rochester
1852/07/05
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
First Edition by Lee, Mann & Co. Douglass' famous fourth of July oration, given on the fifth. Douglass was asked by the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society to give the oration on the fourth, choosing the topic "the meaning of the Fourth to the...
GLC06829
to W. S. Rainsford
1915/07/10
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Writes of Creel: "He can only find inconsistencies precisely as he can find them in the writings of Washington or Lincoln- that is, an occasional honest and necessary change of mind and ...circumstances which necessitated a change on my part...
GLC06881
to Henry W. Beecher re: difficulties in graduating from medical school
1870/07/05
Rice, George, fl. 1797-1800
Rice was a black doctor and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery who studied under Joseph Lister. He writes concerning his difficulties being accepted into medical school; Rice states: "I hope soon....to get my diploma from a school which stands first in...
GLC06817.01
Atlantic Monthly. [Vol. 18, no. 110 (December 1866)]
1866/12
First part, published by Ticknor & Fields. First and only printing prior to the collected works. McFeely p. 255.
GLC06830.01
Atlantic Monthly. [Vol. 19, no.111 (January 1867)]
1867/01
GLC06830.02
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