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to John H. Stout

Writes to his brother. Mentions an outbreak of cholera, "Most of it however is found among emigrants some of the poor and dissipated of the towns also are suffering with it." Discusses the settlement of the Kansas and Nebraska territories, "The...

GLC08507

An Appeal to the Federal Soldiers

Written by "A New Englander, Now A Confederate Soldier." Dated from first line: "Two years of our sanguinary conflict..." Says he is going to lay aside "weapons of strife" and reason together on the lessons the war can teach. Says it was ill-will...

GLC08676

Federal gazette & Baltimore daily Advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 787 (May 13, 1796)]

Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements for various goods and services, sales of real estate, and announcements of sailing vessels. Second page has...

GLC08720.05

Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven.

One engraving entitled "Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers From Delf Haven" circa 1850-1860. Depicts the pilgrims who landed at Plymouth on the Mayflower in December 1620, leaving Delft Haven, Holland. Engraved after the original painting by Charles W...

GLC08878.0004

The First Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620.

One engraving entitled "The First Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620" dated 1856. Depicts the first men, women, and children arriving at Plymouth Rock. Shows the Mayflower in the bay. From the original painting by Charles Lucy (misspelled Lucey)...

GLC08878.0005

Landing of Roger Williams.

One engraving entitled "Landing of Roger Williams" dated 1867. Depicts the landing of Roger Williams in Rhode Island in 1636. Native American Indians greet him. From a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co.

GLC08878.0006

to Owen Horsfall

His investment in the "dredger machine" is not going as planned. The heating plant was denied by "the powers that be in Washington" for financial reasons. He received drawing supplies and will use them to continue his correspondence studies. He is...

GLC05245.50

to C. C. Morgan

Written on stationery of Pawnee Bill's Oklahoma Colonization Company. Informs Morgan of his plans to establish a settlement (possibly the colony which was later known as "Pawnee Bill's Old Town and Trading Post" in Oklahoma). Advises Morgan that a...

GLC05476

[American Colonization Society circular proposing steamship line between the United States and Africa]

Addressed to "His Excellency the Gov of NJ" (Daniel Haines). Signed by [Matthew St. Clair Clarke]. Copy of the memorial of Joseph Bryan, of Alabama, to Congress, proposing to establish a line of steam ships between the U.S. and Africa. Cites the...

GLC05492

to John T. Caine

Comments on managing the Salt Lake Theatre with Hiram Clawson, and having to pay all the proceeds to the landlord. He mentions that Clawson brought up Caine's situation (taking up residence in Washington, D.C. in order to protest anti-Mormon federal...

GLC05493.03

An Essay on Naturalization & Allegiance

Printed by Daniel Rapine in Washington, D.C. Inscribed to James Madison in the author's hand but without signature: "To his Excellency James Madison, President of the United States, respectfully presented, by the Author --." Dedicated to James...

GLC05515

to William Evarts

Recounts a private conversation with the Secretary of State William H. Seward. Discusses presidential politics. Reports that Salmon P. Chase has withdrawn from the election. Remarks, "Mr. Lincoln has the people; there is no doubt of this; but he...

GLC05603.01.02

to Wilson Lumpkin

Responds to a part of a speech given by Lumpkin, a Georgia congressman, dealing with Indian tribes east of the Mississippi. Contends that Indians "can only be perpetuated as tribes, or nations, by concentrating them west of the Mississippi upon...

GLC05695

The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study

Du Bois's detailed study uses history and sociology to consider the social experience of African Americans in the Seventh Ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Offers a comprehensive examination of black life, including migration, religion, crime...

GLC05823

The Immigration into the United States of America

Disbound. Title continued: "From a statistical and national-economical point of view." Printed at the Union Office.

GLC05942

New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 305 (February 25, 1861)]

Published at 70 Camp Street. Article on University of Louisiana. Description of the New Orleans celebration of George Washington's birthday takes up three quarters of the front page. Describes an "Imposing Military Display." Short item on arrival...

GLC05960.02.06

to Governor Sevier

William Blount writes to Governor Sevier introducing Colonel Benjamin Lowell who wanted to emigrate to Tennessee to join the rest of his family.

GLC00297.04

[Endorsement of John Neilson]

Petition of Neilson to become a citizen of the United States approved by Walton. The endorsement certifies that Neilson is a native of Ireland and has lived in the United States since 1795. Includes signed affidavits by William Scott and James...

GLC00378

Collection of 5 letters relating to Elizabeth Woodhouse. [Decimalized .01-.05]

GLC00391

to Dr. Woodhouse

Penn gives advice to the father of Elizabeth Woodhouse, who had the choice of going to America or staying with her lover. This letter mentions her wish to come to America, and Penn does not discourage the idea, mentioning that he will be going this...

GLC00391.01

to John Harvey, Jr.

Elizabeth Woodhouse writes a love letter to John Harvey, Jr. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.

GLC00391.02

to John Harvey, Jr.

Elizabeth Woodhouse writes a love letter to John Harvey, Jr. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.

GLC00391.03

to Elizabeth Woodhouse

John Harvey Jr. writes a love letter to Elizabeth Woodhouse. He is devoted to her. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.

GLC00391.04

to Elizabeth Woodhouse

John Harvey Jr. writes a love letter to Elizabeth Woodhouse. Harvey apologizes for his "bouldness." Addressed to "My Dear friend E.W."

GLC00391.05

Valiant men "Dat Fite Mit Siegel"

Depicts a house being plundered and burned while a woman kneels, begging Federal officers to spare her children from the flames. The officers appear haughty and indifferent to her pleas. The threat of sexual violation is implicit as an officer with a...

GLC00493.14

to William North

Written by von Steuben as a retired Revolution officer to William North as a gentleman farmer in upstate New York. North was von Steuben's aide-de-camp during the Revolution. Translation is in the collateral file. Apologizes for tardy response...

GLC00496.086

to Paul J. Semmes

Writes to his brother to inform him that he has found a man, Major A. Kleber, formerly in the French army, who will suit his purposes. Paul Semmes was looking for someone to train the Georgia troops. States that this man organized the Zouaves company...

GLC00572.12

to Paul J. Semmes

Letter from a mercenary Semmes was considering hiring to train the Georgia troops. Kleber asks for $75 a month plus board and lodging. Also requests that his passage be paid and that he receive an $80 advance. Kleber was recommended by Semmes's...

GLC00572.13

to Paul J. Semmes

Discusses the hiring of a Major Kleber, a German mercenary, to train the Georgia troops. Advises that any information about training troops should be kept confidential and known only by those in the company. Relates that he is working on finding...

GLC00572.17

to John Hancock

Written by von Steuben in retirement after resigning his commission in March 1784 to Hancock as Governor of Massachusetts. Says he is writing to secure his prospects for a satisfactory retirement. Says he is waiting to hear if the United States...

GLC00598

to R. L. Sanderson

Serving as editor of the New York Tribune, Greeley offers advice to Sanderson: "...I say to all who are in want of work, Go West!" Written on New York Tribune stationery.

GLC00608

To Governor William Plumer

In the letter, Adams discusses New York State, party, and sectionalism.

GLC00639.02

to John C. Calhoun

One letter from by Major General Andrew Jackson to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War dated April 27, 1820. Jackson notes that he is sending documents (not included) from General Gaines related to the illegal enslavement of Black people and freed...

GLC00639.13

to his father

A Confederate captain in an ordnance unit tells his father about Civil War activities in Arkansas and Missouri. He comments on the arrival of Union General David Hunter with 36,000 soldiers. He discusses the strength and position of Confederate...

GLC00653.07

to Joseph Curtis and his wife

Gorsuch, Captain and Provost Marshal of the 13th Army Corps, writes to his aunt and uncle in Hamilton, Ohio. He states that his corps will soon embark on the Texas Expedition. He discusses details regarding recruitment of Union soldiers in the South...

GLC00653.09.14

to Alfred H. Terry

William T. Sherman writes to Major General Terry about military and Indian matters on the Great Plains. He discusses the establishment of military posts in Montana, the distribution of military forces, the regulation of travel across the plains, and...

GLC00668

to Mollie Van Valkenburgh

Written by Gerrit to his sister Mollie. Attempts to justify his decision, as a transplanted Northerner, to side with the South. Mixes support for his adopted home with love for the family he left in the North. He references her letter of from...

GLC00686.05

to Colonel Ray

Forwards an application, "Of the Officers of the 9th Ga [Georgia] Battallian of Arty [Artillery] for transfer to Siege batteries Savannah." Analyzes the conditions at different forts and batteries in Georgia and South Carolina in preparation for the...

GLC01073

to Robert Anderson

Pencil copy of Beauregard's letter to Anderson demanding that Fort Sumter be surrendered and evacuated. Will permit that the flag "may be saluted by you upon taking it down." Page two contains pencil drawn copy of the watermark, and page three a...

GLC01127.02

An Address Delivered by Hon. William D. Kelley at Girard Avenue, Above Eleventh St. on October 3rd, 1856

Published by "Philadelphia Morning Times", No. 3. Discusses various topics including the character of the Republican Party, threats of dissolution of the Union, and emigration from the South to the North. Includes a map of the U.S. showing "free...

GLC01265.05

[Notice regarding postage] [in French]

Printed notice requesting the payment of postage to an office in France, in order to prevent further delay of the transmission of a letter. Written to Monsieur Cerranon in Baltimore, Maryland.

GLC01412.64.03

[Privateer bond of Barzilla Smith, Joseph Chapman, and Elijah F. Payne]

Privateer commission binding the three men in the amount of $5,000 to John Hancock, President of the Congress of the United States. Commissions Smith as commander of the privateer schooner the Eagle, Payne as owner of the schooner, and Chapman as...

GLC01450.014.02

[Receipt for Rations for French officer]

Receipt for four pounds seventeen schillings and three pence due to Captain Jean Louis de Vernejoul for his rations. Covers fifty-two days worth of rations at three rations a day. Signed by de Vernejoul as "Capt Des Etas Unis."

GLC01450.099

To the Cherokee Tribe of Indians East of the Mississippi [circular] [removal]

Printed circular letter. "I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you...circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have...

GLC07377

to John C. Calhoun

The war against the Seminole Indians. "I have deemed it advisable to call into service... two companies of rangers ...with instructions to scour the country... exterminating every hostile party who dare... not surrender & remove their families above...

GLC07378

American Republican Town Nominations. "Beware of Foreign Influence"

Nativist Election broadside, with large eagle, by the American Republican Party of Kingston attacking Roman Catholic immigrants. "Beware of Foreign Influence" is attributed to Washington's Farewell Address. Prints the address of John Young as...

GLC07450

The Exodus [oppression of blacks in the South and their leaving for the North]

Apparently a sentiment or quotation written on blue lined paper, removed from a notebook or autograph album. This may be unrhymed verse. "If they were generally and systematically whipt starved and shot to death and if there were no rational ground...

GLC07563

to clerk of Southampton, Va. re: possibility of blacks being sent to Liberia

GLC07773

to Solomon Lincoln Esq.

Pontificating on the history and intentions of the Pilgrims and the Founding Fathers, and on the important principles to be learned from America's collective history. Also giving his views on freedom of religion and freedom of speech and the limits...

GLC07868

Treaty Between the United States of America and the Appalachicola Tribe of Indians

Concerns the cession and removal from the Appalachicola Indians' Florida land and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by James Gadsen, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and John...

GLC08055.02