1890 ca.

Smith and Buck

Photograph

Title: [Cabinet card of Mrs. Harriet Chapman]

Shows Mrs. Chapman, daughter of Lincoln's cousin Dennis Hanks, at about age 72. Provenance notes in pencil on back.

GLC07088.02

10 March 1862

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edwin M. Stanton

Discussing Mary Todd Lincoln's influence in military matters. Says that others have "asserted that Mrs Lincoln was one of the parties whose influence had operated on me." Also praises some of Stanton's early changes in dispositions of troops. Marked "Private."

GLC07091

1880 ca.

Hastings, fl. 1880

Photograph signed

Title: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Heavily vignetted profile portrait of Stowe as an older woman. Signed on mount.

GLC07093

1954

Header Record

Title: Collection of three items related to Dwight D. Eisenhower [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC07094

circa 1858

Rider, fl. 1858

Photograph

Title: [Cabinet card of Abraham Lincoln]

Printed from the original lost ambrotype taken by T.P. Pearson (Ostendorf No. O-8) at Macomb, Illinois, 26 August 1858 at the time of the Lincoln Douglas debates. Printed circa 1890. Shows Lincoln beardless. Printed with "Rider, 339 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Ill."

GLC07094.03

1860, 1864

Object

Title: [1860 and 1864 presidential election Union campaign banner]

Linen Union campaign banner with image of an eagle holding an American flag shield. Banner held in eagle's beak reads [Abraham] Lincoln and [Andrew] Johnson. Printed in red, blue and black. Altered for use in the 1864 election. The original banner had Hannibal Hamlin's name as the vice-presidential candidate but in 1864, Hamlin's name was cut out and Johnson's added. Attached to original stick. Measurements include the stick. The stick measures 49.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.

GLC07095

circa 1864

Object

Title: [Purple and blue "Union" paper folding paper lantern]

Lantern made from corrugated wove paper with cardboard top and base, hanging loop and internal metal candle holder. The paper is printed or painted with blue and purple (perhaps once burgundy or dark red), with the word "Union" printed twice as part of the design. Very fragile. Folded accordion style. Height if opened: approximately 23 cm.

GLC07096

19 September 1708

Bemis, James, 1690-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ephraim Bemis

Writes to his parents to relay that he is in good health. Implores them to arrange for his release from his duty as a soldier, fearing that if he does not return home soon he will lose his trade. Also notes an Indian attack on Casco Fort. Written from Casco Fort during Queen Anne's War.

GLC07097

21 March 1802

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Burdett

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 answer was not necessary because he had already forwarded "a Copy of those papers on which Jim's right to his freedom is founded. He derives his title from an Indian ancestor who was in the early part of the last Century reduced to Slavery in Virginia, contrary to the laws of that State." The only difficulty of his claim arises from the uncertainty of…

GLC07098

21 November 1840

Baldwin, Roger Sherman, 1793-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Theodore Sedgwick

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 Court. Refers to the Amistad Africans, whose recent importation to Cuba, reflected the violation of international and Spanish law. States that John Quincy Adams, who assisted with the Africans' defense, "Thinks the govt, when they see the record, may abandon their appeal without a hearing; as he is very confident they cannot hope to be successful.…

GLC07099

14 November 1793

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Adams as vice president to Lincoln after his unsuccessful mission to make peace with the Northwest Indians. Says he read with interest Lincoln's report on why peace was not achieved. Says the report fits with the facts he learned while in Europe and that he has not "the least difficulty in believing that you have develloped the true Causes of the Continuance of the Indian War." Praises America's policy of neutrality toward the European powers and says "while they are exhausted I hope we are safe." Says he is jealous of the English-Spanish alliance and would like to be able to work with France…

GLC07101

6 May 1781

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Sumter

Writes to General Sumter about Lord Cornwallis's movements, concluding that he is "rather inclined to think that he will leave everything here and move northward." Discusses the arrival of some supplies. Comments "I fully agree with you that vigorous measures are necessary to strike terror into our Enemies and give spirits to our own people." Written at "Camp 25 Miles Creek."

GLC07103

1781/06/02

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Gov. William Greene re: procuring cannon from Rhode Island for campaign

Getting cannon for use in the New York campaign against the British: "The importance persuaded, induce the state of Rhode Island to comply with this request, especially when it shall be considered that our non success may be attributed to the withholding the means in our possession." Docketed.

GLC07183

1812/07/09

Eustis, William, 1753-1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: War of 1812 re: fortifying coast against attack by England

GLC07184

1820/11/13

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Letter signed

Title: to J. Jones & Co. re: selection to publish orders, resolutions, laws, etc.

To editors of Columbian Phoenix & Providence Patriot.

GLC07188

1895/01/04

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

Typed letter signed

Title: to I.J. Dunn

"Certainly there never was more urgent need for the vigorous enforcement of demecratic principles and never . . . a time when true democracy as taught by the fathers would be welcomed more heartily by the masses."

GLC07189

1874/09/23

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas W. Cook re: advice to boy in school on honesty

Fatherly response to autograph request of Cook's son: "I advise him that he always keep on such (good) terms with his parents that he can, at all times tell them nothing but "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."; with 2/26/1877 letter from President's secretary, with envelope.

GLC07190

1832/11/09

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: Pardon of William Goss (c/s Edward Livingston)

Convicted of gambling. Pardoned because he was unable to pay the fine and was now "a steady and peaceable citizen."

GLC07193

circa 7 March 1873

Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893

Letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Franklin Butler

Townsend, United States Adjutant General, replies to a letter from Butler, who served as a General in the Civil War. Informs Butler that in the Civil War, 7,122 African American men served as officers, and 178,975 served as enlisted men, for a total of 186,097. Docketed by Butler, who states that James A. Cunningham, Adjutant General of Massachusetts, had requested the information Townsend supplied. Also docketed 11 March 1873 by Cunningham, who states that the information was transmitted to Massachusetts State Representative J. B. Smith. Includes an Adjutant General's Office stamp.…

GLC07200

February 21, 1854

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Pamphlet

Title: The landmark of freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the repeal of the Missouri prohibition of slavery north of 36° 30'. In the Senate, February 21, 1854.

Printed by Buell & Blanchard. Senator Sumner declares, "As a lover of concord and a jealous partisan of all things that make for peace, I am always glad to express my attachment to the Union; but I believe that this bond will be most truly preserved and most beneficently extended... by firmly upholding those principles of Liberty and Justice which were made its early corner-stones." Contains unrelated account figures written in graphite on last page of pamphlet.

GLC07202.04

1815/06/23

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Monroe [?] re: recovery of his slaves and request for claims from war

War of 1812-related. Butler asks Madison's opinion on recovery of "property in Negroes" in the first article of a treaty. He estimates his loss of slaves "causes a reduction of Income, yearly, of Sixteen Thousand Dollrs." Remants of tape adhesive staining on margin.

GLC07185

1816/07/17

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: re: securing land granted to him in Louisiana by government

GLC07186

1861

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

Header Record

Title: to Eben R. Ayers; archive of 4 letters. re: activities early in civil war [Decimalized .01- .04]

1. 6 July 1861, 2. 25 November 1861, 3. 22 Sept 1861 and 4. 31 Oct 1861.

GLC07187

1775/04/29

Greenleaf, Benjamin, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Committee of Intelligence at Portsmouth, NH; re: false alarms of troops

Warning of false reports of British troops arriving in Massachusetts. "I am sensible of the evil consequences of false alarms at such a time as the present is, & have been much pain'd on hearing of the distress, the people of your town & province were lately thrown into by one."

GLC07191

1791/04/20

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Autograph document signed

Title: Authorizing provisions to be distributed to Indians

"...to supply the Indians at a treaty I am authorized to hold with the Six Nations, at Painted Post."

GLC07192