1 April 1862

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas Bocock

Text written for Davis by his private secretary, Burton Harrison. Indicates he is sending a communication from the Secretary of the Navy (not included) related to the budget for prosecuting the Civil War. "I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, conveying information sought by a 'Resolution of the House' requesting the President to communicate to the House what additional sums of money, if any, are in his judgment necessary to the departments of War and Navy in order to secure a successful prosecution of the War and effective…

GLC02950

1785/12/03

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Jay re: powers and liabilities of consuls

Written as American Minister to Great Britain, to Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jay. Adams recommends Winslow Warren to be consul in Lisbon and discusses qualifications for consuls. Docketed by Jay. Written at Grosvenor Square.

GLC02951

23 August 1662

Endecott, John, fl. 1662

Document signed

Title: [Chapman v. Pinson].

Robert Chapman, a member of a ship's company of about 30 years of age, had accused the master, Maxammilian Pinson, of denying him his wages. Deposition taken by Endecott as Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Endecott was governor of the colony five times. One black and white bust engraving of Endecott included.

GLC02952

26 June 1857

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of the Hon. Abram Lincoln, in reply to Judge Douglas.

Speech on the subjects of Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, and Utah. Delivered in Representatives' Hall, Springfield, Illinois, June 26th, 1857.

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17 July 1858

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, delivered in Springfield, Saturday evening, July 17, 1858.

Discusses the disadvantages faced by the Republican Party in the upcoming election. Traces the development of his attitudes toward slavery and equality, expressing his conviction that the South's reliance on slavery was engaged in a conspiracy to nationalize slavery and strip White people as well as Black people of their civil rights. States that the Kansas-Nebraska bill was the beginning of this. Urges that slavery be placed on the course of "ultimate extinction." Attacks Stephen Douglas and defends himself by stating that he supports the principles of equality put forth in the Declaration…

GLC02955

1858

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Facts for the people

Contains the following documents: "Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, delivered in Springfield, Saturday evening, July 17, 1858;" "Great Speech of Senator Trumbull, on the Issues of the Day, Delivered in Chicago, Saturday, August 7, 1858;" "Douglas' Chicago Speech vs. his Freeport Speech: Dred Scott Swallowed in Chicago and Thrown Up in Freeport-What the Supreme Court Says-What President Buchanan Says-The Little Dodger Cornered and Caught;" "What the Southern Papers Say: The Louisville Journal on Douglas and Lincoln-Opinion of the Home Organ of Henry Clay;" "The Political Record of Stephen A.…

GLC02956

1860

Washburne, E.B., 1816-1887

Pamphlet

Title: Abraham Lincoln, his personal history and public record. Speech of Hon. E.B. Washburne of Illinois.

Speech delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives, May 29, 1860. Published by the Republican Congressional Committee. Washburne, a U.S. Congressman from Illinois, was a Lincoln supporter and chairman of the Republican congressional campaign committee.

GLC02958

1777-1779

Manuscript document

Title: [Document on manuevers for Nixon's & Glover's brigades]

Undated and without place. References the movements and maneuvers of Nixon's brigade, Glover's brigade, and Sullivan's division. Is very specific on where flankers need to be. Notes that "Above all a most strict Silence is to be observ'd." Dating based on Glover's promotion to brigadier general in 1777 and Sullivan's resignation in 1779.

GLC02959

1796/04/12

Adams, Thomas B., 1772-1832

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Pitcairn re: Mediterranean sailing for American ships, Algiers

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18 March 1861

Moore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas J. Semmes

The Governor of Louisiana writes to Semmes, a Confederate Senator from Louisiana, regarding raising of the first troops for the Confederacy. States that the Secretary of War is asking for 1700 men as soon as possible. Says that the government would like for him to provide transportation for the troops but advises that the government must provide it to Pensacola, Florida. Adds a post script asking Semmes, "Do you accept the Judgeship?" On stationary printed "Executive Office." "Your dispatch received. Order No 65 does supersede the Infantry Regiment that was to have been raised, we are by…

GLC02962

January 22, 1856

Tracy, Edward Dorr, 1833-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ellen Steele

Expresses his love to his fiance, and discusses the date of their upcoming wedding. Excerpts: "... You say if it will suit my convenience better you will postpone our wedding to the 26th ult instead of consummating it on the 19th. In such matters my darling, I recognise [sic] none of the usual rules of convenience, and always think that time the most eligible, which promises soonest to realise [sic] my hopes. Consequently I deem the 19th infinitely more convenient, than the 26th & every way preferable. Therefore we will not canvass the respective merits of different times, but…

GLC02963

5 May 1861

Little, Joseph J., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to a friend

Complains of his poverty. Recently joined a volunteer company, thinking it was his last chance to join the army. Comments on fishing, his most common pastime. Writes, "There was a little battle not far from this place at West Point on Little Red River 10 abolitionists killed several more wounded. I think they was sent Down from Memphis Tenn By Abe Lincoln he has an army stationed at the sity of Washington of 30000 men but they will be knocked into a cocked hat before 3 months from this day."

GLC02968

1863/09/09

Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife re: siege and fall of Fort Wagner

Transcript available.

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1851

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Emanuel Bernard Hart

Douglas writes to Hart, a United States Representative from New York: "A thousand thanks for your letter & for the efforts of our friends in the empire city. If I had a few such friends everywhere the battle would be soon won" (possibly referring to his attempt to become the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1852). Sends his regards to mutual acquaintances Sickles & Field (possibly other Democrats from New York).

GLC02975

1839/10/16

Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mark Healy

Wishes to know why his desire to purchase land in Arkansas and Mississippi should be related to Mr. Moore's actions, and hopes to have the situation resolved soon. On verso, what appears to be Healy's draft of a response, written in pencil. Free frank of Kendall as "P.M.G."

GLC02976

1885

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

Print

Title: The Battle of Gettysburg

Headline reads "From the Original Picture painted for the State of Pennsylvania under award of Commission appointed by the Legislature." Caption reads "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1872 by P. F. Rothermel in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C. Published 1885 by Joseph A. Joel, 88 Nassau St. New York." Hand colored print depicts Union troops crossing the Confederate line.

GLC02980.01

4 May 1884

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John E. Tourtelotte

Addressed to Tourtelotte as Major, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Comments upon his retirement three months earlier. " ... I feel that the End which we have so long contemplated has at last come, and looking at it in a Common Sense view it is better this than a first Class funeral." Responds to Tourtelotte's desire for Sherman to hire a clerk. He says that presently he does not need one as he can still write well. But assures that he will apply to the War Department for a clerk should the correspondence become too much. Writes that he has plenty of money and mentions a real estate boom happening in…

GLC02964

6 October 1864

Patterson, Joab N., 1835-1923

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Second Auditor of the Treasury

Responds to concern about missing equipment. Explains the possibility of "hurried movements incident to a battle and especially at Gettysburg" as a reason for the listed lost items.Written at Fort Pocahontas

GLC02965

11 September 1865

Edgerton, R. W., fl. 1865

Printed document signed

Title: [Oath of allegiance to the United States]

Also signed by Hope Bain and Edmund [Cross], both Justices of the Peace.

GLC02966

circa 1861

Document

Title: [Arkansas handout supporting the Confederacy]

Possibly a secession handout created in Arkansas. Consists of a color print of a man climbing a flagpole displaying a United States flag; the motto "We have nailed our colors to the mast," evoking a nautical term signifying defiance; the state seal of Arkansas, with the original state motto "Regnant Populi" ("The People Rule)." The eleven stars on the flag suggest this may post-date Tennessee's July 2, 1861 admission to the Confederacy, but pre-date the admission of Missouri and Kentucky at the end of the year.

GLC02967

1863/08/23

Van Devalls, A., fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: re: a deserter

Transcript available.

GLC02969

1863/08/29

Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife re: Morris Island

Transcript available.

GLC02971

1864/10/24

Edinborough, C. J., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: Union soldier's letter re: battle of Cedar Creek

GLC02972

29 July 1876

Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882

Letter signed

Title: to John Sherman

Writes, "In view of universal business paralisis [sic] and consequent universal distress, has not the Government stood still long enough? [...] Congress promised to pay the public Creditor in Gold or Silver Coin. Who has the rights under the Constitution to impair that contract? What excuse can Congress offer for refusing to coin silver into dollars? Is this question satisfactorily answered by saying that we have unexpectedly developed too much silver. Will our friends by refusing to return to the silver and gold policy from its origin to 1874 leave our adversaries to wield this weapon…

GLC02974

6 February 1932

Mills, Ogden L., 1884-1937

Typed document signed

Title: Against hoarding.

Draft of a speech or a commentary against the practice of hoarding gold. Includes pencil corrections. Mills was Undersecretary of the Treasury from from 4 March 1927 until 11 February 1932 and Secretary of the Treasury from 12 February 1932 until 3 March 1933. Signed with initials.

GLC02977