21 April 1792

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Printed document signed

Title: An Act authorizing the grant and conveyance of certain Lands to the Ohio Company of Associates

Grant of land from the Second Congress of the United States to Rufus Putnam, Manasseh Cutler, Robert Oliver, and Griffin Green of the Ohio Company of Associates. Authorized by Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Richard Henry Lee, President pro tempore of the Senate. Approved by President George Washington on 25 April 1792.

GLC04939

December 9, 1781

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln re: reprimanding Col. Gibson (Yorktown, British POW)

The document is overall stained, especially on verso. Written to Sec. of War Benjamin Lincoln. Reprimanding Col. Gibson for allowing a British officer, Dr. Thomas Shield, to leave Yorktown. Shield was surgeon of the 87th Regiment, British Army.

GLC04942

13 December 1776

Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790

Letter signed

Title: to Jonathan Trumbull

Informs Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut, that "We join with you most fervently in your prayer that America may not be lost, or fall a Victim to the rage of a merciless tyranny. On the contrary we trust there is virtue & spirit enough in the United States to produce exertions sufficient with the blessing of Heaven to prevent it." Discusses details regarding enlisting soldiers for the Continental Army, including wages, length of service, the raising of militia, and cooperation between New England states related to raising troops. Mentions Generals George Washington, Lincoln (possibly…

GLC04947

19 January 1825

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas H. Williams

Circular letter summoning Mississippi's Senator Williams (and the rest of the Senate) for the inauguration of John Quincy Adams on 4 March 1825.

GLC04948

1866

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

Photograph album

Title: Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign [complete album of 61 photographs]

This is the complete album as published, and is more complete than GLC 2833 (36 photos). This album includes "Sherman and his Generals" and most of Sherman's campaign from Chattanooga, through Atlanta and Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Columbia, S.C., and views of Charleston and Fort Sumter. The image of John Ross's home appears to be that of Cherokee Indian chief John Ross, who left the house during the Trail of Tears.

GLC04953

1806/12/28

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Dinsmore re: architecture and building projects at Monticello

The document is overall tanned. Jefferson discusses the style of doors for the North Pavilion at Monticello, mentions Poplar Forest's window frames, and suggests dismissing the worker Stewart. Dinsmore (d. 1830) was a housejoiner who worked and lived at Monticello from 1798 until 1809. He was the principal joiner for the remodeling at Monticello and was responsible for important interior finish work. He also worked for James Madison and John H. Cocke. See Jefferson Memorandum Book p. 985, note 63.

GLC04956

4 March 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Inaugural address. March 4, 1865.

Printing of Lincoln's historic second inaugural address which he delivered on the steps of the Capital 4 March 1865. This is the official edition printed by the U. S. Government Printing Office.

GLC04958

1803

Brown, Charles B., fl. 1803

Pamphlet

Title: An Address... on the cession of Louisiana to the French...

Manifest destiny and the Louisiana territory. Printed by H. Maxwell. Howes B831, Thompson 974, S&S 33881. Stamps on titlepage. Signature of Elihu Chauncey.

GLC04959.01

1920

Allied and Associated Powers, 1914-1920

Book

Title: The Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated powers and Germany and other treaty engagements signed at Versailles, June 28th, 1919

Signed by David Lloyd George. Title continues "Together with the reply of the Allied and Associated powers to the Observations of the German Delegation on the Conditions of Peace."

GLC04937

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Monitors on the James River with ALS to Hallie Mayers from "Joe" and album

Albumen print of monitors on the James River and an accompanying letter. ALS measures 20.2 x 12.5 cm.

GLC04938

2 May 1863

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the authorities of Rome, Georgia

Forrest, commander of a cavalry brigade in the Army of Tennessee, writes from Headquarters (of an unspecified post), "twenty miles west of Garrison." Informs the authorities of Rome "There is a Federal Force of Fifteen Hundred cavalry marching on your place I am pursuing them prepare your selves to Repulse them- they have 2 Mountain Howitzers. I will be close on them I have kild 300 of thir men They are Runing for their lives."

GLC04940

20 November 1838

Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Milton Sutliff

Weld writes to Sutliff, an Ohio abolitionist and lawyer, from the Office of the American Anti-Slavery Society. The Society will be publishing a series of tracts refuting the main objections to abolition, and Weld seeks information on slavery and the relationship between the North and South. The tracts will report "facts and testimony as to the actual condition of the Slaves... Showing that they are overworked, underfed, have insufficient sleep, live in miserable huts... fastening upon them iron collars, yokes, chains, horns and bells, branding them with hot irons, knocking out their teeth,…

GLC04941

22 March 1847

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Broadside

Title: Proclamation [in Spanish]

Arguing that the army entered Mexico not to wage war on peaceable citizens, but to seek an honorable peace. Taylor therefore expects the citizens to make reparations for encouraging guerillas to loot and sabotage the army's property. Printed by Onslow & Gee, printers to the U.S. Army of Occupation.

GLC04943

12 July 1755 - 15 September 1755

Moses, Robert, fl. 1755

Diary

Title: [Diary of Robert Moses kept during the French and Indian War]

Moses served in a New Hampshire regiment under the command of Colonel Joseph Blanchard. He describes, sometimes in graphic detail, accounts of fighting Indians and the French in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire during the early stages of the Seven Years' War. Emphasizes the Indians "very barbarous manner." Contains an extensive description of General William Johnson's victory at the Battle of Lake George on 9 September 1755. In the course of the diary he mentions visits to Fort Dummer, Fort Bellows, Charlemont Fort, Fort Massachusetts, Fort Albany, Lake George,…

GLC04944

1860/06/15

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

Broadside

Title: Election Proclamation by the Governor! [elections before the Civil War]

Setting Texas elections just before the Civil War.

GLC04945

1720 ca.

Law, John, fl. 1720

Broadside

Title: Missisippi of 'T Wydbefaamde goudland [Dutch] [Wonderful Land of Mississippi]

With engraved scene depicting Europeans trading gold with the Indians on the banks of the Mississippi. Publicizing settling in America. Written in Dutch. (The translation in the title here comes from the first line: "Dit 's 't wond're Missisippi Land / Besaamd door zynen Actiehandel, ....") The Mississippi "bubble" began in 1717 with the Company of the West, whose stock was driven up by speculators expecting gold and other wealth in Louisiana. The Company's collapse in 1720 involved French investors in difficulties similar to the British South Sea Bubble. From "Het Groot Verhaal".…

GLC04946

1755/09/09

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order for fifteen men to join the expedition against the French at Crown Point]

Written to Captain John Wattle of Lebanon, Connecticut, during the French and Indian War. Indicates that three impressed men should come from five different companies, given bounties, and sent to join "Captain Leaches company for the said service." A postscript orders the "several Captains of the Proprietive Company of Foot abovenamed" to render assistance to Wattle in making the impressments and keeping the peace. Trumbull wrote, and signed twice, as colonel of the 12th Regiment.

GLC04949

1835 ca.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Painting

Title: Miniature attributed to Moses B. Russell

Shows young man in a black formal coat. Three-quarters sinister, waist-length, with blue background. Housed in gilt-metal frames set in a fitted leather case with blind rules and stamps. Case: 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 cm (image: 9 x 7 cm.) The miniatures come from the Aiken Family; Mary Aiken was Jane Pierce's sister.

GLC04950.01

1835 ca.

Pierce, Jane M., 1806-1863

Painting

Title: Miniature attributed to Moses B. Russell

Shows young woman in blue dress, white fichu set with a brooch. She has brown curly hair. Three-quarters sinister, waist-length, with blue background. Housed in gilt-metal frames set in a fitted leather case with blind rules and stamps. Case: 10.7 x 8.9 x 1.2 cm (Image: 9.3 x 7.2 cm) The miniatures come from the Aiken Family; Mary Aiken was Jane Pierce's sister.

GLC04950.02

1776

Watson, James, fl. 1974

Print

Title: Sir Jeffery Amherst [mezzotint by James Watson, after Joshua Reynolds]

Sold by Ryland and Bryer at the Kings Arms, in Cornhill. Printed by J. Watson. Sir Jeffery Amherst (Smith IV, 1488.2). Mezzotint based on a painting by Joshua Reynolds. "Knight of the Most Honorable Order of Bath, Governor of Virginia, Colonel of His Majesty's 15th & 60th Regiments of Foot, Lieutenant General & Commander in Chief Of His Majesty's Forces in North America from 1758 to 1764." He is posing with a map entitled "Plan of the Island of Montreal & its Environs." The background is largely dominated by dark clouds, although a river crowded with large boats is visible in the…

GLC04951

circa 1800

Savage, Edward, 1761-1817

Print

Title: Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. - F.R.S.

Mezzotint based on David Martin's late 18th-century portrait. At the bottom corners of the print, Martin is credited with the original painting and Edward Savage with the engraving of this mezzotint. Title is in cursive across the bottom of the sheet, whereas the original portrait has a printed title. Franklin is reading at a small table with his hand at his throat. To his right, perched atop a pile of books, is a bust of Isaac Newton.

GLC04952

1779/02/06

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Broadside

Title: ...By an Express just arrived... His Britannic Majesty's speech to Parliament

Reprints King George's speech to Parliament reporting French aid to "the leaders of the rebellion" in America. The king asks for the support of Parliament and funding from the House of Commons. Printed from the [London] General Advertiser and Morning Intelligencer of 11/27/1778.

GLC04954

1788

Lloyd, Thomas, fl. 1788

Book

Title: Proceedings and debates of... Pennsylvania [with] Debates... on the Constitution

With contemporary ownership signature of Francis Shallus. Convention debates are printed in vols. 1-2 while PA Assembly debates are printed in vol. 3.

GLC04955

1858

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of... [House Divided speech] [first separate printing, unique variant]

Apparently an unrecorded variant of the first separate printing by O. P. Bassett. The two other recorded copies have an imprint reading the "True Republican Office" with "Printer" abbreviated to "Pr."; the GLC copy omits the word "True" in the imprint and has "Printer" in-full. Like the two other extant copies, this copy prints the second "r" in "Territory" on page 13 upside down.

GLC04957

1864

United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864)

Book

Title: [House report no. 65 regarding the Fort Pillow massacre and no. 67 regarding returned prisoners of war]

Contains a full report of the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, based on an investigation of the battle itself, as well as the operations of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest "and his command immediately preceding and subsequent to that horrible transaction." Includes testimony from soldiers present at the battle, who witnessed Forrest's violations of the conduct of war, including shooting unarmed Union troops following their surrender. Contains the testimony of Lieutenant Mack J. Leaming, who wrote a detailed account of the events of Fort Pillow in 1893 (refer to…

GLC05080.06