12 July 1847

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jane Pierce

Writes to his wife that he is glad he is given the opportunity to write before marching further inland. Discusses his duties and responsibilities. Describes his encounters with guerillas. Written as a brigadier general.

GLC04012

18 November 1829

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Harlan

Describes his journey from Philadelphia to Louisiana and states that he was able to see his wife. Mentions birds he has been studying, particularly swallows. Also states that a friend of his has discovered new birds, which he will tell Harlan about when he can see him again. Informs that he will going to England by the 15 of January. Remarks that he will start drawing next week, both animals and plants natural to "this Magnificent Louisiana." Asks Harlan to give regards to mutual friends. Signed postscript written across page one states that he has "just now Killed a Large New Falcon, yes…

GLC04031.01

February 11, 1832

Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John James Audubon

Addressed to John Backman in Charleston, South Carolina but noted that the letter is for Audubon. Thanks him for a recent letter containing interesting information which he has shared with others. Mentions that he received a letter from Mrs. Audubon and that the family is well. Mentions that the winter was very cold and wet which has effected the roads and the mail delivery. Discusses copies of Audubon's work and some plates that were included in error, specifically a hawk and a blue bird. Advises that both Mrs. Audubon and their son Victor want to discourage Audubon from visiting the…

GLC04031.02

1855-1886

McNear, Franklin E., fl. 1855-1886

Book

Title: Autograph book and letter from Abraham Lincoln [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC04035

28 August 1860

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Letter signed

Title: to Franklin McNear

Sends his autograph as McNear requested. Torn or cut from McNear's album (GLC04035.02).

GLC04035.01

1855-1886

McNear, Franklin E., fl. 1855-1886

Book

Title: Collection of autographs, quotations, and letters.

Consists of eighty-four signatures, most of which were obtained by McNear between 1860 and 1861. Incorporating numerous historical figures, the book includes autographs from (among others) Horace Greeley, James Buchanan, William Lloyd Garrison, Charles Sumner, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Ward Beecher, and Frederick Douglass. 83 pages contain signatures, and page numbers are written in pencil in the bottom right corner of each page. The book contains several autograph letters by various correspondents, including Hannibal Hamlin (p. 13); William H. Seward (p. 89); and P.T. Barnum (p. 137), as…

GLC04035.02

16 December 1856

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Silas Ketchum

Senator Sumner informs Ketchum, "Of course, I cannot identify the child to which you refer. There was a little girl quite white, a slave in Washington, whose freedom was purchased through my agency, & afterwards sent to Boston, where I presume she now is. She was sometimes called Ida May, & was about 10 years of age." In a post script, writes, "Of course, the proslavery democratic papers deny everything that tells against Slavery. They deny the wrongs of Kansas!"

GLC03980

17 July 1860

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Document signed

Title: [Pardon of Jacob Smith for mail tampering].

Pardon is countersigned by Acting Secretary of State William Henry Trescot. After serving his sentence, Jacob Smith continued to be imprisoned in Philadelphia for nonpayment of his $500 fine. He was pardoned by Buchanan after this was petitioned by citizens of Dauphin County (where the offenses took place) and by Pennsylvania Senator William Bigler.

GLC03984

1859

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Photograph

Title: Tintype photograph taken by Cole in 1858, in later case; campaign image

Tintype, apparently based on Ostendorf 14 (the tintype reverses the image). Hamilton & Ostendorf, Lincoln in Photographs, p. 28 suggests that Roderick M. Cole of Peoria made the image about 1858. (See GLC 590.)

GLC03950

7 January 1849

Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. L. A. Arnold

"Stonewall" Jackson writes to his sister about his health, a foot injury, and a desire to return to the mountains. Mentions as Uncle Cummins in California. Would like to spend the summer with her. Addressed to Arnold in Beverly, Randolph County, Virginia.Written at Fort Hamilton

GLC03963

1852

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Book signed

Title: Uncle Tom's cabin; or, life among the lowly.

First edition inscribed. Original cloth. Inscribed by Stowe on the fly-leaf of volume 1 "Presented to [Jno?] Fleece by his friend and admirer Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1854." Boston, John P. Jewett & company; Cleveland, Ohio, Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. The identity of the inscribee is unknown.

GLC03969.01

1844

Book

Title: Instructions for...naval officers employed in...suppression of...slave trade

Volume contains 27 treaties with foreign powers for the suppression of the slave trade. Published for use by British naval captains.

GLC03985.01

20 May 1834

United States. Congress (23d, 1st session : 1834). House.

Header Record

Title: Congressional report on regulating the Indian Department and map of Western Territory [Decimalized .01-.02]

This collection contains a map previously bound inside the book, 4132.01. The map is housed with size 3 manuscripts.

GLC04132

1850

Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891

Book

Title: Reports of the Secretary of War, with reconnaissances of routes... [in Texas]

Full title: "Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso. By Brevet Lt. Col. J.E. Johnston...Capt. R.B. Marcy's Route From Fort Smith to Santa Fe...Expedition into the Navajo Country; and also the Report of Lt. W.H.C. Whiting's Reconnaissances of the Western Frontier Of Texas." (Senate Executive Document no. 64.) With 2 folding maps and 72 lithographed plates. References: Jenkins 111, Howes J170, Raines p. 128, Wagner-Camp 184.

GLC04134

1843

Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873

Book signed

Title: Letters and sketches: with a narrative of a year's residence among the Indian tribes of the Rocky Mountains

Published by M. Fithian. Dedication included on the inside front cover to the Sisters of St. John's Asylum from Father Felix Joseph Barbelin. Smet records his journey past Chimney Rock, Nebraska, along the Missouri River, travelling as far as Fort Vancouver, Washington. He resides for one year among the Rocky Mountain Tribes, including the Flat Heads. Discusses geography and the daily details of his journey with a focus on teaching Christianity to the Native Americans he encounters. Includes a fold-out pictorial diagram of the history of Christianity.

GLC04145

1848

Abert, James William, 1820-1897

Book

Title: Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, a report and map of the examination of New Mexico...

Title continues "made by Lieutenant J. W. Abert, of the Topographical Corps."

GLC04148

1853

United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers

Book

Title: Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers

By Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Senate Executive Doc. 59 printed by Robert Armstrong, public printer. An important contribution to the knowledge of Arizona topography, Indian ethnology, and fauna of the desert southwest, especially Arizona. Contains a report on natural history and a medical report by S.W. Woodhouse; a report on reptiles by E. Hallowell; a report on fishes by S.F. Baird and Charles Girard; and a report on botany by John Torrey. With 78 plates (1 folding), some tinted, and large folding map. Large folding map: "Reconnaissance of the…

GLC04154

16 April 1847

Force, Charles F., 1826-1883

Letter

Title: to Manning Force

Writes to his brother about the death of his commander, a childhood friend of Manning's. Discusses the bad food, small rations, scarcity of paper and the hope for war's end. Mentions that there are five soldiers waiting for him to finish writing his letter as they all must share the same pen. Has decided to go on a three-year whaling voyage once he is discharged and feels it would be best if he distanced himself as much as possible from his family and friends.

GLC04107

6 January 1818

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Cabell

Concerns difficulties in getting the Virginia legislature to approve the establishment of the University of Virginia and its general educational system. Asks Cabell to sign a report regarding the college's finances (GLC04108.02), then deliver it to Governor of Virginia James Preston. Mentions hope that a published report of their views will spur subscriptions, and provide for more professorships. They hope to hire Thomas Cooper to teach law. Much of the legislative opposition to the University of Virginia came from the House of Delegates and supporters of the College of William and Mary…

GLC04108.01

6 January 1818

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph manuscript

Title: Estimate of the objects of application.

Lists itemized costs and subscriptions relating to the establishment of the University of Virginia. Enclosed with his letter to Cabell (GLC 4108.01).

GLC04108.02

1858

Photograph

Title: [Sam Houston]

Early salt print of Houston sitting and holding his cane.

GLC04124

23 May 1835

Barragan, Miguel, 1789-1836

Broadside

Title: Proclamation by Mexican Pres. Barragan making Los Angeles a city (in Spanish)

Broadside proclamation printed in Spanish, raising Los Angelos in Alta California from a "pueblo" (village) to a "ciudad." Proclamation of the President of Mexico.

GLC04127

7 November 1848

Russell, William Hepburn, 1812-1872

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Emancipation of Hiram, an enslaved man]

One document dated November 7, 1848. Pertains to the emancipation of Hiram, a 32-year-old enslaved man. His height, weight and facial scar is described. Signatures included Samuel Sawyer, William Morrison, and William H. Russell, James H. Bullard and James H. Graham as witnesses. Louis W. Smallwood, circuit court clerk for Lafayette County, dated the document December 27, 1848. Accompanied by a check, related to William H. Russell (GLC04128.02).

GLC04128.01

1850

Berlandier, Jean Luis, 1805-1851

Book

Title: Diario de viage de la Comision de limites que puso el gobierno de la Republica bajo la direccion del exmo. sr. general de division d. Manuel de Mier y Teran [in Spanish]

Written by order of the individuals on the Comision de Limites, Luis Berlandier and Rafael Chovel. Published by the Tipografia de J. R. Navarro. Inscription reads "John R. Bartlett from Jose Salazar, El Paso del Norte, Oct. 1832." Title page also signed by Bartlett. Scientific study of Texas during the colonial period. Berlandier went to Mexico to collect botanical specimens for a group of Swiss naturalists and to accompany General Manuel de Mier y Terán on his scientific expedition to Texas in 1828.

GLC04131

1847

Hughes, John T., 1817-1862

Book

Title: Doniphan's expedition; containing an account of the conquest of New Mexico; General Kearney's overland expedition to California; Doniphan's campaign against the Navajos; his unparalleled march against Chihuahua and Durango; and the operations of General Price at Santa Fé: with a sketch of the life of Col. Doniphan

Published by U. P. James, 4th edition.

GLC04133