20 September 1852

Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Horace Greeley

Weed, a journalist active in politics, writes to Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune. Comments that Henry Wilson "ought to be at the Free Soil State Convention," to be held in Syracuse, New York.

GLC05603.01.33

26 November 1833

Garcia, Carlos, fl. 1833

Broadside

Title: [Official notification of Santa Ana's Secularization Act]

Broadside in Spanish. Official notice that Catholic Church property has been given over to private petitioners.

GLC08204

04 March 1841

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

Broadside

Title: [National Intelligencer Extra]

Printed presidential inauguration address of William Henry Harrison.

GLC08205

August 1860

C. E. Cate & Co.

Printed document

Title: [Advertisement for clothing for slaves from New Orleans, Louisiana]

Circular advertises slave shoes and hats by type, virtues, and price aimed at plantation owners who would have to clothe many slaves for reasonable prices. This company specialized in clothing products for slaves. The circular was published a few months prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Since New Orleans was in Union hands by mid 1862, this brochure is very rare.

GLC08210

10 August 1830

McDonald, Hugh S., fl. 1830

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed of emancipation for a Negro named Harry].

GLC08211

03 October 1832

Gerry, Ann, fl. 1832

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discuss making a claim to Congress for the remaining salary of her late husband, Vice President Elbridge Gerry. Efforts include contacting John Quincy Adams, a longtime family friend.

GLC08219

1855-1859

Header Record

Title: [Collection of 3 letters written and received by Montgomery Meigs regarding the Capitol Dome]. Decimalized.

See descriptions in GLC08246.01-.03

GLC08246

07 July 1855

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A.H. Bowman

Justifies the use of an ornate molding of the Capitol Dome.

GLC08246.01

24 June 1858

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

Letter signed

Title: to J. Glancy Jones

Meigs allays concerns over the Capitol Dome's stability: "There were plenty of people, who when Michel Angelo was building the Dome of St. Peter's thought it would never stand..." Jones was on the House Ways & Means Committee.

GLC08246.02

12 August 1859

Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Montgomery Meigs

Franklin, the superintendent of construction, writes to Meigs regarding the construction costs of the Capitol Dome.

GLC08246.03

24 November 1856

Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gerrit Smith

Written right after his release from arrest in Lindenbille, Ohio: "All of our Family have now returned from Kansas, except my brother Frederick who was shot in cold blood a few hours before the battle of Osawattomie. We have not however given over the contest with slavery. . ."

GLC08361

circa 1852

Map

Title: [Slave Trade Map]

Depicting infamous African slave port of Lindi at the mouth of the Lindi River, terminus of East African Arab slave route.

GLC08363

1847

Book signed

Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave

Inscribed: "From his sincere friend." To N. B. Spooner.

GLC08365

circa 1832-1852

Ryall, Henry Thomas, 1811-1867

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of Sir Walter Scott]

Engraving with death date. Handwritten note states "a M.S. from the Fortunes of Nigel by."

GLC00496.083.02

1858-1861

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

Diary

Title: [Diary 1858-1861]

Contains various personal content. Covers 1858 and 1861, but skips most of the time in between.

GLC00919.23.01

circa 1850

Colcock, Emmeline, 1841-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William F. Colcock

Note to her father asking about her mother and little sister and remarking that she wants to see them. Asks what they will name the baby. Seems to be written by Emmeline as a young child. Dated April 21, but no year. William F. Colcock was married to Emmeline L. Huguenin. The baby mentioned could possibly be Emmeline's sister Theodora Colcock, who was born in 1849. Emmeline Colcock died of typhoid fever in 1861.

GLC08165.82

ca. 1840-1890

Webb, Maria, 1804-1873

Scrapbook

Title: [Scrapbook of Maria Webb]

Bound collection of letters from leading abolitionists of the period, including Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe, among others.

GLC08360

February 12, 1852

Gallaher, John S., fl. 1848

Manuscript letter signed

Title: [Report] of 3rd Auditer on Claim of Lt. Grant

Letter to Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin. States that in a previous letter, Secretary Corwin had referred to a report by Congressman Seymour regarding the alleged loss of $1000 by Ulysses S. Grant. Responds that he examined the accounts and correspondence, and no mention has been made in them of any monies Grant reported lost or stolen, so no action could be taken in that regard. His money returns acknowledge receipt of the $1000 and that this amount still appears on his balance sheet.

GLC02305.05

February 16, 1852

Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Origen Storrs Seymour

Responds to Congressman Seymour's request for information on the Grant case. Replies, "no credit can be given on account of such alleged loss unless expressly authorized by Act of Congress. I am not aware of any case where this Department has undertaken to decide the complicated questions of vigilance, fidelity, and the possibility of fraud and connivance, which arise in most of such cases. The accounting officer only settle such accounts upon the proper vouchers. If these are not produced, it has always been held that relief could only be given by Act of Congress."

GLC02305.06

26 June 1848

Jones, Del. Floyd, fl. 1848

Manuscript letter signed

Title: Affidavit of Lieutenant D. F. Jones 4th Infantry

Swears that he assisted Ulysses S. Grant in counting a bag of money that Grant brought into his quarters in early June. It was exactly $1000. They put it in a bag and Grant said he would place it in the trunk of Captain Alvord, but Jones understands that he later placed it in the trunk of Captain Gore. Signed by DeL. Floyd Jones and by 1st Lieutenant H.D. Waller, Judge Advocate of the General Court Marshall.

GLC02305.01

26 June 1848

Gore, John H., fl. 1848

Manuscript letter signed

Title: Affidavit of Captain John H. Gore 4th Infantry

Swears that Ulysses S. Grant asked his permission, on about 7 June, 1848, to "place a bag of public money in my private trunk, saying at the time, that he considered it the most safe place for its conveyance on the march which we were preparing to commence in a few days." Describes the events that transpired: He at first denied the request, but assented because Grant had no trunk or box with a lock to carry the money himself. The same day Grant placed a bag of silver dollars which he knew to be the $1000 belonging to the Quarter Masters Department. He kept the trunk in his room until 11…

GLC02305.02

27 June 1848

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

Manuscript letter signed

Title: Statement of Lieutenant U. S. Grant Regiment Quarter Master

Swears he took the sum of $1000 to Captain Gore's room on June 6 "to be locked up in his trunk for safe keeping, my own chest having previously had the lock broken. I also deemed it safer to have public money in the room of some officer who did not disburse public funds, because they would be less likely to be suspected of having any conciderable [sic] amount about them." Asserts that the trunk was stolen from the tent of Captain Gore while he and Lieutenant De Russy were sleeping, as shown by the accompanying affidavits. Signed by Ulysses S. Grant and 1st Lieutenant H.D. Waller, Judge…

GLC02305.03

27 June 1848

DeRussy, John, fl. 1848

Manuscript letter signed

Title: Affidavit of Lieutenant DeRussy 4th Infantry

Swears that Ulysses S. Grant deposited $1000 in the trunk of Captain Gore in early June. Comments that on the night of June 16, "the trunk containing said funds was stolen from the tent of Capt. Gore, this whilst Capt. Gore and myself were both sleeping in the tent." Swears that he "heard Lieut. Grant say that he was going to put it [the $1000] there and afterwads hearing Capt. Gore say that it was there." Signed by Lieutenant John DeRussy and 1st Lieutenant H.D. Waller, Judge Advocate of the General Court Marshall.

GLC02305.04

1825

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

Manuscript document

Title: to Henry Jackson Knox [incomplete]

Appears to be fragments of two different letters, written by different people. The first letter, written by an unknown author, to an unknown recipient appears to be 2 pages, with the second part of the letter on the third page. Discusses the abilities and accomplishment of an unnamed man. The second letter is written by Lucy Knox to, presumably, her son, Henry Jackson Knox, regarding family friends. The last part, on the fourth page, appears to be a poem.

GLC02437.09993

circa 1899

Print

Title: [Printed photograph of Andrew Johnson]

Printed photograph of Andrew Johnson. Original photograph attributed to Mathew Brady on the lower left, with printed signature by Johnson. Copyrighted by J.C. Tichenor, 1899. Mounted on a board.

GLC02779.04