28 August 1856

King, Preston, 1806-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis E. Spinner

Hopes that the Republicans in New York can work together amicably.

GLC03410.02

1846-1888

Header Record

Title: Items pertaining to Francis Elias Spinner [Decimalized .01- .05]

GLC03410.03

27 April 1825

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Bowditch

Thanks Bowditch for the extract of his review from the North American and asks him to lecture at the University of Virginia. Bowditch, an astronomer and mathematician, turned down a position at the University in 1818, but kept in contact with Jefferson over the years.

GLC03415

1860

Hoyer & Ludwig, fl. 1860

Broadside

Title: [1860 Presidential election Democratic ticket Breckinridge-Lane]

Democratic ticket for John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky for president and Joseph Lane of Oregon for Vice President. Printed with bust portrait images of both candidates. Includes a list of electors from each district and informs that election day is Tuesday, November 6, 1860. Printed by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Virginia.

GLC03416

28 December 1843

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to R.W. Latham

Jackson writes to Latham at Upperville, Virginia. Discusses Stockly Donelson's default on a contract involving the purchase of enslaved people from Andrew Jackson Donelson and Andrew Jackson, Jr. Latham who attempted to hold A. J. Donelson and Andrew Jackson Jr. liable for the sum. Tells Latham that Stockly's part of the debt is secured by a deed of trust.

GLC03423

1837

Texas Republic

Book

Title: Laws of the Republic of Texas

A second volume was planned but never published.

GLC03424

1860

Daggett, E. A., fl. 1860

Pamphlet

Title: Wide-Awake Vocalist, or Rail Splitter's song book.

Songbook for the 1860 Republican presidential campaign. Published by E.A. Daggett, New York. Proclaims itself, "The best collection of words and music ever published for a campaign."

GLC03430

1820

Pamphlet

Title: Letter from the Secretary of Treasury re: Indians and public lands

Re: "purchasing from the Indians" land & an accounting acres surveyed.

GLC03450

1853-1887

Header Record

Title: Collection of letters from Confederate generals [Decimalized .01-.07]

Collection of seven letters written by Confederate Generals who were active in the Easter Theater of the war.

GLC03467

30 March 1857

Branch, Lawrence O'Bryan, 1820-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Recommending Louis E. Henry for a position in the Navy. Mounted on paper 29.5 x 20 cm.

GLC03467.01

1844-1880

Header Record

Title: Collection of letters from Confederate officials [Decimalized .01-.08]

Eight autograph letters signed by notable figures in the Confederate Government.

GLC03468

7 March 1844

Clay, James Brown, 1817-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to T. Kelly & Son

Writes regarding a debt for Mr. Marshall. With a newspaper account mocking Clay attached to a blank page of the letter. Account from the Lexington Journal, 24 October, 1862.

GLC03468.01

26 March 1857

Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Frederick P. Stanton

Recommending James B. Ferguson for navy service.

GLC03468.02

8 April 1857

Hunter, R.M.T., 1809-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Howell Cobb

Regarding a recommendation for O.W. Edwards for a Treasury position. Mounted on paper 29.5 x 20 cm.

GLC03468.04

1858 - 1886

Header Record

Title: Various documents signed by Civil War Generals who played a role at Gettysburg [Decimalized .01-.08]

Collection of eight documents, each related to Union or Confederate Generals that played a role at the battle of Gettysburg.

GLC03469

23 November 1858

Steuart, George H., 1828-1903

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob E. Newman

Asks Newman to pay the rent he owes. Mounted on paper 20 x 29.5 cm.

GLC03469.07

1858-1897

Heirs, William A., fl. 1858-1897

Header Record

Title: [Letters of William Andy Heirs, E company, 3rd regiment, Alabama, infantry] [Decimalized .001- .229]

Heirs served in Company E, 3rd Alabama Regiment. The collection includes 66 letters from William A. Heirs to Sue Carter, 37 of which are wardate. Other letters are from Thomas Heirs, John D. Hays, and "Tom" to Sue Carter. These letters are separated out and arranged chronogically by author. The remainder of the collection is composed mostly of letters to Sue Carter from friends and family. These letters are arranged only by date. Includes 225 letters, 71 envelopes, and 1 photograph. Draft transcripts available for most letters.

GLC03135.05

18 December 1857

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Broadsheet

Title: Campaign Democrat Extra. No. 2: On Kansas Affairs

Complete text of Douglas's report from the Committee on Territories to the United States Senate on December 18, 1857. With a new bill proposing specific guidelines for authorizing the Kansas territory to form a constitution to prepare for admittance to the Union. This report was evidence of Douglas's disapproval of the notorious pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution proposed for Kansas, which was endorsed by President James Buchanan. Douglas, hoping to save his Senate seat in the 1858 election, opposed the administration not because it sanctioned slavery in Kansas, but because it violated his…

GLC03167

29 June 1850

Shields, James, 1806-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Chathen

Shields writes as a U.S. Senator from Illinois to Chathen at Jacksonville, Illinois. Argues that Henry Clay opposes the extension of slavery and is no more a pro-slavery man than Thomas Hart Benton (both Clay and Benton were U.S. Senators). Also notes that Chathen has made the mistake of labeling compromise (the Compromise of 1850) as a pro-slavery measure. Argues that the Compromise is opposed violently by the south, and will be defeated by southerners, because they see it as an enactment of the Wilmot Proviso. Contains various pencil notes on verso, apparently unrelated to Shields's…

GLC03170

circa July 1855

Pierce, Jane M., 1806-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Aiken

Writes as first lady to her sister about her attempts to socialize. Mentions that she saw Mrs. Jefferson Davis who is nervous about her husband being in Tennessee because there is a cholera epidemic in New Orleans and along the river. On black bordered mourning stationery. With Franklin Pierce free franked envelope.

GLC03177

14 June 1830

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to Samuel Smith

Jackson thanks Smith for supporting his veto of the Maysville Road bill. Jackson says that while his veto may have opposed internal improvements, it was for the greater good of the Government. In a statement to Congress explaining his reasons for the veto Jackson argued that using federal money for a purely local project was wrong, no matter how desirable internal improvements were. Jackson also had a political motivation to veto the bill, since the road was set to be built in Kentucky, the home state of his chief rival Henry Clay.

GLC03188

22 July 1849

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Berdan

Relates that he recently received a letter from the Clerk to the General Land Office John Addison indicating that their commissioner Justin Butterfield considers Berdan eligible to gain an appointment to the Office. States that if Berdan indeed desires such an appointment, their friendship could either "help or hurt" him, depending on Butterfield's views of Lincoln. Offers his assistance to Berdan in obtaining an appointment to the Land Office. Free frank by Lincoln.

GLC03190

3 January 1817

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Letter signed

Title: to James McCulloch

Monroe, Secretary of State, informs McCulloch, collector of customs in Baltimore, of a violation of United States laws by the Mangoree, a South American Schooner. States that the Mangoree reported herself on 28 December 1816 in the Baltimore port. Requests that McCulloch inform the Attorney of the United States of any information he can obtain related to the violation.

GLC03197

1823-1938

Jones, Alfred, 1839-1920

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Alfred Jones, surgeon in the 17th Tennessee Regiment] Decimalized .001-.130]

Includes postwar papers. Some signatures have been removed. The letters contain battle content for Murfreesboro (3 and 12 January 1863) and Chickamauga (1 October 1863). During the war Jones wooed and married Maxine Harris. The collection reveals less about the war than the trials of two newlyweds. The collection consists of 32 prewar letters (1823-61); 43 wartime letters, the majority of which are written by Jones to his wife (1862-65); and 16 postwar letters. Collection also includes 28 other documents (such as news clippings and receipts), 76 envelopes, and 27 pieces of ephemera (such as…

GLC03135.13

6 March 1832

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Document signed

Title: [Bank of the United States third exchange draft to Treasurer of the United States Mint William Findlay].

Issued by Baring Brothers, the bank's English agent. Endorsed on verso by Findlay payable to Mathew R. Boulton. Biddle was President of the Second Bank of the United States from 1822 until 1834. Boulton is possibly Matthew R. Boulton, a partner with James Watt in the Soho Manufactory in Birmingham, England.

GLC03138