15-16 May 1860

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Pamphlet

Title: Non-Interference by Congress with slavery in the territories

On front cover, contains the signature of John Cochrane from Toledo, Indiana. Pages are brittle and frayed along sides.

GLC08587

1831

Duff and Green, fl. 1831

Pamphlet

Title: [Correspondence between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun on the Seminole War]

Correspondence between the "President and Vice-President of the U. States, on the subject of the course of the latter, in the deliberations of the cabinet of Mr. Monroe, on the occurrences of the Seminole War." Calhoun discloses the correspondence in an effort to rectify, what he believes to be, politically motivated misrepresentations of his conduct in regard to "the Seminole question." Argues that the correspondence shows the different positions held by Calhoun and Jackson. Printed by Duff and Green.

GLC08605.02

1835

Emmons, William, fl. 1835

Book

Title: Biography of Martin Van Buren, Vice President.... [election campaign biography]

Election campaign biography printed by Jacob Gideon.

GLC08607.02

1816

Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

Pamphlet

Title: Report... respecting the valuation of lands... in Pennsylvania

Printed by William A. Davis. Report written as Secretary of Treasury.

GLC08614

9 December 1839

Branche, W., fl. 1839

Document signed

Title: [Tax form listing slaves, horses, etc.]

Tax form for Mr. Robert Shanks listing his property including at least two slaves. Lists the taxes that must be paid for each item. For Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

GLC08545

circa 1838

Object

Title: [Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]

One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man and a brother." Verso portrays two hands clasped as if shaking, with the inscription "May slavery and oppression cease throughout the world." Appears identical to abolitionist token originally created circa 1792.

GLC08551

1837-1858

Header Record

Title: Six manumission documents for slaves [Decimalized .01-.06]

All from St. Louis County, Missouri.

GLC08564

1859-1917

Header Record

Title: Books relating to Lincoln and other Civil War books [decimalized]

GLC08581

1860

Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906

Book

Title: Compendium of the impending crisis of the south.

Published by A.B. Burdick, New York and printed by George Russell and Co.

GLC08581.03

1860

Redpath, James, 1833-1891

Book

Title: Public life of Capt. John Brown, by James Redpath, with an auto-biography of his childhood and youth.

Tells John Brown's life in heroic terms, praising him as a hero and a martyr. Signed by Alfred Chesebrough. Same book as GLC00267.212.

GLC08581.05

1830

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Header Record

Title: Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies, from the papers of Thomas Jefferson

Edited by Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Second edition. Published in Boston by Gray and Bowen. Signed by Hamilton Fish. This was the first of several attempts to replicate Thomas Jefferson's correspondence. Volumes 1 and 4 are mis-identified on the spine as the other. Quarter leather with marbled paper.

GLC08584

1844

Kendall, George W., fl. 1844-1856

Header Record

Title: Narrative of the Texas Santa Fe Expedition

Printed by Harper and Brothers

GLC08585

1860

Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866

Pamphlet

Title: Life of Abraham Lincoln

Printed by the Chicago Press and Tribune.

GLC08589

1860

Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866

Pamphlet

Title: Life of Abraham Lincoln

Campaign biography for the 1860 presidential election. Printed by Horace Greeley & Co. New York edition, Tribune tracts no. 6.

GLC08590

1830

Bowen, Henry, 1794-1874

Broadside

Title: A mirror for the intemperate

Temperance broadside with poems and extracts such as "Ode to Rum" and "Set Down that Glass." Also includes some illustrations. Printed on cloth for Nathaniel Boynton by Henry Bowen's Chemical Print. Mounted on cloth covered board; dimensions include mounting.

GLC08600

1819-1840

Header Record

Title: Presidential campaign biographies [decimalized]

GLC08607

1840

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

Book

Title: Life of Major General William Henry Harrison.... [election campaign biography]

Election campaign biography. Bound in green paper boards with glazed cloth spine. Frontispiece and three plates. Printed by Grugg and Elliot. (The only printing cited by Howes.) Howes H246, Miles 133.

GLC08607.01

1819

Waldro, S. Putnam, fl. 1819

Book

Title: The Tour of James Monroe, President....

Describes Madison's tour in the northern and eastern states in 1817, his tour in 1818 and a brief biographical sketch. Printed by Silas Andrus.

GLC08607.03

26 May 1860

Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 4, no. 178 (May 26, 1860)]

Includes a front-page article on Lincoln, recently announced as the Republican presidential candidate. Accompanied by an engraving of Lincoln after a Mathew Brady photograph. Also: "The Woman in White," news regarding Congress, and reports on foreign affairs. Describes and illustrates President James Buchanan's reception of Japanese ambassadors.

GLC08621

1860

Object

Title: [Election of 1860 campaign token]

Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.

GLC08627

1846

Ross, John, 1790-1866

Book

Title: Memorial of John Ross and others [Cherokee Indians]

29th Congress., 1st session. Senate document 331. Bound in modern adhesive-style.

GLC08402

18 March 1850

Gwin, William M., 1805-1885

Pamphlet

Title: Memorial of the senators and representatives elect from the state of California...

Title continues "asking permission of said State into the Union, together with the credentials of said representatives, and a certified copy of the constitution of said State." House of Representatives Misc. No. 44. Plea signed by William Gwin, John Fremont, G.W. Wright, and Edward Gilbert. Includes a copy of the California state constitution.

GLC08439

21 December 1860

Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866

Newspaper

Title: New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol.19, no. 1625 (December 21, 1860)]

Articles beginning on page four detail the proceedings of the South Carolina secession convention and the adoption of the ordinance of secession. Also prints the results of secession votes in other states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, etc. Other news includes the proceedings of Congress, public postings, advertisements. Uncut.

GLC08429.08

9 November 1860

Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866

Newspaper

Title: New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 16, no. 1613 (November 9, 1860)]

Front page article announces that South Carolina will call a secession convention. Also contains news on the results of the election of 1860 listed by state. On page two there is a reprinted letter sent to Frederick Douglass by a white man stating he is willing to marry Douglass' daughter for $15,000 or $20,000. Douglass' reply refusing the man's offer is also printed. Also printed are excerpts from Framley Parsonage, a book by Anthony Trollope and a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher titled, Religion and Politics. Other news includes local New York news, international news, information on the…

GLC08429.09

7 November 1860

Hawley, Joseph R., 1826-1905

Newspaper

Title: Hartford Evening Press. [Vol. 5, no. 265 (November 7, 1860)]

Eagle banner print of Lincoln's victory in the 1860 election. "Let the eagle scream!" Gives election results by state. Also contains public postings and advertisements.

GLC08429.23