7 January 1863

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to O. D. Cose

Writes about a book and possibly getting an agent for it. Mentions something about promoting the book in Atlanta which will soon be a great city. States "We must be patient, for the times are hard." Comments that General Hancock [Winfield Scott?] is a good soldier but a bad politician.

GLC05603.01.08

February 5, 1870

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edmund C. Stedman

Discusses someone not being paid. Largely illegible. On stationary from the Union League Club, New York. Recipient is likely Edmund Clarence Stedman, a poet and journalist who worked with Greeley at the Tribune.

GLC05603.01.09

1861-1865

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Signature

Title: [Printed card with train announcement and signature]

Signed by John Hay, Assistant Private Secretary to Abraham Lincoln, in lower right corner. Announces that special cars will be added to a train on the Boston and Main Railroad on September 30th, no year indicated.

GLC05603.01.13

28 February 1865 circa

Lane, E., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abraham Lincoln

Letter by E. Lane, who was formerly Chief Justice of the State of Ohio, with a note by Noah H. Swayne, a Supreme Court justice. Writes to inform Lincoln that Thomas M. Root will accept the appointment of District Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Follows with his opinion of Root's character and recommends him highly. With a note signed by Swayne, dated 28 February 1865, endorsing Lane as fully competent to speak on the subject.

GLC05603.01.14

22 September 1915

Smith, Francis Marion, 1842-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John E. Boos

States he has not replied until now because of a serious illness. Has attached his signature to a statement for the National Tribune giving his impressions of April 2, 1865, a day Abraham Lincoln came to visit City Point hospital and so impressed a Confederate prisoner that he swore to not raise arms against the government again (see GLC05603.18). Relays that he cannot send autographs of the officers of the Maryland Regiments because he does not have them.

GLC05603.01.17

1861-1865

Smith, Francis Marion, 1842-1917

Typed document signed

Title: [Anecdote about Lincoln's kindness towards a wounded Confederate soldier]

Signed as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant, 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry. Relates an incident at City Point hospital on 2 April 1865, where President Abraham Lincoln met a Confederate soldier and treated him with great kindness. After Lincoln left, the Confederate soldier asked "Who did you say that man was?" When he learned it was Lincoln, he declared that if other Confederates could meet Lincoln, they would lay down their arms and go home. According to Smith, the Confederate soldier exclaimed, "If God spares my life, I will never again raise my arms against the United States Government…

GLC05603.01.18

1 January 1890

Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Clark

Returns proofs with corrections. Stoddard was one of Abraham Lincoln's secretaries.

GLC05603.01.20

circa 1860s

Engraving

Title: [Gideon Wells]

Engraving of Gideon Welles from a photograph by Brady. Seated in armchair.

GLC05603.01.22

8 October 1886

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Turns down a request to lecture.

GLC05603.01.23

17 June 1894

Russell, William Howard, 1820-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

"Bull Run" Russell makes appointment to meet recipient at the Carlton Club. On stationary of the Marlborough Club, Pall Mall S.W.

GLC05603.01.24

4 January 1837

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Henshaw

Asks Henshaw, the Collector of the Port of Boston, for a deposition in the case of Blake vs. Putney which was being tried before the Maine Supreme Court. Sumner asks if the Brig Dante entered his port in May or June and the entrance and clearance times. Mr. Henshaw's reply appears at the bottom of page two. He states the Brig Dante entered on 25 May 1836 and left on 28 May 1836 according to his records.

GLC05603.01.26

1861-1865

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Whimsical and poetic letter requesting "paper made of the fibre of the reeds that will grow along the Nile... envelope made of a spider's web to be spun next summer..." Mentions meeting the unknown recipient next July in Saratoga.

GLC05603.01.28

December 1855

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Will forward an autograph. Date from docket.

GLC05603.01.29

9 May 1892

Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the President

Would like to pay his respects and ask when the president can see him. On Arlington Hotel stationary. Possibly to Benjamin Harrison who was U.S. President at the time.

GLC05603.01.31

29 December 1858

Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

Autograph note signed

Title: to Colonel Shank

Corrects a date for an event.

GLC05603.01.32

7 January 1861

Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the South Carolina House of Representatives

Writes about raising the 1st South Carolina Infantry. "I have called a regt. into active service... some of the companies of this regt. are now in positions on Sullivan's Island in the rear of Fort Moultrie, and other companies are rapidly arriving for the same positions. I have also commissioned one Captain in the 1. regt. of 'enlisted men'... I desire to go on with the recruiting service."

GLC09194

7 January 1778

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Manuscript document

Title: Instructions for visiting the hospital

Headquarters, Valley Forge. "The Commander in Chief being informed that many disorders and irregularities have taken place at the Hospitals and in some the sick are not tended with due care thinks it necessary that each Hospital should be visited by a prudent and careful Field Officer, who should govern himself by the following rules.… He is to examine critically whether the sick are well taken care of, and if in his opinion there be any fault or neglect in their management to report the same to the director Gen of the Hospitals or… if a remedy be not applied in a reasonable time, then to…

GLC09246

18 September 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Thanks his sister for the package that she sent him. Inquires if she likes her new mother-in-law. Informs her that he will not be able to get a furlough this year and that he prefers it that way. Writes that he would prefer to wait until he can come home permanently. Believes that the running back and forth only makes "it so much worse than it otherwise would." Discusses a fight between a woman named Mary Gardner and two other gentlemen. Writes, "it is a bad thing to get wounded for ones feelings." The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.

GLC03523.32.22

30 September 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Informs his sister that they might be heading up the river to Vicksburg, Mississippi. Writes that it has been raining for the last couple of days and the rivers are finally rising. Says that the rivers have been so low that several steamers have gotten stuck on the sand bars. Discusses a friend and says how she needs to get married before it is too late. Informs her that he received the stamps that she sent him.

GLC03523.32.23

28 October 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Informs his sister that they will be spending the winter in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Complains about not receiving letters from people back home. Writes that he is afraid that he might have offended a friend named Mill in his last letter because she has not written him for some time. Says that if so it cannot be helped now and that there "is no use in crying for spit milk." Inquires after friends and family. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.

GLC03523.32.24

15 November 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Reports that a man named Eugene Thomas, along with the rest of the men, might have been taken prisoner while traveling home on a furlough. Writes that he has also heard the story is not true. Informs his sister that he sent both her and his mother a picture of himself. Writes about a friend who just recently died. Letter has an image and the words, "E Pluribus Unum."

GLC03523.32.25

circa 21 November 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Informs his sister that he will be sending some money. Reports that they do battalion drill everyday, dress parade afterwards, and that they have picket duty and camp guard duty. Writes about friends and family back home. Letter has an image and the words, "E Pluribus Unum." The month was taken from the date on the envelope.

GLC03523.32.26

4 December 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Writes to his sister from camp. Reports that his new boots and stockings fit perfectly. Discusses how long a man named Knap will be able to stick it out in the services. Believes that Knap will have a hard time getting out of the service once he is ready to quit. Writes of different people back home. Letter has an image and the words, "E Pluribus Unum."

GLC03523.32.27

8 December 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William P. Sayles

Writes to his father from camp. Informs him that he sent ten dollars home. Complains about how long it has been since he has received any letters from the Silases family. Writes that a man named Knapp is a fool for trying to recruit all the "little boys" into the army. Notes that he cannot wait for the war to be over and hopes that Wash never has to see it. Letter has an image and the words, "E Pluribus Unum."

GLC03523.32.28

22 December 1863

Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isora Skinkle

Writes to his sister from camp. Comments that she looked quite lean in her picture, but he has never been fatter. Reports that the lieutenant bet five dollars that the war will be over soon and that they will be able to go home by June and that most of the officers agree. Writes that they have more bread than they can eat. Informs her that he received a pair of socks in the mail. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.

GLC03523.32.29