1836/05/23

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: Patent for Simeon Heath for improvements in the process of tanning

Countersigned by John Forsyth and B. F. Butler.

GLC07426

1868/11/11

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: Pardon of William Connell (c/s F. Seward)

Countersigned by Frederick Seward, as acting Secretary of State. Connell was a teenager convicted of larceny.

GLC07427

1863/10/19

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document

Title: General Orders no. 340

Recruiting Broadside calling for 300,000 volunteers; signed by Edward D. Townsend.

GLC07429

1872/04/10

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown recipient re: requests that his book be sent to Charles Francis Adams

Wilson's book is titled "History of the Rise and fall of Slave Power".

GLC07431

1781 ca.

Leizel, Balth Frederic, fl. 1781

Print

Title: L'arrive Du Prince Quillaume [sic] Henry a Nouvelle York en Amerique

Print from "Collection Des Prospects." Handcolored "Vue d'Optique" depicting a ship at habor, in billowing waves. A view of New York harbor (imaginary?), showing a ship arriving in a stormy sea, but said to be (per imprint) based on a painting by Richard Wright. It is supposed to show the third son of George III, Prince William Henry, visiting New York. Collateral to GLC04386, George Washington to Odgen, on a plan to kidnap the crown prince.

GLC07436

1818/11/07

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Manuscript document

Title: Certificate by Mary Dougherty (mother) that she wishes son to be apprenticed

Certifying that she wants her son Andrew Johnson to be tailor apprentice to James G. Selby.

GLC07423

1797

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Book

Title: A view of the Conduct of the Executive...in the Foreign Affairs[defends conduct]

Title continued: "...connected with the mission to the French Republic." Printed by B.F. Bache. Monroe defends his conduct as American Minister in France. (Collateral to the Monroe manuscripts in GLC 496.062 and 496.065.)

GLC07424

[1864]

Broadside

Title: Mirror of Events 1861-62-63-64

Broadside includes narrative of Kilpatrick's cavalry expedition, 4th U.S. Colored Troops. Red ink printed on thin paper. Long broadsheet.

GLC07428

[1847]/03/31

Newspaper

Title: Rochester Daily Advertiser Extra. [Mexican War]

Taylor's "Repulse of Santa Anna's Army!!"

GLC07430

1854-6[?]

Print

Title: A Grand Slave Hunt or Trial of Speed for the Presidency... [cartoon]

Lithograph cartoon. Rest of title: "...between the celebrated Nags Black Dan [Webster], Lewis Cass and [Robert Y.] Hayne." Lithograph cartoon depicting the U.S. Capitol in background and Millard Fillmore carrying a copy of Fugitive Slave Bill.

GLC07432

1868/05/20

Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821-1894

Broadside

Title: Speech of... delivered in the National Republican Convention at Chicago

Broadside endorsing Grand as candidate for Presidency.

GLC07433

1870 ca.

Farrow, Henry P., fl. 1870

Broadside

Title: The Injustice of Poll Taxes

GLC07434

1842

Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842

Pamphlet

Title: Duty of the Free States, or remarks suggested by the case of the Creole

GLC07435

24 February 1838

Broadside

Title: The Emancipator---Extra. February 24th 1838, Anti-Slavery Convention

Broadside inviting "Citizens of Connecticut friendly to immediate emancipation of the slaves of our Country, to send delegates to a convention to be held at Hartford" for establishing a state society. The names of the signers are printed in columns.

GLC07437

1845 ca.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Print

Title: The General Jackson. [hand-colored lithograph]

Lithograph by Black Artist Jules Lion after the battle of New Orleans. Printed by d'Aubertet de Jurica (?).

GLC07438

1861/04/15

Binney, Horace, 1780-1875

Broadside

Title: To the President of the United States....

Broadside with pledge of 67 Philadelphians to uphold the Union, one day after the fall of Fort Sumter.

GLC07439

1893

Jay, John, 1817-1894

Book signed

Title: William Jay and the Constitutional movement for the abolition of slavery.

Written by Bayard Tuckerman. With preface written by John Jay, grandson of John and son of William Jay. Printed by Dodd, Mead & Company. Jay inscribes to the Honorable William Allen Butler, an author, lawyer, and poet.

GLC07440

1776

Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813

Pamphlet

Title: Law of Liberty, or the Royal Law ... [abolitionism]

Title continued: "... Earnestly recommended to the serious consideration of all slaveholders and slavedealers." With 4 pages of printed advertisements.

GLC07441

1873/01/28

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

Document signed

Title: Pardon of John R. Whitney (c/s Hamilton Fish)

"In consideration of his former good character and his dependent suffering family". Countersigned by Hamilton Fish.

GLC07399

1869/01/20

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: Pardon of Martha Taylor (c/s Seward)

Taylor was convicted of Grand Larceny based on circumstantial evidence. Countersigned by William H. Seward.

GLC07400

1889/10/05

Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John C. Ropes re: declining to speak in Boston

"Fair minded men on the opposite sides in War, are impressed so differently by the same events that I could not hope your society would accept my statements of occurrences...". Includes collateral note dated 3/11/n.y., manuscript on Johnston's accomplishments (1 p.) and photographic portrait.

GLC07403

1980 ca.

Bush, George, 1924-2018

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Craig Fuller re: arrangements for travelling with press

Draft memo written in blue ink (felt-tip?) on yellow legal paper. "We can be accomodating without having the tail wag the dog. GB"

GLC07405

1812/06/18

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Letter signed

Title: re: printed circular letter announcing declaration of War of 1812

GLC07413

1864/08/11

Smith, John E., fl. 1861-1865

Header Record

Title: Telegrams re: Sherman's Atlanta Campaign

Also the beginnings of March to the Sea. Most ALS from Smith, 1 receipient's copy from Sherman.

GLC07398

1847/03/20

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Letter signed

Title: re: need for replacements after 13 volunteer regiments are discharged

Addressed to the Adjutant General of the Army.

GLC07401