1874/10/01

Document

Title: Invitation to the Wedding of Maria Ewing Sherman and Thomas William Fitch

Engraved invitation to the Wedding of Maria Ewing Sherman and Thomas William Fitch. Reception menu on the inside.

GLC04360.041

[n.d.]

Busteed, Richard, 1822-1898

Letter signed

Title: To: General Ulysses S. Grant

Endorsing Mr. Ryan for his skill as a stenographer.

GLC04360.042

1883/05/05

Document

Title: Menu from the "Saturday Night Club."

Menu from the "Saturday Night Club." Engraving on front features a caricature of an older man in a sailors uniform straddling two steam ships. Autographed on verso by Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conklin, J. N. Camden, and Edgar M. Cullen.

GLC04360.043

1917/01/17

Document

Title: "Grant-Dent Memorial Association. Articles of Association."

"Grant-Dent Memorial Association. Articles of Association."

GLC04360.045

1924/05/08

Pamphlet

Title: A Debt St. Louis Owes.

"A Debt St. Louis Owes." A pamphlet promoting the preservation of the "Old Grant home" by the Grant-Dent Memorial Association.

GLC04360.046

1899/04/27

Object

Title: Medal commemorating the unveiling of a Grant statue

Small nickel [?] plated medal commemorating the unveiling of a Grant statue in Philadelphia.

GLC04360.048

1868/07/24

Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

Letter

Title: To :Governor Horatio Seymour

The letter details the "problems" of the country under Republican rule including: the impossibility of "Wholesome government in the South under the rule of Negro voters"; and an "undue exaggeration of States Rights" which will destroy national unity and the Republic. He asks that Seymour refuse the Democratic nomination for President. "I beg you to do an act of rare magnanimity only to be expected from a statesman and a patriot. I beg you to decline your nomination and to throw your influence in favor of the candidate for whom we can create a fervor of enthusiasm . . . . ." He adds: "…

GLC04360.049

1872/07/31

Chandler, William Eaton, 1835-1917

Letter

Title: To: George Belknap

[Written on Republican National Committee Stationery, listing Chandler as secretary.] Discusses the Presidential election of 1872. Mentions Garfield and Blaine and the necessity of winning North Carolina. Discusses the need to convince General Hancock to speak publicly against Horace Greeley and for President Grant.

GLC04360.050

1896/06/16

Ephemera

Title: Republican National Convention Cloth Ribbon

"Republican National Convention St. Louis, Mo. June 16th 1896." With seal of "Young Men's Republican Club, Baltimore, Maryland." Printed Cloth Ribbon. [from Grant family archives]

GLC04360.055

1879/12/16

Ephemera

Title: Citizen's Cavalcade cloth ribbon

"Citizen's Cavalcade December 16th. 1879." White cloth ribbon featuring portrait of Grant. Mounting inscribed: "Genl. U.S. Grant."

GLC04360.056

1885/08/08

Ephemera

Title: "Survivors Association 20th, P.V.C." Black cloth ribbon.

"Survivors Association 20th, P.V.C." Black cloth ribbon. Mounting inscribed: "Worn at the Funeral of Genl. U.S. Grant New York City Aug. 8, 1885."

GLC04360.065

1885/08/08

Ephemera

Title: "Pennsylvania Reserves." Black cloth ribbon

"Pennsylvania Reserves." Black cloth ribbon with silver lettering. Mounting inscribed: "Funeral of Genl. U.S. Grant New York City Aug. 8, 1885."

GLC04360.066

1885/08/08

Ephemera

Title: "28th & 147th Regiments & Knap's Battery Penna. Vols." Black cloth ribbon

"28th & 147th Regiments & Knap's Battery Penna. Vols." Black cloth ribbon with silver lettering. Mounting inscribed: "Funeral of Genl. U.S. Grant New York City Aug. 8, 1885."

GLC04360.067

1885/08/08

Ephemera

Title: "In Memoriam U.S. Grant." Black cloth ribbon

"In Memoriam U.S. Grant." Black cloth ribbon with silver lettering. Mounting inscribed: "Aug. 8, 1885 Worn at the Funeral of Genl. U.S. Grant New York City."

GLC04360.068

1885/08/08

Ephemera

Title: "In Memoriam G.A.R." Black cloth ribbon

"In Memoriam G.A.R." Black cloth ribbon with silver lettering. Mounting inscribed: "Worn at the Funeral of Genl. U.S. Grant Aug. 8, 1885."

GLC04360.069

1885/06/19

Engraving

Title: "General Grant at Mt. McGregor."

"General Grant at Mt. McGregor." Seated portrait of Grant from a photograph of Grant and his family taken by Record & Epler. [Taken from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. Page entitled: "Chatanooga" appears on the verso.]

GLC04360.113

1872/06/01

Newspaper clipping

Title: "Sovereigns. No. 10. General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America." [Vanity Fair]

"Sovereigns. No. 10. General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America." Article in Vanity Fair which provides a brief account of Grant's former occupations. With additional page featuring a color lithograph of Grant smoking a cigar.

GLC04360.115

1911/10/25

Document

Title: Folder from Merwin-Clauton Sales Company

Folder from Merwin-Clauton Sales Company [auction house] of "Autograph of Grant (U.S.). Lists documents that the original collector owned.

GLC04360.118

[n.d.]

Engraving

Title: Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, W. H. Harrison, James K Polk, Zachary Taylor.

GLC04619.06

1945/12/18

Witsell, Edward F., 1891-?

Typed letter signed

Title: to John H. Hilldring

From the acting Adjutant General about the placement of Hilldring on the 1945 General Officers Eligible List.

GLC06196.001

1955/04/28

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter

Title: To: M. R. Falk.

TL: John to Miss Re: expressing his feelings about Saturday night-he felt very happy, delighted and highly flattered. He also tells her he feels sorry that she would not let him pay for the tickets.

GLC06196.074

1955/04/28

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter

Title: To:Norman Acton.

Thank you letter to Acton for sending a congratulatory note.

GLC06196.075

1955/04/28

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter

Title: To:Major Thomas M. Sterling.

Sending Sterling the affidavit he requested and telling Sterling that it is hard for him to make a judgment on Lieutenant Colonel Stewart.

GLC06196.076

1955/04/29

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter

Title: To: Hiram S. Gans.

Thank you letter to Mr. and Mrs. Gans, "for arranging for the award, for being so hospitable and cordial," to him and his wife.

GLC06196.077

1955/05/09

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter signed

Title: To: Arthur Anderson.

A thank you letter to Anderson for sending Hilldring a telegram.

GLC06196.078