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[envelope addressed to Eleanor Hammond]
1861-1864
Hammond, Horace J., fl. 1862-1865
Envelopes addressed to Mrs. Eleanor Hammond, Wallace, Steuben County, New York
GLC09273.51
Bust portrait of Horace J. Hammond.
1861-1877
GLC09273.52
to C.C. Memminger
1 September 1863
Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873
As Confederate Secretary of the Navy, to C. C. Memminger, Secretary of the Treasury, cancelling a requisition for nearly three million dollars "Captain Samuel Barron C. S. Navy, having returned to the treasury department the drafts drawn in his favor...
GLC09274
[2 ship's logs]
1856-1859
Jackson, George E.G., 1856-1859
The HMS Antelope, on anti-slavery duty off the West African coast. Two ship's logs,"From 3rd Dec 1856 till 20th March 1859, Commanded by Lieutenant John Wm. Pike, Kept by Geo. E. G. Jackson, Master's Asst." Text and hand-drawn pencil sketches...
GLC09275
[Certification of authenticity of flag fragment]
26 April 1865
Laurence, A.B., fl. 1865
Lt. Col. and Quartermaster of the U. S. Army 24th Corps certifies "That the accompanying is a fragment of the Rebel Flag that floated over the Capitol of the Confederacy in this city, and was taken by the troops of this command. The flag- made it is...
GLC09276.01
[three fragment of Confederate flag]
[3 April 1865]
Three attached fragments of the last Confederate flag to fly over the Richmond Capitol.
GLC09276.02
to John Pegram
12 October 1862
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
To Col. John Pegram, Chief of Staff, re orders for his cavalry near Lexington, Kentucky. "I sent out scouts to Shakertown & also Col. Duke's Regt. with orders to hold the enemy in check in case they were advancing until I could go to his assistance...
GLC09278
to Josiah Drummond
January 15, 1856
Fenno, Edward, fl. 1856
About an upcoming lecture tour by Frederick Douglass in Maine: "I have guaranteed him fifty dollars for this city-twenty five dollars in each of the other towns-I shall entertain him while here." To Josiah Drummond.
GLC09279
Proclamation to the People of Texas
26 August 1861
Clark, Edward, fl. 1877
Recruitment Broadside by Governor of Texas: "You require no appeal to animate your patriotism.... Then should every man be up and doing. If you want a speedy peace, you must be prepared to conquer it."
GLC09280
to Stevens
12 October 1846
Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865
Mexican War naval and land operations while in command of the Cyane: "there is no hope whatever of a peace & we will have to conquer the whole country or form lines of occupation of what we already have taken."
GLC09281
to Mr. Clark
15 July 1847
Plummer, Joseph B., fl. 1847-1862
Conditions in Vera Cruz in the Mexican War: "the Guerillas are becoming more and more bold.… They have even sent word to the Col. that they are going to pay him a visit and that they shall hang him.... There is little prospect of peace. Santa Anna is...
GLC09282
to his mother
8 April 1848
Wheeler, Frank, fl. 1848
Lt. of 2nd Illinois Volunteers, re dining with former Mexican president General Santa Anna in Puebla: "His opinion of the war is this, he said he thought that the Mexican people would send for him again and as to peace there would be none."
GLC09283
to Sarah R. Golding
2 May 1846
Hunter, Nathaniel Wyche, fl. 1846
Capt. of 2nd U.S. Dragoons, Galveston, Texas writes about the opening of the Mexican War: "There will be ten thousand troops on the Rio Grande in two weeks....I shall go directly to Point Isabel and if not in the hands of the enemy shall land and...
GLC09284
to newspaper editor
December 1860
Jones, William E., 1824-1864
Letter to newspaper editor, intended for publication, calling to prepare for coming Civil War: "With the old and the young, rifle practice should be the order of the day for we may have to meet the enemy abroad and at home.…the devil in the shape of...
GLC09285
To Jacob Gurby
25 October 1815
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
Counsels a client on the best way to recover a slave: "If a Slave be brought from another state to the state of N York & there sold, such slave is by the laws of N York declared free. It is therefore of Moment to establish that the sale was made at...
GLC09286
to L. Jones
25 March 1832
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Cancelling a purchase of four young slaves on behalf of his adopted son, Andrew (Donelson) Jackson, Jr.: "If the negroes have not been bought and sent on…give yourself no further trouble on the subject.… I wish him now to attend to & manage his own...
GLC09288
Circular
January 28, 1865
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Circular concerning the long delay in the payment of troops: "I know the character of the men of this army too well, to doubt that they can be excelled in patience under a disappointment occasioned by the necessities of the country, & not by the...
GLC09289
Muster Roll for the 10 Companies of the 34th Regt of Foot in the Service of the United Colonies 1775
circa 23 April 1775
2nd Massachusetts regiment. "Muster Roll" for the 10 Companies "of the 34th Reg't of Foot in the Service of the United Colonies 1775" [General John Thomas's 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, organized on April 23, 1775, drawn from members of the original...
GLC09290
The Law of Retribution...
1776
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813
The Law of Retribution; Or, A Serious Warning to Great Britain and her Colonies, founded on unquestionable examples of God's Temporal Vengeance against Tyrants, Slave-holders, and Oppressors. First edition, printed in London.
GLC09291
Susan B. Boomer Diary 1848-1858
1848-1858
Boomer, Susan B., fl. 1848-1858
Diary of a young woman who left Massachusetts to settle in Bristol, Illinois, with opinions on slavery, patriotism, the Compromise of 1850, and the Fugitive Slave Act. "I spent the night at Uncle James's. During the evening a fugitive slave was...
GLC09292
[Gov and people vs. Henry Laughton]
July 11 1780
Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814
As Massachusetts Attorney General, authorizes the seizure of properties belonging to an absentee Tory, Henry Laughton, "late of Boston."
GLC09293
[Revolutionary war pay warrant for African American soldier]
1782-1789
Lawrence, John, 1719-1802
Connecticut Line Continental Army, Revolutionary War pay warrant issued to African American soldier Jupiter Stevens, for thirteen pounds, one shilling, and two pence. Signed by John Lawrence, treasurer of the State, and docketed every year to 1789...
GLC09294
Connecticut Line Continental Army, Revolutionary War pay warrant issued to African American soldier Prince Duplex, for four pounds, seventeen shillings, and one pence. Signed by John Lawrence, treasurer of the State, and by Duplex in full, and...
GLC09295
Message from the President of the United States ... Due under the Award of the Emperor of Russia, for Slaves and other private property carried away by the British Forces, in violation of the Treaty of Ghent
8 March 1826
"Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the Information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th ultimo, Relating to the proceedings of the Joint Commission of Indemnities, Due under the Award of the...
GLC09296
to his brother
25 September 1835
Dow, John M., fl. 1835
To his brother in Massachusetts, describing life in Augusta, Georgia:. " there is only one way for us and that is to adopt the David Crockett system & go ahead....The south is a fine place to make money.… The southern born fellows who reside in the...
GLC09297
Liberator Extra issue
19 August 1837
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Scarce "Extra" issue of William Lloyd Garrison's weekly Liberator mainly devoted to the "Appeal of Clerical Abolitionists on Anti-Slavery Measures .... Declaration of Abolitionists in The Theological Seminary at Andover, Mass."
GLC09298
Review of Lysander Spooner on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery…
1837
Spooner, Lysander
Spooner argues that certain "clauses in the United States Constitution universally supposed to refer to and recognize Slavery [have made] 'the preservation, propagation, and perpetuation of Slavery the vital and animating spirit of the National...
GLC09299
[Circular]
February 7, 1848
Tathan, Benjamin, fl. 1848
A New York Quakers Circular offering an alternative to goods made from slave labor: "The Managers of the Free Produce Association of Friends, of New York Yearly Meeting, have the satisfaction of stating, that a store has been opened for the sale of...
GLC09300
The Kidnapped and The Ransomed
1856
Pickard, Kate E.R., fl. 1856
Story told to Pickard by Peter Still, a black slave who after 40 years was freed with the help of two Jewish brothers. [The only 19th-century slave narrative depicting Jews helping a kidnapped slave.]
GLC09301
[Collection of Woodson Johnson] [Decimalized .01- .65]
1820s-1864
Johnson, Woodson, fl. 1820-1864
Materials including 1850s ledger book, dozens of letters, and slave bills of sale from tobacco planter and slave dealer in Pittsylvania Co., Va., and Rockingham Co., N.C. Archive includes: Johnson's ledger book from the 1850s, recording debts for...
GLC09302
to Woody Johnson
1815-1860
Reed, Alfred, fl. 1815-1860
Sends Mr. Martial's speech. Advises every slaveholder to vote.
GLC09302.001
[Hiring Announcement]
5 December 1855
Holdensby, J., 1855-?
"...to hire out ten negroes consisting of men, women, and children..."
GLC09302.002
[ record of sermons from 24 October 1854 - 25 December 1854]
24 October 1854 - 25 December 1854
GLC09302.003
[The Baptist Church of Christ at Morgans Creek meeting house Rockingham County newsletter]
25 June 1853
includes greetings, nominations, events.
GLC09302.004
[record of sermons 25 February 1854 - 25 March 1854]
February 25, 1854 - March 25, 1854
GLC09302.005
[List of subscribers to White Shorn? Church]
March 1832
Woodson Johnson's name is included
GLC09302.006
[Map of Sanders property given to Joshua Sanders]
GLC09302.007
Report of the house meeting
May 1844
meeting notes
GLC09302.008
to father and family
February 11, 1853
Johnson, Rawley, fl. 1827-1853
says he will be home soon and is shipping a lot of tobacco to newbury...
GLC09302.009
[Advertisement for land in Rockingham county]
GLC09302.010
Names for Males
GLC09302.011
to Woodson Johnson
10 December 1855
Watkin, Lah S., fl. 1855
upset over twelve pairs of shoes that the author made for Mr. Johnson. he was supposed to receive ten dollars and only received nine
GLC09302.012
[practice writing capitals]
Johnson, William J., 1815-1860
GLC09302.013
[Hogansweek meetinghouse newsletter]
22 July 1854 - 4 July 1855
record of nominations, baptisms, and schedule
GLC09302.014
[Various proceedings from the house of representatives]
17 September 1807 - 8 June 1840
Thomas, Jesse B., fl. 1807
including extracts from the laws of the Indiana territory, and the journal of the senate in Ohio.
GLC09302.015
[circular noting the interest stockholders are required to pay]
1 October 1869
Deursen, P. Van, fl. 1869
includes a statement of R.G Johnson's account.
GLC09302.016
[note containing balance due on R.G Johnson's account]
5 July 1857
Johnston, Co., 1857-?
GLC09302.017
"Warden Lane"
Includes several figures, adding, subtracting and division.
GLC09302.018
[note promising to pay E.W Johnson Administrators]
17 December 1861
GLC09302.019
[tobacco figures for Joseph Meddy]
5 September 1853
Meddy, Joseph, 1853-?
GLC09302.020
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