1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone River, Above Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 205.

GLC03095.13

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: The Lower Can[y]on

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 206.

GLC03095.14

29 June 1840

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry A. Muhlenberg

Comments on the 1840 presidential campaign and states that they are "in the midst of a higher political excitement than I have ever yet witnessed ... " Believes that Pennsylvania will support Democrat Martin Van Buren though the Whigs have claimed the state for William Henry Harrison. Dwells at length upon the Whigs tactics to get the military leader, Harrison, elected. "They have built Log Cabins & drunk hard cider every where. This senseless clamor of Log Cabins & hard cider is an insult to the understandings of the people & is every where beginning to react with…

GLC02919

1905-1940

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Book

Title: Address of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, Ex-President of the United States before the Congress of the United States Sunday, February 9, 1919 [word processed inventory available]

Memorial address at the time of Theodore Roosevelt's death. Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. Pasted within the book are 13 letters, one photograph of Henry Cabot Lodge, three manuscripts, and five prints of Roosevelt. Seven of the letters and two of the manuscripts are written by Theodore Roosevelt. Out of the seven letters by Roosevelt, four are to Charles Greenough, a lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts dated 1912-1918. Two are to George W. Goethals, the chief engineer of the Panama Canal dated 1918-1919, and one is to Henry Cabot Lodge, 1905. Also includes…

GLC02920

15 March 1860

Bright, Jesse David, 1812-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alfred Edmund Burr

Bright, a United States Senator from Indiana, declines an offer from Burr, Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, to "visit Connecticut and address the Democracy of that state during the present Canvass." Bright served as a U.S. senator from Indiana from 1845-1862.

GLC02925.03

9 April 1860

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Letter signed

Title: to Alfred Edmund Burr

Davis, a United States Senator from Mississippi, declines an invitation from Burr, Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, to attend a canvass preceding the 1860 presidential election. Writes "Although the state of my health & that of my family would not have allowed…I am sure I would have been much pleased with a visit to your state…My public duties however so completely engross my time as to leave me no opportunity for such enjoyments during the Session of Congress ...". Davis served as a U.S. congressman (1845-1846) and senator (1847-1851, 1857-1861) and as…

GLC02925.08

12 March 1860

Slidell, John, 1793-1871

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alfred Edmund Burr

Slidell, a United States Senator from Louisiana, regretfully declines an invitation from Burr, Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, to speak at a canvass preceding the 1860 presidential election. States "The Democracy of Connecticut has long been distinguished for its bold & unflinching adherence to sound constitutional principles, your representatives in both branches of Congress have commanded the gratitude & admiration of every true Southern man ..." Declares "in the person of the gallant Seymour you have a standard bearer worthy of the great cause…

GLC02925.18

1 July 1832

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. Vincent Browne

Informs that he has received his letter about cordage and tea. States that the Committee of Manufactures of the Senate is now meeting about the tariff and will report tomorrow. Remarks that " ... you have already engaged their attention and we hope to remedy the evils suggested by you." Written as Senator and addressed to Browne in Boston, Massachusetts.

GLC02927

15 October 1861

Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Hooper

Written from camp near Damstown. Banks, commanding a division, Army of the Potomac, replies to a note from Hooper, a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Relates that he has been busy organizing his staff, and will soon make arrangements for Mr. D'Hautville (possibly Captain D'Hautville). Needs the approval of General George McClellan before he can proceed. Discusses troop movement, and the possibility of obtaining winter quarters farther south. Of Abraham Lincoln, writes, "The President looks to me fatigued and oppressed- He is sadly changed since I rec'd from him my…

GLC02944.01

23 December 1837

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Peter Wager

Buchanan writes as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Discusses a possible mistake regarding the price of wine he ordered from Wager. Writes, "We have nothing new here except what you see in the papers. I think a deeper & stronger feeling exists among the southern men, than at any former period, on the subject of the abolition petitions. I begin to fear that the question may prove dangerous to the Union."

GLC02949

8 January 1800

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel and Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 32, No. 37 (January 8, 1800)]

Includes a report from James Craik and Elisha C. Dick, physicians from Alexandria, Virginia, present at the 14 December 1799 death of George Washington. Contains a detailed description of funeral honors dedicated to Washington by the inhabitants of Watertown, Massachusetts, Portland, Maine, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and New York City. Contains Congressional news, public announcements, and notices of sale.

GLC02960

26 June 1857

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of the Hon. Abram Lincoln, in reply to Judge Douglas.

Speech on the subjects of Kansas, the Dred Scott decision, and Utah. Delivered in Representatives' Hall, Springfield, Illinois, June 26th, 1857.

GLC02954

1860

Washburne, E.B., 1816-1887

Pamphlet

Title: Abraham Lincoln, his personal history and public record. Speech of Hon. E.B. Washburne of Illinois.

Speech delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives, May 29, 1860. Published by the Republican Congressional Committee. Washburne, a U.S. Congressman from Illinois, was a Lincoln supporter and chairman of the Republican congressional campaign committee.

GLC02958

1851

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Emanuel Bernard Hart

Douglas writes to Hart, a United States Representative from New York: "A thousand thanks for your letter & for the efforts of our friends in the empire city. If I had a few such friends everywhere the battle would be soon won" (possibly referring to his attempt to become the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1852). Sends his regards to mutual acquaintances Sickles & Field (possibly other Democrats from New York).

GLC02975

29 July 1876

Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882

Letter signed

Title: to John Sherman

Writes, "In view of universal business paralisis [sic] and consequent universal distress, has not the Government stood still long enough? [...] Congress promised to pay the public Creditor in Gold or Silver Coin. Who has the rights under the Constitution to impair that contract? What excuse can Congress offer for refusing to coin silver into dollars? Is this question satisfactorily answered by saying that we have unexpectedly developed too much silver. Will our friends by refusing to return to the silver and gold policy from its origin to 1874 leave our adversaries to wield this weapon…

GLC02974

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Ogden Can[y]on

Wasatch Mountain Series. Negative number 168.

GLC03095.35

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Camp on Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.36

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.37

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, Where the River Leaves it

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 268.

GLC03095.38

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, Birds Eye View from South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 279.

GLC03095.39

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, Birds Eye View from South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 281.

GLC03095.40

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, Birds Eye View from South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 282.

GLC03095.41

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Earthquake Camp, East Side of Yellowstone Lake

Yellowston Series, 1871. Negative number 288.

GLC03095.42

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, North West Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 274.

GLC03095.43

1871

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photograph

Title: Yellowstone Lake, South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 286.

GLC03095.44