24 May 1892

Envelope

Title: Envelope to Alexander Milton Ross

One envelope addressed to Alexander Milton Ross at his home in Toronto, Canada dated May 24, 1892.

GLC03007.56.30

12 November 1894

Envelope

Title: Envelope to Alexander Milton Ross

One envelope addressed to Alexander Milton Ross at his home in Toronto, Canada dated November 12, 1894.

GLC03007.56.31

1890

Envelope

Title: Envelope to Alexander Milton Ross

One undated envelope addressed to Alexander Milton Ross at his home in Toronto, Canada.

GLC03007.56.32

28 June 1894

Envelope

Title: Envelope to Alexander Milton Ross

One envelope addressed to Alexander Milton Ross at his home in Toronto, Canada dated June 28, 1894.

GLC03007.56.33

January 11, 1893

Envelope

Title: Envelope to Alexander Milton Ross

One envelope addressed to Alexander Milton Ross at his home in Toronto, Canada dated January 11, 1893.

GLC03007.56.34

1890

Scrapbook

Title: [Scrapbook featuring an image of John Brown]

One scrapbook that originaly held the rest of GLC03007.56, which has been removed from the scrapbook. The scrapbook also contains notes on the first page and the image of John Brown.

GLC03007.56.35

15 November 1892

Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904

Header Record

Title: [Letter and flower to Alexander Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]

One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross.

GLC03007.56.04

16 November 1896

Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904

Header Record

Title: [Letter and pressed flower to Alexander Milton Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]

One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 16, 1896.

GLC03007.56.08

30 September 1807

Russell, B., fl. 1807

Newspaper

Title: Columbian Centinel [No. 2,452, (September 30, 1807)]

One issue of Columbian Centinel dated September 30, 1807. Issue includes local, national and international news, as well as many advertisements for goods and services. Some articles of particular interest includes: Information regarding a treaty with England (p 1) A comet that is visible at night (p 2) An article concerning Aaron Burr and his where his trial for treason was to take place (p 2) Poem "The Games of Life" (p 4) Runaway slave advertisement with profile portrait of Sancho an enslaved person enslaved by Winthrop Sargent the late governor of Mississippi. The article describes a…

GLC09989

circa 1836

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of Elihu Yale]

One print of Elihu Yale printed in the American Literary Magazine. Engraving created from an original painting by Enoch Seeman. Print by Benson John Lossing.

GLC08878.1049

3 September 1956

Wallace, James, fl. 1947

Magazine

Title: Life magazine (September 3, 1956)

One issue of Life magazine dated September 3, 1956. Issue is dedicated to segregation. Front cover contains an illustration of a slave auction. Cover story pertains to a highlight of Africa which the magazine refers to as the "Land Slaves Called Home." Provides details of the slave trade. Also included in this issue are photographs of the Democratic Party convention for Dwight D. Eisenhower and Republican Party convention for the election for Richard Nixon.

GLC09974.02

circa 1870

Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906

Engraving

Title: Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant

One print of First Lady Julia Dent Grant. Engraved by Samuel Sartain.

GLC08878.1150

circa 1883

Engraving

Title: The First Residence of Andrew Jackson

One print of Andrew Jackson's first residence. They were converted to quarters for enslaved people once the Hermitage Mansion was built.

GLC08878.1187

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: [General orders, 1863, no. 1-400 (3 vols)] vol 1

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln's proclamation "Respecting soldiers absent without leave" (1863 #58), orders "In respect to the regulating of intercourse with the insurrectionary states..." (1863 #100). Finally, concerning Black military troops, some of them recently freemen, "A Bureau is established... relating to the organization of colored troops" (1863 # 143). Volume 1, 2,…

GLC05061.01

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: [General orders, 1863, no. 1-400 (3 vols)] vol 2

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln's proclamation "Respecting soldiers absent without leave" (1863 #58), orders "In respect to the regulating of intercourse with the insurrectionary states..." (1863 #100). Finally, concerning Black military troops, some of them recently freemen, "A Bureau is established... relating to the organization of colored troops" (1863 # 143). Volume 1, 2,…

GLC05061.02

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: [General orders, 1863, no. 1-400 (3 vols)] vol 3

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln's proclamation "Respecting soldiers absent without leave" (1863 #58), orders "In respect to the regulating of intercourse with the insurrectionary states..." (1863 #100). Finally, concerning Black military troops, some of them recently freemen, "A Bureau is established... relating to the organization of colored troops" (1863 # 143). Volume 1, 2,…

GLC05061.03

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: [General orders, 1864 no. 1-380 (3 vols)] vol 1

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln's proclamation "Respecting soldiers absent without leave" (1863 #58), orders "In respect to the regulating of intercourse with the insurrectionary states..." (1863 #100). Finally, concerning Black military troops, some of them recently freemen, "A Bureau is established... relating to the organization of colored troops" (1863 # 143). Volume 1, 2,…

GLC05061.04

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: [General orders, 1864 no. 1-380 (3 vols)] vol 2

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln's proclamation "Respecting soldiers absent without leave" (1863 #58), orders "In respect to the regulating of intercourse with the insurrectionary states..." (1863 #100). Finally, concerning Black military troops, some of them recently freemen, "A Bureau is established... relating to the organization of colored troops" (1863 # 143). Volume 1, 2,…

GLC05061.05

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: [General orders, 1864 no. 1-380 (3 vols)] vol 3

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln's proclamation "Respecting soldiers absent without leave" (1863 #58), orders "In respect to the regulating of intercourse with the insurrectionary states..." (1863 #100). Finally, concerning Black military troops, some of them recently freemen, "A Bureau is established... relating to the organization of colored troops" (1863 # 143). Volume 1, 2,…

GLC05061.06

1808

Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

Book

Title: The history of the rise, progress and accomplishment of the abolition of the African slave-trade by the British Parliament. Vol 1

First edition in contemporary blue paper boards with paper spine label. Illustrations fold out, including the infamous woodcut of a slave ship filled with people (volume two, following page 110). Volume one contains 572 pages, volume two contains 592 pages. Printed by R. Taylor and Co., for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. Clarkson dedicates the book to British Parliamentary notables devoted to the abolition of slavery.

GLC05965.01

1808

Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

Book

Title: The history of the rise, progress and accomplishment of the abolition of the African slave-trade by the British Parliament. Vol 2

First edition in contemporary blue paper boards with paper spine label. Illustrations fold out, including the infamous woodcut of a slave ship filled with people (volume two, following page 110). Volume one contains 572 pages, volume two contains 592 pages. Printed by R. Taylor and Co., for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. Clarkson dedicates the book to British Parliamentary notables devoted to the abolition of slavery.

GLC05965.02

1833

Nixon, Thomas, fl. 1833, Fanehilel, Samuel, fl. 1833, Binno, Garrd, fl. 1833

Manuscript document signed

Title: [List of enslaved people and property]

One document dated 1833. Inventory and appraisal of John Allen's Mississippi estate consisting of fourteen enslaved people and other property. The names of the enslaved people listed are Charles, Shepherd, William, Antony, Millly, Julia, Sarah, Christian, Dolphy, Grace, Grandisan, Dicey, Bzenia, and Leah.

GLC10149

1913

Browne, F.F., fl. 1914

Book

Title: Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 2

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.02

1913

Browne, F.F., fl. 1914

Book

Title: Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 3

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.03

1913

Browne, F.F., fl. 1914

Book

Title: Every Day Life of A. Lincoln Volume 4

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006.04