9 June 1865

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Committee and Members of New York City Chamber of Commerce

Discusses his recuperation after an assassination attempt, thanking them for resolutions passed on his behalf: " ... There are no words in which I could adequately express the sense, I entertain, of the kindness, which has been shown to me by my fellow citizens generally during that illness ... "

GLC09021

10 October 1851

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Medary

Writes about the Fugitive Slave Act: "...the law of 1850...is the most unwarrantable violation of the rights and sovereignty of the states we have ever witnessed. The South, in my opinion, are committing a fatal error in urging and insisting on this law. The clause in the Constitution is a mere compact among the States...the great interest involved has made our Southern friends oblivious to the fundamental doctrines of the party and the teachings of Jefferson, and in their desires to get their runaways, they forget or are unmindful of constitutional rights & restrictions...The fugitive…

GLC09070

2 December 1864

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Printed letter signed

Title: to Thomas McParlin

Partially printed letter informing McParlin that he has been breveted Lieutenant Colonel"for faithful and meritorious services in the field." On War Department stationery. Envelope from Adjutant General's Office.

GLC02649.03

21 May 1861

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

Printed letter signed

Title: to Thomas McParlin

Partially printed letter informing McParlin that he has been appointed a Surgeon in Medical Department of the U.S. Army. Sent to McParlin at Fort Walla Walla, Oregon. On War Department stationery. Envelope from Adjutant General's Office; free franked by Julius P. Garesche.

GLC02649.04

27 October 1864

Crane, Charles Henry, 1825-1883

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas McParlin

Major Crane, a surgeon and assistant to the Surgeon General, discusses financial matters with Dr. McParlin. Praises McParlin's work and notes that "The Secretary of War and the Surgeon General were much pleased with their visit." Indicates he will visit McParlin with a man named Abbott, and invites McParlin to his new home. Notes that "demonstrations have commenced on 'the left,' under Hancock, and I trust that, final and complete success may be speedily attained." Crane refers to Boydton Plank Road Engagement of Oct. 27, a Union attempt to take the South Side Railroad. Hancock was…

GLC02649.18

15 June 1865

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Printed letter

Title: to Thomas A. McParlin

Partially printed letter breveting McParlin a colonel "for faithful and meritorious service during the War." Asks for his acceptance of the brevet along with his oath, age, birthplace, and state of residence. On stationery of the War Department, with a stamped signature of Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton.

GLC02649.27

23 November 1866

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Printed letter signed

Title: to Thomas McParlin

Printed letter, with a stamped signature of Sec of War Edwin Stanton, informing McParlin of his appointment to Brevet Brigadier General "for meritorious services during the war." With some writing in an unknown secretarial hand. Asks for his acceptance of the brevet along with his oath, age, birthplace, and state of residence. On stationery of the War Department. Accompanied by a small document printing Army Regulation 1031 about requirements for affidavits. Envelope, addressed to McParlin, printed "Adjutant General's Office, Official Business, Assistant Adjutant General" and signed by…

GLC02649.34

22 December 1863

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Letter

Title: to John B. Marchand

Printed circular from the Navy Department ordering officers to set up Boards to review all Assistant Engineers for possible promotion. Lays out the rules under which these review boards are to be conducted, and the requirements for promotion, such as "knowledge of the first six books of Euclid, of plane geometry...of conic sections, and of the strength of materials." Orders the board to score the candidates, and pass their opinions on to the Navy Department. Marchand was captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna.

GLC02680.14

3 September 1861 - 11 September 1861

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Manuscript document

Title: to John B. Marchand

Copy of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles' promotion of Samuel Huse as "acting Master of the U.S. Steamer James Adger." Includes copies of docketing/endorsements by Commander Samuel L. Breese and Commander John Jay Almy.

GLC02680.11

March 14, 1870

Fry, Edward P., fl. 1844-1870

Autograph note signed

Title: [List of letters sent from Samuel F. B. Morse to Edward P. Fry]

Lists dates and places written of five letters sent from Morse to Fry concerning the formation of a telegraph line from New York to Philadelphia in 1844. Note at bottom states that other letters from 1870 were included in order to make a book of autographs. Signed with initials, E. P. F. Letters referred to are GLC04503.01 - .07.

GLC04503.08

4 May 1861

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to William W. McKean

Redirects a ship, the Niagara under Captain W.W. McKean, originally sent to blockade Charleston to the Gulf of Mexico to "take measures for instituting and carrying into effect a rigid blockade of the Mississippi and such other ports, especially Mobile, as the force under your command will admit." Sends a copy of President Lincoln's proclamation ordering a blockade (not included). Mentions other ships that will participate. Docketed twice. Marked "Copy."

GLC08908

13 September 1863

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Informs his son, "We... have noticed by the papers that Rosencrans [sic] is pushing after the [Rebl] army and has possession of Chattanooga and that Burnside with his army has taken Cumberlan [sic] Gap with 2,000 Prisoners and 19 guns, and had also possession of Knoxville... I think now if Old Abe and his Cabinet would act with direction there are several States which would lay down their Arms and enter into the Union or in other words would signify their intention of submitting to the Constitution as it is, but I know from certain givings out of the Union Speakers in the State of Ohio that…

GLC03523.10.103

24 May 1863

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Shares with his son that his grandmother has died recently. Notes that he does not know whether or not Joseph participated in the 16 May 1863 battle "West of Jackson," (the Battle of Champion Hill, an engagement in the Vicksburg Campaign). Includes a short note at the bottom written the next day discussing the draft. States that previously, drafted men had been able to purchase exemption for $300. Notes that many men are outraged regarding Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's intention to eliminate the exemption, requiring drafted men to either serve in the war or find a substitute. Likely…

GLC03523.10.068

22 December 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Gideon Welles

Directing the temporary suppression of information about a nephew of William Seward, who was involved with the blockade running trade during the Civil War. With FF.

GLC08070

February 11, 1871

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Declares of courts and commissions organized by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War 1862-1868, "Couldn't he organize courts & commissions to convict! They would have hung their own innocent mothers." Discussing Senator Charles Sumner, writes "Isn't Sumner a great man! the Master spirit of our age. How he drags along, or kicks up, his recalcitrant radicals... I dare say he is logical & right. I have thought profoundly on it this last week, & have grown wiser than any democrat. If nigger is to be an essential element in our population and government... then we had better mix +…

GLC02382.085

18 March 1871

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions Emily Virginia Mason's biography of Robert E. Lee, for which Hunt supplied information. Discusses a compromise of Hunt's integrity, apparently regarding fabrications published about Hunt's false involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. States that Sherman did not bear false witness against Hunt in the matter. Speculates that Winfield Scott Hancock did not "make much" by the publication of his letters. Referring to the controversy regarding the conduct of Fitz John Porter at Second Manassas, asserts that General Irvin McDowell falsely accused Porter in order to serve Secretary of War…

GLC02382.089

circa 16 August 1872

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Discusses an unspecified case with Hunt, and notes that Hunt is engaged in political service. Remarks "I wish you would solve that mystery of the Ku Klux. It is not all a dream. There must be some waking reality in it." Mentions General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, and his military report on Missouri for William Selby Harney, who commanded in Missouri before and during the early years of the Civil War. Mentions Edwin McMasters Stanton, General Henry W. Halleck, and General George Brinton McClellan. Asserts that Stonewall Jackson led some Dutch soldiers at Chancellorsville, and refers to the…

GLC02382.091

21 March 1872

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly created in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Refers to a pamphlet created by Maynadier (possibly William Maynadier). Expresses regret over an unspecified situation regarding General Alexander Brydie Dyer, chief of ordnance in 1864). Notes that Edwin McMasters Stanton loved corruption. Mentions the retirement of many of his former fellow soldiers, as cited in the army register. Jubal Early recently transmitted a discourse on Robert E. Lee to J.F. Lee; J.F. Lee notes that it is disgraceful to the Union army, and that Early cites Hunt as a reference. Declares "Lee beats Hannibal for…

GLC02382.094

6 September 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 289 (September 6, 1863)]

John Morgan and His Followers, Latest from Charleston, Monitors Engage Fort Moultrie, Another Attack to be made on Fort Wagner, Secretary Chase's Proposition Accepted, General Carr in Command at Corinth. War events in Tennessee are outlined in a long article, followed by a report of the war from Cumberland. This issue prints a July 1863 letter from Lincoln to Grant with apologies. An editorial examines foreign events, particularly in France, Russia, and Austria. A historical note describes scenes from the Revolution. A lengthy sermon by C. Van Santvoord, U.S. chaplain of hospitals, is…

GLC05959.14.07

21 September 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 304 (September 21, 1863)]

The Rebels Fleeing Towards Texas. A circular letter from William H. Seward of the State Department is printed in this issue, describing recent battles in reviewing the campaign. An article about the upcoming presidential election highlights the two Democratic National Committees. This issue contains runaway slave ads.

GLC05959.14.15

22 November 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 366 (November 22, 1863)]

Lincoln and His Cabinet, Official Advice from Burnside, Official Advices from Banks' Expedition, Cavalry in the Rear of Lee. Reports of incidents on the Opelousas Railroad, the Port of London, and events in Wilmington, SC, are included on the front page, with an article recounting the marriage of ex-governor Sprague of Rhode Island and Kate Chase. Poems, fiction, and other human interest stories fill this Sunday edition.

GLC05959.14.27

4 August 1862

Newspaper

Title: Spirit of the age. [Vol. 13. no. 50 (August 4, 1862)]

Lincoln Issues His Proclamation, Seizing Property for Use in War, Ex-President Van Buren Dies, A Victory in Western Virginia, Letter from the Commander-in-Chief, Official War Bulletin from Edwin N. Stanton, Sec. of War, The Complete Decimation of McClellan's Army, General Jos. E. Johnston Recovering from his Wounds.

GLC05959.33.02

February 23, 1863

Hale, E.J., 1802-1880

Newspaper

Title: Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 43, no. 2386 (February 23, 1863)]

The Galveston Victory, Mr. Seward's Attempt to Deceive France.

GLC05959.34.12

18 May 1862

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Herman Dyer

Secretary of War Stanton writes to his friend Reverend Dyer about Union strategy in Peninsula Campaign, responding to criticism in the press. He expresses condemnation of General McClellan. Stanton insists that Lincoln agrees with him concerning the defense of Washington. He also expresses his thoughts about his position: "I knew that everything I cherish and hold dear would be sacrificed by accepting this office. But I thought I might help to save the country and for that I am willing to perish." Written on four folios.

GLC07102.01

January 30, 1863

Blum, L.V., fl. 1864-1866

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 12, no. 39 (January 30, 1863)]

General Bragg's Address to His Army, Stanton vs. Halleck in Fisticuffs, Proclamation of Governor Vance. An article examines the Murfreesboro battle, comparing statistics of losses including prisoners taken, artillery, small arms, wagons, and killed and wounded to determine total loss. An article describing his demise accompanies a poem by Lamar Fontaine. Another article describes life in Richmond as a tribute to the destruction of war. A message from Governor Z.B. Vance outlines state laws in times of war. An editorial examines possibilities of peace, and several notices report peace…

GLC05959.27.03