7 August 1864

Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

Letter

Title: [General order requesting fleet to thank God for victory]

A clerical copy of the General Order issued by Farragut on 7 August 1864. The order asks the fleet to give thanks to God for their victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay.

GLC04664.02

1 May 1865

Parker, Isaac C., 1838-1896

Autograph document signed

Title: [State of Missouri v. Henry Reed].

Signed by the grand jurors on docket. Grand jury warrant for "keeping a store open on Sunday" and for "not observing the Sabbath." Parker was a Member of Congress from Missouri from 1871 to 1875. Signed as Circuit Attorney.

GLC04670

6 June 1799

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Document signed

Title: [Ohio land grant of 1200 acres made by Congress to Brigade Chaplain Alexander Balmain for three years military service].

This document is a record of lands given to Alexander Balmain for three years of military service. It is signed by John Adams as President and countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. A grant made in accordance with a 1790 act called "An Act to enable the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment to obtain titles to certain lands lying north-west of the River Ohio, between the little Miami and Sciota," and an unspecified amendment to that act passed June 9, 1794 are mentioned as precedent for the certificate's authenticity. The document contains a…

GLC04675.09

18 November 1818

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Autograph note

Title: to Henry Colman

Invites Reverend Colman to dinner. Written in the third person.

GLC04675.10

27 May 1858

Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Assistant Adjutant General

A report for the general commanding. Describes the numbers, condition and discipline of the troops preparing to march towards Utah. Docket reads: "marched on the 28th. [illegible]." Signed as Lieutenant Colonel and Acting Inspector General.

GLC04685

14 August 1936

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed document signed

Title: Address of the President at Chautauqua, N.Y.

Speech focuses on peace, America as a good neighbor to other nations, and preventing war internationally. Discusses the causes that produce war such as fanaticism, racial hatreds, and religious intolerance. Finishes with, "We believe in democracy; we believe in freedom; we believe in peace. We offer to every nation of the world the handclasp of the good neighbor. Let those who wish our friendship look us in the eye and take our hand." Same speech as GLC05193.

GLC04599

14 December 1852

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ralph Wardlaw

Writes to thank Wardlaw for his invitation to visit Scotland. Mentions her surprise at the success of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," her belief that the work was divinely inspired, and her hope that its popularity shows Christ has mercy to the cause of abolishing slavery. States she will visit Scotland and notes that she is currently working on a "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin." Stowe published the "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1853 and shortly after left America for a tour of Europe. She visited England, Scotland, France and Switzerland and was met by crowds in each place. Ralph Wardlaw (1779-1853)…

GLC04631

January 15, 1953

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Document signed

Title: [Farewell Address]

Discusses the events of his presidency. A good part of the address speaks about using American resources and the United Nations to fight the menace of Communism and increase food production, amongst other things. In his conclusion, he looks beyond Communism and comments on prosperity in America, "that we in America have learned how to attain real prosperity for our people." Cites employment, bank strength, and better wealth distribution. States, "We have made progress in spreading the blessing of American life to all of our people. There has been a tremendous awakening of the American…

GLC04935.01

January 23, 1882

Young, Ann Eliza, 1844-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Written to the chairman of an anti-Mormonism meeting to be held in Farwell Hall, Chicago. The former wife of Brigham Young denounces Mormonism as a "Political, social and religious monstrosity." Young left Mormonism eight years earlier and welcomes the public sentiment against it. She criticizes the Mormon hierarchy and the bigotry of Mormon men toward the women of Utah. She decries polygamy and its effects on women, and believes that if given the chance, Mormon women will rebel against the system that they have been innocently born into. The meeting Young refers to occurred on 22…

GLC04893

6 January 1816

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John McHenry

Encloses a collection of sermons by Rev. Richard Price that shaped Pickering's faith. Over forty years ago Pickering renounced the "Calvanistic scheme" in which he had been educated as "utterly incompatible with the perfections of the Deity." Price's sermons gave Pickering the concept of the Trinity which he now embraces.

GLC04835

25 December 1886

Mahone, William, 1826-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to E. F. Strickland

Mahone replies to correspondence from Reverend Strickland in Des Moines, Iowa. Notes that he has not forgotten Strickland's former request. Writes, "I would hope the God given Spirit of Liberty may never tire- not before, its blessings are freely enjoyed by the human race every where, and civilization has accomplished the fare measure of its mission: not until, man woman and child are free to enjoy the fruits of their own labor: It is that the sacrifices of blood, which a... Civil Contention between the sections of our great Country imposed, may duly be remembered as a contribution to…

GLC04733

8 June 1898

Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, fl. 1898

Autograph letter signed

Title: to E. F. Strickland

American Civil War nurse Bickerdyke responds to a request for a quotation from "Dr. E. F. Strickland" in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Encloses a quotation (not included) with the comment: "let the ladies of your church be ever loyal and true to the soldier no matter what station of life he is in."

GLC04729

circa 1911

Nation, Carrie, fl. 1911

Photograph

Title: [Photo of Carrie Nation seated in back seat of an automobile, holding a Bible].

GLC04752

31 October 1777

Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Colonel Williams

Huntington as a General of Connecticut forces in the Continental Army to a Colonel Williams, whose larger identity could not be ascertained. Says that Williams might have money that was sent to help his father. Sends along information of General Gates's defeat of General Burgoyne at Saratoga. Mocks the "haughty boasting Chief with all his Titles - Pride goeth before a Fall - it has pleased God to confound the wise & mighty by the weak & foolish." Praises militia of General John Stark who defeated a detachment of Burgoyne's troops at the Battle of Bennington. Says he is sure Congress…

GLC04791

17 May 1788

Pemberton, James, 1723-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moses Brown

The letter is written in traditional Quaker fashion without reference to the pagan names of months, and instead uses numbers for dates throughout. Written by Pemberton, a Quaker merchant and philanthropist in Philadelphia, to Brown, a well-known Quaker merchant in Providence, Rhode Island. References Brown's letter of 9 May 1788. Says he is getting the act of the Massachusetts Assembly (probably a law on the slave trade) republished in the newspaper with the most extensive circulation in Massachusetts. Sends along information and new publications on the anti-slave trade crusaders in Britain.…

GLC04980

1772

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Book

Title: [The Holy Bible; inscribed by Benjamin Rush].

Presented by him to his daughter, Ann Emily Rush.

GLC04998.01

circa 1802-1813

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Autograph letter

Title: to Ann Emily Rush Cuthbert

Also written on by Cuthbert, Rush's eldest daughter. He writes, "permit me my dear child to remind you of the promises you made me the evening before we parted. I shall not be happy till I hear of your having fulfilled them. I send you herewith a copy of the ages of your brother's and sisters to be inserted in a blank leaf of the Bible I gave you. It will enable you to remember them with a good wish, or a blessing on their birth days." He includes the names and birthdays of twelve children and concludes with a personal salutation: "your popa & mama were married at Princeton Jany. 11.…

GLC04998.02

21 June 1821

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Smith Shaw

Discusses his interest in Native American religion and his difficulties in learning about it because of Indians reluctance to speak on the topic. Describes his attempts to learn about Native American religion from a Mr. Alexander McGillivray, the son of a "Scotchman by an Indian queen." Adams closely questioned the man concerning Indian beliefs including their ideas about an afterlife, but the man was not forthcoming, and Adams finally concluded "that his father was one of those wandering Scottish epicurean philosophers who had taught him to seek for pleasure and not to disquiet…

GLC04880

1865

Photograph

Title: Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.

Title taken from inscription on verso. The well constructed chapel, with a ornamental Engineers Castle insignia mounted above the door, is on the left side of the image. Black men, women and children stand in front of nearby smaller wooden buildings also well constructed. Inscription on verso: "Chapel of the 50 Engineers N.Y. Vols in front of Petersburg, VA 1865" and "F.H." Numeric notation on verso: "10" and "TO-33."

GLC05111.01.0529

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Ruins of the Church at Hampton, Va. [alternate]

Inscription on verso: "Old Church at Hampton, Va. Ruins." View of the ruins of the Church at Hampton, Virginia, without the man by the tree [#744]. Numeric notation on verso: "131."

GLC05111.01.0745

21-22 September 1862 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg, Maryland, showing battle damage.

Inscription on verso: "Lutheran Church Sharpsburg, Maryland." The church shows the scars of battle suffered from artillery fire on 17 September 1862. Numeric notation on verso: "134."

GLC05111.01.0753

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Dunker Church at Antietam battlefield, taken after battle damage has been repaired.

Inscription on verso: "Dunkar[d] Church (Antietam)." Numeric notation on verso: "45(916)."

GLC05111.01.0757

19 September 1862

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Dunker Church at Antietam battlefield, with dead artillery horse.

Inscription on verso: "Dunker[d] Church." Variant view of Dunker Church. In other views, the bodies of Confederate soldiers can be seen piled together amongst horse carcases and an abandoned limber. Numeric notation on verso: "48."

GLC05111.01.0758

September 1862 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Hall St., Sharpsburg, Maryland, with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the distance and Gardner's photographic wagon in foreground.

Inscription on verso: "Sharpsburg-Episcopal Church in distance." View down a road in the town of Sharpsburg, with a house visible to the right and left of the road, and an Episcopal church in the distance. Numeric notation on verso: "38."

GLC05111.01.0759

19 September 1862

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Main St., Sharpsburg, Maryland, with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the distance.

Inscription on verso: "Principal Street in Sharpsburg." Main Street stetches down a hill and then back up again toward the woods where Gen. Lee's headquarters were located oods far into the distance. Numeric notation on verso: "49."

GLC05111.01.0760