1945

Randall, J .G. (James Garfield), 1881-1953

Header Record

Title: Lincoln the president: Springfield to Gettysburg

First two volumes of a four volume set. Published by Dodd, Mead & Company. Printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc. in Binghampton, New York. Dedicated "To Ruth, whose unfailing help and interest illumined the labor of these pages." Details the life of Lincoln from his birth and time growing up in Springfield, Illinois to his speech at Gettysburg. In volume one, the right edges of chapter fourteen are uncut. Red cover with gold stamped lettering on the spine and front cover. Sewn binding.

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1866

Pollard, Edward A., 1831-1872

Book

Title: The lost cause; a new southern history of the war of the confederates

Written by Pollard, the former editor of the "Richmond Examiner," which supported the Confederacy but was hostile to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. First edition copy published by E.B. Treat & Co. in New York. Sticker at bottom of title page shows this copy to have been printed by Kelly & Piet, Printers & Importers at 174 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore. Title page says "Sold Only By Subscription." Numerous portrait illustrations throughout. Covers the entire war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, with a Southern bias. Book is an example of how Southerners coped with…

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1869

Pollard, Edward A., 1831-1872

Book

Title: Life of Jefferson Davis, with a seceret history of the Southern Confederacy, ...

Title continues: "gathered "behind the scenes in Richmond." Containing curous and extraordinary information of the principal southern characters in the late war, in connection with President Davis, and in relation to the various intrigues of his administration." First edition, published by the National Publishing Co. Bound in half calf.

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1858

Foster, Lafayette Sabine, 1806-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of Hon. L. F. S. Foster, of Connecticut, on the Lecompton Consitution; delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 8 and 19, 1858.

Untrimmed and unopened. Foster opposed the Lecompton Constitution.

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1858

Walton, E.P., 1812-1890

Pamphlet

Title: Revolution in the law of the land. Speech of Hon. E. P. Walton of Vermont, on the bill for the admission of Kansas; delivered in the House of Representatives, March 31, 1858.

Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Most pages uncut. Walton argues for the defeat of the Lecompton Constitution.

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1858

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883

Pamphlet

Title: [House report no. 377 regarding the Lecompton Constitution, and the admission of Kansas into the Union]

35th Congress, 1st session. Opens with a report of Representative Stephens, from the Select Committee. Also includes a message from President James Buchanan, and other documents related to the admission of Kansas to the Union under the Lecompton Constitution. Cover is missing. Stephens went on to serve as vice president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

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1859

Conway, Martin Franklin, 1827-1882

Pamphlet

Title: Kansas. Constitution adopted by the convention held at Leavenworth.

35th Congress, 2nd session. House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 44. Submitted by Conway as president of the Leavenworth convention and Samuel F. Tappan, secretary. Includes a list of other convention members. Calls for the admission of Kansas into the Union without slavery. Cover is missing.

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1860

Grow, Galusha A., 1823-1907

Pamphlet

Title: [Report accompanying bill no. 23, regarding admission of Kansas to the Union]

36th Congress, 1st session. House of Representatives report no. 255. Opens with the report, submitted by Grow and other members of the Committee on Territories. Contains the Wyandott Constitution of 1859, arguing for the admission of Kansas without slavery. Includes a minority report submitted by John B. Clark.

GLC00267.175

1840

Littlefield, E., fl. 1840

Pamphlet

Title: The Democrat's almanac and people's register for 1841.

Almanac with a summary of the life of Martin Van Buren, appealing for his election in 1840. Published by E. Littlefield, 122 Washington Street. Title page includes contents: "Containing, in addition to the usual calendar pages, a brief sketch of the life of Martin Van Buren; table of the electoral votes for presidents from Jefferson to Van Buren; the times of holding the elections; and the votes polled at the most recent contested elections in the several states: and also several paragraphs of well-selected politcal matter." Sewn binding, with two large stitches on the left side.

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1852

Chastain, Elijah Webb, 1813-1874

Pamphlet

Title: The Union and the state-rights parties. Speech of Hon. E. W. Chastain, of Georgia, on the position of the Union Party of Georgia.

Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Delivered in the House of Representatives 5 March 1852.

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1852

Democratic National Convention

Pamphlet

Title: Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention, held at Baltimore, June 1-5, 1852, for the nomination of cadidates for president and vice president of the United States.

Records the proceedings of the convention which nominated Pierce for President. Gives very detailed descriptions of each day's proceedings, along with lists of committee members, the votes from each state broken down by district (if applicable), and who voted on which ballot. Printed by Robert Armstrong in Washington. Missing front cover, with 78 printed pages. First page is the title page. Sewn and glued binding, with most of the stitches missing.

GLC00267.188

1856

Cluskey, Michael W., fl. 1856

Pamphlet

Title: Buchanan and Breckinridge. The Democratic hand-book, compiled by Mich. W. Cluskey, of Washington City, D.C. Recommended by the Democratic national committee. The success of the Democracy essential for the preservation of the Union and the protection of the integrity of the Constitution.

Compiled to disprove the "unprecedented charges against the Democratic candidate..." Selections are from the works of Democratic leaders "who represent the uniform and united opinions of the Democracy, North and South..." Includes the Missouri Compromise, a letter from Thomas Jefferson, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and an extract from the will of Andrew Jackson among others. Printed by R. A. Waters. Glued and sewn binding. Missing both covers.

GLC00267.197

1859

Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe, 1825-1903

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of J. L. M. Curry, of Alabama, on the election of speaker, and the progress of anti-slaveryism.

Delivered in the House of Representatives, December 10, 1859. Printed by Lemuel Towers. Contains the initials "A.B.N." written in pen on the front cover. Curry writes, "...the ideas, the principles, the politics of the Republican party are necessarily and inherently and essentially hostile to the Constitution and to the rights and interests of the South." Very fragile, with several pages, including cover, almost completely separated from binding.

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1859

Fitch, Graham N. (Graham Newell), 1809-1892

Pamphlet

Title: [Speech by Senator Fitch regarding the admission of Kansas into the Union]

Delivered at Indianapolis 6 January 1859. Uncut.

GLC00267.176

1832

Pamphlet

Title: To the people of the United States.

An attack on Andrew Jackson during the 1832 Presidential election. For the first four pages ("To the people of the United States), no author is cited. Pages 5 and 6 contain an address by Samuel Tucker "To the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," in which Tucker accuses Jackson of violating the Constitution. Pages 6, 7, and 8 contain an extract from a letter by John Andrew Schulze, former Governor of Pennsylvania, dated 16 October 1832, in which Schulze attests that Jackson is unfit and unqualified for reelection. Bound with string.

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January 1836

Jackson, Isaac R., ?-1843

Pamphlet

Title: A sketch of the life and public services of William Henry Harrison.

Pro-Harrison campaign document. Written as "an acceptable service to those, who are not familiar with the life of this distinguished man, to place before them the following brief sketch of his biography and public services." States that the sketch is primarily based on the biographical works of Dawson and Judge Hall. Missing both front and back covers. Sewn and glued binding.

GLC00267.179

1840

Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

Pamphlet

Title: Outlines of the life and public services, civl and military, of William Henry Harrison

Campaign biography for the 1840 election, which Harrison won. Dedicated to the people of the third district of Massachusetts. Described by the author as "[a] brief retrospect of his career, civil and military, while it exhibits the character and acts of any able statesman, a high-minded patriot, a brave soldier, and a successful commander, will approve and justify the confidence and respect of his countrymen, in proposing to raise him to the eminent post of Chief Magistrate of the Union." Sewn binding, with two large stitches on the left side.

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10 September 1840

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

Pamphlet

Title: Gen. Harrison's speech at the Dayton convention, September 10, 1840.

Campaign speech for the 1840 election. Includes comments by the publisher about the reaction of the crowds, what was going on and the atmosphere. Harrison denies being a Federalist and assures the crowd of his interest in the people's welfare: "I pledge myself before Heaven and earth, if elected President of these United States, to lay down at the end of the term faithfully that high trust at the feet of the people!" Says that he only differs from Jacksonians in favoring paper money. Does not like the banks, but is in favor of a correct banking system. Published by the Whig Repulican…

GLC00267.181

1843

Abell, Alexander Gurdon, 1819-1890

Pamphlet

Title: Life of John Tyler, president of the United States, up to the close of the second session of the twenty-seventh congress:...

Title continues: ...including some of his most important speeches while a member of the House of Representatives and the of the Senate of the United States, and his principal messages and other public papers as chief magistrate of the union. A collection of the speeches and public papers of John Tyler. Cover includes a quote from Shakespeare: "According to his virtue let us use him." Also includes the following in Latin: "Magna est veriras et praevalebit." Engraved portrait of Tyler opposite the title page. Engraved by A. L. Dick from a daguerreotype miniature by A. Morand. Printed…

GLC00267.183

1844

Copeland, Alexander, ?-1845

Pamphlet

Title: Address to the people of the state of New-York by the General Executive Committee of the American Republican Party of the City of New York.

Uncut. Published by the General Executive Committee. Contains a list of Committee members. Address delivered by Copeland, President of the Republican Party. Requires that "the Naturalization Laws shall be so altered as to make it necessary for all person of foreign birth to reside twenty-one years in the United States, before they shall be entitled to the privilege of the elective franchise." Contains two large numerical stamps on front page: "15" and "136." Bottom edge worn and fragile.

GLC00267.184

circa 1848

Pamphlet

Title: Inconsistency and hypocrisy of Martin Van Buren. On the question of slavery.

An anonymous author criticizes Van Buren and the Free Soil Party, which nominated him as candidate for the 1848 Presidential election: "No event in the history of political parties in this country since the establishment of the government, has excited more surprise, than the recent nomination of Martin Van Buren by the Buffalo Convention, as the Free-Soil, or Anti-Slavery Candidate for the Presidency." Claims Van Buren will be against the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Bound with string. Edges slightly worn.

GLC00267.185

1850

O'Conor, Charles, 1804-1884

Pamphlet

Title: Dinner to the Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson at Tammany Hall, as a tribute of respect, by the Democracy, of the Counties of New York, Westchester, Kings, Queens and Richmond...

(title continues)...and his reception by the municipal authorities of the city, on the 17th of June, 1850. Printed at the office of the New York Daily Globe. O'Conor, a prominent New York attorney, served as President of the function. Includes a speech by Dickinson, United States Senator from New York 1844-1851. Also includes volunteer toasts offered by those attending, and letters of apology from persons unable to attend (including Lewis Cass, James Buchanan, Isaac Toucey, and others). Also includes a menu.

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9 July 1852

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, Delivered in Richmond, Virginia, July 9, 1852.

Supports Franklin Pierce as the Democratic presidential candidate. Gives a summary of Pierce's achievements and qualifications for the position of president: "Hence, as democrats, we invite the most rigid and strict scrutiny into the public and private character of Franklin Pierce and William R. King." Talks of why General Winfield Scott of the Whig party would not be a good candidate. Also does not speak well of the Whig party in general: "Not content with depriving men of their bread, they turn them away with a tarnished name." Printed most likely by the Richmond Examiner, who wrote the…

GLC00267.189

1852

Williams, W.A., fl. 1852

Pamphlet

Title: The electoral vote of Massachusetts can be given to Pierce and King. Address of the Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts on the Presidential Election.

Discusses Democratic party business. Calls to "elect Democratic electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in the Old Bay State." Limits topics exclusively to "the presidential election, and present[s] some reasons why [people should] vote the Democratic ticket. Gives reasons why Pierce would be a better candidate than General Winfield Scott. "Gen. Pierce is a New England man and the first Democratic New England man who was ever placed in nomination for the Presidency...as a New England man - educated in our common schools - familiar with all our habits and industrial…

GLC00267.190

1852

Beals, Greene & Co., (Boston, Mass.)

Pamphlet

Title: The Whig charge of intolerance against the New Hampshire Democracy and Gen. Franklin Pierce.

Written in response to rumors and allegations from the Whig party that Franklin Pierce is religiously intolerant. States that "[i]n American political contests the seraching questions out to be ever, as to a candidate, 'Is he honest? is he capable? Is He Faithful to the Constitution?' while an approach to any thing like the popery cry of the British Tory party, or an appeal to a sect as such, ought to be severely denounced as violative of the spirit of our institutions." Includes amendments of the Constitution concerning religion, Whig opposition, vote of the towns, letters and the Whig'…

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