1796

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Book

Title: A Collection of speeches of the President... to both Houses of Congress

GLC04718

4 March 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Inaugural address. March 4, 1865.

Printing of Lincoln's historic second inaugural address which he delivered on the steps of the Capital 4 March 1865. This is the official edition printed by the U. S. Government Printing Office.

GLC04958

24 June 1865

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Broadside

Title: [Proclamation lifting restrictions on trade west of the Mississippi River]

Printed signature of President Johnson and Acting Secretary of State William Hunter. Proclamation will "restore unrestricted commercial intercourse between and in the several States ... and Territories west of the Mississippi river." Opens all trade except that in arms, ammunition, all articles from which ammunition is made, gray cloth, and property purchased by agents of the former Confederate forces. Says customs agents will supervise trade and that they shall receive any captured or abandoned property that should be confiscated by law.

GLC04973

1858

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of... [House Divided speech] [first separate printing, unique variant]

Apparently an unrecorded variant of the first separate printing by O. P. Bassett. The two other recorded copies have an imprint reading the "True Republican Office" with "Printer" abbreviated to "Pr."; the GLC copy omits the word "True" in the imprint and has "Printer" in-full. Like the two other extant copies, this copy prints the second "r" in "Territory" on page 13 upside down.

GLC04957

1908/1909 ca.

Newspaper

Title: Article on Lincoln 1856 speech with photo from 1865 indignation meeting. [1908/1909 ca.]

The newspaper article is dated April 3 but there are two other dates written on the item. Inscription in upper left corner: "Miss Bessie Hallett April 7, 1909." Inscripiton in upper right corner: "Bessie Hallett." Inscription on bottom: "April 5, 1908 Interocean April 5/08." Caption under photo of indignation meeting (same image as .618): "Remarkable photo taken at Bloomington, Illinois April, 25th 1865 showing indignation meeting over the death of Lincoln." However, the article describes an Abraham Lincoln speech given on May 29, 1856. See GLC 5111.01.0618

GLC05111.01.0619

1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Header Record

Title: [General orders, 1863, no. 1-400 (3 vols), and 1864 no. 1-380 (3 vols)]

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

1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Photograph

Title: Funeral in Columbus, Ohio

A large line of people filing into a large building decorated with mourning bunting. A sign reading "With malice to no one with charity for all" hangs on the front of the building. Photographers imprint on verso: "From E.S. Walker's No. 27 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio."

GLC05111.02.0049

1945

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

Book

Title: Lincoln the president: Springfield to Gettysburg vol 1

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.

GLC00267.279.01

1945

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

Book

Title: Lincoln the president: Springfield to Gettysburg vol 2

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.

GLC00267.279.02

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

18 November 1858

Vermont, General Assembly, House of Representatives, 1858

Pamphlet

Title: Report of the select committee on slavery, the Dred Scott decision, and the action of the Federal Government thereon, submitted Thursday, Nov. 18, 1858.

Printed by Eliakim Persons Walton. "We plant ourselves, then, on this Constitution, and there we are determined to stand, firmly, unflinchingly, unmoved and unterrified by the combined assaults of Federal or of the Slave Power, whether manifested in fugitive or Nebraska Acts, Presidential Proclamations or Dred Scott decisions."

GLC06232.07

28 July 1864

Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

Broadside

Title: A Proclamation for a day of humiliation and prayer.

Reprinting of Lincoln's proclamation of 7 July 1864 calling for a day of prayer for the people of the United States in order to bring about the end of the Civil War and the continuation of the Union. Printed again by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Governor John A. Andrew calling again for the first Thursday of August to be designated the day of prayer. Requests that this be published and sent out to communities. This copy was mailed to Rev. Edward P. Hale at Milton. Address and Andrew Jackson postage stamp on verso.

GLC06234

19 February 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Authority to affix the seal to a proclamation for the celebration of George Washington's birthday]

Partially printed order directing Secretary of State William H. Seward to affix the seal to a proclamation recommending the celebration of Washington's birthday. On February 19, 1862 Lincoln issued an official proclamation recommending that the people of the United States assemble in their "customary places of meeting for public solemnities" on February 22 in honor of Washington's birthday. One black and white full length seated engraving and one bust engraving of Lincoln included. One black and white full length seated engraving of George Washington also included.

GLC06038

4 March 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Broadside

Title: The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol, March 4, 1865.

Contemporary printing of Lincoln's second inaugural address. Printed in dark blue ink. Title is in large, bold type with the text of the address in double columns underneath.

GLC06044

18 June 1864

Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864

Newspaper

Title: The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 3 (June 18, 1864)]

Lincoln's Proclamation to the citizens of the United States, dated May 17, 1864; note from Lee; news from various battle fronts. Gray and green geometric pattern.

GLC05988.13

12 March 1863

White, Jonathon C., fl. 1862-1863

Newspaper

Title: The weekly junior register. [Vol. 2, no. 11 (March 12, 1863)]

Reactions to Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. Article on the controversy over the new militia: "Now that New Orleans is captured the new militia law is suicidal." Includes General Sibley's expedition to New Mexico. Captured by David Cates Co. B 22nd Conn. Regt. The names of Cates family members are written in a childish hand at the top of both pages. Wallpaper has pale blue colored grape and leaf pattern.

GLC05988.25

1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: The opinions of Abraham Lincoln, upon slavery and its issues

Excerpts relating to slavery taken from various speeches given by Lincoln over the years. Printed by L. Towers for the Union Congressional Committee. Signed in pencil on front "Moses W.D. Hamel."

GLC05765

December 6, 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph manuscript

Title: Speech fragment of annual address to Congress

"Presents the example of complete success, Maryland is secure to liberty and union for all the future...." With ANS endorsement on verso by John DeFrees, Superintendent of public printing, attesting to its source. GLC 3252 is the preceding page.

GLC05805

19 October 1793

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Says he sent several letters to Knox since arriving in Europe. Tells Knox he is leaving Europe sometime in the spring when his affairs are wrapped up. Mentions "there are various expectations about the part America will take in the present War, but I am fully persuaded that she will - that she must remain quite neutral." Is surprised to hear the government is quibbling on the terms of the treaty respecting the admission of prizes. Comments he is "astonished & mortified" to hear that the courts have adopted the President's Proclamation as the law of the land and have prosecuted certain…

GLC02437.05948

17 October 1791

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

This is a letter requesting information for President George Washington's address to Congress. Hamilton seeks material on the expeditions against the Indians and specifically requests items describing "Every pacific measure" that was tried to produce an accommodation and avoid expense. Hamilton also asks for information on the "More pointed laws with penalties to rest[r]ain our own people." Also requests information on the treaties with the Cherokee and Six Nations, and the reasons for making them. Asks him to include anything else he thinks pertinent. Refer to GLC02437.05210 for Knox's…

GLC02437.05199