July 3, 1863

McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Moses Grinnell

Asks Grinnell if he can assist the bearer of the letter, supposedly the wife of one of McClellan's soldiers. The woman who is delivering the letter to Grinnell "represents herself as being Mrs. McCormick," the wife of a soldier who served under McClellan. She claims she is destitute, and McClellan asks Grinnell to help her, since he has "control of a fund destined to the relief of such cases."

GLC00221

October 8, 1859

Unknown

Autograph letter

Title: to Mother

One letter from an enslaved man to his mother dated Alexandria, Va., October 8, 1859. Pertains to visiting with his friends at the Widow Bailys' in Faquier [Fauquier County], Virginia. Mentions meeting a young woman that he would like to marry and that he hopes the man who enslaved him will purchase her in order to have a "Virginia wife." Instructs his mother to direct further correspondence to Portland, Alabama, and writes, "We have bought all our servants."

GLC00226

1751-1865

Header Record

Title: Christian discipline, and anti-slavery broadsides. [Decimalized .01-.07]

GLC00246

August 14, 1830

Burritt, Ann W., fl. 1830

Broadside

Title: Mrs. Burritt's defence of her husband; first published in the Southern recorder, Milledgeville, Geo. August 14, 1830.

Elijah Burritt's former partner, John G. Polhill, had charged that Burritt had distributed incendiary pamphlets written by African-American abolitionist David Walker. In this open letter to the editors, his wife states that her husband only sold the abolitionist pamphlets privately to known slaveholders, accompanying his sale with suitable cautions. She adds that he fled Millidgeville because his defense was not being heard in the heat of passion aroused by Polhill, who was stating that the case would not be bailable. The editors of the paper were Seaton Grantland and Richard M. Orme.

GLC00246.03

1693

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Book

Title: The Wonders of the Invisible world: Being an Account of the Tryals... [witches]

One of the most famous of early New England books, here in the first British edition printed at London, following the first edition published in Boston the same year. Mather meant to expose witchcraft and to support his friends in the government. He gives detailed descriptions of each case, thus providing an invaluable record. All the early editions of this work are extremely rare, especially the Boston edition and the present one. Printed by John Dunton, with errors in pagination and spelling: "Ex[e]cuted" "Bostun" and "Gove[r]nour" on titlepage (per NUC). Small quarto in 19th century…

GLC00264

1863

Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893

Book

Title: Journal of a residence on a Georgian plantation in 1838-1839.

First edition, first issue. Published by Harper & Brothers. Text is 337 pages followed by ten pages of advertisements for new Harper & Brothers' books.

GLC00267.072

June 6, 1927

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

Document signed

Title: [Presidential pardon to restore Robert E. Hicks' civil rights, convicted 29 May 1903 of mailing abortion-related materials and sentenced to 10 months]

Hicks was convicted of sending "unmailable matter" (i.e., abortion materials, possibly a violation of the Comstock Law) through the mail by the U.S. District Court of Southern New York. He was sentenced to ten months in Kings County Penitentiary, Brooklyn, New York and to pay a $1,000 fine. He fled the country, but returned in 1915 to serve his sentence. Wilson commuted his sentence (see also GLC 230.06) and Coolidge pardons him to restore his civil rights because "since his release he has conducted himself in an exemplary manner." Countersigned by William D. Mitchell. Printed document…

GLC00230.02

14 July 1915

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Document signed

Title: [Presidential commutation for Robert E. Hicks, convicted of placing abortion related materials in the mail on 29 May 1903 and sentenced to ten months]

Convicted for violation of Section 3893 of the Revised Statutes (possibly in reference to the Comstock Law). While on bond Hicks fled to Europe, where he remained a fugitive until 10 July 1915, when he surrendered to the court. Commuted by Wilson so Hicks sentence would expire at once, no reason given. See also GLC 230.02 which restored his civil rights. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand.

GLC00230.06

July 6, 1844

Washington, John A., 1821-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isaac R. Douglass

One letter from John A. Washington to Isaac R. Douglass dated July 6, 1844. Pertains to arrangements to enslave a woman named Julia. Notes that William G. Cazenove told him Douglass would either pay $350 cash, or $400 in two installments, for Julia. Accepts Douglass's offer of $400.

GLC00236

circa 1865

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Photograph

Title: Carte de visite portrait of Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Tad from lithograph

GLC00241.03

circa 1861-1877

Abbott (photographer), fl. 1860-1880

Photograph

Title: Half length seated carte de visite portrait of woman in black dress

Imprint by Abbott, Little Falls, N.Y., on verso. Photograph is either heavily retouched or from a lithograph.

GLC00241.11

circa 1861-1877

Harman, fl. 1923

Photograph

Title: Full length carte de visite portrait of two women in black dresses

Imprint of Harman, York Springs, Pa., on verso.

GLC00241.13

circa 1861-1877

Photograph

Title: Three quarter length carte de visite portrait

"Miss. Mansfield" printed in lower margin on recto.

GLC00241.21

circa 1861-1877

Suluma, Melek, fl. 1861-1877

Photograph

Title: Full length seated carte de visite portrait

Imprint of H.D. Ward, North Adams, Mass., on verso. Pencil inscription on verso reads: "Suluma Melek, Circassian Lady, Born in Solder Cale, Asia Minor, Age 20 years." Melek's dress is tinted bright purple, her underskirt is tinted deep pink, and the tassels of the chair upon which she is seated are yellow-green.

GLC00241.26

circa 1861-1877

Woodbury & Page

Photograph

Title: Full length carte de visite view of Javanese girl brushing her hair

Imprint of Woodbury & Page, Java, on both recto and verso. Pencil and ink inscription on verso reads: "A Porto Rico Belle."

GLC00241.29

circa 1861-1877

Woodbury & Page

Photograph

Title: Full length carte de visite portrait of Javanese woman in elaborate headdress

Imprint of Woodbury & Page, Java, on both recto and verso.

GLC00241.31

circa 1861-1877

Woodbury & Page

Photograph

Title: Half length seated carte de visite portrait of young Javanese woman

Imprint of Woodbury & Page, Java, on both recto and verso.

GLC00241.33

circa 1861-1877

Woodbury & Page

Photograph

Title: Portrait of Javanese gamelan ensemble with dancer

Imprint of Woodbury & Page, Java, on both recto and verso.

GLC00241.34

1894

Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931

Book

Title: Campfire and battlefield : an illustrated history of the campaigns and conflicts of the Civil War

With contributions of J.T. Morgan, O.O. Howard, W. B. Howard, John B. Gordon, James Tanner, George Kilmer and Mrs. L.C. Pickett. First edition, published by Bryan, Taylor & Company. SIgned by Clark Hine on 11 November 1896. Heavily illustrated with photographs. The final chapter is "Woman's contribution to the cause." Reprinted by Trident Press International in 1999.

GLC00267.267

26 March 1918

Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923

Document signed

Title: Quit claim deed

Cosigned by Harding's wife Florence. Countersigned by Charles F. Pace and Eugene Colwell as witnesses. Pace signs twice as Notary Public of the United States Senate. Also signed by Auditor Harry E. Mason, citing the 6 April 1918 transfer of this document. The Hardings release their interest in the Harding Publishing Company, located in Marion, Ohio, for the sum of one dollar.

GLC00477.04

22 June 1769

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph document signed

Title: [Land bond to increase acreage at Mount Vernon]

Cosigned by Robert Alexander. Washington refers to himself in the third person seven times. Alexander wants to sell 300 acres of Maryland land his wife inherited from her father to George Washington. Washington hoped to exchange the plot with Thomas Hanson Marshall for land adjacent to Mount Vernon. The agreement was contingent upon approval by Alexander's wife, who had not reached the age of 21. Alexander agreed he would not sell the land to anyone without Washington's approval, "this clause is expressly provided as a means to induce her Compliance because it is highly presumable that if…

GLC00479

18 September 1961

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Signature

Title: [Signature of Truman and his wife Bess]

Signatures and date are contained on a small card. A typed line underneath the signatures states "Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman."

GLC00477.02

February 13, 1837

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Emma Donelson

Letter of condolence to his niece upon the death of her son.

GLC00496.037

April 9, 1905

Barton, Clara, 1821-1912

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Hunt

Regarding the health of Hunt's family: her dying sister, her brother, Sam who has been recovering from an operation, and Ida.

GLC00496.010

November 1, 1851

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elizabeth Oakes Smith

Greeley tries to discourage Smith from founding a woman's newspaper as a poor business decision and discusses differences between business and reform. He concludes by preferring that they be "former acquaintances" rather than "friends" or "enemies." With a docket on page 1 by recipient: "full of conceited assumptions by no means warranted by my communication to him. E.O.S."

GLC00496.026