28 October 1779

Walton, George, 1740-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Written by Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a Colonel of Georgia militia to Major General Lincoln as commander of the Southern Department. Walton, who was wounded and captured during the defense of Savannah in December 1778, was exchanged in September 1779. He was elected Governor of Georgia November 1779-January 1780, before returning to Congress. References letter he wrote to Lincoln on 23 October 1779. Says he needed to publish Lincoln's letter in a Charlestown, South Carolina paper to assist him politically. Says Augusta is in a dangerous position. Claims it is…

GLC04857

30 April 1780

Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Rush

Written by disgraced General Charles Lee to Rush, the former Pennsylvania Continental Congressman, as a doctor in private practice. Is upset that Congress published his letter of apology. Claims that "Most people I have conversd with on the subject are of opinion that they have done al in triumph over me, considering the state of my apology as an instance of their having succeeded in breaking my spirit." Wants to know how his "few" friends and enemies in Philadelphia are interpreting the letter. If it is detrimental to his character he wants the enclosed letter to be published (letter not…

GLC04700

19 March 1794

Livingston, Robert L., 1746-1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Clinton

Written by Chancellor Livingston to New York Governor Clinton. Encloses petition at the request of Dr. Robinson (not included). Mentions seeing Clinton's family. Mentions political controversy involving himself and William P. Van Ness. It involves the unpopular removal of someone from office (the name cannot be deciphered - Benthingsen?) Wants Clinton to clarify the situation for him. Says Egbert Benson is going to come forward with the story for the newspapers and wants to be able to meet it. Wants to know if Clinton recollects him ever recommending the person. If he or other members of the…

GLC04772.04

3 November 1779

Jenkinson, Charles, 1727-1808

Letter signed

Title: to William Phillips

Written by Jenkinson as Secretary of War in Lord North's ministry in London to Major General Phillips as the ranking officer of the Convention Army, which consisted of prisoners of war from the Saratoga campaign. The army was being barracked in Massachusetts. Marked duplicate. References Phillips's letters of 20 March 1779, 30 May 1779, and 3 June 1779. Tries to alleviate the worry that Convention Army officers have about being passed over in rank. Says Phillips must have gotten the idea from the newspapers. At issue was a resolution by the House of Commons that each regiment was to have two…

GLC04796

July 9, 1803

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles James Fox [in French]

Lafayette writes to English politician and friend, Charles Fox, regarding his own health. Lafayette had recently broken several bones and torn tendons in a fall, but reports that he is on that mend and will soon be back at La Grange, his country estate outside of Paris. He commends Fox on his attempts to forge peaceful relations with France. He also believes that all will soon agree that the acquisition of the Louisiana territory from the French by the United States is for the best. He notes that the letter will be brought to Fox by James Monroe, then American Ambassador to England. He asks…

GLC04800

1775

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796

Broadside

Title: Bloody Butchery by the British Troops [First printing]

Printed and sold by Ezekial Russell. Printed broadside in three columns with woodcut mourning borders and two rows of forty woodcut coffins (each captioned with the name of an American casualty). Detailed narrative of battles at Lexington and Concord. References: Evans 13898; Ford, Massachusetts Broadsides 1792; Streeter, American Beginnings 41; Winslow, American Broadside Verse 28.

GLC04810

circa 1862

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: [Full-length portrait of William H. "Bull Run" Russell, British reporter for Times of London]

Full length standing portrait, holding cane and hat. Russell was an influential reporter for The Times of London, a British newspaper. He won international recognition following his reporting of the Crimean War from 1851-1855. During the American Civil War, Russell reported on the July 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run, in which an initially successful Union attack gave way to a strong Confederate counterattack and a Union retreat. Russell's account of the retreat included a description of "the disgraceful conduct of the [Union] troops," a charge which was widely denounced by the Northern…

GLC05111.01.0472

circa 1861-1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Newswagon [stereocard]

Two men behind a wagon, trying to sell a newspaper to a customer, while a man leaning against the wagon with a paper in his hand looks on. Inscription on verso: "Photographic incidents of the war. No. 617. A Welcome Visitor." Numeric notation on verso: "42."

GLC05111.01.0812

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: The Old Intelligencer Building, Washington D.C.

A view from the building across the street of the brick Intelligencer building. Sign on corner reads : "Books & [illegible]." Inscription on verso: "Old Intelligencer Building Washington." Numeric Notation on Back: "174."

GLC05111.01.0708

20 October 1863

Casey, Silas, 1807-1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Cullen Bryant

General Casey, who served as president of the Board for the Examination of Candidates for Officers of African American troops, encloses an article which he cut from the New York Evening Post (not included). Informs Bryant, editor of the Post, that assertions made by the newspaper regarding the Board were false. States that Colonel Bowman, in charge of the Board during Casey's absence, also attests that the Post's allegations were false. Reports "The objectionable part of the article, will I fear have a tendency to keep persons of true merit from presenting themselves for Examination."…

GLC05027

4 May 1864

Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to my dear Tucker

Reports arriving in Cairo by steamer two days before. Discusses his reputation in the aftermath of the ill-fated Red River Campaign, during which he served as commanding General Nathaniel P. Banks's Chief of Staff. Mentions travelling with Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, who was severely injured during the campaign in the Battle of Sabine Cross Roads. Relates that Ransom's recovery is remarkable. Writes "This Cairo is rather a miserable uncomfortable place... The order reducing me to Colonel met me here. It is rather rough to come back after three years since to point where I started in…

GLC05052

1849

Header Record

Title: Two issues of Fort Laramie's "The Chugg Water Journal" and a watercolor of Indians [Decimalized]

Written at Fort Laramie

GLC05067

circa 1961

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994

Facsimile

Title: to Stewart

One letter addressed to Stewart Aslop from Robert F. Kennedy, then serving as an Attorney General. Thanks him for the letter and states that he would be happy to see him anytime.

GLC08878.2128

1878

Lock & Whitfield (photographers), fl. 1850-1890

Photograph

Title: William Black

One photograph of William Black dated 1878, taken by photographers Lock and Whitfield.

GLC08878.1771

1878

Lock & Whitfield (photographers), fl. 1850-1890

Photograph

Title: Dr. W.H. Russell

One photograph of William Howard Russell dated 1878, taken by photographers Lock and Whitfield.

GLC08878.1817

circa 1900

New York Herald, 1835-1924

Typed note

Title: [Note from the Herald Tribune, New York]

GLC04546.070

circa 1884

National Portrait Gallery

Engraving

Title: [Print of Edmund Hodgson Yates]

One print of Edmund Hodgson Yates. Originally a watercolor portrait by an unknown artist.

GLC08878.1050

17 November 1936

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: President Poses with White House Reporters

One picture dated November 17, 1936 depicting President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Executive Mansion with the White House Correspondents Association members.

GLC09957.45

18 November 1949

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: At Newspaper Women's Dinner

One picture dated November 18, 1949 of Eleanor Roosevelt, Carlos P. Romulo, a Filipino diplomat and journalist, Virginia Llamas (Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo), Marion Clyde McCarroll, president of the New York Newspaper's Women Club, and Margaret Truman.

GLC09957.59

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Portrait photo of N. P. Willis [cabinet card]

Portrait of N. P. Willis seated with a cane and looking directly at the camera. Inscription on recto: "Rockwood 17 Union Square (West) N.Y." Inscriptions on verso: "N. P. Willis" and "Rockwood Photographer 17 Union Square (West) N.Y. 1890."

GLC05111.01.1335

1862

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Book

Title: Sketches of the rise, progress, and decline of secession; with a narrative of personal adventures among the rebels.

Published by George W. Childs. 458 pages of text followed by eight pages of advertisements. Contains a frontispiece engraved portrait of Brownlow, editor of the Knoxville Whig. Brownlow writes, "I have prepared this work from the single stand-point of uncompromising devotion to the American Union as established by our fathers, and unmitigated hostility to the armed rebels who are seeking its destruction."

GLC06189

1858

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Book

Title: Ought American slavery be perpetuated? A debate between Rev. W. G. Brownlow and Rev. A. Pryne.

First edition. Published by J. B. Lippincott. Debate held in Philadelphia, September 1858. Contains a frontispiece engraving of Brownlow. 305 pages of text followed by six pages of advertisements.

GLC06190

1844

American Anti-Slavery Society

Pamphlet

Title: Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833.

Leaflet published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, printed by William S. Dorr. Concludes with "We charge upon the existing national government, that it is an insupportable despotism, wielded by a power which is superior to all legal and constitutional restraints- equally indisposed and unable to protect the lives or liberties of the people- the prop and safeguard of American Slavery." Includes a short list of anti-slavery newspapers.

GLC06200

1845

Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880

Book

Title: Letters from New York : Second series.

Second volume of journalism published by author and abolitionist Child. Includes a chapter on the rights of women. First edition. Printed by C.S. Francis (New York) and J. H. France (Boston). BAL 3152.

GLC06218

1822

Meredith, William Morris, 1799-1873

Pamphlet

Title: A statement, by James C. Biddle and William M. Meredith, of the Philadelphia Bar.

Covers free press versus fair trial.

GLC06232.02