1860

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: The Address of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln, in vindication of the policy of the framers of the Constitution and the Principles of the Republica Party, ...

Title continues, " ... Delivered at Cooper Institute, February 27th, 1860, issued by the Young Men's Republican Union, with notes by Charles C. Nott & Cephas Brainerd, Members of the Board of Control." Printed by George F. Nesbitt & Co., Printers and Stationers. Includes a list of the board members of the Young Men's Republican Union. In the speech, Lincoln addresses the most pressing issue of the day, slavery, and attacks the view put forth by Stephen Douglas and others that slavery was founded by the forefathers of the country. He examines the views of the 39 signers of the…

GLC05303.02

June 1880

Tourgee, A.W., fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

desires the endorsement of the Republican party for his paper A Fool's Errand.

GLC09400.519

1875

Tourgee, A.W., fl. 1880

Printed document

Title: Advertisement for A Fool's Errand and A Compend of the Elements of Fact

GLC09400.520

5 May 1880

Townsend, J.B., fl. 1879-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

thinks it necessary for the Post Master to be removed to ensure the success of the Republican party,

GLC09400.528

1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

letter fragment. refers to the corpses of "murdered colored men." mentions that Davis is going to resign as a compromise. says he once unseated six democrats and seated six republicans, wishes it could have been 60.

GLC09400.542

28 August 1879

Bruce, Edward, fl. 1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

starting a new Republican newspaper called the Argus. asks for his subscription.

GLC09400.479

February 5, 1878

Tindall, Robb S., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

has enclosed petitions from both Democrats and Republicans, asking the president to appoint him Consul of Hong Kong.

GLC09400.393

January 13, 1879

Topley, J., fl. 1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

praises Bruce: "whites will approve of your action and I am sure the colored people will not forget you when I tell them who had the power to prevent and did prevent a democrat defeating a republican."

GLC09400.397

12 November 1879

Lehman, Chas, fl. 1878-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes of the current challenges and triumphs within the Republican party in Mississippi.

GLC09400.410

January 14, 1879

Autograph document signed

Title: Petition to Appoint Captain Thomas J. Reid to a Position in the Post Office

A group of Republicans are endorsing Capt. Thomas J. Reid.

GLC09400.415

20 December 1875

Hodges, William, fl. 1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

This is a letter asking for Senator Bruce's help in getting Little Huggins, and Scullen. It also asks for Senator Bruce to help control the Post office in Jackson as there is no Republican Representatives in Jackson. He also inquires the reason for Whitfield's appointment. There is a note in pencil on the reverse side of page one that states that someone is confined in bed and unable to go and check on what is happening.

GLC09400.165

8 December 1875

Harvey, George N., fl. 1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Harvey is asking Senator Bruce for help in securing a position in the Post Office of Iuka Mississippi. He says the position is held by a woman who is thinking of giving it up and recommending someone who has never worked in a post office, and has no loyalty to the Republican Party. he asks the Senator for help in getting this position claiming that he has always been a great defender of the Republicans, and that this letter was "written under the pains of wounds received from a gang of Democratic banditts who attempted to murder me on account of the action I took in the last campaign in this…

GLC09400.181

January 21, 1876

Owens, John G., fl. 1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Owens wrote to inquire the price of the Congressional record for the present session, to its end. He mentions that he is a republican and former member of the legislature.

GLC09400.188

circa August 1943

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia has just finished supper. Tells Moe about a Captain who had once been a member of the Republican Party and was investigated by the FBI who asked him: "Have you been a member [of the communist party]." The Captain turned the tables on the FBI man and asked him the same question, and asked him for his identification papers as well.

GLC09414.0086

July 31, 1805

Unknown

Autograph note

Title: to unknown

Price of flour and bacon.

GLC01450.600.018

20 July 1830

Autograph document

Title: [Announcing pro-slavery meeting]

GLC01450.600.057

November 13, 1802

Murphy, Sarah, fl. 1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sons

GLC01450.600.080

July 10, 1797

Duane, Walter, fl. 1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sir

Duane writes a letter to Murphy addressing the letter as "to Sir."

GLC01450.600.081

1884

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Editor

Following the earlier political counsel of Abraham Lincoln, he recognizes the infirm qualities of presidential candidate James G. Blaine due to fraud and violence, and favors Grover Cleveland as U.S. President.

GLC00687.192

February 16, 1856

Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel P. Banks

Congratulates him on his "success in helping achieve the first victory which the North has won over the South since 1808, when the slave trade with Africa was abolished. I might better say, the first victory of freedom over Slavery since the Declaration of Independence -- for there was no fight in 1808." Banks was a member of Congress from Massachusetts. In 1856 he declined the presidential nomination of the American party.

GLC02509.10

1945

Farrington, Frank, fl. 1945

Pamphlet

Title: The Nomination of Abraham Lincoln

GLC08880.128

January 1929

Harmon, George, fl. 1929

Pamphlet

Title: Douglas and the Compromise of 1850

GLC08880.142

10 March 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

informs him that Democrats of the town have started a petition to have someone else appointed post master after his term ends. asks that Bruce protect his rights since he still has one more year left.

GLC09400.273

13 April 1877

Stinger, Thomas, fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asking for his help in having a southern Republican appointed for the position of marshall.

GLC09400.274

31 July 1805

Autograph document

Title: [Col. Smith's money spent on bacon and flour]

GLC01450..600.018