1866/12/26

Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875

Document

Title: "The night after Christmas"

Printed copy of Archer's parody of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem. In Archer's "The Night After Christmas," children all over the town had eaten sweets to such an extent that it made them all sick. Instead of hearing the clattering of hooves on the roof, the family is awoken by the moans and groans of the children: "O' Me! I'm so sick: I shall die of this pain; I'll never touch Santa Claus' candy again!"

GLC01896.117

1889/08/08

Goodwin, Mary Frances, fl. 1860-1890

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. Jeffery

Explanation of why Maimie is in Roanoke, news of the death of Hanna Fitz-Hugh, discussion of Jeffery's and her own personal ailments [rheumatism], fondness for Roanoke which she visits in an attempt"to sun up" and feel better, mentions fondness for the town of Danville, courting "some beaux," continuing that "Mr. Blair is not related to me but his wife's family is connected-- There is no "Miss" Blair - so I had no rival,- but there is a young Mr. Blair which is a great deal better don't you think so?" Also mentions going to St-Louis in the winter, loss of trunk.

GLC01896.120

1854-6[?]

Print

Title: A Grand Slave Hunt or Trial of Speed for the Presidency... [cartoon]

Lithograph cartoon. Rest of title: "...between the celebrated Nags Black Dan [Webster], Lewis Cass and [Robert Y.] Hayne." Lithograph cartoon depicting the U.S. Capitol in background and Millard Fillmore carrying a copy of Fugitive Slave Bill.

GLC07432

February 18, 1944

Bess, fl. 1944

Poem

Title: Poem

A poem about how busy Bess is "here I am again Moe/Always on the go Moe..."

GLC09414.1676

1806/03/15

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Stedman re: embargo, Florida and the Miranda expedition

Ellery thanks Stedman, Federalist representative from Massachusetts, for his letters, remarks that "I cannot perceive any good arising out of partial restrictions of trade with G.B. but I can see great evil springing from a total non-Importatation edict." He writes "I wish we may obtain the Floridas by such an exchange as I have often mentioned. I don't wish to know secrets, but I am well satisfied that two million of dollars will not purchase them." He also talks about the Miranda expedition to liberate Venzuela of Spanish rule: "You will I hope be able to reassue that the Government hath…

GLC06827

1864/03/25

Rivers, William J., fl. 1864

Broadside

Title: To the Youth of Alabama: We are calling to arms! [recruitment broadside]

Recruiting "Cavalry to be composed of those under [age] 18" to fight under Gen. Pillow. Once mounted in an album or scrapbook. On verso were adhered four undated newsclippings: two poems, one news story describing the positions of former Confederate leaders, and one 3-line joke.

GLC06851

February 19, 1865

Edwards, Daniel, fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Reeser

Complains how long it takes Reeser to answer his letters. Writes about burying a man at the hospital. Says that there was "a old ded horse laying close beside me and the smell of him would kill rats." Tells of a conversation that he had with his friend, William M. Hampton, about introducing him to some women. He gave Hampton an address to a young woman named Caty Brown. Says that William wrote "a gay old Letter" to Caty. Caty wrote a letter back in care of Daniel and when he read it he "laft til I was sure thare was a valentine in it it was a old woman with one eye punched out the…

GLC03523.43.23