circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Capitol Prison with 7 women in front

Photographers imprint on verso: "G. D. Wakely, Photographer," and "Entered according to Act of Congress, by G. D. Wakely, A. D. 1866, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court in and for the District of Columbia." Faded blue two-cent tax stamp on verso.

GLC05111.02.1303

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Parade of prisoners wearing barrels at Point Lookout.

Image shows a group of prisoners being guarded by miltary troops. The prisoners are in standing, confined in barrells, with signs affixed to two of the barrells that read, "Vagabond" and "Thief." In the distance is a camp with Sibley tents and a large wooden building. Graphite inscription on verso "#51" "Dress Parade Point Lookout."

GLC05111.02.1321

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Picket Guard with Prisoners, near [Lewinsville]

Label on front: "Picket Guard with Prisoners, near . . . ." Rest of caption has been cut off but area is the same as GLC05137.178 and GLC05137.195. Two men in civilian clothes stand with a three enlisted men behind them and three officers in front of them.

GLC05137.215

1851-1860

Stevens, Aaron D., 1831-1860

Header Record

Title: to his brother and sisters [Decimalized .01- .13]

Group of 13 autograph letters signed of John Brown's associate about abolitionist activities in KA, IA, NM, and Charlestown. Written from various locations, including Charlestown jail awaiting execution for his participation in Harper's Ferry uprising. With envelopes.

GLC07231

24 May 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Pardon of Ezekiel D. Dyer for fraud].

Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Dyer was convicted in December, 1859, and sentenced to the jail at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He remained in prison after completing his sentence because he was unable to pay his fine. He was pardoned at the request of Massachusetts politicians, Senator Henry Wilson, and representatives Alexander H. Rice, Charles R. Train, and H. L. Dawes. B. F. Hallett also requested Dyer's pardon.

GLC07314

15 December 1911

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Document signed

Title: [Presidential pardon of Charles L. King, convicted of Army desertion on 23 April 1908 and sentenced to two and one half years at Fort Leavenworth]

Sentence published in General Orders, No. 65, Department of the East, 30 April 1908. Secretary of War recommended pardon, which was granted by William H. Taft. Partially handwritten. With James Finch (signed), pardon attorney, warrant for pardon. Countersigned by George W. Wickersham, Attorney General.

GLC07318

17 June 1926

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

Document signed

Title: [Presidential commutation for Arthur Franzblau, convicted of mail fraud 24 February 1924 in New York]

Arthur Franzblau was convicted of using the mails in a scheme to defraud in the U.S. District Court of Southern New York and sentenced to one year in the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. He appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on 2 February 1924 where his case was still pending. Coolidge commuted his sentence to one day in the custody of a U.S. Marshal; no reason given. Countersigned by William D. Mitchell, Acting Attorney General. Printed document with blanks filled in with type.

GLC07326

13 August 1868

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Manuscript document signed

Title: Pardon of Leonhart F. Reik, convicted of a violation of Internal Revenue laws.

Convicted of violating Internal Revenue laws; sentenced to pay a $1000 fine and to be imprisoned until fine is paid. Pardoned after spending some months in prison and proving entirely unable to pay the fine due to poverty, and by recommendation of the U.S. District Attorney, A.S. Ridgby, the Mayor of Baltimore, most of the jury who convicted him, and many respectable citizens. (c/s William H. Seward)

GLC07329

10 May 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of George Ward]

Ward was convicted of highway robbery; the jurors petitioned Lincoln for Ward's pardon.

GLC07361

4 November 1813

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Holmes

Informs Mississippi Territory's Governor Holmes that on 2 November 1813, General John Coffee attacked the Creek Indians at Tallaseehatchee in upper Alabama, killing 186 warriors and taking 86 women and children prisoners. Concludes: "If I had sufficient supplies of provisions, I would, in short time, put an end to the Creeks." In a post script, notes that "one of the Creek prophets was killed." With note at bottom of p. 1 by Tennessee's Governor Willie Blount, dated 9 November from Nashville: "This opened here by mistake." Written from Jackson's camp at Ten Islands.

GLC07371

1795

Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812

Manuscript document

Title: List of expenses for materials for US Consul at Algiers, including gifts.

The list of expenses includes watches, rings and fabrics probably used to secure the release of prisoners and halt pirate attacks.

GLC07284

1834

Printed document

Title: [Advertisement for A Narrative of the Captivity & Providential Escape of Mrs. Jane Lewis]

Illustrated publication advertisement for a recently published book about Lewis experience as a captive of Chief Black Hawk during the Black Hawk War. Published in the aftermath of the war after Black Hawk was taken as a captive on a tour for the United States. The advertisement refers to the tour. An unrelated poem is printed on verso: "The Factor's Garland, or The Turkish Lady." Date inferred from the publication year of Lewis' narrative.

GLC07390

1793-1796 ca.

Burnham, John, 1758-1837

Header Record

Title: Algiers archive relating to the capture of John Burnham [Decimalized .01- .9]

Includes 19-page narrative of capture details, 2 letters to Edmund Randolph pleading for help, etc. Burnham was captain of the ship "Hope." Collection includes lists of goods and monies owed to various parties in the Mediteranean and also suggestions of how to best bring about peace with the Ottoman Empire (i.e. get France's help.) Also included is a folder of 9 letters grouped under the title "Papers relating to the Pension of Captain Burnham, an Algerine Prisoner."

GLC07937

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Lewis Payne]

Inscribed on verso: "Lewis Payne Conspirator. Hanged." Photograph shows Payne (also known as Lewis Powell) in wrist irons aboard the U.S.S. Saugus. The photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.01

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Samuel Arnold]

Inscribed on verso: "Samuel Arnold. Conspirator. Imprisoned for life at Ft. Jefferson Fla. (Dry Tortuges) Pardoned by President Johnson. Released March 21, 1869." Photograph shows Arnold wearing a dark coat, vest, and tie; facing slightly to the right. Arnold is imprisoned aboard the U.S.S. Saugus.

GLC07738.02

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of George A. Atzerodt]

Inscribed on verso: "George A. Atzerodt Conspirator. Hanged." Photograph shows Atzerodt wearing a heavy coat and hat, imprisoned on the U.S.S. Saugus. The photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.03

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Edward Spangler]

Inscribed on verso: "Edward Spangler. Conspirator." Photograph shows Spangler in wrist irons imprisoned aboard the U.S.S. Saugus. Spangler is wearing a dark heavy coat and is facing slighlty to the right. The photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.04

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of David Herold]

Inscribed on verso: "David E. Herold Conspirator. Hanged July 7, 1865. Was with Booth in the barn, but surrendered and came out before the barn was set on fire." Photograph shows Herold wearing coat, vest, and tie, in wrist irons, aboard the U.S.S. Montauk. The photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.05

April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Unknown suspect

Photograph of a suspect later identified as Captain Joao Celestino. Photograph shows Celestion wearing a heavy coat and facing slightly to the left. The Photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.06

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Unknown suspect

Photograph of a suspect later identified as Ernest Hartman Richter. Shows Richter sitting with his hands folded and wearing a coat aboard the U.S.S. Saugus. The photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.07

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Michael O'Laughlin]

Inscribed on verso: "Michael O'Laughlin." Shows O'Laughlin in wrist irons, wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. He is facing slightly to the left and is imprisoned aboard the U.S.S. Saugus. The photograph is mounted on board.

GLC07738.08

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Michael O'Laughlin]

Inscribed on verso: : Michael O'Laughlin Conspirator. Imprisoned for life. Died of yellow fever Sept. 23, 1867 at 7 a.m." Photograph shows O'Laughlin in wrist irons, wearing a dark jacket, vest, tie, and hat. He is facing right and is imprisoned aboard the U.S.S. Saugus.

GLC07738.09

circa 1865

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of a military commission]

Photograph enclosed in a letter from Lew Wallace to A. E. Allen. The letter (GLC07740.01) identifies the individuals in the portrait as (from left to right) General Thomas M. Harris, General David O. Hunter, General Augustine V. Kautz, Brevet Brigadier General James A. Ekin, General Lew Wallace, Mr. John Armor Bingham, General Albion P. Howe, Brevet Colonel Charles H. Tomkins, General Joseph Holt, Mr. Henry Lawrence Burnett, and General Robert Sanford Foster. The photograph is mounted on board along with the letter and four newspaper clippings. The extent described is that of the actual…

GLC07740.02

April 1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of asassination sympathizers]

Image of seventeen men lined up outdoors, ten of with are carrying placards around their necks that read "assassin sympathizer." The ten men are in the custody of armed soldiers. The photograph is mounted on a sheet of construction paper.

GLC07737

27 April 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: [Lincoln assassination conspirators]

Nine large plate albumen prints of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Secret Service head Colonel Lafayette C. Baker selected Gardner to take the photographs of the conspirators while in they were in custody, awaiting trial aboard the U.S.S. Montauk and the U.S.S. Saugus. Decimalized, GLC07738.01-.09

GLC07738