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[Alabama's first official action to secede due to election of Lincoln]
1860/11/28
Moore, Andrew Barry, 1807-1873
Refers to "the Election of Abraham Lincoln, a Black Republican."
GLC02267
to Gov. F. W. Pickens re: announcing adoption & signing of secession ordinance
1860/12/20
Jamison, David F., fl. 1860
GLC02268
to D. F. Jamison
1860/12/22
Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869
Written as Governor of South Carolina to Jamison, president of the Secession Convention.
GLC02269
Official copy of S.C. ordinance to allow Gov. to treat with foreigners
1860/12/27
Duffus, James A., fl. 1860
Signed by Duffus as Deputy Secretary of South Carolina.
GLC02270
Copy of Committee resolution authorizing Gov. to declare martial law
Wardlaw, D.L., fl. 1860
Clerical copy written in the hand of B.F. Arthur, signed for Winslow (as chair of the Secession Convention).
GLC02271
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolution (volunteer army)
December 30, 1860
Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863
Signed as clerk of the Secession Convention of South Carolina. Concerning Gen. Gadbury's resolution for establishment of volunteer companies.
GLC02272.01
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. re: establishing volunteer army
Written as clerk of the convention
GLC02273
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (permanent army)
Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.
GLC02274.01
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (not to relax military)
1860/12/30
GLC02275
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve re: checks to U.S. Govt
1861/01/02
Advising Governor Pickens that no checks be issued to U.S. government employees. (Misdated 1860.)
GLC02276.01
Board of Ordinance letter to Pickens re: defense of Charleston
With Pickens' endorsement on verso, as Gov. of South Carolina, he has refused to yield. James Jones and signed by Thomas F. Dragton.
GLC02277.01
Transmittal of secession and related resolutions
1861/01/21
GLC02280
Pennsylvania resolutions relative to maintenance of the... Union
1861/01/24
Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894
Resolutions by the Pennsylvania legislature rejecting the secession of South Carolina. Signed by Curtin as Governor and countersigned by S.B. Thomas as Deputy Secretary, and Eli Slifer as Secretary.
GLC02281
to Elise Bragg re: eye-witness account of secession of Louisiana
1861/01/27
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Written on state Executive Mansion stationery, and also mentioning the replacement of the Federal flag by "the Goose [sic, Pelican] was hoisted in its stead"
GLC02282
Copy of... resolution approving appointment of Beauregard by Pickens
1861/04/08
Written as clerk of the South Carolina secession convention.
GLC02284
to Gov. John Letcher re: asking Virginia to join CSA and sending Stephens
1861/04/19
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Signed as President of the Confederacy. Also sending Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens to negotiate alliance.
GLC02285
to Elbridge Gerry re: neutrality, French alliance, and his anti-British feelings
1781/06/16
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Written as U.S. Minister to the Netherlands. The first part recommends the bearer, Mr. Le Roy, desirous of commercial connections in America. Adams deprecates the idea of armed neutrality and concludes: "you must not entertain the most distant Idea...
GLC02292
to Elbridge Gerry re: frustrations and doubts on British commercial treaty
1785/07/06
Written as U.S. Minister to Great Britain after formally presenting his credentials to George III. Enclosing letters (not included) "sent to Mr. Jay in Cypher." America had been flooded with British imports after the Revolution, but Congress was...
GLC02293
to William Stephens Smith
23 October 1815
Thanks him for his letter, which included a letter from William Cobbett to Niles. He loves clergymen "because they are often sociable and sensible men," but "the priesthood seems to have something militant and belligerent in its nature." Remarks...
GLC02295
[Abraham Clark's account to Congress]
6 October 1784
Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794
Submitted and signed by Clark, a Declaration of Independence signer, as a Continental Congressman from New Jersey. Formal account for service in Congress. Mentions that he attended Congress on: 15 November 1782-4 January 1783, 25 February 1783-25...
GLC02298
to unknown
August 1857
Written after relinquishing the post of Secretary of War, defending himself against charges made by General John Wool. Davis asks that his correspondent publish his letters on the matter, in hopes of clearing his name. Davis also writes about the...
GLC02299
to Silas Deane
7 April 1778
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Franklin writes to Deane about an angry letter he received from Arthur Lee, who along with Franklin and Deane was on a diplomatic mission in France. Lee was mad at Deane for "going without acquainting him of it" and also angry with "the Court's...
GLC02301
to Henry Dearborn
1814/06/04
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
Lists the estimated costs of constructing the first steam-powered U.S. naval vessel. Fulton estimates that $25,000 will be required for three months, with the amount decreasing after that. Costs include materials, wages, and a monthly payment to the...
GLC02302
[Portion of an address on the containment of Communism]
1952/08/12
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Incomplete draft of a speech Kennedy delivered 12 August 1952 to the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Federation of Labor. Reflects on Communist expansion and America's need to contain it. Working manuscript with many insertions and deletions...
GLC02313
to Col. A.C. Moore re: organizing defenses of Virginia
1861/07/15
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Written as Major General to Moore, commander of the 29th Regt. Va. Vols., during the week before first Manassas. (Written before his assignment as commander in South Carolina and later as commander in chief of the Army of Northern Virginia.)
GLC02314
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