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to Lena
January 23, 1863
Pearce, Eben, fl. 1861-1885
He writes to his sister, Selina, regarding leaving hospital work. The letter is written on patriotic stationery.
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February 23, 1863
He writes to his sister, Selina, declaring that the rumors of starving troops are exaggerated. The letter is written on patriotic stationery from a camp near Corinth, Mississippi.
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March 26, 1863
He writes to his sister, Selina, about camp conditions and the arrival of spring.
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to Sis
April 23, 1863
He writes to his sister, Selina, about plants and pets in the camp. The letter is printed on the letterhead of the 39th Ohio Volunteers.
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to Edgar Cowan
August 4, 1863
Geary, John White, 1819-1873
Geary writes to Cowan, a United States Senator from Pennsylvania, in attempt to obtain a recommendation for his promotion to Major General. He cites his qualifications and the achievements of his brigades. He declares "I have received four honorable...
GLC00673
[A proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln concerning the effects of insurrection on maritime commerce]
19 April 1861
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Secretarially signed for William Seward, Secretary of State; signed in type by Lincoln. Pertains to the ports of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Lincoln states that insurrection in these states has...
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Inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
4 March 1933
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Title continues, "President of the United States / delivered at the Capitol, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1933." Signed at the end by Roosevelt. First inaugural address. Printed by the United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. in...
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[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Smith T. Conlee].
February 11, 1878
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
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to George Clinton
June 16, 1781
Washington, George, 1732-1799
George Washington asks the New York Governor "whether any ways & means can be devised to procure Money for the payment of the Troops of the New York Line." He describes it as an urgent "matter of...interesting importance." The letter written during...
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[Appointment of John Kell to midshipman in the Navy of the United States]
January 11, 1843
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Partially printed commission effective from 9 September 1841. Co-signed by L.B. Hardin and Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy. Seal missing.
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[Appointment of John Kell to Lieutenant of the United States Navy]
24 July 1856
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Commission effective from 15 September 1855. Co-signed by James Cochrane Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, and L.B. Hardin. Features two detailed patriotic scenes and a paper seal.
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[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of James Smith and Timothy Hixon].
January 13, 1875
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
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to his father
December 9, 1861
Van Valkenburgh, David H., ?-1862
Written at Camp Barry near Washington D.C. References his father's earlier letter. Says he has not written often because he knows the letters he writes to his wife are read by everyone. He is glad to hear that his father might visit Washington. He...
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to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh
March 15, 1862
Written by David to his mother. Says he has not written lately because he knows the letters to his wife were "Common property with you all." Adds that he has marching orders and wanted to write "for when next and in what shape I shall turn up the...
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June 4, 1865
Van Valkenburgh, Edward Porter, fl. 1865-1908
Written by Captain Edward Van Valkenburgh of the 107th New York regiment to his mother. He has not heard from her directly in some time, but has heard through his brother Robert that she is in good health. Says he has not written in a long time, but...
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August 3, 1865
Van Valkenburgh, Robert B., 1821-1888
Signed "Robt" by Congressman Robert Van Valkenburgh. Writes to his mother to tell her he has just returned to Washington after a trip to Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, and then to Elmira, Albany, and New York. Says his health is better than it has...
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[Declaration in the case of John Kerr and Augustus Kerr v. Thomas Constant and Josiah Francis].
02 November 1839
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
John and Augustus Kerr sued Constant and Francis for $522.55 they were owed. Lincoln, working as a lawyer with John T. Stuart, won judgment for $440.14 on November 26, 1839.
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Two pamphlets [decimalized]
1864
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Lincoln campaign songster.
Mason, & Co., fl. 1864
Title page states songster is for the use of clubs and contains all the most popular songs. Miniature book with woodcut of Lincoln on paper cover and printer's advertisements on back cover. Intended for the 1864 presidential election. Uncut...
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Republican campaign songster, for 1860.
1860
Burleigh, William Henry, 1812-1871
Edited by Burleigh and published by H. Dayton. Original blue printed front wrapper (only), stab-stitched as issued. Intended for the 1860 Presidential election. Burleigh was a prominent New York journalist and social reformer.
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The Opelousas Courier. [Vol. 11, no. 3 (April 30, 1863)]
30 April 1863
Curran, William, fl. 1863
On front, humorous soldiers' letters and descriptions. printed: "William Curran, Co. "D," Forty First Regt Mass Vols". On back, blue, brown, gray striped wallpaper pattern, number 289.
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Natchitoches union daily. [April 4, 1864]
4 April 1864
Hughes, Thomas, fl. 1864
Advertises Lincoln-Johnson election ticket, proclaims fervent unionist sentiment, local and international news. Light brown (wood grain) wallpaper (on back).
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[Warrant for the arrest of the traitor John Campbell]
22 June 1776
Jay, John, 1745-1829
Cosigned by Gouverneur Morris and Philip Livingston. Authorizing the arrest of the Campbell for "treasonable conspiracies" and the seizure of his papers.
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Two abolitionist letters and one newspaper [Decimalized .01-.03]
1855-1865
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to Samuel Johnson
June 23, 1855
Stearns, George L. (George Luther), 1809-1967
Stearns, an abolitionist, asks if Reverend Johnson would like him to join him on a trip to Niagara.
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