February 30, 1815

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Pamphlet

Title: Message from the President [transmitting Treaty of Peace]

Printed by Roger C. Weightman

GLC08455

19 April 1862

Adair, George Washington, 1823-1899

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy [Vol. 3, no. 57 (April 19, 1863)]

Published by Adair and J. Henry Smith (1820-1897). B.C. Smith is the associate editor. Tag line below masthead says "The Public Good Before Private Advantage." Masthead vignette depicts an industrialized Southern Confederacy. Announces the beginning of the Vicksburg campaign on page 3. Front page has a mocking description of "A Model Yankee Officer." Various letters printed on page 2-3, including one from British Minister to America, Lord Lyons, to Earl Russell. Several advertisements for a reward for the return of deserters. Also ads for slave sales. With ownership stamp of the "Tennessee…

GLC08492

1917-1918

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Document

Title: [Presidential proclamations and executive orders]

Proclamations dealing with war with Germany, emergency powers, and armistices.

GLC08540

30 August 1793

Varick, Richard, 1753-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexandre Hauterive

Reports the seizure of three French deserters but is compelled to discharge them due to a lack of sufficient evidence.

GLC08457

18 September 1774

Hodge, Thomas, fl. 1774

Document signed

Title: [Transportation of convict to Virginia]

Assigns convict Thomas Morgan to serve a term of seven years beginning on 17 September 1774, the day the ship transporting him, the Taylor, arrives in Virginia.

GLC08459

18 November 1861

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Pamphlet

Title: President's message

Address to the Confederate Congress regarding the progress of the war, Southern production, international relations and the Trent Affair. Celebrates Southern success on the battlefield, proclaims Southern independence permanent and unstoppable, states production or war materiel is increasing. Attacks the North for violating international laws in various ways, most importantly by arresting two Confederate ambassadors aboard a British ship. These arrests would set off the Trent Affair, named after the boat that captured the diplomats. The British were just as upset as the Confederates over…

GLC08486

21 November 1862

Hershman, J.T., fl. 1862

Newspaper

Title: Camden confederate. [Vol. 2, no. 4 (November 21, 1862)]

Schedule of the South Carolina Railroad. Proclamation of Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens, including 10 resolutions ordering all "white residents" to be put under arms in a militia immediately and the draft of all men ages 18 to 45. Asked to be printed twice in the newspapers. Letter to the editor is glad that the patrol system has been kept up without compulsion. Description of the reception and burial of General J. B. Villepigue, his staff, and 10 privates in Camden. Also two short articles: one on the death of Lieutenant Edward P. Niles and another on the body of Lieutenant H. M.…

GLC08494

1862-1863

Great Britain. Parliament. Boston Port.

Pamphlet

Title: Three acts pertaining to Great Britain, the United States, and suppression of the African slave trade [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC08514

7 November 1864

Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866

Newspaper

Title: New York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV, no. 7360 (November 7, 1864)]

Announces the defeat of Confederate General John Bell Hood at the Tennessee River. Many articles detail news about the upcoming presidential election of 1864 including an article on guaranteeing a free and peaceful election. Includes other Civil War and election news, news from Europe, and articles on the Congressional election in Indiana.

GLC08516.01

28 June 1919

Pamphlet

Title: Treaty of peace between the allied and associated powers [Versailles]

Uncut. With fold-out maps. Signed on cover by Evan C. Mac Veagh. Contains Treaty of Versaille and League of Nations Covenant.

GLC08532

circa 1863

Southern Prisoner's Relief Fund Committee, fl. 1863

Broadside

Title: Southern prisoner's relief fund.

A London subscription to raise money to help Confederate prisoners of war interred in Northern prisons. "Horrible as war is in all its features, assuredly it has no greater horrors than the long agony of the poor captive who, when the feverish excitement of the contest is over, is left to the bitter charity of strangers and foes, without one friendly hand to soothe the pains of body or friendly voice to whisper hope and comfort to his despairing mind." Asks Southerners in Europe to donate money to the cause. Christopher Atkinson of Charleston, South Carolina is listed as Chairman of the…

GLC08539

25 April 1789

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [No. 4 (April 22-April 25, 1789)]

Relates the details of George Washington's arrival in New York City preceding his first inaugural address, delivered 30 April 1789. Includes a printed version of debates in the House of Representatives regarding the article of tonnage. Contains foreign and domestic news, as well as public announcements.

GLC08723

December 1796

Nichols, John, 1745-1826

Magazine

Title: The Gentleman's Magazine [Vol. 66, No. 2 (December 1796)]

Contains a poem praising George Washington entitled "On General Washington, and his farewell letter to the United States." Includes various articles covering a broad range of topics. Appears to have been disbound from a larger volume, pages are numbered 978-1062.

GLC08729

23 September 1796

Greenleaf, Thomas, 1755-1798

Newspaper

Title: Greenleaf's New York journal & patriotic register. [Vol. 1, no. 72 (September 23, 1796)]

Contains Washington's farewell address, in which he articulates his desire to return to retirement and his thoughts on the United States Government. Includes information on foreign and domestic affairs, announcements, and notices of sale. Contains fugitive slave ads.

GLC08748.01

21 March 1780

Dunlap, John, 1747-1812

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania packet or the general advertiser. [March 21, 1780]

Contains dispatches of General George Washington and Congress. Includes reports on various ships, and war news from Georgia. Contains a report from the House of Commons pertaining to a bill for the encouragement of Irish trade. Includes a report on Continental troops taking a British officer (Captain Ogden) hostage near Tarrytown, New York. Refers to an investigation conducted by General Philip Schuyler related to events in Canada. Contains an extract of minutes of the General Assembly, authorized by Assembly Clerk Thomas Paine, related to "An Act for striking the sum of One hundred…

GLC08748.05

1790-1877

Header Record

Title: Federal & Civil War newspapers, including RI ratification [decimalized]

GLC08720

10 May 1796

Yundt, Leonard, 1756-1825

Newspaper

Title: Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 784 (May 10, 1790)]

Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements, including an auction for "A healthy Negro Man, Who has been accustomed to work on a farm." Other ads include land sales, dry goods, and announcements of sailing vessels. Second page reports on events in the U.S. House of Representatives "On the motion for making provision for carrying into effect the treaty with Great-Britain." Page three has various letters, ship news, and advertisements. Those ads include two for runaway slaves. One was put in the…

GLC08720.03

11 May 1796

Yundt, Leonard, 1756-1825

Newspaper

Title: Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 785 (May 11, 1790)]

Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Includes 2 page supplement. Front page consists entirely of advertisements. They are mostly ads for various goods and services, real estate sales, and announcements of sailing vessels. Second page relates news from U.S. House of Representatives "On the motion for making provision for carrying into effect the treaty with Great-Britain." Page 3 and part of page 4 (the supplement sheet) are a continuation of news from Congress. This supplement sheet has a tear at the top corner. Rest of page 4 is ads,…

GLC08720.04

13 May 1796

Yundt, Leonard, 1756-1825

Newspaper

Title: Federal gazette & Baltimore daily Advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 787 (May 13, 1796)]

Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements for various goods and services, sales of real estate, and announcements of sailing vessels. Second page has news on U.S. House of Representatives "On the motion for making provision for carrying into effect the treaty with Great-Britain." Also has a few ads, including one put in by William Lorman for a 40 dollar reward for a runaway "Mulatto Man named Frank, 20 or 21 years of age." Third page contains various letters and ship news, and several…

GLC08720.05

14 May 1796

Yundt, Leonard, 1756-1825

Newspaper

Title: Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 788 (May 14, 1796)]

Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. First page is entirely advertisements, including ones for various goods and services, real estate sales, and announcements for sailing vessels. Second page has news from Congress "On the motion for making provision for carrying into effect the treaty with Great-Britain." The page also three advertisements dealing with slaves: one put in anonymously selling "A Young Negro Woman, and 2 Children," another one put in by Richard Welch of Montgomery County for a six dollar reward for a runaway "Negro Man…

GLC08720.06

26 April 1864

Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV no. 7191 (April 26, 1864)]

Reports on the Union surrender of Plymouth in North Carolina. Mentions that the Confederates murdered the African American Union troops after the surrender but states that this can not be verified. Prints other war news. Reports on the 38th Congress, 1st session. Includes news from New Orleans and Mexico. Prints a legislative address of the Union members of the Assembly to the electors of the state of New York along with news from Albany. Reports the number of deaths in New York City for the week and breaks down the list by men, women, children, the cause of death, and nationality. On…

GLC08720.10

March 11, 1733

Zenger, John P., 1697-1746

Newspaper

Title: New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 19 (March 11, 1733)]

Quotes "Cato" on the importance of opposition and controls upon political power: "Political jealousy, therefore, in the people is a necessary and laudable passion." Reports on foreign affairs particularly relating to the War on the Polish Succession. Also reports that there was a slave revolt in St. John's where 60 whites were killed. Includes a published letter submitted by James Alexander (principal author of the journal's editorials) and William Smith asking Zenger to publicly apologize to Mr. Harison and the Honourable Committee for injuring the names of both parties. The journal…

GLC08724

17 April 1810

Young, Alexander, 1768-1834

Newspaper

Title: New-England palladium. [Vol. 35, no. 31 (April 17, 1810)]

Co-published with Thomas Minns (1773-1836). Front page contains advertisements, an update on the militia law passed by the Massachusetts legislature, and foreign news on France and Holland. A column of news from other newspapers on page 2. Notice of the importation of 45 merino sheep into Massachusetts. News of the election of Colonel James Monroe to the Virginia Legislature from Albemarle. An extract from his speech on the occasion says he would only reluctantly criticize the administrations of Jefferson and Madison, but that he would not wave his right to do so if it would help his…

GLC08725.05

22 October 1865

Frederick MacCrellish & Co.

Newspaper

Title: Daily alta California. [Vol. 17, no. 5707 (October 22, 1865)]

Contains a report on warfare amongst Native American tribes of the Colorado Valley, Southern Utah, Southeastern California, and Western Arizona. Includes news from other states, such as the passage of bills concerning the rights of freedmen. Reports on the expected finalization of a peace treaty between the United States Government and Native Americans in Arkansas. Contains international reports, including a discussion of the continued tension between the United States and Mexico.

GLC08725.09

26 November 1898

Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly: a journal of civilization. [Vol. 42, no. 2188 (November 26, 1898)]

Discusses an opinion printed in a British paper that the United States should "take the Philippines, and all the other Spanish territory of which we can lay our hands." Advocates recruitment of "dark men- negroes, half-castes, Tagals, and ... Mohammedan Malays ... " for military service in tropical areas. Reports on imperialism and the Senate, Zionism, and the daily life of Pope Leo XIII, containing various photographs of Leo XIII at the Vatican. Includes a photograph of George Berry, an African American soldier in Troop D, 10th United States Cavalry. States that Berry "carried the Colors…

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