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to Edmund Pendleton re: Russo-Turkish fighting, Adams & Jay [incomplete]
1784/02/29
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Incomplete and damaged letter. Oblong. Mentions departure of John Adams and John Jay for London.
GLC06748
to Thomas Jefferson re: requesting assistance [in French]
1801/08/11
Pusy, Bureaux, fl. 1801
GLC06749.02
to Philip Mazzei re: introduction of Dr. Barton, promising news of War of 1812
1815/03/06
Introducing Dr. Barton, then on a European tour, who "will be able to communicate to you the events of the late war." Mazzei was at that time residing at Pisa. Written just three weeks after the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent. Written in...
GLC06750
to [John Henry Sheburne] re: the art of portraiture
1825/07/11
Returning a portrait of John Paul Jones by Charles Willson Peale (neither named in the letter) which he borrowed. Jefferson comments "I do not wonder that Commodore Dale and myself think differently of it's likeness to the same original. My opinion...
GLC06751
to John MacKay
1839/11/07
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
A fine personal letter, written aboard the steamboat "Malta" on the Missouri River, commenting on various topics to his friend, Jack MacKay, whom he met at West Point. Lee comments on the Seminole War that "It is high time that they abandoned it...
GLC06752.01
[Carte de visite of General Robert E. Lee]
1848, 1861 ca.
Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888
Photograph by Anthony, with McAllister & Bro,., Philadelphia logo. Imprint of Snyder, Black & Sturn, NY. Depicts a younger Lee in a retouched Virginia Volunteers uniform.
GLC06752.02
General Orders No. 102
1863/11/26
Calling on the army to continue fighting, "A cruel army seeks to reduce ... [us] to abject slavery.... Let every man resolve... if need be, to die in defence of a cause so sacred, and worthy of the name won by this army on so many bloody fields."...
GLC06753
to Edmund Pendleton re: waiting foreign dispatches on peace talks; selling slave
1782/08/06
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Awaiting news of peace talks and personal advice regarding impossibility of selling a slave. Madison notes that while European newspapers "teem with paragraphs relative to pacific negotiations" but past British policy "should always restrain our...
GLC06757
to Stockdales re: Italian & German campaigns, Patton's death [decimalized]
1944/01-1945/12
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
Collection of materials written to Rene and Frank Stockdale, with a signed and dated 3-star general's flag (54 x 72.4 cm). The letters, written to two personal friends in Britain during the last eighteen months of World War II, chronicle Patton as...
GLC06760
to Renee & Frank Stockdale re: thanks for "the many courtesies"
1944/07/04
Thanking the Stockdales for "the many courtesies which you two have rendered me and... the Third Army."
GLC06760.01
to Renee Stockdale re: a battle involving 15 US Divisions
1944/01/02
Written twenty days before being appointed commander of the Third Army. He notes concerning that battle, involving 15 United States Army Divisions "all but two attacking. Tonight... we may lick him."
GLC06760.02
to [Renee & Frank Stockdale] re: thanks for letter, secrecy in correspondence
1944/07/15
Thanking Renee Stockdale for her letter received, and stating that "owing to the requirements of secrecy," he is "unable to write more."
GLC06760.03
to Renee Stockdale re: asking her to send his three stars
1944/09/19
GLC06760.04
to Renee Stockdale re: sending piece of parachute silk
1944/10/11
Sending Renee Stockdale a souvenir piece of parachute silk "given to me by a member of a crew of one of our bombers which was forced down"
GLC06760.05
to Renee & Frank Stockdale re: frustration at not being able to fight the enemy
[1944]/10/18
"Just a note... to say that the Third Army is not dead just sleeping.... We are fed up with not fighting."
GLC06760.06
to Frank Stockdale re: beginning of major assault on the Seigfried line
1944/11/30
"We have just started an assault on the Seigfried line this minute...." The "Seigfried line" protected the German homeland from the west. With written postscript.
GLC06760.07
to Frank Stockdale re: battle of the Bulge, expecting German withdrawal
1945/01/03
A prophetic note, preceding by one day the German withdrawal of the 6th SS Panzer Division from the Battle of the Bulge. Patton writes in part: "We have been attacking him and I believe that we now have him on the run."
GLC06760.08
to Frank Stockdale re: latest operation, liberating towns and capturing Germans
1945/03/29
Patton writes in part: "Our last operation has been the best... we have taken 6000 odd square miles of Germany, liberated or captured 3000 towns... captured over 140,000 prisoners and killed or wounded over 90,000 Germans, for the complete...
GLC06760.09
to Frank Stockdale re: progress of 3d Army, now at the Danube
1945/05/04
Patton writes in part: "As usual, the 3rd Army has been wiggling around like a snake.... Whoever said the Danube was blue is a damn liar." He notes that a "whole division surrendered to us this morning." With envelope signed by Patton.
GLC06760.10
to Frank Stockdale re: dull peace; his request for transfer to Pacific rejected
1945/08/08
Written shortly after the rejection of his request for transfer to the Pacific war (now that Germany had surrendered), Patton finds "Life here is very fatiguing, but not very exciting. I am going to... reviews and inspections... which takes a lot of...
GLC06760.11
to Frank Stockdale re: campaigning
1944/08/06
(Out of order.) Patton writes that he cannot say where he is (due to confidentiality): "While it is impossible for me to give details... if you look carefully at a map you can guess damn well where it is." With envelope signed by Patton. With...
GLC06760.12
to Renee Stockdale re: news that Patton will be crippled from car accident
1945/12/18
Gaffey, Hugh J., 1895-1946
Conveying a surgeon's opinion that Patton would survive the injuries suffered in a car accident, although without the ability to walk. Gaffey writes in part "It seems unfair that a man who had gone through as much as he had during the war should be...
GLC06760.13
to Frank Stockdale re: thanks for gift
1944/08/28
Expressing his gratitude for a gift from the Stockdales and wishing Renee a "speedy recovery." With envelope signed by Patton.
GLC06760.14
to Frank Stockdale re: tedium of waiting
1944/11/07
Patton complains "this waiting has been tedious, but now we are about tot try to carry the ball some more." With envelope signed by Patton.
GLC06760.15
to Frank Stockdale re: unable to visit
1945/01/26
Patton promises to come visit, but must delay because "something happened the other day which means that we will keep on fighting violently." With envelope signed by Patton.
GLC06760.16
to William Henry Harrison
December 31, 1808
Asks Harrison, then governor of the Indiana Territory, to help pass laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to Indians, in hopes that it will remove a "great obstacle to their acquiring industrious habits." Also notes that the general government policy...
GLC07156
[John A. Gurley intends to establish a civil government for Arizona]
10 July 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Signed by Lincoln on 11 July 1863. Brigadier General Edward Canby informs Major General Schofield that John A. Gurley, the Governor of Arizona, will be passing through the Missouri Territory. Requests that Schofield, stationed in Missouri, provide...
GLC07158
to Edmund Randolph
8 September 1789
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Signed with initials ("G.W.") President Washington states that a painful disorder prevented him from replying sooner to a letter from Randolph. Discusses the lottery of the deceased Colonel Byrd, stating that one of the associates of this lottery...
GLC07161
Appeal for prayer and thanksgiving "Union liberty and victory. Thanks to God"
1864/05/10
Latimer, George, fl. 1864
Pottstown, Pa. printing by a local minister, rector George Latimer, of Lincoln's appeal for a day of prayer and thanksgiving after the fighting in the Wilderness
GLC07165
to Henry Knox re: Ordinance Department
[1779]/01/30
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Preparing for meeting between Washington and Knox. Three collateral engravings of Hamilton with letter.
GLC07167
to William H. Harrison re: seeking more land for the U.S. by subjugating Indians
1803/02/27
"To promote this disposition to exchange lands,which they have to spare and we want . . . we shall push our trading houses, and be glad to see the good & influential individuals among them run in debt, because we observe that when these debts get...
GLC07171
to Ann Welsh re: denying pension to widow of Revolutionary War officer
1805/03/12
"Having fallen during the war, no right of half pay could arise in their case . . . A legislature must follow general rules, and never do for one person what they would not do for every other under the same circumstances . . . [commutation] has never...
GLC07172
to Gilbert M. Lafayette re: Louisiana Purchase lands for Lafayette as a gift
1805/03/10
Concerning Louisiana lands for Lafayette's sacrifices during Revolution: "There are adjacent to the town of N. Orleans on both sides of the Canal of Cavondelet a body of ungranted lands . . . considering the great value that this will very soon be...
GLC07173.01
to Gilbert M. Lafayette re: difficulties in selling land in New Orleans
1808/07/21
"In this country and especially under existing circumstances,
GLC07173.03
to Gilbert M. Lafayette re: assessment of Lafayette's interests on Mississippi
1801/01/28
and in New Orleans; relations between US and France
GLC07173.04
Certifying true copy of act for land south of Tenn.
1804/03/13
Accompanied by an attached manuscript copy of the act.
GLC07173.05
to unknown re: attempt to mortgage Albemarle
1822/11/26
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Unknown recipient. "It is undoubtedly the best estate in that part of Virg[inia] . . . [but] I have been forced to incur some debts, by my long absence from home, often in offices, the salaries of which were incompetent to my support."
GLC07179
Copy of farewell address to his personal and general staff
April 27, 1865
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
Addressed to Major Henry Bryan, his assistant adjutant and inspector general. Marked "copy." Entire document appears to be in the same hand. A later biographical note about Henry Bryan is written on verso in ink.
GLC07152
The Constitution of the United States of America.
1848
Hickey, William, fl. 1848-1853
Third edition. Published by T. K. & P. G. Collins. Signed by Jefferson Davis on both the first and rear pastedowns. Provides a history of the Constitution, with other documents, state papers and statistics.
GLC07153
to William Whipple
May 1778
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
A long letter from member of the Continental Congress (1776-1781, 1783-1785) and signer of the Declaration of Independence William Ellery to New Hampshire member of the Continental Congress (1776-1779) William Whipple which reprises events from the...
GLC07154
to John Jay
19 November 1798
Inspector General Alexander Hamilton writes to Governor of New York John Jay about the importance of engineers in planning the defense of Philadelphia against possible attack duing the threat of war between the United States and France in 1798...
GLC07155
to Mathilda M. Rhett
24 November 1861
Thanks her for her letter and updates her on current events of the Civil War. "Much is to be done & yet our invaders have everything their own way. It will not be so always & our turn will come some day. They have complete control of the waters...
GLC07157
to Baron Jean Guillaume Hyde de Neuville
17 July 1816
Madison as President to Hyde de Neuville as French Ambassador to the United States. References Hyde de Neuville's letter of 12 July 1816. Madison is pleased with the positive sentiments of France relayed by Hyde de Neuville. Says he is glad King...
GLC07159
to unknown [incomplete]
1791/03/11
Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823
Writes at length on the relationship between church and state, particularly in regard to unconstitutional tax assessment and the use of public funds to build a Congregational meeting house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Discusses the Constitution...
GLC07160.01
to his brother [incomplete]
16 April 1776
Writes to his brother about the shipment of goods, family matters, and a difficult boy working as his clerk, named Johnny. Discusses legal issues pertaining to the division of a land patent in Kinderhook, New York. Incomplete and not signed...
GLC07160.02
to Henry Van Schaak
26 October 1791
Stillman, Rev. Dr., fl. 1791
Thanks him for his letter. Regrets that he suffers so much persecution on account of his "adherence to the Episcopal Church." Reminds him that current law protects the free exercise of religion. Stillman is possibly Samuel Stillman, pastor of the...
GLC07160.03
to Loring Andrews
1791/12
Writes a letter to the editor of the Western Star to condemn the practice of using public funds to pay for parish teachers linked to denominational majorities. Such taxation and town treasury appropriations, he charges, violate the constitutional...
GLC07160.04
to Henry Van Schaack
14 December 1794
Danforth, Joshua, 1759-1837
Advises that there are certain expenses that must be taxed on the Congregationalists. Requests information on the damages and costs resulting from a suit against the town. Sends two Philadelphia newspapers containing the speech of Mr. Sedgwick on...
GLC07160.05
[Notes on taxation and establishment of churches in Massachusetts]
1792
Notes outlining his arguments against the practices of taxation and appropriation of public monies to fund construction of meeting houses and payment of teachers for denominational majorities. Cites the state constitution and its Bill of Rights. In...
GLC07160.06
to Ezekiel Bacon re: free-trade in turbulent Europe
1810/11/03
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Written while serving as American minister to Russia. "Neutrality . . . alone will preserve our independence." Folio.
GLC07162
The Remembrancer, or impartial repository of public events [2d edition]
1775
Almon, John, 1737-1805
GLC07163
Letters 1st Cal. Regt. re: camp life; southerners; McClellan; slavery [decimalized]
1861-1877
Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877
Collection of 60 ALS by Foot Soldier, in first Ca. Regiment. "It is turned into a war to put money in political pockets and to free the niggers;" Lincoln: "His mind is not able to comprehend the simple game of checkers let alone the war like game...
GLC07164
to John Sherman re: Johnson and Tenure of Office Act
1868/01/19
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
"Whilst I think he wanted the constitutionality of the 'Tenure Act' tested I think now he would be glad either to get the vacancy of Sec. of War or have the office just where it was during suspension."
GLC07166
to Samuel [?] [Hopkins re: declining run for third term as governor of VA
1796/11/29
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799
"The Union will dissolve if partys continue"
GLC07168
to Thomas W. Ward re: predicting intentions and movements of Santa Anna
1841/02/15
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
"The news direct from Mexico is that Santa Anna will soon have strong force to invade Texas. I think he wil throw one on the Rio Grande, and from that harrass out frontier town, but I do not confide in the fact that he will penetrate the country...
GLC07169
to Joseph E. Johnston re: commencing Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1862/02/17
Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863
"The other troops will leave for their respective destinations via the railroad, except those directed to procede to Manassa, they will march via Snicker's Gap."
GLC07170
Appointing Madison as his attorney for lands granted to him in Louisiana
1806/12/23
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Appoints James Madison to act as, "My true lawful, and special attorney" with respect to business and legal issues. Written on blue paper with seal and blind stamp.
GLC07173.02
Collateral letters (3) and other materials (7) [Decimalized .01- .03]
1809
GLC07173.06
to unknown re: spirit of soldiers after first Bull Run
1861/08/05
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
Addressed to "My dear Sir." "The most gratifying fact connected with the recent action is the evidence it furnishes of the superiority of our troops over those of our troops over those of our Northern Army . . . this superiority is the difference...
GLC07174
to Jefferson Davis
1863/07/27
"There are many thousand men improperly absent from this army. I have caused to-day an appeal to be made to them to return at once to duty. I do not know whether it will have much affect, unless accompanied by the Declaration of Amnesty." (In...
GLC07176
General Orders no. 83 re: day of fasting and prayer
1863/08/13
After Gettysburg: "Soldiers! we have sinned against Almighty God . . . we have not remembered that the defenders of a just cause should be pure in his eyes--that our lives are in his hand, and we have relied too much on our own arms for the...
GLC07177
National Union Ticket. ... Lincoln and Johnson. "The Union Forever" [election]
1864
Large broadside printed in red and blue inks, with large flag in center and mottons on the side: "The Union forever, Hurrah boys, Hurrah! Down with Traitors, up with the Stars" (left) and "And we'll rally 'round the Flag, boys, rally once again, /...
GLC07178
to David Howell re: the "enemies of Republicanism," politics
1784/01/21
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
"The enemies of Republicanism foment their discontents and join in the clamors. Let us submit to the five per cent import . . . the temper of our countrymen will for awhile lead them to prefer monarchy. Peace, order & justice in the public will...
GLC07180
to Fulwar Skipwith
1813/12/20
Robertson, Thomas B., 1779-1828
Discusses the Spanish threat and the disastrous northern campaign in the War of 1812. Also comments on generals James Wilkinson and Wade Hampton in the aftermath of their failed attempt to attack Montreal. Notes that congress has approved an...
GLC07341
to Edwin Coates
February 7, 1861
Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861
Ellsworth, famous for raising the New York Zouaves, writes to his friend Captain Coates. Declares "the time has come which will test our brotherhood...- Some of those malicious fiends in human shape who hate me so venomously have learned of my...
GLC07343
to Chinn
March 17, 1909
Mosby, John S., 1833-1916
Written on Department of Justice stationery. Orders Chinn to go to the Gazette Office the following day and obtain fifteen copies for which Mosby previously paid. Declares, "I have no objection to anybody knowing that I am the author but I made the...
GLC07347
Self-portrait of Alexander Gardner
1864 ca.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Carte de visite portrait, full-length seated self-portrait. Imprint on verso.
GLC07348
to Benjamin P. McNeil
February 20, 1841
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
New Hampshire Senator Pierce writes to his nephew in Boston, Massachusetts, to offer him congratulations on his acceptance at West Point. Advises him that "this will be that period when your character will receive the stamp and impress that will...
GLC07352
to Robert Adams
3 July 1852
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Thanks Adams, possibly an underground railroad conductor, for the invitation to Independence Day events at Fall River, Massachusetts, but cannot make it. Sends his sentiments instead which he calls trite but necessary. "Defenders of the...
GLC07356.01
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of George Ward]
10 May 1864
Ward was convicted of highway robbery; the jurors petitioned Lincoln for Ward's pardon.
GLC07361
to C. L. Pascal
11 April 1862
Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892
Written by Brigadier General Meigs as Quartermaster General of the Army. References Pascal's letter of 6 April 1862 that enclosed illustrations of his plan for sinking the CSS "Merrimac." Says they have been referred to the Secretary of the Navy...
GLC07363
A signed and dated one page statement of the current state of her work for equal rights for women
7 November 1901
Anthony, Susan B., 1820-1906
Anthony states: "The one purpose of my life has been the establishment of perfect equality of rights for women...civil and political-industrial and educational."
GLC07337
[Signed carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant]
April 1865
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917
Signed photograph of Grant as Lt. General, taken by Frederick Gutekunst. Standing portrait of General Grant with his left hand in his vest, taken in the spring of 1865. Grant is wearing a black mourning band on his left arm in remembrance of Abraham...
GLC07338
to Gouverneur Kemble Warren
24 September 1863
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
General Hancock writes to Major General Warren to inform him that he has not been offended by Warren's actions "in reference to the number of aides." Describes his injury sustained at Gettysburg and his desire to return to the field. Writes that he...
GLC07339
to Colonel W. Preston Johnston
6 December 1863
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
Writing from Confederate Headquarters at "Blain's X Roads". Longstreet comments on how his decision to attack Knoxville was affected by General Braxton Bragg's retreat from Chattanooga to Dalton following the loss at Missionary Ridge. Longstreet...
GLC07340
Return of provisions and stores (Valley Forge)
1778/06/07 ca.
Jones, Thomas, fl. 1777-1782
"Return of provisions and stores issued to the army in camp from the 1st till 7 June 1778.." Prepared by Thomas Jones.
GLC07342
[Diary of John L. Barnes, a POW and sergeant in 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers, "Bucktails"]
January 1, 1864-December 31, 1864
Barnes, John L., 1829-1910
In the early part of the diary, Barnes writes of frequent drills, hearing firing, corps reviews, pickets, various correspondence (especially with his wife), and, on 9 March, playing ball. There is battle content on 6-7 February, 5-14 May (possible...
GLC07344
to Jacob C. Safford
28 May 1864
Fletcher, Francis H., 1841-?
Fletcher, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, complains bitterly of the inequality of treatment and pay between the white and black soldiers. "Just one year ago to day our regt was received in Boston with almost an ovation...
GLC07345
to Sam Houston re: information to be used in biography of Gov. John Letcher
1900/11/10
Written in blue ink. (Water damage.)
GLC07346
Proclamation to the People of Western Missouri, Now Occupied by the Kansas Brigade
19 September 1861
Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Proclamation signed in print by Brigadier General Lane, who was also a U.S. Senator from Kansas (1861-1866). Proclamation was written by T.J. Anderson, Lieutenant of Engineers and Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Proclamation written in response...
GLC07349
to Cosme Furlong [in Spanish]
17 April 1847
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876
Describes Battle of Cerro Gordo.
GLC07350
to unknown
9 July 1826
Monroe attempts to gather support for his claims for reimbursement of compensation owed for serving as United States Minister to Great Britain between 1803 and 1807, as well as performing other diplomatic duties in France. He encloses a pamphlet with...
GLC07351
to [Moses Kelley] re: receiving payment on VA bonds bought prior to the War
1866/03/31
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
GLC07353
circa 1850
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Informs Adams, possibly an underground railroad train conductor in Fall River, Massachusetts, that British abolitionist George Thompson will be coming next Friday, the 13th. Tells Adams to meet him and states, "..He is a stranger and will need a...
GLC07356.02
[Receipt of sale for a slave]
1 April 1854
Stith, C., fl. 1854
Signed by Stith. Receipt for the sale of a "Negro Boy Richard about fifteen or sixteen years of age..." sold for $1,000 to James W. Goodman. Refers to Richard as "a slave for life."
GLC07356.03
to Robert R. Livingston re: receiving a request from Doctor Benjamin Franklin
1783/07/17
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792
Asks him to come to Paris to help finalize Treaty of Paris. (Mat burn at edges; possibly bleached.)
GLC07357
to Henry B. Curtis
January 27, 1831
Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866
Curtis, a future Union general, writes his older brother a long letter about his time at West Point, from which he graduated that year. Among the many plans and topics he comments on is the prejudice at the military academy of the "Yankee Staff...
GLC07358
[Document to Senate vetoing Confederate Congress Act allowing congressional appointments of midshipmen]
January 23, 1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
A document from Davis to the Confederate Senate, in which he explains his reasons for considering the act, which would allow the House, Senate, and President to select midshipmen, unconstitutional because it will infringe on the president's sole...
GLC07359
to James A. Seddon
21 August 1864
Handwritten telegram on which Robert E. Lee informs Secretary of War Seddon about Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's attack against Federal troops in the Battle of Weldon Railroad (Globe Tavern) during the Petersburg campaign.: "The enemy abandoned last evg. his...
GLC07360
18 September 1862
Charles Marshall's (1830-1902) copy containing the substance of a letter from Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis regarding battle of Antietam. Writer inferred from handwriting. Recounts major events of the battle and states that at the end of the...
GLC07362
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no.20 (June 19, 1790)]
1790/06/19
Whole no. 124. re: Notice of Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution; Washington's letter to Hebrew Congregation of Savannah; etc.
GLC07270
to Richard B. Winder
circa July 1865
Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865
Wirz seeks information to implicate "the authorities at Richmond" on conditions at Andersonville, suggesting that he is being prosecuted so that "the big men, such as Cooper Seddon, Jeff Davis" can be prosecuted. Indicates that providing such...
GLC07271.01
[Admission ticket to the hanging of Captain Henry Wirz at the Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C.]
8 November 1865
Russell, G.B., fl. 1865
Wirz's hanging is not mentioned but the date of admission is 10 November 1865, the day he was hanged at the Old Capital Prison. Small yellow printed card. The name of the bearer has been scratched out.
GLC07271.04
to Louisa Andre
30 November 1777
André, John, 1751-1780
Writes a lengthy letter to his sister about recent events of the war in Philadelphia. "The army has remained encamped before Philadelphia and Mr. Washington has remained about 14 miles off. Our patroles meet and exchange shot every now and then...
GLC07272
to [Benjamin Tallmadge] re: spy report, setting meeting
1778/08/25
Washington wants to discuss a spy report concerning British troop movements in New York: "Knowledge of that circumstance in the enemy might blast the whole design"
GLC07277
to Nathanael Greene re: supporting the Society of Cincinnati
178[4]/03/27
The Society is designed to counter the "Temper of the New England States," and prepare it for the "decision of the weighty matters which may be brought on." (Small losses affecting text at center right fold.)
GLC07278
To the electors of the western ... district [Wilkins Updike for Congress]
1843 ca.
For the Western Congressional District supporting Wilkins Updike for Congress. Post-dates 1842, quotes text from Narragansett Citizen.
GLC07255.02
Governor Dorr's extra [anti-Dorr illustrated broadside]
1845 ca.
Satirical propaganda attacking Dorr for fleeing the "battle" of Acote's Hill, calls supporters "rabble" from New York, etc. (Losses affecting cartoon on left center.)
GLC07256
Great political car ride and last load of patriots.
circa 1845
Whipple, John, fl. 1845
Full title, "Great political car ride and last load of patriots. Dorr, Jackson, Simmons, and Arnold! 'We stoop to Conquer' 'Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven'. Anti-Dorr broadside issued by John Whipple. "Law and Order" presentation...
GLC07257
Governor Thomas Dorr
1845
Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854
Mezzotint engraving taken from daguerreotype. Engraved by W. Warner, from a December 1841 image.
GLC07258
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