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1951

Jefferson, Isaac, 1775-?

Book

Title: Memoirs of a Monticello slave as dictated to Charles Campbell in the 1840's...

By Issac, one of Thomas Jefferson's Slaves. Modern edition.

GLC07445

1838

Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

Book signed

Title: Strictures on a Life of William Wilberforce

GLC07446

1804

Toussaint-Louverture, Francois D., fl. 1804

Pamphlet

Title: Life and Military Achievements of Toussant [sic]-L'Ouverture...

Title continued: "...late General in Chief of the Armies of St. Domingo, from the year 1792." Disbound. Printed for the author.

GLC07447

1864

Book

Title: History of the Brooklyn and Long Island Fair [Sanitary Commission]

Printed by United States Sanitary Commission, with 5 color foldout lithographs. D. H. Gould signature, 1866.

GLC07455

1816

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

Book

Title: Memoirs of My Own Times

Three volume set accompanied by small atlas.

GLC07457

1840

Pamphlet

Title: Constitution and Laws of Cherokee Nation

Constitution of reunited tribes.

GLC07382

1883

Crook, George, 1829-1890

Pamphlet

Title: Annual Report of Brigadier General George Cook, U.S. Army. Commanding Department of Arizona.

Signed by Crook's acting aide-de-camp S. Roberts. Reports on his expedition to the Sierra Madre Mountains to locate Geronimo and his warrior band. He faults the government for their unfair treatment of the Indians and the United States government and others' habitual promise-breaking. Records a litany of wrongs that Crook posits as the reason for the Indians deep hatred of white society. Recommends dividing the Apache reservation into individual plots and extending the rights of citizenship to the Indians. In May 1883, Crook caught up with Geronimo and convinced him to return to the…

GLC07380.01

1886

Bourke, John G., 1846-1896

Book signed

Title: An Apache campaign in the Sierra Madre: An account of the expedition in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883

Published by Charled Scribner's Sons. Dedication included on the first blank page to C. M. Lanitis Jr. from Mrs. Lieutenant Seyburn, May 1886. Describes a campaign led by General George Crook against the Chiricahua Apache Tribe in 1883. In the preface, the author indicates that sections of this book were originally published in serial form in Boston's Outing Magazine.

GLC07380.02

1868

Book

Title: Laws of the Cherokee Nation...

Acts passed 1839-1867, compiled by National Council.

GLC07384.01

1881

Rasmus, William T., fl. 1881

Book signed

Title: Compiled Laws... Cherokee Nation

Laws passed in Talequah Indian Territory; presentation copy by assistant executive secretary of Cherokee Nation.

GLC07384.02

1864

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Pamphlet signed

Title: Presidential Election, 1864. Proceedings of the National Union Convention ...

Signed on front cover by John Hay. Title continues, " ... Held in Baltimore, Md., June 7th and 8th, 1864." Reported by D. F. Murphy, of the Official Corps of Reporters for the U. S. Senate. Printed by Baker & Godwin in New York. With a separate published photograph of John Hay which appears to have been removed from a bound book.

GLC07283

1797

Sampson, Deborah, 1760-1827

Book

Title: The Female Review or memoirs of an American Young Lady / by Herman Mann

Romanticized biography of Deborah Sampson, a soldier during the Revolutionary War in the 4th MA regiment. With frontispiece portrait of her, and list of subscribrs.

GLC07296

1822

Melish, John, 1771-1822

Book

Title: A geographical description of the United States, with the contiguous countries, including Mexico and the West Indies, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countries.

Collateral to GLC)4319, the 1823 edition of Melish's Map of the United States. Contains many unpaginated plates, including a center plate that folds out. In the preface, Melish notes that the first edition of this work was published in 1816.

GLC07297

1779

O'Bierne, T.L., fl. 1779

Pamphlet

Title: A candid and impartial narrative of the transactions of the fleet...

Printed by Almon. Second edition, illustrated with large folding map, showing promontory at Sandy Hook, NJ. (First edition had no map.) Full title: "A candid and impartial narrative of the transactions of the fleet under the command of Lord Howe, from the arrival of the Toulon Squadron, on the coast of America, to the time of his Lordship's departure for England. With Observations by an officer then serving in the Fleet." A defense of the Howe brothers from John Burgoyne's attacks. O'Bierne defended Admiral Richard Howe, who had successfully defended Sandy Hook (even though outnumbered) and…

GLC07259

1800

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Pamphlet

Title: The Last Will & Testament of.... George Washington

Printed by Isaiah Thomas. Uncut.

GLC07425

1864

Chittendon, L. E., fl. 1864

Book

Title: A Report of the Debates and Proceedings.... [secession crisis]

Title continued: "...in the secret sessions of the Conference Convention." Broadside for the February 1861 convention proposing 6 constitutional amendments to avoid disunion. Printed by Appleton. Includes extending Missouri Compromise west to Pacific (goes with GLC 5361).

GLC07421

1797

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Book

Title: A view of the Conduct of the Executive...in the Foreign Affairs[defends conduct]

Title continued: "...connected with the mission to the French Republic." Printed by B.F. Bache. Monroe defends his conduct as American Minister in France. (Collateral to the Monroe manuscripts in GLC 496.062 and 496.065.)

GLC07424

1866

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Delegation of the Cherokee Nation to the President...

Correspondence between John Ross, Principal Chief, and certain officers of the Rebellious States: Defending Cherokee Treaty with Confederacy; the Cherokee Constitution allowing for slavery and segregation of blacks.

GLC07384.06

1838

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Pamphlet

Title: Speeches given in Congress re: resolutions of seven state legislatures

Discusses annexation of Texas. Collateral to GLC 567 Adams fragment, a draft of the preface to this compilation of speeches given June 16- July 7 in the House. The fragment was expanded in details on pp. 6-8.

GLC07397