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Autograph letter signed

to Craig Langford re: negotiating sale of family to former slave

1857/07/14

Langford, Liberty, fl. 1857

"I would give you more time... but I do not know at what time James may be here and run some of them off and sell them..."

GLC06733.02
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Autograph letter signed

Extending deadline to raise the money

1857/11/30

Langford, Liberty, fl. 1857

GLC06733.03
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Autograph letter signed

to Jesse Stubbs re: helping fugitive slaves escape (the Langford family)

1858/02/21

Coffin, Levi, 1798-1877

GLC06733.04
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Document

Printed biography mentioning the Langford story

1860 ca.

Stubbs, Jesse, fl. 1860

Some details vary.

GLC06733.05
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Header Record

[Collection of Halleck Armstrong, field and staff, 50th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry]

1865

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Civil War date letters, including span during time of Lincoln's assassination

GLC06734
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Document

Resolutions by the Mississippi legislature on the advent of secession

[1861]/02/10

Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

GLC06735
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Pamphlet

The Public laws of Georgia passed in the extra session in March 1864

1864/03

This is the "Waters" pamphlet.

GLC06736
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Document signed

Pardon of former Confederate naval pirate, John N. Maffit

1867/09/05

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Countersigned by William H. Seward. Accompanied by a Certification of Maffit's oath taking

GLC06737
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Header Record

Diaries while serving in the Union Army Telegraph Corps [photos in .02 for cons] [decimalized .01-.09]

1861-1865

Emerick, J. H., fl. 1861-1865

Diaries housed in Primary: Range 3B, Shelf 1-2.

GLC06738
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Header Record

Large albumen photographs taken by Memphis photographer Taft

1863-1864

Taft, J. W., fl. 1863-1864

Photographs taken from life by Memphis photographer Taft, beginning with Admiral Porter's flagship U.S.S. Blackhawk, also the U.S.S. Tyler, U.S. Navy gun Bat Brown, the Memphis & St. Louis packet boat "The City of Alton," the U.S.S. Fawn, the U.S...

GLC06739
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Photograph

Photograph album of British General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle

1864

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

General U. S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac at Cold Harbor and City Point in 1864. Album of Large photographs all taken in the field by Mathew Brady's studio. The album was assembled by British General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, who was sent...

GLC06740
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Autograph letter signed

to Matthew Buckle re: requesting meeting to prevent war between Cherokee peoples

1839/06/24

Ross, John, 1790-1866

Attempting to stop war between two Cherokee tribes.

GLC06741.01
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Letter signed

to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation re: invitation to the national convention

1839/07/02

Guess, George, fl. 1839

Written by George Guess, Tobacco Wile, David Melton, and Looney Price on behalf of the Old Settlers.

GLC06741.03
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Letter

to Cols. Waitie, Drew, and McIntosh re: "defence of the Indian County"

1862/04/01

GLC06741.04
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Autograph letter signed

to John T. McKenzie re: Chickasaw women; prospect of marriage

1865/02/03

Hamilton, James, fl. 1865

"...I envy you not when I think of my charming little Chickasaw--a perfect paragon of beauty and excellence...the Queen of the forest....I think by properly managing the affair I can lur Miss Mattie into a marriage contract and thus complete my fame...

GLC06741.05
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Manuscript document

Proposals to engage waggons and teams to assist in the removal of the...

1837/06/06

[title continued] Chickasaw Indians west of the Mississippi. With table containing list of names and numbers of horse/ox teams.

GLC06741.06
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Document signed

Tally of Indians moving from Little Rock to Fort Towson

1837 ca.

Skello, J.M., fl. 1837

Covers the period of May 4th through July 16th, with separate total for teamsters rations.

GLC06741.07
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Manuscript document signed

Account of Vanderslice's expenditures during Chickasaw emigration

1837/07/01-1838/01/13

Vanderslice, D., fl. 1837-1838

Vanderslice was Assisant Superintendent and Conductor in the emigration of the Chickasaw Indians.

GLC06741.08
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Document signed

Certification re: delivery of 175 Chickasaw Indians and their belongings

1838/02/20

Vanderslice, D., fl. 1837-1838

Delivered via the ship "Itasca."

GLC06741.09
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Autograph letter signed

to Benjamin Rush re: support for US in War of 1812

1812/07/07

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Writing from retirement, Adams writes to his friend Rush on a variety of topics, especially the War of 1812. This letter was written one month after the United States declared war on Great Britain. "I believe with you that Wars are the natural and...

GLC06742
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Broadsheet

Boston evening post. Supplement [printing Boston Port Act]

1774/05/16

Great Britain. Parliament. Boston Port.

Slight text loss to newspaper banner at top.

GLC06743
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Broadside

New York Journal. Supplement. "Last Night arrived an Express..."

1775/06/24

Reprints an eyewitness account of the battle of Bunker Hill. Printed by John Holt.

GLC06744
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Header Record

Confederate imprints: mostly handbills and pamphlets, mostly Confederate laws [decimalized]

1861-1865

GLC06745
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Header Record

John Hancock and British Revolutionary letters [decimalized]

1775-1782

GLC06746
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Autograph letter signed

to unknown re: relaying Gage's opinion that 32,000 troops are needed

1775/07/17

North, Frederick, 1732-1792

Relaying Gage's opinion that 32,000 troops are needed to suppress to suppress the rebellion in North America Written in Bushy Park.

GLC06746.01

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