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to Henry Curtis
June 24, 1825
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Tyler discusses a carriage he is selling to Curtis. States that he will accept a mule Curtis has as partial payment. He mentions that his wife Letitia's health is still poor.
GLC00988
to Joseph Clay
November 27, 1804
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
Written by McKean as Governor of Pennsylvania to Clay as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. According to the docketed note of McKean, this is a retained rough draft of a letter to Clay. References Clay's letter of November 15, 1804. Clay claims...
GLC00989
[Confederate act to authorize the exportation of produce and merchandise]
February 18, 1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Passed by the Confederate Congress, Thomas Bocock as speaker of the House, and R.M.T. Hunter as president pro tempore of the Senate and approved by Davis as president. Authorizes the export of government-owned "cotton, tobacco, and other produce and...
GLC00990
to Tazwell W. Newman
September 12, 1861
Zollicoffer, Felix K., 1812-1862
Discusses Colonel Newman's request for supplies and supply issues more generally. Also comments on the movements of a few regiments. With a brief postscript noting supplies taken by Major J. L. Brown. Zollicoffer was a brigadier general in the...
GLC00991
to Mary K. Buckner
February 21, 1862
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914
Confederate general Buckner writes to his wife, states that he is on his way to Indianapolis, where he was interred at Camp Morton after surrendering Fort Donelson to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. States that his staff is with him. With an...
GLC00992
[Appointment of Thomas Dingley as Massachusetts militia captain]
10 May 1776
Massachusetts Bay Council
Partially printed document signed by Perez Morton as deputy secretary of the council. Other signers from the Massachusetts Bay Council included: James Otis, W. Spooner, Caleb and Thomas Cushing, B. Chadborn, Moses Gill, John Whitcomb, Jedediah...
GLC00993
[Appointment of Second Lieutenant Enos Briggs]
25 July 1775
Warren, James, 1726-1808
Document of the Congress of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay appoints Enos Briggs a second lieutenant of a Company of Foot. Signed by James Warren, President of the Congress and Samuel Freeman, Secretary of the Congress. On verso is note written by...
GLC00994
to Henry Remsen
January 5, 1792
Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814
Written by Otis as Secretary of the United States Senate to Remsen as principal clerk of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Otis says he will send five copies of the journals of the First Congress and says he will send eight additional copies in...
GLC00995
[Rhode Island laws]
December 24, 1776
Ward, Henry, 1732-1797
Signed by Ward as Rhode Island Secretary of State. Printed set of laws passed by the legislature and Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island. Second page lists members of the legislature. Each page lists resolutions and laws and each paragraph has a...
GLC00996
[Appointment of John Collins as a Rhode Island delegate to the general congress]
8 May 1779
Greene, William, 1731-1809
Signed by Greene as governor of Rhode Island, countersigned by Henry Ward as secretary of state. Commissions Collins to represent Rhode Island in the general congress in Philadelphia until ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
GLC00997
to Russel Alger
circa 1897
Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904
Draft copy, no place or date. Edwards, Brevet Major General U. S. Volunteers, writes to Alger as Secretary of War. He discusses a medal wrongly awarded by the War Department to a private for the capture of General Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's...
GLC00998
to Andrew H. Foote
July 9, 1862
Bixby, Horace, fl. 1862
Bixby, seeking a mail contract, asks Foote to recommend him to Postmaster General Montgomery Blair. He notes that Flag Officer Davis has already written such a letter. He adds that in the event of his flotilla being turned over to the navy, and there...
GLC00999
Speeches By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior.
November 1891
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
Inscribed to philanthropist Charles Fairchild and signed with initials "O. W. H." With autograph explanatory notes on Civil War persons mentioned in his speeches, including W. Putnam, W.F. Cabot, James Lowell, General Charles Lowell, Paul Revere...
GLC01001
to William J. Hardee
January 25, 1865
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
Handwritten telegram sent by Confederate General Hill stating that he needs two thousand arms, and that nine hundred men arrived from the west but one half of them have deserted.
GLC01002
[Collection of Oliver D. Pratt, L company, 1st battalion, 4th regiment, Massachusetts, cavalry] [Decimalized .01-.03.12]
1861-1865 circa
Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864
Contains 2 diaries and 12 letters.
GLC01003
Collection of two items related to Abraham Lincoln and Lazarus Whitehead Powell [Decimalized]
December 1864
GLC01011
General orders no. 139.
24 September 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation published for the Army War Department printing, removed from a compilation of general orders. Noted on pages 117-120 are the orders that all people enslaved in the south will be freed. Beginning on...
GLC01024
[Collection of letters from Oliver D. Pratt to his brother Albert S. Pratt] [Decimalized .01-.12]
1863-1865
Includes nine dated autograph letters signed, and three undated or fragmentary autograph letters (two are signed). Pratt served in Col. L, 1st Battalion, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry. Includes fighting in Charleston, South Carolina, and Petersburg...
GLC01003.03
[Diary of Horace A. Smith, 3rd NY Cavalry]
1862
Smith, Horace A., fl. 1862
Autograph manuscript signed. Smith served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd NY Cavalry, "Van Allen's Regiment." Diary kept in ink and pencil with later pencil pagination. Includes ink drawings of Camp layouts at Poolesveille, Md. and Harpers Ferry...
GLC01004
5th Corps original field orders of the last campaign
1864-1865
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
Retained letterpress copies of over 200 original field directives pasted into a bound manuscript. Copies are of the original orders sent to the 5th Corps, or V Corps, Army of the Potomac. Almost all orders were issued by General Meade and almost...
GLC01005
[Diary aboard the U.S.S. Nantucket]
February-May 1864
Allen, George Walter, 1842-1912
Allen was an officer on the USS "Nantucket" during and before the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The diary appears to have been written within days of the actions. Includes manuscript pencil and ink "Sketch of Charleston Harbor and fortifications," and...
GLC01006
[5 Documents pertaining to the surrender of CSS Atlanta to Union ironclads] [decimalized .01-.05]
Various
Documenting the surrender and prisoner transfers of a Confederate ironclad steamer. Webb was commander of the CSS "Atlanta," which surrendered to Union ironclads. Documents include lists of officers and crew. The CSS "Atlanta" was an ironclad ram...
GLC01007
List of blockade runners with ALS and photograph [decimalized .01-.02]
1863-1864
GLC01008
Vessels captured within the limits of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Drowne, Byron P., 1848-1933
Ledger book lists 42 ships captured from South Carolina to Florida with inclusive dates of October 3, 1863 to May 5, 1865. Six columns listed as: Prize (name of the vessel), Class, Whom captured, Where captured, Where sent, and Remarks. Occasionally...
GLC01008.01
Letter to his mother and photograph of Byron P. Drowne [Decimalized .01- .02]
21 October 1864
Letter from 16-year-old Drowne to his mother, written on the USS "Catalpa" off Charleston. Accompanying photograph.
GLC01008.02
[Ordnance used by ships during siege of Vicksburg]
1863
United States. Navy
Ordnance book listing supplies used by Union ships Pensacola, Sportsman, Fearnot and Storehouse. Documents ordnance issued and ordnance used. Dated March 31- August 1863.
GLC01009
[General Orders acknowledging soldiers' bravery in the capture of Forts Morgan and Gaines, Alabama]
23 August 1864
Granger, Gordon, 1822-1876
General Granger relates his appreciation to officers and soldiers. Writes "In the midst of danger you have been brave; under the severest exposure and fatigue you have been patient... continue to cherish all those virtues of discipline and courage...
GLC01010
[Collection of Creed A. Lay, A company, 40th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]
1861-1931
Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864
Lay was served in the 40th Regiment, Ill. volunteers. Collection includes 64 items including 32 letters, 25 envelopes, 2 metal lapel pins, and 5 miscellaneous items. Letters include many original envelopes, some with patriotic designs, a cut-out...
GLC01013
Collection of Daniel G. Winegar, B company, 95th regiment, Illinois, infantry [Decimalized .001-.189]
05 November 1862 - 09 July 1865
Winegar, Daniel G., fl. 1862-1865
This collection consists exclusively of correspondence from Daniel G. Winegar, to his wife Elvira in Belvidere, Ill. Winegar enlisted as a private in August 1862, and was mustered into Co. "B" of the 95th Illinois infantry in September of that year...
GLC01014
List of killed & wounded at the battle of Gettysburg Pa. July 2nd & 3rd 63
2 July 1863 - 3 July 1863
Manuscript field report of killed, wounded, and missing from the 1st Massachusetts Infantry. Most likely written while at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Includes comments such as "coward" and "d-d good soldier" after a few names.
GLC01015
Diary and Photograph of Benjamin F. Thomas [Decimalized .01-.02]
1865
GLC01016
General orders, no. 112
8 October 1862
Hurlbut, Stephen A., 1815-1882
Praises his men, the "Fighting Fourth" Division of the Army of the Tennessee, for their actions after the battle of Corinth. Hurlbut's men arrived after the Confederate assault on the city had been repulsed, but he praises their actions against the...
GLC01017
Manuscript journal and letter book
1765-1781 ( bulk: 1765-1766 )
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824
Bulk, 1765-1769 on Stamp Act Congress; some pages cut out. In four sections: 1) Correspondence of CT and Philadelphia Merchant's Committee, re: Stamp Act, 1765-1766; 2) Resolves of colonies re: Stamp Act Congress, with minutes of the Congress from...
GLC01018
[The laying and completion of the Pacific cable]
1902-1903
MacKay, Clarence H., 1874-1938
Two volume scrapbook covering the completion of the Pacific cable linking North America to Hawaii, Australia, and the South Pacific. Includes cablegrams charting progress of the cable and sending congratulations from officials in places along the...
GLC01020
Extracts from minutes of our yearly meeting of Pennsylvania & New Jersey, held in Philadelphia by adjournments from the 23rd day of the ninth month.
23 - 28 September 1776
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809
One copy of a meeting minutes dated September 23-28, 1776. States that Quakers should not participate in governments active in war, or contribute to the promotion of war through business or other activity. Condemns all forms of slavery and...
GLC01021
Grant's Petersburg progress. [Vol.1, no.1 (April 3, 1865)]
3 April 1865
Eden, R.C., fl. 1865
Union occupation newspaper announcing the capture of Petersburg: "Petersburg Ours! We are here! Hallelujah!" Prints the official surrender correspondence, describes Black celebrating as the "colored population." Brief report that Union forces had...
GLC01022
to John D. Godman
March 6, 1824
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Letter discusses the upcoming presidential election. Speculates on the contest between himself, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William H. Crawford. Thinks it certain that the election will be decided in the House of Representatives (it was)...
GLC01028
to Mary Wood
July 2, 1813
Wood, B.G., fl. 1813
He writes to his sister about his activities in Canada at Fort George and elsewhere in the northern campaign during the War of 1812. Also discusses the heroism of their brother, Eleazor D. Wood, at Fort Meigs, as recounted by General William Henry...
GLC01043.02
to Eleazor D. Wood
August 19, 1814
Armstrong, John, 1755-1816
Transmits a brevet commission to the position of lieutenant colonel for Wood's service in the Battle of Lundy's Lane near Niagara Falls on July 25, 1814. One black and white bust engraving of John Armstrong included.
GLC01043.05
to nearest relatives of Eleazor D. Wood
August 2, 1830
Jones, R., fl. 1830
Circular letter from the Adjutant General's Office signed by Jones as aide-de-camp. Requests a copy of the brevet commissions conferred by President Madison during the War of 1812. Wood had been brevetted lieutenant colonel on August 19, 1814 (see...
GLC01043.06
[Appointment of Eleazor D. Wood to major in the corps of engineers]
2 August 1813
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Madison signed as President and countersigned by John Armstrong as Secretary of War. The commission was a brevet for Battle of Lundy's lane near Niagara Falls.
GLC01043.07
General post-office, New-York [postmaster's first report]
1790
Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813
First report of the Post Office, by Postmaster general Samuel Osgood. Evans 22978. Folio.
GLC01033
Report of the Attorney-General. Read in the House of Representatives,
[1791]
Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813
A2-H2 I2(-I2) ($1 signed). Submitted by Edmund Randolph as Attorney General on the U.S. judicial system and revising the Judiciary Act of 1789. Randolph was helped in drafting this report by Justice James Wilson. Sabin 67816. Evans 23909
GLC01035
The Secretary of the Treasury [...], relatively to [...] a Mint
[1790]
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
A-E2 F2(-F2) ($1 signed). Regarding establishment of a Mint. Submitted by Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury as an appendix to his report on the Public Credit. Evans 23920.
GLC01036
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the subject of the Public Debt.
1792
A-D2 ($1 signed). Submitted by Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury. With his name misspelled "Alexarder" on p.15. Evans 24926
GLC01037
Communications from the Secretary of the Treasury, to the House ....
1793
A-Q2 R2 ($1 signed). Evans 26343, Bibliotheca Hamiltoniana 246. Submitted by Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury. With foldout "General Statement of the Appropriations" for 1792
GLC01038
A Plan for the general arrangement of the militia of the United States
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
A-F2 G2 (-G2) ($1 signed). Submitted by Henry Knox as Secretary of War, the first report issued by his department. Evans 22958, Howes K220. 1 black and white bust engraving of Peter Cooper included.
GLC01039
Treaties between the United States and France
1778
United States. Treaties, etc.
Printed by John Dunlap. First American printing of the first United States treaty. Contains both the Treaty of Alliance with France and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce. The Treaty of Alliance is the first Philadelphia printing and the first...
GLC01040
The Secretary of Treasury respectfully reports.... [state debts report]
04 March 1790
An appendix to Hamilton's Public Credit report on state debts. Proposes raising customs duties. Evans 23003, Bibliotheca Hamiltoniana 165
GLC01041
An Ordinance for the government of the territory of United States, northwest of the river Ohio
1795
Northwest Ordinance
One printed copy of "An Ordinance for the government of the territory of United States, northwest of the river Ohio" dated 1795. Details new laws on property rights. This printing comes from the first section of Laws of the Territory of the United...
GLC01042
November 30, 1812
Wood, Eleazor D., 1783-1814
He writes to his sister about his orders to see General William Henry Harrison at Detroit. He urges her to take an educational opportunity and discusses the benefits education would bring her. Notes that the time has come for him to be tested as a...
GLC01043.01
January 24, 1814
He discusses his desire to visit home that winter, which could not be fulfilled because he is fighting in the War of 1812. Discusses the perils of his activities in the west (in Ohio), being surrounded by Indians, and fearing he would not see his...
GLC01043.03
to unknown
August 16, 1814
Draft of a detailed report of the attack on Fort Erie that had been repelled on August 14, 1814. Wood commanded forces in the battle. Letter written at Fort Erie to a superior officer.
GLC01043.04
Report on public credit. Appendix Treasury Department, March 4, 1790
December 13, 1790
Written by Hamilton as an appendix to his Public Credit report and issued six weeks later. He recommended raising duties on imported liquor and enacting an excise tax on domestic Whiskey. (This tax eventually led to the Whiskey Rebellion).
GLC01044
Report on the adoption of the gold standard in Japan
1899
Matsukata, Masayoshi, 1835-1924
Printed by the Government Printing Press. Contains information on the development of the coinage system in Japan during the Meiji Period. Discusses implementation of the Coinage Law of 1897.
GLC01045
to John Hunt Morgan
September 12, 1862
Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893
Smith ordering Morgan to defend Nicholasville and Bryantsville, near Lexington, Kentucky. Letter written in pencil.
GLC01049
to John S. Preston
August 10, 1863
Confederate general Buckner asks Colonel Preston to have some letters of General John Hunt Morgan's wife sent to Confederate President Jefferson Davis to be forwarded to Morgan, who was in a Union prison camp in Ohio. Partial docket on verso; lower...
GLC01050
to James B. McPherson
November 8, 1863
Adams, William Wirt, 1819-1888
Confederate General Adams sends two men, under a flag of truce, to visit their brother, who was being held in Vicksburg as a spy. Asks Union Major General McPherson for permission for them to attempt to obtain proof of their brother's innocence.
GLC01051
[Endorsement on petition for a dentist to join the Confederate Army]
7 September 1864
Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902
Endorsement on Marx E. Cohen's request to the Surgeon General of the Confederate States to provide " 'Dental Surgery' " to the Confederate Army in the field. WIth several signatures approving the request and several signed annotations on the verso...
GLC01052
[Diary Oliver D. Pratt]
1864
Autograph manuscript signed. Pratt served in Co. L, 1st Battalion, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry. Approximately 100 pages written in pencil. Military content about war in Virginia. Dated June 10- October 1, 1864.
GLC01003.01
[Diary of Oliver D. Pratt]
Autograph manuscript signed. Military content about war in Virginia. Written in pencil. Dated October 1, 1864-June 24, 1865,
GLC01003.02
[Seated portrait of John H. Surratt]
1868
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
One portrait of John Harrison Surratt, Jr., taken by Mathew Brady in 1868.
GLC02194
Journal of a whaling voyage on board ship Cortes of New Bedford, [Massachusetts]
1849-1856
Histed, William, fl. 1849
Includes five separate pages of watercolors that were possibly previously bound in the log. Includes daily entries of the whaling voyage and numerous miscellaneous newspaper clippings, poems, and songs. Many entries are accompanied by an ink stamp...
GLC02212
[General orders no. 30 regarding food rations for contrabands]
January 25, 1864
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Signed by Townsend, United States Assistant Adjutant General. By order of the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, establishes food rations "for issue by the Subsistence Department to adult refugees and to adult colored persons, commonly called...
GLC02225
[Collection of two items, quotation signed by Dolley Madison and engraving] Decimalized
6 March 1849
Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
GLC02231
to John C. Tidball
30 October 1883
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Writes a friendly letter to Tidball about how their military circle is breaking up since Tidball is leaving to head the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, and Sherman has left for St . Louis. Praises Tidball's reputation over the years he has known...
GLC02246
[Official ordnance document]
23 December 1864
Treadwell, Thomas James, ?-1879
Partially printed document, with printed signature. Treadwell, Captain of Ordnance, informs Captain Albert A. Day (Company K, 20th Michigan Infantry, 9th Corps) that his return of ordnance and ordnance stores for the fourth quarter of 1864 has been...
GLC02249.01
To the men under his command
February 9, 1862
Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877
Written aboard the flag steamer USS Philadelphia. General order, signed clerically, sent by Flag Officer Goldsborough as commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron thanking his men for a victory "worthy of yourselves and the sacred cause the...
GLC02252
[Envelope addressed to Major Vincent]
ca. 16 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
A free franked envelope (War Department stationery) signed as Secretary of War, allowing the bearer, Major Vincent, to see the Board of Inquiry into Lincoln's assassination.
GLC02256
[Collection of Amos J. Harding, L company, 6th regiment, Missouri, cavalry] [decimalized]
The collection consists of thirteen letters written by various men but all addressed to Amos J. Harding. The letters are from friends and officers in service during the Civil War and are mostly from Missouri; eight of these letters possess dockets....
GLC02178
[Collection of Erastus R. McKinney, I company, 11th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]
1851-1904
McKinney, Erastus R., fl. 1851-1904
Collection of 47 items from the papers of Erastus Root McKinney, who served as a private in the 11th Illinois Volunteers. The collection consists of 43 documents, 4 photographs, and a diary, much of which documents McKinney's service in the Civil War...
GLC02179.01
[Diary of Erastus McKinney]
January 26, 1862 - June 9, 1862
Autograph manuscript signed. Includes reports on Union casualities during the capture of Fort Donelson (fought from 11 February to 16 February 1862 at Stewart County, Tennessee).
GLC02179.02
[Collection of George F. Morse, 91st regiment, New York, volunteers] [decimalized]
1864-1868
Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868
Collection of George F. Morse, private, 91st New York Volunteers. There are 52 items in the collection, including 17 letters from Morse, from his enlistment in October 1864, until his discharge in July 1865. Letters were written from Kingston, New...
GLC02180
[Collection of John H. Powers, 1st regiment, Vermont, cavalry] [decimalized]
1860-1877
Powers, John Hale, fl. 1973
Collection of 75 letters written to a private in the first Vermont Cavalry, 1860-77, from friends and schoolmates at Newbury Seminary, and fraternity brothers from Wesleyan College. Some of the letters are from soldiers in the field, while others...
GLC02181
[Collection of E. Wyman Stone, A company, 21st regiment, Massachusetts, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .37]
1861-1865
Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1864
Stone was a corporal in the 21st Mass. Vols., Co. A. The letters are written from Massachusetts, Annapolis, and New Berne, North Carolina. The collection includes 34 letters (some with envelopes), three receipts, a newspaper clipping and a furlough...
GLC02182
[Collection of Edward L. Sturtevant]
1862-1863
Sturtevant, Edward L., fl. 1862
A collection of 37 items from a Union captain. Includes 26 wardate letters, 10 envelopes, and 1 carte-de-visite. Written from the training base at Camp Maine, Brooklyn, New York. Describing in detail his duties as an officer, he often finds the army...
GLC02183
to Francis Preston Blair
23 August 1856
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Praises a letter Blair wrote, published in a newspaper (possibly the New York Evening Post). Has confidence that "we shall succeed in electing Fremont," referring to John C. Frémont's candidacy in the 1856 Presidential election. Compares the...
GLC02184
Why We are at War. Messages to Congress January to April, 1917
1917
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Signed in front endpaper. Content surrounding America's entry into World War I. Deckle edges.
GLC02186
Confederate cavalryman with canteen, 1/6 plate ambrotype, ruby-glass
1865 ca.
GLC02187
Confederate cavalryman seated with pistol, 1/9 plate ambrotype
The image is said to be that of a member of a cavalryman in Morgan's troop.
GLC02188
Fall in Men! Fall in Promptly! To the Rescue of the State!
circa July 1863
Sparks, Thomas, fl. 1863
Pennsylvania recruitment broadside, published by recruiting officer Lieutenant Thomas Sparks probably asking for men to defend the state during Robert E. Lee's invasion in June-July 1863. Focal point is large depiction of a debonair soldier charging...
GLC02192
Largest Bounties! Recruits Wanted for the Penn'a Volunteers
circa June 1863
Tinen, P.S., fl. 1863
Pennsylvania recruitment broadside published by recruitment officer Captain P.S. Tinen of the 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Printed in blue and red ink by King & Baird at 607 Samson Street in Philadelphia. Dominated by the image of an...
GLC02193
to Edwin M. Stanton
5 May 1862
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881
Signed as Major General commanding in the Department of North Carolina. Writes to the Secretary of War to report on the positions and activities of various troops and generals. "From information obtained through our Spies, I am Satisfied that the...
GLC02196
[Collection of Civil War letters from various soldiers & civilians] [decimalized]
1864-1905
Collection of 51 letters, including 24 wardate soldiers' letters, to recipients in Lancaster and York County, Pennsylvania. Written by various individuals, mostly to Isaac Cover (Kover, Coover) and family in Pennsylvania. Most have envelopes....
GLC02197
[Collection of Leander A. Williston, B company, 3rd regiment, Massachusetts, heavy artillery] [Decimalized .01- .60]
Williston, Leander A., 1830-?
Williston was Lieutenant in the 6th Co. Massachusetts Volunteers. Collection includes his appointment as Sergeant in Company 6 of the Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, 27 June 1863, cloth map, muster rolls and ordnance reports and correspondence from...
GLC02198
[Appointment of Williston, Quarter Master Sergeant of the 6th Co. Mass. Vols.]
27 June 1863
Signed by Capt. A. P. Allen, printed document on "art. vellum."
GLC02198.60
Life studies of the Great Army
1876
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Print portfolio of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies. All the etchings have been separated and put in individual folders. Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club, while he travelled with the Union...
GLC02199
[Oil painting of General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback overlooking a battlefield]
circa 1875
Gaul, Gilbert William, 1855-1919
Depicts Grant writing in a notebook while overlooking a battlefield. Several Confederate soldiers lay dead and dying in the foreground. Other Union leaders confer on horseback. Completed in black, white, gray, and brown. Signed by the artist in...
GLC02201
to Arthur Carpenter
3 September 1929
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Writes a witty letter to the business manager at Warm Springs, Georgia, where Roosevelt founded the Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in 1927. Jokes about mosquitoes briefly. Discusses the sprinkler system for the Meriwether Hotel. Signed...
GLC02202
to Howell Cheney
December 7, 1915
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Letter regarding raising money for the war effort. Typed on personal stationery.
GLC02203.01
17 October 1917
Letter regarding the Red Cross. Typed on personal stationery.
GLC02203.02
February 2, 1918
Discusses the sacrifices needed to support the American war effort during World War I. Mentions the War Savings Stamp project as a means for both rich and poor to contribute, but asserts that the such financial support "is a duty rather more...
GLC02203.03
to John Lovett
26 April 1815
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Serving as New Hampshire State Representative, Webster discusses possible future political appointments with New York Representative Lovett. Discusses a dinner with Richard Stockton, a New Jersey Representative. Referring to the New York election...
GLC02204
[Receipt for meals and lodging]
7 August 1777
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795
Signed by Charles Pyncheon. Verifies receipt of 32 shillings from Bartlett as payment for his and Colonel Nathaniel Peabody's food and lodging for eight days at the Springfield, Massachusetts monetary convention held 30 July - 6 August 1777.
GLC02205
to William Moore
March 17, 1782
Irvine, William, 1741-1804
Written by Irvine as Brigadier General to Moore as President of Pennsylvania. He is concerned with British deserters and prisoners enlisting into the Continental Army despite the vigilance of recruiting officers. Since there is no defined punishment...
GLC02206
3 August 1791
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800
Thanks the recipient for information in a previous letter, about the "hostile disposition of the Indians on the Frontiers." Shares his hope that federal treaties will ease the recipient's apprehensions and "produce a general peace." Introduces Col...
GLC02207
[Clipped signature mounted on engraving of Pownall]
circa 1780, 1897
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
Includes Pownall's signature and an engraving of Pownall mounted on backing. Signature possibly created circa 1780. Engraving copyrighted 1897 by Little, Brown, & Co. based on the original engraving by Richard Earlom, first printed in 1777....
GLC02207.02
Proclamation: [Salem Gazette printing re: invasion of Capitol]
1814/09/07
Salem Gazette printing dated September 7 at 3 o'clock P.M. from the Salem Gazette Office, reprinting the text from the Boston Evening Gazette.
GLC02208
Dignified retirement: parody on the house that Jack built, -- fitted to the times
circa 1809
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
A parody of the nursery rhyme styled upon eighteenth century children's chapbooks making fun of Jefferson's retirement at a time of national crisis. The figures are rough allegories of Jefferson (alternately a king then a priest, retiring to a...
GLC02209
[Arkansas survey map depicting land claims]
30 September 1844
Pelham, William, 1803-1879
Depicts a map of the Arkansas surveying district "shewing the extent of Public Survey's in said district on the 30th September 1844." Contains boundary lines, including the Cherokee and Choctaw line, the Louisiana Line, the Missouri line, and the...
GLC02210.02
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