1914

Germany

Object

Title: [German Reichsbanknote 20 marks]

German Reichsbanknote 20 marks with two crests on the front in a decorative design in blue. On reverse side the number twenty is in the center of a decorative circle.

GLC09620.357

1914

Object

Title: [New York, NY- Hungarian Fund Egy Forint $1]

A souvenir banknote from a fundraiser in New York City held by Hungarian patriot, Lajos Kossuth, who led a failed rebellion in Hungary in 1848.

GLC09620.358

1908

Germany

Object

Title: [German 100 Mark 1908]

A reichsbanknote worth 100 marks. There are portraits of Hermes and Demeter, Greek gods with a decorative crest in the middle. The reserve side is of Germania holding a sword and shield.

GLC09620.359

1910

Germany

Object

Title: [German 1000 Mark 1910]

A reichsbanknote worth 1000 marks. Decorative flowers with an eagle watermark. Reverse side has two women representing Navigation and Agriculture next to a large crest of an eagle.

GLC09620.360

1943

Object

Title: [Belgian 5 Francs]

A decorative floral banknote from Belgium worth five francs.

GLC09620.361

14 November 1941

Object

Title: [French-Moroccan Franc]

A decorative French-Moroccan bank note worth five francs.

GLC09620.362

2 September 1865

Central Mining Company, fl. 1854-1894

Object

Title: [Central Mining Company Ten Dollar Note]

A ten dollar note produced by the Central Mining Company in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. It has a number of signatures on both sides and a facsimile of a portrait of Longfellow's daughters in the bottom left corner.

GLC09620.363

4 April 1868

Central Mining Company, fl. 1854-1894

Object

Title: [Central Mining Company Ten Dollar Note]

A ten dollar note produced by the Central Mining Company in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. It has a number of signatures on both sides and a facsimile of a portrait of a female warrior.

GLC09620.364

1944

Japanese Government

Object

Title: [Japanese Invasion Money Five Centavos]

Five centavos issued by the Japanese Government in the Phillipines during World War II. Decorative blue pattern on reverse side.

GLC09620.365

1944

Japanese Government

Object

Title: [Japanese Invasion Money Ten Centavos]

Ten centavos issued by the Japanese Government in the Phillipines during World War II. Decorative pattern on reverse side in brown.

GLC09620.366

7 September 1862

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John C. Kelton

Describes organization of his forces in preparation for fighting near Corinth. Lists which Divisions will go with which Generals and where they will be positioned "Maj. Gen. Sherman commanding on the right, Maj. Gen. Ord in the center, and Brig. Gen. Rosencrans on the left." Also notes "will probably move Head Quarters to Jackson."

GLC03786

September 1775

Trumbull, John, fl. 1775-1793

Autograph manuscript

Title: Autograph manuscript map of Boston drawn and annotated by Trumbull

Drawn for Washington on paper watermarked Norwich [Conn.]. Said to be one of the maps which introduced Trumbull to Washington's favor. It shows Boston, Cambridge and the surrounding harbor, with fortifications. Reproduced as a print in Theodore Sizer, Works of Col. John Trumbull (New Haven 1967), fig. 249, who refers to the original as "lost." This autograph manuscript is reproduced in The Correspondence of Captain Nathan and Lois Peters (Connecticut Historical Society, 1980).

GLC03795

8 August 1863

Warren, Gouverner K., 1830-1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lorenzo Thomas

Accepting his promotion to Major General of Volunteers, and enclosing his oath of office (GLC03801.01).

GLC03801.02

19 July 1863

Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

Letter

Title: to Henry W. Halleck

Recommending Brigadier General Gouverner K. Warren for nomination as Major General. Warren would soon receive the promotion. Clerically signed with Meade's name. Also signed by David C. Wager, Assistant Adjutant General. Written on stationery of the Office of the U.S. Military Telegraph, War Department.

GLC03801.03

12 April 1863

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas Chamberlain

Requesting a five day leave of absence "to go to Washington & Baltimore on business." Requesting the leave from his brother, who ranked below him but was the Acting Adjutant of their company.

GLC03801.04

23 October 1791

McHenry, James, 1753-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Jefferson

Requests a foreign appointment in Europe. Hopes the sea voyage will restore his health. Remarks that he does not want to deprive James Madison of the post, if he or another qualified person desires it. Hopes Jefferson will recommend him to President Washington. Also discusses shipping and commerce with Britain, relaying information from the debate in the Maryland legislature, of which McHenry was then a member. Docketed by Jefferson

GLC03802

4 December 1862

Gray, William H., 1810-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Justin Morrill

Discusses country's current financial position, per Morrill's request. Details poor state of U.S. finances, explains the "very grave objections" to President Lincoln's recommendation of a general banking law, and offers possible alternatives. "Our present debt is about 700 millions…The Government requires large additional sums…To place the whole security for the circulation of the country in the hands of a bureau at Washington, subject to the political changes to which it must be subject, is a matter to cause most serious apprehension." Morrill, a Republican Congressman from Vermont, was the…

GLC03806

1841

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Pamphlet

Title: Argument of John Quincy Adams, before the Supreme Court of the United States : in the case of the United States, appellants, vs. Cinque, and others,...

... (title continues) Africans, captured in the schooner Amistad, by Lieut. Gedney, delivered on the 24th of February and 1st of March, 1841: with a review of the case of the Antelope, reported in the 10th, 11th, and 12th volumes of Wheaton's Reports. Published by Seth Williston Benedict. Reprinted in 1969 by Arno Press, also available on microfilm.

GLC03809

17 August 1861

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

Printed document signed

Title: [Notification to George H. Thomas of his appointment by President Lincoln to Brigadier General of Volunteers]

Partially printed document issued by the War Department. If Thomas accepts the appointment, he is instructed to return an oath enclosed with the letter. Thomas is also instructed to report to Brigadier General Robert Anderson for orders.

GLC03816.01

27 October 1863

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Printed document signed

Title: to George Henry Thomas

Partially printed document informing Thomas that he has been appointed Brigadier General by the President of the United States. Signed by Stanton as Secretary of War. A note at the bottom of the page indicates that Thomas accepted this appointment 2 November 1863, the day he received this notification.

GLC03816.02

30 March 1862

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

To an unnamed Union General hoping he improves from his wounds and stating his importance to the Union cause. Addressed simply to "Dear General," who was recently wounded while fighting Stonewall Jackson's forces. States that his recovery is essential to the Union's success in the war. Docket notes "A friendly letter."

GLC03817.01

20 February 1868

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Document signed

Title: [Deed of sale of excess military sites]

Allows for the sale of lands, buildings, and improvements surrounding Harper's Ferry. Grants conveyance of property to Catharine E. Stipes.

GLC03817.02

23 July 1785

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Fitzgerald

General Washington discusses legal matters regarding his disputed land holdings on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, with his former aide-de-camp. Refers to a forthcoming survey of the Potomac River, necessary for a canal-building enterprise he sought to undertake as the first President of the Potomac Company. Expresses concern that he will be unable to simultaneously handle legal matters at both locations.

GLC03818

10 March 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal for warrant on the pardon of Jonathan C. Boyle].

GLC03824

22 December 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document

Title: to the Army of the Potamac

Printed executive order congratulating the Army of the Potomac for bravery during the Battle of Fredericksburg. Lincoln writes that "Although you were not successful, the attempt was not an error, nor the failure other than an accident."

GLC03825