1861-1865

Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Samuel Watson Van Nuys, F company, 7th regiment, Indiana, infantry] [decimalized]

Includes over 110 letters to his parents with commentary on seeing Lincoln, commanding colored troops, baseball, etc.; with tintype photo of Van Nuys and 2 other officers.

GLC07687

11 June 1770

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Committee of Correspondence in New Jersey

"...[A]ll the duties in the last Revenue Act are repealed, except that on Tea."

GLC07689

1865/08/26

Florida

Broadside

Title: Proclamation by William Marvin, Provisional Gov. of the State of Florida

Calls for the election of delegates to a convention for the re-establishment of state government in Florida. Gov. Marvin's proclamation is dated the 23rd, but the printing is dated the 26th.

GLC07690

1771/01/07

Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Lee re: liquidating his estate

Lincoln employs a Southern colloquialism: "You shall be able to say 'that took!'"

GLC07691

1789

Blois, A.J.E.R. de, fl. 1789

Autograph manuscript

Title: Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique [in French]

French primer on American Democracy by member of Society of the Cincinnati, including discussion of U.S. and State Constitutions. Includes ALS (04/14/1808) addressed to Monsieur Le Prefet [in French], and an MDS (07/15/1825) detailing de Blois's military and civil service [4 p.].

GLC07688.01

1761/08/26

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Dear Sir" re: Virginia's warm springs and his health

GLC07695

1786/08/23

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Jonathan Loring Austin re: his Fourth of July oration

GLC07696

1786/11/18

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Madison

Responds favorably to the work done at the Annapolis Convention and since. Explains why he cannot attend the Constitutional Convention. He was re-elected president of the Society of Cincinnati, whose meeting coincides with the convention. Although he declined that position because of his desire to retire from public life, attending the Constitutional Convention would be considered a snub to the former officers of the Continental Army. Expresses his happiness in hearing Madison would chair the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention.

GLC07699

14 August 1780

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Daniel Brodhead

General Washington discusses Colonel Bowman's apprehension regarding British progress with General Brodhead, stationed at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. States "what men can be spared from the Garrison of the upper Country- St. Johns- Montreal and Quebec are now acting in conjunction with the Indians upon the Mowhawk River, where they have lately done considerable mischief." Discusses the strain on supplies, stating "you will be very happy if you can adopt any expedient to supply yourself without depending wholly upon the Commissary in a regular way." Mentions the praiseworthy conduct of…

GLC07702

1836/12/23

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Norris re: President Jackson's discussion of Texas Independence

"The message of the President's concerning Texas [Independence] will I think close the campaign on that subject for the present session. The truth is, that it would be as impolite as vain for the opposition to attack the dying lion [Jackson]; & they can not with decency assail M. Van Buren in advance."

GLC07709

1864-1870

Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913

Header Record

Title: [David Stauffer sketchbooks and papers]

Collection of two volumes belonging to David Stauffer, an ensign on the U.S.S. Alexandria, dated 1864 to 1870. Consists of two sketchbooks and an additional 21 items housed in GLC07713.02. Sketches include naval and architectural sketches, as well as depictions of African Americans, women, sailor, landscapes and boat manouevers.

GLC07713

1836/06/25

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: Patent issued to Gould Thorp for inventing an improvement to the cooking stove

GLC07718

1945/10/30

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Typed document signed

Title: Speech re: transition to peacetime; economy

"Four days after the surrender of Japan, I issued executive order 9599 which laid down the guiding policies of your government during the transition from war to peace...to assist in the maximum production of civilian goods...to avoid both inflation and deflation."

GLC07720

1814/11/12

Morris, Phebe, fl. 1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Anthony Morris re: War of 1812

Terms offered by nation Britain have "contributed more than any circumstance whatever to unite all parties in the resolution of repelling unitedly, the enemy;" burning of the White House: "It would have shocked you my dear papa to have heard how many persons rejoiced in the barbarous and wanton destruction committed at Washington...it is actually true that Admiral Cockburn placed himself in the chair of the House of Representatives and deliberately took the votes of 'to burn or not to burn.'"

GLC07721

1868 [?]

Republican Party

Pamphlet

Title: Paying Off the Democratic Public Debt

re: Civil War debts and "the legacy which the Democratic administration of James Buchanan bequeathed the Republican party."

GLC07722

1867/03/02

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Pamphlet

Title: Message from the President of the United States... [Pardoned Confederates]

List of pardoned Confederates from 15 April 1865 to 2 March 1867.

GLC07723

1867/07/19

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Pamphlet

Title: Message from the President of the United States... [Pardoned Confederates]

List of pardoned Confederates from 15 April 1865 to 8 July 1867.

GLC07724

1865/12/22

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: re: thanks to an unnamed member of Parliament for his support of the Union

GLC07694

April 1759

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Autograph document signed

Title: [Teamsters agreement for a military expedition up the St. River Lawrence]

Written by Hancock while working for his uncle's mercantile company during the French and Indian War. Makes an agreement for provisioning the troops for the Battle of Quebec. Records a contract between "teamster, on the one part, & Thomas Hancock of Boston Esq. who is Impowered to agree with them by His Excellency Major General Amherst Commander in Chief of all His Majesty's Forces in North America." The teamsters agreed to join Major General James Wolfe, who was planning to follow a route up the St. Lawrence river to attack Quebec, as drivers. Contains details on pay and provisions…

GLC07697

8 April 1783

Whipple, William, 1730-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Whipple

Informs his brother that "The Treaties of Peace were sign'd," officially ending the American Revolution, and that "The British I suppose are preparing to leave our Territory." Indicates that soldiers will soon be coming home in need of employment. Joseph Whipple was William's only living brother (by blood), although it is possible that the addressee was a brother-in-law.

GLC07700

20 October 1780

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Broadside

Title: [Proclamation to officers and soldiers of the Continental Army]

Full title as follows, "A Proclamation to the Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Army who have the real Interest of their Country at Heart, and who are determined to be no longer the Tools and Dupes of Congress, or of France." An appeal to American soldiers to join the British Army and advance the cause of "Union with Britain, and true American Liberty." "Friends, fellow soldiers, and citizens, arouse, and judge for yourselves - reflect on what you have lost - consider to what you are reduced, and by your courage repel the ruin the still threatens you." With various monetary…

GLC07701

1808

Broadside

Title: 5000 American Seamen detained on board British vessels!

Alerts citizens to British impressment, American prisoners in France, "Algerine Piracy and Barbarity," and the relocation of American families to Canada, and blames it all on the Embargo Act of 1807. Urges "a hearty vote for the ANTI-EMBARGO and FEDERAL REPUBLICAN TICKET" in the election of 1808.

GLC07703

2 March 1793

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Printed document signed

Title: [Four acts passed by the United States Congress on 5 November 1792]

Four acts on one sheet, signed by Secretary of State Jefferson. Includes: "An Act making an appropriation to defray the expense of a treaty with the Indians north west of the Ohio," "An Act providing for the payment of the First Installment due on a Loan made of the Bank of the United States," "An Act for the relief of Elijah Bostwick," and "An Act making addition to the Compensation of certain Public Officers."

GLC07704

1861/05-1864

Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Richard H. Jackson, I company, 9th regiment, New York, infantry] [Decimalized .001- .516]

Letters of Richard H. Jackson, Lieutenant in the 9th NY regiment, Hawkins Zouaves, during the period of his service in the Union Army and his subsequent employment as a government clerk attached to the army's subsistence department. 185 letters written to his father in New York City which reveal in detail his two year army enlistment, from his first encampment at Riker's Island in May of 1861 to May of 1863 in Head & Morris Island, South Carolina where Jackson witnesses and reports on the Army and Naval operations against Charleston. Also included: 92 wartime letters written to Jackson…

GLC07705

1862/09/12

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

Autograph manuscript

Title: Speech at the Tremont Temple

"The immediate cause of the present war is that your president would not sell them Fort Sumter... it is as true of Nations as of Individuals, that nothing so surely invites further agression, as to yield to unjust demands."

GLC07707