6 May 1865

Upchurch, Burton, fl. 1865

Document signed

Title: C.S.A. soldier parole for Jerry Tate

GLC02674.02

9 September 1865

Wells, Benjamin, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: Oath of allegiance

A partially printed legal document. Wells signs his allegiance to the "STATE OF ALABAMA" of the United States of America.

GLC02674.03

6 January 1898

Meyers, A.L., fl. 1898

Document signed

Title: [Postal money order to Para-Parilla Drug Co. ]

Partially printed. A money order paid to Para-Parilla Drug Company in the sum of $1.66.

GLC02674.04

1861

Evans & Cogswell, fl. 1860-1864

Pamphlet

Title: Articles of War, for the Government of the Armies of the Confederate States

Published by Evans and Cogswell on "Steam-Power Presses" at No. 3 Broad and 103 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina. The paper cover has correct title, but title page misspells "hte" before "Confederate States." Document establishes the rules "for the government of the armies of the Confederate States." Divided into 3 sections. Section 1 has 101separate articles. Sections 2 and 3 are each only one sentence. These articles are the same rules as that the Union armies used, only with the use of the word "Confederate" instead of "United." Some tears to front cover, mostly at the…

GLC02675

11 May 1979

Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006

Book signed

Title: A time to heal: the autobiography of Gerald R. Ford

Published by Harper & Row and the Reader's Digest Association. Ford reviews his life and political career.

GLC02677

25 May 1691

Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730

Autograph document signed

Title: to the Constables of Roxbury

Summons the constables to bring in William Wally on the complaint of Winnifred Chick. Also requires the constables to bring in at the same time Benjamin Daws, Jacob Parker, and John Goose to appear as witnesses. A note on verso in Sewall's hand states that "Walen" denied the charge. Signed as Assistant.

GLC02678

1849-1873

Marchand, John B., 1808-1875

Header Record

Title: John B. Marchand documents [decimalized .01-.34]

Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy. Includes twenty-one Civil War letters, and letters by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, David Farragut, Alfred H. Guernsey, and others. Also includes personal letters regarding Marchand's family. Marchand was an officer in the United States Navy. He captained the steamer "Memphis" during the Paraguay expedition, served as Captain of the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the Civil War, later promoted to Commodore.

GLC02680

21 July 1780

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stephen Moylan

Written by Brigadier General Wayne to Colonel Moylan of the 4th Dragoons. Signed twice by Wayne. Discusses operations around New York during the summer of 1780. Written in the heat of the movement while planning actions against the British in New Jersey. Wants Moylan to drive off cattle and to "Oblige the Inhabitants to serve as Guides - letting them know the Consequence of a Deception." Postscript not in Wayne's hand. Noted as a copy on page 3.

GLC02681

1869

Header Record

Title: Book and note pertaining to Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Company claims against the United States [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC02682

3 March 1797

Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824

Broadside

Title: [An act repealing tax on spirits]

Printed by William Rose. An act in five sections. Announces the abolishment of duties on spirits as of 13 June 1797. Any distillery proprietors that do not meet the criteria set forth in section one of the act will be required to obtain a license and pay a certain amount per gallon depending on the capacity and content of each distillery. Furthermore, the act states that there will be a penalty of a fine equal to the amount for a license of six months, for anyone who engages in distilling without a license to do so.

GLC02683

circa 1880

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alfred

Addressed to "My dear Alfred." Hopes he will be able to see his paintings while they are on view for the next two weeks. Gives the address as Kreveden, 355 Fifth Ave. Remarks, "Some of them may enter the caverns of your memory - may linch up the 'old hoss' a little." Marked Saturday. Written on stationary printed with address 301 Webster Avenue, New Rochelle, NY.

GLC02686

1861

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Pamphlet

Title: Inaugural address of President Davis: delivered at the capitol, Monday, February 18, 1861, at 1 o'clock, P.M.

Printed by Shorter & Reid. First Printing. Uncut.

GLC02691.01

1861

Confederate States of America. Congress

Pamphlet

Title: Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America

Printed by Shorter & Reid in the first capital of the Confederate States, Montgomery, Alabama. Divided into 5 articles. Pages not cut.

GLC02691.05

July 25, 1861

Jones, Samuel, 1819-1887

Autograph note

Title: A congratulatory address from Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to Confederate soldiers following the Battle of First Bull Run

Confederate general Samuel Jones has written "For the 8th Rgt. Ga. Volunteers" on the verso of a copy of a congratulatory address from Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to Confederate soldiers following the Battle of First Bull Run, actually requesting this to be read to the troops. The address has been secretarially signed by Johnston and Beauregard, and by Thomas G. Rhett as assistant adjutant general. Beauregard declares "One week ago a countless host of men organized into an Army with all the appointments which modern art and practiced skill could devise…

GLC02691.07

22 July 1861

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Augustus did not send Asa, an enslaved person, to Miller, as he did not want Miller to be "better off in attendants than the other soldiers." Rather, he sold him to Dr. Colb, along with Asa's wife and Martha. Augustus gives Miller a word of advice: "The humble shall be exalted-don't think of yourself more highly than you ought to think." He gives Miller information about other soldiers from Rome, and promises that he will do everything in his power to improve Miller's own situation. Discusses the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run), which took place the previous day: "Yesterday we had a…

GLC02691.11.011

5 April 1826

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: [Resolutions of the board of Visitors of the University of Virginia].

Several resolutions authorize legal actions, others address student room and board, and offer specific directives regarding University maintenance, regulations, procurements, and expulsions. The board of Visitors of the University was a governing body similar to a board of trustees or regents. Originally accompanied letter (GLC 6102). Signed as Rector of the University of Virginia.

GLC02696

7 August 1863

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Tod

Morgan, a Confederate general, writes as a prisoner of war in the Ohio Penitentiary to Ohio governor Tod. Forwards a note from the warden of the prison, Nathaniel Merion, denying Morgan's request for newspapers. Morgan asks that Tod give him permission to purchase newspapers, as they had discussed the day before. On Ohio Penitentiary letterhead. Writes ". . . In answer to your request in regard to newspapers I wish [inserted: to] say that there will not be any allowed inside of the prison under any circumstances. . . In the conversation which I had with you on yesterday among other things…

GLC02698

31 May 1863

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

Letter signed

Title: to D. G. Reed

General Morgan writes to Major Reed, assistant adjutant general in General Joseph Wheeler's Corps. Reports that he placed Colonels Duke, Cluke, and Chenault under arrest for neglect of duty for failing to forward a certificate called for in General Orders No. 4 from Corps Headquarters (possibly referring to Colonels Basil Wilson Duke, Roy S. Cluke, and David Wilson Chenault). Also dropped two soldiers' names from the rolls. Morgan claims the soldiers were often absent, and were captured behind Union lines without leave.

GLC02699

2 May 1863

Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

Letter signed

Title: to E. S. Burford

Morgan writes to Burford, assistant adjutant general. Relates his failure to comply with General Orders No. 4. Writes, "I would beg leave to say that, with half a Regiment at one point & half at another, with a command scattered over a line of County nearly a hundred & fifty miles in extent, picketing, doing courier duty, scouting, and guarding commissary trains, it is, in my opinion, an impossibility for them to comply fully with the provisions of that order." Reports that to comply with the orders, he would have to place very regimental commander in his division under arrest.…

GLC02700

9 March 1863

Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Zebulon B. Vance

Confederate Major General Hill writes to Governor Zebulon B. Vance of North Carolina, addressing the issue of deserters. Informs Vance that Colonel Wheeler, commissioned to arrest deserters, will travel to Wilkes County, North Carolina. Orders militia officers there to act "in concert with Wheeler." In reference to deserters, states "we seem to have the whole world against us" and implicates "Yankees, Irish, Germans, Danes, Swedes, Poles, Italians, Tories & Negroes" for desertion. Docketed by Vance on verso.

GLC02701

19 July 1861

Anderson, Richard Heron, 1821-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Manigault

Anderson, Colonel of South Carolina Infantry, writes to Manigault, Chief of Ordnance of South Carolina. States "I have been informed that the guns required for the [bastionets?] at Fort Moultrie are under your charge and not at the Arsenal as was supposed. Will you be so good as to deliver them with the carriages for which I applied this morning to Col. Ripley." The docket, possibly a reply, states "4-24pd Howitzers captured in Fort Moultrie order given on Citadel for 3, the other are being on board Stm 'Lady Davis'- For Fort Moultrie July 19/61."

GLC02702

7 March 1864

Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Chesnut

General Hood, commander of the 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee, transmits a copy of a letter he wrote to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Informs Colonel Chesnut, a former United States Senator, that he (Hood) commands Divisions led by James Ewell Brown Stuart, Carter Littlepage Stevenson, and Thomas Carmichael Hindman. Recipient inferred from outside evidence.

GLC02703

4 August 1864

Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

Letter signed

Title: to Braxton Bragg

Confederate General Hood, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee, relates that Bragg's instructions will soon be followed regarding the command of General Roddy (possibly Philip Dale Roddey), and that Roddey soon departs for West Point. Informs Bragg, commander of the Department of North Carolina, that he (Hood) is taking precautions to prevent the interruption of transmitting supplies. Discusses drawing supplies from Alabama. Mentions that Union cavalry in the area have been broken up. Writes "I try to assure you that I have no intention of abandoning this place... I shall certainly give…

GLC02704

20 March 1864

Orme, William W., 1832-1866

Autograph document signed

Title: [Certification of a sutler for prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois]

Appoints Luman Burr to the position of sutler (someone who supplies provisions) for the prisoners of war at Camp Douglas. Signed as Brigadier General commanding the Post of Chicago. Orme was promoted to brigadier general in November of 1862. He resigned due to ill health in April of 1864.

GLC02705

20 September 1861

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John C. Fremont

Brigadier General Grant discusses enemy troop movement with Fremont, Commander of the Western Department. States that he has not received news of enemy movement in the past few days, but that the Confederates seem to be retreating from Mayfield to Columbus, Kentucky. Reports that he has not received information regarding the command of General A. S. Johnson (possibly Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate commander of the Western Department in 1861). Relates that the 10th and 11th Illinois Regiments have seven and nine respective companies, stating "These two regiments are commanded by…

GLC02706