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Free Negroes in Hayti

One print entitled, "Free Negroes in Hayti" by Adalbert John Volck dated approximately 1861-1863. Volck's illustration is a caricature of Haitians. To raise money for the Confederacy, he has satirized Black Haitians as savages who sacrifice their...

GLC00493.27

Cave life in Vicksburg during the siege

Depicts a devout, domestic scene of a woman kneeling in prayer amidst the items associated with middle class daily life-a broom, a trunk, an ottoman, a set of silver, a fine hat atop a settee. Only upon closer inspection does one discern that all of...

GLC00493.28

Vicksburg canal

In a lush swamp, two men spy on something unseen, probably the canal. One of the men appears to be a scout, dressed in animal skins and wearing a fur hat. The other man wears a Confederate uniform and peers through a telescope. Both men are armed...

GLC00493.29

[Collection of 2 letters from Alexander Hamilton regarding the military] [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC00496.030

Collection of 2 items regarding Sir Walter Scott [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC00496.083

[Engraving of Sir Walter Scott]

Engraving with death date. Handwritten note states "a M.S. from the Fortunes of Nigel by."

GLC00496.083.02

Speeches by Charles Sumner [Decimalized 496.088.01-.02]

Two speeches by Sumner.

GLC00496.088

[Parsons address]

Refers to the "sepulchre of Human Rights" and Andrew Johnson's "whiteing." Discusses states rights in regard to the rebellion. Refers to the legislation of former enslavers. Draft copy, with excerpts and pages pasted in. Pages are misnumbered....

GLC00496.088.02

[Collection of 2 items regarding Laura Bridgman] [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC00496.114

[There is nothing more pleasing to a independent person]

Full quotation reads, "There [is] nothing more pleasing to a independent person than to know that his kindness is received with a grateful heart by those on whom it is bestowed." Among the collateral to a autograph quotation by Laura Bridgman, a deaf...

GLC00496.114.02

Collection of 3 land patents from the 1740's [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC00496.117

[Engraving of Andrew Johnson]

Johnson's signature appears on engraving. Unable to determine authenticity.

GLC00496.118.02

[Collection of 2 items regarding Benjamin Butler] [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00496.136

[Editorial cartoon of Benjamin F. Butler]

Caption reads: "'I never wish to defend a man unless I know that he is guilty.' -- Gen. B. F. Butler, in his speech to Graduates of the Boston University Law School, May 28th."

GLC00496.136.02

[Clipped signature of Andrew Johnson]

GLC00496.181.01

[Clipped signature of Andrew Johnson]

Taken from a document with "Governor" pre-printed after the signature.

GLC00496.181.02

[Clipped signature of Andrew Johnson]

GLC00496.181.03

[Two items from William Gilmore Simms] [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00496.224

[Confederate oath of allegiance]

Printed oath with Williams' name filled in, pledging to "serve them honestly and faithfully against their enemies." On the verso is a printed pass permitting Williams to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina.

GLC00496.254.01

[Confederate permission for William A. Williams to visit Richmond, Virginia]

Printed with Williams' name filled in. Issued by the Provost Marshal's Office. Clabaugh signed for Joseph G. Lockhart, Captain and Provost Marshal.

GLC00496.254.02

to William A. Williams

William H. Haigh informs Williams that because of the "Stay Law" all legal cases have been shifted to the Superior Court, which is now overburdened and has refused to hear civil cases. Therefore, Williams's case, apparently regarding a land claim...

GLC00496.254.03

to William A. Williams

Haigh, a lawyer, discusses legal matters related to his efforts on behalf of Williams's land claim in Springfield, North Carolina (see GLC00496.254.03 and GLC00496.254.05).

GLC00496.254.04

to William A. Williams

Haigh informs Williams that he has "gained the Springfield [North Carolina] tract of land," for which Haigh, a lawyer, had been conducting legal matters on Williams's behalf (see GLC00496.254.03 and GLC00496.254.04).

GLC00496.254.05

to William A. Williams

One letter from William Henry Heyward, enslaver and proprietor of Clay Hall plantation in Reconstruction-era South Carolina, to William A. Williams dated December 2, 1865. Discusses going to Charleston to receive a pardon and to attain ownership of...

GLC00496.254.06

Items related to Samuel Pepys [Decimalized .01 and .02]

GLC00496.258