30 April 1777

Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789

Document signed

Title: [Permit for prisoner exchange]

Co-signed by General Sir William Howe and his aide-de-camp N. Rose. Permit issued by Joshua Loring, British Commissioner of Prisoners, giving permission to William Taylor to facilitate an exchange of American prisoners Richard McKnight and Thomas Little for British prisoners Peter Campbell and Charles Harrison in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Note on verso says George Washington sanctions the exchange of prisoners.

GLC01412.28

1861-1865

Kellogg, Orlando, 1809-1865

Header Record

Title: Letter fragment and carte de visite [decimalized]

GLC01308

May 17, 1863

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Tecumseh Sherman

General Grant, leading operations against Vicksburg, writes to General Sherman the day following the Battle of Champion Hill, and the same day as the Battle of Big Black River Bridge, both Union victories. Informs Sherman, commander of the 15th corps, Army of the Tennessee, "Our bridges here will not be ready to cross before daylight in the morning. Secure a commanding position on the West bank of Black River as soon as you can. If the information you gain after crossing warrants you in believing that you can go immediately into the city do so. If there is any doubt in this matter throw out…

GLC01309

1865-1866

Header Record

Title: Framed carte de visite and clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant [Decimalized .01-.02]

Carte de visite and clipped signature of General Grant framed together, in a frame 32 x 21 cm.

GLC01320

January 9, 1861

Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis W. Pickens

"A true copy" - attestation by Anderson. (Souvenir copy). Written after Oct. 1861 (and before Feb. 1863). The U.S.S. Star of the West had been fired upon. With small engraved portrait of Anderson.

GLC01351

April 3, 1863

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Letter signed

Title: to Governor Harris Flanagin

Writes to the Governor of Arkansas asking for his aid in providing defense of Mississippi. States that the defense of the Mississippi River is of primary importance and because of this, the defense of Vicksburgh and Port Hudson are also necessary. Bemoans the diminishing number of troops in Arkansas. States he has appealed to the Arkansas delegation in Congress to try and get more troops and copies a passage from the letter he sent. "It is not in my opinion wise or proper to encourage the idea of retaining in each State its own troops for its own defense, and thus giving strength to the…

GLC01352

circa 1862

Header Record

Title: Letter of Judah P. Benjamin and his portrait [Decimalized .01-.02]

A letter from Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin to North Carolina Governor Henry T. Clark and a portrait of Benjamin.

GLC01353

circa May 1853

Walker, William, 1824-1860

Document signed

Title: Printed land bond of the Independence Loan Fund for the Republic of Sonoma

GLC01358.02

1852

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Book

Title: Uncle Tom's cabin; or, life among the lowly.

First edition, first printing (with Hobart & Robbins on the copyright pages). Rebound, with original cloth binding bound into back. Boston, John P. Jewett & company; Cleveland, Ohio, Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. Two volume set housed together in a book box.

GLC01361

circa 1870

Photograph

Title: [Cased tintype of unidentified Indian]

Cased photograph depicts a posed full-length image of a Native American youth holding a ceremonial spear decorated with feathers. To the left is a headdress decorated with buffalo horns. Studio backdrop. Case is intact.

GLC01363

1870 circa

Photograph

Title: [Cased tintype of unidentified Indian in ceremonial garb]

Cased image depicts a 3/4 length seated portrait of a Native American facing the camera. His hair is shaven into a mohawk hairstyle. Hinged case is missing the lid.

GLC01364

1876 ca.

Barry, D.F., fl. 1876

Photograph

Title: Curley: General Custer's scout and only survivor of that horrible massacre.

A cabinet card of George Custer's scout, Curley, the lone survivor of the battle of Little Big Horn.

GLC01365

circa 1840

Broadside

Title: Articles of the Roxborough Express Horse Company

Contains 19 articles discussing the organization and function of the Roxborough Express Horse Company, including appointment of officers and responsibilities of members. Outlines the purpose of the company: "recovering Horses stolen within our District, and detecting and prosecuting the Thieves." Contains an illustration of two men on horseback shooting at another man on horseback, presumably a horse thief, at the top of the page. A previous assessment of this document estimated the date of creation to be 1840. Has a patterned border.

GLC01366

1777/01/26

Massachusetts Assembly

Broadside

Title: Address to the People of Massachusetts [call to arms] [broadside]

A call to arms mentioning Declaration of Independence and referring to Battles of Princeton and Trenton. The House of Representatives ordered it to be printed and be read by ministers to Sunday congregations.

GLC01400

14 June 1775

Clark, N., fl. 1775

Manuscript

Title: [Resolution of preparedness and list of committee members who approved from several Massachusetts towns]

Plan agreed to by the Selectmen, Committees of Correspondence and military officers of the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Marshfield and Pembrook to spread word of any "appearance of an Invasion of the Enemy." Provides details on how to send the news out. Says the plan was accepted and records the names of the people on the committees that approved. Some of the more famous names include: John Adams of Braintree, Benjamin Cushing and Benjamin Lincoln of Hingham. Docket says "For Capt. Amos Turner Stationed in the Town of Marshfield." Document appears to be created by the…

GLC01401

1906-1910

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Header Record

Title: [Collection of letters to his sons] [decimalized]

GLC01410

1 October 1907

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Header Record

Title: to Quentin Roosevelt [Decimalized .01- .02]

Writes to his son describing the aspects of his journey a child might find interesting. Includes two sketches drawn by Roosevelt during his trip down the Mississippi River. Written on U.S. Steamer Mississippi letterhead. Accompanying photograph of Quentin Roosevelt.

GLC01410.02

3 October 1907

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Header Record

Title: to Quentin Roosevelt. With accompanying photograph. [Decimalized .01- .02]

Writes to his son about sights on the Mississippi River. Mentions getting caught in the rain in St. Louis. With two illustrations by Roosevelt, including a self-caricature. Written on U.S. Steamer Mississippi letterhead. Accompanying photograph

GLC01410.03

October 6, 1907

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Autograph letter

Title: to Quentin Roosevelt

Writes to his son about a dog washed ashore and raised by the children of John Parker (his camp commander). Illustrated by Roosevelt. Encloses a picture on a possum (not included). Written on White House letterhead.

GLC01410.04

October 13, 1907

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter

Title: to Quentin Roosevelt

Writes to his son about camp life in Louisiana. Typed on White House letterhead with typed initials "T.R." at end. Contains large pencil scribble on recto of second conjugate leaf.

GLC01410.05

August 16, 1910

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Writes to his son in care of Captain Seth Bullock in Deadwood, South Dakota regarding family matters and his dislike of speaking tours because of the demands on his time. Discusses his horse. Writes on The Outlook letterhead.

GLC01410.06

1776-1779

Catherwood, Robert, fl. 1764-1783

Header Record

Title: Legal documents relating to captured American privateers [Decimalized .01-.10]

Collection of legal documents dated 1776 to 1779. Consists of 10 documents relating to captured American vessels which contained enslaved people and cargo,

GLC01411

1668-1785

Header Record

Title: Collection of early American documents from Revolutionary War [decimalized]

Includes Gen. Wm Heath commission as Major General (signed by John Hanson), 1778 Treasury office printed letter, Lafayette LS, R.H. Lee AL 10/15/1776 and FF.

GLC01412

March 14, 1783

Metcalf, John, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jonathan Metcalf

Written by Metcalf, a captured Continental soldier on the prison ship Jersey in New York Harbor, to his father in Dedham, Massachusetts. Says he enjoys "tollerable good health" and was assisted by a Dr. Bacon of Salem, Massachusetts. Tells his father he has been there a month and sees no prospect for a quick release. Says conditions on the ship are "horrid beyond Description." During the first part of the winter he claimed 10, 15, or 20 prisoners died a day. Says health is better on the ship since there are fewer people on board.

GLC01412.01

3 May 1775

Van Deusen, Jacob, 1741-1812

Document signed

Title: [List of post riders with schedules]

Great Barrington Post Riders agree to ride to Tyringham or Sheffield, Massachusetts for the purpose of gathering intelligence for the Continental Army of Boston. Contains the signatures of Van Deusen and 21 other riders: Mark Hopkins, Truman Wheler, Daniel Nash, Josiah Smith, James [?], Phinehas Nash, Benedict Dewey, Josiah Mansfield, David Church, Nathaneal Lee, Josiah Phelps, Issac Iseley, David Tier, Israel Root, Titus Young [?], Silas Sprague, David Willard, Howit Root, J. Whiting, George King, and Elijah Dwight.

GLC01412.02