25 November 1863

Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885

Letter

Title: to William Henry French

Circular letter from Grant regarding victory at Chattanooga. Signed by J. H. Chase, Lieutenant and Assistant Adjutant General, 26 November 1863. Serves as a circular announcing a Union victory at Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first message, to General French, commander of the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, was transmitted by Seth Williams. Williams, adjutant general of the Army of the Potomac, states "The following telegram has been received. The Comdg General desires it announced to the troops, in the morning before the march." The second message, transmitted by P. H. Watson, Assistant…

GLC08601

10 February 1864

Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906

Printed document

Title: General orders no. 2

Orders several schools for military instruction to be established. Outlines the officers and purposes of the different schools.

GLC08603

3 June 1863

Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906

Broadside

Title: [General Joseph Wheeler's General Orders No. 7]

Contains Wheeler's orders transmitted by D. G. Reed, Assistant Adjutant General. Wheeler, commanding cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee, states "...The commanding General of this Army relies solely upon information received from Cavalry, to make his dispositions and inaccuracies in their reports may entail great disasters..." Contains other directives pertaining to the accuracy of reports. Closes by stating: "Cavalry Officers and Soldiers must always remember that they are the eyes and ears of the General commanding, and without frequent and correct intimations from them regarding the enemy…

GLC08604

1863- circa 1896

Header Record

Title: Correspondence related to George W. Koonce [Decimalized .01-.08]

GLC08606

1819-1840

Header Record

Title: Presidential campaign biographies [decimalized]

GLC08607

1840

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

Book

Title: Life of Major General William Henry Harrison.... [election campaign biography]

Election campaign biography. Bound in green paper boards with glazed cloth spine. Frontispiece and three plates. Printed by Grugg and Elliot. (The only printing cited by Howes.) Howes H246, Miles 133.

GLC08607.01

1819

Waldro, S. Putnam, fl. 1819

Book

Title: The Tour of James Monroe, President....

Describes Madison's tour in the northern and eastern states in 1817, his tour in 1818 and a brief biographical sketch. Printed by Silas Andrus.

GLC08607.03

17 June 1864

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Liberator. [Vol. XXXIV, no. 25 (June 17, 1864)]

Prints articles on the British and Foreign anti-slavery society and a letter of Gerritt Smith to Elizabeth Cady Stanton about 1864 presidential election. Brief article praises the equalization of pay for African American [colored] soldiers. Covers the Baltimore, Maryland convention, the re-nomination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the other presidential nominations. Also includes articles on the emancipation of the serfs in Russia, the repeal of the fugitive slave law, the Methodist Church and slavery, and Negro suffrage in Montana.

GLC08608

1864

Newspaper

Title: [1864 election newspaper clipping]

Headlines include, "Let the Eagle Scream!!!," "Great Union Victories," and "Make Way for Honest Old Abe, Our Next President."

GLC08609

1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: Report of the select committee relative to the Soldiers' National Cemetery, together with accompanying documents, ...

Title continues, " ... as reported to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 31, 1864. First edition printed by Singerly & Myers, state printers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Early printing of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Also includes Edward Everett's address at the ceremonies, a map of the battleground, a chronology, and the prayers preceding the speeches. With a list of the fallen soldiers and articles taken from their bodies.

GLC08611

1711

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An act for... erecting a corporation to carry on a trade to the South-Seas

Establishing the South Seas company. Overspeculation in the company's stock led to the "bubble" and the crash, when it came, saw the first modern depression. With exchange stamp of Harvard's Baker Library

GLC08613

1893

Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506

Pamphlet

Title: Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez, written on board the caravel while returning from his first voyage.

Title continues: "Published at Barcelona, May, 1493." Facsimile of the first publication concerning America. First 20 pages, Latin text in facsimile (black letter, with illustrations); followed by English translation. Published in Chicago by the W. H. Lowdermilk Company.

GLC08615

1963

Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976

Book

Title: Journals and other documents on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.

Translated and edited by Samuel Eliot Morison. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club. One of 1500 copies, signed by the artist.

GLC08616

1813-1814

Newspaper

Title: American weekly messenger. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (September 25, 1813)-v. 1, no. 26 (March 19, 1814)]

A weekly compilation of government documents, for the early part of the War of 1812. Vol. 1 no. 1-26. Includes two addenda. Printed (and edited by?) John Conrad.

GLC08617

26 May 1860

Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 4, no. 178 (May 26, 1860)]

Includes a front-page article on Lincoln, recently announced as the Republican presidential candidate. Accompanied by an engraving of Lincoln after a Mathew Brady photograph. Also: "The Woman in White," news regarding Congress, and reports on foreign affairs. Describes and illustrates President James Buchanan's reception of Japanese ambassadors.

GLC08621

11 March 1865

Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866

Newspaper

Title: New York weekly tribune [Vol. XXIV, no. 1226 (March 11, 1865)]

Printing of the text of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address and news about the inaugural ceremony and celebrations. Also includes news on the Civil War, local and international news, and updates on Congress. Other printed material includes advertisements, public postings, market value information.

GLC08624

6 March 1865

Earle, John Milton, 1794-1874

Newspaper

Title: Worcester daily spy [Vol. 20, no. 55 (March 6, 1865)]

Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address (given March 4th) and news about the inaugural ceremony and events. Inaugural on column 1 of first page. The famous quote is misprinted - "with malice toward no one." Also includes articles on Civil War news, such as the capture of Confederate General Jubel Early's forces by Union General Philip Sheridan. Other news included local news, congressional updates, advertisements, and public postings.

GLC08625

1966

Menconi, Ralph, 1915-1972

Object

Title: [Thomas Jefferson medal]

Issued by the Society of Medalists and based upon Jean-Antoine Houdon's portrait of Jefferson.

GLC08626

1860

Object

Title: [Election of 1860 campaign token]

Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.

GLC08627

1900

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Object

Title: McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button with ribbon by Whitehead & Hoag

GLC08628

1846

Ross, John, 1790-1866

Book

Title: Memorial of John Ross and others [Cherokee Indians]

29th Congress., 1st session. Senate document 331. Bound in modern adhesive-style.

GLC08402

1887

Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology

Book

Title: Fifth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology [Indians]

Includes text of treaties with Cherokee Indian Nation.

GLC08403

1862

Moore, George Henry, 1823-1892

Pamphlet

Title: Historical notes on the employment of Negroes in the American army of the Revolution.

Published by Charles T. Evans. Discusses the involvement of African Americans in the American Revolution. Includes a return of African American soldiers on page 17 (lists numbers of African Americans by state for 1778). Discusses the opinions of American statesmen on the topic of African Americans serving in the military. Assesses the service of African Americans in different states. Includes quotes from George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, among others.

GLC08405

8 June 1865

Hanscom, Alfred A., fl. 1833-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Lizzie Wilkins and Annie

Written by Hanscom as a private in Company L, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment New Hampshire. Writes to his friends informing that they are waiting to be discharged soon, hopefully by June 11 or 12. States that he heard many Massachusetts troops have already been mustered out and that Governor John Andrew is in Washington trying to get all the troops home. Comments on General William T. Sherman's army, "Sherman's Army has been Camped all around us and a ruffer set you never saw - steal all they could get their hands on rob Hen roosts, gardens cut & tramp down beautiful grain fields &…

GLC08407

15 September 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document

Title: [Certificate of thanks to Corporal Samuel Francis of the 133rd Regiment of the Ohio National Guard]

Signed in print by Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton. Certificate of the President's thanks for honorable service given to Corporal Samuel Francis, Company F, 133rd Ohio National Guard Volunteer Infantry as a "token of his having honorably served as a volunteer for one hundred days." Document is an official acknowledgment of thanks for the unit's services during recent campaigns. Pencil note on verso says "Samuel Francis Discharge." Top of document says it registered as "No. 5370" with a stamped signature of Assistant Adjutant General "E.D. Townsend." Initials "A.J.P." at bottom left corner of…

GLC08408