1839/08/19

Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

Document signed

Title: Approving receipt for 25 pounds powder, 72 bars lead, 1 box percussion caps

Signed as Sec. of War for the Republic of Texas. The materials were intended for Capt. Bennett's Texas rangers.

GLC04123

1856/06/19

Hayes, John C., fl. 1856

Document signed

Title: Document re: sale of lands in Texas (c/s Wm. H. Rhodes)

GLC04125

1847/01/12

Sniveley, Jacob, fl. 1847

Document signed

Title: Certification of land survey for district of San Patricio and Nueces Counties

GLC04126

1863/05/23

Winn, Charles A., fl. 1863

Map signed

Title: [Battle of Gum Swamp]

Shows the Confederate and Union lines, the locations of a Massachusetts brigade attack and other skirmishes, and the arrangement of fields, woods, roads, and fences. Captain Winn, of Company G in the 58th Pennsylvania Infantry, commanded the skirmish line at the battle of Gum Swamp. Date inferred from the date of the skirmish, 22 May 1863.

GLC04158

1773/05/12

Franklin, William, 1731-1813

Manuscript document signed

Title: [License for Gouverneur Morris to practice law in New Jersey]

Countersigned by Charles Pettit.

GLC04166

1865 ca.

Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893

Photograph

Title: Genl. Jno. Moore, U.S.A. Brig Gen'l.

Cabinet card signed on mount: "Genl. Jno Moore, U.S.A. Brig. Genl." Red imprint of C.M. Moore, Washington. With faint blue stamp in upper right corner "John B. Moore, Office of Internal Records, Washington." Moore is dressed in his army uniform with epaulets.

GLC04196.02

1870/03

Document

Title: Unclaimed 1870 IRS tax notice for George William (incomplete), with 1 cent stamp

GLC04242

1776/10/19

Faden, William, fl. 1750-1836

Map

Title: A Plan of New York island, with part of Long Island... [second issue]

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 107. Second issue dated a month later than GLC 3533 (first issue). This map shows British control of Manhattan.

GLC04177

1794/05/14

Whittle, & Laurie, fl. 1759

Map

Title: A new and general map of the middle dominion belonging to the United States...

The map shows part of the United States, from western New England to Michigan, and from Vermont to southern Virginia.

GLC04178

28 Jaunary 1863

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Brown

Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Maine Volunteers, writes to Brown (possibly John Marshall Brown), Adjutant of the 20th Regiment. Requests a fifteen day leave of absence to attend to business in Maine, "involving pecuniary and other important interests." Adds that all field officers of the 20th Regiment are present.

GLC04180

1861 ca.?

Photograph

Title: Jeff. Davis

Tintype affixed to carte de visite mount

GLC04184

1853/10/13

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Kelly

Moore, an army surgeon stationed in Florida during the third Seminole War against Billy Bowlegs, writes home to his brother-in-law about receiving mail, how easy his job is, and the character of physicians. Also discusses the infidelity of a man named Sutherland.

GLC04193.01

1920 ca.

Photograph

Title: [Moore family members]

Photograph of Moore family members. Small paper print on dark gray mount of 9 people including seated old man (second from left; identified in GLC04196.06 as William Ford).

GLC04196.03

1861/07/20

Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Kelly

He bitterly complains about the rugged, "miserable" mountain landscape. He discusses food and illness in camp. In previous letters he wrote and comments about the supposed loyalty of the people west of the Alleghenies. Rebels hiding in bushes attacked a cavalry scouting party.

GLC04197.01

1861/07/22-23

Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Kelly

Discusses camp life, quality of troops, killing and captured rebels. His regiment has not received any mail since they came to Virginia on July 6th. He writes a description of the mountain and describes an alarm in camp. A group of "miserable Scamps" have been discharged in disgrace. [Apparently, Kelly wrote the circumstances for their disgrace in an earlier letter, not in the collection.] Continued on 7/23/1861. Scouts surprised a "Secessionist Camp" of "44 men armed & a lot of women." Thirty-four of the men were killed and Kelly expects the rest will be hanged.

GLC04197.02

1861/10/31

Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Kelly

He is recovering from a blow to the head. A wagon train brought packages, mostly clothes, from home. His packaged contained clothes food, and a doll from his daughter.

GLC04197.03

1860 June

Ayres, George B., fl. 1860-1867

Photograph

Title: Platinum print of beardless Abraham Lincoln

With ink inscription on verso: "Copyright Geo. B. Ayres, Phila." Ostendorf 26. Hesler negative printed by Ayres

GLC04200

1858/05/30

Broadside

Title: Billy Bowlegs and the Florida War.

Illustrated supplement to The Picayune newspaper. Describes its contents as a "faithful portrait of Billy Bowlegs, the last King of the Everglades." Explains activities in the Seminole Wars since 1835 and dubs Bowlegs a "keen, cunning and determined warrior." Illustrated with an engraving by Stevens Engraving, made from a photograph by J.H. Clark, which depicts the Seminole Indian chief holding a rifle.

GLC04201

1861 ca.

Lewis, R.A., fl. 1861

Photograph signed

Title: Carte de visite of Robert Anderson

GLC04202

[1783]

Barnard, Edward, fl. 1783

Book

Title: The new... history of England from the earliest period...

Printed for the Author and published by Alex. Hogg. Imprint date is "1782" but history ends at 1783.

GLC04204

1810/05/24

Hallowell, Ben, fl. 1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles Cotton re: British treaty with Dey of Algiers (tipped into book)

GLC04212.02

1787/09/27

Adams and Nourse (Boston, Mass.), fl. 1783-1789

Newspaper

Title: Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser. [Vol. XIX, no. 987 (September 27, 1787)]

Prints a copy of the Constitution and reports activities at the Constitutional Convention. Also contains an article on "the Means of promoting Federal Sentiments in the United States," various news items, and advertisements. This was a special printing of the newspaper, although it was not labeled an Extra. Published by Adams and Nourse.

GLC04221

1812/04/01

Austin, Moses, fl. 1802-1819

Manuscript document signed

Title: to Hezekiah Jackson writ of attachment issued by St. Louis Court of Common Pleas

GLC04223

1842/05/05

Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854

Printed document signed

Title: [Commission of Daniel N. Paine as Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment of 2nd brigade of the Rhode Island militia]

Partially printed document also signed by Dorr as governor and William H. Smith as secretary. Each use of "his Excellency" were struck and replaced by "Thomas W. Dorr" or "the Governor." The word "Company" was also struck to identify the armed force as a militia. Issued while Dorr was acting illegally as governor at the time of the Dorr rebellion.

GLC04227

1775/06/26

Broadside

Title: King's Troops... gained... Compleat Victory [British perspective of Bunker Hill]

Bunker Hill.

GLC04238