[1860/12/30]

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Manuscript document signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolution (volunteer army)

Signed as clerk of the Secession Convention of South Carolina. Concerning Gen. Gadbury's resolution for establishment of volunteer companies.

GLC02272.01

1860/12/30

Jamison, David F., fl. 1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on volunteer army

Signed as President of the Secession Convention of South Carolina.

GLC02272.02

December 30, 1860

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Manuscript document signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. re: establishing volunteer army

Written as clerk of the convention

GLC02273

December 30, 1860

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Letter signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (permanent army)

Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.

GLC02274.01

1860/12/30

Jamison, David F., fl. 1860

Manuscript document signed

Title: to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on permanent army

Signed as President of the South Carolina Secession Convention. Written in the hand of B.F. Arthur.

GLC02274.02

1860/12/30

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Manuscript document signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (not to relax military)

Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.

GLC02275

1861/01/02

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Manuscript document signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve re: checks to U.S. Govt

Advising Governor Pickens that no checks be issued to U.S. government employees. (Misdated 1860.)

GLC02276.01

1861/01/02

Ferguson, H.W., fl. 1861

Letter signed

Title: to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on checks

Signed by Hunter as President Pro-Tem of the South Carolina Secession Convention. (Misdated 1860.) Written in the hand of B.F. Arthur.

GLC02276.02

1861/01/02

Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: Board of Ordinance letter to Pickens re: defense of Charleston

With Pickens' endorsement on verso, as Gov. of South Carolina, he has refused to yield. James Jones and signed by Thomas F. Dragton.

GLC02277.01

1861/01/10

Sloan, John D., fl. 1861

Manuscript document signed

Title: Original resolution to protect South Carolina sea coast

Document signed as members of the South Carolina House of Representatives. This is the original resolution requesting Pickens describe coastal defenses.

GLC02278

1861/01/21

Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869

Document signed

Title: Transmittal of secession and related resolutions

GLC02280

1861/01/24

Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894

Document signed

Title: Pennsylvania resolutions relative to maintenance of the... Union

Resolutions by the Pennsylvania legislature rejecting the secession of South Carolina. Signed by Curtin as Governor and countersigned by S.B. Thomas as Deputy Secretary, and Eli Slifer as Secretary.

GLC02281

September 1775

Urban, Sylvanus, 1745-1826

Newspaper

Title: The Gentleman's Magazine

Printed for D. Henry at St. John's Gate, London. Includes the petition of Congress to King George. Also includes a copy of an intercepted John Adams letter to Abigail Adams 24 July 1775, copy of intercepted letter of Benjamin Harrison to George Washington 21 July 1775, summary proceedings of Parliament, plan of American entrechments at Bunker Hill, a continuation of a travel essay by Lithgow, and a continuation of "Account of the Proceedings of the American Colonies." Paginated 409-456. Seems to have been torn from original binding.

GLC02361

3 August 1861

Charleston Mercury, fl. 1860-1861

Newspaper

Title: The Charleston mercury. [Vol. LXXIX, no. 11244]

Contains detailed Civil War news from the front lines. Included is a lengthy front-page comparison of the treatment of prisoners of war by the North and the South. "While the LINCOLN Government is making numerous arrests of persons at Washington and at other places in the North who are suspected of sympathizing with the South, and incarcerating them in dungeons, sending them away from their homes to distant fortresses,...we are treating their people, who have fallen into our hands, with kindness, and in some cases giving them partial liberty. This, undoubtedly, is admirable Christian-like…

GLC02362

9 February 1777

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to James Clinton

Ordering Clinton to go to Albany to "assist in the command of the Northern department" under General Schuyler. Warns Clinton that there is not time for delay. "General McDougal will take the direction of matters in the Highlands when you are gone."

GLC02366

22 November 1811

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Letter signed

Title: to John Steele

Informs that he has shipped to Steele 29 boxes containing volumes of the laws of the United States passed by the 11th Congress. Asks him to forward them to the addressed governors of the states and territories. Encloses a receipt (not present).

GLC02367

29 April 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gen. Henry Benham re: stay of execution for Priv. Grey & Cusick

Accompanied by a forged Lincoln AES dated 3/22/1865, ordering an unnamed person be allowed to take the oath of Dec. 8 (clipped from a letter).

GLC02371.01

1865/03/22

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Note signed

Title: Ordering that "this man take the oath of Dec 8th" [written on back of letter]

GLC02371.02

6 November 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph note signed

Title: to George McClellan

Lincoln asks General McClellan if he will have a brief meeting with some gentlemen. Clipped from a letter.

GLC02374

22 September 1863

Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Maynard

Getting breech loading rifles to troops.

GLC02375

18 September 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of George W. Marples].

GLC02378

26 November 1819

Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Maynadier

Written from Georgetown. Key writes to his uncle about depressed stock prices. He also discusses colonizing 12 captured Africans who are in Baltimore (he does not explain how they came to be there), in reference to his efforts through the American Colonization Society.

GLC02379

3 September 1782

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Alexander McDougall and and Henry Knox

Written jointly to General McDougall and General Henry Knox. Washington names them commissioners to meet with the commissioners of Sir Guy Carleton, the commander of British forces in America, to settle issues with prisoners of war. Mentions enclosed resolutions of Congress, which are not included here. Asks them to make their preparations early. Is waiting for letters from Congress before he gives them instructions and sets up a meeting place. Sends along report of previous commissioners to help them prepare, which are not included here. Partial tears in document where folds are. Folio pages…

GLC02380

25 May 1862

Morgan, Charles Hale, 1834-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Written on Head Quarters, 2d Corps d'Armée stationery. Morgan encloses a note (no longer present) from General Hancock, and explains that "Thinking it within the range of probabilities that our lines may be attacked Gen Hancock & Gen Meade and others selected a defensive line this morning - There are a great many guns needed…" Hunt's autograph note of the same day, 5 p.m., on verso, states that he has forwarded Col. Doull's information to General Hooker, who "directs me to reply that the enemy has been at work on his rifle pits, and it would be singular if the two armies were fortifying…

GLC02382.001

20 October 1862

Warner, Edward R., fl. 1862

Letter

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

United States Military Telegram. He awaits the action of Gov. Morgan. "Genl Getty left this morning. Genl Barry desires that I shall remain as long as you can spare me…" Lt. Col. Warner of the 1st NY Artillery was eventually breveted brigadier general.

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