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Gift acknowledgement by N-Y Historical Society for Mexican musket to Ward
1847/12/10
Gibbs, George, fl. 1847
Signed by Gibbs as librarian. The musket came from the battlefield at San Jacinto.
GLC02145.73
Receipt to Thomas Ward for materials, including chemicals
1845/10/21
Hull, Jonathon, fl. 1845
Hull was apparently Ward's purchasing agent.
GLC02145.74
Certificate relative to the Texas archives
1843/04/17
Leach, A.H., fl. 1843
Attesting to his presence at the opening of boxes containing property of Major Bringham.
GLC02145.75
to Col. Thomas Ward re: sending him a blood hound
1847/08/07
McKinny, Thomas F., fl. 1847
A bloodhound called "Feroz"
GLC02145.76
Republic of Texas promissory note for land in city of Austin
1840/01/20
Tucker, L. W., fl. 1840
Printed document signed as purchaser.
GLC02145.79
Miscellaneous receipts for purchases and land sale documents [Decimalized .01- .17]
1840-1862
Ward, Thomas W., fl. 1842-1862
As follows:
1) Thomson Gregory DS Receipt for Dr. Hull re: Muslin. n.d. 1 p. 2) Jas H. Starr DS Certifying land purchase of Edward C. Smithson, 7/6/1840. 2 p. 3) Receipt for Ward from Hyslop & Brother 1/29/1841. 1 p. + docket. 4) John Ford (Dr.)...
GLC02145.80
Collection of documents re: Indian agents, payments to tribes [decimalized .01-.20]
1818-1852
Clark, William, 1770-1838
GLC02146
to Richard Graham
1824/01/05
Complains of Graham's not writing enough. Mentions that he has written "to the Secty of War on Indn afs. in relation to the points suggested by you..." The only news from the Indians in the Illinois Territory, which Graham oversaw, was the...
GLC02146.01
1827/05/14
In order to comply with a congressional resolution passed on 27 April 1816 to make a report of all those employed in the Indian agencies (listing their names, states of origin, and compensation), Clark requests that Graham send the relevant...
GLC02146.02
1827/05/04
Discusses the detrimental effects of "the introduction of spirituous liquors among the Indian Tribes" and their "duty to put a stop to this increasing evil." Instructs Graham to enforce the liquor laws among the tribes under his agency (the Illinois...
GLC02146.03
1827/07/26
Circular letter announcing that the 1824 law requiring Indian agents to live and keep their agencies near or within the tribal territory being overseen will be strictly observed.
GLC02146.05
to William Clark [draft]
1823/05/31
Graham, Richard, 1786-1858
Discusses the transport of a horse thief named James Dunlap (aka John Ramey). Indicates that he expects the Osage Indians on their new land (Marias des Cygne, Kansas) in a few days and their corn is not yet planted; comments on the problems of food...
GLC02146.06
1827/08/28
Communicates news from John Campbell, a sub-Indian agent at the James Fork of the White River in Missouri, that the party of Delaware Indians led by Chief William Anderson oppose removal to Kansas and "have overruled Catchum's band." Reports...
GLC02146.07
to John Campbell
Discusses the refusal by some Delaware Indians to relocate to Kansas and the entries from all to have Campbell removed as their Indian agent because of his irritable temper. Also discusses issues relating to Kickapoo annuities. Docketed by Graham...
GLC02146.08
1827/08/19
Campbell, John, fl. 1827-1829
Campbell, a sub-Indian agent under Graham, reports on various difficulties he is encountering while dealing with Indians in Missouri: a party of Delaware Indians led by Chief William Anderson are opposing relocation to Kansas; problems related to...
GLC02146.09
Abstract of Annuities paid to Indians by R Graham U.S. Indian Agent
1 March 1829 - 1 June 1829
A ledger sheet recording 1829 annuities paid to the Delaware, Peoria, Wea, Piankishaw, Haskaskia, and Kickapoo Indians between March 1, 1829 and June 1, 1829. Lists the amount, location of transaction, voucher number, from whom the funds came and to...
GLC02146.10
[Receipt for annuity payment of $300 from Richard Graham to the Peoria Indians]
1829/05/17
Witnessed by J.B. Wells, A. Shane, and Neil Dagenet, and signed with "X" by four Peoria chiefs and headmen: Wape-sha-ha-na, Kemansa, Kemaranea, and Little Harry. Payment made for the annuity due for 1829 in accord with an act of Congress from 3...
GLC02146.11
[Receipt for annuity payment of $4000 from Richard Graham to the Kickapoo Indians]
1829/06/01
Witnessed by John B. Saisey, Alexander Berthold, and Jacques Mitte, signed with an "X" for by Kickapoo chiefs and headmen: Kiskeau, Wapainincai, Meschakoit, Napiskey, Wago, Sipiman and Naichikapa. Payment made for the annuity due for 1829 in accord...
GLC02146.12
[Receipt for annuity payment of $800 from Richard Graham to the Piankishaw Indians]
Witnessed by J.B. Wells, A. Shane, and Neil Dagenet, and signed with "X" by four Witnessed by Piankishaw chiefs and headmen: Non-do-qua-shin-go, Paseca-sha, La-pin-gha, Man-zan-gha, La-Man-ya. Payment made for the annuity due for 1829 in accord with...
GLC02146.13
[Receipt for annuity payment of $1000 from Richard Graham to the Haskaskia Indians]
1829/05/20
Witnessed by Raphael Wielen and Anthony C. Lediuk, and signed with "X" by Haskaskia chiefs and headmen: Kimansa, Baptiste Paschal, Pemicciwai, and Petagogue. Payment made for the annuity due for 1829 in accord with acts of Congress from 6 May 1796...
GLC02146.14
[Receipt for annuity payment of $3000 from Richard Graham to the Wea Indians]
Witnessed by J.B. Wells, A. Shane, and Neil Dagenet. Also signed "X" by four Wea chiefs: Jacco, Ke-ke-qui, Ne-go-to-co-poy, and Ma-qua-co-mon-go. Payment made for the annuity due for 1829 in accord with acts of Congress from 6 May 1797, 21 April...
GLC02146.15
[Receipt for annuity payment of $5600 from Richard Graham to the Delaware Indians]
Witnessed by William Myers, Jr., James Comier, Joseph Philbert, Jr., and William Gittiss, and signed with "X' by eight Delaware chiefs and headman: William Anderson, Patters an, Pushes, Shawnach, Simon Girty, Capt. Peipe, Jan a quick, and Capt...
GLC02146.16
1829/02/05
Daismenue, N., fl. 1829
A settler near St. Louis seeking compensation for damages to timber (156 trees debarked and many saplings taken for making camps, sleeping places etc.) by Indians. Misspells Graham "Grayham."
GLC02146.18
[United States Indian Department payroll receipt for $125 issued to John Campbell]
1829/03/01
Docketed (and docket signed) by Graham. Acknowledges receipt of his salary as sub-Indian agent for the period from 1 December 1828 to 1 March 1829, issued by Richard Graham. Docket identifies it as No. 1.
GLC02146.19
[Richard Graham and Catharine Graham give power of attorney to John Wickham]
1852/05/01
Cosigned by Catherine, with a signed attestation at end by Thomas L. Mead, notary public. Outlines the powers and responsibilities being given to Wickham. Written on blue paper with corrections (possibly in Graham's hand).
GLC02146.20
to Joseph Claybrook
23 July 1862
Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873
Written on stationery of the Confederate Navy and signed by Secretary of Navy Mallory to Acting Midshipman Claybrook. Says the president has appointed him a midshipman in the Confederate Navy and he needs to respond if he accepts. Says if should...
GLC02149
Thomas Noyes archive and collateral [Decimalized .01 - .56.03]
1762-1939
Noyes, Thomas, 1754-1819
Collection contains Continental Army commissions papers, a company journal, a Continental Congress pamphlet, and family scrapbooks and genealogy.
GLC02150
Commission of Thomas Noyes.
26 August 1776
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Assigns Noyes as Lieutenant of the Eleventh Company in the Second Regiment of the Brigade raised by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Signed by Hancock as President of Congress and countersigned by Charles Thomson as Secretary.
GLC02150.01
A short journal of the transactions of Capt. Augustus Stanton's company.
January - July 1776
Stanton, Agustes, fl. 1776
Grey-blue paper boards, 12 mo. A delicate and tiny 5 page long record, fully entitled: "A short jornal [sic] of the Transactions of Capt. Agustus Stanton's Company. and their Marchings and Camping in the Service of this Colony." Includes specifics...
GLC02150.02
Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental Congress.
1774
Continental Congress, 1774-1789
Held at Philadelphia on the 5th of September, 1774. Containing the Bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, an address to the people of Great Britin, a memorial to the inhabitants of the British-American Colonies...
GLC02150.03
The names of those in Captain Arnold's company which crossed the North River Dec 4th, 1776
December 4, 1776
A list of the men in Captain Arnold's company who crossed the North River on December 4, 1776.
GLC02150.04
Two genealogical collateral books, plus genealogical scrapbook [Decimalized .01-.03]
1863-1920
Noyes Family, 1863-1920
GLC02150.56
Noyes-Gilman ancestry.
1907
Noyes, Charles P., 1842-1921
Title continues "Being a series of sketches, with a chart of the ancestors of Charles Phelps Noyes and Emily H. (Gilman) Noyes, his wife." Published in St. Paul, Minnesota by Gilliss Press (New York). Inscription on flyleaf reads "This Book is one of...
GLC02150.56.01
Descendants of Reverend William Noyes
1900
Noyes, LaVerne W., fl. 1849-1900
Direct line to LaVerne W. Noyes and Frances Adelia Noyes-Giffen. Allied families of Stanton, Sanford, Thompson, Holdredge, Saunders, Jessup, Rundle, Lockwood, Lord, Coddington, Fellows, Berry, Clarke, Studwell, and Ferris.
GLC02150.56.03
to William Hoffman
22 July 1862
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Writes to Colonel Hoffman about exchanging a Union prisoner, Lieutenant Adjutant D.T. Bowler of the 7th Iowa volunteers (the bearer of the letter) for a Confederate prisoner Lieutenant George T. Moorman held at Chicago. States that Bowler is on...
GLC02152
[Public notice of amendment to an act for duties on stamped vellum, parchment, and paper]
March 30, 1798
Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833
Signed by Wolcott as Secretary of Treasury. Details amendments made to an act passed 6 July 1797 concerning duties on paper.
GLC02153
Letters on the American War
1778
Hartley, David, 1732-1785
A collection of letters sent to the mayor, wardens, and burgesses of Kingston upon Hull. Letters related to American Revolution, called a "very alarming state of national affairs." Accuses great Britain of tyranical rule, urges recognition of...
GLC02154
[Collection of Michael M. Miller, K company, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves] [decimalized]
1861-1864
Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864
Sergeant Michael Murray Miller of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves came from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Most of the letters are to his wife. Included in 206 item collection are 39 letters from his wife to him from Gettysburg and 13 other letters to and...
GLC02155
[Collection of Edward W. Amsden, D company, 3rd regiment, Ohio, cavalry] [Decimalized .01-.31]
1862-1865
Amsden, Edward W., fl. 1862-1865
Letters regarding fighting in Nashville, capturing Morgan's Men, cavalry.
GLC02156
[Collection of George E. Armstrong, A company, 165th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
1861-1865
Armstrong, George E., fl. 1861-1865
Letters to his brother Charles Armstrong concerning battles in Louisiana, mention of enslaved people who worked on plantations, with two letters from friends mentioning George's death. Six documents from his service and ten pieces of ephemera.
GLC02157
[Collection of George O. Bartlett, B battery, 1st regiment, Rhode Island, light artillery] [Decimalized .01-.21]
1862-1863
Bartlett, George O., fl. 1862-1865
Bartlett came from Rice City, Rhode Island, and saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. His spelling is poor but his writing is descriptive.
The George O. Bartlett collection of Civil War correspondence contains letters and...
GLC02158
[Collection of Francis G. Blackman and James A. Blackman, C company, 7th regiment, Rhode Island, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.20]
Blackman, James A., fl. 1861-1865
The collection includes letters of brothers James A. and Francis G. Blackman from Gloucester, Rhode Island. Letters regarding campaigning in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina. James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry...
GLC02159
[Collection of William B. Davis, D company, 10th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.06]
1861-1862
Davis, William B., fl. 1861-1862
All 6 of these letters are written from New Berne, North Carolina (written as "New Berne" or "Newberne"), to his sister back in Connecticut. Davis is wounded 8 February 1862 at Roanoke Island, and writes in detail of this battle and of his wound...
GLC02160
[Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry] [decimalized]
1862-1864
Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864
Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. Includes photograph. Some letters to Esther Kinney. Inventory available.
GLC02162
Collection of letters from Oliver Edwards, field and staff, 37th regiment, Massachusetts infantry, to his mother, Eunice Lombard Edwards [Decimalized .01-.15]
Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904
All letters are to his mother in Springfield, Massachusetts. Edwards discusses military topics, including concern for ill troops forced to sleep in a cold barn (GLC02163.03). He also comments on abolition, and apathy in the North (GLC02163.06)....
GLC02163
[Collection of William H. Holly, E company, 12th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.17]
Holly, William H., ?-1864
Written between January 1862 and May 1864 to a friend, Mary Ann Davis, first from Connecticut and then from various camps in Louisiana (Parapet, Hubbard, Kearney, and Stevens, as well as two regions - Lakeport and Vermilion Bayou). Describes the...
GLC02165
[Collection of Alfred Hughes] [decimalized .01-.114]
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864
Letters to his wife Mary Hughes. Hughes, a doctor from Wheeling, Virginia, was detained at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer. He and his wife, Mary, numbered their letters to know which ones were lost, stolen or censored. The...
GLC02166
Morning Report Book of Company G 1 Fla Vols
June 9, 1862 - March 30, 1863
Leigh, John D., fl. 1863
Covers a number of periods. Book was first used as a morning report book by Company G of the First Florida Volunteers in the summer of 1862. Counts number of present and absent members of the company and gives their rank. Used from 9 June 1862...
GLC02168
[Collection of Charles F. McFadden, B company, 40th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .10]
McFadden, Charles F., fl. 1862-1864
McFadden was a Private in the 40th Ohio Volunteers. Collection consists of letters written to his sisters and other friends and family from Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee about being on the move and skirmishing with the enemy. Describe his talks with...
GLC02169
[Collection of Justus Morse, G company, 4th regiment, Indiana, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .66]
1861-1910
Morse, Justus, fl. 1861-1864
Morse was a Private in the 47th Indiana Volunteers, Co. G. The collection describes battles and skirmishing in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. One group of letters were written from City Hospital in Indianapolis. The bulk...
GLC02170
[Collection of Charles Nicholson, battery L, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania, heavy artillery] [Decimalized .01- .12]
1864-1865
Nicholson, Charles, fl. 1864-1865
Charles Nicholson was a Private in the 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Co. L. Other letters were written by another soldier in the same family, to their cousin Alice. Writes about Lincoln's death and a cousin's death in Libby prison. Collection...
GLC02171
[Collection of Charles F. Porter, C company, 2nd regiment, Michigan, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .91]
Porter, Charles F., fl. 1861-1865
Porter was a Private in the 2nd Michigan Infantry, Co. C. The collection includes correspondence, Porter's Michigan teacher's license, printed scripture passages, newspaper clippings, and genealogical materials on the Porter family. Some...
GLC02172
[Collection of William H. Scarborough, B company, 96th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .59]
Scarborough, William H., fl. 1862-1865
Scarborough was a Private in the Ohio 96th Vols. Consists of correspondence as well as an invitation to an 1886 reunion of his regiment. The collection also includes three 1940 documents regarding his death and war injury.
GLC02173
Collection of Hillary Shifflet, C company, 1st regiment, Ohio, volunteers [Decimalized .01-.15]
1861-1863
Shifflet, Hillary, 1823-1863
Shifflet served as Private in the Ohio 1st Vols., Company C. The collection includes one letter from his father to Shifflet. By the end of the correspondence, he complains of war weariness, especially of Lincoln's interference with slavery.
GLC02174
Documents related to the Civil War draft and Eben Whittemore [Decimalized .01-.34]
Various
This group of 34 documents, both printed and manuscript items, detail the draft apparatus on Cape Cod: printed lists of the number of eligible men, and the quota of such men required to enlist or be drafted from each of these towns. Some of the...
GLC02175
[Collection of Matthew Wood, C company, 9th regiment, Ohio, Infantry] [Decimalized .01-.52]
1862-1930
Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865
This collection consists primarily of Civil War correspondence from Matthew Wood, 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, to his wife Sarah Wood. Matthew Wood served in the Ohio Ninth Cavalry with Burnside's army in Tennessee, and William T. Sherman's army...
GLC02176
[Collection of Amos J. Harding, L company, 6th regiment, Missouri, cavalry] [decimalized]
1863-1865
The collection consists of thirteen letters written by various men but all addressed to Amos J. Harding. The letters are from friends and officers in service during the Civil War and are mostly from Missouri; eight of these letters possess dockets....
GLC02178
[Collection of Erastus R. McKinney, I company, 11th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]
1851-1904
McKinney, Erastus R., fl. 1851-1904
Collection of 47 items from the papers of Erastus Root McKinney, who served as a private in the 11th Illinois Volunteers. The collection consists of 43 documents, 4 photographs, and a diary, much of which documents McKinney's service in the Civil War...
GLC02179.01
[Seated portrait of John H. Surratt]
1868
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
One portrait of John Harrison Surratt, Jr., taken by Mathew Brady in 1868.
GLC02194
Journal of a whaling voyage on board ship Cortes of New Bedford, [Massachusetts]
1849-1856
Histed, William, fl. 1849
Includes five separate pages of watercolors that were possibly previously bound in the log. Includes daily entries of the whaling voyage and numerous miscellaneous newspaper clippings, poems, and songs. Many entries are accompanied by an ink stamp...
GLC02212
[General orders no. 30 regarding food rations for contrabands]
January 25, 1864
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Signed by Townsend, United States Assistant Adjutant General. By order of the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, establishes food rations "for issue by the Subsistence Department to adult refugees and to adult colored persons, commonly called...
GLC02225
[Collection of two items, quotation signed by Dolley Madison and engraving] Decimalized
6 March 1849
Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
GLC02231
to John C. Tidball
30 October 1883
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Writes a friendly letter to Tidball about how their military circle is breaking up since Tidball is leaving to head the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, and Sherman has left for St . Louis. Praises Tidball's reputation over the years he has known...
GLC02246
[Official ordnance document]
23 December 1864
Treadwell, Thomas James, ?-1879
Partially printed document, with printed signature. Treadwell, Captain of Ordnance, informs Captain Albert A. Day (Company K, 20th Michigan Infantry, 9th Corps) that his return of ordnance and ordnance stores for the fourth quarter of 1864 has been...
GLC02249.01
To the men under his command
February 9, 1862
Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877
Written aboard the flag steamer USS Philadelphia. General order, signed clerically, sent by Flag Officer Goldsborough as commander of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron thanking his men for a victory "worthy of yourselves and the sacred cause the...
GLC02252
[Envelope addressed to Major Vincent]
ca. 16 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
A free franked envelope (War Department stationery) signed as Secretary of War, allowing the bearer, Major Vincent, to see the Board of Inquiry into Lincoln's assassination.
GLC02256
[Diary of Erastus McKinney]
January 26, 1862 - June 9, 1862
Autograph manuscript signed. Includes reports on Union casualities during the capture of Fort Donelson (fought from 11 February to 16 February 1862 at Stewart County, Tennessee).
GLC02179.02
[Collection of George F. Morse, 91st regiment, New York, volunteers] [decimalized]
1864-1868
Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868
Collection of George F. Morse, private, 91st New York Volunteers. There are 52 items in the collection, including 17 letters from Morse, from his enlistment in October 1864, until his discharge in July 1865. Letters were written from Kingston, New...
GLC02180
[Collection of John H. Powers, 1st regiment, Vermont, cavalry] [decimalized]
1860-1877
Powers, John Hale, fl. 1973
Collection of 75 letters written to a private in the first Vermont Cavalry, 1860-77, from friends and schoolmates at Newbury Seminary, and fraternity brothers from Wesleyan College. Some of the letters are from soldiers in the field, while others...
GLC02181
[Collection of E. Wyman Stone, A company, 21st regiment, Massachusetts, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .37]
Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1864
Stone was a corporal in the 21st Mass. Vols., Co. A. The letters are written from Massachusetts, Annapolis, and New Berne, North Carolina. The collection includes 34 letters (some with envelopes), three receipts, a newspaper clipping and a furlough...
GLC02182
[Collection of Edward L. Sturtevant]
Sturtevant, Edward L., fl. 1862
A collection of 37 items from a Union captain. Includes 26 wardate letters, 10 envelopes, and 1 carte-de-visite. Written from the training base at Camp Maine, Brooklyn, New York. Describing in detail his duties as an officer, he often finds the army...
GLC02183
to Francis Preston Blair
23 August 1856
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Praises a letter Blair wrote, published in a newspaper (possibly the New York Evening Post). Has confidence that "we shall succeed in electing Fremont," referring to John C. Frémont's candidacy in the 1856 Presidential election. Compares the...
GLC02184
Why We are at War. Messages to Congress January to April, 1917
1917
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Signed in front endpaper. Content surrounding America's entry into World War I. Deckle edges.
GLC02186
Confederate cavalryman with canteen, 1/6 plate ambrotype, ruby-glass
1865 ca.
GLC02187
Confederate cavalryman seated with pistol, 1/9 plate ambrotype
The image is said to be that of a member of a cavalryman in Morgan's troop.
GLC02188
Fall in Men! Fall in Promptly! To the Rescue of the State!
circa July 1863
Sparks, Thomas, fl. 1863
Pennsylvania recruitment broadside, published by recruiting officer Lieutenant Thomas Sparks probably asking for men to defend the state during Robert E. Lee's invasion in June-July 1863. Focal point is large depiction of a debonair soldier charging...
GLC02192
Largest Bounties! Recruits Wanted for the Penn'a Volunteers
circa June 1863
Tinen, P.S., fl. 1863
Pennsylvania recruitment broadside published by recruitment officer Captain P.S. Tinen of the 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Printed in blue and red ink by King & Baird at 607 Samson Street in Philadelphia. Dominated by the image of an...
GLC02193
[Address to soldiers before anticipated Union assault on Corinth]
2 May 1862
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
Rallying the soldiers before the anticipated battle and assuring a Confederate victory. "We are about to meet once more, in the shock of battle, the invaders of our soil, the despoilers of our homes, the disturbers of our family ties. Face to face...
GLC02195
to Edwin M. Stanton
5 May 1862
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881
Signed as Major General commanding in the Department of North Carolina. Writes to the Secretary of War to report on the positions and activities of various troops and generals. "From information obtained through our Spies, I am Satisfied that the...
GLC02196
[Collection of Civil War letters from various soldiers & civilians] [decimalized]
1864-1905
Collection of 51 letters, including 24 wardate soldiers' letters, to recipients in Lancaster and York County, Pennsylvania. Written by various individuals, mostly to Isaac Cover (Kover, Coover) and family in Pennsylvania. Most have envelopes....
GLC02197
[Collection of Leander A. Williston, B company, 3rd regiment, Massachusetts, heavy artillery] [Decimalized .01- .60]
Williston, Leander A., 1830-?
Williston was Lieutenant in the 6th Co. Massachusetts Volunteers. Collection includes his appointment as Sergeant in Company 6 of the Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, 27 June 1863, cloth map, muster rolls and ordnance reports and correspondence from...
GLC02198
[Appointment of Williston, Quarter Master Sergeant of the 6th Co. Mass. Vols.]
27 June 1863
Signed by Capt. A. P. Allen, printed document on "art. vellum."
GLC02198.60
Life studies of the Great Army
1876
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Print portfolio of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies. All the etchings have been separated and put in individual folders. Created by Forbes, a member of the French Etching Club, while he travelled with the Union...
GLC02199
[Oil painting of General Ulysses S. Grant on horseback overlooking a battlefield]
circa 1875
Gaul, Gilbert William, 1855-1919
Depicts Grant writing in a notebook while overlooking a battlefield. Several Confederate soldiers lay dead and dying in the foreground. Other Union leaders confer on horseback. Completed in black, white, gray, and brown. Signed by the artist in...
GLC02201
to Arthur Carpenter
3 September 1929
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Writes a witty letter to the business manager at Warm Springs, Georgia, where Roosevelt founded the Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in 1927. Jokes about mosquitoes briefly. Discusses the sprinkler system for the Meriwether Hotel. Signed...
GLC02202
to Howell Cheney
December 7, 1915
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Letter regarding raising money for the war effort. Typed on personal stationery.
GLC02203.01
17 October 1917
Letter regarding the Red Cross. Typed on personal stationery.
GLC02203.02
February 2, 1918
Discusses the sacrifices needed to support the American war effort during World War I. Mentions the War Savings Stamp project as a means for both rich and poor to contribute, but asserts that the such financial support "is a duty rather more...
GLC02203.03
to John Lovett
26 April 1815
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Serving as New Hampshire State Representative, Webster discusses possible future political appointments with New York Representative Lovett. Discusses a dinner with Richard Stockton, a New Jersey Representative. Referring to the New York election...
GLC02204
[Receipt for meals and lodging]
7 August 1777
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795
Signed by Charles Pyncheon. Verifies receipt of 32 shillings from Bartlett as payment for his and Colonel Nathaniel Peabody's food and lodging for eight days at the Springfield, Massachusetts monetary convention held 30 July - 6 August 1777.
GLC02205
to William Moore
March 17, 1782
Irvine, William, 1741-1804
Written by Irvine as Brigadier General to Moore as President of Pennsylvania. He is concerned with British deserters and prisoners enlisting into the Continental Army despite the vigilance of recruiting officers. Since there is no defined punishment...
GLC02206
to unknown
3 August 1791
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800
Thanks the recipient for information in a previous letter, about the "hostile disposition of the Indians on the Frontiers." Shares his hope that federal treaties will ease the recipient's apprehensions and "produce a general peace." Introduces Col...
GLC02207
[Clipped signature mounted on engraving of Pownall]
circa 1780, 1897
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
Includes Pownall's signature and an engraving of Pownall mounted on backing. Signature possibly created circa 1780. Engraving copyrighted 1897 by Little, Brown, & Co. based on the original engraving by Richard Earlom, first printed in 1777....
GLC02207.02
Proclamation: [Salem Gazette printing re: invasion of Capitol]
1814/09/07
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Salem Gazette printing dated September 7 at 3 o'clock P.M. from the Salem Gazette Office, reprinting the text from the Boston Evening Gazette.
GLC02208
Dignified retirement: parody on the house that Jack built, -- fitted to the times
circa 1809
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
A parody of the nursery rhyme styled upon eighteenth century children's chapbooks making fun of Jefferson's retirement at a time of national crisis. The figures are rough allegories of Jefferson (alternately a king then a priest, retiring to a...
GLC02209
to Ford, Heath & Company
9 March 1846
Anthony, Philip, 1800-?
Anthony discusses the payment of interest on bonds and business ventures with Ford, Heath, & Company, a British firm. Explaining the economic situation in Arkansas, Anthony states "Liberal loans were made upon long times payable in installments with...
GLC02210.01
[Arkansas survey map depicting land claims]
30 September 1844
Pelham, William, 1803-1879
Depicts a map of the Arkansas surveying district "shewing the extent of Public Survey's in said district on the 30th September 1844." Contains boundary lines, including the Cherokee and Choctaw line, the Louisiana Line, the Missouri line, and the...
GLC02210.02
Speech of governor Dorr, in answer to the question by the court, why sentence should not be pronounced against him
1844/06/25
Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854
Published by the Republican Herald Office. Appeals to the citizens of Rhode Island, arguing that the sentence given to him goes against the principles of a democratic Republic. Dorr was charged for treason and sentenced to life imprisonment and...
GLC02211
to John A. Wharton
December 1, 1862
Hardee, William J., 1815-1873
Discusses military matters. Wishes to know the strength of the army Wharton is fighting, says he cannot send General Wood's forces far away, and says his men will soon be prepared to fight. Address page contains a penciled endorsement signed by...
GLC02213
to General John Hunt Morgan
circa 1864
Johnson, Adams Rankin, 1834-1922
General Johnson, who served in a cavalry unit under Morgan, writes, "We are all exceedingly anxious to be on the war path again, and next to yourself no one is more anxious to Show both the Yankees and our friends that there is Life in the old Band...
GLC02214
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