circa 1845

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Autograph quotation

Title: Quotation attributed to Daniel Webster [in French]

Quotation in French attributed to Daniel Webster. Includes a note written on an envelope by Webster's sister-in-law, Harriette Story Paige.

GLC01946.63

circa 1850

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Autograph note

Title: Quotation attributed to Daniel Webster

Quotation attributed to Daniel Webster. Includes an envelope with an inscription attributed to Webster's sister-in-law, Harriette Story Paige. The inscription states: "Mr. Webster wrote the enclosed in reply to a message of mine in a postscript to Mrs. Webster sending him 'many kisses.' "

GLC01946.64

circa 1820

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Autograph manuscript

Title: poem attributed to Daniel Webster

Poem attributed to Daniel Webster docketed to his first wife Grace Fletcher Webster. Includes an envelope with an inscription attributed to Webster's sister-in-law, Harriette Story Paige.

GLC01946.65

1850

Meredith, William Morris, 1799-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Webster

Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, writes, "[th]e Law limits the amount to be applied in exchanging coin for bullion to $1,000,000. This sum is in existing circumstances too small, & I have already written to the Chmn. [Chairman] of the Commt [Committee] of Commerce in the House advising that it should be doubled."

GLC01946.66

13 May 1863

Wortham, George, fl. 1823-1883

Autograph note signed

Title: [Blank permit to leave picket duty for one week]

A blank permit, granting permission to pass the picket for one week from the date of this document. Written at "Headquarters of Richette on Moseley Creek."

GLC02233.21

26 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Wiley Sullivan for being absent without leave]

Details the trial and conviction of Sullivan for the charge of "absence without leave." Records specifics of the charge, testimony from the trial, and resulting sentence. Sullivan was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for fourteen days and then gagged eight hours a day for five days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain Thomas R. Youngblood as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand. Wiley Sullivan was a private in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry. George B. Ford was a captain in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry. James Dalrymple…

GLC02233.23

26 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of John T. Jones for being absent without leave.]

Details court martial proceedings of John T. Jones, who pled guilty to the charge of "absence without leave." Jones was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for fourteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain Thomas R. Youngblood as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.

GLC02233.24

27 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Haywood Sullivan for being absent without leave.]

Details the trial and conviction of Haywood Sullivan for the charge of "absence without leave." Records specifics of the charge, testimony from the trial, and resulting sentence. With the name of Captain Thomas R. Youngblood as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand. Torn near the top, and perhaps missing final pages.

GLC02233.25

27 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of W. H. Hutson for being absent without leave]

Details the trial and conviction of Hutson for the charge of "absence without leave." Records specifics of the charge, testimony from the trial, and resulting sentence. Hutson was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for sixteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Lieutenant William H. Borden as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.

GLC02233.26

27 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Theophilus Goddin for being absent without leave]

Details court martial proceedings of Theophilus Goddin, who pled guilty to the charge of "absence without leave." Goddin was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for sixteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain William H. Borden as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.

GLC02233.27

28 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Moses J. Hill for being absent without leave]

Details court martial proceedings of Moses J. Hill, who pled guilty to the charge of "absence without leave." Hill was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for fourteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain Thomas R. Youngblood as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.

GLC02233.28

28 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Festus Oliver for being absent without leave]

Details court martial proceedings of Festus Oliver, who pled guilty to the charge of "absence without leave." Oliver was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for eighteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain William H. Borden as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.

GLC02233.29

28 May 1863

Ford, George B., 1828-1911

Autograph document signed

Title: [Court Martial proceedings in the case of Stephen Goddin for being absent without leave]

Details court martial proceedings of Stephen Goddin, who pled guilty to the charge of "absence without leave." Goddin was sentenced to carry a twenty pound stick eight hours a day for fourteen days. With the names of James Dalrymple as the Judge Advocate and Captain William H. Borden as if signed, but likely in Ford's hand.

GLC02233.30

11 June 1863

Ryals, Henry J., 1834-?

Autograph document signed

Title: [Charge and specifications in the case of John M. Holmes for multiple desertions]

Charges against John W. Holmes for deserting for the fourth, fifth, and sixth time. Describes these desertions. Also signed and approved by George Wortham.

GLC02233.31

30 July 1863

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

Manuscript document

Title: [Telegraph to James G. Martin]

Manuscript copy of a telegraph sent to Brigadier James G. Martin ordering "the execution of privates William Leggett & Canada Barnes...suspended until further notice." Docket contains autograph endorsement signed by Charles Grice Elliot, Martin's assistant adjutant general.

GLC02233.33

20 August 1863

Williams, W.F., fl. 1863-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Williams outlines a confrontation between Alfred Davenport, who refused to work "under any such d-d government," and a supervisor. Williams accuses Davenport of trading with the enemy and giving them information. Sent to an unnamed Colonel. Cross Landing is near Columbia, North Carolina. Excerpt: "On Thursday last he was ordered to appear on the road and assist in repairing it. He told the overseer whom I had appointed (Mr. Wm Rowe) that he would not work under any such d__d government - that it was nothing but a d__d military despotism at best. This man's general character is anything but…

GLC02233.35

9 July 1863

Collie, L., fl. 1863

Autograph document signed

Title: [List of items received belonging to Fort Shannon]

List of ordnance arrived, including various types of cannon, and shells, powder, fuses, and other items.

GLC02233.36

27 Feburay 1864 - 4 March 1864

Atkinson, Joseph Henry, 1829-1907

Header Record

Title: Court martial proceedings in seven cases [Decimalized .01-.07]

Court martial proceedings in seven cases in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry. Most likely all written at "Camp Burgwyn," near Bogue, North Carolina.

GLC02233.37

13 April 1864

Stone, Elijah James, 1819-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis H. Pierpont

Reverend Stone appeals to Governor Pierpont for aid in obtaining the position of Chaplain of Wheeling prison and hospital. Believes he is best suited for the job, since he has been praying with the prisoners for many years, while others who seek the job are only doing so because it is now an official paying job. Autograph note signed by Pierpont on verso, endorsing Stone for Chaplain, citing the same reasons Stone himself gives. "I believe every word of this….I have no faith in the efficacy of those who only pray for money…" Excerpt: "…he (I believe) made the prisoners believe I was one of…

GLC02233.38

16 May 1864

Williams, K.A., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Wortham

Rather than have his two captured enslaved people return home, Williams wants them to work for the Confederacy. He would prefer they be shot rather than fall into Yankee hands again. Suggests one would make a good servant for Wortham. Written at the Roanoke Post Office, Martin Country, North Carolina. Excerpt: "I understand that I have two Negro boys in Plymouth among the captured Negroes by the names of Peter & Frank. I do not want them to come home & wish you to take charge of them & work them for the Confederate Government till this war is over & should there be any…

GLC02233.39

19 May 1864

Gatlin, Richard Caswell, 1809-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Wortham

Gatlin received Wortham's recommendations for promotions for Best and Penny but cannot issue any other commissions until the commission for Captain Ryals is issued. Richard C. Gatlin, after retiring early in the war as a Confederate Brigadier General, served as the adjutant general and inspector general for North Carolina.

GLC02233.40

25 April 1864

Van Hook, John C., 1831-1910

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Wortham

States: "I was ordered by Gen Whiting last night to be in readiness to move at a moments warning & to have the Battery in readiness also. & farther to report all vessels in the [offing?]. I suppose he anticipates an attack from the Beach...we are looking out for lively times here soon." Also asks Wortham to send a box of cartridges. Written from Headquarters at Virginia Creek, earthworks that were part of coastal defenses of Wilmington. John C. Van Hook was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Fiftieth North Carolina Infantry.

GLC02233.42

1 June 1864

Edmundson, Jesse Wright, 1845-1917

Document signed

Title: [Pass for J.A. Lloyd to pass through the picket lines for one month]

Permitting J. A. Lloyd, a local resident of Plymouth, to pass through the picket lines for one month. Printed on back of map fragment.

GLC02233.43

3 May 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Informs Lucy that Mr. Edes of Boston will soon be leaving Morristown. Looks forward to receiving more letters from Lucy. Text loss on both pages due to paper loss and repair.

GLC02437.00585

4 May 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Lucy Knox [incomplete]

Informs Lucy that she has full possession of his heart. Expresses relief that her case of smallpox has improved. Discusses Mr. Bowdoin, possibly a man hired to help Lucy upon the departure of a previous servant or assistant, Mr. Bolling. Discusses the British burning of Danbury, Connecticut, which took place in April 1777. Notes that the loss of stores in Danbury "was very amply made up in the store ship lately taken and carried into Dartmouth." Discusses the possible intentions of British General William Howe, and whether he is bound for Philadelphia or the Hudson River.

GLC02437.00586