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Memoirs of a Monticello slave as dictated to Charles Campbell in the 1840's...

By Issac, one of Thomas Jefferson's Slaves. Modern edition.

GLC07445

Strictures on a Life of William Wilberforce

GLC07446

Life and Military Achievements of Toussant [sic]-L'Ouverture...

Title continued: "...late General in Chief of the Armies of St. Domingo, from the year 1792." Disbound. Printed for the author.

GLC07447

Order to search for kidnapped slave signed by Sewall as Chief Justice

Order signed by Sewall as Chief Justice of Massachusetts.

GLC07448

Engraving with original painted border showing Banks, Battle of Port Hudson, etc

Oval engraving, retouched, surrounded by a painted gouache border illustrating Banks's career as a politician and general. Possibly intended for reproduction. Signed lower right by "Wm Thomberger."

GLC07449

to unknown recipient re: reconstruction in New Orleans

"It is a bad place-a hard set to deal with; men full of corruption...the Angel Gabriel could not avoid being villanously traduced."

GLC07451

Pen and ink portrait of Chief Nurse of Ward J. Satterlee

Depicts a women in a religious habit, with rosary, and holding an open book. Attached to a ruled sheet with ink note identifying the person. She worked in the U.S. General Hospital (Philadelphia)

GLC07452

Reports of General Land Office, with Atlas

The report is printed in English, with four land promotion tracts in English, French, German and Swedish. Accompanied by an atlas containing 23 folding cloth color maps of each area. One of the maps is said to be the first to show Nevada with its...

GLC07453

History of the Brooklyn and Long Island Fair [Sanitary Commission]

Printed by United States Sanitary Commission, with 5 color foldout lithographs. D. H. Gould signature, 1866.

GLC07455

Our Fallen Heroes [Woodcut print]

Large sheet consisting of colored woodcuts, intended for hanging, depicting Lincoln and deceased Union officers Elmer Ellsworth, E.D. Baker, J. McCook, Mitchill, Andrew H. Foote, J. Sedgwick, Lyon, Mansfield, Kearney, J.F. Reynolds, McPherson and...

GLC07456

Memoirs of My Own Times

Three volume set accompanied by small atlas.

GLC07457

[Central Park scene of mother with two children]

Large colored image, depicting a young mother, with her girl in a cart drawn by a goat, while the boy holds the goat. A bridge spans water in background. Elaborately colored, with a black border.

GLC07458

Collection of diplomatic dispatches to James Monroe as Sec. of State [Decimalized .01- .13]

Discusses international relations and Napoleon. Some dispatches manuscript, with some partly printed.

GLC07459.01

to James Monroe re: organizing military forces

"It seems the Emperor never kept his ministers so hard at work night and day...to organize and push forward the unexampled military force before which Europe now trembles." Labeled "Dispatch no. 9"

GLC07459.02

Collection of Lysander Wheeler, C company, 105th regiment, Illinois, infantry [Decimalized .001-.123]

Lysander Wheeler, a farmer from Sycamore, Illinois, enlisted in the Union Army on August 7, 1862 as a private. He was mustered into Company C of the 105th Illinois infantry and later promoted to sergeant. Wheeler was mustered out on June 7, 1865.

GLC07460

to his son re: eyewitness account of surrender of Richmond, Lincoln's visit

He mentions Lincoln's tour: "(He) was cheered most lustily, some of the darkies were almost frantic with joy at seeing him."

GLC07461

Proclamation [threatening rebellious New Yorkers]

Broadside threatening rebellious New Yorkers: "seduced from their Allegiance by...Ambitious and Factious Men."

GLC07462

to Eliza Farquahar re: arranging marriage between nephew and northern woman

GLC07464

to unknown re: U.S. role in Mediterranean after end of the Barbary War

Also discusses ratifying Treaty of Peace and changing from war to peace establishment. Written in Monticello

GLC07465

In Provincial Congress. [Massachusetts broadside re: day of fasting and prayer]

Broadside calling for a day of fasting and prayer. (Trimmed)

GLC07467

Loyalty Oath to protect Independence of South Carolina

Cosigned by George Mason, Jason & Catherine West and others.

GLC07469

to Friedrich Von Steuben re: financing American Revolution [in French]

"As for what concerns me, that which prevents you from gaily beating the English. Money? Soon I will take it, when it will come; but grace troubles you by means, I am much more curious about our laurels..."

GLC07473

to unknown captain re: orders to reinforce Hudson Highlands against attack

GLC07482

to S. S. Conant

Douglass writes to Conant, Editor of Harper's Weekly. Because of other engagements, he may have trouble writing an article for Harper's immediately. Intends to send the article within the course of a fortnight.

GLC07483.01

to Benjamin Franklin Auld

Thanks Auld for helping him obtain the date when Auld's father, Hugh, began the ship building firm where Douglass served in Baltimore. Asserts that Hugh may have begun the business as early as 1827, and he (Douglass) may have been eight years old in...

GLC07484.01