1816/07/17

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: re: securing land granted to him in Louisiana by government

GLC07186

1861

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

Header Record

Title: to Eben R. Ayers; archive of 4 letters. re: activities early in civil war [Decimalized .01- .04]

1. 6 July 1861, 2. 25 November 1861, 3. 22 Sept 1861 and 4. 31 Oct 1861.

GLC07187

1775/04/29

Greenleaf, Benjamin, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Committee of Intelligence at Portsmouth, NH; re: false alarms of troops

Warning of false reports of British troops arriving in Massachusetts. "I am sensible of the evil consequences of false alarms at such a time as the present is, & have been much pain'd on hearing of the distress, the people of your town & province were lately thrown into by one."

GLC07191

1791/04/20

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Autograph document signed

Title: Authorizing provisions to be distributed to Indians

"...to supply the Indians at a treaty I am authorized to hold with the Six Nations, at Painted Post."

GLC07192

1802/05/20 ca.

Crew, Micajah, fl. 1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: re: slavery and Quakers

"Some circumstances attendant on the lot of slavery as permitted in these states, have at this time claimed the deep sympathy of the [Quaker] meeting, and a concern has arisen to labor as we may open for a mitigation of the laws in behalf of this oppressed class of men, who in their present degraded state suffer the violation of some of the dearest rights of humanity."

GLC07194

8 September 1862

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Broadside

Title: [Message to the People of Maryland to support the Confederacy]

Addressed "To the People of Maryland," encouraging them to join the Confederacy and support the Confederate Forces. "The people of the Confederate States have long watched with the deepest sympathy the wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted upon the Citizens of a Commonwealth, allied to the States of the South by the strongest social, political and commercial ties...Our Army has come among you, and is prepared to assist you in throwing off this foreign yoke, to enable the inalienable rights of free men, and restore independence and sovereignty to your state." Written a week before the…

GLC07195

1861/02/18

Broadside

Title: An ordinance to dissolve the Union between the state of Texas and other states..

Printed broadside. Paper patch has ink facsimile.

GLC07196

9 May 1865

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

Broadside

Title: Gen. Forrest to his troops.

Title from heading. Addressed to "soldiers." Details the fact that "the troops of this Department have been surrendered. ...That we are BEATEN is a self evident fact, and any further resistance on our part would be justly regarded as the very height of folly and rashness." Encourages full cooperation with the Federal authorities.

GLC07197

1787/06/03

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses being deeply involved in family life for the past six months, during which time his daughter was born. Discusses his service as his correspondent's lawyer and mentions an issue his correspondent had with Edmund Randolph. His correspondent, possibly James Madison, was a member of the Constitutional Convention, who was engaged in work to "bind the states together by the strongest ties, and to commit their interests to the direction of one common head." Monroe hopes for a successful outcome at the convention.

GLC07198

1778/06/06

Thompson, Charles, fl. 1788

Broadside

Title: re: extending Continental officer subsistance money

Addressed to "all militia or other troops which may from time to time be called into the Continental service." Signed in type by Charles Tompson as Secretary of Congress. One bust engraving of Thompson included as collateral.

GLC07199

May 1863

McCasky, J.E., fl. 1863

Painting

Title: [Captive soldier in Libby Prison]

Oil on canvas, unstretched, of older Union soldier, with white hair and a mustache, seated on the ground in a despairing pose, holding his hand to his forehead, near a rifle. Signed at lower right "J. E. McCasky [or McCosky], NY / Libby Prison / May [?] 1863." The soldier is silhouetted behind the unpainted background. Fictionalized image, possibly intended for illustration.

GLC07201

circa February 1873

Arkansas. General Assembly. House of Representatives

Printed document

Title: ["AN ACT: To Protect all Persons in Their Civil Rights, in the State of Arkansas and to Furnish Means for Their Vindication" with endorsements by Charles Sumner and John H. Johnson]

Back page contains an undated autograph note signed by John H. Johnson, an Arkansas state congressmen. Johnson's note states "Sir, happy am I to inform you that this bill pass [sic] both house [sic] by a handsome majority and I now submit the same to you for your opinion of the bill." Followed by an undated autograph endorsement from Sumner stating "I shall never be satisfied until there is one National Act placing all under one & the same equal safeguard. Why will not [Mass] press for it?" Content of the act establishes equal transportation costs for all persons regardless of race,…

GLC07202.01

14 December 1872

Chase, Thomas N., fl. 1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles Sumner with Sumner's autograph endorsement signed

Chase, a professor at Atlanta University, updates Sumner on the condition of African Americans in Georgia. States that "[t]he opposition to the elevation of the colored people is becoming more & more intense. 'I don't want a nigger to know more than I do' is the general sentiment." Reports that in Georgia, African Americans are excluded from the benefit of agricultural scrip. States that Joseph Emerson Brown, Chairman of the Atlanta Board of Education, does not support African American schools as much as he supports white schools. He indicates that black students only get female…

GLC07202.02

circa 1866

K.L.K., fl. 1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles Sumner

A vitriolic death threat signed with initials: "Your infamous equal rights bill if passed will secure your death inside of 8 months. The spirit of 76 is not dead yet & the Land which my & our forefathers fought for shall never be compelled to submit to the motion of a petifoger, or the filthy arm of an alien Black ignoramous nor shall her [2] sons & daughters be made to bow their heads, & grovel in the earth at the command of an Alien. So beware I sware & I never sware falsely your life shall be the penalty." Signs the letter, "Yours with extreme disgust." Writes a post…

GLC07202.03

circa 1863

Women's National Loyal League

Printed document

Title: [Men and Women's Emancipation petitions]

Blank, unsigned petitions for the emancipation of slavery. Folded document. First page is titled "Women's Emancipation Petition," second page is titled "Men's Emancipation Petition." Calls on the U.S. House and Senate to abolish slavery throughout the United States and for a Constitutional amendment to prohibit its existence forever. Instructs sender to mail the form, when completed, to No. 20 Cooper Institute, New York.

GLC07202.05

circa 1872

Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887

Autograph note signed

Title: to Charles Sumner

Eliot, a social activist and clergyman, writes to Sumner, a United States Senator from Massachusetts (recipient inferred from collection). Encloses newspaper clippings asserting they prove the necessity of a civil rights bill. The first clipping, attached to the note, relates that Frederick Douglass was recently denied service at the Planters' House, a St. Louis, Missouri inn. The article notes, "This is the first difficulty of the kind he has received on his present lecture trip, and it is a shameful reflection on St. Louis' hospitality..." The other clipping offers a similar version of…

GLC07202.06

1 November 1859

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 53, no. 10688 (November 1, 1859)]

Contains coverage of John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid: "The insurrection at Harper's Ferry was simply no insurrection at all. Not a slave joined the reckless fanatics in their nefarious policy of emancipation by blood and treason. It was a silly invasion of Virginia by some eighteen men." Includes other opinions, that the raid was of great significance. Includes a report on the insurgents' trial. Last page contains an article on the San Juan affair and other international news. Also contains reports on a recent local meeting on "Revival of the African Slave Trade." Signed in pencil at…

GLC07203

circa 1850

Broadside

Title: I still live

Oblong sheet of white paper containing the words "I Still Live. Daniel Webster."

GLC07204

1861-1864 ca.

Header Record

Title: Civil War collection of 98 letters re: Ft. Wagner, Gettysburg, Charleston [Decimalized .01- .103]

Includes Jackson, Miss., also mentions "Gorilla Bands"

GLC07205

1865/05/12

Pyne, Charles B. fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown re: Lincoln's assassination and tracking Booth

"I liked Mr. Lincoln much and I look upon his assassination with horror and indignation. I followed the assassin 4 days, and had I come across him I would have shot him like a dog."

GLC07206

1864 ca.

Broadside

Title: Philad'a Legion! Col. Thomas B. Florence [recruitment broadside]

Large recruitment broadside for Philadelphia Legion regiment printed in blue and red ink, in large type. At center is a large wood engraving printed in red of a soldier charging with fixed bayonet. "Wanted, steady Able-bodied Men for the Philadelphia Legion Regiment. [rule] Don't wait to be drafted..." Printed by King & Baird. Some tears touching the text.

GLC07207

1862/08/04

Broadside

Title: Attention! Young Men of Belmont District [recruitment broadside]

Civil War recruitment broadside for a volunteer company before the draft goes into effect. Large black and white wood engraving at center showing workmen and farmers rallying around the flag, while a scroll above them reads "No Bounty / When Drafted." Printed by Baird and King.

GLC07208

circa 1864

Ringwalt & Brown, fl. 1863-1865

Broadside

Title: Attention Troopers! To Horse! To Horse!

Civil War recruitment broadside. Col. E. G. Chormann's Independent Mounted Rangers. Recruiting "A regiment armed like the Regular Cavalry, with Sharp's Carbine, Colt's Revolver and Sabre." Notes bounty for Philadelphia, state and U.S. Printed in green and red ink by Ringwalt & Brown. Losses at corners affecting text noticeably at lower left. Tape stains.

GLC07209

1862 ca.

Broadside

Title: Regiment Ordered South! National Guards [recruitment broadside]

Large oblong recruitment broadside, printed with red and blue inks in a circular design. Regiment of Col. P. Lyle, Race Street below Sixth.

GLC07210

circa 1847

Broadside

Title: Friends of the Country, Irrespective of Party!

Mexican War recruitment poster from Massachusetts defending the war and attacking Governor Briggs. Variety of articles supporting the Massachusetts volunteers and denouncing the governor's anti-war sentiments. Lower left corner missing.

GLC07211