circa 1865

E.S. Lumpkin & Co., fl. 1860

Photograph

Title: [Vignette of Robert E. Lee]

Vignette oval bust portrait of Lee as older man with a white beard. Lee is wearing the same suit as he was in April 1865 photos taken by Mathew Brady (refer to GLC00579.01 and .02). Verso indicates this carte de visite was created by E. S. Lumpkin, Photographer, 812 Main Street in Richmond. Verso also contains a stamp from Selden & Co., Photograph Dealers, 814 Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.

GLC01443.01

circa 1865

Various

Header Record

Title: Two amnesty oaths for Jones with pardon and related papers [Decimalized .01- .05]

P.B Jones took part in a rebellion against the government . He was later pardoned by President Andrew Johnson. All documents have stamped signatures of important persons.

GLC01444

1841-1862

Header Record

Title: [Printed bills of sale of people enslaved by the Jones Family of Virginia][Decimalized .01-.05]

Collection of materials related to the Jones Family of Virginia dated 1841-1862. Consists of five documents related to the Jones family enslaving people in Virginia. With manuscript notes, signed by different people. Related to GLC01449.01.

GLC01445

circa 1833-1865

Jones Family

Header Record

Title: Miscellaneous papers from the Jones Family of Virginia [Decimalized .01- .18]

Collection includes receipts, contracts, newspaper clippings, and accounting documentation for the Jones family of Virginia. Also includes two booklet editions of the Consitution and By-laws of the Hanover Dragoons, and a hiring contract for free black workers.

GLC01447

1865

Jones Family

Header Record

Title: Civil War soldier letters, possibly from the Jones Family [decimalized]

War date letters.

GLC01448

1862-1863

Jones Family

Header Record

Title: Jones family soldier letters [Decimalized .01 and .02]

Letters related to GLC01445 and possibly GLC01448.

GLC01449

1680-1863

Header Record

Title: collection on French & Indian, Revolutionary Wars, Missouri [decimalized]

[decimalized 01450.001-01450.911] 1 black and white bust engraving of Sir William Johnson Bar included. Dated 1680-1863 (bulk:1750-90).

GLC01450

14 August 1777

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of Samuel Nicholson as Commander of Frigate Deane]

Signed by Hancock as President of the Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress.

GLC01450.001

December 24, 1779

Jay, John, 1745-1829

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of John Wheelwright as Commander of the privateer ship The Neptune]

Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, and John Avery.

GLC01450.002

1776

Simmons, Peleg, fl. 1776

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Orderly book of Peleg Simmons]

Daily orders for troops at Middletown and Newport, Rhode Island. Reports on soldiers' and officers' duties, troop movements, court martials, provisions, uniforms, armaments, soldiers' appearance, and general announcements to the troops at camp. Includes orders on preparing arms and establishing regimental colors. Assigns captains for each day. On 17 April 1776, mentions Commander Henry Babcock's arrest and removal from office due to insanity. 20 July 1776 describes a celebration of the Declaration of Independence, noting parade and canon fire. Briefly mentions smallpox in an entry for…

GLC01450.003

July 1776 - December 9,1777

Tilden, Ezra, 1751-1819

Diary

Title: [Diary of Ezra Tilden]

Provides a detailed day by day account of Tilden's march through New York during the Revolutionary War. Writes extensively about daily duties, poor rations, hunger, hardships along the march, sickness and death amongst the soldiers, and the demoralized spirit of the men. Possibly writes something about the cruelty of the officers in code on p. 34 by mixing the letters of the words. Includes lists of towns he passed through (p. 12, 49, 107, 141), an item by item list of contents of his pack (p. 9), a list of the monthly wages for each military rank (p. 54), rations for each soldier (p. 55…

GLC01450.004

19 July 1776 - circa 1830

Marshall, Thomas, fl. 1776

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Castle Island orderly book]

Entries also written by Gamaliel Bradford as Lieutenant Colonel, and Jonathan Carver. Reports on daily orders for the Boston Regiment of Militia stationed at Castle Island, in the Boston Harbor, commanded by Colonel Marshall. Mentions everyday life in the camp. 7 November 1776 entry contains instructions on monitoring ships passing the island. After serving the allotted time guarding Boston on the island, the troops prepared to leave 26 November according to orders from Headquarters in Boston. Daily orders entries end 27 November 1776 (p. 50). The second half of the book is an account…

GLC01450.005.01

1 May 1776

Lowell, John, 1743-1802

Document signed

Title: [Commission of Thomas Marshall as Colonel of the Boston Regiment of Militia]

Signed by 15 other members of the Council of the Massachusetts Bay.

GLC01450.005.02

April 7, 1778

Heath, William, 1737-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ebenezer Hancock

Letter countersigned by Seth Loring, Secretary. Heath writes to the Deputy Paymaster General of the Forces of the United States of America requesting payment of $200 for Captain Benjamin Wallcott of Colonel Thomas Marshall's Regiment for five months of pay beginning 6 July 1777. Letter accompanied by a certificate dated March 27, 1778 written by Marshall to Heath certifying that Wallcott was in his regiment since July 6, 1777. The two documents are attached by a wax seal. Heath was a major general in the Continental Army.

GLC01450.005.03

January 28, 1874

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Document signed

Title: Commission for Colon Augur (c/s Wm. Belknap [War])

Commision for Colon Augur to become the first lieutenant in second regiment of calvary. Signed by Grant in purple ink. With large blue paper seal on top left of document.

GLC01246

16 June 1851

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Document signed

Title: [Naval commission of Benjamin Isherwood (c/s Graham)]

Countersigned by William A. Graham, Secretary of Navy. Includes white seal at bottom center of document. Isherwood was appointed chief engineer of the Navy,

GLC01247

February 27, 1854

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas W. Thomas

One letter addressed to Thomas W. Thomas from Alexander Stephens dated February 27, 1854. Letter mentions a resolution of a conflict with Jewish people, a fight involving Robert Toombs and his health.

GLC01249

28 October 1817

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of David B. Mitchell as Commissioner of the United States]

Countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State. Appoints Mitchell a commissioner to negotiate with the Creek Nation of Indians in Georgia.

GLC01255

1857

Howard, Benjamin C., 1791-1872

Book

Title: Report of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F. A. Sandford. December term, 1856.

One copy of the Supreme Court decision of the Dred Scott case dated 1857. Item is a first edition printed by Cornelius Wendell.

GLC01259

1862-1864

Photograph

Title: Photo album with 39 carte de visite Civil War photos, including Brigham Young

With fore-edge painting. Includes views of Jim Bridger, Brigham Young, Ute and Shoshone Indians. Album presented "By the Boys" [troops] at Camp Douglas, to their commanding officer, Capt. E.B. Grimes, Q.M. Includes a few Washington DC scenes at end. Written at Camp Douglas.

GLC01261

4 March 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Inaugural address of the President of the United States, on the Fourth of March, 1861.

Lincoln focuses on increasing his support in the North while attempting to not further alienate the South. He references four important documents: Henry Clay's 1850 Speech on compromise, Webster's reply to Hayne, Andrew Jackson's proclamation against nullification, and the U.S. Constitution. Marked Senate executive document No. 1, special session. Disbound but boxed.

GLC01264

December 19, 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ladies managing the Soldier's Fair

Letter written on Executive Mansion stationery. Lincoln alludes to the "good news" of Sherman's March to the Sea. Also mentions declining the invitation.

GLC01303

22 May 1849

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Printed document

Title: [Patent for Abraham Lincoln's improvement in buoying vessels over shoals]

Patent granted to Lincoln for inventing "a new and improved manner of combining adjustable buoyant air chambers with a steamboat or other vessel for the purpose of enabling their draught of water to be readily lessened to enable them to pass over bars ... " Includes a written description and diagram.

GLC01304

September 16, 1884

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert N. Johnson

Grant replies to Johnson's letter and encloses his version of an anecdote told by Abraham Lincoln about Alexander Stephens and his overcoat at the Hampton Roads, Virginia Peace Conference. State he will use the anecdote in his memoirs. The story describes Stephens as wearing a very large and heavy overcoat, and when he removed the coat, he looked to weigh only 90 pounds. Grant relays that Lincoln remarked about Stephens in his coat, "wasn't it the biggest shuck and the littlest ear ever you did see."

GLC01305

February 12, 1866

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

Pamphlet

Title: Memorial address on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln

Delivered before Congress in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Printed by the Government Printing Office. With "Correspondence Relating to the Memorial Address," printed beginning on page 73.

GLC01306