April 10, 1865

Colby, Oren, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. and Mrs. Colby

Colby, 12th New Hampshire Volunteers, writes to his mother and father that the troops have heard of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Informs that during their celebrations a fellow soldier was hurt as they were firing off guns and lighting canteens filled with gun powder. He remarks that those who said the Confederacy would not fall must be feeling foolish now. Discusses the destruction of Richmond and says that the people are starving. The starving individuals beg the soldiers for food and eat rations the soldiers have thrown away. he states he gave a young boy…

GLC00272.02

circa 1861

Crosby, Abner S., fl. 1861

Header Record

Title: Collection of Abner S. Crosby [decimalized]

Collection of Abner S. Crosby, who served in D company, 7th regiment, Pennsylvania infantry.

GLC00273

August 12, 1861

Crosby, Abner S., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his aunt

Abner S. Crosby describes life in the 7th Pennsylvania after the First Battle of Bull Run. He discusses the deaths of friends in battle. Written on attractive patriotic stationery. With P.S.: "my pen is very poor- [inserted: so you must] excuse poor writing" (on side near signature).

GLC00273.01

July 13, 1863

Ira, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to parents

Written from "Camp near Frederic Citty M.D." Includes war news, deaths, and rumors of strategy after the Battle of Gettysburg.

GLC00273.02

June 15, 1864

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Farrar Smith or Benjamin Franklin Butler

Grant, Commander in Chief of the United States Army, informs Major General Butler or Smith that the 2nd Corps (28,000 soldiers) was directed to march toward Petersburg. He has not heard news of the expedition, but can still hear firing in the direction of Petersburg, Virginia. He states that if Butler or Smith require the 2nd Corps, they should send notice to General Winfield Scott Hancock under cover to General John Gibbon. Written in pencil on Headquarters, Armies of the United States stationery.

GLC00274

June 16, 1864

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Farrar Smith

Written in pencil near Petersburg, Virginia. Grant, Commander in Chief of the United States Army instructs Smith to push the reconnaissance in the front to attempt to ascertain a point from which to advance against Petersburg in the evening. He writes "Make all preliminary preparations for such an advance if ordered and at some time hold all your forces not necessary for holding your present line ready to reinforce the left in case of an attack from that direction." He instructs that in the absence of himself or General George Gordon Meade, that General Winfield Scott Hancock will have…

GLC00275

17 October 1754

Lawrence, Robert, 1692-?

Manuscript document signed

Title: [An Act for making Current seventy thousand Pounds in Bills of Credit for adjusting his Majesty and the Neighboring Colonies to dispossess the French from his Majesty's Land on or near the River Ohio, and for providing a fund for the Defense of the Frontiers...]

Fair copy of the act passed by the New Jersey House of Representatives near the beginning of the French and Indian War. Passed with some amendments, the act was meant to raise revenue for expenses during the French and Indian War. The bills authorized seemed to have been revised prior to their actual issue. There are many textual corrections in the document. Lawrence was the Speaker of the House of the New Jersey Assembly.

GLC00276

26 August 1777

Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Indictment of Nathaniel Davis, printer, for counterfeiting money]

Signed by Paine as prosecutor for the state of Massachusetts. Countersigned by Daniel Parker as the jury foreman and five witnesses. Specifies the jury's charges against Davis in detail. Dated the "Last Tuesday of August." Names penned by Paine, including that of Benjamin Edes, the printer of the June 18, 1776 Massachusetts issue, the one probably forged.

GLC00277

November 20, 1765

Farrington, A., fl. 1765

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Seth Williamson

A British captain discusses military logistics and the advice given to him by General Thomas Gage regarding troop transport. He mentions being in "the Rebellious Town of New York," where there was popular discontent with the Stamp Act of 1765. He describes the destruction of the rented house of Major Thomas James "by the principal People of this Town," referring to the Sons of Liberty, who had committed this and similar acts during the previous month. He comments on plans to dismantle Fort George, noting that "the Grand Arsenal of America is liable to be insulted" if set on fire. He notes…

GLC00278

August 6, 1773

Cottrell, Stephen, 1738-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Granville Leveson-Gower

Written by Cottrell, secretary of the Board of Trade, to George Granville Leveson-Gower, the Duke of Sutherland, as the Lord President of the Privy Council. The Lord President's principle responsibility is to preside at meetings of the Privy Council, at which the British monarch formally assents to Orders-in-Council. Cottrell wants to know the recipient's opinion of the independent powers the colonies have accumulated and are using. He says he has been ordered by Lord Suffolk to transmit the enclosed comments from the Board of Trade (not included). Thomas Pownall, a Member of Parliament who…

GLC00279

13 August 1794

Kline, George, 1758-1820

Newspaper

Title: Kline's Carlisle weekly gazette. [Vol. 10, no. 471 (August 13, 1794)]

Contains state and federal proclamations concerning the excise tax and the Whiskey Rebellion. Also contains an article on the federal revenue system and another on raising troops.

GLC00282

1722

Book

Title: Conductor Generalis, or the office, duty and authority of Justices...

Modern blind calf; Evans 2327; First American book on procedural law. Full title: Conductor Generalis, or the office, duty and authority of Justices of the Peace, High-Sheriffs, Gaolers, Coroners, Constables, Jurymen, Over-seers of the Poor, and also the Office of the Clerks of the Assize and of the Peace, &c. Printed by Andrew Bradford. Signature on first blank: "James Mark's Book, 1729/30." First printing in America of a guide book for enforcers of the laws.

GLC00286

1776

New Jersey Colony Laws

Book

Title: Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New Jersey

Compiled by Samuel Allinson; Folio ($1 signed). Rare, per WR

GLC00287

1795

Trumbull, John, 1750-1831

Book

Title: M'Fingal: A modern epic poem [New York edition with engravings]

With nine copper-plate engravings. Signed on titlepage: "Soloman Williams'/1795." Collateral to John Adams ALS to John Trumbull, GLC 1228.

GLC00288

January 11, 1865

Confederate States of America. Congress

Broadside

Title: [Resolutions on war and peace-making powers of Congress]

Four resolutions from the Confederate House of Representatives. The resolutions affirm the Confederate Congress' power to declare war and the President's power to make treaties of peace with Senate approval. Denies these powers to the individual states. It calls any attempts to negotiate separately "revolutionary." Claims they are fighting the war for the "natural and inalienable right claimed by them in the revolution of '76." Reaffirms their commitment to continue the struggle.

GLC00289

1805

Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811

Book

Title: Report of the trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices . . .

Title continues, ". . .of the Supreme Court of the United States, before the High Court of Impeachment, composed of the Senate of the United States, for charges exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, in the name of themselves and of all the people of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors supposed to have been by him committed, with the necessary documents and official papers from his impeachment to final acquittal / taken in short hand by Charles Evans, and the arguments of counsel revised by them from his manuscript." Printed for Samuel Butler and George…

GLC00292

February 22, 1863

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward O.C. Ord

Sherman writes to Ord about the Vicksburg campaign, explaining why he considers Vicksburg the hardest problem of the war. He comments on the location of the corps of Generals McPherson, McClernand, and Hurlbut, and wishes Ord had a corps. Sherman also discusses the weather conditions and how he would be glad to see Ord. The letter has penciled underscorings and water stains on last page. The letter was written in a camp near Vicksburg.

GLC00293

13 October 1792

Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Speech to the Connecticut Legislature]

Addressed to "Gentlemen of the Council: Mr. Speaker; and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives." Begins by mentioning the tranquil state of public affairs in the state. Addresses the issue of improving manufacturing and agriculture. Briefly mentions taxes and other issues pertinent to the state. With corrections.

GLC00294

April 14, 1964

Wallace, George, 1919-1998

Typed letter signed

Title: to Ms. Martin

Wallace, Governor of Alabama, replies to Martin's request for literature on the subject of segregation in the South. He informs Martin that the Governor's office does not have any material on the subject of segregation, stating "we have never had a problem here in the South except in a very few isolated instances and these have been the result of outside agitators." He declares "I personally have done more for the Negroes of the State of Alabama than any other individual." Cites the creation of new jobs and high salaries for Alabama's African-American teachers during his term as Governor, as…

GLC00295

February 21, 1862

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Earl Van Dorn

Beauregard, Confederate Commander of the Military District of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, writes to Van Dorn, Confederate Commander of the District of the Mississippi, Department #2. He states that "the fate of Missouri necessarily depends on the successful defense of Columbus & of Island no. 10, hence we must, if possible, combine our Operations not only to defend those positions, but also to take the offensive as soon as practicable to recover some of our lost ground ... At all events, we must do something or die in the attempt ... " He informs Dorn that he requested 5,000 men…

GLC00296

1781-1797

Header Record

Title: Signers of the Constitution: collection of documents [decimalized .01-.05]

GLC00297

August 21, 1781

Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, 1723-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Hall

Reports no news from Europe or General Nathanael Greene. Hopes that the Comte de Grasse comes to Chesapeake Bay to support the Americans against Lord Cornwallis, which he did later that month. Also notes that "Vermont is to be admitted into the Union as a fourteenth State -- a fifteenth must soon follow as a balance."

GLC00297.01

April 10, 1793

Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Morris

Gouverneur Morris was writing to Robert Morris introducing Pierre Huger who wished to establish himself in America. Written as U.S. minister to France.

GLC00297.03

May 4, 1796

Blount, William, 1749-1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Governor Sevier

William Blount writes to Governor Sevier introducing Colonel Benjamin Lowell who wanted to emigrate to Tennessee to join the rest of his family.

GLC00297.04

February 8, 1797

King, Rufus, 1755-1827

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr Skipworth, Paris

Introducing King's brother. King's brother wanted to visit Paris before returning to America.

GLC00297.05