20 April 1906

Mack, Silas W., fl. 1906

Typed letter signed

Title: to Clara W. Mack

Writes to his mother in Canada describing the San Francisco earthquake. Says half of the chimneys at the Hotel Del Monte crumbled and damaged the roof. One chimney crashed through a newlywed's room and killed both the bride and groom. Reports there is over a $1,000,000 in damages, 350,000 people are homeless, and countless dead, mostly resulting from the fire that erupted after the quake. Continues to discuss the damages that took place and also mentions San Francisco is under martial law. Worries about the market falling due to people withdrawing their money from the banks. Assures her…

GLC08697

1859

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Pamphlet

Title: Popular sovereignty in the territories. The dividing line between federal and local authority.

Published by Harper & Brothers. Douglas, a United States Senator from Illinois, concludes by stating: "...every distinct political Community, loyal to the Constitution and the Union, is entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities of self-government in respect to their local concerns and internal polity, subject only to the Constitution of the United States."

GLC08700

1866

Clymer, Hiester, 1827-1884

Pamphlet

Title: Record of Hiester Clymer; and historical parallel betwen him and Major-General John W. Geary. Also, official returns of election on Constitutional Amendments allowing soldiers the right to vote.

Attempts to demonstrate that Clymer is a fit representative for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election. Notes that Clymer is "foremost in denunciation of the Government, and strenuous in his opposition to every measure calculated to suppress rebellion."

GLC08705

1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: The Truth from an honest man: The letter of the President. President Lincoln's Views.

President Lincoln's views on the principles involved in the Clement Vallandigham case. Prints correspondence between Lincoln and Erastus Corning in relation to a Democratic meeting held at Albany, New York 16 May 1863, called to protest the arrest and expulsion of Vallandigham based on the freedom of speech. Corning presided over the meeting. Includes the resolutions adopted at that meeting, and Lincoln's reply to Corning on 12 June 1863. Printed by King & Baird Printers. Same pamphlet as GLC 1265.19.

GLC08707

1864

Mason, & Co., fl. 1864

Pamphlet

Title: Lincoln campaign songster.

Title page states songster is for the use of clubs and contains all the most popular songs. Miniature book with woodcut of Lincoln on paper cover and printer's advertisements on back cover. Intended for the 1864 Presidential election. Advertisements on back cover have been slightly trimmed.

GLC08709

17 October 1835

W. L. Garrison and I. Knapp (publishers), 1831-1865

Newspaper

Title: The Liberator. [Vol. V, no. 42 (October 17, 1835)]

Article on the front page mentions Southern nullifiers and refers to the South's empty threats. Other articles are about abolition and other anti-slavery issues. On page 3 there is a mention of a lynching that occurred nearby.

GLC08711

1785

Great Britain. Treaties.

Header Record

Title: A Collection of all the treaties... between Great Britain and other powers...

Printed by J. Debrett. Covers the period between 1648 to 1783. Volume 1 covers 1648-1713; volume 2 covers 1713- 1748; Volume 3 covers 1750-1784. Inscribed by J. Hope. Library Board of Trade stamp on title page.

GLC08712

1866

Davis, William Watts Hart, 1820-1910

Book signed

Title: History of the 104th Pennsylvania Regiment [mentions association with Lincoln]

Inscribed to Col. Bruce Ricketts, dated 5/20/1899.

GLC08713

1865-1870

Print

Title: Ho! For Salt River!

Undated woodcut cartoon attacking Freedmen's Bureau and freed blacks. Supposed tour boat "excursion" on the "Radical Demigog" up "Salt River." Contains an image of a black man rowing a boat full of others participating in the "excursion." Includes remarks printed underneath the image describing the facetious excursion in a racist and sarcastic way.

GLC08714

3 December 1777

Parker, W., fl. 1777

Newspaper

Title: General advertiser and morning intelligencer. [No. 337 (December 3, 1777)]

Reprints the "whole of the London Gazette Extraordinary," of 2 December 1777 which includes a letter of British General William Howe to Lord George Germain dated 10 October 1777 at Germantown concerning events in the Revolutionary War. Includes a list of wounded and killed at the Battle of Brandywine, 11 September 1777 and Germantown, 4 October 1777. Also prints extracts of letters from Sir Henry Clinton to William Howe. Stamped with half-penny tax on first page lower right corner.

GLC08717

12 September 1780

Dunlap, John, 1747-1812

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania Packet [Revolutionary war news, act on registering slaves]

GLC08718

1853

Drayton, Daniel, 1802-?

Book

Title: Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton, for four years and four months a prisoner (for charity's sake) in Washington jail. Including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the Schooner Pearl.

Published by Bela Marsh. Includes a frontispiece printed portrait of Drayton.

GLC08547

1861

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Pamphlet

Title: Speech... on the war for the Union

Printed by the Globe (Washington).

GLC08550

1850

United States Congress (31st, 1st session : 1849)

Book

Title: Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1849

Published by the Office of Printers to the Senate. Includes an introduction by Thomas Ewbank, Commissioner of Patents. Contains sections on financial and statistical aspects of the patent office, inventions and claims, examiners' and machinists' reports, the origin and progress of invention, the motors, proposed applications of the patent fund, historical notices of inventors and patentees, and the propulsion of steamers. Contains reference to and a description of Abraham Lincoln's patent for an improved method of lifting vessels over shoals (pages 96, 242) (See also GLC01304).

GLC08567

20 November 1922

Harris & Ewing, fl. 1905-1977

Photograph signed

Title: With cordial regards, Charles E. Hughes

Copyright imprint on image. Signed and dated Nox. 20, 1922.

GLC08571

2 December 1864

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Document signed

Title: [Brevet appointment of William R. Smedberg]

Partially printed document appointing William R. Smedberg as "a Major, by Brevet," for "gallant services at the battle of the Wilderness." While the President has appointed Smedberg, he must also be confirmed by the Senate before assuming his new rank.

GLC08574

11 April 1861

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Pass for London Times correspondent William H. Russell, on a "tour through the Southern states." Addressed "To the Commander of the Home Squadron or Commandant of any U. S. Vessel of the Squadron." Parts of Howard's book, "My Diary North and South," would come from this trip.

GLC08577

6 February 1850

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Book

Title: California and New Mexico. Message from the President of the United States...

Title continues "transmitting information in answer to a resolution of the House of the 31st of December, 1849, on the subject of California and New Mexico." Documents furnished by the War department include pages 233-945. With 6 foldout maps. Misprinted pages. House Executive Doc. No. 17. 1 black and white bust engraving of Taylor included.

GLC08579

1860

United States. Congress

Book

Title: Invasion at Harper's Ferry

Congressional report on John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Report investigated the plans and motives of the raiders, and concluded no legislation should be made to try prevent similar occurrences in the future. Includes a "Journal" of the Committee's meetings on the subject, a dissenting opinion, numerous documents by or about John Brown and the raid, and testimony regarding the subject. Same as GLC00267.206.

GLC08581.04

2 April 1806

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Pamphlet

Title: Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means...

Title continues, " ... relating to the redemption within a fixed period, of the whole of the public debt of the United States." Printed by A. & G. Way, Printers. Details the public debt. With a table showing the amount of principle redeemed per quarter.

GLC08582

1801-1804

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Book

Title: Reports of Secretary of Treasury, re: Louisiana purchase

GLC08583

15-16 May 1860

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Pamphlet

Title: Non-Interference by Congress with slavery in the territories

On front cover, contains the signature of John Cochrane from Toledo, Indiana. Pages are brittle and frayed along sides.

GLC08587

6 March 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: Message from the President in relation to co-operating with any State for the gradual abolishment of slavery.

House Executive Document no. 69 (37th Congress, 2d session). Lincoln recommends the adoption of a joint resolution: "That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconvenience, public and private, produced by such change of system." Slightly frayed on right side and torn along creases.

GLC08588

1831

Duff and Green, fl. 1831

Pamphlet

Title: [Correspondence between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun on the Seminole War]

Correspondence between the "President and Vice-President of the U. States, on the subject of the course of the latter, in the deliberations of the cabinet of Mr. Monroe, on the occurrences of the Seminole War." Calhoun discloses the correspondence in an effort to rectify, what he believes to be, politically motivated misrepresentations of his conduct in regard to "the Seminole question." Argues that the correspondence shows the different positions held by Calhoun and Jackson. Printed by Duff and Green.

GLC08605.02

1835

Emmons, William, fl. 1835

Book

Title: Biography of Martin Van Buren, Vice President.... [election campaign biography]

Election campaign biography printed by Jacob Gideon.

GLC08607.02