24 October 1962

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Document

Title: [The United States of America honors the memory of Roland J. Barriault]

Certificate sent to Barriault's parents honoring the deceased Barriault's service in the armed forces. With Kennedy's autopen signature. Accompanied GLC05508.155.01.

GLC05508.155.02

14 March 1794

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Letter signed

Title: to Governor of North Carolina

Relaying President Washington's instructions regarding a seized Spanish vessel

GLC08120

29 May 1868

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph B. Hawley

Draft of acceptance of Republican presidential nomination: "If elected to the office of President of the United States it will be my endeavor to administer all the laws, in good faith, with economy, and with the view of giving peace, quiet and protection everywhere..."

GLC08129

12 April 1864

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jefferson Davis

Reporting that a large part of Union defenses of Washington, DC were substituted by invalid corps, and negro troops were sent to the valley.

GLC08132

19 March 1779

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: Accepting resignation of Col. Edward Wigglesworth

Accepting resignation of Col. Edward Wigglesworth: "I hope your success in the line of life which you are about to pursue will fully compensate you for the losses you have sustained in the service of your country..." with Charles Thompson MD, 3-10-1779, extract of resolves of Congress accepting the resignation.

GLC08134

March 5,1802

Williams, William, 1731-1811

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

GLC00148.52

5 May 1912

Bryan, John Stewart, fl. 1912

Newspaper

Title: The times dispatch industrial edition. [May 5, 1912]

Contains a feature article on a recent real estate boom in Richmond on the main page. Also contains articles on Virginia banks, North Carolina Italian farmers, and Professor Lamson Scribner. Various advertisements are found throughout.

GLC01896.205

4 January 1776

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Printed document signed

Title: [Commission for John Popkins as Captain]

Partially-printed document signed. Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. Popkins is commissioned to serve as captain in the artillery regiment commanded by Henry Knox.

GLC02437.10002

22 November 1790

Schweizer Jeanneret & Co.

Manuscript letter

Title: to Charles Claude Guillaume Lambert

Detailed description of what the United States owes France, which amounts to about 40 million livres. Discusses the political situation in the United States regarding this debt, the actions of Congress regarding the debt, and dealings with US agents on paying the debt to France. States that "[w]e are informed that the agent of the United States ... has not been able to promise the payment of more than three millions on account of that part of the Debt to France which is now due. We apprehend that it would be an act of great Service to both the United States and to France, to procure the…

GLC02437.10227

circa 2 July 1779

Autograph letter signed

Title: Elegiac lines, inscrib'd to Mrs Knox, occasioned by the death of her infant daughter, who deceas'd near Pluckemin N. Jersey July 2 1779

Signed "JBC." "This little Cherub like some blooming flower/ The soft Exotic of an happier clime/ Shrunk from the dawn of beauteous Childhood Hour/ And, drooping sought It's native realms sublime..."

GLC02437.10473

1861-1863

Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863

Photograph

Title: [Ambrotype photograph of Wilkinson]

Ambrotype photograph of Frederick Wilkinson. The photograph is contained within a small wooden box. The box is lined with a red faux velvet with a floral design. The photograph itself is contained within a gold-colored frame. There are two men in the photograph, one of whom is Frederick Wilkinson. The hinge of the case is held together with cloth tape.

GLC03523.13.105

1861-1865

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of Abraham Lincoln]

Engraving of Lincoln sitting in an armchair with a book in his lap. Based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Adhered to a cardboard backer board. Bottom of page is cut off.

GLC03878.02

1915

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Newspaper clippings]

GLC04360.119b

1915

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Newspaper Clippings]

GLC04360.119c

1852

Broadside

Title: Slave life! or Uncle Tom's Cabin

Poster for a stage production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Starting 16 December 1852, the production is not "a mere Stage Version of the Tale, but a Play, in which free use has been made of [Stowe's] personages and most striking incidents." The broadside gives scene titles for the three-act play. After 'Slave Life' has concluded, the show will continue with the farce, 'A Model of a Wife,' and the comic opera, 'Good Night! Signor Pantalon'. The broadside also advertises a production to open on Boxing Day called 'Neil Gwynne! or, Harlequin Merrie Monarch.'

GLC05508.013.10

January 3, 1840-December 31, 1841

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Newspaper

Title: The liberator. [Vol. 10, no. 1 (January 3, 1840) - v. 11, no. 53 (December 31, 1841)]

GLC06109.01

7 January 1842-29 December 1843

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Newspaper

Title: The liberator. [Vol. 12, no. 1 (January 7, 1842) - v. 13, no. 52 ( December 29, 1843)]

GLC06109.02

5 January 1844-26 December 1845

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Newspaper

Title: The liberator. [Vol. 14, no. 1 (January 5, 1844) - v. 15, no. 52 (December 26, 1845)]

GLC06109.03

January 2, 1846-December 31, 1847

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

Newspaper

Title: The liberator. [Vol. 16, no. 1 (January 2, 1846) - v. 17, no. 53 (December 31, 1847)]

GLC06109.04

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Sketch

Title: 2 Sketches: Native America slaying man, female nude

GLC06343.370

1945

Henley, Raymond D., fl. 1945-1953

Object

Title: [Medal of honor, Asiatic Pacific campaign]

In original box.

GLC06567.01

1945

Henley, Raymond D., fl. 1945-1953

Object

Title: [Purple heart medal, World War II]

In original case.

GLC06567.03

1945 circa

Henley, Raymond D., fl. 1945-1953

Photograph album

Title: [Photograph album of Raymond D. Henley]

Album of World War II marine. Many photos are missing from the album. Only a few remain. Some have notes on the back.

GLC06567.04

1945 circa

Flag

Title: Japanese flag

Well worn flag brought back from Okinawa by Raymond D. Henley, a U.S. marine in World War II. Bears Japanese characters that are believed to be good luck charms.

GLC06567.07

circa 1945

Henley, Raymond D., fl. 1945-1953

Photograph

Title: [Box of photographs of marines in World War II]

Snapshots and negatives of Raymond D. Henley, a marine in World War II. Includes images of marines in training and at leisure, the devastation of battle areas, the wounded and the dead, Japanese P.O.W's, and some of friends and family.

GLC06567.08