1850/10/15

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Manuscript document signed

Title: Pardon of J. Walton Hopkins, convicted of counterfeiting.

Convicted of passing counterfeit coin. Pardoned after request from the jury and district attorney. (c/s W.S. Derrick) Pardon is framed with picture of President Fillmore.

GLC01986

2 June 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Salmon Chase

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to send in the name of George W. Lane of Indiana as his choice for superintendent of the United States Mint at Denver, Colorado. Written on Executive Mansion stationery. According to Basler (5: 256), Chase opposed Lane's nomination, and Lincoln did not send it to Congress until January 1863. Lane's tenure at the Denver Mint marked the end of private coinage in the United States. Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. V 1861 -1862, p. 256

GLC01989

27 July 1886

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of George C. Munson as Assayer of the United States Mint at Denver, Colorado]

Countersigned by Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard. Signed as Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America. Has blue coloring likely due to discoloration.

GLC01990

January 17, 1837

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of John Wheeler, Superintendent of the Branch Mint at Charlotte]

Appointment of John Wheeler as the Superintendent of the Branch Mint in Charlotte, South Carolina. Signed by Andrew Jackson as President of the United States. Cosigned by John Forsyth as Secretary of State. Orange tinted seal on bottom left corner of document.

GLC01991

1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Header Record

Title: [Appointment of John G. Butler, Chief Coiner, Philadelphia (c/s Seward) and photograph] [Decimalized .01- .02]

Appointment of John G. Butler, Chief Coiner, Philadelphia (c/s Seward) and early photograph of coin counting room.

GLC01992

14 November 1865

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: [Andrew Johnson bestows an award on two members of the Blackfoot tribe]

Countersigned by James Harlan as Secretary of Interior. Serving as President of the Unied States, Johnson awards Nootay-u-hah (or Short Gun) and his brother (both of the Blackfoot tribe) money and a silver medal for exchanging their horses for two white women held captive by their enemies. Document features a gold paper seal from the Department of the Interior, and a red-white-and-blue ribbon border.

GLC01993.01

8 January 1835

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: [Bank of the Metropolis check for twenty dollars]

Made out to his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. A hard-currency supporter, the President specifies "wanted in gold, eagles or half eagles." This check was written on the same day that he paid off the national debt.

GLC01994.01

9 June 1792

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Jefferson

Recommends purchasing land and building a facility rather than leasing space for the United States Mint. So that "all the applications may be brought to view," letters and engravings are "to be shewn to the Director of the Mint" and brought to Jefferson by Mr. Lear. Written as President to the Secretary of State. Lear is possibly Washington's friend Tobias Lear.

GLC01996

18 April 1861

Taliaferro, William Booth, 1822-1898

Autograph letter signed

Title: [General orders regarding Virginia forces]

Confederate General Taliaferro assumes command of Virginia state forces: "The Undersigned having been ordered to this point by the Governor of Virginia hereby assumes the Command of all Virginia forces which now are, or, hereafter may be ordered to this place." Written at Head Quarters of the 4th Division of Virginia Militia.

GLC01935

circa 1865

Hardee, William J., 1815-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

The top portion of the page is missing so there is no date. Written in the last days of the war, probably April 1865. Confederate General Hardee informs Confederate Beauregard that "A large number of my command deserted last night - some with horses from the reserve Arty. I anticipate many more will go today & tonight."

GLC01936

29 November 1864

Roy, Thomas B., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gustavus Woodson Smith

Roy, Assistant Adjutant General, writes from Head Quarters of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Relates the orders of the Department Commander, Lieutenant General William Joseph Hardee, to Smith. Hardee instructs Smith to "proceed at once with the first two trains of your troops which may arrive at Savannah to night... if you find yourself the ranking officer present... assume command and drive the Enemy back to their gunboats."

GLC01937

9 June 1855

Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Cooper

Johnston, Colonel of the Second Cavalry Regiment, writes to Cooper, Adjutant General of the United States Army. Johnston specifies that Lieutenant Colonel William Hardee should be assigned to purchase horses for the mounting of the regiment. Notes that Hardee will be accompanied by an officer from the Quartermaster General's department, to forward the horses to Jefferson Barracks.

GLC01938

20 May 1865

Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873

Printed document

Title: [Parole of Private Beadles, 8th Kentucky Cavalry, C.S.A.]

Canby's name is printed on the document; signed by a Colonel [Sam E.] Young. Document reads in full: "D.C. Beadles Pv. of K Company 8th Regiment Ken. Cav. Vols. C.S.A. residing in Madison Co. Tenn. having been, with the approval of the proper authorities, paroled, is permitted to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities, so long as he observes his parole and the laws in force where he may reside."

GLC01939

6 May 1865

Watts, N.G., fl. 1865

Printed document signed

Title: [Parole of Private John J. Dean of the 23rd Alabama, C.S.A]

Document reads in full: "John J. Dean Private H Company 23rd Ala. Infty. Regiment, a Paroled Prisoner of War, is hereby furloughed until exchanged, with permission to remain at his home, performing no military duty whatever, and paying proper respect to the authorities in his locality."

GLC01940

January 12, 1880

Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry W. Cleveland

Cleveland is in the process of applying for appointment as British Consul and has asked Lawton for a recommendation. Lawton questions his own former position as Quarter Master in the Confederacy would not aid the application.

GLC01941

13 November 1864

Muzzey, George H., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his parents

Assures his parents that he is in good health and is treated well despite being confined in Libby Prison. Informs that he has been in prison now for two weeks after being captured while out foraging. Relays that a friend, George Ingerson, asks if they can go see his uncle to let him know Ingerson is okay. Hopes to get out soon. Mentions a possible love interest, "Tell C_ [Clara] I think of her often during these long lonesome hours and I hope the same of her." Muzzey enlisted in Company F, 26th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 18 October 1861. He was taken as a POW on 26 October 1864…

GLC01942.01

February 5, 1865

Muzzey, George H., fl. 1864-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his parents

Writes while confined as a POW in Libby Prison. Informs his parents that he has been given a position as clerk in the office of the Prisons of Richmond. Asks that they send him a sugar cured ham, dried salmon, other dried meats, coffee, tea, sugar, needles, pins, thread, crackers or bread, and butter. Adds that some salt, pepper, and tobacco would also be good. Tells them to address it to him at Libby Prison "by Flag of Truce via City Point, Va." Mentions Clara (a possible girlfriend) and asks that they tell her he thinks of her. Recounts his capture on 26 October 1864 by Colonel John…

GLC01942.02

October 1864

Howell & Brown, fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Carte de visite of George H. Muzzey]

Photographed seated, in uniform by Howell & Brown Photographers, Savannah, Georgia. Most likely taken before being captured in October 1864 and detained in the confederate Libby Prison.

GLC01942.03

1 August 1864

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Jones

Telegram sent by the Southern Telegraph Companies. Asks Jones in Charleston, South Carolina, for a list of captured Confederate officers who might be exchanged for Union officers. Writes "If exchange is perfected furnish promptly lists of officers received that orders of assignment may be sent. Jeffer. Davis." General Samuel Jones succeeded Beauregard to head the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, during which he commanded at Charleston, South Carolina.

GLC01944

1889/11

Davis, Varina, 1826-1906

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Redpath

Sends memoranda (not included) and a brief account of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston retreat of the 1862 Battle of Yorktown, on behalf of her ill husband, Jefferson Davis. Redpath was writing an account of the battle.

GLC01945

1820-1852

Header Record

Title: Collection of letters written by and to Daniel Webster [Decimalized .01-.67]

GLC01946

18 February 1862

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah A. Morewood

General Butler writes on Headquarters, Department of New England stationery. States, "Your very truly acceptable present was gratefully received; not for its intrinsic worth for if gold it would not have been more valuable but for the cheering Consideration that I was to be strengthened by the availing prayers of a true hearted patriotic Christian Woman... A stranger yet a friend; a woman yet a strong fellow soldier in the Countrys cause, I have been told of your noble acts of beneficent kindness to my soldiers at 'Camp Seward'.."

GLC01950

28 July 1864

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George G. Meade

Grant, commander-in-chief of the United States Army, writes to Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac. Writes that General Winfield Scott Hancock will return (possibly to City Point) and will be too fatigued for active operations against Petersburg the following morning. Asks Meade if he thinks the necessary preparations can be made for a morning assault.

GLC01953

1790/01/27

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Letter signed

Title: Circular letter re: conforming federal and North Carolina laws

Written after the adoption of the Constitution Written at the Treasury Department

GLC01956

1864/04/28

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Letter signed

Title: to James A. Seddon re: disbanding company and reassigning officers

With docketing ANS of James Seddon, Confederate Secretary of State, on verso saying "I hope the Legislation of Congress will enable me to support your views. JAS."

GLC01957