February 5, 1780

Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Legal document pertaining to the confiscation of William Walter's property]

On behalf of the states of Massachusetts, Treat, the state attorney general, writes to the Justices of the Superior Court to argue the case for confiscating a tory's property in Boston. Claims Walter "levied War and Conspired to levy War against the government and People of this Province Colony and State." Describes him as an absentee loyalists whose messuage and land in Boston were confiscated on 20 April 1775 according to "An Act for Confiscating the Estates of certain persons Commonly called absentees." Argues that the property should "accrue to the sole use and benefit of the…

GLC00133

February 16, 1833

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of Mr. Webster, in the senate, in reply to Mr. Calhoun's speech on the bill "Further to provide for the collection of duties on imports."

Response to John C. Calhoun's bill "Further to provide for the collection of duties on imports," which opposed the tariff bills passed. Webster attacks the states' rights language underlying Calhoun's resolutions, analyzes their language (and that of the Constitution) and argues that nullification is not provided for in the Constitution. First edition. Printed by Gales and Seaton.

GLC00267.018

February 16, 1847

Missouri, Legislature

Printed document

Title: Memorial of the general assembly of Missouri, requesting that efforts be made by negotiation with the British government, to procure the restoration of fugitive slaves.

29th Congress, 2d session. Senate document no. 150. Missouri requests a measure for negotiations with England to prevent slaves escaping to Canada. Printed by Ritchie & Heiss, printers.

GLC00267.137

circa 1898

Field, Charles D., fl. 1898

Book

Title: Three years in the saddle from 1861 to 1865

I Nevins 87, Dornsbusch 64, Coulter 159. The 13th Illinois Cavalry in AR & MO

GLC00267.265

1845/02/08

Newspaper

Title: National intelligencer. [Vol. 46, no. 6575 (February 8, 1845)]

Monroe Doctrine

GLC08785

1842/03/24

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Book

Title: Message of the President [Texas boundary with fold-out map]

GLC08847

Jaunary 31, 1818

Jay, John, 1745-1829

Autograph letter

Title: to John Adams

Marked copy. Written by Jay to Adams when both were in retirement. References Adams' letter of 9 January 1818. Mentions that his son and daughters just returned from a tour of New England and that they enjoyed the hospitality of Adams. Discusses assertions made by William Wirt in his new book (probably his 1817 biography of Patrick Henry). Wirt was making claims about the authorship of various revolutionary documents produced by the 1774 Continental Congress. Adams asked Jay for a correction of the record. Unsigned, except "Mr. Jay" in text. Quotes at length from journals of Congress. Docket…

GLC00015

1799/01/10

Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1772-1845

Newspaper

Title: The universal gazette. [Vol. I no. 61 (January 10, 1799)]

Reports a resolution passed by the Virginia legislation labeling the alien and sedition acts unconstitutional. Recounts activities in Congress relating to the quasi war with France and part of a debate in the House of Representatives. Contains news from around the country and Europe, advertisements, and an article by George Logan in which he defends his reputation.

GLC08787

1807/02/28

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [No. 2393 (February 28, 1807)]

Prints a letter from President Jefferson to the Massachusetts legislature, thanking them for their expression of approval of his administration. Contains other political miscellany, news on foreign affairs, reports from the state and national legislatures, and various announcements and advertisements.

GLC08791

1801/03/18

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 35, no. 5 (March 18, 1801)] [damaged]

Whole no. 1773. Damaged on upper right margin. Lacks pp. 3-4. Includes two acts and Jefferson inaugural.

GLC08792

1861/09/15

Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918

Newspaper

Title: The New York herald. [No. 9136 (September 15, 1861)]

Prints a letter of President Lincoln to John C. Fremont concerning emancipation. Headline reads, "Modification of the Proclamation with regard to the liberation of slaves." Lincoln asks Fremont to modify his order proclaiming that all slaves owned by Confederates in Missouri were free because it goes against Congress. Civil War news, retreat of the rebel Army of Manassas, news from Havana and Mexico, among other items.

GLC08793

1840/07/16

Newspaper

Title: Rough Hewer no. 22 [campaign newspaper promoting Van Buren]

Mentions Bank of the U.S., Jackson, etc. Published by Thomas M. Burt.

GLC08799

1865/05/15

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

Newspaper

Title: The New York times. [Vol. 14 no. 4255 (May 15, 1865)]

Includes detailed descriptions of the conspirators in the court room. The testimony of A. W. Lee (military detective), Mr. Floyd, and Robert R. Jones (clerk of Kirkwood House) are also given. Jefferson Davis and his family are captured in Irwin County, Gerogia by Col. Pritchard. Davis attempts to escape by disguising himself in his wife's petticoat. Along with Davis and his family, Postmaster General Reagan, Col. Harrison his personal secretary, and others were also captured.

GLC08801

1766/02/13

B. Franklin and D. Hall (Firm)

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1938 (February 13, 1766)]

The lead article on p. 1 criticizes the Stamp Act. A letter from Charleston, also on the front page, notes that there are too few Sons of Liberty there. A brief extract from Albany Fort on p. 2 reports Indians taking scalps. News of other controversies surrounding the Stamp Act in New York and Boston appear on p. 2-3. Also includes a letter from Henry Seymour Conway, one of King George III's principal secretary's, to the Governor of Massachusetts Sir Francis Bernard urging him to suppress the insubordination in the colony in response to Stamp Act. Also contains news from Europe and many…

GLC08803

1868/06/04

Newspaper

Title: Weekly patriot and union. [Vol. 16, no. 4 (June 4, 1868)]

Also prints a once supressed report on Ben. B. F. Butler in New Orleans. Johnson acquitted, Stanton resigns.

GLC08805

1865/04/14

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

Newspaper

Title: The New York times. [Vol. XIV, no. 4220 (April 14, 1865)

Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in detail. Includes an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant and Lee, the signing of the articles of capitulation by Lee, the era of peace, Richmond, Virginia, Texas and other states in the aftermath, etc. Has a listing of the passengers on board the steamer General Lyon which burned off the coast of Cape Hatteras. Includes a historical sketch of the Battle of Fort Sumter on 12-13 April 1861. Other articles detail local, international, political, court, and ship news, advertisements,…

GLC08807

1787/12/13

J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790

Newspaper

Title: The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser [No. 2763 (December 13, 1787)]

Reports on the ratification of the Constitution in Pennsylvania. Prints Benjamin Franklin's "Last Speech at the late Federal Convention." Contains foreign and domestic news. Many advertisements, including some for slaves.

GLC08809

1789/05/02-06

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [No. 7 (May 2 - May 6, 1789)]

Anti-slavery essay, President's home (in New York).

GLC08810

1860/10/04

Newspaper

Title: New York daily tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6067 (October 4, 1860)]

Capture of a slave ship, Lincoln campaign.

GLC08811

1783/10

Magazine

Title: The Political Magazine [Treaty of peace ending Revolution]

Printed for J. Brew. Disbound. Prints the treaties with France, Spain and the United States. Also includes the letter of Sir Guy Carleton to the American Congress regarding the evacuation of New York. Contains several plated depicting European scenes.

GLC08820

1898/08/13

Newspaper

Title: The Philadelphia record no. 9662 [end of Spanish-American war]

One newspaper issue of The Philadelphia record, dated August 13, 1898. Prints news of the end of the Spanish-American War, with the halting of hostilities on August 12, 1898 and a signing in Washington of a Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain. Also contains an article on the poisoning of Mary Elizabeth Dunning and her sister, Ida Harriet Deane, by Cordelia Botkin. Botkin had been having an affair with Dunning's husband, John Preston Dunning. This was America's first murder by mail. There is also local news, financial news, and stories from New York and Europe, as well as…

GLC08832

1898/02/26

Harpers Weekly

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 42, no. 2149 (February 26, 1898)]

"Remember the Maine!"

GLC08833

1802/08/23

Russell, John, 1764-1831

Newspaper

Title: Boston gazette. commercial and political. [Vol. 12, no. 50 (August 23, 1802)]

GLC08834

1865/05/11

Newspaper

Title: New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4251 (May 11, 1865)]

One newspaper issue of New-York times, dated May 11, 1865. Reports Queen Victoria's condolence to Mrs. Lincoln as well as other expressions of sympathy from international heads of state on the assassination of President Lincoln. Also contains an article on the dissolution of the American Anti-Slavery Society, including speeches from William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Anna E. Dickinson, and Senator Henry Wilson. There is also local news, financial news, and stories from New York and Europe, as well as many advertisements and announcements.

GLC08835

1836/04/21

Newspaper

Title: Newark daily advertiser. [Vol. 5, no. 38 (April 21, 1836)]

[government of Texas organized]

GLC08836