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Letter from the Secretary of Treasury...
1809
Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849
Submitted by Albert Gallatin as Sec. of Treasury. With fold-out "Statement" of salaries for the Department
GLC08445.06
Impeachment of Richard M. Nixon President of the United States
1974/08/20
Rodino, Peter W., 1909-2005
Report of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, chaired by Congressman Peter W. Rodino during the 2nd session of the 93 congress. Report No. 93-1305. A table of contents appears on page 5.
GLC08445.09
to Senor Abraham L. Dovale
5 May 1866
Foster, Lafayette Sabine, 1806-1880
Co-signed by Schuyler Colfax as Speaker of the House. Invitation to a memorial ceremony for Abraham Lincoln to be held at the Hall of the House.
GLC08450
State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery [Decimalized .01-.08]
1856-1857
34th Congress House of Representatives Miscellaneous Documents. Contains resolutions passed by the state legislatures of Kentucky, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Iowa, and Michigan. Apparently disbound from a larger volume....
GLC08452
Speeches of Hon. William H. Seward, and Hon. Lewis Cass on the subject of slavery. [...] March 1850.
1850
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Original yellow paper cover, uncut.
GLC08435
[General orders no. 3: Appointing Robert E. Lee commander in chief]
February 6, 1865
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876
Printed order by Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General appointing Lee the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.
GLC08436
The Rally Cry of Freedom
1864
Magee, James, 1802-1878
Published by James Magee at 316 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. Tune based on "Battle Cry of Freedom." Printed in blue and red. Image of pillars and an arch. Two soldiers guard the pillars. Underneath the space of the arch there is a scene of a...
GLC08437
[Purchase of slave Kate and her three children by manumitted slave]
30 November 1803
Compton, Harry, fl. 1803
Legal document for the purchase of the slave Kate and her three children Ben, Caleb, and Nancy. The purchaser was "a free African" named Harry Compton, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and he left an "X" as his mark. It appears that Kate was Compton's...
GLC08440
Six hundred thousand more
circa 1861
Cramer, J. A. S., fl. 1861
Song to the tune of "Blow ye Windy Morning." Seven stanzas. Song about coming to the aid of the Union. First stanza says: "We are coming Father Abraham, six hundred thousand more, / From Franklin's winding streams, and from Fulton as before; / We...
GLC08441.01
The Draft! Full List of the Drafted in Bordentown Township
circa 1863
Lists men drafted into the army from Bordentown Township, New Jersey. Says "Three clergymen, Rev. J. Biggio, Rev. O.H. Hazard, and R. Julian, were among the lucky ones." List is divided into two sections. One section has no heading and the other's...
GLC08441.02
[Draft notice for Lemuel J. Beardsley for state militia]
January 11, 1862
Beers, Otis, fl. 1862
Notification that Beardsley has "been Drafted as a Member of the Active Militia of this State." Says the law gives him five days "to make your excuse to the Selectmen," in accordance with a law passed 3 July 1861. Signed by selectmen Otis Beers, S.P...
GLC08441.03
[Proclamation from the Governor of Rhode Island]
March 16, 1864
Smith, James Youngs, 1809-1876
Signed in type by Rhode Island Governor Smith. Co-signed in type by Rhode Island Secretary of State John R. Bartlett. Proclamation says a further draft of 200,000 men has been ordered by the president. Hopes the quota can be filled by voluntary...
GLC08441.04
Civil war broadsides, posters and prints [Decimalized .01-.12]
1845-1892
GLC08442
to J.T. Mason, Secretary of the Navy re: reinstatement after drunkenness...
1847/12/23
Maury, Jefferson, 1826-1895
Suspended for drunkenness. Takes an oath of abstinence. Maury entered the U.S. Navy at 15 and passed as midshipman in 1847.
GLC08443
Seymour, Vallandigham and the Riots of 1863
1868 ca.
Claims Seymour and Confederate spies instigated the riots. Includes affidavit of Francis Johns, Commander of the steamer, Harriet Pinckney.
GLC08445.03
The record of the Democratic Party [election campaign]
[1866?]
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
An anti-Democratic Party election pamphlet. With original paper wrappers.
GLC08445.05
to J. T. Fields re: his poetry with copy of poem [Indian related]
1845/02/05
Eastman, Charles G., fl. 1845
Charles Eastman was a Sioux Indian, Dartmouth graduate and friend of Sitting Bull.
GLC08445.07
[Biographical oration on President William Henry Harrison, for election?]
1841/03/04 ca.
S. F. J. (Orator)
Post-election day eulogy, delivered on the day of WHH's inauguration (?), per p.1. Signed with initials at end "S.F.J."
GLC08445.08
Regulations for the government of Negroes and plantations.
February 3, 1864
Drake, George Bernard, 1838-1921
Issued by command of Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Provides for the division of parishes, the establishment of schools for black children, forbids soldiers to visit plantations without written consent of their commanding officer, forbids...
GLC08446
to family
13 May 1864
Martin, R.L., fl. 1864
Mentions Grant's refusal of Lee's flag of truce, the weather, and taking Richmond within a month. On verso of printed poem "The Battle of Gettysburg" by G.P. Hardwick. Written at Camp Stoneman.
GLC08447
[Letter on song sheet: "If I should fall in the glorious cause of liberty"]
January 22, 1862
Hickman, George, fl. 1862
Written on red, white and blue songsheet. Accompanied by two clippings.
GLC08448
[Appointment of Representative John Sherman to Congress]
14 December 1858
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Partially printed document signed by Chase as Governor of Ohio. Certifies that Sherman was elected as a Representative in the 36th Congress of the United States from the 13th congressional district. Countersigned by A. P. Russell as Secretary of...
GLC08449
The Philadelphia inquirer
4 July 1863
Harding, William W., 1830-1889
Contains a map depicting events of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, along with various reports on the battle, which took place 1-3 July 1863, ending with a Union victory. Includes reports on the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which had...
GLC08451
Conspiracy disclosed! Kansas Affairs. Read! Read!! Read!!!
1856
An attack on Fremont and the Republican in the election of 1856. Published by the Granite State Club, Washington. Contains map intitled "Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories."
GLC08535
The Funeral dirge of democracy [election campaign document]
1868
Republican Party
Republican election campaign document: song for ends of meetings. Dated 10-29-1868. Grant's campaign.
GLC08536
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