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Message from the President... respecting new principles [neutrality]
1806
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Disbound. Printed by Duane & Son. Report on neutral rights, reprinting the decree of Gen. Louis Ferraud.
GLC08858
The Gentleman's magazine. [August 1777]
August 1777
Henry, David, 1710-1792
Excerpt of the magazine, including pages 354- 404. Contains several letters pertaining to Generals George Washington and William Howe (British) discussing the exchange of prisoners. Includes various letters to Urban, the editor, pertaining to...
GLC08865
Report of the joint select committee to inquire into the condition of affairs in the late insurrectionary states.
1872
United States. Congress (42nd, 2nd session : 1871-1872)
Published by the Government Printing Office. Explores the Ku Klux Klan, and contains witness reports regarding the number of Klan members, Klan initiation doctrines (including swearing oaths against the Union League), and other Klan activities....
GLC08872
Vindication of Major General John C. Fremont, against the attacks of the slave power and it's allies, by Hon. John P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, in the House of Representatives, Tuesday, March 4, 1862.
4 March 1862
Shanks, John P. C. (John Peter Cleaver), 1826-1901
Printed by Scammell & Co.
GLC08874
[Mediterranean ship passport for the schooner Fairy]
March 18, 1812
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Signed as president and countersigned by Secretary of State Monroe. Partially printed document permits the passage of the merchant schooner Fairy of New York, commanded by Philip J. Quereau. Notes that the schooner weighed 116 tons, was mounted...
GLC00002
Gazette of the United States. [No. 7 (May 2 - May 6, 1789)]
1789/05/02-06
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Anti-slavery essay, President's home (in New York).
GLC08810
New York daily tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6067 (October 4, 1860)]
1860/10/04
Capture of a slave ship, Lincoln campaign.
GLC08811
Niles' weekly register. [Vol. 2, no. 14-15 (June 5-12, 1824)]
5-12 June 1824
Two issues. Convention with Great Britain for the suppression of the slave trade printed on p. 226 ff.
GLC08813
National gazette and literary register. [Vol. 4, no. 434 (December 6, 1823)]
6 December 1823
Monroe Doctrine
GLC08814
Chicago daily tribune. [Vol. CVII, no. 264 (November 3, 1948)]
3 November 1948
Infamous incorrect printing of the results of the 1948 election. Main headline reads, "Dewey Defeats Truman."
GLC08815
London chronicle. [Vol. 27, no. 2110 (June 21-June 23, 1770)]
21 - 23 June 1770
Wilkie, J., fl. 1757-1823
Reports acts to regulate trials and elections, as well as parliamentary speeches and business. Advertisements include book publications, real estate, and epitaphs. The opening article defends the citizens of Boston against the charges of Revenue...
GLC08816
The New York herald. [No. 10451 (April 10, 1865)]
10 April 1865
Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872
Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in detail. Includes an account of the pursuit and fighting leading up to the surrender, prints the correspondence and the terms of the surrender, and includes an article on the restoration of...
GLC08817
Eastern argus. [Vol. 1, no. 48 (August 2, 1804)]
2 August 1804
Day & Willis, 1803-1863
Contains an article denouncing modern Federalism. Includes an account of the 11 July 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton on page 3 which condemns the practice of dueling. It reacts to the sympathy generated by Hamilton's murder by...
GLC08818
The Christian history. [Vol. 2, no. 70]
30 June 1744
Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758
Contains accounts of the current religious revival in Great Britain and the American colonies.
GLC08819
The Political Magazine [Treaty of peace ending Revolution]
1783/10
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...
GLC08820
The New York times. [Vol. XIV, no. 4195 (March 6, 1865)]
6 March 1865
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
One newspaper issue of the New York times, dated March 6, 1864. Prints news of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural address. Other main articles detail events of the Civil War, such as the capture of Confederate General Jubel...
GLC08822.01
Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser. [Vol. 13, no. 903 (August 9, 1781)]
9 August 1781
Willis, Nathaniel, 1755-1831
Signed by [William?] Dame. Discusses the war against Great Britain. Contains a report on the progress of the Continental Army near Williamsburg, Virginia written as a letter by the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette describes events of the Battle of...
GLC08823
New York Herald. [No. 8826 (November 7, 1860)]
7 November 1860
Reports the results of the 1860 Presidential election, announcing Abraham Lincoln as President and Hannibal Hamlin as Vice President. States "Our returns indicate, however, that the next Congress will be in opposition to the republicans." Includes...
GLC08824
Edinburgh evening courant. [December 22, 1777]
22 December 1777
Fleming, Robert, ?-1779
Contains a speech by William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham, an influential British statesman. Includes Boston resolves pertaining to the quartering of Burgoyne and the Convention Army. In his speech to the House of Lords, Pitt declares: "My Lords, I...
GLC08825
Paterson Daily Guardian [Vol. VI, no. 905 (19 October 1859)]
19 October 1859
Irish, Hugh C., 1832-1862
Attempting to clarify news of the raid on Harpers Ferry. States the previous days news was unclear as to the specifics of the events, and gives new details available. John Brown, "the hero of numberless border skirmishes in Kansas," attacked...
GLC08827
Massachusetts centinel. [Vol. 8, no. 23 (December 5, 1787)]
5 December 1787
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Includes the speech of Benjamin Franklin, "delivered immediately previous to his signing of the Federal Constitution." Franklin states, "I confess that I do not entirely approve of this Constitution at present; -but, Sir, I am not sure I shall never...
GLC08828
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 33 no. 26 (May 31, 1800)]
31 May 1800
Columbian Centinel (Boston, Mass.), 1740-1840
Four acts, pardon of 3 men accused of treason
GLC08829
Boston patriot. [Vol. 3, no. 35 (June 30, 1810)]
30 June 1810
Everett, David, 1770-1813
Prints correspondence from President John Adams, dated 22 August 1781 from Amsterdam, discussing the constitution of the Netherlands. Contains an article on woolen manufactures. Also has a large announcement of the procession of an upcoming Fourth...
GLC08830.01
Public ledger. [Vol. 59, no. 44 (May 15, 1865)]
15 May 1865
Childs, George William, 1829-1894
One newspaper issue of Public ledger, dated May 15, 1865. Reports the capture of Jefferson Davis on 10 May 1865 in Georgia. Also contains an article on the Abraham Lincoln assassination trial, local news, financial news, and stories from New York...
GLC08831
The Philadelphia record no. 9662 [end of Spanish-American war]
1898/08/13
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...
GLC08832
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 42, no. 2149 (February 26, 1898)]
1898/02/26
Harpers Weekly
"Remember the Maine!"
GLC08833
Boston gazette. commercial and political. [Vol. 12, no. 50 (August 23, 1802)]
1802/08/23
Russell, John, 1764-1831
GLC08834
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4251 (May 11, 1865)]
1865/05/11
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...
GLC08835
Newark daily advertiser. [Vol. 5, no. 38 (April 21, 1836)]
1836/04/21
[government of Texas organized]
GLC08836
Gazette of the United States. [No. 53 (October 14, 1789)]
14 October 1789
Includes local news, international news, congressional news and acts passed, and ship arrivals for New York. Prints the budget of the Treasury Department for 1789. Also includes an act for the temporary establishment of the Post Office on page four...
GLC08837
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 27, no. 136 (December 7, 1864)]
December 7, 1864
Cowardin, J.A., fl. 1864
Also known as the "The Richmond Dispatch." Says not much has changed on the front lines of Lee and Grant's armies and that "the tacit truce heretofore existing between the pickets has not been broken by the presence of Butler's's negroes." Update...
GLC08838
New York weekly tribune. [Vol. 5, no. 41, whole no. 249]
20 June 1846
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
Image and description of the Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa and Vera Cruz harbor. Articles titled "The Battles of the Rio Grande," "Gen. Arista's Account of the Battle of Palo Alto," and "The Army of Occupation." Includes General Taylor's official...
GLC08839
The New York herald. [ No. 10445 (April 4, 1865)]
4 April 1865
One newspaper issue of The New York herald, dated April 4, 1865. Prints news of the capture of Richmond and various celebrations in the North, particularly in New York City. Other printed material includes auction sales, public notices, employment...
GLC08840
The Pennsylvania herald, and York general advertiser. [Vol. I, no. 26 (July 1, 1789)]
1789/07/01
Edies and Willcocks, 1789-1800
Reports on activities in the House of Representatives, which focus on James Madison's proposed amendments to the Constitution. Also includes dispatches from around the United States and various advertisements.
GLC08842
The Life, speeches, and public services of Abram Lincoln.
1860
Rudd & Carleton, Publishers, fl. 1860
Also includes a sketch of the life of Hannibal Hamil, Vice President. In original orange cover with printed adverts. Marked, "The Wigwam edition," and printed by Rudd & Carleton, New York.
GLC08843
The Abolitionist
1833
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Volume 1, numbers 1 - 11 of a monthly magazine advocating the abolition of slavery. The eleven issues are bound together in one book. Includes articles from numerous sources on emancipation, colonization and many other evangelical and slavery...
GLC08844
Register of the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland
1897
GLC08845
The War in Texas...
1836
Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
Anti-slavery and anti-Mexican war sentiments.
GLC08846
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No.2915 (June 6, 1788)]
1788/06/06
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
Reports on South Carolina's ratification of the Constitution as well as their convention. Also contains news from around country and ship news. Many advertisements appear, some regarding land and estate sales.
GLC08848
[Proceedings...of the Society of Cincinnati, 1784-1884]
1887
GLC08849
Judge Douglas--the bill of indictment : speech by Carl Schurz ; delivered at the Cooper Institute, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1860.
13 September 1860
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
Schurz, a German-American legislator, reformer, and journalist who campaigned for Abraham Lincoln during the election of 1860, attacks Stephen Douglas in this speech. Signed on first page by S. M. Carpenter. With note in ink at bottom of first page...
GLC08851
Case of Passmore Williamson. Report of the proceedings on the writ of Habeas Corpus, issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, judge of the district court of the United States...
1856
Williamson, Passmore, 1822-?
(title continues)... for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the case of the United States of America Ex. Rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson, including the several opinions delivered; and the arguments of counsel, reported by Arthur...
GLC08853
Narrative of facts in the case of Passmore Williamson
1855
Relates the story of Passmore Williamson, an abolitionist who was imprisoned for helping a slave named Jane escape her master while in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because Jane was already in the North, Williamson informed her she was free and...
GLC08854
The Trial of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden [Miranda expedition]
1807
Lloyd, Thomas, fl. 1806-1807
Blind stamp of the New England Historic Genealogical Society on titlepage. References: Sabin 84904.
GLC08855
Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, at January term, 1842. In which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void...
1842
Prigg, Edward, fl. 1842
(title continues)... and that Congress have the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states. Reported by Richard Peters, reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States....
GLC08856
[Photographs of Ulysses S. Grant: "General Grant, wife and son..." and "The dying soldier"]
1886
U.S. Instantaneous Photographic Co.
Full title as inscribed on mount of first photograph reads, "General Grant, wife, and son, Col. Fred D. Grant, taken in San Francisco immediately after their arrival from their Tour around the World. The likeness of Mrs. Grant is pronounced by Col...
GLC08857
Acts of the Assembly [New York Laws, owned by Anthony White]
1726
New York, Colony Laws
Modern binding Contemporary ownership inscriptions on title of Anthony White and George Larting.
GLC08859
Equality [with Theodore Roosevelt's armorial bookplate]
Bellamy, Edward, fl. 1897
First edition with dust jacket.
GLC08860
Yale University Class of 1848 autograph album with quotations, letters, prints
1848
Clark, J. P., fl. 1848
Leather-bound autograph album, extra-illustrated with portrait engravings and prints of Yale College and New Haven. Includes page from "...of American Biography" about Jeremiah Day.
GLC08861
New-York Daily Tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6786 (January 3, 1863)]
3 January 1863
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
One newspaper issue of New-York Daily Tribune, dated January 3, 1863. Prints the Emancipation Proclamation on page four. This is among the early printings of the Proclamation in a newspaper. Other news includes the Battle of Murfreesboro with map...
GLC08862
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