1902-1904

Walker, John G., 1835-1907

Header Record

Title: Five letters re: the Panama Canal [decimalized]

Five letters between John G. Walker, President of the Isthmian Canal Commission, and his friend Thomas Gibbons. Letters describe Walker's family and their mutual friends, as well as developments in the canal project. He discusses the ratification of the treaty with Colombia and the beginnings of the building of the canal. Also mentions increased spending on the navy.

GLC02763

22 October 1895

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Document signed

Title: Extradition of Gilbert Coutant, charged with larceny (c/s Edwin F. Uhl)

Partly printed document signed as President and countersigned by Uhl as Acting Secretary of State. Written to Henry M. Howell of Canada.

GLC02784

February 25, 1890

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Document signed

Title: [Ratification of extradition convention with Great Britain and Ireland]

Authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to Harrison's ratification " ... of the original and exchange copy of extradition convention with Great Britain and Ireland supplementary to the Tenth Article of August 9, 1842 and full Power to make the same." One black and length bust engraving of Harrison included.

GLC03397

1890

Engraving

Title: Engraving of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain

One engraving of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain dated circa 1890. Seated portrait of Victoria.

GLC08878.0643

1890

Engraving

Title: Engraving of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain

One engraving of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain dated circa 1890. Profile portrait of Victoria, as typically seen on currency on either side of the profile are a Lion and Unicorn.

GLC08878.0644

24 June 1880

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Document signed

Title: [Order to Secretary of State to accredit James Longstreet as Minister to Ottoman Empire]

President Hayes orders Secretary of State William M. Evarts "to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to envelope containing letter accrediting James Longstreet as Minister President to the Ottoman Empire." Longstreet, a prominent Confederate General and military advisor to Robert E. Lee, became a Republican after the war, angering the populace of the mostly Democratic South. His allegiance to the Republican Party earned him choice positions of patronage, including the ambassadorship to the Ottoman Empire. He only served for one year in Turkey before returning to America to take…

GLC03843

1898

Currier & Ives

Print

Title: Our victorious fleets in Cuban waters [chromolithograph]

GLC03534

7 January 1881

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathan Appleton

Former President Grant replies to a letter received 27 December 1880 from Boston lawyer Nathan Appleton. States that all investments in the construction of the Panama Canal under European management will be "sunk without any return to the investors ... to say nothing of the human lives that would be sacrificed in its construction."

GLC03635

19 August 1898

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of William Sampson as commissioner to meet with Spanish regarding Cuba]

Commissioning William Sampson to meet with Spanish representatives concerning their evacuation of Cuba. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States. Countersigned by J.B. Moore as acting Secretary of State. White seal on bottom lefthand corner. Document is warped.

GLC04002.04

2 April 1898

Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Sampson

Dispatch regarding the arrival of Spanish torpedo fleet at Martinique. Written in pencil.

GLC04275

July 10, 1875

Schley, Winfield Scott, 1839-1911

Typed letter signed

Title: to William Sampson

Attempting to correct newspaper reports that he was responsible for victory over the Spanish fleet on 3 July. Encloses a copy of the cipher telegram.

GLC04276

19 September 1898

Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Sampson

Discusses the conditions in Havana and the importance of the Spanish withdrawal from Cuba.

GLC04277.01

22 September 1898

Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902

Autograph letter

Title: to Mrs. Sampson

Writes that the Spanish commissioners had yielded a point on duty-free admission to canal. Includes personal news, negotiations with the Spanish, and the state of civilians' lives.

GLC04277.02

2 March 1900

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Typed letter signed

Title: to Luke Wright

Urges recipient to accept appointment as President of the Philippine Commission. Written on U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit letterhead.

GLC04279

circa 1900

Various

Header Record

Title: [Collection of 25 documents related to the Boxer Rebellion archive. Decimalized: .01-.24, .31].

The postal marks on the envelopes in this collection are very rare and valuable. Mail was handled through the Monocacy. Collateral in Oversize pamphlet - size 2.

GLC04546

April 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [April 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated April 1902. Contains an essay related to U.S. relations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean entitled, "Pan-American Diplomacy" by John W. Foster and poetry by J.E. Spingarn.

GLC09888.04

May 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [May 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated May 1902. Contains an essay related to higher education by J. Laurence Laughlin.

GLC09888.05

24 January 1880

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

One letter addressed to Hugh Judson Kilpatrick from William T. Sherman dated Washington D.C., January 24, 1880. Pertains to Sherman being blackmailed. Relays that the person in question had threatened several people.

GLC08133.04

23 June 1877

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Luisa Kilpatrick

One letter addressed to Luisa Kilpatrick from William T. Sherman dated June 23, 1877. Pertains to Governor Thomas A. Osborn being appointed as Minister to Chile instead of her husband, Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Advises that he does not act hastily.

GLC08133.05

9 May 1877

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Luisa Kilpatrick

One letter addressed to Luisa Kilpatrick from William T. Sherman dated Washington, D.C., May 9, 1877. Pertains to likelihood of Kilpatrick being appointed Minister to Chile, saying that the President feels very kindly towards him and they have reason to hope they will be able to return to Chile to her children.

GLC08133.06

February 1901

Yamamoto, S., fl. 1901

Book

Title: [W. Kendall Brown]

One booklet entitled, "Views of the North China Affair, 1900." Published by S. Yamamoto and Kanda Nishikicho. Printed by The Tokyo Printing Co., Ltd.

GLC04546.158

1894-1896

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

Newspaper

Title: [Japanese Newspaper]

GLC05911.20.02

1894-1896

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

Newspaper

Title: [Japanese Newspaper]

GLC05911.20.03

1899

Lynk, Miles V., 1871-1957

Book

Title: The black troopers, or the daring heroism of the negro soldiers in the Spanish-American War

Published by the M. V. Lynk Publishing House. Contains a photo of Lynk opposite the title page. Includes a section devoted to African American soldiers listed in the regular army, and a section pertaining to African American soldiers who served as volunteers.

GLC06131

1892

National Continental Union League

Typed document signed

Title: [Petition of National Continental Union League for union with Canada]

Petition calling for lawful, peaceful and honorable union between the United States and Canada. Says "The time has come when it is desirable that Europe should cease to direct or control the political or domestic affairs or any portion of this continent." Petition was the first act of organization of the National Continental Union League, founded in 1892 in New York and Toronto. The group devoted itself to raising funds to promote a constitutional union through the publication of pamphlets and aid to Canadian organizations and politicians in favor of union. The petition is signed in…

GLC05900