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to Richard Harlan

Describes his journey from Philadelphia to Louisiana and states that he was able to see his wife. Mentions birds he has been studying, particularly swallows. Also states that a friend of his has discovered new birds, which he will tell Harlan about...

GLC04031.01

to John James Audubon

Addressed to John Backman in Charleston, South Carolina but noted that the letter is for Audubon. Thanks him for a recent letter containing interesting information which he has shared with others. Mentions that he received a letter from Mrs...

GLC04031.02

to General Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau [in French]

Dated 18 Thermidor, year ten. Written during the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). Leclerc, French commander at Haiti, informs Rochambeau that General Antoine Richepanse has reestablished slavery in Guadeloupe, and there are slight signs of unrest....

GLC04032

Collection of 23 letters pertaining to the Red Cross [Decimalized .01- .27]

Greely was a Polar Explorer.

GLC04033

Debates of the House on the bills for carrying into effect the Louisiana Treaty

Related to the Louisiana Purchase. Printed by Thomas and George Palmer

GLC04034

Autograph book and letter from Abraham Lincoln [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC04035

to Franklin McNear

Sends his autograph as McNear requested. Torn or cut from McNear's album (GLC04035.02).

GLC04035.01

Collection of autographs, quotations, and letters.

Consists of eighty-four signatures, most of which were obtained by McNear between 1860 and 1861. Incorporating numerous historical figures, the book includes autographs from (among others) Horace Greeley, James Buchanan, William Lloyd Garrison...

GLC04035.02

to Stephen A. Hurlbut

Grant, Commander of the Army and Department of the Tennessee, writes to General Hurlbut, Commander of the 16th Army Corps. Refers to news of Hurlbut's movements brought by General Lee (possibly Albert Lindley Lee). Instructs Hurlbut to coordinate...

GLC04036

[Ordnance requisition for the 5th Regiment, New York Cavalry, commanded by Captain Amos H. White]

White requests 370 Sabre and Spencer carbines. A handwritten note written across the document indicates, "To Equipp the Regment with these accoutrements." Sheridan signs as commander, Army of the Shenandoah.

GLC04038

to John H. Winder

Regarding "transportation to his regiment" for Lieutenant John A. Stephens, who had been sick.

GLC04040

Civil War collection [decimalized]

GLC04042

[Manuscript Civil War map of Dover, Tennessee, showing battlefield and artillery]

Shows Confederate line of batteries, roads, rivers, and ravines. Also shows the town layout with gun placements and building locations. Approximately forty buildings appear, including the headquarters of the 83rd Illinois Regiments, Colonel A.C...

GLC04042.01

to Andrew Johnson

Petition of Alabama planter to President Andrew Johnson for indemnity on losses of private property by troops of the United States. Witnessed and countersigned by William Garrett, commissioner of oaths for Alabama.

GLC04042.02

[Documents pertaining to the service of Assistant Surgeon John W. Henly] [Decimalized .01- .05]

Documents pertaining to the service of Assistant Surgeon John W. Henly in the Union Army of the Tennessee. Included are his commission, a certificate for his leave of absence, and two circulars from the Medical Director of the Army of the Tennessee.

GLC04042.03

to Zell E. Morton

Reply to a note that conveyed news of the death of a friend, General Thomas Hinds. Remorseful at this news, and admits that "I must soon follow him."

GLC04047

to his mother

Written on stationery of the American Expeditionary Forces, Office of General Purchasing Agent. Writes to his mother regarding his associates, including Russian Grand Duke Alexander.

GLC04048.01

to his mother

Sends birthday wishes to his mother.

GLC04048.02

A Summary History of New England... [with ALS 5/15/1796 tipped-in]

GLC04049

Rules and articles for the better government of the troops raised, or to be raised and kept in pay by and at the expence of the United States of America.

Created by the Continental Congress and printed by John Dunlap. Signed by Colonel Goose Van Schaick in 1777. Contains uniform regulations for commissioned and noncommissioned officers, relates penalties and reasons for the issue of Court Martials....

GLC04050

History of the Expedition... [1st Ed. in original boards; Paul Allen, compiler]

Full title: "History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-5-6. By order of...

GLC04051.01

History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clarke, to the sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean : performed during the years 1804, 1805, 1806 by order of the government of the United States

Prepared for the press by Paul Allen, Esq., revised and abridged by Archibald M'Vickar. Reprint by A. W. Fowle, apparently of the 1845 Harper Brothers edition.

GLC04051.02

[Divorce petition of Aaron Burr] [incomplete]

Also signed by Charles O'Conner, Solicitor of Counsel for Burr. Certifies that the adultery charges against Burr's second wife, Eliza Jumel, can be proven. States that Mrs. Burr has committed adultery in the city of New York with Charles Perry...

GLC04052

[Clipped signature from letter addressed to Lucy Knox]

Close of a letter to his wife: "Your ever affectionate HKnox." A partial address appears on the verso. Date written in pencil at a later date.

GLC04053

to Sarah Dorsey

Promise to pay $2,500 by January, 1882 for the Beauvoir plantation owned by Dorsey in Harrison County, Mississippi. The note was to serve as a lien against the property. Davis and his wife moved onto the estate grounds in 1877, so that Davis could...

GLC04054