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President's Message. National Intelligencer Extra
1818/11/17
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Monroe's address to the second session of the fifteenth Congress. Printed in 5 columns. Brigham 1: 103.
GLC06759
One Hundred Dollars Reward. Shall extension of slavery be prohibited? [election]
1856/10/25
Miller, Daniel L., fl. 1856
A comparison of Democratic Buchanan/Breckinridge platform to Republican Fremont/Dayton platform with historical background. Prints quotations from Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Polk, and the Constitution. For anyone who can disprove the statements...
GLC06814
An act providing the means of intercourse between the US and foreign nations
1790/07/01
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Printed by Childs & Swayne. First printing. This act specifies the salaries to be paid to those officials representing the U.S. abroad. Not in Evans or NUC.
GLC06986
Jefferson Celebration, Washington Hall
1834 ca.
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Pro-Jackson propaganda celebrating "The Genuine Democratic Party". Date in pen at top "14 April 1834."
GLC07040
Appeal for prayer and thanksgiving "Union liberty and victory. Thanks to God"
1864/05/10
Latimer, George, fl. 1864
Pottstown, Pa. printing by a local minister, rector George Latimer, of Lincoln's appeal for a day of prayer and thanksgiving after the fighting in the Wilderness
GLC07165
Proclamation of a day of solemn fasting due to religious persecution
06 March 1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Proclaiming a day of solemn fasting for April 25th (with element of Thanksgiving)
GLC00270
[Resolutions on war and peace-making powers of Congress]
January 11, 1865
Confederate States of America. Congress
Four resolutions from the Confederate House of Representatives. The resolutions affirm the Confederate Congress' power to declare war and the President's power to make treaties of peace with Senate approval. Denies these powers to the individual...
GLC00289
[Reconstruction leaflet denouncing the Freedman's Bureau and supporting Andrew Johnson]
1866
One side titled, "ECONOMISE AND PAY YOUR DEBT!: Restore the South and increase your resources." The other side titled, "ONLY SEVEN MILLIONS!" One side denounces the funding Congress passed in the Freedman's Bureau Bill as support for "lazy negros."...
GLC00329
To the president and Council of Pennsylvania. The remonstrance of the subscribers, freemen, and inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia.
05 September 1777
Pemberton, James, 1723-1809
Written by imprisoned pacifist Quakers to express their grievances. They claim their confinement to be unlawful. This is demonstrated by the ninth and tenth sections of the Declaration of Rights, which call for disclosure of accusations along with...
GLC00360
[The Ordinance of secession for the state of South Carolina]
1861
South Carolina. Convention, 1860-1862
Exact lithographic copy of the original manuscript ordinance with reproduced signatures of those who voted for the act. Printed by Evans and Cogswell, by act of the South Carolina assembly. "...An ordinance to dissolve the Union between the State of...
GLC00395
The Platforms.
1864
Prints the statements of the Republican and Democratic presidential campaign platforms. Under the headings Baltimore [Republican] and Chicago [Democrat], compares the two platforms in the election between Abraham Lincoln-Andrew Johnson and George B...
GLC00483
Parson Brownlow's farewell address in view of his imprisonment by the rebels
24 October 1861
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877
Reprint of an editorial from Brownlow originally published in the "Knoxville Whig" after his indictment by a Confederate Grand Jury in Nashville.
GLC00496.143
General Order No. 54
6 May 1865
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Printed broadside of Confederate General Richard Taylor's surrender to Union General Edward S. Canby on 4 May 1865 at Citronelle, Alabama. Under the terms of the surrender officers retained their sidearms and horses, but property and equipment were...
GLC00512
A Proclamation: [amnesty offer to Shays's rebels]
February 17, 1787
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
Offers pardons to Massachusetts citizens who participated in Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787). Document includes a printed seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Printed by Adams and Nourse. Noted in Ford no. 2474.
GLC00518
Headquarters: Volunteer Battalion. Order no. 2. Camp Montgomery, July 1, 1853.
July 1, 1853
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Orders for the daily schedule and other information for the volunteer battalion. Signed in print by Semmes as Captain of the Columbus Guard, A. H. Cooper, Captain of the City Light Guards, and T. Lomax, Adjutant. Semmes corrected version with...
GLC00572.04
Orders No. 7.
30 June 1859
Printed orders of the Columbus Guard, of which Semmes was Captain, detailing how his battalion will participate in the festivities honoring the Anniversary of the Independence of the United States. Signed in print by Semmes and by Lock Weems, 1st...
GLC00572.08
The Testimony of the people called Quakers, given forth by a meeting of the representatives of said people, in Pennsylvania and New-Jersey.
January 24, 1775
Title continues: "held at Philadelphia the twenty-fourth day of the first month, 1775." Communicates Quaker opposition to public resolutions created by the colonies against the legislature of Great Britain. Promotes lawful action to address the...
GLC00620
General orders, no. 112
8 October 1862
Hurlbut, Stephen A., 1815-1882
Praises his men, the "Fighting Fourth" Division of the Army of the Tennessee, for their actions after the battle of Corinth. Hurlbut's men arrived after the Confederate assault on the city had been repulsed, but he praises their actions against the...
GLC01017
Manifesto and proclamation to the members of the Congress
3 October 1778
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795
Double-column format. Issued by the British Peace Commissioners Lord Carlisle, Sir Henry Clinton and William Eden after the failure of their peace initiative. Offered a general amnesty and pardon with internal self-government and the repeal of...
GLC01032
House resolutions for framing a new state constitution
15 June 1779
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Resolving that towns have elections and that elect representatives to a convention.
GLC01142
Articles of the Roxborough Express Horse Company
circa 1840
Contains 19 articles discussing the organization and function of the Roxborough Express Horse Company, including appointment of officers and responsibilities of members. Outlines the purpose of the company: "recovering Horses stolen within our...
GLC01366
Telegraphic Dispatch!
26 May 1862
Tod, David, 1805-1868
Signed in print by "D. Todd, Governor." This is a mispelling of Ohio Governor David Tod's name. Tod, in this recruiting broadside, asks for "A force of 200 men and [to] send them as fast as raised to Camp Chase" to help defend Washington. Below Tod...
GLC07312
American Republican Town Nominations. "Beware of Foreign Influence"
circa 1845
American Republican Party of Kingston
Nativist Election broadside, with large eagle, by the American Republican Party of Kingston attacking Roman Catholic immigrants. "Beware of Foreign Influence" is attributed to Washington's Farewell Address. Prints the address of John Young as...
GLC07450
General orders no. 252
1863/07/31
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
GLC07888
[Black soldiers]
1 November 1864
"God save the republic. Never in field or tent scorn a black regiment." Issued "in commemoration of emancipation in Maryland." With George Boker's Poem 'The Black Regiment', and vignettes of colored troops in battle, slaves on the auction block...
GLC08358
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