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1927
Sacco & Vanzetti
2 Broadsides and 1 newsletter related to the Sacco Vanzetti case [decimalized]
Materials relating to the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in 1927.
GLC05712
circa July 1927
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee
Justice the issue! Shall Sacco and Vanzetti be judicially murdered?
This document is a printed broadside put out by the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee which attacks the exclusive judgment of Judge Webster Thayer and says in part: "The issue is not only for Massachusetts. It is for America. The world will judge...
GLC05712.01
circa August 1927
Unknown
[Broadside against the Sacco-Vanzetti execution]
This document is a printed broadside that quotes a columnist from the New York World and reads, "What more can these immigrants from Italy expect? it is not every prisoner who has a President of Harvard University throw on the switch for him." Sacco...
GLC05712.02
September 1927
The official bulletin of the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee [Vol. I, no. 15 (September 1927)]
Newspaper or newsletter issued after the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The first page has a printed statement denouncing the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti and comparing the case to the Salem witchcraft trials. The rest of the...
GLC05712.03
26 November 1833
Santa Anna, Antonio López de (1794?-1876)
[Decree secularizing California missions and opening them to colonization].
GLC06294
3 August 1771
Verger, Rafael
to Manuel L. Casa Fonda (in Spanish)
Report on new missions in Monterey. Includes physical conditions of the buildings, abilities of missionaries, obstacles due to local resistance among Indians, settlers and California ranchers.
GLC06297
1845-1849
Porterfield, George A. (1822-1919)
Mexican War and post-war diary
Part one, crudely bound, includes vignettes about people Porterfield encountered, a pen and ink sketch of Rancho Buena Vista, and a rudimentary genealogy. Part two, unbound, begins in April 1848 and records his travels and activities after the war...
GLC06299
15 February 1821
Robbins, Josiah (b. 1766)
to Aaron Hobart
Informs Hobart that he received his letter and the certificate, and that he followed through with his directions, which related to port collections. Also discusses an appointment for the post office. Notes that he perceives that Hobart (as a...
GLC06313.04.112
27 August 1837
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872)
to Catherine Pattison
Mentions visiting Boston, Plymouth, and Cape Cod where he made a search for the relics of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims. Updates her on the progress of the telegraph. Reports that the telegraph is testing well but expresses some anxiety over being...
GLC06328
1 October 1868-6 June 1885
3 invitations to unveilings of various statues by Ward, 1868-1885.
Statues: Commodore Matthew C. Perry, General Israel Putnam, and the Pilgrim [Central Park, NY].
GLC06343.227
24 April 1832
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834)
to M. Clerc-Lasalle [in French]
Lafayette's letter in French during the reign of Louis Philippe. Partial translation available. Provides advice to a friend of Clerc-Lasalle's on moving to America. Tells him about land policies in America and that his friend should learn English...
GLC06644
2 August 1750
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1129 (August 2, 1750)] [Incomplete]
Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit page 2. Reports the rescue of a French ship carrying men, women, and children bound for Penobscot Bay. Pages 1 and 2 only.
GLC06670.149
5 November 1863
Weeks, John F. (fl. 1860)
to his sisters
Complains about the reduced rations of food. Reports that the rebels still hold Lookout Mountain but the breastworks are substantial enough that the rebels would be defeated. Writes that General Osterhaus is in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Continues to...
GLC06728.058
1837/06/06
Proposals to engage waggons and teams to assist in the removal of the...
[title continued] Chickasaw Indians west of the Mississippi. With table containing list of names and numbers of horse/ox teams.
GLC06741.06
1837 ca.
Skello, J. M.
Tally of Indians moving from Little Rock to Fort Towson
Covers the period of May 4th through July 16th, with separate total for teamsters rations.
GLC06741.07
1837/07/01-1838/01/13
Vanderslice, D.
Account of Vanderslice's expenditures during Chickasaw emigration
Vanderslice was Assisant Superintendent and Conductor in the emigration of the Chickasaw Indians.
GLC06741.08
1838/02/20
Certification re: delivery of 175 Chickasaw Indians and their belongings
Delivered via the ship "Itasca."
GLC06741.09
25 April 1864
Day, D.C. (fl. 1864)
to Sarah Ogden
Notes his camp is composed of eight thousand soldiers. Describes in detail the city of St. Louis and its French and Dutch-American society. Reports on his wife's bout with pneumonia and his own excellent health. Includes a prominent embossed seal...
GLC06559.012
20 June 1862
Odell, Charles G. (fl. 1865)
to Edward S. Ogden
Responds to Ogden's question about his home life by recounting where he was born, where he lived as a child, and where he worked. Says in the future he intends to move to Wisconsin and live with his brother. Asks for a loan until his wages from...
GLC06559.072
22 January 1849
Brown, John (1800-1859)
to Willis A. Hodges
Discusses arrangements at North Elba, and upcoming plans for this African American farming settlement. Says money is being raised to help the "infant colony," urges residents not to lay out plots yet, but instead cut wood. Also discusses the...
GLC06615
1800
Communications from several states... respecting the Alien & Sedition Laws
(Virginia Resolves) [Full title] "Communication from Several States, on the Resolutions of the Legislature of Virginia, Respecting the Alien and Sedition Laws...." First edition printed by Meriwether Jones by order of the Virginia Assembly. Old...
GLC05770
13 September 1921
The New York Herald
The New York Herald, Tuesday, September 13, 1921.
This document is a newspaper that was found stuffed in the frame of 05860.01 when that document was being removed from the mount and frame. It is a newspaper from a 1921 release of The New York Herald. Topics covered include international economic...
GLC05860.02
January 25, 1862
Johnston, Albert Sidney (1803-1862)
probably to Jefferson Davis
Johnston, Confederate General commanding Department 2, writes to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Recommends Captain V. Sheliha for an open position in the engineer corps (possibly referring to Prussian engineer Victor Von Scheliha). Docket...
GLC02456.14
1849-1867
Foreign-born Civil War generals [Decimalized .01-.14]
Fourteen letters and documents from Civil War general born in foreign countries.
GLC02458
July 7, 1862
Asboth, Alexander S. (1811-1868)
to Charles S. Hamilton
Inquires "whether the new road, called the Prince road running from Corinth across the Jacinto road is in a practicable condition for the Transportation of Trains." Discusses the position of his cavalry companies. Believes "My Company is ready,"...
GLC02458.01
May 9, 1861
Baker, Edward D., Jr. (d. 1883)
to Henry Lee Scott
Written as a civilian in Springfield, Illinois, informing Colonel H. L. Scott that he had received an appointment as a lieutenant from President Lincoln, was accepting it, and was reporting to him for orders. Two bust engravings of Baker included as...
GLC02458.02
January 26, 1862
Blenker, Louis (1812-1863)
to unknown [in German]
Writing in German, Blenker gives orders for the care of a Count Ingleheim. On verso there is an autograph note signed in English of medical supplies furnished on board a vessel for Count Ingleheim written by John G. T. Holston. One bust engraving of...
GLC02458.03
September 30, 1862
Corcoran, Michael (1827-1863)
to Cuyler Van Vechten
Informs Van Vechten, an Inspector General, that the Second Regiment of his brigade is ready for inspection. Requests that Van Vechten come as soon as possible to inspect the regiment, which is encamped at Camp Scott on Staten Island. One bust...
GLC02458.04
April 10, 1863
Trobriand, Régis de (1816-1897)
to John Titcomb Sprague
Colonel Regis de Trobriand, Commanding 38th New York Volunteers, writes from his camp near Belleplaine, Virginia, to New York Adjutant General John Titcomb Sprague (1810-1878). He requests that New York Governor Horatio Seymour confirm his...
GLC02458.06
May 13, 1863
Ferrero, Edward (1831-1899)
to Horatio Seymour
Informs Seymour that he will soon be forwarding him an order rescinding the resignation of First Lieutenant Frank W. Lyon, and reinstating him to his former position. One bust engraving of Ferrero included as collateral.
GLC02458.07
May 10, 1863
Halpine, Charles G. (Charles Graham) (1829-1868)
Special orders no. 263
Special order granting a leave of absence for thirty days to Colonel James D. Fessenden, Aide de Camp. "By command of General Hunter". Also signed by Fessenden. Full length engravign of Halpine included as collateral.
GLC02458.08
29 February 1864
McArthur, John (1826-1906)
to James B. McPherson
Discusses military movements and communications. Notes "all is quiet in Vicksburg."
GLC02458.10
1867
Meagher, Thomas F. (1823-1867)
to Charles G. Halpine
Sending various papers to Halpine, which he may print if he wishes. Also wonders why he has stopped receiving copies of the Citizen, Halpine's paper. Written on Stationary of the Executive Office of the Territory of Montana. Written before June...
GLC02458.11
November 20, 1862
Schurz, Carl (1829-1906)
to Franz Sigel
Reporting Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart's movements, based on the accounts of a paroled Confederate Prisoner. One bust engraving of Schurz incldued as collateral.
GLC02458.12
1864/??/23
Sigel, Franz (1824-1902)
Letter in Old German. Two bust engravings of Sigel included as collateral.
GLC02458.14
26 January 1674
Berkeley, William (fl. 1674)
[Land grant to George Curtis].
Written in the Elizabethan secretarial hand. Signed as Royal Governor and Captain General of Virginia.
GLC02468.05
2 July 1805
Fulton, Robert (1765-1815)
to Mr. Philips
Encloses his remarks [not present] on a book by Richard Parkinson (1748-1815), which he has read at the request of Sir John Sinclair. Fulton explains that his remarks are written in the form of a letter to Sinclair. He also encloses "a Sketch of...
GLC02480.08
5 February 1862
Bates, Edward (1793-1869)
to G. Welles
The recipient is possibly Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Bates, United States Attorney General, asks Welles to return an essay by Mr. Binney (possible Horace Binney) on the suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus. States "The work is in...
GLC02490.01
25 November 1777
Ko´sciuszko, Tadeusz (1746-1817)
[Receipt to Jonathan Trumbull]
Colonel Kosciuszko, the famous Polish patriot, says he received two hundred dollars to Colonel Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., paymaster of the New York Department, for work in the engineering department. The payment was agreeable to Major General Horatio...
GLC02499.10
03/30/1863
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to David D. Porter re: southerners moving to Texas
Sherman writes that the enemy "are all moving to Texas with their negroes. God grant all may go there and that our government will open the back door wide and promise to let them stay there in peace." 1 black and white seated engraving of Sherman...
GLC02501
4 July 1817
North, William (1755-1836)
[Record of his family history and short biography]
Written by North for one of his grandchildren. Speaks of his family that came from Ireland in 1720 and settled in eastern Massachusetts at Yarmouth. Mentions that his mother sold the estate they had when he was 10 or 12 years old after his father...
GLC02541.01
23 April 1652
Stuyvesant, Peter (1592-1672)
[West India Company deed for Teunis Cornelisse] [in Dutch]
Countersigned by New Amsterdam Secretary Cornelis Van Tienhoven. Deed granting property to Teunis Cornelisse. Includes official seal. For English translation, see GLC02542.01.01.
GLC02542.01
9 October 1770
[Translation of West India Company deed for Teunis Cornelisse]
Translation of GLC02542.01, a 1652 Dutch deed conveying land to Cornelisse. Translated by J. Roorbach, who dated and signed it at the bottom of the page.
GLC02542.01.01
28 March 1689
Schuyler, Peter
[Land grant for Joseph Yetts].
Countersigned by Robert Livingston. Schuyler and Livingston had procured the charter for the city in 1686. Livingston was Schuyler's brother-in-law. Signed by Peter Schuyler as mayor of Albany. Features paper seal.
GLC02542.02
18 September 1788
Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin (1730-1794)
to William North
Whimsical letter written by Von Steuben in retirement and in debt in New York to his former aide North, who was also in retirement at Duanesburg, New York. Refers to North as "my dear Bill." Looks back on the last year. Mentions that "you did cut...
GLC02542.12
20 January 1681
Penn, William
[Receipt to William Wigan].
Witnessed by H. Spingett and T. Coxe. Wigan purchased 500 acres of land "in Pennsylvania." Signed two months before Penn actually received the land charter from Charles II.
GLC02543
1769/07/28
Iroquois Nation
Six Nations. Document signed with the holograph totems of 14 chiefs.
A reciept acknowledging the final payment for land ceded by the Six Nations at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. With the loss of these lands the Six Nations eventually dispersed: the Mohawk and Cayuga to Canada, the Oneida to Wisconsin, while the Onondaga...
GLC02548
29 April 1783
Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826)
to James Dundas [fragment]
Laments their brother George's plan to marry an American woman and move there forever. It will also force him to work outside the navy, for want of subsistence for a family. There are some contemporary notes on the address leaf.
GLC02549.27
1834/08/21
Beales, John C. (fl. 1834)
Rio Grande And Texas Land Company certificate with map
Printed on very thin paper (art vellum style) with handcolored map of the grant area. Numbered 55. Signed by Beales, Isaac A. Johnston and Silas M. Stilwell.
GLC02567
1830/10/16
Burnet, David G.
Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Certificate no. 12075
Signed by Anthony Dey, William H. Sumner and George Curtis as trustees for Burnett, Lorenzo De Zavala and Joseph Vehlein, granting a parcel to J.R. Poinsett. Illustrated with map at bottom left. Streeter 117.
GLC02568
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