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28 August 1955
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
To Elijah Muhammad
Muslim Temple activities in Harlem and Boson: "I have four brothers now working as assistents, alternating. This keeps from causing the people to be bored..."
GLC08053
1861
Gottshall, Samuel G., 1841-1902
[Diary of Samuel G. Gottshall]
An unbound manuscript signed. Entries run from 11 July to 31 December. Throughout the diary, Gottshall describes his march through Baltimore, Maryland, his arrival in Washington D.C. following the Second Bull Run, soldiering, camp life, and...
GLC04564.01
October 29, 1862
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864
to Mary Hughes
Requesting copies of the World; conversation with a fellow inmate regarding the Bible and their respective wives; speculation about how to secure a pass to Richmond.
GLC02166.102
November 6, 1862
Altered opinion of Rev. Dr. Baldwin's book Armageddon.
GLC02166.108
November 12 1862
Study of the Bible. With autograph note signed of Tiffany on page 4 about advising Mrs. Hughes to come to Columbus, as her husband has been paroled.
GLC02166.110
[ November 1923 ca. ]
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Thanksgiving Message
"On Thanksgiving Day it is urged that the people gathered in their homes and in their usual places of worship give expression to their gratitude for benefits bestowed and ask the guidance of Almighty God."
GLC08026
14 September 1798
Adams, John, 1735-1826
To James McHenry
List of names for suggested appointments in the U.S. military [as officers], including a chaplain. "...George McDonald, General Whiting, a very respectable officer, James Cunningham, James Campbell, Lenas [?] Mugs Bradley, George Walters, General...
GLC08022
6 January 1789
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
to Henry Knox
Written from Canton, present-day Guangzhou, China. Writes, "I love you too much to trouble you with a long tale of my disappointments. Randall has not yet arrived, nor do I know any thing of him since the 5 March at Madeira. Advantages which I had...
GLC02437.04075
8 August 1785
Shaw, Knox's former aide-de-camp, writes a friendly letter to discuss a variety of matters. First, he forwards "Mr. Gardiner's oration on the anniversary of independence. If you can travel through so much various matter as it is composed of, it will...
GLC02437.03174
26 April 1802
Tousard, Louis de, 1749-1817
Discusses his strained and tensed relationship with [Henry?] Dearborn. States, "Not being a Roman Catholic yourself, you cannot appreciate the feelings of a poor soul after having remained a long while in Purgatory, when the Angel comes to announce...
GLC02437.07728
23 March 1777
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to William Knox
Says that since William's happiness is important to him, he will not prevent his brother from joining the army once William has completed certain essential family business. Arranges for William to pick up his baggage from various spots in New...
GLC02437.00556
1898
Strohmeyer & Wyman
Chaplain Brown of the "Rough Riders" preaching to the Regiment.
The men sit on the ground amidst scrubby, semi-tropical plants. The picture is shot as though from the congregation, so that the preacher and officers stand in the background.
GLC06449.08
7 January 1777
to Lucy Knox
Asks if she has received his previous letter (GLC02437.00511). Details the fighting from 2 January onward. Discusses the American retreat from Trenton, for which the artillery provided cover, Washington's decision to next attack Princeton where...
GLC02437.00514
1861/12/16
Morris, John, fl. 1861-1862
to: Wilmor W. Morris.
re: John tells his son that the cows "have not done well this season." He asks Wilmor to find out about Charles' debts as "he may want some [money] when he comes home if God spares him." [separate letter on same leaf] George M. Morris. ALS: [s.l.]...
GLC06451.021
1862/02/17
Morris, Joseph W., fl. 1862-1863
Joseph had not heard from Wilmor in over a month. Many people in the neighborhood have been getting married, though no one in his family has, and he imagines that "God's command to Noah 'to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth' is about...
GLC06451.025
8 January 1777
Explains that his letters may be short, but he still loves his brother. Feels God has favourably turned "the tide of our affair." Knows that war is hard, and has prepared himself for losses either "public or personal." Hopes to hear from William...
GLC02437.00515
1861/12/07
Morris, Wilmor W., fl. 1861-1862
to: Susannah L. Morris; John Morris.
Morris writes to his sister about guard duty, and to his father [in a separate letter on the same leaf]. Wilmor tells his father that "this regiment has the most stri[n]gent laws of any in the brigade you must toe the mark or the guard house is your...
GLC06451.040
1862/06/10
to: "Brother an[d] friends."
Wilmor is not sure whether Jesse went to Philadelphia or not but assures them that "god will shield us in the day of Battle." He describes the recent Battle of Fair Oaks, whose battlefield "was the most terrifying place I ever seen the dead lay...
GLC06451.049
Mason, Anna, fl. 1861
to: "Friend" Wilmor Morris.
Mason is going to school now. She goes to prayer meetings every Friday night and there are only nine or ten men now. Bill Stewart takes the girls home one by one while the rest wait inside. She hopes Wilmor will visit before running off with "that...
GLC06451.053
1905
Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930
Working for Peace - President Roosevelt and Envoys of Mikado and Czar
Stereoview. Roosevelt stands in the center of the picture with his top hat in his hand. The two Japanese envoys are on his left, while the Russians are on his right. An explanation of the historical situation appears on the back of the card...
GLC06449.46
1898 ca.
Barr Photographic Company
"Roosevelt, Col. Theodore, and two Arizona troopers in front of second mission, San Antonio."
Image of TR on horseback with two mounted soldiers in front of southwest-style mission. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount. Caption on back reads, "Rooselvelt [sic] and 2 riders before Mission San Jose." "Roosevelt, Col. Theodore"...
GLC07002.02
26 April 1777
Loves her and is glad she and their daughter are doing well after their inoculation. Longs to see her, but for her own safety and happiness denies her request to join him at Morristown. Believes the British "by no means as formidable as they were...
GLC02437.00580
10 January 1777
Has just received her letter and assures her "my heart is yours although my Country demands my poor pittance to endevor to rescue her from barbarity." Feels this barbarity, exemplified by Indians slaughtering innocents, enslaved people killing their...
GLC02437.00517
6 April 1777
Loves her and acknowledges her letter. Tries to assuage her fears about the war, smallpox, and his distance from her. Assures her that "General Howe is not driving us thro' the Jersies into Pennsylvania." Discusses the character and rank of the...
GLC02437.00566
April 31, 1777
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Misses Henry, her husband. Gives details of her recent bout with smallpox, noting "I have more than two hundred of them- twenty in my face..." Notes that their daughter, Lucy, has one pox. Discusses the difficulty of hiring men and boys for...
GLC02437.00582
"The Rough Riders at Religious services"
Image of men seated in a group on the ground with officers and clergy standing to the right.
GLC07002.12
29 April 1847
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
to Harriette Story Paige
On a tour through the southern states, Webster writes to his sister-in-law Paige, stating that Richmond, Virginia has a "pleasant beat." Poetically describes morning as a "new image of light, a new breaking forth of the sun, a new waking up of all...
GLC01946.35
27 March 1844
Describes a service he attended the previous evening to his sister-in-law. Discusses the form used in the book of Habakkuk, stating that the "passages ... present ... a remarkable instance of the Hebrew form of Poetic composition." Quotes 3...
GLC01946.28
13 April 1864
Stone, Elijah James, 1819-1887
to Francis H. Pierpont
Reverend Stone appeals to Governor Pierpont for aid in obtaining the position of Chaplain of Wheeling prison and hospital. Believes he is best suited for the job, since he has been praying with the prisoners for many years, while others who seek the...
GLC02233.38
July 1918
Committee on Public Information, 1917–1919
"At the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt."
Chaplain Francis P. Duffy conducts a service at the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, near Chamery, France. Lt. Roosevelt's plane was brought down back of the German lines, July 14, 1918. The American advance brought the spot within American lines a...
GLC07002.90
28 July 1862
McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897
Poem
Two stanza poem in McParlin's hand (author unknown) about someone being watched over from the heavens. Written on stationery of the 37th U.S. Congress, House of Representatives.
GLC02649.24
27 November 1864
to Alida Roca McParlin
McParlin sends news of himself and asks for more letters from his wife. Writes about life and work at the hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Comments on religion, friends, and food. Has been so cold that he has been using his "buffalo robe." Troops...
GLC02649.39
1873
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Two photographs
Mormon Tabernacle under construction and [Salt Lake City?]
GLC03030.05
[Joseph Smith] and Mormon Tabernacle under construction (closeup) .
GLC03030.06
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