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1777/02/15
Cotton, Thomas, fl. 1777
re: invoking 7th Clause of Militia Act by ordering minutemen to equip themselves
"A good fire arm . . . and a bayonet fitted to his gun . . ."
GLC07565
1845/11/03
Counterfeiting Indictment. State of Ohio v. Hiram Hobbs
Printed on paper. Legal action brought by Harrison County against Hobbs for counterfeiting. With three sketches of counterfeit notes. Docketed. Subscribed in print by John Forsythe and B.F. Butler.
GLC07570
1781/06/13
Charlus, Armand, fl. 1781
to Compte de la Perouse re: late arrival of a convoy; Rochambeau
GLC07571
1861/10/01
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
to John Sitcher
Written to Gov. Sitcher of Virginia.
GLC07572
1866/11/10
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to Ulysses S. Grant re: Mexico, maintaining a low profile
"I have acted altogether on the theory that the first and most important principle of my last mission was to get out of sight." With small note glued to back.
GLC07573
1868/11/09
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
to W.C. Davis re: specie payments and gold
"I quite agree with you that we cannot both sell our gold and resume at the same time..."
GLC07575
1781/03/26
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to Eldest Magistrate of Berkeley Co. re: supplies needed by Continental Army
Printed circular letter addressed to the Eldest Magistrate in Berkeley County. "I am therefore to desire that you will be pleased to order the wag[g]on, team, driver, and appendages expected from your county...".
GLC07577
1794/11/15
Madison, James, 1751-1836
to John Lee re: foreign affairs
"It appears... that G.B. is beginning to relax in her injurious policy towards this country and that some favorable issue may be expected to the mission of Mr. Jay."
GLC07578
1797/11/25
Jay, John, 1745-1829
to Peter A. Jay re: Napoleon & the French Revolution
"There must be in the Republic an unprecedented & unparalleled want of virtue."
GLC07579
1829/04/03
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Patent issued to Ephraim Gilbert for the construction of gun locks
Countersigned by Martin Van Buren. On parchment, with red ribbon.
GLC07585
1801/01/18
Marshall, John, fl. 1801
to Winthrop Sargent re: receiving documents & dividing up Mississippi territory
Date is 1801, and recipient is most likley Winthrop Sargent, who at the time was governor of the Mississippi Territory. Internal evidence and the handwriting on the endorsement point to Sargent, per Charles Hobson, Marshall Papers.
GLC07586
1857
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Two Speeches by Frederick Douglass re: West India emancipation; Dred Scott
Full title: "Two speeches by Frederick Douglass; One on West India Emancipation, delivered at Canandaigua, August 4th and the other on the Dred Scott Decision, delivered in New York... May 1857."
GLC07591
1864/05/22
Coburn, John, fl. 1864
Battle Report of 20th Corps Brigade [Atlanta campaign]
Battle Report of 20th Corps Brigade leader to John Speed during Atlanta Campaign.
GLC07580
circa 1789
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Colored mezzotint oval portrait
GLC07582
1785/02/20
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
to unknown recipient re: legal and financial issues
GLC07583
1860/08/13
Blamire, George W., fl. 1860
to Mr. Hurst re: ex-slave writes to former master
"Who would have thought...that I would be leading a band at one of the most fashenable [sic] watering holes in the state and I thank you for it and... do not think I ever shal[l] be able to pay you for the many favors you have sho[w]ne. I can never...
GLC07584
1864 ca.
[Tintype of Albert D.J. Cashier]
Cashier, a private in Co. G of 95th Ill. Volunteers, was trans soldier born with the name Jennie Hodgers. Seated 3/4 length tintype portrait with fellow soldier.
GLC07587
1864-1889 ca.
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
With Massa Sherman [pen and ink drawing]
Pen and ink drawing of liberated slaves following Sherman's Army through Georgia.
GLC07588
18 June 1855
Brown, John, 1800-1859
to Henry Thompson re: relocation to North Elba, N.Y.
Written on blue stationery of "J. R. Brown, Wool, Butter and Cheese" which has been crossed out. Docketed.
GLC07589
1859/11/20
Doyle, Mahala, fl. 1859
to John Brown
By the widow and mother of three men killed by Brown in the Pottawatomie massacre: "My son John whose life I begged of [you] is grown up and is very desirous to be at Charlestown on the day of your execution, would certainly be there if his means...
GLC07590
1874/06/27
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Open Letter to Frederick Douglass re: treatment of black cadets at West Point
GLC07592
1918 ca.
Eighth Illinois Regiment Now in France [half tone printed reproduction]
Black troops active in Europe during WWI. Two slightly different printed versions of the same photograph, one trimmed, and the other printed with a slightly grainer half-tone screen.
GLC07593
1750
Treaty concluded and signed at Madrid... [Assiento slave trade]
"Treaty between the ministers plenipotentaries of their Brittanick and Catholic majesties-end of Assiento Treaty between Britain and Spain regulating slave trade." Concluded October 5. Printed in French, English, Spanish.
GLC07594
1864
Stebbins, Lucius, fl. 1864
Reading the Emancipation Proclamation
One lithograph dated 1864. Depicts black family gathered around a black soldier reading a newspaper. The family all look to the soldier in varying stated of shock and hope as he reads the emancipation proclamation. Present are eleven people including...
GLC07595
1817
Torrey, Jesse, fl. 1817
A Portraiture of Domestic Slavery
Engraved frontispiece and 5 additional plates.
GLC07596
1864/03/28
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Edwin M. Stanton re: urging recruitment of black troops in Kentucky
Asking for recruitment to be in a manner "Free from collateral embarassments" for Kentucky's Governor: "I think these requests of the Governor are reasonable; and I shall be obliged, if you will give him a full hearing, and do the best you can to...
GLC07600
[1782/06/24]
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to William S. Smith re: consequence of General Knox's application
"In consequence of General Knox's application... not knowing who was to command the forces destined for the invasion of Jamaica, I had to resort to the certificates with which you were furnished." Text loss at top right, with text drawn on...
GLC07601
1822-1826 ca.
Marshall, John, 1755-1835
Notes on edition of George Washington's correspondence [fragment]
Docketed "Page 7 of Jno Marshall mss from his Life of Washington." In fact, these appear to be notes on events in Washington's life referring to page numbers. There is a long struck passage in the lower center of the page.
GLC07603
1861/03/02
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper. [Vol. 11, no. 275 (March 2, 1861)] [uncut]
Abraham Lincoln
GLC07597
1861/02/02
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper. [Vol. 10, no. 271 (February 2, 1861)]
GLC07598
1924/02/26
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
to Mr. Rankin re: being arrested in San Pedro, CA for reading U.S. Constitution
GLC07599
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