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10 February 1864
Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906
General orders no. 2
Orders several schools for military instruction to be established. Outlines the officers and purposes of the different schools.
GLC08603
3 June 1863
[General Joseph Wheeler's General Orders No. 7]
Contains Wheeler's orders transmitted by D. G. Reed, Assistant Adjutant General. Wheeler, commanding cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee, states "...The commanding General of this Army relies solely upon information received from Cavalry, to make his...
GLC08604
1863- circa 1896
Correspondence related to George W. Koonce [Decimalized .01-.08]
GLC08606
1819-1840
Presidential campaign biographies [decimalized]
GLC08607
1840
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Life of Major General William Henry Harrison.... [election campaign biography]
Election campaign biography. Bound in green paper boards with glazed cloth spine. Frontispiece and three plates. Printed by Grugg and Elliot. (The only printing cited by Howes.) Howes H246, Miles 133.
GLC08607.01
1819
Waldro, S. Putnam, fl. 1819
The Tour of James Monroe, President....
Describes Madison's tour in the northern and eastern states in 1817, his tour in 1818 and a brief biographical sketch. Printed by Silas Andrus.
GLC08607.03
17 June 1864
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The Liberator. [Vol. XXXIV, no. 25 (June 17, 1864)]
Prints articles on the British and Foreign anti-slavery society and a letter of Gerritt Smith to Elizabeth Cady Stanton about 1864 presidential election. Brief article praises the equalization of pay for African American [colored] soldiers. Covers...
GLC08608
1864
[1864 election newspaper clipping]
Headlines include, "Let the Eagle Scream!!!," "Great Union Victories," and "Make Way for Honest Old Abe, Our Next President."
GLC08609
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Report of the select committee relative to the Soldiers' National Cemetery, together with accompanying documents, ...
Title continues, " ... as reported to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 31, 1864. First edition printed by Singerly & Myers, state printers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Early printing of Abraham Lincoln's...
GLC08611
1711
Great Britain. Acts.
An act for... erecting a corporation to carry on a trade to the South-Seas
Establishing the South Seas company. Overspeculation in the company's stock led to the "bubble" and the crash, when it came, saw the first modern depression. With exchange stamp of Harvard's Baker Library
GLC08613
1893
Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506
Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez, written on board the caravel while returning from his first voyage.
Title continues: "Published at Barcelona, May, 1493." Facsimile of the first publication concerning America. First 20 pages, Latin text in facsimile (black letter, with illustrations); followed by English translation. Published in Chicago by the W...
GLC08615
1963
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976
Journals and other documents on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Translated and edited by Samuel Eliot Morison. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club. One of 1500 copies, signed by the artist.
GLC08616
1813-1814
American weekly messenger. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (September 25, 1813)-v. 1, no. 26 (March 19, 1814)]
A weekly compilation of government documents, for the early part of the War of 1812. Vol. 1 no. 1-26. Includes two addenda. Printed (and edited by?) John Conrad.
GLC08617
1863 [?]
Franklin Pierce Indian peace medal by S. Ellis and J. Wellson
7.5 cm in diameter.
GLC08619
1862/10/04
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]
Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of...
GLC08620
26 May 1860
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 4, no. 178 (May 26, 1860)]
Includes a front-page article on Lincoln, recently announced as the Republican presidential candidate. Accompanied by an engraving of Lincoln after a Mathew Brady photograph. Also: "The Woman in White," news regarding Congress, and reports on foreign...
GLC08621
1795/02/07
Herald, a gazette for the country. [Vol. 1, no. 72 (February 7, 1795)]
includes a printed treaty with Cherokee Indians.
GLC08622
1796/03/05
Columbia sentinel. [Vol. 24, no. 52 (March 5, 1796)]
Published by Benjamin Russell. Prints the complete ratification of Jay's treaty. Also includes copy of King's approval and two facsimile signatures of George Washingon.
GLC08623
11 March 1865
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New York weekly tribune [Vol. XXIV, no. 1226 (March 11, 1865)]
Printing of the text of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address and news about the inaugural ceremony and celebrations. Also includes news on the Civil War, local and international news, and updates on Congress. Other printed material includes...
GLC08624
6 March 1865
Earle, John Milton, 1794-1874
Worcester daily spy [Vol. 20, no. 55 (March 6, 1865)]
Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address (given March 4th) and news about the inaugural ceremony and events. Inaugural on column 1 of first page. The famous quote is misprinted - "with malice toward no one." Also includes articles on...
GLC08625
1966
Menconi, Ralph, 1915-1972
[Thomas Jefferson medal]
Issued by the Society of Medalists and based upon Jean-Antoine Houdon's portrait of Jefferson.
GLC08626
1860
[Election of 1860 campaign token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.
GLC08627
1900
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button with ribbon by Whitehead & Hoag
GLC08628
1897
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button [no ribbon]
GLC08629
1850-1870 ca.
Currier & Ives
[Collection of seven Currier & Ives lithographs]
GLC08630
1884
Flower, Frank A., fl. 1884
History of the Republican Party [with 2 facsimile election tickets]
GLC08631
The Lincoln catechism wherein the eccentricities & beauties of despotism are fully set forth. A Guide to the Presidential Election of 1864.
A vitriolic racist attack on Lincoln in the form of a mock catechism. A list of sarcastic questions and answers which accuse Lincoln of tyranny and the Republicans of destroying the Constitution. Title page proclaims the pamphlet is "A guide to the...
GLC08632
30 August 1864
Elmore, Edward Carrington, fl. 1861-1865
to George H. Poindexter
Elmore, Confederate Treasurer, discusses the activities of G. W. Butler, a late Teller in the Treasury. Informs Poindexter, a Lieutenant and Enlistment Officer, that Treasury clerks have had little time to work on Butler's accounts. States that...
GLC08633
1810/12/24
Cabot, George, 1752-1823
to Thomas Willing
Worries about his bank's debt and existing loans, but feels that he can get by. Admits that the bank may soon be terminated since its charter is about to run out. Wishes for instructions on how to act in the face of potential doom. Suggests that...
GLC08634
December 1864
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
[Certification of Illinois electors for U.S. President and Vice President]
Signed by Yates as Governor of Illinois and countersigned by O.M. Hatch as Secretary of State. For the presidential election of 1864.
GLC08635
1796
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
Decline and fall of the English system of finance
Printed by John Page and B.F. Bache.
GLC08637
1 September 1861
Dawes, Rufus Robinson, 1838-1899
[Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores, 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry]
Signed by Dawes as Captain of Company "K" in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteers. Printed form filled out by hand listing ordnance stores Dawes turned over to Colonel Lysander Cutler. Written at Camp Kalorama.
GLC08638
1753-1755
Massey, Samuel, fl. 1753-1755
Samuel Massey's version book
Page 1, which is dated 5 March 1753, notes that he has shipped sixteen barrels of bread to Barbados on board the Rebecca, a ship under the command of James Lowther. The shipment is consigned to Jonathan and John Mifflan. Exact title reads "Saml...
GLC08639
Bell, John, 1797-1869
Political token: Ferrotype portrait of Bell and Edward Everett
GLC08641
1836
Grimke, Angelina E., 1805-1879
Appeal to the Christian women of the south
Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society. Among other arguments, Grimke denounces Biblical justifications of slavery. Loosely bound with string.
GLC08642
1793
Common sense [with seven other pamphlets from the 1790s]
Paine, Thomas. COMMON SENSE, bound with seven other tracts by Paine. Altogether eight works (in nine parts, one title consisting of two separately issued parts.) A fine collection bound in a single volume, contemp. sheep rubbed, crudely but neatly...
GLC08643
1867
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
Speeches and Papers Relating to the Rebellion and the Overthrow of Slavery
Published by Little, Brown & Co. in Boston. Stereotyped and printed by John Wilson and Son in Cambridge. Dedicated to the citizens of Groton, who supported Boutwell in his career as a public servant. Contains 35 chapters, each one a different speech...
GLC08645
30 December 1860
Cadwalader, George, ?-1884
to John Sherman
Cadwalader, a Sacramento lawyer, discusses California politics with Sherman, a United State Senator from Ohio. Reports that the California presidential election will be held on the following day, with Lincoln holding a 134 count majority over...
GLC08647
7 November 1849
Hutchinson, James P., fl. 1849
[Hutchinson's deposition regarding the theft of slaves] [fragment]
Location inferred from content. Hutchinson relates the theft of slaves by a group of armed men in Montgomery County, Texas, 1847. Hutchinson claims a group of men with Mr. Stoneum stole slaves from the Fowler plantation "by force of arms." First...
GLC08648
1863-1865
Collection related to the Freedmen's Department of Memphis [Decimalized .01-.12]
Pertains to a project to aid freed slaves by the army. Most documents in this collection are related to T. A. Walker, who served as Superintendent of Freedmen, District of West Tennessee. Consists mostly of financial records, and contains...
GLC08649
1788/02/13
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 2816 (February 13, 1788)]
Reports on the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts. Recounts the proceedings of the New York Senate. Contains various advertisements and a promotional article for a book concerning the geography and topography of the United States...
GLC08650
21 October 1789
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [No. 55 (October 21, 1789)]
The Declaration appears on p. 2. Printed by John Fenno. French Declaration of Rights of Man
GLC08651
20 November 1834
Hall, Henry B., 1808-1884
Declaration
Includes the printed endorsements of James Madison, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and signed endorsement of Hiland Hall. Published in the December "Temperance Recorder," the statement urges all Americans, but especially young men, to stop the...
GLC08652
1876
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Life Studies of the Great Army [print portfolio -- incomplete set]
20 of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies. Complete set under GLC02199. The condition of this collection is not as good as the complete set listed above.
GLC08653
5 July 1862
Laughton, Joseph B., fl. 1838-1865
to John H. Laughton
Laughton, a Union soldier from New York taken prisoner at Libby Prison, writes about being captured on 3 July 1862. Reports that conditions are fairly good at the prison and he can finally rest from the fatigues of the campaign. "I was surprised to...
GLC08654
6 February 1866
Dunphy, Richard D., 1824-1904
to Gideon Welles
Letter written for Dunphy, who lost both his arms during the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864, to Secretary of the Navy Welles. Also includes a carte de visite (10.1 x 6.2 cm.) pasted to the letter of Dunphy in his uniform with no arms. Wants to...
GLC08655
17 May 1862-19 May 1862
George, fl. 1862
to Emma
Reports on the march to Richmond, Jefferson Davis's call for a 10-day truce, and the death of a favorite captain in his regiment. Written on stationery of the 2nd Regiment, New Hampshire volunteers. Written near Cumberland, Virginia, and Camp Grove.
GLC08657
23 May 1863
Fred, fl. 1861-1864
to his father
Written by a Union sailor aboard the USS "Morse". References his father's letter. Says that last Saturday "the mail boat was coming up and the rebels fired into her with field pieces and struck twice, and we got under way and went down and by the...
GLC08658
1802
Callender, Tom, fl. 1802
Letters to Alexander Hamilton, king of the Feds
GLC08659
25 March 1864
Dielman, George W., fl. 1864
[Certificate in favor of a substitute soldier]
GLC08661
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