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1860
[Republican campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, on opposing sides. Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.02
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.03
GLC04102.04
[Bell/Everett campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Edward Everett and John Bell, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top. Bell and Everett ran on the Constitutional Union ticket.
GLC04102.05
[Democratic campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top. Douglas and Johnson ran on the Northern Democratic ticket.
GLC04102.06
1864
[Republican campaign token for 1864 election]
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, one of each side. Stamped with their names and "for President," "for Vice-President." Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.07
circa October 1777
Burgoyne's Lamentation, At his surrender to the American army, under General Gates.
Nine stanza poem printed in Boston. Each stanza has eight lines and follows an "aabbccdd" pattern of rhyme. This broadside is the seventh edition. Date is estimated as around the end of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777, but it could be later...
GLC04764.83
1778
Spenser, Boyle, fl. 1756-1778
to His Excelency, Sir Guy Carleton
Written by Boyle as a Lieutenant in the 24th Regiment of Foot seeking a promotion to Carleton as commander of British forces in Canada. Boyle's regiment was part of the advanced corps of General John Burgoyne's army during the Saratoga Campaign, but...
GLC04764.84
17 July 1777
Stuart, Archibald, fl. 1759-1777
This document is a memorial written by Lieutenant Archibald Stuart of the 62nd Regiment of Foot asking for official acceptance and a promotion to Carleton as commander of British forces in Canada. Says he was appointed a first lieutenant in 1759 in...
GLC04764.85
10 November 1777
Carter, Jonathan, fl. 1777
[Petition against Articles of Convention]
Petition signed by 13 British officers and subalterns in the Royal Regiment of Artillery captured at the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777. Probably sent to General John Burgoyne. Claims the Americans have not followed through on the stipulations of...
GLC04764.86
Petrie, George, fl. 1777
Petition from 17 officers of the 21st Regiment of Foot, known as North British Fusileers, to General John Burgoyne, protesting their conditions under the Articles of Convention, which delineated Burgoyne's terms of surrender after the Battle of...
GLC04764.87
circa 10 November 1777
Petition of the Captains and subalterns of the 9th Regiment of Foot to General John Burgoyne. They are "object[ing] to give their parole," for their treatment under the Articles of Convention, which delineated the terms of Burgoyne's surrender at...
GLC04764.88
Petition of the captains and subalterns of the 62nd Regiment of Foot, protesting the Articles of Convention to General John Burgoyne. Dated from other petitions in this collection which have a date of 10 November 1777. Says they cannot give their...
GLC04764.89
14 October 1778
Kingston, Robert M., ?-1794
Money paid by Lieutenant Colonel Kingston on Account of General Burgoyne
Account of General John Burgoyne's spending between September and December 1777. First page seems to be the final draft of the account. Mentions expenditures for cheese, horses, and for transporting the general's baggage. Kingston, one of Burgoyne's...
GLC04764.90
3 January 1778
Heath, William, 1737-1814
to John Burgoyne
This document references receiving a resolve from Congress of 19 December 1777. Quotes section of the resolve to Burgoyne about the need for the British commissary to either send provisions of equal amount that have been supplied or to liquidate...
GLC04764.91
4 April 1778
Phillips, William, 1731-1781
Return of the Royal Artillery
Written in what appears to be a secretarial hand for Major General Phillips, who was to take over the Convention Army from Burgoyne after he embarked for England the next day, 5 April 1778. Includes a list of the number of men in each rank in the...
GLC04764.92
10 April 1778
Geddes, David, fl. 1777-1778
State of Cash Extraordinary Service
Account created by David Geddes, acting paymaster for the Convention Army. First part of account shows cash received from various people amounting to slightly over 61,890 pounds. Shows that the money was paid out by Burgoyne to settle accounts before...
GLC04764.93
1836-1844
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Item's related to Andrew Jackson's seventh annaul speech to Congress. [Decimalized .01-.02]
Jackson's seventh annual message to Congress and a note from his adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr.
GLC04793
1844/05/09
Jackson, Andrew, Jr., 1808-1865
to Andrew Jackson Donelson
A note stating that Andrew Jackson Senior requests Donelson's presence in the coming week.
GLC04793.02
circa 1863
[Sketch of ammunition]
Possibly created by Evelyn Kelsey, who completed an accompanying sketch aboard a steamer on the Mississippi River. Depicts ammunition, the chamber into which it is loaded, and a rod for proper loading. Contains a description of each item and a...
GLC05555.01
Kelsey, Evelyn, fl. 1863
[Sketch of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg]
Depicts the Mississippi River near Vicksburg. Illustrates the position of Vicksburg and several ships. Handwritten caption states "Our Union Mortar and gun boats below Vicksburg. Sketched by Evelyn Kelsey, while on board of one of the Mississippi...
GLC05555.02
[Map of the Mississippi River depicting fleet and fort positions near Vicksburg]
Possibly created by Evelyn Kelsey, who completed an accompanying sketch aboard a steamer on the Mississippi River. Depicts the position of the fleets of Union General David G. Farragut and Foot (possibly Andrew Hull Foote). Indicates the location...
GLC05555.03
1861 ca.
[W. L. Evans]
Possibly a carte de visite of Evans, a Civil War soldier. Accompanied by a letter from Evans to Achsah Level dated 19 April 1861 (GLC06452.05.01).
GLC06452.05.02
20 February 1865
Holabird, Samuel B., 1826-1907
to G. A. Pierce
Colonel Holabird, Chief Quartermaster of the Department of Louisiana, informs Colonel Pierce (possibly an inspector in the Department of the Quartermaster) that "The officer who superintended & made the sales of Cotton called for by you is imprisoned...
GLC06452.05.04
23 February 1865
Thomas, A. J., fl. 1865
[Bond regarding Bronson's response to Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers]
Bronson citizens indemnify township trustees "to the amount of 2700 dollars against any loss, upon their issuing their bonds for the same amount for the purpose of procuring volunteers to fill the Quota of the Township under the late call of under...
GLC06452.05.05
circa 1864
[Aetna United States Mail Secret Protectors]
Cryptic document docketed with the initials of Aetna United States Mail Secret Protectors, described as a "banded organization." States, "This paper, being an exposure of the designs of rebel refugees from the South, banded for plunder and murder in...
GLC06452.05.06
[Ticket for "The War for the Union"]
Admits one school scholar to "Brady & Gardner's Gorgeous Tableaux of 'The War for the Union,' " (a photography exhibition compiled by noted Civil War photographers Alexander Gardner and Mathew Brady). Contains positive quotations reviewing the...
GLC06452.05.07
15 February 1865
Gillespie, A. J., fl. 1862-1865
[Receipt regarding an act passed 13 August 1864 in Mississippi for the relief of families of soldiers]
Gillespie, State Auditor of Mississippi from 1862 to 1865, notifies the Treasurer of Attala County of the distribution of $242,185 to fulfill an act for the relief of families of soldiers. The bottom half of this document includes an auditor's...
GLC08433.01
1 May 1864
J.T., Paterson, & Co. (publishers), fl. 1864
[Mississippi State twenty five cent note]
Includes the facsimile signature of A. J. Gillespie, State Auditor of Mississippi from 1862 to 1865. The note states "twenty five cents in current money when the sum of Ten Dollars is presented." Printed in Georgia by J. T. Paterson & Co.
GLC08433.02
22 October 1862
Delarue, W., fl. 1862
to C. M. Sloan
Expresses relief at Mrs. Sloan's safe arrival in St. Louis, Missouri, stating "It is no small 'Job' to travel such long distances with a large family of small children & having no father to protect them." Inquires regarding a life insurance policy...
GLC08483.01
November 1, 1864
Taylor, D. A., fl. 1864
to Butler
Discusses the 1864 Presidential election with Butler (possibly a captain in the Army of the Potomac). States "You ask for whom I am going to vote Lincoln & Governor Fenton in fact the whole Republican Ticket And all your friends as well as myself...
GLC08483.02
circa 1860
[Lincoln and Hamlin 1860 election 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. Same as .02.
GLC08499.01
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. Same as .01.
GLC08499.02
8 October 1863
Hagans, Lucian A., fl. 1861-1863
to George W. Koonce
Hagans, Secretary of the Commonwealth for the Reorganized Government of Virginia, discusses the admission of Jefferson County into the State of West Virginia. Informs Koonce that "Although an officer of the State of Virginia, yet I think Jefferson...
GLC08606.01
20 January 1865
Young, D.J., fl. 1865
Acknowledges receipt of a letter informing him of a time extension allowed for county officers by the West Virginia Legislature to qualify for an unspecified position. Discusses the removal of a Judge (possibly from Harper's Ferry) from office...
GLC08606.02
7 November 1865
Fosset, A., fl. 1865
[Certified statement of returns for a Jefferson County, West Virginia election]
Fossett signs as President of the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson County, and John T. Hewitt signs as clerk. Fossett and Hewitt certify that in the 26 October 1865 election (possibly held to select county members to serve in the West Virginia...
GLC08606.03
12 October 1869
Stubbs, C.E., fl. 1867-1869
Stubbs discusses local politics, stating that John R. Haun, newly appointed to the Board of Registration, can not agree with Frazeur, also on the board, thus Frazeur should be removed and L. I. Etchison (possibly Lorenzo Etchison) should be appointed...
GLC08606.04
circa 1869
Young, Samuel, fl. 1869
Young, referring to James Clark McGrew, states "a large number of the Republicans of our District, are determined not to support McGrew for Congress, & ... will remain independent ... " Hopes that Koonce will endorse an independent candidate, and...
GLC08606.05
10 September 1870
Stevenson, William Erskine, 1820-1883
Stevenson, Governor of Virginia, poses questions regarding the condition of the Board of Registration (possibly of Jefferson County). Asks, "Are you sure Mr. Roderick is not having persons registered who gave voluntary aid to the Rebellions? I have...
GLC08606.06
circa 1869-1870
[Letter discussing post Civil War party politics in West Virginia] [incomplete]
An unknown author discusses the details of a West Virginia election. States, "The voters at Chaplin & Shepherdstownship all voted. Some rebels who were at the polls in said townships on the day of election offered colored ballots which were refused...
GLC08606.07
circa 28 September 1896
Koonce, George W., 1818-1908
to Alston Gordon Dayton
Discussing party politics in West Virginia, informs Dayton "We have a Democratic County with a large majority wich we earnestly hope to reduce." Reports that when Dayton previously ran for office, "the democrats paid about 200 ... voters in this...
GLC08606.08
1784
Two legal documents concerning the confiscation of James Wright's property during the American Revolution [Decimalized]
GLC08734
12 December 1784
Aideby, R.J., fl. 1784
[Legal document concerning the confiscation of James Wright's property with an opinion]
Provides a detailed chronology of the confiscation case of James Wright, the loyalist governor of Georgia, whose estate was seized during the American Revolution. Spans from June 1774-June 1782 and includes a discussion of the confiscation of many...
GLC08734.02
12 May 1886
French, Daniel C., 1850-1931
to John Sherman
Indicates that his price for a marble bust sculpture is $1000. Informs that he will be in Washington D.C. soon to finish a bust of Vice President Henry Wilson and can stay to begin Sherman's if he so desires. Gives his preferred timing and...
GLC01802.01
14 July 1865
Parker, Frank W., fl. 1865
to Thomas M. Vincent
Parker, the Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment, writes to Colonel Vincent to relay a statement on the service of Eleazer L. Sarsons. Recounts Sarsons service, which included a time as a prisoner of war in...
GLC03953.09
6 October 1864
Walker, R.H., fl. 1864
[Muster out roll for William Nerland, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
Signed by R. H. [Walker?], Second Lieutenant, 52nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Most of the 35th United States Colored Troops enlisted men were freedmen and emancipated people from Virginia and the Carolinas.
GLC00267.228.01
17 June 1865
Beecher, James Chaplin, 1828-1886
[Muster out roll for Clarke H. Remick, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
Signed by Beecher as Colonel of the 35th Regiment. James C. Beecher, brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, commanded the 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops.
GLC00267.228.02
12 July 1865
Robinson, Thomas J., fl. 1865
[Muster out roll for Gardner A. Kimball, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
Signed by Robinson as Captain of the 54th Regiment, New York Volunteers.
GLC00267.228.03
[Muster out roll for Charles A. Clark, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
GLC00267.228.04
21 September 1865
[Muster out roll for George H. Greene, 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
GLC00267.228.05
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