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20 September 1864
Hills, Morton T.
[Invoice for embalming Van Nuys's body]
Invoice for embalming Van Nuys's body. Notes payment received. On stationery of "Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead."
GLC07687.170
2 October 1864
[Receipt for charges incurred in shipment of Van Nuys's body to Franklin, Ind.]
Receipt for charges incurred in shipment of Van Nuys's body to Franklin, Ind. On stationery of "Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead;" signed by Hills as agent to armies operating against Richmond.
GLC07687.171
Wilber, Z. F.
[Invoice to John H. Van Nuys for charges incurred by embalming, express shipment, and telegraphing]
Invoice to John H. Van Nuys for charges incurred by embalming, express shipment, and telegraphing.
GLC07687.172
23 September 1772
Sharp, Granville (1735-1813 )
to Anthony Benezet
Written by the British abolition leader Sharp to the American Quaker abolition leader Benezet. References Benezet's letter of 14 May 1772. Sends him (not included here) a short answer he "drew up to check the insinuations of those persons who pretend...
GLC07483.03
1 February 1853
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)
to Thomas W. Higginson
Discusses their list of lecturers, including Frederick Douglass, which he will publish in the next issue of the Liberator. Believes Douglass is on his way from Rochester and will be able to lecture on the 18th. Praises Higginson's speech as...
GLC07483.04
18 June 1861
to Messrs Walker and Wise
Letter of introduction for a Mr. F.M. Adlington of Weymouth. Garrison calls him "a very worthy citizen, possessing a talent for versification, and using it for many years past in the service of freedom, temperance, and other good causes." Informs...
GLC07483.05
no date
Garrison, Francis Jackson (1848-1916)
to Morse
Francis J. Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison's son and biographer informs Morse that he has found a room in a boarding house for him on Highland St. for $10 a week. Describes the room in detail. Asks if he would like to arrange to see it and to...
GLC07483.09
15 November 1838
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
to Judge Buell
Writes that he has not yet received a reply from Buell to his letter of October 22nd and asks that he write soon. Addressed to Buell in Albany, by W. Raymond.
GLC07483.15
12 December 1846
Meredith, J. (fl. 1846)
[Receipt for $25 related to the manumission of Frederick Douglass]
Meredith received $25 from Hugh Auld, Frederick Douglass's former owner, for "professional service in relation to the manumission of his negro slave Frederick Baily [Douglass]." Written on a quarter sheet of paper.
GLC07484.05
4 October 1857
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
to Hugh Auld
Douglass writes to his former master after twenty years, admitting that he has often wanted to hold correspondence with Auld. Inquires after the Auld children, who are dear to Douglass: "...I feel nothing but kindness for you all- I love you, but...
GLC07484.06
1812/05/23
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to Lancelot Minor re: judgment on lawsuit
To be "levied on the negroes here". Overwritten in parts. Minor is at "Louisa"
GLC07511
14 November 1814
to Jeremiah A. Goodman re: worthless bank note accepted by Jefferson's slave
The worthless South Carolina note was accepted as change of a $5 bill by Jefferson's slave Burwell: "...just throw it in the fire... the sum is too insignificant... only that one does not like to give five dollars for three."
GLC07512
26 June 1825
Adams, John (1735-1826)
to William Smith Shaw
Former President Adams discusses Native American and African religion with Shaw, his nephew and former private secretary. States "Dr. Jarvis has assigned some good causes of the too general inattention to the religion of the indians. But those...
GLC07533
20 November 1859
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
3 July 1863
Butler, Edward (fl. 1863)
to "Dear Cousin" re: campaign details of Cherokee Confederate Col. Stand Watie
"The Federal and the Pens and the Negroes have Changed the name of Fort Gibson on the last Scout Col. Stand Waity toke Gen Ross prisoner."
GLC07607
1818/08/04
Gelar, Jose (fl. 1818)
Petition of freeman wrongly enslaved by Samuel P. Hargrove
"The Petition of Jose Gelar respectfully showeth that he is a native of the Island of Cuba,... and by birth a freeman..."
GLC07609
21 May 1863
Black, Isaac (fl. 1863)
to William Black
"I want to let you know How our Black Solgiers gets on There is two Rigmts already in Active Service they are Down on the Rebels they bring in Prisners Every Day they say that They will fight to the last for their Liberty." Also describes the...
GLC07611
1863/05/14
Sherman, H. L.
to Edgar J. Sherman re: slavery, Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks
"I think [Banks] would today do away with the Emancipation Proclamation, and re-enslave all who have been freed....I have no real confidence in his integrity to the cause of freedom." With envelope and stamp.
GLC07614
1782/05/20-25
The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [emancipation]
Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, and encourage "the continuance of your...
GLC07633
1859/11/17
Brown, John (1800-1859)
to Thomas B. Musgrave re: imprisonment
"I do not feel myself the least degraded by my imprisonment, my chain, or the near prospect of the gallows. Men cannot imprison, or chain, or hang the soul." With engraving, photograph, and collateral paperwork. Per Lee Shepard, Asst. Director for...
GLC07638.01
1859/11/24
Taliaferro, William B.
to "My Darling Wife" re: doubting reported plan to rescue Brown
Written while guarding John Brown in prison.
GLC07638.02
1835/02/06
Travis, William B.
to David G. Burnet re: politics in Texas
"Austin has been admitted to Bail. Letters from him & Almonte say he will leave Mexico, intirely liberated, in a short time. The new election for governor, Lt. governor, and members of Congress, will take place here next Monday." Also mentions...
GLC07639
1770/05/02
Botetourt, Norborne B. (fl. 1770)
re: authorizing justices in Charlotte Co. to execute slaves for capital offenses
Authorizes justices in Charlotte County to execute slaves who commit capital offenses. With collateral newspaper article.
GLC07645
6 May 1865
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Salmon P. Chase re: argument against accepting the negro as an equal
"I am not yet prepared to receive the Negro on terms of political Equality for the reason that it will arouse passions and predjudices of the North, which...might rekindle the war whose fires are now dying out and by skillful management may be kept...
GLC07680
4 November 1861
Van Nuys, Samuel Watson
to Dear Parents
GLC07687.001
24 November 1861
to Little Brother Charlie
GLC07687.002
6 March 1861-7 March 1861
to Pa
GLC07687.003
15 June 1862
to Dear Cousins
Written on Hopewell Academy stationary.
GLC07687.004
10 February 1863
to Parents
GLC07687.012
28 February 1863
GLC07687.015
17 April 1863
GLC07687.022
22 April 1863
GLC07687.023
26 April 1863
GLC07687.024
GLC07687.029
30 August 1863
GLC07687.046
12 September 1863
GLC07687.048
27 September 1863
GLC07687.050
2 October 1863
GLC07687.051
9 October 1863
GLC07687.052
14 October 1863
GLC07687.053
22 October 1863
GLC07687.054
1 November 1863
GLC07687.055
11 November 1863
GLC07687.056
20 November 1863
GLC07687.057
29 November 1863
GLC07687.058
14 February 1864
to Bro Charlie
GLC07687.071
21 February 1864
GLC07687.072
28 February 1864
GLC07687.073
7 March 1864
GLC07687.074
2 November 1864 - 3 November 1864
Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903)
to his parents, brother-in-law, and sister
Written near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. He writes that the weather has been poor as it continues to rain. Assumes that by the time his family receives the letter the army will have moved from their currently location to an unknown...
GLC07460.105
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