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1845/02/05
Eastman, Charles G., fl. 1845
to J. T. Fields re: his poetry with copy of poem [Indian related]
Charles Eastman was a Sioux Indian, Dartmouth graduate and friend of Sitting Bull.
GLC08445.07
26 May 1860
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
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
6 December 1823
Fry, William, 1777-1855
National gazette. [Vol. IV, no. 434 (December 6, 1823)]
Part of a signature cut off at masthead appears to be "J. M. Sanders." The entire front page and part of the second page is taken up with the President James Monroe's message to Congress that announced the Monroe Doctrine, which was designed to keep...
GLC08794
29 December 1820
Madison, James (1751-1836)
to George A. Otis
Thanks Otis for the copy of a translation of Carlo Botta's History of the War of Independence, Vol. 2 (Storia della guerra della indipendenza degli Stati Uniti d'America, in Italian). Discusses the translation, noting that "Of the original work the...
GLC08928
December 1852
Collection of two documents related to Harriet Beecher Stowe [Decimalized .01-.02]
Two letters regading the controversy that developed after Harret Beecher Stowe cited Joel Parker as a pro-slavery preacher in her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
GLC08965
7 December 1852
Parker, Joel (1799-1873)
to Anson Rood
Discusses the controversy that developed after Harret Beecher Stowe cited Parker as a pro-slavery preacher in her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Parker, claiming his statements were misrepresented, threatened to sue for libel, and a scandal began. Two...
GLC08965.01
14 December 1852
Stowe, Calvin E. (1802-1886)
Discusses the controversy surrounding his wife, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Joel Parker that developed after she cited Parker as a pro-slavery preacher in her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Parker, claiming his statements were misrepresented, threatened...
GLC08965.02
9 August 1836
Fry, William (1777-1855)
The national gazette literary register. [Vol. 16, no. 4883 (August 9, 1836)]
Signed at top, General Wm. H. Harrison. Many items have been marked with an X. Originally in the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.
GLC07732.07
15 March 1845
Humphreys, Joseph (fl. 1845)
Composition
A composition entitled, "Love, what is it." An amusing essay detailing the effects of love and judging the emotion to be "evil".
GLC04501.043
19 April 1820
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851)
to Peter Gansevoort
Discusses New York state politics, specifically Westchester County. States that the majority of the Federalists will vote for De Witt Clinton, the New York state Governor, who ran for President in 1820 but was defeated by James Monroe. Mentions...
GLC05258.01
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