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1806
Message from the President...transmitting...treaties...between... Indians
Printed by A. & G. Way. Transmitting copies of treaties made with "sundry tribes of Indians."
GLC04101
20 May 1834
United States. Congress (23d, 1st session : 1834). House.
Congressional report on regulating the Indian Department and map of Western Territory [Decimalized .01-.02]
This collection contains a map previously bound inside the book, 4132.01. The map is housed with size 3 manuscripts.
GLC04132
Regulating the Indian Department
House report submitted by Horace Everett, a representative from Vermont. Contains tables and documents related to United States treaty obligations, removal of Native Americans, and missionary work. Bound in back is a large folding map of the Indian...
GLC04132.01
United States. Congress. House.
Map of the Western Territory & c.
Large folding map of present-day Oklahoma with borders outlined in watercolour designating areas occupied by Native American tribes. Map was previously bound in back of the House Report found in 4132.01. Border lines are colored in blue, yellow...
GLC04132.02
1850
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891)
Reports of the Secretary of War, with reconnaissances of routes... [in Texas]
Full title: "Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso. By Brevet Lt. Col. J.E. Johnston...Capt. R.B. Marcy's Route From Fort Smith to Santa Fe...Expedition into the Navajo Country; and also the...
GLC04134
1843
Smet, Pierre-Jean de (1801-1873)
Letters and sketches: with a narrative of a year's residence among the Indian tribes of the Rocky Mountains
Published by M. Fithian. Dedication included on the inside front cover to the Sisters of St. John's Asylum from Father Felix Joseph Barbelin. Smet records his journey past Chimney Rock, Nebraska, along the Missouri River, travelling as far as Fort...
GLC04145
1853
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers
By Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Senate Executive Doc. 59 printed by Robert Armstrong, public printer. An important contribution to the knowledge of Arizona topography, Indian ethnology, and fauna of the desert...
GLC04154
1843-1848
Moore, John (1826-1907)
[Collection of John B. Moore letters] [Decimalized .01- .30]
This collection of letters was written while John B. Moore taught school in Louisiana and Alabama. Eighteen letters are from John to his sister Mary Moore (2-3, 6-7, 9-11, 15-18, 20-22, 25-27, 29); three letters have notes to both Mary and brother...
GLC04191
29 April 1861
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
[President Abraham Lincoln appoints William W. Ross as an agent for the Pottowatomie Indians in Kansas]
Countersigned by Caleb Blood Smith, Secretary of the Interior. Features embossed seal of the Department of the Interior.
GLC04206
21 March 1778
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to Alexander McDougall
Introduction of French engineer, Colonel Louis des Hayes de la Radiere, who was to superintend fortifications on the North (Hudson) River. Washington appointed de la Radiere to oversee the construction of the Hudson's Highlands in late 1777, but a...
GLC04215
1857-1859
Emory, William Hemsley (1811-1887)
Report on the United States and Mexican boundary Survey...
House Executive Document no. 135 (25th Congress, 1st Session). Two volumes printed in three, with 5 maps and charts, 346 plates and numerous lithographic illustrations. Report comissioned by the Secretary of Interior; survey conducted by William H...
GLC04249
17 January 1865
[Authority to affix the seal to a treaty with the Shoshonee Goship Indians].
Lincoln authorizes a treaty with the Shoshonee Goship (Goshute) Bands of Indians dated October 12, 1863. The treaty was made at Tuilla Valley, Utah Territory. Brigadier General P. Edward Connor, commander of the military district of Utah, and...
GLC04328
1865/10/25
Parker, Ely S. (1828-1895)
To: Spaulding
Mrs. Grant has received the jewelry Spaulding sent her. He writes that Grant said he thought the ornament might have been carved from "the wood of the tree under which Col. Babcock found Gen. Lee near the Appomattox C.H. when sent after Lee to come...
GLC04360.036
12 November 1794
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
Notes on the State of Virginia (George Washington's copy)
Signed by Washington on the title page. The book is the second American edition of Notes on the State of Virginia, published by Mathew Carey in Philadelphia, with original worn sheep binding. Jefferson's book not only covered geography of Virginia...
GLC04389
10 June 1883
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Stanley Matthews
Discusses his retirement from Chief Commander of the Army. Feels blessed that he is 63 years old and still healthy. Reviews his army services mentioning his interest in the trans-continental railroad and his command of the army west of the...
GLC04492.01
12 December 1781
to Moses Rawlings re: moving British POW's to Lancaster & Philadelphia
Washington also mentions allowing foreigners to stay in frontier towns.
GLC04566
1804
Derbigny, P. (Pierre) (1767-1829)
Memorial presented by the inhabitants of Louisiana to the Congress of the United States, in Senate and House of Representatives convened. Translated from the French...
(title continues)... Sole copy acknowledged to be conformable to the original. Famous pamphlet expressing the grievances of French settlers in Louisiana after annexation by the United States. "Henry" written on first page. Derbigny signs last page...
GLC04571
26 May 1866
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Treaty between the United States of America and the Camanche and Kiowa Tribes of Indians.
Peace treaty between the United States government and Camanche and Kiowa Indians along the Arkansas River in Kansas. Lists the articles of agreement, the commissioners of the United States, and the chiefs and councilmen of the Native American...
GLC04588
5 July 1842
Tyler, John (1790-1862)
[Remitting penalties for the British barque Redwing]
This document remits penalties for a British barque and is countersigned by Daniel Webster as Secretary of State. Tyler remits penalties incurred by the British barque Redwing, which had arrived at New York with excess passengers. Dudley Persse, the...
GLC04619.02
8 May 1840
Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850)
to Roger Jones
General Taylor, commander of the Army of the South during this period in the second Seminole War, sent this cover letter with enclosed reports (not included) to Major General Jones, adjutant general of the Army in Washington, D.C. One report...
GLC04675.04
1854
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
Speeches of Gerrits Smith. In Congress, 1853-'4.
Published by Buell and Blanchard. Includes speeches by Smith on war, the homestead bill, the Nebraska bill, the Pacific Railroad, the postal system, the reciprocity treaty, and the sale of intoxicating drinks in Washington, D.C., among other topics...
GLC04717.02
13 March 1856
Speech of Gerrit Smith in the Kansas meeting, at the capitol in Albany, March 13th 1856.
At the Capitol in Albany. Criticizes Missouri aid societies that offer large bounties to proslavery inhabitants of Kansas. Deplores the allowance of slavery in Missouri, referring to the Missouri Compromise as liberty bargaining with slavery. Also...
GLC04717.25
30 May 1797
to William C.C. Claiborne
Thanks him for his "favourable sentiments," noting that "If all our Citizens were actuated by the principles you profess, it would much promote the happiness and prosperity of our Country." In regard to some papers Claiborne requested, Washington...
GLC04877
1866
Barnard, George N. (1860-1866)
Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign [complete album of 61 photographs]
This is the complete album as published, and is more complete than GLC 2833 (36 photos). This album includes "Sherman and his Generals" and most of Sherman's campaign from Chattanooga, through Atlanta and Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek...
GLC04953
1856
United States. War Dept.
Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the Secretary of War, in 1853-4...
Title continues "according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854." "A.C. Peale" inscribed in upper right corner of title page. Volume includes parts 1 through 4 (itinerary, topography, native Indian tribes, and...
GLC04963.03
October 1849
Unknown
The Chugg Water Journal [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1849)]
Handwritten first issue of a Fort Laramie newspaper. Introduces the self-described "largest paper printed at Fort Laramie" with the goal of keeping "our friends and fellow exiles, up with the spirit of the age" and promoting political and...
GLC05067.01
1865 ca.
Custer, George Armstrong (1839-1876)
As major general, vignette bust portrait with long hair
Imprint on recto "Entered according to Act of Congress by M.B. Brady & Co. in the year 1865 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Graphite inscription on verso "1865" "Maj. Gen. Custer." Photographers imprint on...
GLC05111.02.0325
1 July 1856
Howard, William Alanson (1813-1880)
Subduing freedom in Kansas. Report of the Congressional Committee, presented in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 1, 1856.
Presented in the House of Representatives, published in New York by the Tribune Office. Howard and Sherman report the committee's findings on Kansas's struggle for admission to the Union: "It cannot be doubted that if its condition as a free...
GLC05116.16
2 December 1828
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
[Peace treaty with Winnebago Native Americans]
Serving as President of the United States, John Quincy Adams certifies that Naw-kaw, a Winnebago chief, smoked the peace pipe with him in Washington, D.C. Countersigned by Peter Buell Porter, Secretary of War. Reports that Adams has full confidence...
GLC05120.01
1861-1865 ca.
Stereocards, mostly Anthony War Views, O'Sullivan, etc. [decimalized]
271 stereocards primarily E. & H. T. Anthony's "War Views," and "Prominent Portraits." Other publishers include Timothy O'Sullivan, G.W. Pach and Taylor & Huntington. See separate database for a complete listing of images. Highlights include a "War...
GLC05137
6 October 1909
Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910)
to Owen Horsfall
His investment in the "dredger machine" is not going as planned. The heating plant was denied by "the powers that be in Washington" for financial reasons. He received drawing supplies and will use them to continue his correspondence studies. He is...
GLC05245.50
1834
Polk, James K. (1795-1849)
House Executive Documents, 23rd Congress, 1st Session. [nos. 204-349]
Very thick (24 x 15 x 7 cm.). Various paginations. Includes Bank of US, report of Lt. Allen and H.B. Schoolcraft on their exploratory expedition to the Northwest Indians in 1832 (with map). With 43 p. index. Vol. 4, Ser. No. 257. 3/24/1834 - 4/14...
GLC05324
16 June 1889
Lillie, Gordon William (1860-1942)
to C. C. Morgan
Written on stationery of Pawnee Bill's Oklahoma Colonization Company. Informs Morgan of his plans to establish a settlement (possibly the colony which was later known as "Pawnee Bill's Old Town and Trading Post" in Oklahoma). Advises Morgan that a...
GLC05476
28 October 1841
Seneca chieftains
[Petition to New York Governor William H. Seward signed by 58 chieftains of the Seneca Tribe]
Requests that the $500 annuity paid by the state, be paid only to the trusted chiefs listed. The annuity had been misused by chiefs favorable to the Ogden Land Company, and the money embezzled by the man to whom it had been paid. Endorsed by...
GLC05487
31 May 1850
Clarke, Matthew St. Clair (1791-1852)
[American Colonization Society circular proposing steamship line between the United States and Africa]
Addressed to "His Excellency the Gov of NJ" (Daniel Haines). Signed by [Matthew St. Clair Clarke]. Copy of the memorial of Joseph Bryan, of Alabama, to Congress, proposing to establish a line of steam ships between the U.S. and Africa. Cites the...
GLC05492
10 May 1870
Williams, J. (fl. 1870)
to John T. Caine
Comments on managing the Salt Lake Theatre with Hiram Clawson, and having to pay all the proceeds to the landlord. He mentions that Clawson brought up Caine's situation (taking up residence in Washington, D.C. in order to protest anti-Mormon federal...
GLC05493.03
1816
Demoulin, Jean Francis (fl. 1816)
An Essay on Naturalization & Allegiance
Printed by Daniel Rapine in Washington, D.C. Inscribed to James Madison in the author's hand but without signature: "To his Excellency James Madison, President of the United States, respectfully presented, by the Author --." Dedicated to James...
GLC05515
26 August 1777
Gates, Horatio (1728-1806)
to Benjamin Lincoln
Written by Gates as newly installed commander of the Northern Department to Major General Lincoln, who was sent to New York in July 1777 by George Washington to reinforce Gates's army. Says he received enclosed letters from General Benedict Arnold...
GLC05563
28 August 1777
Reports to Continental General Lincoln about receiving a letter from George Washington concerning his (untrue) opinion that British Commander William Howe had gone to South Carolina, and adds his own hopes that New York will soon be in American...
GLC05564
22 March 1864
Pierrepont, Edwards (1817-1892)
to William Evarts
Recounts a private conversation with the Secretary of State William H. Seward. Discusses presidential politics. Reports that Salmon P. Chase has withdrawn from the election. Remarks, "Mr. Lincoln has the people; there is no doubt of this; but he...
GLC05603.01.02
1775/07/24
U.S. Continental Congress. Thomson, Charles
to George Washington re: reply to Washington's report to Congress (copy)
Authorizing Washington to make various appointments; mentions the Indian problem, etc. Lacking final pargaraph.
GLC05637
1884
Royce, C. C.
Map of the former territorial limits of the Cherokee Nation of Indians
From the Fifth Annual Report printed by N. Peters. (Map printed by C.C. Royce.)
GLC05689
15 February 1828
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
to Wilson Lumpkin
Responds to a part of a speech given by Lumpkin, a Georgia congressman, dealing with Indian tribes east of the Mississippi. Contends that Indians "can only be perpetuated as tribes, or nations, by concentrating them west of the Mississippi upon...
GLC05695
1776
Journal of... Congress...1775 [with 4 other works on British view of Revolution]
London printing of the journals of Congress, bound with four more political works on the Revolution. Pagination: 200, 8, 256, 143, 71, 2 pp. (1) Journal of the proceedings of the Congress held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775. Published by order of the...
GLC05704
1780/04/19
to Lieutenant of Berkeley Co. re: plans to avenge murders of settlers by Indians
Signed as governor. Planning to retaliate with militia for the murder of frontier settlers by British-backed Indians. "We have been too long diverted by humanity from enforcing good behavior by severe chastisement. Savages are to be curbed by fear...
GLC05710
1836/10/15
to Carey A. Harris re: criticizing paying John Ross to attend Congress
Written in the third person. "If Mr. Bell had been as attentive to the pay of the volunteers as he was to John Ross & others to have them paid for attending Congress & opposing the treaty the appropriation would have been made as required."
GLC05722.03
1836/12/01
to Carey A. Harris re: interpretation of 14th Sect. of Choctaw Treaty
Asking Harris to bring Samuel Gorman's letter regarding Choctaw Treaty. Written in the third person.
GLC05722.04
1899
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) (1868-1963)
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study
Du Bois's detailed study uses history and sociology to consider the social experience of African Americans in the Seventh Ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Offers a comprehensive examination of black life, including migration, religion, crime...
GLC05823
Schade, Louis
The Immigration into the United States of America
Disbound. Title continued: "From a statistical and national-economical point of view." Printed at the Union Office.
GLC05942
20 January 1862
Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879)
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 119, whole no. 3499 (January 20, 1862)]
Letter from Brigadier General Floyd to the army. News and gossip from Washington. Minutes from the City Council. Fighting with the Indians. Editorial and news on General Hebert. News from Pensacola and the latest bombardment.
GLC05959.51.018
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