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1881
Gardner, Asa Bird (1839-1919)
The Battles of "Gravelly Run", "Dinwiddie Court-House", and "Five Forks", Va.
Defending Sheridan's behavior. See .338 on the Warren Court of inquiry
GLC00267.334
30 December 1880
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893)
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of States to affix the seal to the pardon of William Brown, and three others].
William Brown, William Moff, Frederick Atwater, John L. Franklin were pardoned by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
GLC00514
3 March 1885
Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901)
to "Dear Judge"
Discusses a river and harbor bill and mentions giving $75,000 for salaries. Written on lined paper with the lines running vertically.
GLC00655.15
17 June 1890
Hancock, Almira R. (1829-1893)
[Check payable to Woodword & Lathrop for $6.70]
Check no. 14. Drawn on Riggs & Co. Cleared 19 June 1890.
GLC00733.02
1878-1892
Lansing, Edwin Y. (fl. 1878-1892)
Letterbook of outgoing correspondence with memoirs of military
Containing pressed copies of Lansing's letters and an account of his military career, pp. 73-78 (5/19/1882). These include military letters as clerk in the Depot Quarter Master Dept (1870s), business letters and family letters to his brother Abraham...
GLC00768.02
10 December 1880
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891)
to Winfield S. Hancock, re: politics, election fraud in New York State
Docketed. With engraved portrait of Johnston.
GLC00907
28 November 1898
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
[Draft letter]
Discusses appointing a governor to Havana, Cuba. Written in pencil on Executive Mansion letterhead. Some words have been retouched by another hand.
GLC00970
1 June 1880
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Stilson Hutchins
Sherman writes a combative letter to the editor of the Washington Post justifying the service record of his staff officers against the charges in an article by a "City Editor." States, "There is not an officer on my personal staff, who has not...
GLC01087
25 April 1888
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
to John Sherman
Intends to give Sherman a copy of a speech he (Douglass) gave on the 26th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, if the speech is published. Supports Sherman's attempt for the presidency on the Republican ticket. Written on Cedar Hill, Anacostia, D...
GLC02841
1885
Sartain, John (1808-1897)
The Battle of Gettysburg
Headline reads "From the Original Picture painted for the State of Pennsylvania under award of Commission appointed by the Legislature." Caption reads "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1872 by P. F. Rothermel in the office of the...
GLC02980.01
circa 1890-1899
Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908)
Verse one of poem "Maryland, my Maryland"
On stationary printed "United States Senate, Washington, D.C." Date is also printed "189_" but exact year is not filled in.
GLC02453.03
1881/06/27
Ingalls, John James (fl. 1881)
Opportunity [poem signed]
Written on the verso of stationery of the Wilmer Hotel, Anniston, Ala.
GLC02453.20
November 30, 1888
Schley, Winfield S.
to Mrs. Hausch [?] re: answering a letter
Written on Navy Department stationery. [Civil War generals from border states] One bust engraving of Schley incldued as collateral.
GLC02456.25
circa 1880
Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893)
Engraving of Jacob Thompson
Biographical note is adhered below the image. Photograph by J.E. M'Clees Washington D.C. Engraved by J.C. Buttre N.Y.
GLC02459.62
27 February 1899
Miles, Nelson A. (1839-1925)
to Charles G. Slack
Miles affirms that he is the person mentioned in a letter signed by General Winfield Scott Hancock that Slack inquired about (GLC02462.09.01).
GLC02462.09.02
1889
Kurz & Allison
Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.
Published by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers at 76 and 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Depicts a charging column of mixed Confederate calvary and infantry on the right side of the image. Most of the Confederate calvary are American Indians dressed in...
GLC00317.01
14 August 1890
Spinner, Francis Elias (1802-1890)
to A.S. Solomons
Writes about his worsening health, "I am growing gradually worse - am confronting an open grave and hope soon to slide into it and be at rest." Informs that he is nearly blind and cannot sign his name without help from another. Written by someone...
GLC00431.12
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Enlistment of Sickles Brigade
Shows the duplicitous agents of Daniel Sickles recruiting the brigade he raised and equipped himself at considerable expense. A throng of bedraggled men congregate around a Federal officer who holds out a medal and wears a "Colonel Sickle's Brigade"...
GLC00493.06
Stone Blockade off Charleston, S.C.
Depicts the treacherous route into Charleston Harbor with several sunken ships. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20.5 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.
GLC00493.10
Making clothes for the boys in the army
Depicts three women sitting in a crowded bedchamber, engaged in the entire process of making clothing. On the far left, a woman wearing a bonnet spins the raw material into thread. The thread is then woven into cloth by the woman working the loom. On...
GLC00493.11
Return of a raiding party from Pennsylvania
Depicts the booty of a very successful Confederate cavalry raid. Shows soldiers driving dozens of captured cattle and pigs. A wagon train, possibly full of pilfered goods, snakes in the background. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of...
GLC00493.13
Tracks of the armies
Depicts a Confederate soldier returning home to find his home destroyed and his wife and dog dead. All of his belongings lay scattered and ruined, while in the distance another building burns. Vultures are perched above, more symbols of death. It is...
GLC00493.15
Formation of guerrilla bands
Foreground depicts an angry figure trying to convince a farmer, who has had his homestead destroyed by Union forces, to take revenge by joining a guerrilla band in the background. The farmer sits with his wife and son among the ruins of what appears...
GLC00493.16
Offering of bells to be cast into cannon
Depicts a pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to be used to create weapons of war. The officer who accepts the bells removes his hat in recognition of the reverence of the occasion. Slaves perform the work of lifting the...
GLC00493.19
Gen'l Stuart's raid to the White House
Depicts Confederate cavalrymen under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart descending upon the Federal line only to find one Hezekiah Skinflint, a sutler who had provided provisions, in this case "ale and lager," to the soldiers. Many Southerners held...
GLC00493.21
Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's tent
Depicts a scene of quiet piety and great reverence in an army camp. Shows most of the men with their heads bowed in prayer, some weeping. Stonewall Jackson, a man known for his great religiosity, appears to be delivering a sermon to the men. Also...
GLC00493.24
Vicksburg canal
In a lush swamp, two men spy on something unseen, probably the canal. One of the men appears to be a scout, dressed in animal skins and wearing a fur hat. The other man wears a Confederate uniform and peers through a telescope. Both men are armed...
GLC00493.29
circa 1880's
Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910)
Engraved portrait of Julia Ward Howe
Letter mentions a portrait; signature appears printed
GLC00496.033.03
17 December 1880
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901)
to Ronald
A letter of condolence. Written on Windsor Castle black-bordered stationery.
GLC00496.093
10 July 1884
Reply to letter of condolence for Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Expresses self-pity and adds an inspirational poem (page 2). Sees this as a pilgrimage to inner strength. Written on Windsor Castle black-bordered stationery. Leopold, Queen...
GLC00496.096
20 October 1899
Galt, Francis L. (1831-1915)
to John McIntosh Kell
Writes to congratulate Kell on his daughter's marriage and to request help in finding his own son a job in business. Mentions "the Charleston Reunion last spring" and a circular he has received from one of the men who attended, who intends to...
GLC00684.20
circa 27 June 1897
Willard, Frances (fl. 1897)
to unknown
Typed transcript excerpting original letter (not included). Undated transcript. It is not clear if this has anything to do with the Van Valkenburgh family. Note at top says this is a typed copy of the last letter written by Willard to his/her mother...
GLC00686.26
4 May 1877
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Mentions changes to the New York City Customs House. Writes on the behalf of an H. H. Smith, a weigher and also a brother-in-law of John Rawlins, a close personal friend of Grant and former Union General. Explains that Smith's "record has always...
GLC00695
1892
Semple
Cabinet portrait of Daniel Butterfield, signed
Signed and dated on mount. 3/4 bust profile
GLC00810
28 July 1887
Grant, Lewis A. (1828-1918)
to George Norton Galloway
Disputes Captain Galloway's account of Upton's Brigade at "Bloody Angle" at Spotsylvania during the Civil War, which Galloway has published in June in The Century Magazine. Grant thought more should be said about the other brigades involved...
GLC00840
8 August 1885
Pratt, Pascal P.
[Program for the Buffalo, New York memorial services of General Ulysses S. Grant]
Buffalo services were held during the time the funeral ceremonies and interment took place at Riverside Park, New York City. Printed by Haas & Klein. Pratt served as the presiding officer.
GLC00919.25.34
21 February 1891
Cooke, Jay (fl. 1891)
to F. N. Barrett
Responding from a letter from Barrett, a journalist, who had requested permission to print a letter from him. He has no objection to the publication of the letter "if names were suppressed." Advocates free-coinage of silver. Written on personal...
GLC02048
1882
Washburn, W.W.
[Cabinet photograph of Jefferson Davis]
Bust photograph. Signed on photograph image and also inscribed on verso, in purple ink.
GLC02126
4 July 1895
American Bank Note Company (fl. 1895)
[Membership certificate of John B. Bachelder as director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association]
Steel engraved certificate, published by the American Bank Note Company, apparently prepared for Bachelder's heirs the year after his death in 1894. With gold seal. States that Bachelder was director from 22 June 1881 through 26 June 1882. Decorated...
GLC02131.05
4 April 1899
Dewey, George (1837-1917)
Proclamation to the people of the Philippine Islands
Title continued: "The Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain, ratified several weeks ago by the former, having on March 20th been ratified by the latter, the cession to the United States...."
GLC02134
1886 August 24
Kuhn Bros.
[Cabinet photograph of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman]
Signed on mount and verso. On mount of the West End Gallery, St. Louis, Mo., inscribed on verso to "Dr. Thomas T. Mirror, Seattle, W[ashington]. T[erritory]." on 1886 August 24.
GLC02136.04
18 January 1899
Dupont, Aime
[Cabinet photograph of Joseph Wheeler]
Seated in military jacket and fake boots worn over his civilian clothing. Signed "A. Dupont" on negative.
GLC02136.19
15 April 1890
Sarony, Napoleon (1821-1896)
[Signed portrait of seated William T. Sherman]
Seated portrait of Sherman holding sword and ceremonial hat. Inscribed and dated by Sherman on the mount to Frederic G. Huntington, Cincinnati, Ohio, a few years before his death.
GLC02138
1897
[Benjamin Harrison]
Clipped signature pasted onto the photograph at the bottom. Name Joseph Gray Kitchell carved into the mat at the lower right hand corner. Back has the studio seal and printing in green: Joseph Gray Kitchell/ High Class Photo Portraiture/Residence...
GLC00162.09
27 February 1879
Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901)
to Captain Julius Walker Adams
Discusses a delay in the meeting of the board. Mentions the arguments of John C. Bullitt and Joseph Hodges Choate, his counsels during hearings. Writes "I know nothing of the Board. My relations with it have been entirely of a formal character & I...
GLC00214.02.02
19 April 1879
Discusses whether President Rutherford B. Hayes will support his case, which had been before a military board, concerning his conduct during the Battle of Second Manassas. Discusses his desire to keep the case separate from politics, and remarks...
GLC00214.02.04
05 July 1881
Mentions the Slater letters, noting that Slater is an excellent Republican who served in the 13th New York Volunteers, and was badly wounded in the Battle of Second Manassas. Discusses "a terrible blow to the country" at length, referring to the 2...
GLC00214.02.08
07 July 1881
Declares, "When you publish anything I write you must be careful- I write without thought of the matter going beyond yourself... you bring Teller on me now- Well it's done- There is not use crying over spilt milk-" Porter had recently mentioned...
GLC00214.02.09
15 July 1878 circa
Unknown
[Itemized lists of furniture]
Itemized list of furniture with monetary amount for each item. The list contains such items as "One arm chair. Parlour," "1/2 Doz Walnut chairs," "Large Bed," and "Glass Bowl." Overall, all seventeen items are tabulated to fetch $56.50. In a separate...
GLC01896.100
8 October 1878
Archer, William M. (fl. 1863)
to [Edward R. Archer]
Impending Bankruptcy of the Vulcan Iron Works, William's financial woes and his attempts to remedy the situation. Written on "Vulcan Iron Works" stationery: "Manufacturers of Every Variety of Bolts. Nuts and Washers, Iron Railings. Iron Works for...
GLC01896.104
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