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26 October 1847
Smith, Persifor Frazer, 1798-1858
to R. Welman Nichols
Smith, General Winfield Scott's second in command, provides a first-hand account of the capture of Mexico City. Also criticizes Gideon Pillow and praises Van Doren.
GLC05128
1860's ca.
Ambrotype of a civilian man holding a military hat
Full length view of a civilian man with a moustache and beard holding a military hat. CASE: Stamped cloth on wood featuring gathering of roses. Imprint on mat "Waterbury, CN # 836 Scovel Manufacturing Co. Superior" [Plate determined to be adhered...
GLC05131.12
1859 October 4
Fassett, Samuel M., fl. 1859-1865
[Abraham Lincoln]
Oval albumen print portrait of Lincoln. Ostendorf O-16, which provides dating. Taken while visiting Chicago.
GLC05133.01
1854-1856 ca.
Nicolay, John G., 1832-1901
Daguerreotype of Nicolay with staff of Pittsfield, Ill. "Free Press" [framed]
Cased image showing four men in a printing office, including owner and editor Nicolay. The image is in a contemporary wooden frame. Nicolay stands second from left. According to Sothebys, the pencil inscription on the back of the frame ("Free Press...
GLC05133.02
30 October 1839
Grundy, Felix, 1777-1840
to William S. Holabird
The body of the letter appears to be clerically written; the signature has been clipped and someone has written "Felix Grundy" in a different hand beneath. Grundy, Attorney General of the United States, informs Holabird, District Attorney of...
GLC05636.03
1839/04/04
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Benjamin F. Butler
Praising his cabinet, recalling fight against the Bank of the United States, "the combined money-power & all its corrupting influence." Also discusses "sacred relations" after joining the church. Mentions his nephew A.J. Donelson.
GLC05613
1 January 1842
to Maunsel White
Jackson writes from Hermitage, his estate. Thanks White for a recent present of "sugar, syrup & oranges," characterizing the oranges as "the finest I ever saw." Expresses relief that White's family escaped a dreadful disease that swept through New...
GLC05614
13 June 1848
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
[Patent for Jordan L. Mott's improvement in the process of chilling castings]
Signed by Buchanan as Secretary of State. Countersigned by Edmund Burke, Commissioner of Patents. Mott's written description of his improvement is signed by Edward Lewis and M. D. Van Doren as witnesses. Contains a one-page diagram of Mott's...
GLC07325
29 May 1835
[Patent for Nathan Currier's improvements in a machine designed to excavate and remove earth]
Signed by Jackson as President. Countersigned by [Adam?] Birkins as Acting Secretary of State, and Benjamin Franklin Butler as Attorney General. Sealed and bound with mauve ribbon.
GLC07327
1855-1861
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
[Autobiographical note related to Halleck's work at the New Almaden Quicksilver mines]
Written on a printed form "To be returned to S.F. Baird" in which Halleck gave his name, his occupation as engineer, his address as San Francisco, and his branches of interest as engineering and mining. In the notes section, Halleck gives a brief...
GLC07321
1842/03/24
Hatchett, Samuel, fl. 1842
Cherokee Indian "Spoilatia" claim against U.S. Goverment (signed with cross)
Claim for of $125.25 written after Winfield Scott and troops confiscated his property during the "Trail of Tears." Signed by Hatchchett with his mark, a cross ("+").
GLC07310
20 February 1841
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
to Benjamin P. McNeil
New Hampshire Senator Pierce writes to his nephew in Boston, Massachusetts, to offer him congratulations on his acceptance at West Point. Advises him that "this will be that period when your character will receive the stamp and impress that will...
GLC07352
3 July 1852
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
to Robert Adams
Thanks Adams, possibly an underground railroad conductor, for the invitation to Independence Day events at Fall River, Massachusetts, but cannot make it. Sends his sentiments instead which he calls trite but necessary. "Defenders of the...
GLC07356.01
17 April 1847
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876
to Cosme Furlong [in Spanish]
Describes Battle of Cerro Gordo.
GLC07350
circa 1850
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Informs Adams, possibly an underground railroad train conductor in Fall River, Massachusetts, that British abolitionist George Thompson will be coming next Friday, the 13th. Tells Adams to meet him and states, "..He is a stranger and will need a...
GLC07356.02
1 April 1854
Stith, C., fl. 1854
[Receipt of sale for a slave]
Signed by Stith. Receipt for the sale of a "Negro Boy Richard about fifteen or sixteen years of age..." sold for $1,000 to James W. Goodman. Refers to Richard as "a slave for life."
GLC07356.03
27 January 1831
Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866
to Henry B. Curtis
Curtis, a future Union general, writes his older brother a long letter about his time at West Point, from which he graduated that year. Among the many plans and topics he comments on is the prejudice at the military academy of the "Yankee Staff...
GLC07358
1860
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for President [medal]
Brass medal: "Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for President / The great rail splitter of the west must & shall be our next President."
GLC07260
1835/03/16
To the Cherokee Tribe of Indians East of the Mississippi [circular] [removal]
Printed circular letter. "I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you...circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have...
GLC07377
1818/06/02
to John C. Calhoun
The war against the Seminole Indians. "I have deemed it advisable to call into service... two companies of rangers ...with instructions to scour the country... exterminating every hostile party who dare... not surrender & remove their families above...
GLC07378
9 August 1814
to John Reid
Writes to Major Reid to inform him of the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson with Creek Indians. Describes the punitive measures of the agreement, which forced the Creek to cede twenty-two million acres of land. Discusses Reid's commission as a...
GLC07372
1817/08/19
to George Graham
"[T]his will ensure the removal of 19/20 of the whole Cherokee Nation." Docketed.
GLC07375
4 October 1830
MacKay, John, 1805-1849
to Eliza Anne Mackay
Mentions an upcoming camp meeting in Georgia and sending money to his tailor. Discusses protecting Cherokee lands from white intruders, mentioning the capture of "200 gold diggers." In reference to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, he speculates that...
GLC07376
1834/07/29
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to Leverett Saltonstall re: "the Constitutional check of the Senate"
"It is...in the Senate alone, that the friends of our Union, and of its Free Republican Institutions, can find a solid foundation for the cheering hope that they will be preserved and redeemed...the Constitutional check of the Senate, fearlessly and...
GLC07279
1859/12/09
Liberator. [Vol. 29 no. 49 (December 9, 1859)]
Whole no. 1510. It includes eyewitness accounts, the "Arrival of Mrs. Brown", "The Harper's Ferry Rising", the execution of Brown.
GLC07286
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