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1828
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
Election poster with prominent Americans.
"Wellington's Invincibles: Jackson at New Orleans/Adams at Ghent" Election poster with prominent Americans.
GLC08317
1865/04/20
Harding, William W., 1830-1889
Philadelphia inquirer. [April 20, 1865]
Includes a detailed account of the Lincoln funeral procession in Philadelphia. Provides decriptions of the coffin, funeral car, and catafalque, lists of important attendees, and engravings of the coffin. The newspaper columns have dark black...
GLC08428.01
circa 1856
Bingham, George Caleb (1811-1879)
Stump Speaking
Civil War print of a man addressing a crowd. A note at the bottom indicates it was "Engraved by Goupil & Company after a painting by George Caleb Bingham." Another notes that it was "Reproduced at the Lakeside Press by Donnelly Sheet Fed Gravure."
GLC08442.11
15 July 1864
Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903)
to his brother-in-law, parents and sister
Written at the Camp of the 105th Illinois regiment near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. A friend of the family - a colonel in the Union Army- will be visiting his family soon if he has not called on them already. He has sent his watch home with...
GLC07460.086
14 September 1864
to his parents, brother-in-law and sister
Written near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. He has not received any mail dated before 12 September for ten days as the rebel attacks have disrupted the mail service. He thinks that a rebel named Wheeler is to blame for all of the attacks. He...
GLC07460.100
23 October 1864
to his sister and all at home
Written near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. He has yet to received the package his family sent him. Mr. Wells is going home tomorrow. Asks for some things and suggests they can mail it to him or send them with Mr. Wells when he returns. He was...
GLC07460.104
9 November 1864
to his parents, brother-in-law, and sister
Written near Chattahoochee Bridge in Georgia. He has recently received his family's letter of 30 October and is glad to hear that everyone at home is doing well. Writes that the army is going to leave their camp tomorrow morning. He reports that as...
GLC07460.107
20 August 1868
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
to E.L. Wyler [?] Esq.
Recipient's name is illegible. Mentions Ulysses S. Grant/ Schuyler Colfax running for president/ vice president in the election of 1868 and states he is in support of them.
GLC07483.24
16 February 1807
Meigs, Return J (fl.1807)
Receipt for services in running the boundary line.
GLC07562.03.06
29 October 1808
Walker, John (fl.1808)
Receipt for the Cherokee annuity for 1808
GLC07562.03.07
14 March 1838
Stokes, M (fl. 1838)
to John Kennedy and Thomas W. Wilson
GLC07562.03.12
9 July 1838
Crane, Stephen D (fl. 1838)
Petition re: Doublehead reservation
GLC07562.03.13
12 July 1838
Kennedy, John (fl. 1838)
to Thomas W. Clarke.
GLC07562.03.14
18 July 1838
Doublehead, Bird (fl. 1838)
to the commissioners of the Cherokee Agency
GLC07562.03.15
15 November 1838
Matthews, A, (fl. 1838)
Argument in case of Doublehead reservation
GLC07562.03.16
17 April 1842
Doublehead, Leaf (fl. 1838)
Claim re: despoiled property
GLC07562.03.17
18 April 1842
Claim re: horses, cows, and guns.
GLC07562.03.18
18 May 1844
Reservation Heirs of Double Head, Riley, and Chisholm
GLC07562.03.19
Riley, John.
Petition re: compensation for his reservation
GLC07562.03.21
Argument re: John Riley case
GLC07562.03.23
1789
Blois, A. J. E. R. de (fl. 1789)
Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique [in French]
French primer on American Democracy by member of Society of the Cincinnati, including discussion of U.S. and State Constitutions. Includes ALS (04/14/1808) addressed to Monsieur Le Prefet [in French], and an MDS (07/15/1825) detailing de Blois's...
GLC07688
2 November 1862
Watson, Sam (fl. 1861-1864)
to Richard H. Jackson
Watson writes that the state election is coming off tomorrow and he expects it to be a close one. He tells Richard to read the 90th psalm.
GLC07705.319
18 April 1865
Chapple, James A. (fl. 1865-)
He writes about the effect of Lincoln's death.
GLC07705.390
3 November 1923
McCarl, J.R. (fl. 1923-)
to Arthur L Jackson
Notice of Settlement (Office of the Auditor of the War Department)
GLC07705.431
March 11, 1733
Zenger, John P., 1697-1746
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 19 (March 11, 1733)]
Quotes "Cato" on the importance of opposition and controls upon political power: "Political jealousy, therefore, in the people is a necessary and laudable passion." Reports on foreign affairs particularly relating to the War on the Polish Succession...
GLC08724
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