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1860
Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866
Life of Abraham Lincoln
Campaign biography for the 1860 presidential election. Printed by Horace Greeley & Co. New York edition, Tribune tracts no. 6.
GLC08590
3 December 1864
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
The Presidential Election, Nov. 8 - Scene at the Polls in the Army of the Potomac - Soldiers Voting
Shows soldiers voting in the presidential election of 1864. A Union poster is hanging on the voting tent. Sketched by the artist Joseph Becker. Extracted from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York, of 3 December 1864, page 172. Contains...
GLC08593
[1790 ca.?]
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
The Government of the United Provinces [notes]
Gerry's notes on the history and constitution of Holland. Possibly copied from a history.
GLC08596
1863- circa 1896
Correspondence related to George W. Koonce [Decimalized .01-.08]
GLC08606
1819-1840
Presidential campaign biographies [decimalized]
GLC08607
1840
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Life of Major General William Henry Harrison.... [election campaign biography]
Election campaign biography. Bound in green paper boards with glazed cloth spine. Frontispiece and three plates. Printed by Grugg and Elliot. (The only printing cited by Howes.) Howes H246, Miles 133.
GLC08607.01
1819
Waldro, S. Putnam, fl. 1819
The Tour of James Monroe, President....
Describes Madison's tour in the northern and eastern states in 1817, his tour in 1818 and a brief biographical sketch. Printed by Silas Andrus.
GLC08607.03
17 June 1864
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The Liberator. [Vol. XXXIV, no. 25 (June 17, 1864)]
Prints articles on the British and Foreign anti-slavery society and a letter of Gerritt Smith to Elizabeth Cady Stanton about 1864 presidential election. Brief article praises the equalization of pay for African American [colored] soldiers. Covers...
GLC08608
1864
[1864 election newspaper clipping]
Headlines include, "Let the Eagle Scream!!!," "Great Union Victories," and "Make Way for Honest Old Abe, Our Next President."
GLC08609
1813-1814
American weekly messenger. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (September 25, 1813)-v. 1, no. 26 (March 19, 1814)]
A weekly compilation of government documents, for the early part of the War of 1812. Vol. 1 no. 1-26. Includes two addenda. Printed (and edited by?) John Conrad.
GLC08617
1862/10/04
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]
Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of...
GLC08620
26 May 1860
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
1795/02/07
Herald, a gazette for the country. [Vol. 1, no. 72 (February 7, 1795)]
includes a printed treaty with Cherokee Indians.
GLC08622
11 March 1865
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New York weekly tribune [Vol. XXIV, no. 1226 (March 11, 1865)]
Printing of the text of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address and news about the inaugural ceremony and celebrations. Also includes news on the Civil War, local and international news, and updates on Congress. Other printed material includes...
GLC08624
6 March 1865
Earle, John Milton, 1794-1874
Worcester daily spy [Vol. 20, no. 55 (March 6, 1865)]
Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address (given March 4th) and news about the inaugural ceremony and events. Inaugural on column 1 of first page. The famous quote is misprinted - "with malice toward no one." Also includes articles on...
GLC08625
[Election of 1860 campaign token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.
GLC08627
1900
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button with ribbon by Whitehead & Hoag
GLC08628
1897
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button [no ribbon]
GLC08629
1884
Flower, Frank A., fl. 1884
History of the Republican Party [with 2 facsimile election tickets]
GLC08631
The Lincoln catechism wherein the eccentricities & beauties of despotism are fully set forth. A Guide to the Presidential Election of 1864.
A vitriolic racist attack on Lincoln in the form of a mock catechism. A list of sarcastic questions and answers which accuse Lincoln of tyranny and the Republicans of destroying the Constitution. Title page proclaims the pamphlet is "A guide to the...
GLC08632
30 August 1864
Elmore, Edward Carrington, fl. 1861-1865
to George H. Poindexter
Elmore, Confederate Treasurer, discusses the activities of G. W. Butler, a late Teller in the Treasury. Informs Poindexter, a Lieutenant and Enlistment Officer, that Treasury clerks have had little time to work on Butler's accounts. States that...
GLC08633
December 1864
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
[Certification of Illinois electors for U.S. President and Vice President]
Signed by Yates as Governor of Illinois and countersigned by O.M. Hatch as Secretary of State. For the presidential election of 1864.
GLC08635
1796
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
Decline and fall of the English system of finance
Printed by John Page and B.F. Bache.
GLC08637
Bell, John, 1797-1869
Political token: Ferrotype portrait of Bell and Edward Everett
GLC08641
30 December 1860
Cadwalader, George, ?-1884
to John Sherman
Cadwalader, a Sacramento lawyer, discusses California politics with Sherman, a United State Senator from Ohio. Reports that the California presidential election will be held on the following day, with Lincoln holding a 134 count majority over...
GLC08647
1788/02/13
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 2816 (February 13, 1788)]
Reports on the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts. Recounts the proceedings of the New York Senate. Contains various advertisements and a promotional article for a book concerning the geography and topography of the United States...
GLC08650
1802
Callender, Tom, fl. 1802
Letters to Alexander Hamilton, king of the Feds
GLC08659
1861
The Constitution of the state of Texas.... [and] of the Confederate States...
Printed by John Marshall
GLC08669
1862
West Viriginia General Assembly
Acts of the General Assembly, Passed at the Regular Session, Held December Second, 1861, at the City of Wheeling
Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office. These acts were passed to set up West Virginia as a state. Pages 3-91 contain the various acts with descriptive summaries printed in smaller font in the margin next to the pertinent text. Each act is...
GLC08670
30 August 1831
Woodward, Thomas Green, 1789-1850
Connecticut herald. [Vol. 28, no. 41 (August 30, 1831)]
Includes excerpts of letters regarding Nat Turner's Rebellion, claiming that more than 58 whites have been killed, and that the uprising consists of between 150 and 300 participants armed with "fowling-pieces, clubs, &c." A list of white victims is...
GLC08681
circa 1864
[Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln campaign shield]
Heraldic gold shield with photograph of Abraham Lincoln in center. With loop at top for hanging.
GLC08684
1789 ca.
United States. Treaties, etc.
Collection of treaties
Three major treaties printed in full, including ones between the United States and the Shawnee Nation (31 January 1786), with Morocco (January 1787), and France (November 1788). Disbound from the 3 volume set of United States Acts.
GLC08688
24 January 1778
Wilkie, J., fl. 1757-1823
The London chronicle. [Vol. 43, no. 3298 (January 24, 1778)]
Contains new of the Revolutionary War, debates in the House of Commons, the House of Lords, literary essays, and local London news.
GLC08690
30 November 1782
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812
Pennsylvania packet or the general advertiser. [Vol. 11, no. 970 (November 30, 1782)]
Prints a proclamation made by the President and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning keeping Sunday as a holy day, the "Lord's Day." Reports on new regulations for the Quartermaster's department on p. 2 including...
GLC08691
12 April 1792
Freneau, Philip, fl. 1791-1793
National gazette. [Volume 1, no. 48]
Reprints the 24 October 1791 act of Congress entitled "An act establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States." This act specified the coinage that would be provided by the newly established United States Mint and the salaries of...
GLC08692
8 August 1798
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 24, no. 45 (August 8, 1798)]
Printed on page one and signed in type by John Adams is the complete text of the Sedition Act, which legalized the arrest of persons who criticize the government of the United States. Other articles detail news of the various states, international...
GLC08693
20 April 1906
Mack, Silas W., fl. 1906
to Clara W. Mack
Writes to his mother in Canada describing the San Francisco earthquake. Says half of the chimneys at the Hotel Del Monte crumbled and damaged the roof. One chimney crashed through a newlywed's room and killed both the bride and groom. Reports...
GLC08697
1859
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861
Popular sovereignty in the territories. The dividing line between federal and local authority.
Published by Harper & Brothers. Douglas, a United States Senator from Illinois, concludes by stating: "...every distinct political Community, loyal to the Constitution and the Union, is entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities of self...
GLC08700
1866
Clymer, Hiester, 1827-1884
Record of Hiester Clymer; and historical parallel betwen him and Major-General John W. Geary. Also, official returns of election on Constitutional Amendments allowing soldiers the right to vote.
Attempts to demonstrate that Clymer is a fit representative for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election. Notes that Clymer is "foremost in denunciation of the Government, and strenuous in his opposition to every measure...
GLC08705
1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
The Truth from an honest man: The letter of the President. President Lincoln's Views.
President Lincoln's views on the principles involved in the Clement Vallandigham case. Prints correspondence between Lincoln and Erastus Corning in relation to a Democratic meeting held at Albany, New York 16 May 1863, called to protest the arrest...
GLC08707
Mason, & Co., fl. 1864
Lincoln campaign songster.
Title page states songster is for the use of clubs and contains all the most popular songs. Miniature book with woodcut of Lincoln on paper cover and printer's advertisements on back cover. Intended for the 1864 Presidential election....
GLC08709
1799/11/02
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 32, no. 16 (November 2, 1799)]
Whole no. 1630. Treaty with Cherokee Indians and US Government. Printed by Benjamin Russel.
GLC08710
1785
Great Britain. Treaties.
A Collection of all the treaties... between Great Britain and other powers...
Printed by J. Debrett. Covers the period between 1648 to 1783. Volume 1 covers 1648-1713; volume 2 covers 1713- 1748; Volume 3 covers 1750-1784. Inscribed by J. Hope. Library Board of Trade stamp on title page.
GLC08712
1790-1877
Federal & Civil War newspapers, including RI ratification [decimalized]
GLC08720
1790/06/09
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]
Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts...
GLC08720.01
1790/06/23
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 21 (June 23, 1790)]
Includes an article "On the Means of Preserving the Union of the American States," opining that the "present constitution of the United States appears to be excellent in contemplation; and if the harmony of the States should not be disturbed by...
GLC08720.02
10 May 1796
Yundt, Leonard, 1756-1825
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 784 (May 10, 1790)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements, including an auction for "A healthy Negro Man, Who has been accustomed to work on a farm." Other ads...
GLC08720.03
11 May 1796
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 785 (May 11, 1790)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Includes 2 page supplement. Front page consists entirely of advertisements. They are mostly ads for various goods and services, real estate sales, and...
GLC08720.04
13 May 1796
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily Advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 787 (May 13, 1796)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements for various goods and services, sales of real estate, and announcements of sailing vessels. Second page has...
GLC08720.05
14 May 1796
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 788 (May 14, 1796)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. First page is entirely advertisements, including ones for various goods and services, real estate sales, and announcements for sailing vessels. Second page...
GLC08720.06
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