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March 12, 1875
Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890
to Henry M. Hubbard
Informs that he has complied with Hubbard's unspecified request. Addressed from the Treasury of the United States to Hubbard in Windsor, Vermont.
GLC00431.08
June 16, 1875
Informs that Mr. New has not arrived yet and is not expected until the 25th. Remarks that the last time Mr. New was here, he declined to write his name in an album. Addressed from the Treasury of the United States to Hubbard in Windsor, Vermont.
GLC00431.09
circa 2 October 1866
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
[One man power versus Congress]
An attack on President Andrew Johnson delivered at the Music Hall in Boston. Includes a draft of a letter to Johnson, 12 November 1865. Unknown assigned date. Transcript available.
GLC00496.088.01
December 27, 1869
Bride, D.W., 1800-?
to David Strother
Details the life of John Brown. Describes his interactions with Brown as a business partner, their conversations about slavery, and actions of Brown's that he did not witness but only read about. Says Brown discussed his plan for Harper's Ferry...
GLC00496.113
08 August 1873
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Greene B. Horne].
GLC00484
15 January 1873
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Joel Hughes].
GLC00485
30 September 1873
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardons of John Register, William Ricks and William Horn].
GLC00486
09 May 1866
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Presidential pardon of John Brown, Michael Whelan, and Benjamin Gilbert, convicted in the District of Columbia in 1865 of assault and battery].
Pardoned by Andrew Johnson after serving 5 months of their 1 year sentences because of their good conduct and on the recommendation of the judge who tried them. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC00455
20 June 1867
Pardon of Solomon Smith, convicted of larceny.
Convicted of larceny along with his wife; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned due to his innocence. (c/s William H. Seward)
GLC00459
circa December 1870
Letters from Sumner to Frederick Douglass [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC00470
December 1870
to Frederick Douglass
Sumner, a Senator from Massachusetts tried the previous day to locate Douglass at his office, but was too late. Writes "I beg to talk with you about the Republican party & its perils to which I fear you are not sufficiently sensible... Pray don't...
GLC00470.01
11 August 1875
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of James, Isaac, John W., and Lewis Back].
All members of the same family.
GLC00472
07 February 1874
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of John C. Crosby].
GLC00477.01
17 February 1876
Febiger, George Lea, 1822-1891
to Mrs. John D. Townsend
Febiger, who served as major and paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War, informs Mrs. Townsend: "I regret exceedingly that it will not be in my power to accept your kind invitation for the evening of the 22d instant. With my best...
GLC00468.05
Dated "Thursday." [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow (who had a home in Nahant) informed Sumner that false words about Douglass had been attributed to Sumner. Sumner clarifies that he stated that whatever Douglass may think of the "Presidential...
GLC00470.02
1874 ca.
Collection record for compatibility [decimalized]
GLC00477
10 March 1866
[Presidential pardon of John Burns, convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in January 1866].
Pardoned since the judge and the jury said he was a proper object of executive clemency. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC00452
17 August 1865
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
to Mary Todd Lincoln
Douglass thanks Lincoln for former President Abraham Lincoln's walking stick. Notes that the gift is not merely a memento, but is an "inclination of his humane interest" in the "welfare of my whole race." Accompanied by a small newspaper clipping...
GLC02474
circa 1867
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868
to Malcolm Towndsend
Alexander C. Hunt, the Governor of Colorado, writes to Malcolm Towndsend in response to Towndsend's request for General Carson's signature. Hunt states that due to the fragile state of Carson's health, Carson is only able to sign his name.
GLC02475.03
12 March 1868
Hoe, Richard March, 1812-1886
to R. H. Gibbons
Hoe, inventor of the Hoe Rotary Press, writes to Gibbons regarding property at 516 Broadway in New York City available for lease after 1 May 1869.
GLC02480.12
13 April 1867
McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884
to unknown
McCormick, inventor of the reaping machine, writes to an unknown recipient regarding an approaching meeting.
GLC02480.15
27 March 1872
Hay, John, 1838-1905
to Mr. Nast
Hay writes, "I was no less surprised than delighted at receiving your precious gift. I never expect men of genius to keep their promises any more than women of beauty. But I am all the more grateful, and shall leave this picture with especial pride...
GLC02490.08
1875/01/03
Harney, William S., fl. 1875
to Ulysses S. Grant re: recommendation for appointee for collector of revenue
GLC02494.03
4 December 1872
Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904
Hoar, a United States Representative from Massachusetts, discusses a political election with an unknown recipient. States "I do not know the votes in my district ... My opponent's name is George F. Verry. I do not think that anybody knows his...
GLC02504.22
30 June 1870
Carpenter, Matthew Hale, 1824-1881
to Ulysses S. Grant
Signed by United States Senators Carpenter, Timothy Otis Howe, and Representative David Atwood, all from Wisconsin. Docketed by President Grant. The three Congressmen "earnestly recommend Hon James C. Hopkins, of Madison Wisconsin to be appointed...
GLC02505.05
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