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1862/12/29
O'Hara, Theodore, fl. 1862
re: as AAG of CSA army, a request to see brigade commanders [circular]
O'Hara was author of several poems, including "Bivouac of the Dead"
GLC02453.02
1863/06/01
Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812-1894
to George Bancroft re: telling Bancroft he was elected honorary member
GLC02453.09
1876/11/27
Gilder, Richard W., fl. 1876
to Stedman re: a letter enclosing other people's poems (not included)
Gilder was an American poet and editor
GLC02453.15
1874/09/26
Hayne, Paul H., fl. 1874
to an unknown recipient re: publication of a poem "My Daughter"
GLC02453.16
1867/10/01
Holland, Josiah, fl. 1867
to Edward De Forest re: about lecture tour
Holland was the founder of "Scribner's" magazine
GLC02453.18
1863
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
Journal of a residence on a Georgian plantation in 1838-1839.
First edition, first issue. Published by Harper & Brothers. Text is 337 pages followed by ten pages of advertisements for new Harper & Brothers' books.
GLC00267.072
1867
Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906
Nojoque; a question for a continent.
Published by George W. Carleton & Company. In the introduction, Helper states, "Were I to state here, frankly and categorically, that the primary object of this work is to write the negro out of America, and that the secondary object is to write him...
GLC00267.076
1861
Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907
The Rejected stone: or insurrection vs. resurrection in America. By a native of Virginia
Conway's authorship marked as "By a Native of Virginia." Published by Walker, Wise, and Company at 245 Washington Street. Printed by Welch, Bigelow, & Co. First edition. A plea for emancipation divided into 19 chapters. Original red printed...
GLC00267.248
1862
The Golden Hour.
Signed by Julia Piatt, 29 July 1862, Washington, D.C. Conway was an American author and preacher, and ardent abolitionist. He lectured in England during the Civil War in the interests of the North. The Golden Hour is a plea for the emancipation of...
GLC00267.249
Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
The Barbarities of the Rebels...
Title continues, "...as Shown in their Cruelty to the Federal Wounded and Prisoners; in their Outrages Upon Union Men; in the Murder of Negroes, and in their Unmanly Conduct Throughout the Rebellion." Written by Bartlett as Secretary of State for...
GLC00267.355
1870
Alfred Mudge and Son (printers)
The Prince library: a catalogue of the collection of books and manuscripts which formerly belonged to the...
(title continues)... Reverend Thomas Prince, and was by him bequeathed to the old South Church and is now deposited in the public library of the City of Boston. Published by Alfred Mudge & Son printers. Divided in American part, foreign part, and...
GLC00351
Cairnes, John Elliott, 1823-1875
The Slave-power: Its character, career and probable designs: Being an attempt to explain the real issues involved in the America contest.
Second edition. Published by Macmillan and Company. Contains pencil notes on title page. Includes dedication to John Stuart Mill: "...the opportunity of connecting my name in public with that of one from whose works I have profited more largely...
GLC00267.014
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
circa December 1870
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
to Frederick Douglass
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
16 November 1875
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
to William S. Robinson
Writes that he has reviewed Robinson's manual of parliamentary procedure, titled Warrington's Manual, and praises it as useful, practical, and convenient.
GLC02504.42
26 March 1866
Davis, George, 1820-1896
to Benson John Lossing
Informs Lossing, "I answer to your inquiries in relation to the Seal of the Confederate States, I will state- that the seal was executed in England, in duplicate. One of them was sent over, and was received in Richmond in the last days before the...
GLC02469.05
1869
Mosby, John S., 1833-1916
The miscellaneous works of William Hazlitt. Vol I.
Signed by Mosby, also signed by Eppa Hunton. Mosby's signature is partly crossed out. The book is a collection of essays written by Hazlitt. Mosby sold his Warrenton, Virginia Library when appointed United States Consul to Hong Kong in 1878...
GLC03072
19 October 1868
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to David D. Porter
Reminds Porter of a letter he wrote to Sherman last spring in which Porter described everything about a meeting in 1865 where Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Sherman, and Porter discussed the course to be taken when the Confederate forces were...
GLC02984
6 February 1876
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
to James Osgood
Writes to her publisher concerning reprinting her early book, "The Mayflower," for the benefit of "a great fair...at my brothers church in Brooklyn for the 'Mayflower Mission' supported by Plymouth Church for the care of the poor in a destitute...
GLC02506
1864 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Barbara Fietchie at the Great Central Fair]
Barbara Frietchie gained fame for telling T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson to harm her rather than the Union flag at the time he entered Frederick, Maryland. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the poem in Nov. 1863 and it was printed with the carte to...
GLC02909
1864/02
[Carte de visite portraits of Lincoln and son Tad]
Photograph of Lincoln looking at a book with Tad. Variant of O-93 (looks like "bible" variant listed by Ostendorf p. 183 but with more vignette and cropping into an oval) with Brady imprint on mount and on verso.
GLC02911.01
circa 1861-1865
Stemple, David Jr., fl. 1861
Lydia A. Bishoff collection of Civil War correspondence [decimalized]
The collection consists of letters written to Lydia Bishoff by various friends and relatives from District four, Preston County, West Virginia. The four primary authors of the collection are John C. Fogelsong, David H. Shafer, Daniel Swisher, and...
GLC03523.40
1875
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Memoranda During the War [presentation copy to J.Q.A. Ward]
Inscribed on a printed "Remembrance Copy" notice. To Ward from "his friend the Author."
GLC03737
1866
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Mr. Buchanan's administration on the eve of rebellion [inscribed, with telegram]
Inscribed to Dr. James R. Speer, With telegram glued to front pastedowns, to Speer, announcing Buchanan's death.
GLC03354
1868
Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872
Sheridan's ride
Read's famous poem "Sheridan's Ride" written out in full in his own hand. Contains a portrait photograph of the author attached to the last page. The pages are bound, with a cover attached.
GLC03391
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