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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
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