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Manuscript document signed

1871/01/23

Rainey, Joseph Hayne, 1832-1887

re: subscriptions for G.W. Julian speech "The Land Question"

GLC07772

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Autograph letter signed

1839/09/04

Knight, F., fl. 1839

to clerk of Southampton, Va. re: possibility of blacks being sent to Liberia

GLC07773

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Manuscript document signed

1872/07/24

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Pardon of Jeremiah Hendricks (c/s Hamilton Fish) , convicted of murder

GLC07783

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Document signed

1836/07/08

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Authorization for Richard Rush to prosecute claim to the Smithsonian bequest

GLC07787

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Photograph signed

1870 ca.

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Cabinet card of William T. Sherman

Oval bus portrait, in uniform. Signed in ink on recto. Imprint of Brady, Washington, D.C., on both recto and verso.

GLC07789

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Letter signed

1793/05/06

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

to Nathaniel Appleton re: attachment of stocks in the loan office

Addressed to Appleton as Commissioner of Loans, Boston.

GLC07794

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Object

1860 ca.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

1860 Pro-Lincoln campaign ribbon, based on Brady portrait

GLC07769.01

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Object

1860 ca.

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

1860 Pro-Douglas campaign ribbon, based on Brady portrait

GLC07769.02

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Object

1860 ca.

Bell, John, 1797-1869

1860 Pro-Bell campaign ribbon, based on Brady portrait

GLC07769.03

Collection Item

Object

1860 ca.

Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875

1860 Pro-Breckinridge campaign ribbon, based on Brady portrait

GLC07769.04

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

1788/03/16

Hastings, Jon, fl. 1788

to Elbridge Gerry re: mail lost during Constitution ratification proceedings

GLC07770

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Typed letter signed

1932/12/21

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

to Nita Patton re: comments on Catholicism and actions of Congress

GLC07771

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Manuscript document signed

1782/10/03

Anthony, Christopher, fl. 1782

Document re: emancipating his slaves

GLC07774

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Broadside

1861 ca.

Epitaph of the United States [South Carolina secession]

GLC07775

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Autograph letter signed

1862/11/22

Houston, J.N., fl. 1862

to "Dear Brother" re: secession

GLC07776

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Document

1898/07/07

Shafter, William R., fl. 1898

Squadron Bulletin

GLC07781

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Autograph letter signed

1841/07/29

Tuck, Jesse G., fl. 1841

to Stephen H. Stone re: quality of life and African Americans in St. Louis

GLC07784

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Photograph signed

1870 ca.

[Vignette bust portrait of John William Hoffman in uniform]

Carte de visite-sized engraving of officer in 56th Penn., the infantry unit credited with firing the first volley in the Battle of Gettysburg.

GLC07788

Collection Item

Typed document

1912/07/12

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Significant portion of "Armageddon"

Typed manuscript with autograph corrections.

GLC07790

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Autograph letter signed

1864/10/02

Beech, John D., fl. 1864

to "Dear Mother" re: 1864 election

Jenness, George Bennings

GLC07791

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Autograph letter signed

1825/08/02

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

to John F. Parrott re: papers given in Senate on Colombian Slave trade treaty

GLC07792

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Manuscript document signed

1784/03/04

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

Act re: election of five commissioners to negotiate Indian treaties

Elected commissioners are George Rogers Clarke, Oliver Wolcott, Nathaniel [sic] Greene, Richard Butler, and Stephen Higgenson.

GLC07793

Collection Item

Photograph signed

1865 ca.

Barr & Young (photographer)

Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant

Signed in ink on recto. Imprint of Barr and Young, Army Photographers, Vicksburg, Miss., on verso.

GLC07796

Collection Item

Photograph signed

1865 ca.

Black, J.W., 1825-1896

Carte de visite of Ambrose Everett Burnside

Three quarter length standing carte de visite portrait, in uniform. Signed in ink on recto. Imprint of J.W. Black, Boston, on verso.

GLC07797

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Photograph signed

1865 ca.

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Irwin McDowell

Half length seated carte de visite portrait Irwin McDowell, in uniform. Imprint of E. & H.T. Anthony, New York. Published from a negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery.

GLC07798

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Letter signed

1864/02/17

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

to Jefferson Davis re: payment of interest due to Choctaw tribe by Virginia

GLC07799

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Autograph manuscript

1895 ca.

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Page of notes, probably for a speech: "Cast down your bucket where you are..."

GLC07805

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Document signed

1854/08/19

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Authority to affix the seal to treaty with Miami Indians of Indiana

GLC07807

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Letter signed

1877/06/22

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Circular letter re: eliminating electioneering by civil servants

GLC07809

Collection Item

Letter signed

1801/01/30

Adams, John, 1735-1826

to James Hillhouse re: notifying Senators of special session

GLC07813

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Letter signed

1809/08/22

Madison, James, 1751-1836

to Representatives re: reply to representatives of Michigan Territory

GLC07817

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Autograph letter signed

1778/05/18

Washington, George, 1732-1799

to Gouverneur Morris re: enemy planning to leave Philadelphia

GLC07835

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Autograph letter signed

1864/04/07

Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893

to Thomas C. Reynolds re: predicting victory

GLC07801

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Photograph

1864 ca.

Warren, Henry F., fl. 1860-1865

[Carte de visite of J.A. Pratt]

Pratt was a sergeant in the 54th Mass. Black Regiment. Three quarter length seated carte de visite portrait, in uniform. Imprint of H.F. Warren, Waltham, Mass., on verso.

GLC07803