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27 February 1863
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
Communication of the Secretary of War...February 27, 1863. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...February 27, 1863
GLC06745.263
March 11, 1863
Campbell, J.A., fl. 1863
Communication of the Secretary of War..March 11, 1863. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...March 12, 1863.
GLC06745.265
19 December 1863
Communication of the Secretary of War..Dec. 19, 1863. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Dec. 22, 1863.
GLC06745.266
27 January 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War..Jan. 27, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 8, 1864.
GLC06745.267
15 February 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War Feb. 15, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 16, 1864.
GLC06745.271
28 November 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War.Nov. 28, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Nov. 28, 1864.
GLC06745.273
3 December 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War... Dec. 3, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Dec. 6, 1864.
GLC06745.274
GLC06745.275
7 December 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War... Dec. 7, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Dec. 7, 1864.
GLC06745.277
5 January 1865
Communication of the Secretary of War... Jan. 5, 1865. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Jan. 6, 1865.
GLC06745.278
7 February 1864
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
Communication of the secretary of War... Feb. 7, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 8, 1864.
GLC06745.280
20 March 1867
Kelton, A.C., fl. 1867
[Commissions to Second Lieutenant]
Partially printed. The adjutant general officiallly offers Dewey the commission of 2nd lieutenant.
GLC02161.156
18 September 1864
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
to Mary "Mollie" McLean
He has someone else in mind for president. Someone who takes the bull by the horn. Someone like Sherman. He knows the war is coming to an end soon. He saw Charley recently.
GLC02161.140
9 October 1864
Smith, E.W., fl. 1864
[Honorable discharge of O. S. Dewey]
Partially printed. Having tendered his resignation, Dewey is honorably discharged and will receive payment when it is determined that he owes nothing to the government.
GLC02161.145
22 March 1867
He includes a collection of "old masters." Not included here. (Pictures by the great painters) So far there have been no orders. He thinks the war office is restrictive.
GLC02161.157
14 February 1865
Communication of the secretary of War... Feb. 14, 1865 [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 15, 1865.
GLC06745.281
17 January 1863
Communication of the secretary of War... Jan. 17, 1863 [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Jan. 17, 1863.
GLC06745.284
8 December 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War... Dec. 8, 1864 [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Dec. 12, 1864.
GLC06745.285
3 November 1864
Report of the Secretary of War
GLC06745.287
10 December 1864
Secret Response of Secretary of War, To the Resolutions of the Senate, Adapted December 5th, 1864, respecting operations under the act of February
GLC06745.288
1 January 1862
Cooper, S., fl. 1865
General Orders No. 1. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
GLC06745.289
1 October 1863
General Orders No. 129. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
GLC06745.290
2 March 1864
General Orders No. 27. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
GLC06745.291
7 March 1864
General Orders No. 30. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
GLC06745.292
10 June 1864
General Orders No. 51. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
GLC06745.293
8 February 1865
General Orders No. 5. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.
GLC06745.294
1 February 1865
Wise, Henry A., 1806-1876
Regulations of Wise's Brigade
GLC06745.295
30 January 1865
DeJarnette, C., fl. 1865
The Monroe Doctrine. Speech of Hon. D.C Dejarnette, of Virginia, in the Confederate House of Representatives, January 30th, 1865, pending Negotiations for Peace.
GLC06745.296
14 November 1864
Risley, Hanson A., fl. 1864
[Document concerning draftsman and Augustus R. Wright]
"Memorandum of agreement…between H. A. Risley authorized to purchase products [cotton] of insurrectionary States for the United States, I of one part, and Augustus R. Wright, of Rome, in the State of Georgia, of the other part…." Co-signed by...
GLC02691.11.072
27 March 1865
Adams, Green, fl. 1865
to General J. L. Donaldson
Green Adams, an agent for the U.S. Treasury Dept., arranges for the purchase of products of insurrectionary states. Individuals he will be purchasing cotton from include Miller A. Wright, as indicated on this document. Includes signed approval by...
GLC02691.11.077
28 August 1864
Starr, George H. (ca. 1839-1916)
to his mother
Writes to his mother complaining of not receiving a "letter from home of later date than May 14th" and asks that if his father is well enough, if it would be possible "to have him make an Effort to secure my "Special Exchange" - " Continues by...
GLC02748.04
11 June 1877
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to William J. McDonald
"I beg to acknowledge the receipt from you, of the handsome volume, entitled 'Constitution, Rules and Manual'….I find it embraces, besides the subjects indicated by the title, the Declaration of Independence 1776, the Articles of Confederation 1778,...
GLC09385
1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the treaty between the U.S. and her Britannic Majesty for the suppression of the African slave trade.
Lincoln: "It is desirable that such legislation as may be necessary to carry the treaty into effect should be enacted as soon as may comport with the convenience of Congress."
GLC09398
1869-1890
Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
[Collection of letters of the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate] [Decimalized .001- .660]
Over 600 letters and documents received by the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate. Born into slavery, Bruce was elected by Mississippi and served from 1875 to 1881. Includes over 100 letters seeking appointments, political...
GLC09400
17 September 1864
Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868
to Isora Skinkle
Writes to his sister from camp. Informs her that he received the stamps that she sent him. Mentions seeing her husband's cousin and that he sends his best. Reports that they are preparing for another expedition. Writes that he and the boys in...
GLC03523.32.39
22 August 1864
Arthur, B.F.
to Colonel R.B. Johnson
Governor Bonham's secretary asks the state agent to turn over for prosectuion "the names of the Sheriffs who have made default in executing the law in relation to procuring Slave Labor - together wiht the names of witnesses &c.... in all such cases...
GLC09227
10 December 1863
Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh, 1822-1905
to L. Pierce Jr.
Retained copy of letter to the U.S. Consul at Matamoras, declining to intervene in the ongoing Civil War in Mexico. "The federal government of Mexico is on terms of intimate friendship with ours... if your danger is iminent you should remove herer...
GLC09230
1853
The Great Orations and Senatorial Speech of Daniel Webster
Collection of 16 antebellum pamphlets, including several scarce and rare items, touching on the major political topics in post-Jacksonian politics, mainly the future of slavery. Partial contents: "The Great Orations and Senatorial Speech of Daniel...
GLC09233
3 March 1785
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
to Charles Thomson
Draft letter to Charles Thomson, Secretary of Congress, declining appointment [as one of three commissioners to lay out site for Federal capital] "Reduced to the painful necessity of a sedentary life by chronic disorders,… In this situation Congress...
GLC09242
25 October 1815
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
To Jacob Gurby
Counsels a client on the best way to recover a slave: "If a Slave be brought from another state to the state of N York & there sold, such slave is by the laws of N York declared free. It is therefore of Moment to establish that the sale was made at...
GLC09286
July 11 1780
Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814
[Gov and people vs. Henry Laughton]
As Massachusetts Attorney General, authorizes the seizure of properties belonging to an absentee Tory, Henry Laughton, "late of Boston."
GLC09293
1878
Wells, James M., fl. 1878
The Chisolm Massacre: A Picture of "Home Rule" in Mississippi
The Chisolm Massacre: A Picture of "Home Rule" in Mississippi. 2nd edition, published by the Chisolm Monument Association. In 1877, Judge Chisolm was accused of assassinating a Democratic political opponent. He, his son and daughter and two friends...
GLC09304
11 January 1865
[Resolutions]
The Confederate House of Representatives, resolving that "the Confederate States are prosecuting the war in which they are engaged for the purpose of establishing their independence as a separate power, and that in so doing they are exercising the...
GLC09310
16 September 1864
Engberth, Jacob M., fl. 1863-1864
to [Syrs] Glowner
Writes that he is in the hospital and that he would like to see him and the boys. Complains about not being able to rest and looking over Washington and seeing all the action. Discusses the presidential race between "old Abraham" [Abraham Lincoln]...
GLC03523.43.13
17 February 1863
Ward, Edward K., 1837-1864
to his sister
Ward writes that he's heard from a member of his company, Dave Poston, who was wounded in Perryville. Also writes that he has gotten fatter and has never enjoyed better health. He reports that federal troops are constantly getting secesh families...
GLC02232.14
2 April 1864
Written from camp near Dalton, Georgia. Complains about not getting any correspondence from his family. Comments on the "abolitionizing" of his hometown. Chides his sister for associating with "blue coats" and abolitionists and advises her not to...
GLC02232.30
Howe, Nathan, fl. 1864-1865
to John Reeser
Discusses putting Lincoln in for four more years. Inquires if Reeser received his letter requesting gloves and if so for Reeser to send him the gloves along with ten dollars. Tells him that he is out of money and won't get paid for another month....
GLC03523.43.17
circa November 3, 1865
Penn, Willey, fl. 1864
Writes that he will be coming up next Wednesday after he votes. Says that, "I will kill one Coperhead vote before I leave the City." Reports that the copperheads had a meeting last Saturday where several men were kicked and killed. On White Horse...
GLC03523.43.27
14 December 1839
Warley, Jacob, fl. 1839
"In Senate...committee on Federal Relations...in relation to an alleged violation, on the part of ...[Maine]
"In Senate...committee on Federal Relations...in relation to an alleged violation, on the part of ...[Maine], of that important provision of the constitution of the United States, concerning the apprehension and trial of 'fugitives from justice.'...
GLC09141.02
24 February 1864
Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868
to A. P. Kessler
Writes to his father from Camp Douglas. Discusses his and other soldiers' requests for a discharge. Notes they have most of the officers signature on a petition and their lawyer is still waiting to hear from Washington. Comments they should know...
GLC03523.52.37
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