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1757/09/30
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to Mary Ball Washington re: his brother's marriage, ordering clothing for slaves
With provenance note stating property of David A. Hayes, and a clipped signature of John Hancock, President.
GLC07858.01
1862/06
United States. Congress.
An act to secure freedom to all persons within the Territories
GLC07864
4 April 1836
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
to Solomon Lincoln Esq.
Pontificating on the history and intentions of the Pilgrims and the Founding Fathers, and on the important principles to be learned from America's collective history. Also giving his views on freedom of religion and freedom of speech and the limits...
GLC07868
31 January 1896
Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915)
Address of Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, before the Hamilton Club, Chicago
With autograph corrections. Washington's address establishes that he believes in the African American to be the glue that holds and can hold the North and the South together. He believes that African Americans in both the North and South struggle...
GLC07934
1840/01/21
Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874)
To: Solomon G. Haven
Abolition, William Henry Harrison, election of 1840: " The whole people seem to move spontaneously." With FF.
GLC07988
1857/07/03
Connecticut electors
To: James Buchanan [Copy]
Copy of New Haven Memorial sent to Buchanan by electors of Connecticut regarding their grievances with the Lecompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas. Includes the signatures of 43 electors. "...the people shall make their own...
GLC07992.01
1857/07/03 ca.
Unknown
To: [unknown] [Rough draft]
Rough draft of letter regarding the grievances of Connecticut electors with the Lecompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas, and the electors criticism of Pres. Buchanan. "After what was called the "abolition of the Missouri...
GLC07992.02
1857/08/15
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
Reply to: Connecticut electors [New Haven delegation]
President James Buchanan's response to the New Haven Memorial--grievances of Connecticut electors with the LeCompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas, and the electors criticism of him. "These are heavy charges, proceeding...
GLC07992.03
9 February 1893
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
to John G. Bourke
"I hate to bring in any question of race origin into our politics, and I want to see us all act simply and purely as Americans."
GLC08001
26 September 1904
to Dr. Lyman Abbott
Regarding controversy over black appointments: "Have you noticed that Collier's Weekly attacks me because I have gone too far in my policy of doing justice to the negro while the Evening Post declines to support me because I have not gone far enough...
GLC08002
1863/12/01
To: Freedman's Aid
Address to President Lincoln regarding the Freedman's Bureau.
GLC08008
September 1807 ca.
Adams, John (1735-1826)
To Benjamin Rush
Scathing assessment of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Lafayette. "Washington had great advantages for obtaining Credence. He possessed a great Fortune, immense Lands, many Slaves, an excellent Consort, no Children."
GLC08023
11 December 1796
to Sir John Sinclair
Written by President Washington to Sinclair the Scottish politician and writer on finance and agriculture. Describes the natural characteristics of various sections of the country, their chief resources, climates, interests and activities, relative...
GLC08095
12 April 1864
Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870)
to Jefferson Davis
Reporting that a large part of Union defenses of Washington, DC were substituted by invalid corps, and negro troops were sent to the valley.
GLC08132
28 December 1863
Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred) (1804-1875)
[Regulations for commissioning white officers for the Regiment of U.S. Colored Infantry]
States that men will not be commissioned as officers until they are approved by a Board of Examiners in Washington D.C., and appointed by the Secretary of War. Indicates that applications need to be submitted to the Colored Bureau, Washington D.C...
GLC08203
05 August 1786
[Receipt for slave-catching services].
Receipt made out to James Rumsey for payment received by Daniel Neale for pursuit of "Runaway Servants" (most likely slaves). Endorsed by George Washington and George Rumsey on verso.
GLC08254
15 February 1864
Wells, Edmund C. (fl. 1864-)
to Maria
planning to go to Cinncinatti for a week. has been writing a letter for the Captain's "darky" to his sweetheart. would like to be in Washington if they get orders to leave Cumberland.
GLC08311.13
14 March 1857
Wilson, Henry (1812-1875)
to Theodore Parker
Senator Wilson thanks Reverend Parker for Parker's recent criticism of Wilson's speech on the topic of slavery and states' rights. Defends himself, stating "I deny the right of any state or nation to hold men in slavery, but I maintain the right of...
GLC08889
11 June 1821
Hale, Aurelia (ca. b. 1798)
to Sarah Hale
Letter to her sister, which is apparently the first since she left home. She describes quickly becoming accustomed to the lifestyle in Georgia and says that she prefers it, including the number of blacks in the area: she mentions that they "find it...
GLC08934.004
4 December 1821
Letter to her sister in which she first speaks extensively about her social arrangements. She then goes on to speak against her sister's prospective marriage, instead favoring the idea that her sister come to Georgia and potentially meet a husband...
GLC08934.006
3 August 1822
to Sarah W. Hale
She spends much of the legible part of the letter waxing poetic to her sister regarding her strong, positive feelings about her family, particularly her brother Horatio, and an overall positive outlook. Part of this letter is crosswritten.
GLC08934.007
29 December 1822
to Sarah Woodbridge
Letter to her mother in which she speaks at length about the school she teaches, including about a recent school vacation during which she spent two weeks at the beach and an upcoming examination. She also speaks about her many social engagements and...
GLC08934.008
4 June 1823
She references a letter she received from Sarah on May 11, and later goes on to speak about the examination at the school she teaches at. She also talks about the death of her friend Harriett, and says that she does not regret her friend's death...
GLC08934.009
19 April 1823
She spends some times talking family matters, including news about their sister Abigail and brother James, as well as a discussion about names. She also mentions wanting to send her mother, Sarah, and their sister A. (Abigail?) trinkets. The third...
GLC08934.010
20 August 1823
This letter talks about a Reverend Mr. Webster, who will be visiting Hartford for a short period of time and who she hopes will deliver this letter in person and make Sarah's acquaintanceship.
GLC08934.011
18 September 1823
She talks extensively about her trip from Washington to White Hall to visit her friend Mary, including the a carriage breakdown and fording creeks with horses. She reports having a "delightful" time visiting Mary. She also mentions a gift for her...
GLC08934.012
25 July 1824
In this, she apologizes for not answering her sister's letters in months, but says that she had "indispensable engagements" which kept her too occupied to find the time. It is unclear exactly what Sarah wrote in her letters, but Aurelia references...
GLC08934.014
26 April 1826
This letter appears to have been written in response to a letter from Sarah notifying her of their mother's death. Aurelia says that she is glad that their mother's "days of sorrow and trouble are ended," and expresses some of her fond memories of...
GLC08934.015
10 April 1826
to Sarah Worthington
She apologizes for her negligence in answering letters but assures her that it is not for lack of affection, but lack of time. She expresses sympathy and concern to her mother regarding both her and Aurelia's sister Sarah's ill health, and hopes that...
GLC08934.018
23 June 1826
This letter was sent to her sister shortly after their mother's passing. She spends a good deal of time talking about the concept of death in general, saying: "We shall soon, my dear sister, reach the ocean of eternity. A few more days of sorrow and...
GLC08934.021
9 September 1826
to James W. Hale
She appears to have received word of their brother's death, and is very upset by the news because she considered herself quite close to him. She also expresses worry that he did not die a Christian, saying that if she was confident that he had, she...
GLC08934.022
26 December 1826
Certification of Aurelia Hale's service at the academy
A short note certifying Aurelia Hale's time at the academy.
GLC08934.023
23 January 1827
This is the first letter sent to her sister Sarah since Aurelia's relocation from Washington, GA to Mount Ariel, SC. Sarah's last letter took many weeks to reach her, but has finally arrived. She briefly talks about her experience settling into a new...
GLC08934.024
28 February 1854
Fessenden, William Pitt (1806-1869)
to James D. Fessenden
Writes to his son about his opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Fessenden, who had recently been sworn in as a Maine senator, comments that "The Nebraska outrage occasions great feelings here...It is near pretty well understood that the free...
GLC08935
20 April 1865
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
[Endorsement of a runaway slave to return to Tennessee to search for his family]
President Johnson, five days after taking office endorses the petition of Jermain Westley Loguen, an escaped slave and Underground Railroad conductor, to return to Tennessee to search for family members. Written on the leaf of a 31 March 1865...
GLC08942
20 April 1818
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
[Act in addition to another act prohibiting the importation of slaves]
Passed by Congress and approved by the President. Outlines the ban on importing slaves, the forfeiture of ships built for such a purpose, and the penalties for involvement in the slave trade. The act being added to prohibited the importation of...
GLC08946
23 June 1834
Williams, Henry (fl. 1834)
to Arthur Waring
An appeal by Williams, on behalf of "the Colourd Citizens of N.Y.," to "the good Colourd Citizens of Washington" for help "in the great and noble under taking to save our paper the Liberator." Explains that the paper is $1,000 in debt, which must be...
GLC08947
2 October 1858
Bailey, Gamaliel (1807-1859)
to unknown
Request for help in keeping the Abolitionist newspaper National Era in business. Competition has greatly reduced the papers circulation, and it is in danger of folding. Will not take charity or aid from Congress, so only greater circulation can...
GLC08956
12 July 1873
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to John A. Lynch
Denies he ordered the burning of Columbia, South Carolina. "The only interest I have in the burning of Columbia is in its true history... the firing was not done by the Authority of the US. The fire once begun the prevailing wind accounts...
GLC09035
16 June 1897
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
Letter to Senator Bruce in regards to trying make an appointment with the senator concerning school issues. The name is unclear but it looks like W.J.S. Jackson
GLC09400.002
17 September 1877
Ousley, J.E., (fl. 1876-1877)
This letter from J. E. Ousley is concerning a debt that he owes to Senator Bruce. There are also mentions of a sheriff election between two men R. M. Wilson and W. R. Campbell. The docket is written over the text in red pen.
GLC09400.011
6 June 1875
Tilley, M.E., Mrs. (fl. 1875)
This letter from Mrs. Tilly covers a few topics. The major topic is her asking the Senator for support in being re-appointed to her job, at a higher salary on the 1st of July. She asks the Senator to remember her, and put in a good word in for her...
GLC09400.012
22 May 1877
Taggart, James, (fl. 1877)
James Taggart wrote to Senator Bruce in thanks for helping him get a job in the treasury. Also mentions that he used Bruce's name during the examination.
GLC09400.014
26 March 1879
Dr. Tachmyrtis, (fl. 1879)
A letter to Senator Bruce who was a member of the Education and Labor committee, from Dr. Tachmyrtis in regards to a positing on the Woodruff Scientific Expedition.
GLC09400.015
27 January 1879
Little, Finnis H., (fl. 1879)
A letter of thanks to Senator Bruce for an appointment in Washington D.C.
GLC09400.024
17 December 1879
Ville, James L., (fl. 1879)
A letter from James Ville that is asking the Senator Bruce if there is anything he can do to help Ville in gaining a position in Washington D.C., as a messenger, or any other capacity. Ville starts by introducing himself and outlining his education...
GLC09400.026
04 April 1876
Temple, R.J., (fl. 1876)
This letter has a few points at first Temple is asking for a job in the postal service as a train agent. Then he asks after a number of people in Washington DC. Specifically he mentions Professor Minon. He also mentions some redistricting that took...
GLC09400.027
1 April 1889
Thompson, Victor, (fl. 1889)
to L.Q.G. Lamar
A letter from Thompson about his confirmation, he is writing to ask if Lamar knows anything about it. This letter is contained with another letter to Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce which is about the same topic, #GLC09400.035
GLC09400.036
6 March 1876
Pease, Geo B., (fl. 1875-1876)
A note to Senator Bruce to meet with Pease in the Marble room. Related to GLC09400.039.2 A longer letter between the two men.
GLC09400.039.01
This letter from Pease is asking for a favor from Senator Bruce. Pease is leaving Washington D.C. and is asking Bruce for help in paying his remaining debts. This letter isrelated to GLC09400.039.1 a note asking Bruce to meet in the Marble Room.
GLC09400.039.02
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