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1866
Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882)
Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War. 2 Vols.
These albums are in the original format, showing photographs taken while in Brady's studio. Depicts Antietam, Gettysburg, Petersburg, etc.
GLC03547
8 May 1792
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
[An Act for regulating Processes in the Courts of the United States, and providing Compensations for the Officers of the said Courts, and for Jurors and Witnesses]
Printed document signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Also signed in type by Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Richard Henry Lee as President pro tempore of the Senate, and approved by George Washington as President...
GLC03561
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Unknown
Sperling, Jno V.
Pencil inscription on verso: "Jno. V. Sperling 1st Lt., Co. 'U' 1st W.T.I. of A.D., Corinth, Miss, Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio." Vignette bust portrait in uniform with moustache and beard. White mount with gold border.
GLC03565.29
4 October 1859
Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861)
to John Davis
Expresses gratification for the support received in Pennsylvania, the rest of the Union, and the South for his 1860 Democratic presidential bid against Abraham Lincoln. "I am under especial [sic] obligation to you and other friends in Pennsylvania...
GLC03569
28 April 1883
Morgan, John T. (fl. 1883)
to E. D. Goodwin re: his vehement opposition to new tariff
Written as Senator from Alabama. John Tyler Morgan argues against organized labor's support for a high protective tariff.
GLC03577
19 October 1868
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Affix seal to ratification of Treaty with China.
This treaty, the Burlingham Treaty of 1868, amended the Reed Treaty of 1858 by allowing free immigration. That flow of people allowed the rapid expansion of western railroads through cheap labor. (Eventually, it also provoked a racial backlash on...
GLC03578
2 January 1912
Taft, William H. (1857-1930)
[Presidential commutation of sentence of Robert Sawyer, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, 10 November 1905]
Sawyer had been convicted of murder on the high seas in the U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was originally sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Taft commuted his sentence so it...
GLC03579.01
15 February 1936
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
Pardon of Nelson H. Peach, with warrant
Pardon countersigned by Attorney General Homer S. Cummings. Accompanied by the transmittal warrant and the original envelope.
GLC03581
1853 to 1875
[Correspondence relating to John Cripps and James Gadsden] [Decimalized]
Collection of letters to John Cripps, General Gadsden's Secretary. The set contains 46 letters and 5 miscellaneous envelopes. The collection deals mainly with the state of affairs in Mexico post-Mexican War and wresting power away from Gadsden's...
GLC03587
7 March 1853
Gadsden, James (1788-1858)
to John Cripps
Writes to his Secretary regarding a successful journey. Encloses public documents that require attention (not included). Is disappointed because Secretary of State William Marcy has not drawn up a Treaty of Extradition. Gadsden feels that his...
GLC03587.01
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