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1834/06/10
Thayer, Elisha, 1785-1860
to Isaac Hill
Regrets that almost all the mail received in the town has been anti-Jackson, and that much of the town is against the President.
GLC08505
28 June 1854
Brown, E.W., fl. 1854
to John H. Stout
Writes to his brother. Mentions an outbreak of cholera, "Most of it however is found among emigrants some of the poor and dissipated of the towns also are suffering with it." Discusses the settlement of the Kansas and Nebraska territories, "The...
GLC08507
13 June 1863
Clapp, James, fl. 1863
to Leicy M. Clapp
Clapp, a Union soldier, writes from camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi, to his cousin in Franklin Mills, Portage County, Ohio. Describes the battle of Vicksburg to Miss Clapp, stating that the city is surrounded, and that there are gunboats in the...
GLC08508
12 March 1865
[Union soldier's letter] [incomplete]
Discusses Sherman's march.
GLC08509
6 February 1863
Giraud, Pierre, fl. 1863
to Mr. & Mrs. Edward Giraud
Written by a Union sailor on the USS "Montauk" to his parents in New York City. Tells them that since his last letter he has been in two major engagements at Fort McCallester on the Big Ogeechee River where they tried to capture the CSS "Nashville."...
GLC08510
6 December 1863
Walhert, Christian, fl. 1863
[Union soldier's letter]
Discusses completion of the Capitol. Accompanied by patriotic stationery envelope.
GLC08511
1862 ca.
[Salt print portrait of Montgomery Dent Corse]
Medium large oval format photograph. Depicts Dent as three-star General. Verso shows same image, but with ink added to his facial features.
GLC08512
1862-1863
Great Britain. Parliament. Boston Port.
Three acts pertaining to Great Britain, the United States, and suppression of the African slave trade [Decimalized .01-.03]
GLC08514
9 November 1860
Milliken, N.J., fl. 1853-1860
Ontario Republican times [Vol. 9, no. 339 (November 9, 1860)]
Cover includes articles covering a railroad robbery, a story about two young people falling in love aboard the steamer Ocean, and the papacy, among others. On page two, large headlines declare, "Lincoln and Hamlin Elected! THE COUNTY, STATE AND...
GLC08515
1862-1865
Richmond Daily Dispath, Philadelphia Inquirer (2) and NY Tribune [decimalized]
GLC08516
7 November 1864
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV, no. 7360 (November 7, 1864)]
Announces the defeat of Confederate General John Bell Hood at the Tennessee River. Many articles detail news about the upcoming presidential election of 1864 including an article on guaranteeing a free and peaceful election. Includes other Civil...
GLC08516.01
15 March 1862
New York tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6535 (March 15, 1862)]
Merrimac, Manassas, New Madrid, Ky. map
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1864/12/05
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 27, no. 134 (December 5, 1864)]
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14 September 1863
Harding, William W., 1830-1889
Philadelphia inquirer. [September 14, 1893]
Capture of Fort Smith and other army news.
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3 November 1864
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
to Thomas H. Patterson
Written by Rear Admiral Dahlgren as on the USS "Harvest Moon" to Commander Patterson of the USS "James Adger." Tells Patterson to bring in the "USS Dai Ching" inside the blockade when weather permits. Also wants Lieutenant Commander Chaplin to report...
GLC08517
1864 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Carte de visite of John Adolph Dahlgren]
Admiral Dahlgren poses standing next to a cannon.
GLC08518
9 February 1863
Gordon, S.W., fl. 1846-1871
Circular letter signed by Captain Gordon as commander of the USS "Powhatan" to Commander Patterson of the USS "James Adger." Says he has been ordered by the admiral to remind all commanding officers off Charleston of General Order No. 11. Says at the...
GLC08519
23 September 1862
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
The New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3432 (September 23, 1862)]
Contains a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on first page and more coverage on page four. Also includes news about the Civil War, guerillas in Missouri, the defeat of General Bragg's rear guard in Kentucky, the battle of Iuka...
GLC08520
1865 ca.
Carte de visite portrait of John Wilkes Booth
Possibly from a Brady negative.
GLC08521
1864-1865?
Keddy, T., fl. 1864
Photograph of Gen. Joseph Bailey and staff by T. Keddy
War date photograph with postwar photograph of T. H. Noland.
GLC08522
July to August 1863
Various
Items relating to Gettysburg troops sent to quell New York draft riots [Decimalized .01-.03]
Three official copies or extracts from Army Headquarters relating to the New York City draft riots.
GLC08523
circa 1797
[Lottery ticket for the benefit of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures]
Ticket for a lottery to be held in Paterson, New Jersey, to benefit the "Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, erected by Virtue of an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-Jersey. -- Subject to a Deduction of 15 per Cent." Printed by...
GLC08524
10 February 1864
Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888
to [Jefferson Davis]
Memminger, Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, encloses an estimate (not included) of appropriations requested "to make purchases of Cotton and Tobacco to meet the engagements of the Government." Requests that Davis inform Congress of this action...
GLC08526
28 December 1862
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
to Henry Walke
Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Porter as Commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Captain Walke as commander of the USS "Carondelet." Says Walke is not to let prisoners go to Vicksburg for any reason, nor to allow them any further communication with...
GLC08527
2 November 1862
Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Porter as commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Captain Walke as commander of the USS "Carondolet." Says he is sending coal down the river. Orders that army transport cannot have any of it. Says his calculations on...
GLC08528
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