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31 January 1822
Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828
to Aaron Hobart
Discusses and endorses the Mackerel Fishery bill then before the Congress, which Samson had worked on when he was a congressman.
GLC06313.04.146
1910
Lincoln Said Women Should Vote
Washington woman suffrage poster, featuring Abraham Lincoln's quote, "I go for all sharing the priviledges of government who assist in bearing its burdens, by no means excluding women."
GLC09103
January 29, 1863-December 31, 1863
Averell, William W., 1832-1900
[William Averell Civil War diary]
One of three of Union General Averell's Civil War-era diaries (see GLC06581.01,.03). The entries are highly detailed with a great deal of battle content, particularly cavalry actions. Also contains content related to his conversations with military...
GLC06581.03
1 July 1898
Britton, Edward E., fl. 1865-1898
General orders no. 1
114th NY National Guard. General orders No. 1. Drill dates. Physical examinations. Includes envelope.
GLC04558.190
1 August 1898
Mann, Herbert E., fl. 1865-1898
General orders no. 3
Order for all company drills to be discontinued until further notice. Instructions for headquarters night.
GLC04558.191
29 September 1898
Brower, George A., fl. 1865-1898
General orders no. 5
Orders for 114th regiment to assemble at the Armory on October 1st, 1898 for parade as part of the escort to Brooklyn's Volunteer troops.
GLC04558.192
13 September 1898
General orders no. 4
Lists commanders of each company of the 114th regiment NY National Guard. Inspection for a parade.
GLC04558.193
16 September 1898
Order of attendance
Accompanying envelope not used to mail the post card. Countermanding General orders # 4.
GLC04558.194
21 November 1898
General orders no. 6
Orders concerning mustering out of the service of the 114th regiment.
GLC04558.195
22 April 1844
Buffum, James N., 1807-1887
to David P. Harmon
Letter asking Harmon to attend the upcoming American Anti-slavery Society convention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
GLC06143.02
21 February 1849
[to David P. Harmon]
Informs Harmon that Mr. and Mrs. Craft (escaped slaves William and Ellen Craft) will be attending his meeting in Haverhill, and sends him "a part of a bill which discribes these two interesting Slaves" (not included here). Mentions that he tried to...
GLC06143.04
8 July 1853
May, Samuel J., 1797-1871
Written from Leicester, likely in Massachusetts. Informs Harmon that Stephen Foster will be speaking at a meeting in Haverhill on Sunday, 17 July. Asks that Harmon confirm the arrangement of the meeting.
GLC06143.09
16 February 1857
Rock, John Sweat, 1825-1866
[Advertisement for antislavery lecture]
Letterpress broadside/flyer for an antislavery lecture by Dr. John Sweat Rock. Includes a short note in which Dr. Rock asks David P. Harmon if his lecture on "The Unity of the Races" would be well received in Harmon's town.
GLC06143.15
7 February 1882
Catalogue of the library of the late David Porter Harmon
Includes over seven hundred titles and hand-written notes on individual prices for each book. A tally of the overall sale can be found on the rear fly leaf.
GLC06143.20
1856
Political chart of the United States with a comparative statistical view of North and South
Hand colored Republican campaign chart showing slave states, free states, and territories, as well as an image of John C. Fremont, the party's first presidential candidate. Includes population information for North and South, differentiating...
GLC06143.25
15 March 1822
Notes a town meeting in which republican town officers were re-elected over opposition from local federalists. Discusses the county convention, the appropriations bill, and payment owed to a Mr. Morton for capturing a barge (see GLC06313.165)....
GLC06313.04.171
19 March 1822
Hobart, Nathaniel, 1758-1838
Writes to his nephew about a local nominating convention. Asks about the bankruptcy bill before Congress. Comments on other local political and family matters. Asks if Hobart will be visiting home when Congress recesses.
GLC06313.04.174
23 March 1822
Peirce, Levi, 1773-1847
Clarifies an earlier letter "relative to percentage" in regard to tax collection.
GLC06313.04.177
1850
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster, in the Senate of the United States, on the subject of slavery.
Accompanied GLC00267.376. Pages 13-32. Removed from previous binding. Discusses slavery in relation to states' entry into the Union.
GLC00267.376.01
14 February 1822
Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-?
Discusses a memorial petition requesting a military land bounty for Stephen Raymond, the heir to Revolutionary War veteran Solomon Raymond, which had again come to his office. Indicates that his feelings about its merits have not changed and that he...
GLC06313.04.153
circa 1861-1865
Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895
[Print of Oliver Otis Howard]
Depicts General Howard in Civil War uniform.
GLC00723.04
September 1862
Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917
to his sister Martha [Spohn]
Wheeler writes that a few men from his hometown of Sycamore, Illinois are at camp including his brother-in-law Darius Spohn. He reports that while the soldier's wives visit, they mend and alter clothes, and accompany their husbands to the city at...
GLC07460.001
5 October 1862
to his parents and sister
Wheeler's regiment has marched 33 miles and many of the men have discarded their belongings along the way. He writes that they pass slaves along the road at almost every house and although a few volunteered to join the Union soldiers, they later...
GLC07460.002
5 November 1862
to his father [Shepherd Wheeler]
Writes that his regiment is stopping in Scottsville, Kentucky for a while. Asks his father to send him tea, as he cannot find any where he is.
GLC07460.003
7 November 1862
He advises his family not to worry about writing him when he's marching because the mail follows closely behind. Writes that it is sixty-eight miles to Nashville by railroad and there are too many men to transport by train. Some of the men have...
GLC07460.004
13 November 1862
He writes that it took two days to travel from Bowling Green to Scottsville because the roads were rough and the wagons so heavily loaded the wheels had to be chained to go downhill. Comments that men and women, "meager looking whips," are often...
GLC07460.005
26 November 1862
Wheeler has just marched fourteen miles to Gallatin, Tennessee and writes that he doesn't mind the marching as much as he used to. The letter is continued on Thursday, November 27th; Thanksgiving day. Wheeler writes that he will not march today but...
GLC07460.007
21 December 1862
Wheeler writes that his brother-in-law, Darius has been very ill and has not been on duty since they left Bowling Green, Kentucky. Furthermore, Darius is currently waiting for General Rosecrans to sign his discharge papers. Reports that they have...
GLC07460.008
29 December 1862
Writes that he is anxious to receive a letter from Darius assuring that he arrived home safely. Wheeler expresses tremendous relief for the discharge of his brother-in-law and writes that Darius was very concerned about leaving Lysander behind....
GLC07460.009
1 January 1863
Lysander recounts how they surrounded and ambushed a suspected secessionist's house during the night, only to find nothing. The secessionist claimed to be a Unionist but admitted his brother is in the Confederate Army and that there were things...
GLC07460.010
18 January 1863
to his parents, sister and [brother-in-law]
Writes that many men have been receiving discharge papers, particularly those who are disabled. Reports that the mail has been irregular due to a heavy storm that washed away the tressel work of the train tracks. Relates the news that Captain...
GLC07460.011
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