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1804/02/19
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
to unknown re: protecting independent judiciary, trial of judges; attacking Aaron Burr
"It is an axiom with me that he will be the most dangerous chief that Jacobism can have."
GLC06019
20 September 1926
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941
National Monument Mount Rushmore Black Hills South Dakota: Report addressed to the Harney Peak Memorial Association
Detailed carbon copy report signed by the sculptor and engineer of Mount Rushmore. Covers everything involved in creating the Mount Rushmore carvings including among other information, the location, the presidents chosen, the time needed, the...
GLC06031
24 March 1864
Preston, John Smith, 1809-1881
[Circular no. 12, a blank application for exemption from service in the Confederate Army]
Unsigned. Application issued by the command of Preston, Superintendent of the Bureau of Conscription. Offers exemption from conscription for "agriculturalists" or "overseers," binding them to deliver meat and sell surplus crops at fixed prices to...
GLC05987.42
7 July 1864
Mason, A.P., fl. 1864
[Circular pretaining to construction and fortification of redoubts used by the Army of Tennessee]
Based on orders issued by General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Army of Tennessee in anticipation of the siege of Atlanta. Orders strengthening of the redoubts and stockade, and fortification of defense. Contains instructions for firing and...
GLC05987.43
1932/07/17
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
to Anne Hinkley
Typed on stationery of the Executive Mansion, Albany, to Hinkley, the leader of a "wet" organization. "I have never joined the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, because as you know I am a dry." Roosevelt notes that the...
GLC06002
1779/11/04
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Benjamin Rush
Adams believes that there should be an article in the Declaration of Rights securing free speech, impartiality and independence at the bar because everyone deserves a fair trial. He also discusses his recent appointment and that of Mr. Dana.
GLC06016
1826
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin
Four woodcut panels showing the decline of man through drink: The Morning Dram, The Grog Shop, The Confirmed Drunkard, Concluding Scene. Each panel is accompanied by a written description of each stage of drunkenness.
GLC06025
circa 1915
Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943
The sweet potato as a flour substitute
Carver, a celebrated agricultural chemist at the Tuskegee Institute, offers advice and recipes regarding conservation of the year's unusually large sweet potato crop. Provides recipes for using sweet potatoes to make flour, bread, and biscuits.
GLC06172
12 October 1864
Lockhart, H.C., fl. 1864
[Instructions for enrolling and impressing slaves]
Circular issued by Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart, Commandant for Alabama. These orders are intended for County Enrolling Officers and Impressing Agents. Instructions are provided regarding the impressment of enslaved people. "Assistants... will...
GLC06158.11
6 January 1796 - 9 May 1797
Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844
To the free Africans and other people of color in the United States
Two addresses by the conventions of delegates of the Abolition Societies of the United States. The first is dated 9 May 1797 and signed by Joseph Bloomfield as President of the Convention. The second is dated 6 January 1796 and signed by Theodore...
GLC06212
1911
Rumshisky, Joseph, 1881-1956
"Mamenu" or The Triangle Victims (in Yiddish).
Song lamenting the deaths caused in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Factory fire in 1911. Sung by H.J. Ginsburg
GLC06225
1822
Meredith, William Morris, 1799-1873
A statement, by James C. Biddle and William M. Meredith, of the Philadelphia Bar.
Covers free press versus fair trial.
GLC06232.02
1861
Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893
Colton's Plans Of U.S. Harbors Showing The Position & Vicinities Of The Most Important Fortifications On The Sea-Board And In The Interior. From U.S. Surveys and other authentic sources.
Printed and folded twenty one panel Civil War map marked "No. 5." Bound in a booklet listing major administration officials and generals on the inside cover, both Union and Confederate. Shows the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Cairo...
GLC06157.06
3 August 1861
Herald extra. [August 3, 1861]
Describes battle of Bull Run. Sunday edition.
GLC06107.47
9 May 1862
Jamestown journal extra
Announces the deaths of Capt. Willard, Lieut. Bailey of Co. B and Capt. Barrett of Dunkirk at Williamsburg battle. Also includes a partial list of killed and wounded in Hooker's division and a call to a citizens public meeting.
GLC06107.49
27 November 1919
Grimké, Francis J., 1850-1937
The race problem, as it respects colored people and the Christian Church, in the light of the developments of the last year.
Signed on title page by C.G. Neall. Reverend Grimke, the son of a wealthy white planter and a slave, delivers a discourse at a Thanksgiving service held at the Plymouth Congregational Church in an unspecified city. Examines the unrest following...
GLC06122
27 October 1864
Murphy, D.E., fl. 1864
[General Order No. 7, Congratulatory message following Alfred Pleasonton's victory over Sterling Price]
Signed by Lieutenant Murphy as aide-de-camp to Union General Pleasonton. Serves as a congratulatory message from General William S. Rosecrans after Pleasonton forced the retreat of General Price during Price's Raid. Rosecrans declares "The pursuit...
GLC06157.03
1864
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
Correspondence between the President and General Joseph E. Johnston together with that of the Secretary of War...
... (title continues) and the Adjutant and Inspector General, during the months of May, June and July, 1863. Includes correspondence between Johnston and Confederate President Jefferson Davis concerning Johnston's actions in Mississippi during...
GLC06158.02
18 July 1863
To the Laboring Men of New York.
Issued by "A Democratic Workingman." Civil War anti-draft riot broadside reminding potential rioters that all damages incurred during the riots are paid for with city money; that is, money out of their own pockets. Encourages New Yorkers to trust...
GLC05864
May 1777
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
to Henry Knox
Writes a very detailed letter to her husband in Morristown, New Jersey during the American Revolution. Discusses the arrival in Boston of General Charles Tronson du Coudray, a French military engineer "who stiles himself Commander in Chief of the...
GLC05895
1785-1812
Langdon, John, 1741-1819
Autograph letterbook of outgoing correspondence, most 1785-88, 1805-8 & 1811-12
Including letters to John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Pickering, John Sullivan, Charles Thomson, James Bowdin, and other State governors regarding military affairs, state customs regulations and the need for interstate coordination...
GLC05896
10 March 1910
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
to Walter S. Field
Roosevelt discusses a suit in Oklahoma against him "as trustee for the Kickapoo Indian Wah-nah-ka" and how to proceed so that the Indian's rights were protected. Wants Field, a Washington Attorney, to appear on his behalf. Also indicates that he...
GLC07733.01
February 1865
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States
Photograph taken February 1865. President Lincoln is wearing a dark coat, vest, bowtie, and white shirt. Printed on the verso of the card: "prominent portraits no. 2969" Published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic...
GLC07734
27 April 1865
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
[Albumen of Samuel Arnold]
Inscribed on verso: "Samuel Arnold. Conspirator. Imprisoned for life at Ft. Jefferson Fla. (Dry Tortuges) Pardoned by President Johnson. Released March 21, 1869." Photograph shows Arnold wearing a dark coat, vest, and tie; facing slightly to the...
GLC07738.02
[Albumen of Edward Spangler]
Inscribed on verso: "Edward Spangler. Conspirator." Photograph shows Spangler in wrist irons imprisoned aboard the U.S.S. Saugus. Spangler is wearing a dark heavy coat and is facing slighlty to the right. The photograph is mounted on board.
GLC07738.04
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