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1836
Grimke, Angelina E., 1805-1879
Appeal to the Christian women of the south
Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society. Among other arguments, Grimke denounces Biblical justifications of slavery. Loosely bound with string.
GLC08642
1867
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
Speeches and Papers Relating to the Rebellion and the Overthrow of Slavery
Published by Little, Brown & Co. in Boston. Stereotyped and printed by John Wilson and Son in Cambridge. Dedicated to the citizens of Groton, who supported Boutwell in his career as a public servant. Contains 35 chapters, each one a different speech...
GLC08645
30 December 1860
Cadwalader, George, ?-1884
to John Sherman
Cadwalader, a Sacramento lawyer, discusses California politics with Sherman, a United State Senator from Ohio. Reports that the California presidential election will be held on the following day, with Lincoln holding a 134 count majority over...
GLC08647
7 November 1849
Hutchinson, James P., fl. 1849
[Hutchinson's deposition regarding the theft of slaves] [fragment]
Location inferred from content. Hutchinson relates the theft of slaves by a group of armed men in Montgomery County, Texas, 1847. Hutchinson claims a group of men with Mr. Stoneum stole slaves from the Fowler plantation "by force of arms." First...
GLC08648
1863-1865
Collection related to the Freedmen's Department of Memphis [Decimalized .01-.12]
Pertains to a project to aid freed slaves by the army. Most documents in this collection are related to T. A. Walker, who served as Superintendent of Freedmen, District of West Tennessee. Consists mostly of financial records, and contains...
GLC08649
1788/02/13
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 2816 (February 13, 1788)]
Reports on the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts. Recounts the proceedings of the New York Senate. Contains various advertisements and a promotional article for a book concerning the geography and topography of the United States...
GLC08650
21 October 1789
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [No. 55 (October 21, 1789)]
The Declaration appears on p. 2. Printed by John Fenno. French Declaration of Rights of Man
GLC08651
20 November 1834
Hall, Henry B., 1808-1884
Declaration
Includes the printed endorsements of James Madison, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and signed endorsement of Hiland Hall. Published in the December "Temperance Recorder," the statement urges all Americans, but especially young men, to stop the...
GLC08652
1876
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
Life Studies of the Great Army [print portfolio -- incomplete set]
20 of 40 copperplate etchings made by Forbes while accompanying Union armies. Complete set under GLC02199. The condition of this collection is not as good as the complete set listed above.
GLC08653
5 July 1862
Laughton, Joseph B., fl. 1838-1865
to John H. Laughton
Laughton, a Union soldier from New York taken prisoner at Libby Prison, writes about being captured on 3 July 1862. Reports that conditions are fairly good at the prison and he can finally rest from the fatigues of the campaign. "I was surprised to...
GLC08654
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