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circa 1865
Unknown
[montage of lawmakers who voted for the 13th Amendment]
montage of lawmakers who voted for the 13th Amendment, George May Powell.
GLC00687.053
5 May 1865
Frank, G. W.
to George May Powell
re: Frank pays a debt to GMP for the copyright of the photograph and engraving of Congress after passing an amendment.
GLC00687.054
14 May 1865
Redrussa, J.
re: In response to a deal to sell GMP's Great National Picture in Mansfield, Redrussa has only sold one photograph.
GLC00687.055
9 October 1865
Cummings, A.
re: He reports his canvass from attempts to sell the photograph with only one order. Circulars have been distributed, and he hopes for more orders.
GLC00687.057
23 February 1866
Howard, Emily B.
re: She wants to clear up confusion about ordering photographs with the retail price. Her soldier agents need money.
GLC00687.058
5 March 1866
Williams, Enoch
. re: He has received the shipment, which did not match the specimen. The packing was not satisfactory and some frames were broken upon arrival. He will wait to continue canvassing until he receives satisfactory pictures.
GLC00687.059
12 April 1866
re: This is a request for publications with a promise to write soon.
GLC00687.060
23 April 1866
re: She has worked with a young man who has taken advantage of their copyright, printing pictures without permission. She asks GMP if she can print a large picture to fit an oval frame to then sell.
GLC00687.061
27 April 1866
re: She expresses concern about a miscommunication about subscribers' preferences pertaining to the lighter and darker copies. Many potential subscribers wanted to see the actual images before buying. A missing picture was traced through a missing...
GLC00687.062
circa 28 April 1866
re: He is anxious to hear about the shipment of replacement images.
GLC00687.063
28 April 1866
re: He has received the reshipped package and has delivered the pictures. He has finished working for GMP, but if GMP agrees to reduce the price, he would again sell for him.
GLC00687.064
3 May 1866
Follower & Wells Publishers
re: This message from the printer says that they plan to use the image first in their journal and then as a circular.
GLC00687.065
7 May 1866
re: She is anxious to hear back from GMP and wants to know how other agents are responding. She is pleased with the response of the oval walnut frame
GLC00687.066
16 May 1866
re: This is an order for more photographs.
GLC00687.067
19 May 1866
re: She writes to settle accounts and past bills. She refers to her agent, to whom she has promised a larger commission, who would like to begin canvassing in Chester County. She wonders if her husband, who will soon go to Vermont, should establish...
GLC00687.068
28 May 1866
re: She wants to settle past bills and is concerned about heavy expenses.
GLC00687.069
1 June 1866
Haight, J. Musm
re: He is anxious to move forward selling pictures, but would like to first advertise extensively, working in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.
GLC00687.070
6 June 1866
Peck, Samuel H.
re: He requests a full description of the National Picture of the voters of the Constitutional Amendment
GLC00687.071
10 December 1866
Williams, A. F.
re: He writes about the deal they made the last time GMP was in the city, that GMP would assume all liabilities and would pay half of all profits from the sale of pictures. A strict account should be kept of all sales.
GLC00687.073
[3 June 1893]
Christian Arbitration and Peace Society
They protest the discrimination against Chinese people from and on American shores, citing statistics of imports and exports with Hong Kong. There are two copies.
GLC00687.145
16 May 1892
Cravath, Erastus Milo
He thanks him for his comments on the work at Fisk. He sends condolences on the death of his brother. They are now building a Fisk Memorial Library. The author was one of the founders of Fisk University, an early African-American school of higher...
GLC00687.266
31 January 1865
Powell, George M.
Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture
One photograph montage dated January 31, 1865 entitled, "Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture." Reverse side contains a key for each senator photographed. Those photographed had voted to prohibit slavery. (see another copy in the Powell...
GLC01230.01
GLC01230.02
[1860 to 1870 ca.]
Alberger, William C
[Loose Page from Scrapbook of William C. Alberger]
Page contains:
Unknown. Map: s. l., Topographical map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction. No date. 1 p. Includes an image of Washington, D. C., with the capital building in the foreground. Depicts Virginia and the western...
GLC06628.03
22 February 1863
Jackson, Edwin (fl. 1862-1865)
to William Jackson
re: He discusses the possible summer plans for the regiment, including why he thinks that Chief Little Crow will not follow through on his promised summer attack. He believes that his regiment will stay with Gen. Sibley, since they have learned how...
GLC00203.03
26 September 1862
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
to John J. Key
The letter is accompanied by a copy of General Orders No. 144 of September 27, 1862, signed by the Assistant Adjutant General, dismissing Key from the service for uttering disloyal sentiments. The note describes meeting on 27 September with Key and...
GLC00228.01
22 July 1861
Clark, Hank S. (fl. 1861-1865)
to Washington
He writes that the army has left Alton and are under marching orders to St. Charles, Missouri. The troops are ready to leave and waiting for the cars to arrive. The engineer was worried that the rebels had obstructed or damaged part of the train...
GLC03523.42.03
11 August 1861
Phelps, Diton (fl. 1861-1864)
to Edith M. Phelps
Writes to his sister from Camp Gibson. Says that they are placing a masked battery about a mile from camp. Writes that they are clearing an area of trees that is about a mile in width. Says that 14 men out of his company were chopping down trees...
GLC03523.49.04
27 August 1842
Harris, William A (fl. 1842)
Removal of the Cherokees West of the Mississippi
27th Congress 2nd Session Rep. No. 1098 House of Representatives
GLC03776.43
16 October 1863
Slayton, Asa W.
to Colonel Stricklan
Asa requests the return of a contraband cook by the name of George Washington who left the 25th Michigan under persuasion of officers from the 5th Ohio. [On the same piece of paper is the return letter.] 1863/10/18 Seargon, NJ, Colonel Commily...
GLC03955.05
1863
Cook, Henry (fl. 1862-1864)
1863 Diary
Henry Cook describes his life in camp, including his reading and other pasttimes, day trips into cities, soldiers' pay, food, and signal corps duty. He also writes of the movements of the signal corps and of his regiment (9th NJ Volunteers) in...
GLC03958.02
15 February 1864
Wells, Edmund C. (fl. 1864-)
to Maria
planning to go to Cinncinatti for a week. has been writing a letter for the Captain's "darky" to his sweetheart. would like to be in Washington if they get orders to leave Cumberland.
GLC08311.13
1862
Moore, George Henry, 1823-1892
Historical notes on the employment of Negroes in the American army of the Revolution.
Published by Charles T. Evans. Discusses the involvement of African Americans in the American Revolution. Includes a return of African American soldiers on page 17 (lists numbers of African Americans by state for 1778). Discusses the opinions of...
GLC08405
1849/01/25
Gales & Seaton
National intelligencer. [Vol. 50, no. 7191 (January 25, 1849)]
US Coinage, D.C. Slave trade petition, Bill for admission of California.
GLC08430.03
1860
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
The barbarism of slavery. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state.
Disbound. Printed by Buell & Blanchard. Senator Sumner declares, "When last I entered into this debate, it became my duty to expose the Crime against Kansas, and to insist upon the immediate admission of that Territory as a State of this Union...
GLC08445.01
1856-1857
State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery [Decimalized .01-.08]
34th Congress House of Representatives Miscellaneous Documents. Contains resolutions passed by the state legislatures of Kentucky, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Iowa, and Michigan. Apparently disbound from a larger volume....
GLC08452
4 June 1860
The barbarism of slavery. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state. In the United State Senate, June 4, 1860.
Printed by Buell & Blanchard. Sumner calls the Missouri Compromise "the fatal partition between Freedom and Slavery." Uncut. Accompanied by address leaf cut from this pamphlet's original transmission wrapper (GLC08454.02). Edges are brittle and...
GLC08454.01
13-14 February 1850
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories.
Senator Davis, future President of the Confederacy, speech made while a member of Congress. Responds to resolutions introduced by Senator Henry Clay pertaining to the Compromise of 1850. Davis asks, "...is there such incompatibility of interest...
GLC08461
19 April 1862
Adair, George Washington, 1823-1899
Southern confederacy [Vol. 3, no. 57 (April 19, 1863)]
Published by Adair and J. Henry Smith (1820-1897). B.C. Smith is the associate editor. Tag line below masthead says "The Public Good Before Private Advantage." Masthead vignette depicts an industrialized Southern Confederacy. Announces the beginning...
GLC08492
2 January 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
General Orders no. 1: Emancipation Proclamation
Army printing of the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, three pages, accompanied by General Orders no. 7, 10, 22, 24, 30 and 35. This is the first six pages of a compilation of General Orders for 1863. Printed in 1864.
GLC08525
10 October 1862
Brooks, Louis (fl. 1862-1876)
to Friend
Received his letter yesterday morning and wrote back as soon as he could. Glad to hear he is healthy. "No news of importance here excepting a rumor that commissioners are on their way to Washington to make arrangements for peace." Asks if he believes...
GLC08914.002
22 May 1821
Hale, Aurelia (ca. b. 1798)
to Horatio Hale
Letter to her brother Horatio upon reaching Savannah. She speaks extensively of their trip from New York, which lasted fifteen days due to their encountering bad weather. She mentions several social engagements she has had since reaching Savannah...
GLC08934.002
31 May 1821
Letter to her brother written to tell him about her first few days in Washington, GA. She reports that the news of her arrival spread quickly and that she has already had several social engagements, and that the boarding house in which she is staying...
GLC08934.003
11 June 1821
to Sarah Hale
Letter to her sister, which is apparently the first since she left home. She describes quickly becoming accustomed to the lifestyle in Georgia and says that she prefers it, including the number of blacks in the area: she mentions that they "find it...
GLC08934.004
19 October 1821
There is an enclosed letter from Mary Ellsworth, who is also originally from the north. She has never met Sarah but urges her to visit soon. In Aurelia's letter to Sarah, she chastises her sister for taking so long to write, but expresses happiness...
GLC08934.005
4 December 1821
Letter to her sister in which she first speaks extensively about her social arrangements. She then goes on to speak against her sister's prospective marriage, instead favoring the idea that her sister come to Georgia and potentially meet a husband...
GLC08934.006
3 August 1822
to Sarah W. Hale
She spends much of the legible part of the letter waxing poetic to her sister regarding her strong, positive feelings about her family, particularly her brother Horatio, and an overall positive outlook. Part of this letter is crosswritten.
GLC08934.007
29 December 1822
to Sarah Woodbridge
Letter to her mother in which she speaks at length about the school she teaches, including about a recent school vacation during which she spent two weeks at the beach and an upcoming examination. She also speaks about her many social engagements and...
GLC08934.008
4 June 1823
She references a letter she received from Sarah on May 11, and later goes on to speak about the examination at the school she teaches at. She also talks about the death of her friend Harriett, and says that she does not regret her friend's death...
GLC08934.009
19 April 1823
She spends some times talking family matters, including news about their sister Abigail and brother James, as well as a discussion about names. She also mentions wanting to send her mother, Sarah, and their sister A. (Abigail?) trinkets. The third...
GLC08934.010
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