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1842/01/09
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
to Isaac Winters re: Whig administrators and the removal of Democrats
Discusses his lack of influence with Whig administrators, the removal of Democrats from office. Also, proscription suspended.
GLC04902
21 June 1821
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to William Smith Shaw
Discusses his interest in Native American religion and his difficulties in learning about it because of Indians reluctance to speak on the topic. Describes his attempts to learn about Native American religion from a Mr. Alexander McGillivray, the...
GLC04880
1838/12
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Frederick W. Porter
Jackson's letter is one page, written on the back of a two page letter sent to him by Porter. The address is also from Porter's letter. Porter's letter was sent from Philadelphia 27 November 1838. Porter's letter explains to Jackson that "A friend...
GLC04913
1852/06/27
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
to Mary Aiken re: acknowledges congratulations from sister-in-law
After winning the Democratic Presidential nomination, he acknowledges congratulations from his sister-in-law, thanks his family and Christian faith.
GLC04927
20 November 1838
Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895
to Milton Sutliff
Weld writes to Sutliff, an Ohio abolitionist and lawyer, from the Office of the American Anti-Slavery Society. The Society will be publishing a series of tracts refuting the main objections to abolition, and Weld seeks information on slavery and the...
GLC04941
circa 1833
Madison, James, 1751-1836
[Temperance document]
Urges Americans, especially young men, to refrain from drinking alcohol. Signed by Andrew Jackson, James Madison, and John Quincy Adams. Docket on verso.
GLC04006.01
1855-1886
McNear, Franklin E., fl. 1855-1886
Autograph book and letter from Abraham Lincoln [Decimalized .01- .02]
GLC04035
Collection of autographs, quotations, and letters.
Consists of eighty-four signatures, most of which were obtained by McNear between 1860 and 1861. Incorporating numerous historical figures, the book includes autographs from (among others) Horace Greeley, James Buchanan, William Lloyd Garrison...
GLC04035.02
11 April 1847
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Al pueblo sensato de Mexico. Proclama [in Spanish]
"To the sensible town of Mexico. A Proclamation." States that Americans are not enemies of peaceful Mexicans and that they respect their religion. Discusses martial law and the power of the army to prosecute offenders. Also mentions that all food...
GLC04070
8 April 1833
to Lewis Cass
Writes to Secretary of War Cass to inform him that the Reverend Mr. Campbell of the Executive Committee of the Board of Foreign & Domestic Missionaries, who delivered this letter, was coming to talk with Cass about extending their missions to the...
GLC03870
13 January 1851
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
to Mary Ann Jackson
Inquiring if Jackson can try to interest her neighbors in the American Missionary Association and give them copies of the Association's publications. Writes, "Are there no other Christians in your place and neighborhood [whom] Mr R. and yourself can...
GLC04239
1860
Album with 31 CDVs of prominent Mormons, including Brigham Young; Indians
Album includes Brigham Young, Indians, Salt Lake City buildings. Most with Salt Lake City imprints of Savage & Ottinger and Carter's Lake View Emporium.
GLC04264
1845/07/15
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to Lewis Tappan
Written as congressman. A beautiful and deeply felt letter. Concerning the opposition of abolitionists to his bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Adams writes that with opposition from both abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates...
GLC03891
29 June 1854
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
to Thomas L. Kane
Young writes to Colonel Kane, an abolitionist and friend. Praises his acquaintance with Kane, and Kane's knowledge of the Mormon people. Thanks Kane for his assistance in a legal case, the "May case," noting "...it is no remedy at all, to put a man...
GLC03888
20 May 1834
United States. Congress (23d, 1st session : 1834). House.
Congressional report on regulating the Indian Department and map of Western Territory [Decimalized .01-.02]
This collection contains a map previously bound inside the book, 4132.01. The map is housed with size 3 manuscripts.
GLC04132
1843
Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Letters and sketches: with a narrative of a year's residence among the Indian tribes of the Rocky Mountains
Published by M. Fithian. Dedication included on the inside front cover to the Sisters of St. John's Asylum from Father Felix Joseph Barbelin. Smet records his journey past Chimney Rock, Nebraska, along the Missouri River, travelling as far as Fort...
GLC04145
6 January 1818
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to Joseph Cabell
Concerns difficulties in getting the Virginia legislature to approve the establishment of the University of Virginia and its general educational system. Asks Cabell to sign a report regarding the college's finances (GLC04108.02), then deliver it to...
GLC04108.01
1848
General epistle from the Council of the Twelve Apostles, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints abroad, dispersed throughout the earth.
Signed in type by President Young and Clerk Willard Richards. A letter narrating Mormon history from their expulsion from Illinois in 1846 until their settlement in Utah and their founding of Salt Lake City. Invites like-minded people in the...
GLC04149
1857-1861
Moore, John, 1826-1907
John Moore Collection [Decimalized .01-.42]
Contains a map, a general order, 39 letters, and a memoir, pertaining to the Utah Expedition of 1857-1861.
GLC04194
1828
Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836
A system of penal law for the United States of America ...
Title continues, "consisting of a Code of crimes and punishments; a Code of procedure in criminal cases; a Code of prison discipline; and a Book of definitions. Prepared and presented to the House of Representatives of the United States, by Edward...
GLC04165
1855
Linforth, James, 1927-1899
Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley : illustrated with steel engravings and wood cuts from sketches made by Frederick Piercy.
Title continues: "together with a geographical and historical description of Utah, and a map of the overland routes to that territory from the Missouri River : also an authentic history of the Latter-Day Saints' emigration from Europe from the...
GLC04155
14 December 1852
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
to Ralph Wardlaw
Writes to thank Wardlaw for his invitation to visit Scotland. Mentions her surprise at the success of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," her belief that the work was divinely inspired, and her hope that its popularity shows Christ has mercy to the cause of...
GLC04631
December 1, 1833
American Colonization Society membership certificate, signed blank
Printed membership certificate signed by Madison as President and R. R. Gurley as Secretary. The American Colonization Society resettled Black freedpeople in Liberia. D.B. Mattern letter 6/14/96, Madison accepted the presidency per his 19 February...
GLC04675.02
18 November 1818
to Henry Colman
Invites Reverend Colman to dinner. Written in the third person.
GLC04675.10
27 May 1858
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
to the Assistant Adjutant General
A report for the general commanding. Describes the numbers, condition and discipline of the troops preparing to march towards Utah. Docket reads: "marched on the 28th. [illegible]." Signed as Lieutenant Colonel and Acting Inspector General.
GLC04685
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