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1861-1877
Alden, William H. (fl. 1844-)
to Mother
He thanks her for the butter and cake she sent. He is glad Rebecca wrote to him. He heard that Ed was in another battle.
GLC02831.52
Unknown
William H. Alden
Portrait of William H. Alden in a suit. He has a goatee and mustache.
GLC02831.53
May 13, 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Don Pedro Diez Canseco
Countersigned by Secretary of State Seward. Letter of condolence to Vice President of Peru Canseco upon the death of the President of Peru Don Miguel San Roman. Canseco succeeded Roman, was shortly overthrown, and eventually regained power through a...
GLC01085
December 19, 1861
Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871
to Mr. Price
Written as a prisoner of war near Boston. Thanks Price for the gift of tobacco he sent to the prisoners of war. Mason had been captured on board the Trent. Written at Fort Warren.
GLC01062
April 10, 1861
to his Holiness, Pope Pius IX
Letter of credence for Rufus King as U.S. Minister to Papal States.
GLC01000
24 November 1862
[Civil War Songbook]
Contains lyrics to several martial, sentimental, religious and romantic songs. Titles include "John Brown Song" (usually called "John Brown's Body") "Sung by Fletcher Webster's Regiment in Boston [sic]," "Traitor, Spare That Flag," "Oh, For a Home...
GLC00968
18 February 1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
[Confederate act to authorize the exportation of produce and merchandise]
Passed by the Confederate Congress, Thomas Bocock as speaker of the House, and R.M.T. Hunter as president pro tempore of the Senate and approved by Davis as president. Authorizes the export of government-owned "cotton, tobacco, and other produce and...
GLC00990
1862/09/11
Reply to Caleb Smith re: meeting with John Ross (Chief of Cherokee)
Endorsement on blank leaf of Caleb Smith's letter. Smith's letter was written on Interior Department Stationery, agreeing to meet with Cherokee chief Ross.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers...
GLC01233.01
September 25, 1862
to John Ross
Protection of the Cherokee Indians against the Confederacy. Ross was the first and only elected Chief of the Cherokee Nation from the time it was formed until his death in 1866. He led the Eastern Cherokee in the "Trail of Tears" west of the...
GLC01233.03
January 1, 1866
Dole, William P., 1818-1889
Signed as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
GLC01233.04
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