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November 14, 1802
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to the Institut National de France
Jefferson sends his thanks for becoming the first American member of the Institute. The letter is addressed to "Citizens, President and Secretaries."
GLC01533
January 7, 1877
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to William Pitt Kellogg
President Grant informs Kellogg, Governor of Louisiana, that no troops will be supplied for the 8 January 1877 inauguration of the Louisiana Government. States that he cannot send troops, because to do so would express recognition of one of two...
GLC01545.04
January 19, 1870
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
to T. Apoleon Cheney
Written by Dahlgren as commander of the Washington Navy Yard. References Cheney's notes of 6 and 10 January. Has not responded because of the "many demands on my time." Says some of the books he has requested are procurable and will be forwarded...
GLC01545.09
December 6, 1882
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
to William Buel Franklin
Discusses the use of his Washington D.C. office by the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers. Tells Franklin that he is changing occupations (he had been elected Governor of Massachusetts) and explains that he will need to redirect the rent...
GLC01545.10
June 13, 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Simon Cameron
Writes to Secretary of War Cameron to allow Colonel William H. Emory's resignation to be withdrawn and to have him reinstated to Colonel 1st Cavalry. Emory was stationed in Indian territory. Lincoln bases his decision on Commanding General Irwin...
GLC01568
July 20, 1862
Hay, John, 1838-1905
to Mary Jay
Written while serving as Assistant Secretary to President Abraham Lincoln to a family friend. Writes of General George McClellan and his failed Peninsula campaign, "...What a wretched conclusion of all our little General's boasting addresses and...
GLC01569
November 6, 1862
to Benjamin F. Butler
Seeking details about free black labor in Union-occupied Louisiana
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953). Vol. V 1861 - 1862, p. 487 - 488.
GLC01570
June 19, 1863
to E. Malhiot
Signed as President, insisting that Louisiana will not be allowed to have an election until the new state constitution abolishes slavery. Demonstrates the hardening of Lincoln's attitude towards slavery.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of...
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June 15, 1864
to Ulysses S. Grant
Very brief telegram: "I begin to see it. You will succeed. God bless you all." A very famous letter.
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January 27, 1863
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
to William Pitt Fessenden
Written as Secretary of Treasury on department stationery. Discusses the national banking system and tax on circulation. States that against his urgings, Congress has insisted on a conversion clause. Writes that in his first report in July 1861...
GLC01574.01
April 14, 1825
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
to William C. Somerville
Secretary of State Clay informs Somerville of Somerville's appointment as Charge d'Affaires of the United States in Sweden. States that Somerville will replace Christopher Hughes, who will assume the post of Charge d'Affaires of the United States in...
GLC01574.03
April 4, 1840
to Alexander Miller
States that he would be happy to assist him in procuring a loan but feels that now is not a good time. Remarks, "There is a want of Capital and a want of confidence." Explains that he would be able to represent him well but that there is a tendency...
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March 29, 1808
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to unknown
This document refers to the Monroe-Pinkney treaty of 1806 (per Monroe Papers).
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April 19, 1821
to Thomas Jefferson
Mentions funding appropriations for the University of Virginia, and states that he enclosed a report on the subject. Pledges continued support for the University. A discussion of foreign relations with Europe follows. Comments on an Austrian...
GLC01576
1845
Baillie, James S., fl. 1838-1855
Surrender of Cornwallis
Hand-colored lithograph showing Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Several other American and British military leaders also appear. Names printed under lithrograph read: "Kosciuzko," "Steuben," "Laurens...
GLC02918.02
27 December 1863
Birney, William, 1819-1907
to John Angel James Creswell
General Birney discusses the recruitment of African American troops with Creswell, a United States Representative from Maryland. Expresses his hope to "enable the First District to meet its full quota in colored troops," with Creswell's support....
GLC03428.02
9 September 1786
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to John Francis Mercer
Washington replies to a letter from Mercer, noting that he would have replied sooner, but he had a fever. Expresses his plan to never enslaved another person again, and his wish that slavery be abolished by "slow, sure & imperceptible degrees."...
GLC03705
1861
H.H. Lloyd & Co.
Lloyd's new political chart, 1861
Full title: "Lloyd's New Political Chart, 1861. With a Map of the United States, Showing the Free States, Border Slave States, Cotton States, and Territories, in Different Colors." Compiled and published by H.H. Lloyd & Co.'s Agents' General Depot...
GLC04243
1836
American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833-1870
Slave Market of America.
American Anti-Slavery Society broadside regarding the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. The text quotes scripture, the Declaration of Independence, the federal Constitution, state constitutions, and news accounts. Illustrated with...
GLC04557
1861/01/13
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to Francis W. Pickens re: prophesy of a Civil War; secession
Prophesizes that the South is "probably soon to be involved in that fiercest of human strifes, a Civil War," and discusses secession and withdrawal of southerners from the U.S. Congress.
GLC04624
1789
Laing, Joseph, 1828-1905
Inauguration of Gen. George Washington
This document is a print lithograph of George Washington at his inauguration in 1789. Probably 1870s or 1880s print by Joeseph Laing and published by William Blackman.
GLC04723
1942
War Manpower Commission
Women in the War We Can't Win Without Them
GLC09543
1890
Kurz & Allison
Storming Fort Wagner
Depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, composed of African American soldiers, leading the charge upon Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. One African American soldier carries a United States flag. Lists the names of Union officers...
GLC00317.02
January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation [California printing, Cheesman copy]
One of three color lithographic broadsides. Printed by L. Nagel and copyright by "F.S. Butler, 1864." Presented to Lincoln for signing by David Williams Cheesman. Signed on back: "Property of Mrs. Maria Cheesman/ Phoenix/ Oregon." See Eberstadt,...
GLC00742
06 August 1787
Constitutional Convention, 1787
Constitution [printing of first draft] [Committee of Detail]
Report of the Committee of Detail, the first draft of the Constitution, signed by Pierce Butler with his annotations. The leaves are printed recto only. Uncut and unbound, sealed in Plexiglas string mat. "We the People of the States of New-Hampshire...
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