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circa 1862
Letter of Judah P. Benjamin and his portrait [Decimalized .01-.02]
A letter from Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin to North Carolina Governor Henry T. Clark and a portrait of Benjamin.
GLC01353
circa May 1853
Walker, William, 1824-1860
Printed land bond of the Independence Loan Fund for the Republic of Sonoma
GLC01358.02
1852
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Uncle Tom's cabin; or, life among the lowly.
First edition, first printing (with Hobart & Robbins on the copyright pages). Rebound, with original cloth binding bound into back. Boston, John P. Jewett & company; Cleveland, Ohio, Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. Two volume set housed together in...
GLC01361
circa 1870
[Cased tintype of unidentified Indian]
Cased photograph depicts a posed full-length image of a Native American youth holding a ceremonial spear decorated with feathers. To the left is a headdress decorated with buffalo horns. Studio backdrop. Case is intact.
GLC01363
1870 circa
[Cased tintype of unidentified Indian in ceremonial garb]
Cased image depicts a 3/4 length seated portrait of a Native American facing the camera. His hair is shaven into a mohawk hairstyle. Hinged case is missing the lid.
GLC01364
1876 ca.
Barry, D.F., fl. 1876
Curley: General Custer's scout and only survivor of that horrible massacre.
A cabinet card of George Custer's scout, Curley, the lone survivor of the battle of Little Big Horn.
GLC01365
circa 1840
Articles of the Roxborough Express Horse Company
Contains 19 articles discussing the organization and function of the Roxborough Express Horse Company, including appointment of officers and responsibilities of members. Outlines the purpose of the company: "recovering Horses stolen within our...
GLC01366
1777/01/26
Massachusetts Assembly
Address to the People of Massachusetts [call to arms] [broadside]
A call to arms mentioning Declaration of Independence and referring to Battles of Princeton and Trenton. The House of Representatives ordered it to be printed and be read by ministers to Sunday congregations.
GLC01400
14 June 1775
Clark, N., fl. 1775
[Resolution of preparedness and list of committee members who approved from several Massachusetts towns]
Plan agreed to by the Selectmen, Committees of Correspondence and military officers of the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Marshfield and Pembrook to spread word of any "appearance of an Invasion of the Enemy." Provides details on...
GLC01401
1906-1910
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
[Collection of letters to his sons] [decimalized]
GLC01410
1 October 1907
to Quentin Roosevelt [Decimalized .01- .02]
Writes to his son describing the aspects of his journey a child might find interesting. Includes two sketches drawn by Roosevelt during his trip down the Mississippi River. Written on U.S. Steamer Mississippi letterhead. Accompanying photograph of...
GLC01410.02
3 October 1907
to Quentin Roosevelt. With accompanying photograph. [Decimalized .01- .02]
Writes to his son about sights on the Mississippi River. Mentions getting caught in the rain in St. Louis. With two illustrations by Roosevelt, including a self-caricature. Written on U.S. Steamer Mississippi letterhead. Accompanying photograph
GLC01410.03
October 6, 1907
to Quentin Roosevelt
Writes to his son about a dog washed ashore and raised by the children of John Parker (his camp commander). Illustrated by Roosevelt. Encloses a picture on a possum (not included). Written on White House letterhead.
GLC01410.04
October 13, 1907
Writes to his son about camp life in Louisiana. Typed on White House letterhead with typed initials "T.R." at end. Contains large pencil scribble on recto of second conjugate leaf.
GLC01410.05
August 16, 1910
to Archibald B. Roosevelt
Writes to his son in care of Captain Seth Bullock in Deadwood, South Dakota regarding family matters and his dislike of speaking tours because of the demands on his time. Discusses his horse. Writes on The Outlook letterhead.
GLC01410.06
1776-1779
Catherwood, Robert, fl. 1764-1783
Legal documents relating to captured American privateers [Decimalized .01-.10]
Collection of legal documents dated 1776 to 1779. Consists of 10 documents relating to captured American vessels which contained enslaved people and cargo,
GLC01411
1668-1785
Collection of early American documents from Revolutionary War [decimalized]
Includes Gen. Wm Heath commission as Major General (signed by John Hanson), 1778 Treasury office printed letter, Lafayette LS, R.H. Lee AL 10/15/1776 and FF.
GLC01412
March 14, 1783
Metcalf, John, fl. 1783
to Jonathan Metcalf
Written by Metcalf, a captured Continental soldier on the prison ship Jersey in New York Harbor, to his father in Dedham, Massachusetts. Says he enjoys "tollerable good health" and was assisted by a Dr. Bacon of Salem, Massachusetts. Tells his father...
GLC01412.01
3 May 1775
Van Deusen, Jacob, 1741-1812
[List of post riders with schedules]
Great Barrington Post Riders agree to ride to Tyringham or Sheffield, Massachusetts for the purpose of gathering intelligence for the Continental Army of Boston. Contains the signatures of Van Deusen and 21 other riders: Mark Hopkins, Truman Wheler...
GLC01412.02
August 4, 1778
Gibson, John, 1729-1782
to Nathaniel Appleton
Instructions on how to identify genuine certificates and guard against counterfeits. From the Treausury Office in Philadelphia, PA.
GLC01412.03
July 26, 1781
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
to Thomas Nelson
Informs Virginia's Governor Nelson of an enclosed certificate (not included) for a horse to be used by the 3d regiment. Docketed by Nelson.
GLC01412.04
October 8, 1776
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
to John Page
Encloses a map (not included) of the present seat of war. Discusses the "British application for the Scots Brigade in the service of Holland."
GLC01412.05
28 September 1781
Hopkins, Esek, 1718-1802
to unknown
Cosigned by John Jenckes. Document indicating the receipt of $2,151,265.66 (equivalent to 645,379.14 pounds) from Joseph Clarke, General Treasurer (possibly for the state of Rhode Island).
GLC01412.07
24 June 1782
Hanson, John, 1715-1783
[Certificate of appointment to rank of major general]
Partially printed document appointing William Heath to Major General in the Continental Army (Heath was previously a Major General of only Massachusetts troops and Brigadier General in the Continental Army). Signed by John Hanson as President of the...
GLC01412.08
30 May 1690
Burgess, James, fl. 1690
[Articles of agreement]
Cosigned by Christopher Kilby and Eliezer Moody as witnesses. Agreement between James Burges of Boston and Enoch Badcock of Milton, Massachusetts to build a briganteen. Not signed by Badcock.
GLC01412.09
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