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circa 1861-1865
Cook, George S., 1819-1902
General Mansfield Lovell, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Lovell." Numeric notation on verso: "72." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0685
General Hylan Benton Lyon, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Lyon." Numeric notation on verso: "83." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0686
General Samuel McGowan, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "McGowan." Numeric notation on verso: "88." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0687
General Francis Redding Tillou Nichols, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Nichols." Numeric notation on verso: "31." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray under Nicholls by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0688
General John Pegram, portrait vignette [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Pegram." Numeric notation on verso: "39." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0689
General Gabriel James Rains, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Raines." Numeric notation on verso: "62." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0690
General Beverly Holcomb Robertson, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Robinson." Numeric notation on verso: "40." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8"; "7 & 9 [gone?]."
GLC05111.01.0691
General George Hume Steuart, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Steuart"; faint graphite: "Genl G. H. Steuart." Numeric notation on verso: "90." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0692
General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Genl Wilcox." Numeric notation on verso: "22." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0693
General Milledge Luke Bonham, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Inscription on verso: "Genl Bonham." Numeric notation on verso: "29." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0694
Commander French Forrest [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Inscription on verso: "Commander Forrest?." Numeric notation on verso: "6." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0695
31 December 1902
Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907
to Thomas Gibbons
Thanks Gibbons for a gift of cigars. Mentions that the commission is still waiting for a treaty with Colombia before they can proceed with the canal. Describes recent pleasant, warm weather which he appreciates because coal is difficult to obtain...
GLC02763.02
23 March 1903
Thanks Gibbons for the beautiful walking stick he mailed from Manila; declares, "It reached me just before my birthday and I consider it one of my birthday presents." Happy to hear that Gibbons moved to the U.S.S. Helena and will be with Captain...
GLC02763.03
12 January 1904
Thanks Gibbons for his gift of a smoking jacket as a "New Year's remembrance." Describes his enjoyable visit to the Isthmus during November and December. Discusses the new republic of Panama, recently declared independent from Colombia, and...
GLC02763.04
19 July 1904
Thanks him for the enclosed piece of needlework for Mrs. Walker. Mentions preparations to sail from New York to the Isthmus, to be gone for some weeks. Discusses the beginning of the Panama Canal construction project: "We are getting an...
GLC02763.05
7 March 1809
Madison, James, 1751-1836
[Appointment of William Eustis as Secretary of War]
Signed by President Madison and countersigned by Secretary of State Robert Smith. Accompanied by attached seal. William Eustis served from 7 March 1809 to 13 January 1813.
GLC02767
26 March 1819
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
[Appointment of Morris S. Miller to negotiate a treaty with the Seneca Indians of New York]
Countersigned by Calhoun as Secretary of War. Appointing Miller to make a treaty to obtain Seneca reservation land.
GLC02768
10 May 1830
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Isaac Dutton Barnard, William Marks, John B. Steneger, D. M. Miller and J. B. Sutherland
In absence of recommendations for clemency from the prosecuting attorney and the judge who tried the case, Jackson asks for their recommendation if pardon should be granted to "Craig," a prisoner who was convicted 10 May 1830. Barnard and Marks were...
GLC02770
25 February 1836
[Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen].
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, an enslaved person, had been convicted of an unspecified felony in the District of Columbia in November 1835, and sentenced to be hung on 26 February 1836. Because of "divers good and...
GLC02772
27 June 1836
[Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony].
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, identified as a "Negro man Slave," had been convicted of felony and sentenced to hang. He had been given two respites by President Andrew Jackson, who here pardons him completely as a fit...
GLC02773
8 March 1843
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
[Appointment of James Madison Porter, Secretary of War]
Appoints James Madison Porter Secretary of War with the following certificate: "Know Ye: That reposing special trust and confidence in the Patriotism, Integrity and Abilities of James Madison Porter, of Pennsylvania, I do appoint him Secretary for...
GLC02774
4 August 1851
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
[Authorization to affix the seal of the United States]
Gives authorization to Robert P. Letcher to finalize the implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and to conclude a convention with the Mexican Indians. One black and white bust engraving and one black and white seated full length engraving...
GLC02775
21 November 1846
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
to John Serretta
Denies three Mexican priests serving in the United States permission to aid their colleagues in Mexico. Suggests that the priests try traveling with a neutral ship. Signed as Secretary of State during the Mexican War. Impression in upper left...
GLC02776
27 September 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Presidential pardon of John W. Demaine, who had been convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in August 1856].
Demaine was pardoned near the end of his term because he was young and inexperienced at the time of the commission of the crime and under the influence of older persons and because the jurors who had rendered the verdict against him were recommending...
GLC02777
30 April 1863
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
[Amendment to an act approving letters of marque, prizes, and prize goods]
Signed as President of the Confederate States and countersigned by Speaker of the House Thomas S. Bocock and President of the Senate (and Vice President) Alexander H. Stephens. This document amended the original act that approved letters of marque...
GLC02778
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