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1866
Valentine's bust of Gen. T.J. Jackson
Carte de visite vignette photograph of Valentine's bust of Jackson, with Valentine's copyright notice. Remnants of two cent tax stamp on verso.
GLC01442.06
Valentine, Edward V., fl. 1866-1869
Valentine's bust of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
Carte de visite vignette photograph of Edward V. Valentine's bust of James Ewell Brown Stuart, with Valentine's copyright notice dated 1866. Remnants of tax stamp on verso.
GLC01442.16
October 1870
Lee, Mary Custis, 1808-1873
Collection of two documents written by Mary C. Lee [Decimalized .01- .02]
GLC01440
1866 ca.
Selden & Ennis
[Pierre T. G. Beauregard]
Carte de visite vignette portrait of Pierre G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893) in civilian clothing by Selden & Ennis
GLC01442.01
1869
Selden & Co.
Carte de visite seated portrait by C.R. Rees, published by Selden
Carte-de-visite of Jefferson Davis holding a cane, hat and leather gloves . The Rees & Co. imprint has a pasted label for Selden & Co. beneath.
GLC01442.03
1870 ca.
Davies, John W., fl. 1870
[Henry "Light Horse" Lee]
Carte-de-visite of the painting of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee in uniform. Originally painted by Gilbert Stuart. Published by "The 'Lee' Photographic Gallery." Paul C. Nagel's The Lees of Virginia (1990) indicates it was said to have been painted...
GLC01442.09
1866-1867 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[James A. Garfield]
Carte-de-visite of President Garfield. Signed "J.A. Garfield" on the photograph.
GLC01454
7 June 1866
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Presidential pardon of Patrick Joyce Jr. and John Handley, convicted of larceny].
On March 1866, Patrick Joyce Jr. and John Handley were convicted of larceny, sentenced to serve a one year imprisonment. Pardon was requested by the Mayor of Washington and a large number of respectable citizens Countersigned by Secretary of State...
GLC01476
1875-1880 ca.
Rocher, H., fl. 1875-1880
[Cyrus H. McCormick]
Cabinet photograph of Cyrus H. McCormick. Signed on mount. Image by H. Rocher of Chicago.
GLC01451
1868
Upton & Simson
[Carte de visite of Millard Fillmore]
Signed and dated by Fillmore once on the mount and again on the verso.
GLC01455
1867/04/19
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[Promotion request: presumably to Edwin Stanton]
A.N. Preston, acting assistant adjutant general of the District of Mississippi, details his qualifications for promotion; the top portion of his request is missing, so the addressee and date are unknown. Brevet Major General Thomas J. Wood adds his...
GLC01471
29 November 1871
to John Thompson Hoffman
President Grant transmits a copy of a treaty (not included) signed 8 May 1871 between the United States and Great Britain to Hoffman, Governor of New York. Informs Hoffman of shared American and British use of waterways, stating that "It is...
GLC01817
25 October 1867
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to James Robb
Asks for Robb's assistance in selling 12000 acres of land in Arkansas. Indicates that he co-owns the land with his brother, Joseph E. Davis. Notes that the land has depreciated to less than a fourth its original value. Asks that, "for obvious...
GLC01847
1876
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Two Rivulets, including Democratic vistas, Centennial Songs, and Passage to India
Author's edition, Camden, New Jersey. With signed photograph of Whitman dated 31 May 1879 on frontispiece. Also includes "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free & Other Poems," and "Memoranda During the War." Each essay paginated separately.
GLC01749
2 March 1870
Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
to Henry J. Tackerman
Thanks Tackerman for his photographs of President Ulysses S. Grant and for a pleasant note Tackerman wrote, and declares that Grant was gratified and appreciative. Written on Executive Mansion stationery.
GLC01596.05
1867/10/18
Authority to affix the seal to the pardon of Perry Murphy
GLC01611
19 June 1867
Pardon of John W. Paxton, convicted of larceny.
Convicted of larceny; sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment. Pardoned after serving prison term for his good conduct and penitence. (c/s William H. Seward)
GLC01612
1 September 1869
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Selma marion memphis railroad company first mortgage eight percent bond.
Signed by President of the railroad company, Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest, an inveterate opponent of Reconstruction, used such ventures to rebuild his fortune after the Civil War. Includes 28 coupons for $40 attached. Second page includes an...
GLC01593
6 June 1865
McCaleb, Edwin H., fl. 1844-1865
To T.P. Chandler, Esq.
McCaleb thanks Chandler and his family for their kindness while a prisoner of war in the North. He writes that "All good citizens deeply deplore the assassination of Pres. Lincoln... Mr. L -- was a great man and more than that was a good man and...
GLC01594
Rockwood, George C., 1832-1911
[Carte de visite portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse]
GLC01493
circa 1866
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878
The death of slavery
Bryant's poem, transmitted to the editor of Atlantic Monthly with a letter written 5 June 1866 (GLC 1543.01).
GLC01543.02
12 March 1867
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
[General order no. 16 to abolish the system of peonage in the Territory of New Mexico]
Transmits the act of Congress abolishing peonage in New Mexico "and other parts of the United States." States "that the holding of any person to service or labor under the system known as peonage is hereby declared to be unlawful, and the same is...
GLC08668
7 March 1872
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
to Hannibal Hamlin
Responding to Hamlin's "letter requesting me to furnish the Committee over which you preside, any and all evidence" for an investigation into misconduct in arms sales. Discusses his speeches in the Senate on the issue. Stands by his accusations and...
GLC08680
1866/10/06
Appointment of Thomas W. Ward collector of Customs at Corpus Christi
GLC02145.58
1869/10/23
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
to Thomas Kearny re: telling Kearny to personally collect customs
Signed as Secretary of Treasury.
GLC02145.62
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