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[1873]/10/19
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to John E. Williams re: solving banking crisis, Panic of 1873
Grant writes in part: "Cannot the bank presidents be brought together & resolve to aid each other?"
GLC04784
1867/02/21
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)
to Edwin M. Stanton re: (support for Stanton over President Johnson) "Stick!"
A one word letter dated Senate Chamber, meant to encourage Stanton to remain as Secretary of War in spite of President Johnson's opposition.
GLC04846
1868/04/14
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Authority to affix the seal to copy of Act for protecting witnesses [judicial]
Permission to affix the seal to the official copy of an act providing protection for "persons making disclosures as parties or testifying as witnesses."
GLC04920.01
17 July 1868
[Pardon of Nathan B. Forrest for rebellion]
Pardon for ex-Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest of Tennessee. The pardon includes a provision against Forrest making use of or ever again owning slaves, and that he claim no property or the proceeds of any property that has been ordered sold by...
GLC04977.01
10 August 1868
Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877)
Receipt of pardon form. [N. B. Forrest]
Partially printed receipt of pardon form sent by William H. Seward to Nathan B. Forrest along with his pardon. Forrest, as per the specifications of the pardon, returns the completed form to Seward.
GLC04977.02
6 August 1868
Acknowledging receipt of presidential pardon [for Nathan B. Forrest].
GLC04977.03
1870s ca.
Peckham, Rufus W.
Untitled
Notebook listing important court cases and their abstracts, in Peckham's hand. Most of Peckham's papers are believed destroyed. A small group of 800 items is at the Library of Congress. A.K. Wigdor, The Personal Papers of the Supreme Court...
GLC05085.02
5 October 1872
Pardon of Henry Smith, convicted of counterfeiting.
Pardon of Henry Smith, convicted of passing counterfeit money. (c/s Hamilton Fish)
GLC05086
13 June 1866
[Presidential pardon of Thomas McNaney, convicted of assault and battery, and resisting arrest].
Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC05104
7 March 1876
Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922)
Original printing of patent for Bell's telephone patent no.174,465]
The original printing of the patent for Bell's telephone, with two pages of lithographed diagrams. Lithography by N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D. C. The pages have been stenciled (per Christies) 110-117.
GLC05257
16 January 1871
to Franz Sigel
President Grant asks former General Franz Sigel to be Secretary of the Commission to Santo Domingo. In 1869 the Senate refused to approve a treaty annexing Santo Domingo, but in his 1870 message to Congress, Grant reopened the issue. The House...
GLC05269
1868/02/24
House members who voted in favor of Johnson's impeachment, signed by 127 members
Resolution, engrossed on vellum and signed by House members who voted in favor of Johnson's impeachment. Signed by Speaker of the House, Schuyler Colfax, the House Clerk and 126 congressmen. Accompanied (5274.02) by small format Brady composite...
GLC05274.01
1868
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
Managers of the House of Representatives of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
A small format composite picture by Brady. Includes images of Benjamin F. Butler, James F. Wilson, Thaddeus Stevens, George S. Boutwell, Thomas Williams, John A. Logan and John Armour Bingham. These men were selected by the House to serve as managers...
GLC05274.02
11 October 1867
Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870)
to Edward George Washington Butler
Lee, President of Washington College, replies to a letter from General Butler. Acknowledges the receipt of a pamphlet entitled "Oaths, Amnesties, & Rebellions." Discusses the execution of Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, before a firing...
GLC05275
circa 23 August 1876
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
to T. R. H. Johnson
No year cited, but preliminary research suggests the year of publication. Thanks Johnson, editor of The Monthly Elevator, for a bound volume recently sent. Remarks that the Elevator, an African American journal, is "laying the foundation of a...
GLC05312
17 August 1867
Davis, Jefferson
to Frank H. Alfriend
Noted at top "Strictly Confidential." Discusses events of 1850, 1857-8-9 and 1860-61. He argues that repeal of the Missouri Compromise logically allowed nullification of other things as well. Blames abolitionism. Argues that the South had to...
GLC05344.01
10 May 1870
Williams, J. (fl. 1870)
to John T. Caine
Comments on managing the Salt Lake Theatre with Hiram Clawson, and having to pay all the proceeds to the landlord. He mentions that Clawson brought up Caine's situation (taking up residence in Washington, D.C. in order to protest anti-Mormon federal...
GLC05493.03
1865-1869
English, John G. (fl. 1827-1869)
[Post-war plantation diary and journal of Mississippi cotton planter]
English mentions Confederate generals visiting, Civil War battles, slavery, and Reconstruction, among other topics. Provides a list of all slave families on this Mississippi Cotton plantation. Contains a detailed account of crops planted, weather...
GLC05497
circa 1875-1885
Cable, George Washington (1844-1925)
[I believe in beauty and in joy...]
Cable quotes Charlotte Oliver, in part: "As to the resurrection, punishment and reward, I can't see what my noblest choice has to do with them; they seem to be God's part of the matter; mine is to love perfect beauty and perfect joy...."
GLC05508.059
15 January 1866
Semmes, Raphael (1809-1877)
to Andrew Johnson
Letter draft written in prison by the former commander the CSS "Alabama" to the President defending himself against all charges. Discusses the surrender agreement at Greensboro, the definition of treason, the United States Constitution, and his...
GLC05590
1867/03/26, 1865
Ashley, James M. (fl. 1864-1867)
Carte de visite vignette profile bust portrait of J.M. Ashley, by Brady
1865 imprint, signed and dated 3/26/1867.
GLC05596.01
1867/03/26
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott (1817-1875)
Carte de visite 3/4 bust portrait, by M.B. Brady, signed front and back
Shows Bramlette in civilian clothing (as Gov. of Kentucky?), facing slightly to the left. Signature is dated postwar.
GLC05596.02
29 June 1875
Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891)
to Henry C. Rives
States that he does not have an autograph of the late President Lincoln that he can send.
GLC05603.01.11
1 July 1867
Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869)
[Appointment of Albert Harrington as a cadet in the United States Military]
Signed by Stanton as Secretary of War and Edmund Schriver as Inspector of the Military Academy.
GLC05603.01.19
4 May 1867
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873)
to Jehu Glancy Jones
Chase, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, replies to a letter from Jones, a judge and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania. States that his own acquaintances in Philadelphia are nearly completely social. Expresses...
GLC05677.01
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