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16 April 1878
Parker, Ely S., 1828-1895
to Isaac Shanks re: asking a Tonawanda chief to help his sister manage his farm
Written on stationery of the NYC Police Department. Parker was a chief in the Seneca Indian tribe.
GLC03829
circa 1861
Silsbee, Case & Co.
Carte de visite of Frank K Brownell
Brownell holding saber and wearing Medal of Honor. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 20, 1877 for killing the murderer of Col. Elmer Ellsworth.
GLC03830
30 March 1862
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
to Edwin M. Stanton
Halleck writes to Stanton to report on Union troop strength in the western theater. Llists the number of troops under Generals Grant, Pope, Curtis, Strong, Steele, and Schofield, and the numbers in several state militia. Written on stationery of the...
GLC03831
10 May 1864
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
to Horatio G. Wright.
Meade, Commander of the Army of the Potomac, informs General Wright that General Gershom Mott "taken position on your left will be under your direction." Instructs Wright to General Ambrose Burnside's relief if Wright hears heavy firing at Burnside...
GLC03832
1861-1865 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Carte de visite of Irvin McDowell]
Signed on mount. Published by E. Anthony.
GLC03833
4 May 1863
Steele, Frederick, 1819-1868
to Irvin McDowell
Written at 2:00 am on Headquarters of the Army of the South West stationery, but Army of the South West has been crossed out, and 1st Division written in its place. General Steele writes to McDowell, who served as president of the court for...
GLC03835
1856-1865
West, Lewis H., 1829-?
Correspondence of 90 letters and documents with 3 maps on the blockade of Port Royal, South Carolina [decimalized .01-.90]
West was a Union naval officer in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, mostly serving off South Carolina and Georgia. This collection begins with three documents from West's service on a merchant marine ship off China. He served on the USS "Perry"...
GLC03836
2 November 1861 - 20 February 1865
Tindall, Gideon F., fl. 1834-1865
[Three volumes of letterpress copy books of G. F. Tindall]
Three volumes of letterpress copies of letters written by Tindall. First volume contains mostly letters written as assistant superintendent for the railroad in Dunkirk, New York, from November 1861 until May 1864, though many of these were written...
GLC03837
6 August 1863
Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908
To the freedmen in the Department of the South
Circular declaring: "The President of the United States having appointed the 6th day of August, 1863, as a day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise for the glorious victories of our armies over the enemies of our country... Although you are still in the...
GLC03839
20 March 1860
Todd, Gabriel, fl. 1860
[Petition of a freeman Edward D. Martin to be enslaved]
Petition to the Texas Court. Writes that "petition further represents to your Honor that he desires to avail himself of the law permitting him to select a master and become a slave; and believing Edward D. Martin, a citizen... to be a proper person...
GLC03840
21 September 1812
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
to George G. Channing
Personal letter in which Ellery describes a man named Mr. Otis as "a mellifluous, pathetic speaker" and explains his views on the relationship between business activities and intellectual improvement as well as the proverbial saying "laugh and be...
GLC03841
4 December 1797
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
to John Nicholson
Discusses a plan to be able to pay off his debts. Sends "a piece of cold comfort for poor Charles Young" (a document not included) with the comment that it "is the best that my poor tortured brain could spin out this Night." Asks Nicholson to sign...
GLC03842
12 February 1862
Pendleton, Alexander S., 1840-1864
to Anzolette Page
Writes to ask his mother if his sisters, Mary and Rose, may travel to Richmond, Virginia to attend the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as Confederate President. Humorously phrases the request in military terms, describing the request for a...
GLC03844
1797-1820
Varnum, Joseph B., 1751-1821
Letters to Varnum re: military & political, Quasi-War, 1812, patronage [Decimalized .01- .22]
See separate inventory.
GLC03845
1781-1782
Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838
[Captain Lincoln's Revolutionary War log book containing detailed copies of reports]
Includes rolls containing the names of soldiers, accounts of arms returned to the quartermaster, inspection returns, and other military reports. On the inner front cover, notes the capture of a prisoner and the transfer of a soldier.
GLC03846
15 April 1782
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
[Muster roll for the 3rd Company, 7th Massachusetts Regiment]
Signed by Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben as Major General and Inspector General of the United States Army, certifying the muster roll as valid. Signed by Gamaliel Bradford as Lieutenant. Plus five collateral newspapers clippings that seem unrelated.
GLC03847
May 1782
Roll and muster of the 3rd company 7th Massachusetts regument taken for the month of May 1782
General Von Steuben signs as Inspector General of the Army of the United States. Captain Rufus Lincoln signifies that the muster roll is accurate on the 30 June 1782. Lists the names of soldiers in Lincoln's company. Small tear in the top center.
GLC03848
1813-1820
Hewson, John, 1744-1821
Letters to Rufus Lincoln [Decimalized .01-.08]
Includes personal news and an account of his escape from the British in New York in 1778. Accompanied by a sheet of paper that appears to have originally stored the documents, stating "Capt Hewsons Letters to my Father Rufus Lincoln." Includes a...
GLC03849
1869
Valentine, Edward V., fl. 1866-1869
Carte de visite of Matthew Fonatine Maury
ANS of Edward V. Valentine, who took picture, on verso
GLC03850
Peck, Jesse T., 1811-1883
The history of the great republic, considered from a Christian stand-point.
Signed by Joshua L. Chamberlain as Governor of Maine. Printed by Broughton and Wyman. Apparently a salesman's mock-up copy, containing binding samples and list of subscribers following the printed text. Chamberlain is one of 32 signers who were...
GLC03851
1898
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914
Maine at Gettysburg.
Title continues, Report of Maine Commissioners, Prepared by the Executive Committee. Chamberlain's presentation notice pasted onto the front flyleaf. Includes maps, photographs, narrative reports, rosters, monument dedications, and casualty reports...
GLC03852
28 June 1858
Ericsson, John, 1803-1889
to unknown
Letter to an unknown recipient that tells of a successful test of an engine. Says "The engine proved perfect on the first go off on Saturday and near worked for 7 hours without stopping."
GLC03855
January 1865 - December 1865
Vaughn, Charles E., fl. 1865
Soldier's diary, Co. I, 7th Regt. Vermont Vols. re: Mobile, with photograph
The diary is about 65 pp. Includes a postwar cabinet photograph of an elderly Vaughn in uniform.
GLC03856
17 November 1861 - 1866
Eveleth, George M., 1837-1879
[Collection of George M. Eveleth, H company, 25th regiment, Massachusetts, infantry]
The correspondence concerns Roanoke Island, the Union advance on Richmond, joining Sherman's army. Also includes non-wartime letters.
GLC03857
1862-1864
Parrott, John A., fl. 1861-1877
[Collection of John A. Parrot, B company, 34th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]
This is a collection of the Civil War letters of John A. Parrott to his family at home. 34th Illinois. Father is C Parrot Esqr. Emma? Wife Sarah. William? Most of John's letters are addressed to one of his sisters, though it is often unclear...
GLC03858.01
Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877
Lieut. in 75th Illinois Vols. [decimalized]
GLC03858.02
1862-1865
Parrott, Family, fl. 1862-1865
Letters, some wardate with post-war collateral, 15th Mich. Vols.
Collection includes 29 letters, 5 receipts, 1 drawing, 1 carte-de-visite, 3 news clippings and 10 envelopes.
GLC03858.03
Churchill, Byron, 1846-?
[Collection of Byron E. Churchill, A company, 15th regiment, Michigan, infantry] [decimalized]
Sometimes signs as "Biron." Churchill's mother was Drazilla of St. Joseph Co., Burr Oak, Mich. His regiment served at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg and in the Atlanta campaign. His last letter in the field is dated Atlanta 8/24/1864 (#25); he was...
GLC03859
23 January 1862
Fitch, Alvah, 1828-?
Petition of inhabitants of Scipio and Venice to the Congress of the U. States
Inhabitants of Cayuga County, New York, ask Congress to pass a law "reducing all the rebellious States to Territories declare all the slaves free and as soon as the rebels can be drove out of a State or subdued give each resident of the State without...
GLC03860
12 June 1789
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Cotton Tufts re: political matters: state debts, excise bill
Written as Vice President. In closing, Adams writes "[t]he Note inclosed in your Letter I burned as you directed as soon as I had read it: but not untill it had made too deep an Impression on my heart as well as Memory. -- What shall I do, with that...
GLC03861
2 January 1851
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886
to Edward Augustus Stansbury
Adams writes to Stansbury, editor of the "Free Soil Courier" in Burlington, Vermont. Attests "the report of what I said at the Convention in the eighth District, which nominated Mr. Mann, is misrepresented, as every thing is misrepresented which...
GLC03863
15 November 1775
to Richard Henry Lee
Adams outlines the government that he envisions for America, that it should have executive, legislative and judicial branches, similar to the colonial government of Massachusetts. He also argues for a bicameral legislature and insists that judges...
GLC03864
7 July 1864
Winslow, John Ancrum, 1811-1873
to Charles D. Cleveland
Written from the U.S.S. Kearsarge by Commander Winslow, who replies to a congratulatory note from Charles Dexter Cleveland, the U.S. consul at Cardiff, Wales. Winslow had sunk the C.S.S. Alabama off the coast of France on June 19, 1864, one of the...
GLC03867.01
14 July 1864
Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877
to Captain Davies
Tells Captain Davies he will be unable to visit Cambridge for "some weeks," even though he would like to go. Says he will visit him if he finds the time to make it to Cambridge. Also thanks Mrs. Davies for the invitation. Semmes was writing from the...
GLC03867.02
2 April 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to Godfrey Weitzel
Grant telegraphs instructions for what he thought might be the final assault on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. "You need not assault in the morning unless you have good reason for believing the enemy are leaving. We have a good...
GLC03868
8 April 1833
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Lewis Cass
Writes to Secretary of War Cass to inform him that the Reverend Mr. Campbell of the Executive Committee of the Board of Foreign & Domestic Missionaries, who delivered this letter, was coming to talk with Cass about extending their missions to the...
GLC03870
29 April 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[President Abraham Lincoln appoints William W. Ross as an agent for the Pottowatomie Indians in Kansas]
Countersigned by Caleb Blood Smith, Secretary of the Interior. Features embossed seal of the Department of the Interior.
GLC04206
9 August 1931
Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943
to Grady Porter
Carver, a celebrated agricultural chemist, requests peanut vines from Porter, a researcher from a peanut processing plant in Columbus, Georgia. In an attempt to assist Porter in peanut planting and diagnosing peanut disease, Carver states that...
GLC04207
1 November 1836
[Pardon of Richard W. Davis for cruelly and inhumanly beating a Negro in Georgetown].
Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State Asbury Dinkins. Pardoned by Jackson after serving his one-month prison sentence because Davis was unable to pay a fine of $10 and court costs, and on the recommendation of the judge and the district...
GLC04211
1878
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
United States Commission of fish and fisheries. Part IV. Report of the Commissioner for 1875-1876.
Includes sections: A. "An Inquiry into the decrease of the Food-Fishes" and B. "The Propagation of Food-Fishes in the waters of the United States." Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. An extensive history of fisheries...
GLC04213
1829
Statement on the Part of the United States, of the case... [Canadian boundary]
Concerning the dispute between the US and Britain over the border between Canada and Maine, which was arbitrated by the King of the Netherlands.
GLC04214
21 March 1778
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Alexander McDougall
Introduction of French engineer, Colonel Louis des Hayes de la Radiere, who was to superintend fortifications on the North (Hudson) River. Washington appointed de la Radiere to oversee the construction of the Hudson's Highlands in late 1777, but a...
GLC04215
18 September 1787
to Elizabeth M. Clymer
A one page note pasted in oblong direction on front pastedown of Barlow's Vision of Columbus. (The book is carried on inventory as GLC 4217.01.) Written as president of the Constitutional Convention. The Barlow book was printed in Hartford.
GLC04217
1787
Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812
The Vision of Columbus; A Poem in Nine Books [part of GLC 4217]
Supplemental record for book holding a George Washington letter. USE WITH CARE. With a 12 page subscribers' list which includes George Washington, Lafayette, Franklin (6 copies), Thomas Paine, Louis XVI, many other prominent figures. This work was...
GLC04217.01
1 January 1844
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
Statement Showing expenditures on account of Magnetic Telegraph
Details the amount of money drawn from the Treasury, expenditure, and the balance left for the magnetic telegraph. Morse signed as Superintendent of the Electro Magnetic Telegraph. Entire right edge of paper is damaged with paper loss.
GLC04234
1870/03
Unclaimed 1870 IRS tax notice for George William (incomplete), with 1 cent stamp
GLC04242
4 March 1809
Madison, James, 1751-1836
National Intelligencer Extra.
Printing of James Madison's first inaugural address and announcement of his inauguration. Docketed on verso.
GLC04244
1857-1859
Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887
Report on the United States and Mexican boundary Survey...
House Executive Document no. 135 (25th Congress, 1st Session). Two volumes printed in three, with 5 maps and charts, 346 plates and numerous lithographic illustrations. Report comissioned by the Secretary of Interior; survey conducted by William H...
GLC04249
1848
Mexico, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
Tratado de paz, amistad, limites y arreglo definitivo entre la Republica mexicana y los Estados-Unidos de America [In Spanish]
Title continues "Concluido por los plenipotenciarios en Guadalupe Hidalgo el 2 de febrero, ratificado en Washington el 10 de marzo, y en Querétaro el 30 de mayo de 1848." Bilingual Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican War. First complete...
GLC04257
3 March 1791
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Act of Congress for management of district jails]
Printed document signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Signed in type by Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg as Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Adams as Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate, and approved by...
GLC04259
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