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to his Holiness, Pope Pius IX

Letter of credence for Rufus King as U.S. Minister to Papal States.

GLC01000

[Civil War Songbook]

Contains lyrics to several martial, sentimental, religious and romantic songs. Titles include "John Brown Song" (usually called "John Brown's Body") "Sung by Fletcher Webster's Regiment in Boston [sic]," "Traitor, Spare That Flag," "Oh, For a Home...

GLC00968

[Two items relating to Woodrow Wilson] [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC00971

to John G. Walker

Discusses the "disposition of forces under my command" with Major General Walker. Comments on their locations and plans to move. He intends to go to Black River. Confederate Major General Wharton commanded the cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi...

GLC00973

to Arthur Lee

Warns his brother, then on a diplomatic mission with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane to obtain aid from France during the American Revolution, about the intrigue surrounding the recently recalled Deane. Indicates that Deane has formed a faction...

GLC00975

Letters to William B. Rochester regarding establishment & closing of the Bank of United States [decimalized .001-.040]

Forty letters written as President of the Bank of the United States to William B. Rochester, who intended to establish a new branch of the bank in Buffalo, New York. Letters are regarding the re-chartering of the Bank of the United States as Biddle...

GLC00976

to William Goddard

Writes about defense preparations in Georgia. Advises that a full board of devoted men has been assembled and are in very good spirits. Indicates that they have prepared several fire vessels to defend against the British navy and erected a small...

GLC00977

to John Dennison Baldwin

Discusses his recollection of an anti-slavery convention and his support for President Abraham Lincoln. Dana was currently U.S. district attorney for Massachusetts, appointed by Lincoln.

GLC00978

to Samuel Joseph May

Invites May to the quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in Lynn, Massachusetts. Indicates that "Stanton, Garrison, Loring, Sewall, everybody wishes thee to be with us on the occasion." Mentions a Missouri statement from years...

GLC00979

Broadside re: bringing rioters to justice [Whiskey Rebellion]

GLC00981