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June 30, 1881
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
to wife
Manuscript telegram entirely in the hand of the telegrapher, concerning personal matters. Written on Executive Mansion Telegram stationery.
GLC01480
April 20, 1813
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to James Monroe
Written in his neatest hand. Adams thanks Secretary of State Monroe for a favorable report concerning his son's diplomatic service, at St. Petersburg, and alluding to the appointment of his son to peace commissioner. John Quincy had been appointed...
GLC01481
August 18, 1807
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to Caesar A. Rodney
Written as President to his Attorney General. Recipient from address leaf. Free franked. Written in Monticello
GLC01483
April 19, 1844
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
to Silas M. Stilwell
Encloses further respite of execution for David Babe, alias William Brown. Silas M. Stillwell was the U.S. Marshall at New York.
GLC01486
February 15, 1866
Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks), 1837-1892
to Edwin M. Stanton
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Captain Brisbin informs Stanton, Secretary of War, of the battles he participated in during the Civil War. Relates in detail injuries he obtained and...
GLC01504.02.08
February 28, 1866
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
to Andrew Johnson
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Cameron, former Secretary of War, and John Cerode request that President Johnson appoint Brisbin as a Colonel or Brigadier General in the regular army...
GLC01504.02.09
April 25, 1866
Burbridge, Stephen Gano, 1831-1894
to James S. Brisbin
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Major General Burbridge wishes to aid Brisbin in preserving his reputation following recent slander. Recounts Brisbin's meritorious service as...
GLC01504.02.13
August 12, 1851
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
to William M. Lowry
Written as Congressman. Marked "Private" at the top of first page. Johnson relates that he is powerless to stop Lowry from being removed from his position as postmaster in Greeneville, Tennessee: "So you may consider the die as being cast."...
GLC01516
March 22, 1933
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
to Ellison DuRant Smith
Concerns Smith's amendment to the farm bill of 1933. Worries that he may lose the support of organized farm forces. Advises him to discuss the bill with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. Date inferred from contents. Written on White...
GLC01520
December 26, 1961
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
to Nate White
President Kennedy informs White, the Business and Financial Editor of the newspaper "The Christian Science Monitor," that the Marshall Plan was implemented to "encourage the economic integration of Western Europe," not to establish Europe as a "band...
GLC01521
circa 1 November 1864
Ringwalt & Brown, fl. 1863-1865
[Broadside regarding recruitment of African Americans and celebrating emancipation in Maryland]
Printed in commemoration of the adoption of emancipation in Maryland. The print incorporates five illustrations, three documenting African American combat valor and two related to emancipation and the future of African Americans. At the top of the...
GLC05701
4 March 1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol, March 4, 1865.
Contemporary printing of Lincoln's second inaugural address. Printed in dark blue ink. Title is in large, bold type with the text of the address in double columns underneath.
GLC06044
1897
Hammond, B.F., fl. 1897
Afro-American Monument
Oil process chromo-lithographic poster. A picture of an angel putting her hand on the head of a slave, surrounded by nine vignettes depicting scenes from slavery to results of emancipation. Includes pictures of Booker T. Washington and Frederick...
GLC08941
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912
Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation
Depicts a menacing-looking Lincoln slumping in his chair writing the Emancipation Proclamation with his left foot sitting on top of a copy of the U.S. Constitution. Demon imagery is found throughout. The Statue of Liberty's head is covered by Lincoln...
GLC00493.03
1861, 1863-1865
Harpers Weekly
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 5, no. 210 (January 5, 1861); vol.7, no. 314 (January 3, 1863) - vol. 9, no. 470 (December 30, 1865)] [Decimalized .01-.04]
Features article and illustration on emancipated children in New Orleans.
GLC00623
January 13, 1622
Brandt, Sebastian, fl. 1600-1625
to Henry Hovener
Requests having the London Company send him supplies. Requests his nephew (the son of Phillip Brandt) be sent to Virginia from Derbyshire. Mentions Admiral of the Jamestown District John Pountis. Written in Elizabethan secretarial hand. Docket...
GLC00708
September 22, 1779
Groves, William, fl. 1769-1779
to unknown
Groves reports the capture of the British schooner Revenge. The schooner, formerly commanded by Hugh Gorden, is expected to arrive at Beverly Port.
GLC01412.57
December 20, 1776
DeBlois, Elizabeth, 1761-1843
to Isaac Winslow Esq. and wife
Deblois writes to her sister and brother in New York. She comments on her good health and hopes that she sees her family again soon. A postscript mentions rebels leaving Cumberland (Nova Scotia). Paper contains a loyalist watermark.
GLC01412.60
September 11, 1783
Prevost, Augustine, 1744-1821
to Dr. Stringer
Writes to inform Stringer that he has been ordered to disband provincial troops and will be embarking for St. Johns [Saint John River in present-day New Brunswick, Canada].
GLC01412.63.01
October 26, 1777
Cotton, Theophilus, fl. 1767-1777
to Joseph Spencer
Reports to Major General Joseph Spencer that some boatmen refused to obey orders in a "mutinous manner". Cotton asks that Spencer try the men because the crime is of too high a nature for him to try them himself. The men's names are included in...
GLC01412.63.02
1783-1815
Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791
to Jonathan Hudson or Benjamin Levy
This is the address leaf for a letter sent by Benjamin Harrison, a Virginian Continental Congressman and Declaration of Independence signer, to Jonathan Hudson or Benjamin Levy, merchants in Baltimore. It was sent using a free frank under Harrison's...
GLC01412.65
May 11, 1776
Lee, Charles, 1732-1782
to Edmund Pendleton
Discusses the differences in pay for Continental and state soldiers. Comments on the activities of "Mr. Agnew who was lately tryed by the Committee" and other Tories as they related to the British assault on Hog Island. Written to Pendleton as...
GLC01421
1493
Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506
Epistola Christofori Colom... de insulis Indie supra Gangem.... [exploration]
First edition, in Latin, second (corrected) issue, printed at Rome after 29 April 1493. Gothic type; 33 lines per page. Pamphlet printing letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain concerning his first voyage to America, the so-called...
GLC01427
February 18, 1863
Jones, William, 1760-1831
to Philip B. Jones
One letter addressed to Philip B. Jones from William W. Jones dated Feburary 18, 1863. Pertains to paying $1,400 for a 35-year old enslaved man named Joe currently being held in Gradys Jail. Also mentions that Joe's wife (unnamed) was included in the...
GLC01449.02
March 24, 1778
Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804
to Joseph Clarke
States that he is transmitting from the Treasury Board to Clarke Continental Loan Office certificates amounting to $521,000 escorted by Mr. Norton Brailsford and William Dodd. Reports that he sent $21,000 in certificates from Baltimore last summer...
GLC01450.008.06
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