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2 June 1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Pass for John Ford
Signed by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War. Pass for John Ford to visit the stage and private boxes in Ford's Theatre.
GLC02011
circa 13 February 1862
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to George Washington Custis Lee
Autograph endorsement signed in pencil "J.D.", on address leaf of a letter from Weldon N. Edwards to Jefferson Davis dated 13 February 1862 from Raleigh, North Carolina. Edwards, writing as president of the North Carolina Secession Convention, sends...
GLC02017
29 November 1861
Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
to James Tyler Ames
Field writes to Ames in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Writes, "As a personal favor to me will you consent to manufacture in the very best manner of the very best materials one repeating gun, similar to the one you saw exhibited to the President in...
GLC02019
1819/09/26
Austin, Moses, fl. 1802-1819
Deed to plot of land sold to Robert Bruffy (cos. Mary Austin)
Notarized by Sam Woodson, clerk. Conveying deed to Robert Bruffy. Early land document for Missouri settlement.
GLC02022
23 December 1847
Blair & Rives
Congressional Globe [New Series...No. 4]
Lincoln's Spot Amendment Speech on page 64 condemns the pretexts for starting the war with Mexico. Requests proof from President Polk that American blood was shed on American soil and that the enemy provoked the Americans, and asks if those Americans...
GLC02025
7 March 1862
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
to Isabella M. Hill
Relates accounts of his long a hard marches. Says General Thomas Jackson's "situation is very, very, very critical," as he is being pressed by the Union army, and hopes he is "fortunate in extricating himself." While McClellan and the bulk of the...
GLC01977
September 9, 1842
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Elections in Sangamon County, Illinois, for State Representatives...
Said to have been presented to his fiance Mary Todd, listing election results for 1832, 1834 and 1836. Lincoln has signed his name three times, once for each time he ran. Attested by clerk Noah W. Matheny, pages 2-3, with seal on p. 3. See...
GLC01978
1861/04/29
Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863
to John Letcher re: building railroad between Strasburg & Wincester
Jackson recommends building the railroad for military purposes.
GLC01979
1775/04/10; 1776/01/01; 1786/05
[Three pieces of currency from the colonial and early republic periods. Decimalized].
GLC01980.05
1927
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Gold liberty coin
Coin ca. 32 mm diameter. Collateral to FDR gold order
GLC01983.03
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