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[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of David McKittrich, master of the British Barque Envoy].

GLC00076.03

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Louis Burry].

Loius Burry, convicted of counterfeiting; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned for unstated reasons.

GLC00076.04

[Authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Diogenes Wetmore for fraud].

No reason given for pardon. Includes petitions and tranmission

GLC00076.05

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Thomas Noble].

GLC00076.06

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Eben Gupdill].

GLC00076.07

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Abraham Wise, L. Buckley, and A. Schwartz].

GLC00076.08

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of William D. Barnes].

GLC00076.09

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of J.N. Camp].

GLC00076.10

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Henry Gager].

GLC00076.11

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Jeremiah Mullins, Whit Duvalt, Oliver Brewer, and Soloman Garbe].

GLC00076.12

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Charles Moyer].

GLC00076.13

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of William Cunningham].

GLC00076.14

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Theodore Leffingwell].

GLC00076.15

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Seaborn Young].

GLC00076.16

[Speech to Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati]

President Monroe acknowledges the passing of the Revolutionary generation and movingly recalls their struggle in the "sacred cause of liberty." A signed transcription of Monroe's Independence Day speech to the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati...

GLC00069

to Ira Harris

Joseph Hooker circumvents the normal military practice of waiting to send out copies of battle reports until after their release through proper channels in order to scathingly criticize General George McClellan's leadership in the battle of...

GLC00072

to William M. Lawery

Noted as private. Andrew Johnson discusses the future path of his political career. He comments on his misgivings about running for office in the spring and summer. He states that he has "all to lose and nothing to make by another canvass of the...

GLC00075

to John Steele

James Monroe advises the collector of customs in Philadelphia on the rules to follow regarding released British prisoners of war sailing home. Also requests that the secretary of state's office be informed of every cartel sailing from Steele's...

GLC00323

to D. J. Patterson

Andrew Johnson discusses appointments and mentions helping a mutual friend, John H. Craff and that the appointment of a "John [Hural] a route agent on the Va [and] E Tenn Rail Road amounts to nothing..." He writes that he is "inclined to think though...

GLC00324

to Henry W. Halleck

Marked "Cipher" at top. Grant sends Halleck this telegram in response to a false alarm speculating that Lee might retreat south, and indicates the priority of providing his army with more horses for operations against Lee. Gives instructions on...

GLC00325

to Mrs. Anderson

A personal note written while Sherman was Commander-in-Chief on United States Army Headquarters stationery, reflecting some previous correspondence. Mentions Scott's Heart of Midlothian, which he calls a great novel, and speaks about the joys of...

GLC00331

to Joseph Rowe Smith

Union General Steele discusses mutual acquaintances with Smith, a doctor. Referring to General John Parker Hawkins, states "the only officer of the old Army about me is Genl. Hawkins, Mrs Canby's brother. He was Lt. in my Company where I was Capt. in...

GLC00332

to Kate Cowdin

Christopher Elliot Cowdin updates his wife of a recent visit to see his nephew Wallis, who belonged to an Irish Brigade which was part of the Army of the Potomac. He reports meeting General Newton (possibly John Newton), the brigade commander, and...

GLC00333

Letter of J. W. Ripley and endorsement of Abraham Lincoln concerning guns [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00337

The New-York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3794 (November 20, 1863)]

Front-page article describes Lincoln's address at the Gettysburg Battlefield to dedicate the cemetery. Also prints on page two the speech Edward Everett gave at Gettysburg. Other front page articles detail Civil War news, such as the rebels...

GLC00339.01

Evening star. [Vol. 25, no. 3782, (April 14, 1865)]

Includes an advertisement for "Our American Cousin" at Ford's New Theatre and an article on the decoration of Washington D.C. in celebration of General Lee's surrender and the end of the Civil War.
Half of the second sheet has been cut vertically and...

GLC00339.02

[Presidential pardon of Tom Galcatcher, convicted of larceny on 13 May 1901 and sentenced to five years in the U.S. penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth]

Convicted of larceny in the Indian Territory and pardoned by Theodore Roosevelt; no reason for pardon mentioned. Partially handwritten. Countersigned by Charles W. Russell, acting Attorney General.

GLC00342

General McClellan

Shortly after General Winfield Scott's retirement as head of the U.S. army, Lincoln writes to General McClellan, Scott's successor. Lincoln asks him to find a place for Major Wright, a member of Scott's former staff. McClellan's note on the verso...

GLC00343

to John B. Stonehouse Jr.

Writing to his son, John B. Stonehouse describes the interruption of the Washington, D.C. celebration of Lee's surrender by the assassination of President Lincoln and stabbing of Secretary of State William Seward. He then continues to give a detailed...

GLC00368.01

[John Wilkes Booth]

Carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth, seated holding pipe.

GLC00368.03

to William Whipple

Written by Bartlett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a colonel in New Hampshire militia to Whipple, also a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a Continental Congressman from New Hampshire. Congress, and therefore Whipple...

GLC00369

Orders to George Washington to blockade the Hudson River [Decimalized .01-.02]

Entirely in Hancock's hand except for clerical date. includes mezzo tint of Hancock.

GLC00372

to James McHenry

The letter is in response to McHenry's letter from December 9, 1796, which commented on Washington's last State of the Union address on December 7, 1796. Carroll, a member of the Maryland Senate, was particularly pleased with the condemnation of...

GLC00374

to John W. Geary

President Pierce writes to Geary, the newly appointed Governor of the Kansas Territory, emphasizing the delicacy and impartiality with which matters in the heavily pro-slavery territory should be handled. He covers the removal from office of various...

GLC00375

Acts passed at the first session of the eighth Congress [Louisiana purchase]

8vo; unrecorded separately (see seller desc.): Louisiana purchase: "An Act to enable the President to take possession..." Original blue paper wrapper as issued, faded and yellowed. Paper spine is largely lost.

GLC00380

Message from the President of the United States....

Printed by Roger C. Weightman. House Document no. 6. Slipcased with four other pamphlets. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent

GLC00381.01

Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies..

Printed by A & G. Way. House document no. 8 dated October 14, 1814. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent

GLC00381.02

Message from the President of the United States....

Senate document no.25 dated December 1, 1814. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent

GLC00381.03

Message from the President of the United States....

House document no. 66 dated February 20, 1815. War of 1812. Treaty of Ghent

GLC00381.04

Battle of Wilson's Creek

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Pristine colored image, dominated by the greens of the trees and grass, shows Union infantry of the 1st Iowa regiment emerging from the woods to attack a Confederate line in the...

GLC00316.01

Battle of Nashville

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Pristine color image shows victorious Union charge over either Shy's or Overton's Hills. Demoralized and wounded Confederates are shown retreating, while white Union calvarymen attack...

GLC00316.02

Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.

Published by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers at 76 and 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Depicts a charging column of mixed Confederate calvary and infantry on the right side of the image. Most of the Confederate calvary are American Indians dressed in...

GLC00317.01

Storming Fort Wagner

Depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, composed of African American soldiers, leading the charge upon Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. One African American soldier carries a United States flag. Lists the names of Union officers...

GLC00317.02

[Oath certifying Cuffee Saunders's purchase to freedom]

One document certifying Cuffee Saunders's emanicipation dated April 30, 1781. States that Saunders, who mustered with the enslaved name, Cuffee Wells, enlisted to the Continental Army in May 1777. The document is composed of two oaths attesting to...

GLC00318

Letter from Charles H. Olmstead to Edwin M. Stanton with transmittal letter concerning prisoners of war after Confederate surrender of Fort Pulaski [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00319

Essay Concerning Humane Understanding [1st edition, 2nd issue]

First edition [corrected titlepage] with the "Eliz. Holt" imprint, the "SS" of "Essay" correctly printed and the typographical ornament aligned. PMM 164, Wing L273

GLC00320

[An act to prevent destruction of wild fowl]

Bans night shooting of water fowl, as well as the use of floats, boats, and canoes in hunting them. Removed from "Acts and laws, passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England,...

GLC00321

to M. Dumas

Written as American ambassador to France to Dutchman Charles William Frederic Dumas at the Hague, who had wanted to negotiate a commercial treaty for America. Dumas had been refused. Jefferson points out past history and present problems, including...

GLC00322

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

First edition printing in original brown pebble cloth. Printed by James Munroe & Co., Boston; New York : George P. Putnam; Philadelphia : Lindsay and Blackiston; London : John Chapman, 1849. Based on a boat trip taken with his brother from Concord...

GLC00326

to Absalom Janes

Sherwood, President of Shurtleff College, writes to Colonel Janes, a trustee of Mercer University. He writes, "A lady from La. was visiting at Jacksonville a few days ago with a servant girl: an abolitionist decoyed her off & took her into Greene Co...

GLC00328