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1888 ca.
Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893
[Cabinet card portrait of Frances F. Cleveland]
Cabinet card. Stamped and copyrighted by C. M. Bell, 463-465 Penna. Ave, 701 Fifteenth St., Washington, D.C.
GLC08610
1919
Pershing, John J., 1860-1948
Final report of Gen. John J. Pershing
Pershing's report on the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Printed by U.S. G.P.O. Inscribed to Governor "W. L. Harding" [sic].
GLC08612
1816
Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817
Report... respecting the valuation of lands... in Pennsylvania
Printed by William A. Davis. Report written as Secretary of Treasury.
GLC08614
18 April 1865
[Union soldier's letter]
Has very strong feelings against the South. Writes that all traitors in the North should be burned at the stake. Feels that if it had not been for the traitors of the North, the war would have ended a long time ago. The letter is incomplete.
GLC08618
1815-1817
Reports of State, Treasury and War Departments re: War of 1812
GLC08636
8 February 1849
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]
Message of the President of the United States, James K. Polk, including all correspondence with Secretary of State James Buchanan regarding peace negotiations with Mexico. Includes treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed 2 February 1848. Bound...
GLC08640
1852
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Freedom national; slavery sectional. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, ...
Title continues, " ... on his motion to repeal the fugitive slave bill, in the Senate of the United States, August 26, 1852." Printed by Buell and Blanchard. Untrimmed.
GLC08644
1861
United States War Department
General Orders
10 volumes of General Orders of the War Department from 1861-1869.
GLC08646
20 October 1864
Forbes, Paul Siemen, 1808-1886
to My Dear Admiral
Forbes, a Union naval officer, writes about General Ulysses S. Grant's strategy on his advance towards Richmond. " ... Grant's plan is by extending his lines westward to cut off Lee from escaping in that direction and joining his forces to those of...
GLC08656
1795
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Message of the President [official documents re: Genet affair]
Printed by Matthew Carey
GLC08660
November 1862
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
What They Have to Do Who Stay at Home
Written by Olmsted as General Secretary of the U.S. Sanitary Commission. Touts the good work of the Sanitary Commission, but "What They Have To Do" is get involved. Calls for a better system of donation and distribution of supplies to alleviate the...
GLC08665
1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Message of the President of the United States transmitting a copy of the treaty between the United States and her Britannic Majesty for the suppresion of the African slave trade
The printed text of a treaty between the United States and Britain to aid in suppression of the international slave trade. Also contains correspondence between William H. Seward and Richard Lyons, the British diplomat on the subject. Lyons and...
GLC08667
12 March 1867
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
[General order no. 16 to abolish the system of peonage in the Territory of New Mexico]
Transmits the act of Congress abolishing peonage in New Mexico "and other parts of the United States." States "that the holding of any person to service or labor under the system known as peonage is hereby declared to be unlawful, and the same is...
GLC08668
1861-1863 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Carte de visite of James B. Floyd]
Annotated "Floyd the Thief" on mount and verso. Inscription also reads: James Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863), Va. Gov. Sec. of War. Conf. Gnl."
GLC08671
7 March 1872
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
to Hannibal Hamlin
Responding to Hamlin's "letter requesting me to furnish the Committee over which you preside, any and all evidence" for an investigation into misconduct in arms sales. Discusses his speeches in the Senate on the issue. Stands by his accusations and...
GLC08680
Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894
Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt
Full title is: "Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt, Upon the Policy of the General Government, the Pending Revolution, Its Objects, and the Duty of Kentucky in the Crisis." Printed by Henry Polkinhorn in Washington, D.C. Printed copy of a letter Holt...
GLC08694
1809
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Message from the President... A statement of the militia....
GLC08698
9 March 1829
Marshall, John, 1755-1835
Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall ...
Title continues, "... March 9th 1829, Justices Washington, Story, Duval, Johnson, and Thompson, also present, In a Writ of Error from the Eastern District of Louisiana, In the Case of Foster & Elam, Plaintiffs in Error, vs. Neilson, Defendant in...
GLC08699
6 February 1850
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
[California and New Mexico]
Message from President Taylor including all reports and correspondence relating to California and New Mexico. Lacks a proper cover.
GLC08701
24 January 1850
Message from the President of the United States, communicating information called for by the resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, in relation to California and New Mexico
Includes all reports from the heads of departments which contain information in President Taylor's possession regarding California and New Mexico. Book lacks proper cover.
GLC08702
1845/12/02
Message from the President [disbound]
GLC08703
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
A system of national finance. Notes explanatory of Mr. Chase's plan of national finance.
Explains Chase's plan for creating a national currency and enabling all existing banks to become national institutions. Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
GLC08704
1865 ca.
[Carte de visite of John A. Logan]
GLC02136.29
30 August 1856
Clephane, Lewis, 1824-1897
To the opponents of slavery extension.
The Congressional Republican Committee calls on Republicans to spread literature against the extension of slavery. Lists documents and prices which the Republican Association will furnish upon request. Clephane was Secretary of the Association, and...
GLC02142
1842/10/08
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
to Thomas W. Ward re: removal of goverment from Austin and archives
Signed as President of Texas. Refers to the removal of the government from Austin to Washington-on-the-Brazos, and the need to remove the archives, a removal that eventually led to the Texas "archives war."
GLC02145.02
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