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13 July 1849
Peuse, James M., fl. 1849
[Receipt for the sale of three slaves]
Receipt for the sale of three slaves named Dolly, Sally and Martha, for the price of $475 in cash. Sold to Joseph Nuckold [?]. Signature illegible.
GLC08543
2 January 1863
Fergus, Daniel, fl. 1863
[Receipt for purchase of slave]
Certifies receipt of $1900 from William R. and John Curtey[?] for a slave named Ward. Signed a day after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
GLC08544
9 December 1839
Branche, W., fl. 1839
[Tax form listing slaves, horses, etc.]
Tax form for Mr. Robert Shanks listing his property including at least two slaves. Lists the taxes that must be paid for each item. For Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
GLC08545
1864
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Think before you vote!
Union broadside to citizens of Michigan promoting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President. Denounces Democratic candidate General George McClellan. Ends with, "If the Union and government is not maintained, the nation is...
GLC08546
1893
Boies, Henry M., fl. 1893
Prisoners and paupers [criminal justice]
Printed by Putnam.
GLC08549
circa 1838
[Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]
One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man...
GLC08551
1791/03/02
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 88 (March 2, 1791)]
"An Act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the United States" is reprinted on the front page. So is "An Act Regulating the number of Representatives to be chosen by the States of Kentucky and Vermont." The first act established the...
GLC08552
18 April 1789-22 April 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 3 (April 18, 1789-April 22, 1789)]
Issue describes Adams' s trip from Massachusetts to New York to assume the vice presidency and presidency of the Senate. Describes in detail his trip from Westchester into the city. Contains John Langdon's, president pro tempore of the Senate, speech...
GLC08553
23 July 1861
The New-York times. [Vol. 10, no. 3068 (July 23, 1861)]
Battle of First Bull Run
GLC08555
1865
Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896
Following the Flag. From August, 1861 to Nov. 1862
Written under the pseudonym of "Carleton." Printed by Tichnor and Fields.
GLC08556
1862
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
Decision of Chief Justice Taney in the Merryman case, upon the writ of habeas corpus.
Printed by John Campbell. Published by John Campbell. Second addition. Taney states "The Constitution provides, as I have before said, that 'no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.' It declares that...
GLC08557
20 March 1783
Willis, Nathaniel, 1755-1831
Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser. [Vol. XV (March 20, 1783)]
Reports the preliminary terms of a peace treaty between the United States and Great Britain, ending the American Revolution. There is also a long article on suicide, political news items, and advertisements. The name "Northampton" is written on the...
GLC08558
12 December 1810
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Columbian centinel. [No. 2784 (Dec. 12, 1810)]
Includes a message from President James Madison to Congress on the topic of "The embarrassments which have prevailed in our foreign relations." Also contains a "memorial of the Revolutionary Convention of West-Florida" and President Madison's...
GLC08559
8 February 1883
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Complimentary Dinner by Mr. George B. Corkhill to Gen. W.T. Sherman U.S.A
Menu for dinner, given on Sherman's 63rd birthday. Signed twice by Sherman. Also signed by guests, including John Sherman, Philip Sheridan, W.B. Allison and John A. Logan. With sketched image of Sherman on front cover; sketch with the words,...
GLC08561
10 April 1864
Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890
to Henry W. Kip
At Kip's request, provides an autograph in which he describes himself as a "plain Hoosier." Also states he would never knowingly give an autograph to a Copperhead: "I love to hate all such."
GLC08562
3 October to 12 December 1863
Brennan, Matthew T., fl. 1822-1870
[Draft riot damage checks from the Broadway Bank, New York City]
Countersigned by Mayor George Opdyke, Clerk J.B. Young, and registered by County Book Keepers S.C. Lynes, Jr. and James Watson. Endorsed checks for riot damages ranging in amounts from $4.20 to $44.
GLC08563
1837-1858
Six manumission documents for slaves [Decimalized .01-.06]
All from St. Louis County, Missouri.
GLC08564
1863/11, 1884 ca.
Davis, fl. 1884-1930
An Old Historical group. Lincoln and his Secretaries
Cabinet card of Abraham Lincoln sitting with John Nicolay and John Hay. Copyright 1884 by Dennis Williams, Crayon Artist, Springfield, Ill. Imprint of Davis of Beardstown, Ill. Republication of the 11/8/1863 photograph by Gardner. Ostendorf O-76.
GLC08565
1824/03/12
Cartwright, John, fl. 1824
to John Q. Adams re: requesting books be sent to American leaders
Addressed to John Adams Secretary of the American Legation, but really John Quincy. Requests books for Jefferson, Adams (Senior), Monroe, Harvard University and the University of Virginia.
GLC08566
11 February 1793
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
[Circular letter regarding fees payable to United States revenue officers]
A circular letter from the treasury department, signed by Tench Coxe, regarding fees payable to United States revenue officers handling foreign "distilled spirits, wine, and tea."
GLC08569
1892
Gibbon, John, 1827-1896
Sketches from the Battle-Fields of the War. Bull Run.
Recollection of the Battle of Bull Run, written in three parts. Draft of an article with pen corrections. Fifty-six pages combined (Part I is twelve, Part II is thirteen, and Part III is thirty one).
GLC08572
1782
Hicks, Elias, fl. 1782
The select works of William Penn.
Each inscribed on a front flyleaf by Elias Hicks: "Elias Hicks his Book / Price of the 5 Volumes L2 16 s. 9d. / ye 1st of 5th Mo. 1783." Third edition, volumes 1, 4 and 5. Printed in London by James Philips.
GLC08573
7 November 1862
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
to Henry Walke
Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Porter as commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Captain Walke as commander of the USS "Carondelet." Tells him to send the "General Bragg" to Memphis for any repairs. Says there is too little water in the river around...
GLC08575
16 May 1863
Turner, Thomas, 1808-?
Divisional order
Signed by Commodore Turner. This copy of the order could have been sent to Captain Thomas H. Patterson of the USS "James Adger," as the docket says "Jas Adger." Demands great vigilance of the blockaders. Has received information on a large fleet of...
GLC08576
14 December 1863
[List of farm animals, farm supplies, and destroyed crops]
States "United States of America to Savanah Billingsley & Livingston Brien." Possibly a list of items lost or damaged during military looting, possibly a supply inventory or request. Lists corn, fodder, cattle, sheep, bacon, and other items....
GLC08578
1862-1952
Books relating to Lincoln and Lincoln collections [decimalized]
GLC08580
1952
Barrett, Oliver Roger, 1873-1950
The immortal autograph letters, documents, manuscripts, portraits, personal relics, and other Lincolniana...
(title continues)... collected by the late Oliver R. Barrett, Chicago, sold by order of the executors of his estate and of Roger W. Barrett, Chicago. Published by Parke- Bernet Galleries, Inc. Lists items auctioned 19 and 20 February.
GLC08580.01
1900
Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944
The life of Lincoln [3 vols.]
GLC08580.02
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877
Sketches of the rise, progress, and decline of secession; with a narrative of personal adventures among the rebels.
Printed by George W. Childs in Philadelphia and in Cincinnati by Applegate & Co. With engraving of the author and signature in facsimile.
GLC08580.03
1859-1917
Books relating to Lincoln and other Civil War books [decimalized]
GLC08581
Abott, Abott A., fl. 1864
The Life of Lincoln
Campaign biography printed by T.R. Dawley, Publisher for the Million. With adverts at the end.
GLC08581.01
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
The state papers of Abraham Lincoln / Raymond, Ed.
GLC08581.02
1860
Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906
Compendium of the impending crisis of the south.
Published by A.B. Burdick, New York and printed by George Russell and Co.
GLC08581.03
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Public life of Capt. John Brown, by James Redpath, with an auto-biography of his childhood and youth.
Tells John Brown's life in heroic terms, praising him as a hero and a martyr. Signed by Alfred Chesebrough. Same book as GLC00267.212.
GLC08581.05
Gasparin, Agenor de, fl. 1862
Uprising of a Great People [Pro-Union Work by Frenchman, Translation]
GLC08581.06
Gurowski, Adam, fl. 1862
Diary from March 4, 1861 to November 12, 1862
GLC08581.07
1863
Hunnicutt, James W., 1814-?
The Conspiracy Unveiled. The South Sacrificed; or, the Horrors of Secession
Written by Reverend Hunnicutt who was the editor of the "Fredericksburg [Virginia] Christian Banner." Published by J.B. Lippincott & Co. Introductory remark says "The author of this unpretending volume being a Southern man by birth and education, by...
GLC08581.08
Farrar, C.C.S., fl. 1864
The War, Its Causes and Consequences
First edition published by Blelock & Company. Discusses the causes of the Civil War.
GLC08581.09
1917
Norwood, T.M., 1830-1913
A true vindication of the South
GLC08581.10
1830
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies, from the papers of Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Second edition. Published in Boston by Gray and Bowen. Signed by Hamilton Fish. This was the first of several attempts to replicate Thomas Jefferson's correspondence. Volumes 1 and 4 are mis-identified on the...
GLC08584
1844
Kendall, George W., fl. 1844-1856
Narrative of the Texas Santa Fe Expedition
Printed by Harper and Brothers
GLC08585
15 June 1861
Lloyd, James T., fl. 1861
Lloyd's American Railroad Weekly [Vol. 1, no. 48 (June 15, 1861)]
Inside the newspaper there is a large color map of the railroads of the Eastern United States as well as a smaller map of the railroads of Texas and the harbor in Pensacola, Florida. The map is the size of the entire newspaper folded out. Published...
GLC08586
Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866
Life of Abraham Lincoln
Printed by the Chicago Press and Tribune.
GLC08589
Campaign biography for the 1860 presidential election. Printed by Horace Greeley & Co. New York edition, Tribune tracts no. 6.
GLC08590
1889
Justice and Jurisprudence [judicial theory re: 13th thru 18th amendments]
GLC08591
1793
United States. Congress (1st : 1789-1791). Senate
Acts passed at a second Congress [Bill of Rights]
Printed by E. Oswald.
GLC08592
3 December 1864
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910
The Presidential Election, Nov. 8 - Scene at the Polls in the Army of the Potomac - Soldiers Voting
Shows soldiers voting in the presidential election of 1864. A Union poster is hanging on the voting tent. Sketched by the artist Joseph Becker. Extracted from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York, of 3 December 1864, page 172. Contains...
GLC08593
Currier & Ives
The Old Bull Dog on the Right Track
Published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street in New York. Depicts a very short and hostile General George McClellan and a very tall and confident Abraham Lincoln, both candidates in the 1864 presidential election, on the left side of the...
GLC08594
June 1862
Trinity Guard Co A. 1862
Large oval albumen photograph of Trinity College (later Duke Univ.) cadets.
GLC08595
[1790 ca.?]
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
The Government of the United Provinces [notes]
Gerry's notes on the history and constitution of Holland. Possibly copied from a history.
GLC08596
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