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4 March 1784
Cherokee Nation
Articles of a treaty concluded .... [with] the North Cherokee Indians
Certified as a true copy on p.6. Apparently ratified Nov. 1785.
GLC00496.016
1861-1865
[Civil war patriotic postal cover collection]
Two scrapbooks with 2133 covers and some broadsides pasted in. Containing many unusual Union covers, a number of which are rare and unlisted in Wolcott. Scarce designs from printers such as Magnus, Berlin & Jones, etc., with single, tonal or...
GLC00496.017
April 18, 1775
Clymer, George, 1739-1813
to Committee of Correspondence of the County of Berks
Also signed by Joseph Reed, John Cadwalader, Thomas Mifflin, Jonathan B. Smith, John Benezet, James Mease, John Nixon, and Samuel Meredith. Circular to the committees of Pennsylvania encouraging the formation of military associations in each...
GLC00496.022
20 February 1781
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
A Proclamation
Written and signed by aide-de-camp Henry Broderick. Also signed by Cornwallis. A proclamation stating it is King George III's "gracious Wish to rescue His faithfull & loyal Subjects from the cruel tyranny under which they have groaned for several...
GLC00496.023
22 February 1901
King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, 1841-1910
to William Ernest
Writes to Ernest, the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach. Announces the death of his mother Victoria. Signed "Edward Rex" with his addition of the day and closing salutation "Good Brother and Cousin." Written on black-bordered stationery.
GLC00496.024
circa May 1777
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
to unknown
Signed by Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee. Reports on their activities in France including getting Mr. Hodges released from the Bastille for lying about outfitting a privateer. Mentions receipt of commissions for Ralph Izard and...
GLC00496.025
November 1, 1851
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
to Elizabeth Oakes Smith
Greeley tries to discourage Smith from founding a woman's newspaper as a poor business decision and discusses differences between business and reform. He concludes by preferring that they be "former acquaintances" rather than "friends" or "enemies."...
GLC00496.026
09 May 1866
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Presidential pardon of John Brown, Michael Whelan, and Benjamin Gilbert, convicted in the District of Columbia in 1865 of assault and battery].
Pardoned by Andrew Johnson after serving 5 months of their 1 year sentences because of their good conduct and on the recommendation of the judge who tried them. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC00455
November 25, 1946
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
to Ralph Cooper Hutchinson
Writes about returning Hutchinson's biography of General Grant. Mentions that he can no longer make the Army-Navy game because his schedule is too busy. Congratulates Hutchinson, who was president of Lafayette College, on his team's victory....
GLC00456.02
06 September 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Appointment of Cephas Brainerd, interim arbitrator (c/s Seward)]
Partly printed document, countersigned by William H. Seward, appointing Cephas Brainerd interim arbiter for the Treaty with Britain suppressing the slave trade. Docketed. With white paper seal. Watermark: Wilcox|Philadelphia.
GLC00457
20 June 1867
Pardon of Solomon Smith, convicted of larceny.
Convicted of larceny along with his wife; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned due to his innocence. (c/s William H. Seward)
GLC00459
2 January 1863
Emancipation Proclamation General Orders No.1
Fifth printing of the Emancipation Proclamation, first Army printing. General Orders No. 1. Disbound.
GLC00460
May 27, 1777
Hooper, William, 1742-1790
to Robert Morris
Laments the failure of North Carolina to re-elect his associate Joseph Hewes to the Continental Congress. Discusses and rejects the charges of profiteering leveled against Hewes (and others) while he was a member of the Secret Committee of...
GLC00462
April 30, 1853
Herst, William L., fl. 1853
to James Campbell
Asks Campbell for his opinion on the appointment of James Burnside as head of a committee. Encloses some sort of criticism of the appointment (not present) and states that he has replied to it but considers the approach unjust. Addressed to...
GLC00467.02
October 4, 1864
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
to George Dodge
Orders Colonel Dodge, Chief Quartermaster at Bermuda Hundred, to send all available boats that could carry troops to Washington, D.C. Written from Butler's Headquarters of the Army of the James in pencil, docketed in ink.
GLC00468.02
21 September 1863
Moore, James M., fl. 1863
General Orders no. 41
Signed by Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Concerns compliance with General Orders no. 41, a transportation provision for a man on sick leave from Washington, D.C. to New York City.
GLC00468.04
circa December 1870
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Letters from Sumner to Frederick Douglass [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC00470
December 1870
to Frederick Douglass
Sumner, a Senator from Massachusetts tried the previous day to locate Douglass at his office, but was too late. Writes "I beg to talk with you about the Republican party & its perils to which I fear you are not sufficiently sensible... Pray don't...
GLC00470.01
11 August 1875
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of James, Isaac, John W., and Lewis Back].
All members of the same family.
GLC00472
07 February 1874
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of John C. Crosby].
GLC00477.01
26 March 1918
Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
Quit claim deed
Cosigned by Harding's wife Florence. Countersigned by Charles F. Pace and Eugene Colwell as witnesses. Pace signs twice as Notary Public of the United States Senate. Also signed by Auditor Harry E. Mason, citing the 6 April 1918 transfer of this...
GLC00477.04
circa 1862
[Draft of Sumner's article on "Domestic Relations" with regard to the Confederate states]
Sumner, a United States Senator and abolitionist, opens his lengthy article by stating "At this moment, our Domestic Relations all hinge upon one question; what shall be done with the rebel States?" Discusses abolition and human nature, quoting...
GLC00454
25 November 1946
Collection of two items related to Dwight D. Eisenhower [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC00456
1942
Brooks, William Elizabeth, 1875-1960
Grant of Appomattox, a study of the man, by William E. Brooks
Inscribed by Brooks to Ralph Hutchinson, 12 October 1942. Signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower as "presented to me," and dated 21 November 1946. Published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. First edition.
GLC00456.01
July 9, 1863
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
to Emily J. Semmes
Describes how he was severely wounded in Gettysburg: "Wounded severely. Main danger over. Remain at home. Will write." Semmes signed this note one day before dying of a gunshot wound to the leg received at Gettysburg.
GLC00458
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