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Engraving of William Second Duke of Hamilton
circa 1870
Mytens, Daniel, 1590-1647
One undated engraving of William Second Duke of Hamilton. Bust portrait of Hamilton. Based on the original painting by Daniel Mytens.
GLC08878.0305
Census of inhabitants of Albany
1697/05/03
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
Complying with orders from Governor Benjamin Fletcher, Livingston compiled a census of "Christians and Indians" at Albany, comparing the numbers of 1689 with 1697 to account for the number killed or carried away since the beginning of the war.
GLC03107.00369
[Resolutions of the board of Visitors of the University of Virginia].
5 April 1826
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Several resolutions authorize legal actions, others address student room and board, and offer specific directives regarding University maintenance, regulations, procurements, and expulsions. The board of Visitors of the University was a governing...
GLC02696
Resolution of the Legislature of the State of North Carolina in relation to the pay of disabled soldiers
January 21, 1865
Confederate States of America. Congress
stamp of record division
GLC06745.022
Certificate of authenticity of pardon
27 November 1865
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Copy of GLC01444.02, however this version includes signed oath of P.B. Jones to uphold the constitution from now on.
GLC01444.04
Announcement of death of Lincoln
15 April 1865
McClees, J.E., fl. 1855-1865
Announces the death of President Lincoln to the soldiers at the U.S. General Hospital. Signed on verso by Jacob Campbell, Company S, 2nd Regiment, PA with a short note bidding farewell to the "sacred evil of old Virginia."
GLC02030
Commonwealth of Virginia, state board of education
1939
State Board of Education (Virginia)
Certificate from the State Board of Education and Health certifying that Eugene Williams "attained the five point standard" in physical education from Lucy Addision High School. It is signed by the division superintendent, state superintendent of...
GLC09587.172
Account of Sale of the Personal Property of Wm. G. Dekle Deceased and Hire of Negroes.
1842
Dekle, William G., 1796-1841
One account dated January 1842 entitled, "Account of Sale of the Personal Property of Wm. G. Dekle Deceased and Hire of Negroes." Lists includes named and unnamed enslaved people, amount they were sold for and to who they were sold to, as well as...
GLC09712
[Extract of a letter]
1861-1865
Undated, unsigned letter with a later note in pencil at top declaring, "Extract from Rodman's letter to Nancy Maxwell-." The writer gives her memory of a Friends Meeting where Rachel Howland rose and asked the congregation to pray for those in...
GLC03228.12
Engraving of Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke
Van Dyke, Anthony, 1599-1641
One undated engraving of Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. Standing portrait of Herbert. Based on a painting by Anthony Van dyke
GLC08878.0310
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