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to Blanche Kelso Bruce

discusses Mr. Crawford's case.

GLC09400.367

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

further discusses Mr. Crawford's case and ways of proving his loyalty to the Union.

GLC09400.368

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

asks him to use his influence to procure clubship for him in the Pension Bureau.

GLC09400.420

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

in regard to his appointment as Deputy Collector. feels giving deputyship to Democrats will disrupt the party.

GLC09400.458

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

applying to be a census taker. includes a letter of recommendation from James Hill.

GLC09400.463

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants senator to support appointment of Judge J.L Arnold.

GLC09400.469

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

wants senator to recommend Lee Jarvis for supervisor of the census.

GLC09400.508

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

desires appointment for supervisor of census.

GLC09400.523

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes that the bad weather is producing poor crops and his wife is sickly.

GLC09400.552

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

letter of recommendation for Mr. J.M. Stephens for U.S District Attorney.

GLC09400.558

to John Weeks

Asks Weeks why it has taken him so long to respond to Pratt's letter. He is anxious to hear from other soldiers especially "old comrades". Has begun to take a liking to the south, especially Texas. Encloses three dollars for a blanket, pencil &...

GLC06728.087

to Craig Langford re: negotiating sale of family to former slave

"I would give you more time... but I do not know at what time James may be here and run some of them off and sell them..."

GLC06733.02

(Senate bill, no. 51.) . . . A bill to provide supplies for the army and to prescribe the mode of making impressments.

stamp of record division

GLC06745.015

Sonnet to Liberty.

"Know this, O man, whate'er thy earthly fate-/God never made a tyrant nor a slave:/Woe, then, to those who dare to desecrate/His sacred image! - for to all He gave/Eternal rights, which none may violate;/And by a mighty hand th'oppressed He yet shall...

GLC06643

to Joseph Cannon re: problems facing the Philippines after six years of war

Discusses problems in the Philippines after six years of war with the United States and recommends U.S. aid.

GLC06649.01

Roosevelt dining with Col. Wood and a reporter.

Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.22

Rough Riders accompanying Spanish officers

Spanish officers (in white with blindfold). Image shows both mounted and unmounted men in profile.

GLC07002.56

Roosevelt and large group of officers and soldiers.

Injured man in civilian dress at far left, and camp visible in background. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front.

GLC07002.61

An Appeal to the colored voters of Hart County [with Clabe Garvin]

Issued by 2 black men (Wood and Clabe Garvin) from Bowling Green, Ky., who claimed to be falsely imprisoned because they refused to vote for a klansman. Unevenly inked.

GLC07018

to Alexander Stephens

"I much rather be at home waiting on your company than be here at this hateful school." Written by Fannie, an ex-slave of Stevens while attending the Normal School at Atlanta University, in Georgia.

GLC07019

to Benjamin Lincoln

Adams as vice president to Lincoln after his unsuccessful mission to make peace with the Northwest Indians. Says he read with interest Lincoln's report on why peace was not achieved. Says the report fits with the facts he learned while in Europe and...

GLC07101

A Grand Slave Hunt or Trial of Speed for the Presidency... [cartoon]

Lithograph cartoon. Rest of title: "...between the celebrated Nags Black Dan [Webster], Lewis Cass and [Robert Y.] Hayne." Lithograph cartoon depicting the U.S. Capitol in background and Millard Fillmore carrying a copy of Fugitive Slave Bill.

GLC07432

Life and Military Achievements of Toussant [sic]-L'Ouverture...

Title continued: "...late General in Chief of the Armies of St. Domingo, from the year 1792." Disbound. Printed for the author.

GLC07447

to his parents and sister

Wheeler's regiment has marched 33 miles and many of the men have discarded their belongings along the way. He writes that they pass slaves along the road at almost every house and although a few volunteered to join the Union soldiers, they later...

GLC07460.002

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

they have been dispatched to the president, urging the appointment of Compton as auditor.

GLC09400.325

The Jury Flag Staff Erected by Gen. Anderson

Quinby & Co., Charleston, S.C., publisher. An extensive caption describes the surrender of Fort Sumter, and the ceremonial discharge of a cannon saluting the U.S. flag as it was being lowered, which killed two men and injured several more. Shows...

GLC05137.085

[Collection of stereocards]

Collection of 61 stereocards received with Alexander Beckers' stereo viewers, GLC 5139.01 and .02. The subjects of the stereocards vary. There are 11 black and white photographic cards of views of London and England (#1-11), miscellaneous black...

GLC05139.03

[St. Paul's Cathedral]

GLC05139.03.01

[The Tower of London-General View]

GLC05139.03.02

[Trafalgar Square, The Fountains and St. Martin's Church]

GLC05139.03.03

[Westminster Abby]

GLC05139.03.04

[Marble Arch]

GLC05139.03.05

[The Royal Exchange]

GLC05139.03.06

[York Minster]

GLC05139.03.07

[View of London]

GLC05139.03.08

[Palace of Holyrod, Queen Mary's Bedroom]

GLC05139.03.09

[Canterbury Cathedral]

GLC05139.03.10

[Cheapside]

GLC05139.03.11

[The Sleeping Faun, By Miss Hosmer]

GLC05139.03.12

[Princes Street, Edinburgh]

GLC05139.03.13

[Queenstown From Spy Hill]

GLC05139.03.14

[Cain and Abel]

GLC05139.03.15

[Satan]

GLC05139.03.16

[Gate House, Kenilworth]

GLC05139.03.17

[The Garden of Gerthsemane and Mount of Olives Palestine]

GLC05139.03.18

[In Midair 3000 feet from any where]

GLC05139.03.19

[View of house in forest]

GLC05139.03.20

[The Overflow of the Nile]

GLC05139.03.21

[Crystal Grotto]

GLC05139.03.22

[Notre Dame]

GLC05139.03.23

[Great Hudson River Bridge]

GLC05139.03.24

[Sunlight and Shadow, Luna Island]

Written at Luna Island

GLC05139.03.25

[Terrapin Tower]

GLC05139.03.26

[Prospect Park]

GLC05139.03.27

[Niagra in Winter]

GLC05139.03.28

[Celebrating the Great and Glorious 4th of july]

GLC05139.03.29

[The Day After the 4th of July Celebration]

GLC05139.03.30

[Eavesdroppers]

GLC05139.03.31

[On the Beach at the Bath House]

GLC05139.03.32

[A Man! At Last, a Man!]

GLC05139.03.33

[Good-Bye, Dearest; I'll Be Home Early!]

GLC05139.03.34

[Married At Last]

GLC05139.03.35

[Making a Beginning]

GLC05139.03.36

[The Bashful Lover]

GLC05139.03.37

[Holy Moses! Look at the Ghost!]

GLC05139.03.38

[Peace Restored in the Family]

GLC05139.03.39

[I Wonder if I Can Do it That Way]

GLC05139.03.40

[Good Cause for a Lecture]

GLC05139.03.41

[The Housemaid's Hard Luck]

GLC05139.03.42

[Where the Daisies Grow the Thickest]

GLC05139.03.43

[Little Red Riding Hood]

GLC05139.03.44

[The Last Prayer]

GLC05139.03.45

[Wedding]

GLC05139.03.46

[Abbotsford The Garden Front]

GLC05139.03.47

[Our Tom]

GLC05139.03.48

[Little Bo Peep]

GLC05139.03.49

[Knickerbooker Archers]

GLC05139.03.50

[Haddon Hall, Derbyshire]

GLC05139.03.51

[Embarrassment]

GLC05139.03.52

[Thrush's Nest]

GLC05139.03.53

[The Derby Day]

GLC05139.03.54

[Sir Walter Scott's Monument]

GLC05139.03.55

[Windsor Castle]

GLC05139.03.56

[Expectation]

GLC05139.03.57

[For Thine is the Kingdom, The Powe, and The Glory]

GLC05139.03.58

[The Irish Jig]

GLC05139.03.59

[Tong Church]

GLC05139.03.60

[Waiting For The Third]

GLC05139.03.61

to William H. Lyttelton (marked "copy")

Georgia Governor Ellis responds to South Carolina Governor Lyttelton's letter about illicit trade with the Cherokee Indians occurring in Georgia. Expresses his desire to discipline those involved with selling arms and ammunition to the Cherokee....

GLC05228.01

to John Rae, Lachlan McGillivray, Francis McCartan, and others

Circular letter from Georgia Governor Ellis to the merchants and storekeepers in Augusta, Georgia. Informs the merchants that he has learned from South Carolina Governor William H. Lyttelton of their involvement in "a clandestine and most...

GLC05228.02

to Charles P. Leverich

Discusses molasses and sugar sales. Instructs Leverich, a financial agent, to forward a letter to Mary Linton, who will return from Europe in March. Notes that Linton's funds are in Leverich's hands, and he should let her have them if she needs...

GLC05339.02

to unknown

Requests that the recipient ship white and red top turnip seeds by steamer to New Orleans. Suspects a Mr. Brown of being "Abolitionist, or Black Republican (synonymous terms). If he be so- no more Bills must be made with him- on My account, & I will...

GLC05339.10

Atoka First Baptist Church.

White frame church with congregation in front. Small piano and woman in wheel chair are seen to the right of the group. Penciled notation on verso: "Atoka - First Baptist Church. It was here Mr. & Mrs. Michael Conlan were married Nov. 6, 1894....

GLC05475.11

A written and printed version of a letter from William M. Peyton to William Cabell Rives discussing Virginia's secession [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC05021

Courthouse showing the [illegible] marks recieved by it during the Siege

A print of a photograph of the Old Courthouse of Warren County, in Vicksburg, MS. Title taken from inscription on recto. A group of emancipated enslaved people are gathered near a brick structure to the left of the court house. Union soldiers...

GLC05111.01.0095

General view of refugee homes, barracks, and tents [Camp Nelson]. [1864 ca.]

View of buildings in the distance with wooded hill in the foreground. Larger buildings to the left side of the image. Most of the structures have a uniform appearance. Tents can be seen throughout the camp. Camp Nelson was a recruiting and training...

GLC05111.01.0214

Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.

Title taken from inscription on verso. The well constructed chapel, with a ornamental Engineers Castle insignia mounted above the door, is on the left side of the image. Black men, women and children stand in front of nearby smaller wooden...

GLC05111.01.0529

Oblique view of Mrs [Alexander ?] Steven's House in Centreville, Virginia.

Inscription on verso: "Mrs Stevens' House Centreville, Va." Numerical Notation on verso: "36."
See GLC 5111.01.0720

GLC05111.01.0721

to Edward Telfair re: condemning the import of Black enslaved people into Georgia

Written as former delegate from Georgia to the current Governor, condemning the importation of Black enslaved people into Georgia as a ploy to increase the state's congressional representation. Portion of embossed tax stamp on bottom of paper. Few...

GLC04842.05

[General Orders].

Orders the selection of a group of officers and ax men to build two block houses. William Thash will continue building the other two with his men. Construction will commence the following day. Whiskey is offered as an incentive to work. Wayne was...

GLC04864.02