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[Engraving of George III]

Original hand tinted engraving by Hopwood. Possibly a reproduction from a much later period. Accompanied commission of Henry Clinton as collateral (see GLC07536.01).

GLC07536.02

Letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, relative to the purchase of extracts of coffee for the use of the troops

Report submitted to the Senate by Secretary of War Cameron extols the advantages of Professor H.A. Tilden's coffee extract, apparently a synthetic or ersatz coffee and condensed milk mixture. Claims "[t]he coffee and sugar ration for 100,000 men for...

GLC00267.255

Memo: of bargain sale & agreement between B.A. Nalle of Orange County and Lewis D Crenshaw of the city of Richmond

Witness, and likely the author, John S. Graves. Agreement to sell Nalle's farm to Crenshaw for $32,400. Stipulates that Nalle will continue to manage the farm for the remainder of the year until the crops have been harvested, and the harvest will be...

GLC01447.14

Treaty of Ghent

Announcing the Treaty of Ghent. This broadside contains the news from both New York and London that peace between the United States and Great Britain had been signed..

GLC07929

[Printed bills of sale of people enslaved by the Jones Family of Virginia][Decimalized .01-.05]

Collection of materials related to the Jones Family of Virginia dated 1841-1862. Consists of five documents related to the Jones family enslaving people in Virginia. With manuscript notes, signed by different people. Related to GLC01449.01.

GLC01445

[Collection of Barwood James]

Three letters, two of war date, from a British-born American seaman. One written during the siege of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1863. He offers fine detail on life aboard Civil War naval vessels, as well as the conflicted attitudes of many...

GLC09358

Amendments of the Constitution, submitted to the consideration of the American people.

Argues for constitutional amendments to abolish slavery, establish universal citizenship and prosecute treason. Issued during the ratification process of the Thirteenth Amendment proposes a number of amendments, and discusses them in context of...

GLC08996

Collection of abolitionist newspapers [Decimalized .01-.59]

A collection of early anti-slavery and abolitionist newspapers, including issues of The Emancipator, the National Anti-Slavery Standard, and the Liberator. Some of the papers are edited by William Lloyd Garrison; others by Edmund Quincy & James...

GLC08875

Proclamation of pardon.

Printing of the 8 December 1863 general pardon of Abraham Lincoln, with William H. Seward's coutersign, and the general orders no 64 of Attorney General Edward Townsend dated february 18 1864 dealing with refugees and rebel deserters.

GLC03591

Views of the American West

One photograph album entitled, "Views of the American West," taken by Andrew J. Russell. Consists of 30 albumen prints, each with a typed caption below each photograph. Photographs capture scenes of the developing American West and emphasize the...

GLC04349

Terms of capitulation

Printed General Order no. 54, the surrender agreement between Confederate General Richard Taylor and Union General Edward S. Canby on 4 May 1865 at Citronelle, Alabama. Under the terms of the surrender, officers retained their sidearms and horses...

GLC00826

to Earl of Buchan

Letter written on verso of E. Dilly to Catherine Macaulay on January 5, 1770 discussing how she has suffered poor health. She looks forward to publications of greater consequence. She hopes conditions improve for his family. Previous letter from E...

GLC01794.08

[Portrait of John William Flinn]

Engraving of John William Flinn, noted as published by Men of Mark Publishing Co. located in Washington D.C.

GLC04573.14

[draft of a contract]

Draft of a contract. The purpose of the contract is to right wrongs caused in the sale of some Wright family cotton during the Northern occupation.

GLC02691.11.088

(House of Representatives, no. 7.) . . . Resolution directory of Select Committee on Finance.

stamp of record division

GLC06745.065

Speech of Mr. Lincoln, of Massachusetts: delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, Feb. 7, 1837, on the resolution to censure the Hon. John Q. Adams...

(title continues)... for inquiring of the Speaker, whether a paper, purporting to come from enslaved people, came within the resolution laying on the table all petitions relating to slavery. Printed by Gales and Seaton. Reported by the editor of...

GLC00267.369

Extract of letter from Committee of Merchants at Boston to Jasper Mauduit

Bernard has itemized one hundred and five points, ranging from the establishment of "a Nobility for life" to the redrawing of colonial frontiers according to "natural boundaries." Includes a three-page preface.

GLC07654.02

Circular no. 3 re: distribution of property of newly freed slaves

GLC06727.10

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Taxation Notice of Assessment of Omitted Taxes on Intagible Personal Property and Incomes For the Year or Years Indicated Below.

Notice addressed to the Estate of James H. Harvey c/o Nannie Harvey 405 Grove Street Farmville Virginia listing tax values on the intagible personal property of James H. Harvey. Between the years 1933 and 1935 James Harvey did not pay the full taxes...

GLC09587.377

Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina

Printed at the "Daily Confederate" Office in Raleigh. Consists of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina for 1864. Back of cover says these proceedings should be "read at some convenient time, for the information of members of their...

GLC03773.03

Battle of Nashville

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Pristine color image shows victorious Union charge over either Shy's or Overton's Hills. Demoralized and wounded Confederates are shown retreating, while white Union calvarymen attack...

GLC00316.02

Engraving of William Wilberforce

One engraving of William Wilberforce dated 1881. Wilberforce is framed by other images including; a white person dressed as a warrior protecting a cowering African person from another white person holding chains with a raised hand. The illustrated...

GLC09791.08

Annual Report of 1978

One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1978," dated June 1978. Posts organization highlights: notices of employment and retirement, affirmative action, school desegregation, the ACT-SO program, annual convention, television codes, and finances.

GLC09640.177

Annual Report of 1973

One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1973" dated 1974. Annual report of NAACP summaries includes: legislation to raise the minimum wage; conferences; housing; employment bias lawsuits; education initiatives; and a lawsuit brought against Governor...

GLC09640.185.01

to editor of Quincy Patriot

Written as Member of Congress. A report to his constituents regarding petitions made concerning the right to petition and its suppression through the Gag Rule, abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia and the slave trade in the US, his...

GLC03707

Charter, Laws, and Catalogue of Books, of the Library Company of Philadelphia

JB00082

Complete set of documents of 39 signers of the U.S. Constitution [decimalized]

GLC04842

Account of the estate of H.W. Livingston with the Secretary of State

GLC03107.04044

Journal of the Voyages and travels of a corps of discovery [Lewis & Clark]

Howes G77, Wagner-Camp 6:2, Graff 1517, Field 595. First English edition. Reprinted from David M'Keehan's Pittsburgh edition.

GLC00359

Diplomatic correspondence of the Republic of Texas (Annual reports of AHS 1907-8

Edited by George P. Garrison

GLC00267.106

Tax list of the 2nd ward of the city of Albany

GLC03107.04896

Journal of Choctaw Treaty of Doak's Stand with Jackson's accounts of treaty

Signed twice.

GLC07562.02

Map of the former territorial limits of the Cherokee Nation of Indians

From the Fifth Annual Report printed by N. Peters. (Map printed by C.C. Royce.)

GLC05689

re: eyewitness account of the capture of Herold and death of Booth

GLC07747.03

re: eyewitness account of the capture of Herold and death of Booth

GLC07747.04

Fate of Traitors

features picture of Jefferson Davis being hung

GLC08482.3

[Appointment of Richard G. Fain Commissary General of the Provisional Force of Tennessee Volunteers]

Signed by Harris as Governor of Tennessee. Gives Fain the rank of Colonel of Cavalry. With red seal intact. Harris was a Confederate sympathizer who maneuvered his state into the Confederacy.

GLC01629

The history of the rise, progress and accomplishment of the abolition of the African slave-trade by the British Parliament.

First edition in contemporary blue paper boards with paper spine label. Illustrations fold out, including the infamous woodcut of a slave ship filled with people (volume two, following page 110). Volume one contains 572 pages, volume two contains...

GLC05965

Elimination of Weapons of Offensive Warfare--Message from the President of the United States.

One pamphlet entitled, "Elimination of Weapons of Offensive Warfare--Message from the President of the United States," dated May 16, 1933, advocates for the disarmament of weapons. Expresses the United States wants to avoid war and limiting weapons...

GLC09693.09

Battle of Antietam

Depicts fighting between Union and Confederate troops near the small stone bridge that crossed the Antietam. Mounted on heavy cardboard backing.

GLC03487

A manual of military surgery, for the use of surgeons in the Confederate States Army: with explanatory plates of all useful operations

Written by Chisolm as Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of South Carolina and as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. He was considered the foremost surgeon in the Confederate states, and this book was the mostly widely used surgical manual...

GLC05987.47

Acts and Resolutions of the Fourth Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, Held at Richmond, Va.

Printed by Tyler, Wise, Allegro and Smith. Listing of acts and resolutions No. 292-413 passed by the Confederate Congress in its fourth session. Contains 106 pages of acts and resolutions and a 19 page index. Glued yellow paper binding.

GLC08489

[The Rights of Lousiana]

Article discusses the admission of Lousiana as a state and how at that time they held enslaved people and the government promised to protect the property (enslaved people) of her people, yet they violated that right when Missouri was admitted. The...

GLC02691.12.01

[Court copy of testimony regarding division of slaves among heirs]

Court testimony requesting a court of equity to divide the slaves of a deceased woman among many heirs. The slaves, who once belonged to Mary Barclay, now number almost two hundred. William Gilliam is among those mentioned. Testimony given by...

GLC03434.40

[Provisions of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artillery]

Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer.

GLC02437.01965

An account of some of the bloody deeds of Gen. Jackson [with coffins, response]

Dramatic broadside. A sarcastic rejoinder to the broadside "An Account of the Bloody Deeds of Gen. Jackson." Features coffin surrounded by dozens of smaller black coffins. With a pro-Jackson text that ironically describes the "slaughter" of the...

GLC06797

[draft of a contract]

Subsequent draft of the contract referred to in item No. 87. Also signed by Alex J. Harper, and Miller A. Wright.

GLC02691.11.089

[Rule of Appointment agreed on, in the General Meeting of the Society of Cincinnati]

Lists state societies with a number next to each, possibly the number of members or votes.

GLC04379.04

The Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America

Compilation of laws created "By Authority of Congress" and edited by Matthews. Title page states Matthews was an attorney and a law clerk in the Confederate Department of Justice. Published in Richmond by the Confederate Congress and printed by R.M...

GLC03163

[Appointment of John Kell to commander of the Provisional Navy of the Confederate States]

Kell promoted for service "as first Lieutenant and Executive Officer on the C.S. Steam Sloops Sumter and Alabama, under the command of Captain Raphael Semmes." Commission effective from 4 October 1863. Signed by Mallory as Secretary of Navy.

GLC00684.11

Election of 1864

Election of 1864
"The degrading compromise that the Northern Copperhead leaders would force upon the country rebel terms of peace!!" Illustration of Jefferson Davis shaking hands with Union soldier who has lost a leg, over an image of a tombstone...

GLC08166

[Summary of council meeting]

GLC05756.051

Roll [of council meetings]

GLC05756.066

Chicago Tribune Extra. Inaugural message of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.

Printing of Lincoln's first inaugural address in three columns. This was printed the day of Lincoln's inauguration. Lincoln proclaims his determination to preserve the Union. In an attempt to assuage the South, he says he will not interfere with the...

GLC02316

Resolution Of The "Liga Patriotica", A Civil Organization Of The City Of Manila, Philippine Islands

One pamphlet entitled, "Resolution Of The 'Liga Patriotica', A Civil Organization Of The City Of Manila, Philippine Islands," dated July 29, 1935. The message concerns the independence of the Philippine Islands. A resolution was sent to the United...

GLC09693.21

[Diaries of Ronald A. Kennedy of the Vermont Infantry]

Three volumes of diaries belonging to Ronald A. Kennedy dated 1862-1865 related to battles, and finances of I Company of the 3rd Vermont Infantry during the Civil War.

GLC03954

NAACP: A Record of Leadership

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP: A Record of Leadership" dated February 1950. Details the NAACP's mission; lists the organization's goals towards social welfare, anti-lynching laws, voting rights, history against Jim Crow Law, combatting job...

GLC09640.127

"NAACP: A Record of Leadership"

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP: A Record of Leadership," dated June 20, 1950. Highlights the program scheduling for the 41st Annual NAACP Convention. Details meeting times, and mass schedules at the Union Methodist Church for the week.

GLC09640.128

Annual Report of 1973

One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1973" dated 1974. Annual NAACP summaries includes: legislation to raise the minimum wage; conferences; housing; employment bias lawsuits; education initiatives; and a lawsuit brought against Governor Ronald...

GLC09640.185.02

[List of soldiers names with dates of birth.]

One document listing twelve names with birth dates. The names are all share the last name Wyckoff. Possibly for a memorial.

GLC03523.09.57

The Life of the Rev. William Tyndall, The Translator of the Bible, Called the Apostle of England

JB00227

[Legal document of privateer from Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida claiming enslaved people]

One document countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood of the Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida dated February 7, 1778. Signed with an "X" as the mark of Lieutenant Dominica Martinico. Document states that Martinico, the commander of the...

GLC01411.01

[Copies of correspondence]

Copies of correspondences between William Duer, Henry Knox, Royal Flint, and Henry Jackson detailing the progress of their land deals and Duer's financial instability. Also includes details on the land agreements involving Madame de Leval and...

GLC02437.05607

The works of... in two parts

Includes his Journal and his both parts of his essay "Some considerations on the keeping of negroes." A seminal work published in part I (1754) and part II (1762) on Christian objections to slavery. First edition printed by Joseph Crukshank. Evans...

GLC06191

Report of stations of the batteries serving with artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac.

Also includes a report of heavy guns in defenses, City Point.

GLC02382.193

[Map of Fredericksburg]

A fairly complete and accurate map of the Union position at Fredericksburg. Shows federal positions, pontoon bridges, geographic features, roads and houses used as hospitals. The position held by Gibbon's Division is slightly exaggerated.

GLC03607.08

Battle of Nashville

Six stanza poem dramatizing the action at the Battle of Nashville. Each stanza has a heading: "The Preparation," "The Night Scene," "The Prelude," "The Second Day," The Chief," and "The Charge." The stanza titled "The Chief," is the shortest and is...

GLC02135

Memories of Wendell Phillips.

Essay of Smalley's personal memories of Wendell Phillips. Printed in the June 1894 edition of Harpers.

GLC07483.13

Report of ammunition in the train of the artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac.

Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.187

"The Voice of Lincoln"

One poster entitled, "The Voice of Lincoln," printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster refers to President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Language displays the alliance between America and France and alludes that investing in bonds...

GLC09806.02

to the board of visitors of William & Mary College

Recommending Alfriend for the position of Chair of Belle-Lettres.

GLC05344.05.04

[Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]

Signed by Charles Wyndman, Second Earl of Egremont and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1761-1763. Egremont signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by Thomas Tyrwhitt as Under-Secretary at War and John F....

GLC01450.807.02

The Capture and Execution of John Brown: A Tale of Martyrdom

With thirty illustrations. Eyewitness account, inscribed. Printed by the Brethren Publishing House for the author and Publisher. Accompanied (.02) by publisher's prospectus, small printed leaf of Brown's last written words, photo of Brown's widow's...

GLC06806

[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Fredericksburg]

Shows bridges, batteries, hospitals, positions of Confederate sharpshooters, the railroad and Falmouth Station, and various buildings, including Lacy House. Also shows the movement across a bridge of Captain Wesley Brainerd. There are photographs...

GLC06013.02

[Lincoln endorsement for release of Union prisoner of war]

Written on verso of a 28 April 1864 autograph letter signed from Missouri Representative Austin King. King seeks release for E. M. Brashear of Lafayette County, Missouri. Writes " While I know but little of this youth, I know his relations to be...

GLC02805

Panoramic View of South End of Andersonville Prison, Ga.

This print of a sketch is based on A.J. Riddle's photograph of the southeast view of Andersonville Prison. With Century Co. stamp and various inscriptions. Caption on verso reads "photographed from the Branch in summer of 1864. Sink or trough in...

GLC06999.30

Declaration of Independence.

Early official printing for Rhode Island, with signers' names.

GLC07948

Speech of Hon. Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, in Committee of the Whole; in which He Gives a Sketch of the Political History of Massachusetts

Published by L.Towers & Co. Speech delivered in U.S. Senate on February 16-17, 1864. Includes a detailed account of a resolution of expulsion brought against Davis by a Massachusetts senator.

GLC01265.25

Constitutions of the United States of America [adds Vermont]

"The Constitutions of the United States; according to the latest amendments; to which are annexed, the Declaration of Independence; and the federal constitution; with the amendments thereto. This edition contains the Constitution of Vermont, not in...

GLC05166

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave

Inscribed: "From his sincere friend." To N. B. Spooner.

GLC08365

[Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as captain of artillery of the fifth regiment]

Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as captain of artillery of the fifth regiment. Signed by James Hammond Trumbell as Conneticut Secretary of State. Cosigned by William A. Buckingham as Governor of Conneticut. Includes printed Conneticut seal. Docket on...

GLC02744.393

In The Matter of the Electoral Vote of the State of Florida, Points

One pamphlet entitled, "In The Matter of the Electoral Vote of the State of Florida, Points," dated 1877. The pamphlet discusses the various court cases related to the matter of the Florida electoral votes. It summarizes the results of the cases.

GLC09769.08

to Tobias Lear re: transmitting list of members of Pa. House of Reps.

Lear identifies Wynkoop as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC02794.030

[Certification of contract of British Army with Jacob Jordan]

Written in secretarial hand for British Major General William Phillips, commander of the Royal Artillery in Canada. Certifies the terms and conditions of the contract made with Jacob Jordan of Montreal. This document was to back up the certificate...

GLC04764.64

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, a report and map of the examination of New Mexico...

Title continues "made by Lieutenant J. W. Abert, of the Topographical Corps."

GLC04148

[Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]

Signed by Montagu-Dunk, Second Earl of Halifax and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 9 September 1763-10 July 1765. Montagu-Dunk signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by [C. D. Osby?], possibly Under...

GLC01450.807.03

to the board of visitors of William & Mary College

Recommendation for Alfriend to the vacant chair of Belle-Lettres. Signed by eight professors.

GLC05344.05.05

A Sketch of a defense of General Washingtons System of the Campaign of 1776, at New York and its Vicinity

Sweeping account of the early events of the American Revolution intended to defend the strategy George Washington took when the British drove the Americans from New York in 1776. Draft copy with many editorial alterations. Title from docket, which...

GLC02437.00460

Declaration of rights and plan of government for the State of New Hampshire.

This document is a legal document that affirms the legitimacy of the government of New Hampshire. Explicates a plan of government as well as affirming the rights of citizens. Docketed on recto by Isaac Andrews.

GLC03658

Receipt re: payment of £300 for the charter of the town of Albany

Shows that Philip Schuyler and Robert Livingston, "Commissioners for the City of Albany," have paid £300, in the form of both money and Beaver pelts, to Thomas Dongan "on account of the Charter granted to the City of Albany." Also contains the...

GLC03107.00138

Address of House of Representatives to Governor Bernard re: charter rights

GLC07654.27

Resolutions of the Legislature of Michigan relative to leasing of the mineral lands.

House document no. 204. 29th Congress, 1st session. Discusses Michigan state rights. Denies the right of the federal government to lease federal mineral lands if the state where the lands are located is opposed to it. Includes report of Flavius J...

GLC00267.025

Execution of Captain Wirz, the keeper of Andersonville Prison

Red mount. Printed by Taylor & Huntington. With list of views on verso.

GLC07220

Copy of Robert Morris speech re: price of peace & cost of maintaining it

Lowell's copy of Morris' 1783 budget speech detailing estimates for the army, navy, foreign affairs, etc. noting that by focusing on naval strength, "the enemy will be convinced of the impracticality of subduing us." With a one page table listing...

GLC01526

[Appointment of Knox as Justice of the Peace in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts]

Strong signs as Massachusetts Governor. Also signed by John Avery, Secretary of State. Verso contains a note dated 25 February 1805 signed by Lieutenant Governor Edward Robbins. Much of the text of this note, including part of Robbins's signature...

GLC02437.10348

[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Chancellorsville]

Shows the U.S. Mine Ford. Also shows three pontoon bridges over the Rappahannock River, various Confederate batteries and rifle pits, hospital locations, and the location of Fitzhugh House. References to a skirmish on a Sunday night and a shelling...

GLC06013.01

[Portrait of a Japanese-American woman in front of a house]

One undated black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American woman wearing glasses posed outside her home.

GLC09860.018