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Heritage Series 1: Negro Women in the Judiciary

A pamphlet published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority entitled Heritage Series 1: Negro Women in the Judiciary, dated 1968. Includes biographies of ten black women in the judiciary, along with an image of the woman. It also includes a note about...

GLC10161.01

Forged AES on John Nichols ALS (deserter) re: pardon

With Lincoln note and forged endorsement on verso, (forged signature, per Seth Kaller). Discusses a pardon.

GLC00154.09

Heritage Series [Decimalized .01-.05]

A collection of five pamphlets published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority dated from 1968-1972. Each pamphlet is part of the Heritage Series and details the roles and achievements of African American Women in professional fields. Over the course of...

GLC10161

Circular of Information

One pamphlet entitled Circular of Information published by the New England Freedmen's Aid Society dated circa 1865. Includes information on the society's mission, their leadership and a form to fill out for forwarding packages to people in need. Emma...

GLC10160

The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal

One pamphlet entitled The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal for the year M.DCC.LXXX. Volume 1, dated 1780.

GLC10162

Souvenir Program Eighteenth Biennial Session National Association of Colored Women

One pamphlet entitled Souvenir Program Eighteenth Biennial Session National Association of Colored Women dated July 21, 1933.

GLC10159

A Sermon Preached in New-York, July 4th, 1793 Being the Anniversary of the Independence of America: At the Request of the Tammany Society, or Columbian Order

One pamphlet entitled A Sermon Preached in New-York, July 4th, 1793 Being the Anniversary of the Independence of America: At the Request of the Tammany Society, or Columbian Order dated 1793.

GLC10158

to James William Denver

Writing as President of the United States, Buchanan congratulates Denver, Governor of the Kansas Territory, on his excellent standing with the Territory's citizens. States that the issue of admitting Kansas to the Union will be addressed the...

GLC04695

to John P. Usher

Discussing the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, President Lincoln informs Usher, Secretary of the Interior, "it is now quite certain that a large number of our colored soldiers, with their white officers, were, by the rebel force, massacred after...

GLC05620

to Tobias Lear

Writes about household affairs at Mount Vernon. Discusses the staff and forbids the steward from having wine. Asks him to keep the garden in order. Asks Lear to, "Furnish Mrs. Washington with what money she may want and from time to time ask her...

GLC06431

A Motion: establishing embargo, fortifying ports and raising an army

The motion was a result of the Quasi-War with France. Document is slashed on lower right corner. Formerly pencilled "Duplicate."

GLC00265.02

to W. T. K. Brown

Twenty six mounted photographs, an album containing twenty nine mounted photographs, one unmounted photograph, and one negative. Photographs taken in China around the time of the Boxer Rebellion. Brown served as Paymaster Yeoman on the USS Monocacy...

GLC04546.005

[Certification of arrival of recruits]

Certificate written in a secretarial hand for Bird as Lieutenant Colonel in 15th Regiment of Foot. Says he has received James Palmer and Jacob Goodenough from the 62nd Regiment of Foot. Bird died on 4 October 1777 at the Battle of Germantown.

GLC04764.22

to her sister

Addressed to "My Dearly Loved Sister," probably referring to one of John Brown's daughters at North Elba. Expresses sadness at the death of Martha Evelyn Brewster Brown, Oliver Brown's wife, and remembers Oliver's love for her. Sends her condolences...

GLC06348.02

to Bruce Elmore

She talks about her farm animals. One of lambs got stepped on by one of her oxen. She also heard that a friend's husband died. her father thinks Bruce should become a commissioned officer so he can resign and come home.

GLC06588.009

to Libbie Elmore

Worrk on the fortifications is the principle business. Another man died from the railroad incident bring the death toll to 8. They are dying to see the Paymaster.

GLC06588.012

Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1111 (March 27, 1750)]

Includes international news from various overseas newspapers. News of a book burning in Vienna due to the unfavorable portrayal of Bohemian history and the empress queen herself. Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 2 through 4....

GLC06670.137

To: Massachusetts delegates in Congress.

Petition on "lands laying to the west of Husdon's River which belong to this common wealth"

GLC08038

to Maria

the enemy attacked the 9th and 2nd corp. describes the Comissary Quarters. believes that men can live more comfortably apart from women than women can by themselves.

GLC08311.38

Commissioners of Indian Affairs:

With Robert Livingston and Killaen Van Rensselaer. The Commissioners of Indian Affairs address the issues of the Five Nations.

GLC08353