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17 May 1865
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 2, no. 14 (May 17, 1865)]
Proclamation by the governor of 5,000 dollar rewared for fugitive, The capture of Jeff Davis.
GLC05959.50.60
17 May 1864
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 67 (May 17, 1864)]
Battle commenced on south side, Enemy repulsed & large number of prisoners captured, Victory in the valley, General Johston attacked.
GLC05959.72.104
2 February 1863
Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863
to James M. Botsford
Handwritten telegram to Botsford, Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of the 23rd Ohio Infantry from Colonel Paxton. Asks what to do with eight prisoners and some witnesses he has at the camp. Informs that 21 of Godfrey's loyal men came in...
GLC02414.193
16 March 1863
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Telegram from Paxton, Colonel of the 2nd [West] Virginia Cavalry to Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Botsford of the 23rd Ohio Infantry. Reports on scouting. States Major McMahn and command have returned safely. They only found a few...
GLC02414.200
10 August 1861
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 35 (August 10, 1861)]
Skirmish at Rich Spring, The Hessians Burning Private Property - Arrest of Unoffending Citizens.
GLC05959.56.041
29 November 1861
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 14, no. 234 (November 29, 1861)]
The Rebel Navy - Description of the most prominent vessels - a list of the privateers - their armament and commanders, Mason & Slidell to be held as hostages.
GLC05959.72.012
27 May 1863
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 17, no. 74 (May 27, 1863)]
Latest from Vicksburg, heavy loss of the enemy, capture of prisoners.
GLC05959.72.033
29 August 1863
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 17, no. 144 (August 29, 1863)]
Fight in the Valley - The Enemy Repulsed - One Hundred and Fifty Prisoners Taken, Quantrell Raid on Lawrence - He is Pursued and Several of his party was killed.
GLC05959.72.036
15 December 1862
Spirit of the age. [Vol. 14. no. 17 (December 15, 1862)]
Large Yankee Fleet on Rappahannock, The Missouri Massacre.
GLC05959.33.07
21 June 1862
Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 108 (June 21, 1862)]
Subjects include the Battle of Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, Rebel Raids into Kentucky, Parson Brownlow's Intended Speech on the Gallows, Confederate Prisoners at Camp Douglas, and Chicago. Advertisements for land, food, and goods are spread throughout...
GLC05959.09.034
22 December 1864
Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901
to my dear wife
He worries that she may not receive the last money he sent. He expects to leave the island soon. Their transport arrived with Rebel prisoners.
GLC02740.12
29 April 1864
Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864
to Mary
He will not be able to get a furlough because all the men were wanted in the field. There has been some bad fighting and the Rebels have captured a cavalry unit. There is heavy cannoning at the foot of Racoon Mountain.
GLC02415.076
July 12, 1864
Wolcott, Laurens W., fl. 1861-1865
to Sister Mary
The fourth division suffered in the skirmishes. The rebels ended up retreating again. They picked up some prisoners but were unable to make an advance. Around the 9th, they camped near Marietta.
GLC00653.11.16
1 March 1862
Davison, Nathaniel R., fl. 1861-1863
to Sallie and Mother
Nathaniel R. Davison writes to his sister, Sallie, and his mother from Camp Fisher. He is not able to secure a furlough, so he will not be able to visit home soon. He feels certain that a major move is likely, though he does not know to where. The...
GLC03135.07.02
26 October 1864
Bunnell, Jonathan, fl. 1862-1864
from Jonathan Bunnell
One letter from Jonathan Bunnel dated October 26, 1864. Related to Bunnell being wounded.
GLC05195.163
13-14 February 1850
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories.
Senator Davis, future President of the Confederacy, speech made while a member of Congress. Responds to resolutions introduced by Senator Henry Clay pertaining to the Compromise of 1850. Davis asks, "...is there such incompatibility of interest...
GLC08461
circa 1861
Speech of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, delivered in the United States Senate, on the 10th day of January, 1861, upon the message of the President of the United States, on the condition of things in South Carolina.
Speaking a few weeks after South Carolina seceded and a month before he would be elected of the Confederacy, Davis argues that the Union cannot be maintained by force. Printed by John Murphy & Co.
GLC08479
1865
Swain, Leonard, 1821-1869
A nation's sorrow. A sermon preached on the Sabbath after the assassination of president Lincoln, in the Central Congregational Church, Providence, April 15, 1865
States that with the death of president Lincoln must come an oath from the people to put an end to slavery, with no compromises. Argues that justice, not vengeance must be taken against the traitors. Asserts that the country had been blinded by the...
GLC08542
30 August 1831
Woodward, Thomas Green, 1789-1850
Connecticut herald. [Vol. 28, no. 41 (August 30, 1831)]
Includes excerpts of letters regarding Nat Turner's Rebellion, claiming that more than 58 whites have been killed, and that the uprising consists of between 150 and 300 participants armed with "fowling-pieces, clubs, &c." A list of white victims is...
GLC08681
20 April 1906
Mack, Silas W., fl. 1906
to Clara W. Mack
Writes to his mother in Canada describing the San Francisco earthquake. Says half of the chimneys at the Hotel Del Monte crumbled and damaged the roof. One chimney crashed through a newlywed's room and killed both the bride and groom. Reports...
GLC08697
1842
Prigg, Edward, fl. 1842
Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, at January term, 1842. In which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void...
(title continues)... and that Congress have the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states. Reported by Richard Peters, reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States....
GLC08856
March 13, 1856
Brown, John, 1800-1859
to Mary Ann Brown
Wonders if a free state candidate from Kansas has been "allowed...a seat in Congress," since "that would set Kansas matters right at once." Reports that he has "again written Mr. [William Henry] Hurlbut of Connecticut about the battle." Discusses...
GLC00928
January 24, 1801
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to George Churchman and Jacob Lindley
Written by Adams in the last months of his presidency to the Quaker abolitionists Churchman and Lindley. Adams wrote in response to a letter and pamphlet that the two abolitionists had sent him. The pamphlet was by Quaker abolitionist Warner Mifflin...
GLC00921
1852
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Uncle Tom's cabin; or, life among the lowly.
First edition, first printing (with Hobart & Robbins on the copyright pages). Rebound, with original cloth binding bound into back. Boston, John P. Jewett & company; Cleveland, Ohio, Jewett, Proctor & Worthington. Two volume set housed together in...
GLC01361
1856/03/13
Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857
to Thomas Ward re: attempts of Columbia to have Ward removed as U.S. Consul
GLC02145.40
1835/08/01
Balmaceda, Jose Maria, fl. 1831-1835
Land grant in Spanish on Nueces River
On printed stationery "Sello Tercero / Para el bieno de / Dos Realse."
GLC02145.63
1835/07/14
Land grant in Spanish
GLC02145.64
1831/10/06
Written on "Sello Segundo / Doce Reales" stationery.
GLC02145.65
1842/10/17
Mexican land document certifying Juan Carol in Spanish
Written on printed stationery, "Sello Cuarto: Dos Reales"
GLC02145.66
July 26, 1857
Morse, W.H., fl. 1857
to William McBlair
Refusing McBlair's request to store naval materials in a United States owned warehouse, because the warehouse is too full already. William H. Morse was the U.S. consul in Cape Verde.
GLC00722.12
November 13, 1857
Burgess, George F., 1827-1860
Unable to furnish information regarding captured slave trading vessels. Written on board the H.M.S. "Hecate," off the Congo River. George F. Burgess was a Commander in the British Navy and captain of the "Hecate."
GLC00722.24
31 August 1858 - 3 September 1858
McBlair, William, ?-1863
Report of target practice on board the U.S.S. Dale
Reporting the outcomes of three target practice sessions, for cannons, muskets and rifles, on board the U.S.S. "Dale." Docketed in clerical hand, with note: "Sent to Chief of Bureau"
GLC00722.41
October 13, 1857-October 17, 1857
to V. McBlair
Writing to his wife, discusses attempts to catch a slave trader, life at sea, family matters and religion. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale" at sea.
GLC00722.58
September 27, 1858
Unknown
Sends letters and information, and thanks McBlair for a dog given as a gift. Written from Saint George's Castle, also known as Elmina Castle, a former prison and center of the African slave trade. Name of signer is illegible.
GLC00722.70
28 February 1793
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
An Act making Appropriations for the Support of Government for the Year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three.
Sets the federal budget for the year at $1,589,044.72. Lists the salaries to be paid to members and employees of government, the amount of their expenses, such as stationary, to be covered, and other costs of the federal government, such as the...
GLC00755
02 March 1793
Jefferson, Thomas. Acts of the second Congress.
Four printed acts of the second Congress signed by Thomas Jefferson. Acts deal with defraying the expense of an Indian treaty in Ohio, paying a loan from the Bank of US, relief of Elijiah Bostwick, and additional compensation for public officers....
GLC00878
26 June 1847
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
to Joshua Leavitt
Birney, an abolitionist, writes to Leavitt, a reformer and minister in Boston. Has been asked to write columns for the Herald, a newspaper, and is allowed by the editor to freely express his opinions. Notes that Dr. Bailey (possibly Gamaliel Bailey...
GLC02448.02
18 November 1836
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
[Appointment of William H. Wharton as minister to the U.S.]
Signed by Sam Houston. Countersigned by Austin as Secretary of State, with Samuel A. Roberts presentation on back to Mrs. Hugh White, regarding provenance. Red wax seal on bottom left corner.
GLC02452.01
1820
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Speech of Mr. Sergeant, on the Missouri question.
First edition. Speech delivered in the House of Representatives arguing that Missouri should be added to the Union as a free state. Sergeant was a Congressman from Pennsylvania.
GLC00267.098
12 June 1841
Alabama. Legislature.
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama responsive to those of South Carolina on the subject of controversy between the States of Maine and Georgia.
27th Congress, 1st session. House of Representatives document no. 11. Concerns the stealing and carrying away of a slave named Atticus by Daniel Philbrook and Edward Kilbron from Georgia to Maine. Maine refused to surrender Philbrook and Kilbron...
GLC00267.136.02
1851
The South Bend fugitive slave case, involving the right to a writ of habeas corpus.
Reports on the legal case of Norris vs. Newton. Case pertains to an enslaved person seeking emancipation. Marked for sale at the Anti-slavery office, 48 Beekman Street, 1851.
GLC00267.144
1858
Green, James S., 1817-1870
[Senate report to accompany bill 161, including the Lecompton Constitution]
35th Congress, 1st session, Senate. Rep. Com. No. 82. Opens with a report submitted by Senator Green from the Committee on Territories. Includes a Constitution for Kansas, submitted by John Calhoun, President of the Kansas Constitutional Convention...
GLC00267.169
Foster, Lafayette Sabine, 1806-1880
Speech of Hon. L. F. S. Foster, of Connecticut, on the Lecompton Consitution; delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 8 and 19, 1858.
Untrimmed and unopened. Foster opposed the Lecompton Constitution.
GLC00267.170
Walton, E.P., 1812-1890
Revolution in the law of the land. Speech of Hon. E. P. Walton of Vermont, on the bill for the admission of Kansas; delivered in the House of Representatives, March 31, 1858.
Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Most pages uncut. Walton argues for the defeat of the Lecompton Constitution.
GLC00267.171
1859
Conway, Martin Franklin, 1827-1882
Kansas. Constitution adopted by the convention held at Leavenworth.
35th Congress, 2nd session. House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 44. Submitted by Conway as president of the Leavenworth convention and Samuel F. Tappan, secretary. Includes a list of other convention members. Calls for the admission of...
GLC00267.173
Fitch, Graham N. (Graham Newell), 1809-1892
[Speech by Senator Fitch regarding the admission of Kansas into the Union]
Delivered at Indianapolis 6 January 1859. Uncut.
GLC00267.176
circa 1848
Inconsistency and hypocrisy of Martin Van Buren. On the question of slavery.
An anonymous author criticizes Van Buren and the Free Soil Party, which nominated him as candidate for the 1848 Presidential election: "No event in the history of political parties in this country since the establishment of the government, has...
GLC00267.185
1856
Hunter, R.M.T., 1809-1887
Speech of Hon. Robert M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, on the resolutions of the Massachusetts legislature concerning the assault on Mr. Sumner.
Signed by Hunter on a a piece of paper pasted to the title page. Delivered in the senate of the United States, 24 June 1856. Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, Washington, D.C. Hunter was a senator from Virginia.
GLC00267.003
Stewart, James A. (James Augustus), 1808-1879
Speech of Hon. James A. Stewart, of Maryland, on African slavery, its status-- natural, moral, social, legal, and constitutional...
Title continues, "...and the origin, progress, present condition, and future destiny of the United States, considered in connection with African slavery as a part of its social system; with the bearings of that institution upon the interests of all...
GLC00267.004
10 January 1818
United States. Congress
Report of the Committee to whom was referred so much of the President's Message as relates to the introduction of slaves from Amelia Island.
The report reflects the early distaste for the slave trade in the U.S. House Document 46, 15th Congress, 1st session. Accompanied with a bill supplementary to the act, to prohibit the importation of enslaved people into any port or place within the...
GLC00267.031
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