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October 9, 1865
Cumming, A., fl. 1856
to George May Powell
re: He reports his canvass from attempts to sell the photograph with only one order. Circulars have been distributed, and he hopes for more orders.
GLC00687.057
March 5, 1866
Williams, Enoch, fl. 1866
. re: He has received the shipment, which did not match the specimen. The packing was not satisfactory and some frames were broken upon arrival. He will wait to continue canvassing until he receives satisfactory pictures.
GLC00687.059
1860
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Religion of reason, no. 4. The one test of character. A discourse by Gerrit Smith, in Peterboro, July twenty-second, 1860.
Published in New York City by Ross & Tousey. In closing, Smith writes, "The morals and manners of a church should be such, as to realize our highest conceptions of human dignity... Church of Peterboro! Be true to your own God at the approaching...
GLC04717.07
7 May 1846
To the Liberty Party
Discusses the Liberty Party's objectives, including the foremost goal of overthrowing slavery. Analyzes modification and expansion of party objectives, regarding issues such as banks, tariffs, and association with slaveholders.
GLC04717.30
1 December 1873
Spain. --- Cuba.
Discusses Spain's history of slaveholding and the role of other nations to end slavery in Cuba.
GLC04717.64
21 December 1835
Krepp, B., fl. 1835
to Nathaniel Wordin
Apologizes profusely for not writing sooner. Describes a wagon journey he took to Jackson, Mississippi. Explains that they crossed the river, entered the Choctaw Nation, and reached the prairie where the roads were almost impossible to pass because...
GLC04601.14
20 May 1794
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
to Henry Knox
Mentions he has been dining, drinking freely, and enjoying the evening. Informs Knox he enclosed a letter from Captain Thomas Vose and Captain Gamaliel Bradford Jr. Describes Bradford's character and his past military experience. Recommends...
GLC02437.06100
25 July 1790
Van Berckel, Franco Petrus, fl. 1790
to unknown
Thanks the recipient for visiting with [Alexander] McGillivray. Hopes that the recipient and McGillivray can come to dinner since he missed their visit. Possibly written to Henry Knox.
GLC02437.04660
13 September 1801
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Interesting letter to Knox, still concerning the insurgents, who apparently call themselves Indians. States Mr. Joseph Jones saw 60 insurgents who were looking for Ulmer and his party; 16 of the men Jones could identify. Says the men are from the...
GLC02437.07614
13 August 1859
Moore, John, 1826-1907
to Mary Kelly
Reports that he left Camp Floyd, Utah, to punish Indians who were murdering emigrants on the North California road; Moore's party attacked an Indian encampment at dawn, killing twenty and driving off the rest.
GLC04194.22
circa 1871
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
to George William Curtis
Requests details on Curtis's interview with Grant. Asks if he has heard anyone besides Grant assert that Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner was removed from chairmanship of the Committee on Foreign Relations because of negligence. Curtis was...
GLC03998.07
6 January 1814
Shepherd, Thomas, fl. 1814
to Joseph B. Varnum
Shepherd, appointed by the President of the U.S., previously held the position of Collector of the Revenue for the 17th District of the counties of Hampshire, Hampton, and Franklin. He had retired from the position with the hope of having it...
GLC03845.14
12 December 1820
Swett, D., fl. 1820
Informs of letter he received from James dated December 6, which stated that Mr. Prince of Newburyport was nominated to the Senate for Collector for the District. Swett requests a recommendation on behalf of Varnum and James to name him Naval...
GLC03845.21
23 November 1769
Johnson, William, 1715-1774
to Thomas Gage
Re: Indian policy in the wake of mounting troubles on the frontier, fed by spanish and French agents
GLC08119.01
4 November 1870
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
to Ambrose Thompson
Admiral Porter indicates that he has written to B.S. Oslon, the editor of the "Nautical Gazette," to introduce Thompson in hopes that Thompson's articles, which should be of interest to "members of Congress," will be published there. Year is...
GLC03619.02.16
23 December 1878
Kennedy, Alice M., fl. 1877
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
is anxious about her position and asks the senator to stop in and see her.
GLC09400.556
24 March 1879
Brenham, fl. 1879
thanks him for his support for her bill on pension.
GLC09400.472
8 October 1879
Tilley, fl. 1879-1880
asks to be reinstated in treasury.
GLC09400.486
21 May 1880
asks senator to help her sister Queenie, whose health is poor, to find a place by the 1st of July.
GLC09400.511
10 March 1869
Lee, R., fl. 1869
to Brother
thanks him for sending him food. glad to hear that he is well. have had bad times concerning the food that is currently available. other side dated March 14th. handwriting very shaky.
GLC09400.537
1875
Turner, J. Milton, 1840-1915
asks for whiskey and cigars. writes that Bruce must enter the lists at Chicago and he cannot afford not to appear.
GLC09400.544
Vashon, fl. 1877
Wells, a member of Congress is willing to call Secretary of the Interior in reference to her application and do everything he can on her behalf.
GLC09400.545
reminds him to go to the Treasury to have her reinstated.
GLC09400.550
13 January 1879
Topley, J., fl. 1878
praises Bruce: "whites will approve of your action and I am sure the colored people will not forget you when I tell them who had the power to prevent and did prevent a democrat defeating a republican."
GLC09400.397
8 April 1878
Somerville, Alice J., fl. 1878
wants to know if he has received her application.
GLC09400.380
28 January 1878
asks for an appointment as a clerk, counter or copyist.
GLC09400.381
30 October 1877
Henderson, J.H., fl. 1877-1878
sent a petition for his appointment as route-agent. has just been informed there will be a vacancy in a few days. hopes that Bruce will reccomend his appointment.
GLC09400.276
18 June 1877
Defrees, Jno. D., fl. 1877
Office of the Public Printer
declares the hard work of the employees of the Government Printing Office and how they are absolutely essential.
GLC09400.292
1966
Southern Regional Council
New South [Vol. 21, No. 2, Spring 1966]
One issue of "New South" printed by the Southern Regional Council dated 1966. Contains essays pertaining to politics, protests, discrimination, and inequality in the south.
GLC09640.276
7 May 1807
Ritchie, William, fl. 1779-1815
[Certificate of manumission signed by Frederick County clerk, William Ritchie]
One certificate from William Ritchie dated Frederick County Court, May 7, 1807 addressed to the State of Maryland. Grants freedom to a formerly enslaved woman Jenny Maynard. States that this was drafted by Henry Maynard who granted her manumission...
GLC09775
July 1959
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
progress and portents, NAACP Annual Report for 1958
One pamphlet entitled "progress and portents, NAACP Annual Report for 1958," dated July 1959. Summarizes the organization's yearly efforts, details legislative matters, grassroot efforts, economic status of African Americans, housing, branding the...
GLC09640.143.01
GLC09640.143.02
July 1962
report for 1962: The March to Freedom
One pamphlet entitled "report for 1962: The March to Freedom," dated July 1962. Content consists of updates on desegregation in Northern schools, housing discrimination, voter registration, finances, politics and religion.
GLC09640.153
July 1964
In Freedom's Vanguard, Report for 1963.
One pamphlet entitled, "In Freedom's Vanguard, Report for 1963," dated 1964. The report for 1963 highlights: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Medgar Evers's funeral and activism; integrated classrooms; briefing on a convention; religion...
GLC09640.157.01
In Freedom's Vanguard, Report for 1963
GLC09640.157.02
14 October 1957
Baltimore Urban League
Minority Occupancy and Housing Values
One pamphlet dated October 14, 1957 entitled, "Minority Occupancy and Housing Values," printed by the Baltimore Urban League. Raises issues of housing in non-white neighborhoods; costs of houses rising while analyzing the change of occupancy by race...
GLC09640.012
6 March 1898
Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
to Norman Ross
One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Norman Ross dated March 6, 1898. Discusses the death of his father and their relationship. Acknowledges that they are strangers but, due to her closeness to his father, feels that they in fact know each other...
GLC03007.56.02
15 November 1892
to Alexander Milton Ross
One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 15, 1892. Discussing family news and their correspondence, a visit from a mutual friend and money he had sent her previously.
GLC03007.56.04.01
28 January 1895
One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated January 28, 1895. Discussing his health and thanking him for the help he has given them over the years. Discusses mutual acquaintances and a friend's bad marriage and possible visits...
GLC03007.56.07
16 November 1896
One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 16, 1896. Discusses her father and the help Alexander has given them and his future visit. Includes pressed leaves.
GLC03007.56.08.01
[Letter and flower to Alexander Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]
One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross.
GLC03007.56.04
[Letter and pressed flower to Alexander Milton Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]
One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 16, 1896.
GLC03007.56.08
1931-1935
Various
[Items related to police brutality and discrimination][Decimalized .01-.03]
Collection of three items related to police brutality and discrimination dated 1931-1935. Consists of two pages from separate issues of New Masses and a copy of "The Mob Still Rides: A Review of the Lynching Record (1931-1935)." Newspaper clippings...
GLC09977
August 1939
Citizens Housing Council of New York
Harlem Housing
One pamphlet entitled, "Harlem Housing," published by the Citizens Housing Council of New York dated 1939. The document was prepared with the Committee on Inter-Racial Problems in Housing Citizens' Housing Council in New York. Text analyzes living...
GLC09640.042
1941
NAACP Annual Report for 1941
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1941." Content in item: national defense, armed forces, educational and legal defense, segregation and discrimination, lynching, government branches, scholarships, memorials, and finances of NAACP.
GLC09640.123.01
GLC09640.123.02
1856
Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852
Landing of Columbus.
One engraving entitled "Landing Of Columbus" dated 1856. Depicts Columbus landing in the New World in 1492. Columbus and his men arrive on a beachfront in the West Indies. Columbus holds the royal banner of Aragon and Castile in one hand and a sword...
GLC08878.0001
1840
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
A History of the Amistad captives...
title continues: "...Being a circumstantial account of the capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on board; their Voyage and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of each of the surviving Africans. Also, and...
GLC04295
14 December 1852
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
to Ralph Wardlaw
Writes to thank Wardlaw for his invitation to visit Scotland. Mentions her surprise at the success of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," her belief that the work was divinely inspired, and her hope that its popularity shows Christ has mercy to the cause of...
GLC04631
1864
Paxson, Charles, fl. 1864
Learning is wealth. Wilson, Charley, Rebecca, and Rosa
Subtitled "Wilson, Charles, Rebecca and Rosa. Slaves from New Orleans." Shows an older black man reading with three fair-skinned slave children. No. 6. Published by Charles Paxson, NY. Trimmed. (Other cartes in this series appear in the Brady...
GLC08475
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