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circa 1861-1865
Cook, George S., 1819-1902
Gen. Eppa Austin, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Gen. Eppa Austin?." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Numeric notation on verso: "68."
GLC05111.01.0676
General Alfred Holt Colquitt, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Colquitt." Numeric notation on verso: "85." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0677
General John Rogers Cooke, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Cooke." Numeric notation on verso: "78." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0678
General Arnold Elzey, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Gen Elzey." Numeric notation on verso: "25." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0679
General Richard Stoddert Ewell, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Gen Ewell." Numeric notation on verso: "54." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0680
General James Byron Gordon, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Gordon." Numeric notation on verso: "41." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner. Same as 5111.691 but bigger.
GLC05111.01.0681
General James Byron Gordon, portrait [duplicate] [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Same as #691, but smaller. Illegible inscription on verso. Numeric notation on verso: "3 1/4 x 4 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0682
General Robert Frederick Hoke, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Hoke." Numeric notation on verso: "81." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0683
General James Henry Lane, Napoleon pose portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Lane is in Napoleonic pose. Inscription on verso: "Lane." Numeric notation on verso: "71." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0684
General Mansfield Lovell, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Lovell." Numeric notation on verso: "72." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0685
General Hylan Benton Lyon, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Lyon." Numeric notation on verso: "83." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0686
General Samuel McGowan, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "McGowan." Numeric notation on verso: "88." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0687
General Francis Redding Tillou Nichols, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Nichols." Numeric notation on verso: "31." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray under Nicholls by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0688
General John Pegram, portrait vignette [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Pegram." Numeric notation on verso: "39." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0689
General Gabriel James Rains, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Raines." Numeric notation on verso: "62." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0690
General Beverly Holcomb Robertson, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Robinson." Numeric notation on verso: "40." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8"; "7 & 9 [gone?]."
GLC05111.01.0691
General George Hume Steuart, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Steuart"; faint graphite: "Genl G. H. Steuart." Numeric notation on verso: "90." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8." Included in Generals in Gray by Ezra J. Warner.
GLC05111.01.0692
General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Confederate. Inscription on verso: "Genl Wilcox." Numeric notation on verso: "22." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0693
General Milledge Luke Bonham, portrait [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Inscription on verso: "Genl Bonham." Numeric notation on verso: "29." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0694
Commander French Forrest [1861-1865 / 1880's ca.]
Inscription on verso: "Commander Forrest?." Numeric notation on verso: "6." Additional notation on verso: "4 x 5 5/8."
GLC05111.01.0695
31 December 1902
Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907
to Thomas Gibbons
Thanks Gibbons for a gift of cigars. Mentions that the commission is still waiting for a treaty with Colombia before they can proceed with the canal. Describes recent pleasant, warm weather which he appreciates because coal is difficult to obtain...
GLC02763.02
23 March 1903
Thanks Gibbons for the beautiful walking stick he mailed from Manila; declares, "It reached me just before my birthday and I consider it one of my birthday presents." Happy to hear that Gibbons moved to the U.S.S. Helena and will be with Captain...
GLC02763.03
12 January 1904
Thanks Gibbons for his gift of a smoking jacket as a "New Year's remembrance." Describes his enjoyable visit to the Isthmus during November and December. Discusses the new republic of Panama, recently declared independent from Colombia, and...
GLC02763.04
19 July 1904
Thanks him for the enclosed piece of needlework for Mrs. Walker. Mentions preparations to sail from New York to the Isthmus, to be gone for some weeks. Discusses the beginning of the Panama Canal construction project: "We are getting an...
GLC02763.05
7 March 1809
Madison, James, 1751-1836
[Appointment of William Eustis as Secretary of War]
Signed by President Madison and countersigned by Secretary of State Robert Smith. Accompanied by attached seal. William Eustis served from 7 March 1809 to 13 January 1813.
GLC02767
26 March 1819
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
[Appointment of Morris S. Miller to negotiate a treaty with the Seneca Indians of New York]
Countersigned by Calhoun as Secretary of War. Appointing Miller to make a treaty to obtain Seneca reservation land.
GLC02768
10 May 1830
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Isaac Dutton Barnard, William Marks, John B. Steneger, D. M. Miller and J. B. Sutherland
In absence of recommendations for clemency from the prosecuting attorney and the judge who tried the case, Jackson asks for their recommendation if pardon should be granted to "Craig," a prisoner who was convicted 10 May 1830. Barnard and Marks were...
GLC02770
25 February 1836
[Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen].
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, an enslaved person, had been convicted of an unspecified felony in the District of Columbia in November 1835, and sentenced to be hung on 26 February 1836. Because of "divers good and...
GLC02772
27 June 1836
[Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony].
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, identified as a "Negro man Slave," had been convicted of felony and sentenced to hang. He had been given two respites by President Andrew Jackson, who here pardons him completely as a fit...
GLC02773
8 March 1843
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
[Appointment of James Madison Porter, Secretary of War]
Appoints James Madison Porter Secretary of War with the following certificate: "Know Ye: That reposing special trust and confidence in the Patriotism, Integrity and Abilities of James Madison Porter, of Pennsylvania, I do appoint him Secretary for...
GLC02774
4 August 1851
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
[Authorization to affix the seal of the United States]
Gives authorization to Robert P. Letcher to finalize the implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and to conclude a convention with the Mexican Indians. One black and white bust engraving and one black and white seated full length engraving...
GLC02775
21 November 1846
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
to John Serretta
Denies three Mexican priests serving in the United States permission to aid their colleagues in Mexico. Suggests that the priests try traveling with a neutral ship. Signed as Secretary of State during the Mexican War. Impression in upper left...
GLC02776
27 September 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Presidential pardon of John W. Demaine, who had been convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in August 1856].
Demaine was pardoned near the end of his term because he was young and inexperienced at the time of the commission of the crime and under the influence of older persons and because the jurors who had rendered the verdict against him were recommending...
GLC02777
30 April 1863
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
[Amendment to an act approving letters of marque, prizes, and prize goods]
Signed as President of the Confederate States and countersigned by Speaker of the House Thomas S. Bocock and President of the Senate (and Vice President) Alexander H. Stephens. This document amended the original act that approved letters of marque...
GLC02778
circa 29 April 1965
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Documents relating to Andrew Johnson and Eliza C. Skidmore [decimalized .01-.04]
Three documents related to Eliza C. Skidmore's passage across battle lines during the Civil War. She received permission from President Andrew Johnson to cross from the Union side to the Confederate side to obtain supplies and bring them back to...
GLC02779
1 June 1868
[Appointment of George Stoneman]
Lists military retirements and promotions of John M. Schofield and George Stoneman. Signed as President. Docketed on verso by Secretary of War John Schofield (who had replaced Stanton).
GLC02780
19 July 1870
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[Permission for John Lothrop Motley]
President Grant authorizes John Lothrop Motley "to exchange the ratifications of the [Addition] Convention to the Convention of April 7. 1862 between Great Britain & the U.S. for the suppression of the African Slave Trade." One engraving, "H.M. Gun...
GLC02781
1873/03/04 ca.
Ulysses S. Grant / President of the United States
Possibly an inaugural medal. Sculpted by W. & C. Harris. Paint is slightly worn and there are glue remnants on verso.
GLC02781.02
15 March 1881
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
[Appointment of A.M. Kimball as alternate commissioner for treaty anniversary]
Certificate appointing A.M. Kimball to act as Alternate Commissioner of an "international exhibition of arts, manufactures, and products of the soil and mine," to be held in New York City in 1883. The exhibition would mark the "one hundredth...
GLC02783.01
22 October 1895
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Extradition of Gilbert Coutant, charged with larceny (c/s Edwin F. Uhl)
Partly printed document signed as President and countersigned by Uhl as Acting Secretary of State. Written to Henry M. Howell of Canada.
GLC02784
1912/04/17
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Extradition of William R. Shaver, charged with embezzlement & forgery
Partly printed document signed as President and countersigned by Wilson as Acting Secretary of State. Written to P.D. Howell of Canada.
GLC02785
1922/01/16
Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
to Jere H. Barr
President Harding writes to the president of the Reading Chamber of Commerce (in Reading, Pennsylvania) as a greeting on the occasion of the organization's annual dinner. Advocates for the Conference on Limitation of Armament. Typed on White House...
GLC02787
8 June 1861
[Presidential pardon of Benjamin Wood, who had been convicted in December 1857 in the District of Columbia of manslaughter].
Wood was pardoned by Lincoln because it is believed that he was insane at the time of the offense, because it was his first offense, and because the jurors at his trial and others had petitioned for his release. Countersigned by Secretary of State...
GLC02789
1792/08/20
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Jonathan Trumbull re: American prisoners in Algiers
Written as President to Trumbull, Speaker of the House of Representatives, concerning the petition of American prisoners in Algiers which Trumbull forwarded.
GLC02793.001
1793/01/20
to Henry Lee re: his reluctance in accepting a second term
Written as President to Lee, Governor of Virginia, who has congratulated Washington for his re-election. The president writes "to say I feel pleasure from the prospect of commencing another tour of duty, would be a departure from truth" and...
GLC02793.002
1795/02/15
to James Jameson re: the Dismal Swamp Land Co. and profits from slave labor
Responding to Jameson's call for $80 (on behalf of his deceased uncle), Washington writes that he had hoped to see profits from the company since the elder Jameson had the money in his own hands. He notes in passing that the profits would have been...
GLC02793.003
1795/08/20
to John Adams re: career prospects of John Q. Adams, the Jay Treaty
Written as President to his Vice President. Washington writes that young Adams should not think of retiring because his fair prospects may bring him to the head of the diplomatic corps. Washington also mentions the protests in Boston and elsewhere...
GLC02793.004
1796/07/22
to Harriot Washington Parks, his niece, re: congratulations on her marriage
Written as President, offering his congratulations and suggestions for "a prudent deportment" towards her husband, including "the accomodation of your views to his circumstances." Also advocating frugality, he adds "always keep the old adage in...
GLC02793.005
1797/01/22
to James Anderson re: instructions for management of Mount Vernon
Written as President. Washington goes into considerable detail regarding farming, especially innovations (a new red clover). He also mentions building a new road and the drought of the previous fall.
GLC02793.006
1808/12/09
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to the Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pittsburgh
Written as President in response to the Society's "friendly address" concerning religious freedom and mentioning the "time of trouble" in which they live.
GLC02793.010
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