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16 June 1863
Swords, J. M., fl. 1863
The Daily citizen. [June 16, 1863]
News at Vicksburg, (false) reports of victory at Port Hudson. Support for General Pemberton. Geometric red and gray pattern.
GLC06812
1864/09/19 ca.
Holmes, David S., 1827-1904
Benedict Arnold & Horatio Seymour! ... Who is to be president? [election]
Election-relation broadside attacking Seymour and attempting to link him to the 1863 draft riots in New York City.
GLC06813
1864
Who shall be Vice President? George Pendleton vs. Andrew Johnson [1864 election]
GLC06815
1776/06-1778/03
Continental Congress. Account ledger detailing funds paid and received
Continental Congress in Boston. Entries include the following: "Cash to the Hon. Continental Congress-received from the Hon. John Hancock Esq.-President by the hands of Mr. George Spriggs-two boxes containing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars...
GLC06816
1870/07/05
Rice, George, fl. 1797-1800
to Henry W. Beecher re: difficulties in graduating from medical school
Rice was a black doctor and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery who studied under Joseph Lister. He writes concerning his difficulties being accepted into medical school; Rice states: "I hope soon....to get my diploma from a school which stands first in...
GLC06817.01
1799/09/21
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
to Major Bewell re: Bewell's appointment as head of recruiting party in Vermont
Detailed instructions on supplies, strategies preparing for war with France
GLC06818
1804
Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863
Observations upon certain passages in Mr. Jefferson's Notes on Virginia
Title continued: "...which appear to have a tendency to subvert religion, and establish a false philosophy." An attack on Jefferson's Notes, by the clergyman better known for his poem "The Night Before Christmas."
GLC06819
1863
Wormeley, Katherine P., fl. 1863
The United States Sanitary Commission: A Sketch of its purposes and work
First edition published by Little Brown. Inscribed in pencil on the titlepage by S. W. Bridgham to "Mrs. Ives." Wormeley was a prominent organizer of women's aid societies in New England during the Civil War. She also served on U.S. Sanitary...
GLC06820
1861/11/05 ca.
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Six items re: prisoner exchanges after battle of Springfield [Decimalized .01- .07]
1. John C. Fremont. DS: Springfield, Mo. 5 November 1861. 4 p. "Proclamation to all peacably disposed citizens of the State of Missouri..." Cosigned by Sterling Price. 2. Little, Henry. DS: Cassville, [Mo.] 5 November 1861. 1 p. + docket....
GLC06821
1862/05/10
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
to Emily J. Semmes re: action and retreat at Williamsburg
With a continuation on verso, dated 12 May 1862 in pencil.
GLC06822
1863/07/09
to Emily J. Semmes re: deathbed description of Gettysburg, Wheatfield
Also discusses severe injuries that he incurred (written one day prior to his death).
GLC06823
1865/05/01 ca.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Chicago broadside printed in white ink on black silk for Lincoln funeral
"Order of Procession" printed in 3 columns. Worn.
GLC06825
1806/03/15
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
to William Stedman re: embargo, Florida and the Miranda expedition
Ellery thanks Stedman, Federalist representative from Massachusetts, for his letters, remarks that "I cannot perceive any good arising out of partial restrictions of trade with G.B. but I can see great evil springing from a total non-Importatation...
GLC06827
1781/10/26
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
to Samuel Cooper re: Victory over Cornwallis at Yorktown
"The glorious and important success we have obtained will afford joy to every true american." Co-signed by Samuel Cooper.
GLC06828
1866/12
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Atlantic Monthly. [Vol. 18, no. 110 (December 1866)]
First part, published by Ticknor & Fields. First and only printing prior to the collected works. McFeely p. 255.
GLC06830.01
1867/01
Atlantic Monthly. [Vol. 19, no.111 (January 1867)]
GLC06830.02
1865
The equality of men before the law, claimed and defended in speeches...
Title continued: "by Hon. William D. Kelley, Wendell Phillips and Frederick Douglass." Lacks original wrappers, stab-stitched. Douglass' speech was made to the annual Anti-Slavery Convention. Blockson Collection 2779. Schomburg 324.15-K. USE WITH...
GLC06831
1878
Flipper, Henry O., fl. 1878
The Colored Cadet at West Point. Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper...
First edition printed by Homer Lee & Co. Flipper, while not the first African-American to attend West Point, was the first to graduate. He was assigned to the all-black 10th Cavalry Regiment. Accused of embezzling army funds at Fort Davis, Indian...
GLC06832
1899
Lynk, Miles V., 1871-1957
The Black troopers ... in the Spanish American War
Complete title: "The black troopers or the daring heroism of the Negro soldier in the Spanish-American War." Lacks front free endpaper. Illustrated with lithographed drawings. Self-printed book of M.V. Lynk. Work notes this author as African...
GLC06833
1852/06/19
Bibb, Henry, fl. 1813-1852
to John Calkins re: how his money was used for fugitive slaves
A long, detailed letter from Bibb, the noted runaway slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad, telling Calkins of Wilbraham, Mass., how his money was spent in aiding runaway slaves who had traveled on the Underground Railroad, particularly...
GLC06834
1842
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
The duty of the Free States, or remarks suggested by the case of the Creole
In original wrappers. Channing argues in favor of the slaves who had taken over the Creole, a slave ship. Steering towards the British West Indies, they won freedom under British law, even though the U.S. attempted to reclaim them. Blockson...
GLC06835
1788
The Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society for ... the Abolition of Slavery
Rest of title: "and the relief of free Negroes, unlawfully held in bondage, begun in the year 1774 and enlarged... To which are added the Acts of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania for the gradual abolition of slavery." First edition, printed by...
GLC06836
1856/07/29
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
to J. S. Foy re: politics, slavery and morality in North and South
"I am quite aware that the people of the South are not all 'slave drivers' or 'slave holders,' but the non-slaveholders allow the slave drivers to rule them and rule us by means of them.... We have prostitution and other evils here, but our laws are...
GLC06837
1843
Lattimer, George, fl. 1843
Massachusetts Congress "House No. 41" [slave case]
Account of slave case of George Lattimer. First and only edition. Original wrappers. Lattimer, a free black Boston resident, had been arrested on application of James Gray of Norfolk, Va., as his escaped slave. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story...
GLC06838
1879
Pettit, Eber, fl. 1879
Sketches in the history of the Underground Railroad...
Title continued: "Comprising many thrilling incidents of the escape of fugitives from slavery and the perils to those who aided them." First edition, with mounted albumen photograph frontispiece of Pettit. Original publishers brown cloth. Pettit was...
GLC06839
1869
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Scenes in the life of Harriet Tubman / by Sarah H. Bradford
First edition printed by Moses. The story of Tubman, an escaped slave who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. She made more than nineteen trips into the south, rescuing 300 people. During the Civil War, she served as a nurse and spy...
GLC06840
1836
Stuart, Charles, fl. 1836
A memoir of Granville Sharp
First edition; early publisher's cloth. Includes Patrick Reason's first published portrait engraving. Reason was an black artist. Collateral to Lincoln manuscript GLC 5302, referring to Granville Sharp.
GLC06841
1863/01/02
Nashville daily union. [Vol. 1, no. 226 (January 2, 1863)]
Union-occupied Tennessee newspaper printing the Emancipation Proclamation for the first time in Nashville. The proclamation printed in a full column article on the last page. Also includes news about Robert Hendershott, the "Michigan Drummer Boy"...
GLC06842
11 April 1865
Richmond Whig. [Vol. 1, no. 7 (April 11, 1865)]
Union-occupation issue, covering the fall of Richmond shortly before and the surrender of Robert E. Lee two days before. The front page contains biographical sketches of Confederate generals killed at Richmond or Petersburg, or who played an...
GLC06843
1863/06/18-186312/10
Record of news, history and literature, vol. 1 nos. 1-26
Complete set of 26 issues and 7 supplements containing news and other related articles concerning Southern life and culture. The Record was published for six months (the latter half of 1863) and was published by West and Johnson. The masthead was...
GLC06844
1863/02/25
Weekly gazette and comet. [Vol. 45, no. 20 (February 25, 1863)]
Accounts of Union occupied Baton Rouge. Articles include the battle for Island no. 10, passage of a Negro Soldiers Bill by the U.S. House and the Confederacy receiving a minister from France.
GLC06845
1820-1879
Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894
[Diaries and journals of Sarah Lydia Gilpin] [word processed inventory available]
Diary of a woman who was a close friend of Sophie Du Pont. Writings span with gaps, 1820-21, 1863-72, 1874-75, 1879. Diaries are written from Wilmington, Delaware and New York City. The author of the later diaries corresponded with Admiral S.F. Du...
GLC06846
1863/06
Millet, Charles, fl. 1863
Diary of Sergeant in Company E, 11th New York Cavalry
A member of the cavalry unit known as "Scott's nine hundred." Millet kept as a record for his family in case he did not survive. It details his activities in Virginia and Maryland before, during and after the Gettysburg campaign. It contains a...
GLC06847
1863 ca.
Seventh N. Hampshire Regiment. Stand by the Flag! [Recruiting broadside]
Large and vigorous recruitment broadside printed on thin bright yellow paper with large woodcut of American flag, with streaming ribbon reading "Stand by the Flag." Captain Jesse E. George. Lists bounties and army pay. Printed at the Tri-Weekly...
GLC06848
1864/03/25
Rivers, William J., fl. 1864
To the Youth of Alabama: We are calling to arms! [recruitment broadside]
Recruiting "Cavalry to be composed of those under [age] 18" to fight under Gen. Pillow. Once mounted in an album or scrapbook. On verso were adhered four undated newsclippings: two poems, one news story describing the positions of former Confederate...
GLC06851
1851/11/22
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
to President King, Columbia College; discusses Fugitive Slave Law
Printed circulat letter, addressed in Smith's hand.
GLC06852
1862/10/21
Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883
A letter from Peter Cooper to ....Abraham Lincoln
Addressing opposition to slavery and duty of govt to induce slaves to fight for the Union. Printed with "what they have to do who stay at home" regarding the Sanitary Commission by F.L. Olmstead. Loyal Publication Society, No. 28-Part II. Disbound
GLC06853
1867
Six hundred dollars a year: a wife's effort at low living under high prices
Contains information for women on managing household finances, making money, and filling out tax forms. Complains of high taxes. Written in the form of one anonymous woman's experience. Anonymous. Printed by Ticknor & Fields.
GLC06854
1868/05/21
Revolution. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (May 21, 1868)]
Disbound. Paginated [305]-320. Edited by E.C. Stanton and Parker Pillsbury. Includes editorial by Stanton "The Last Republican Lamp has Gone out" and articles. This issue records the annual meeting of the American Equal Rights Association. Although...
GLC06855
1896 ca.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Bible and church degrade women
Group of 3 essays dealing with women's status in church and suffrage. Inscribed to Rev. William Gannet (?) with quotation on the first page of the text: "Progress is the victory of a new thought over an old superstition" Printed by the Office of...
GLC06856
1849
Mott, Lucretia, fl. 1849-1860
A Sermon to the medical students
First edition. 12mo. Printed gray wrappers. An important speech on anti-slavery and women's rights. Described on the cover as a "revised Phonographic Report." Mott rejects the doctrine of original human depravity, credits the birth of reform...
GLC06857
1882
Hanson, E.R., fl. 1882
Our woman workers. Biographical sketches of women... in the Universalist Church.
Title continued: "for literacy, philanthropic and Christian work." Inscribed by Mary Livermore to her daughters. Among those profiled: Clara Barton, Alice and Phoebe Cary, M. Louise Thomas, Elizabeth Oakes Smith, and Frances Dana Gage. (Title is...
GLC06858
1920
Grimke, Angelina W., 1880-1958
Rachel. A play in three acts
First play written, produced, and acted by African-Americans, attempting to dramatize racial inequities. The program notes call the play "the first attempt to use the stage for race propaganda in order to enlighten the American people relative to the...
GLC06859
1837
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Right and Wrong in Boston. Annual report of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Soc.
Subtitle: "Annual report of the Boston Female Anti-slavery Society, with a sketch of obstacles thrown in the way of emancipation by certain clerical abolitionists and advocates for the subjection of women." Printed by Isaac Knapp. 16mo. Rebound...
GLC06860
1854/10/23
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
to Charles T. Beach re: printed circular letter on anti-slavery
"The present is the most auspicious period for the diffusion of antislavery statements." Counter signed by Francis Jackson.
GLC06862
1864 ca.
Red, white and blue, "Union" patriotic folding paper lantern
Lantern made from corrugated wove paper with cardboard top and base, hanging loop and internal metal candle holder. The paper is printed with blue horizontal stripes (on upper) and red-white vertical stripes (on bottom). The word "Union" (hard to...
GLC06864
24 March 1848
North star. [Vol. 1, no. 13 (March 24, 1848)]
Douglass' Abolitionist newspaper; re: Theodore Parker's John Quincy Adams eulogy, anti-slavery meetings, etc. Waterstained across top.
GLC06865
1862-1865 ca.
To the women of New England [circular letter]
Circular letter written to Chairman of the Selectmen of Eaton Grant, Mass. U.S. Sanitary Commission, explaining purpose and seeking national support.
GLC06866
1833
Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880
An Appeal in the Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans
First book of American abolitionist movement; inscribed in pencil with respects of "the author" to J. J. Dixwell. Exlibris stamp of Meadville Theological School on top, with duplicate sold stamp. Includes engravings.
GLC06867
1865/04/15
Chicago tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 280 (April 15, 1865)]
"The Terrible end." "The news reaches us just as we are going to press, and we hold our forms open to the last moment." The central column has "Postscript. 4 o'clock A.M. Terrible News." Lincoln assassination issue. Foxed.
GLC06869
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