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1783/07/17
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792
to Robert R. Livingston re: receiving a request from Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Asks him to come to Paris to help finalize Treaty of Paris. (Mat burn at edges; possibly bleached.)
GLC07357
27 January 1831
Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866
to Henry B. Curtis
Curtis, a future Union general, writes his older brother a long letter about his time at West Point, from which he graduated that year. Among the many plans and topics he comments on is the prejudice at the military academy of the "Yankee Staff...
GLC07358
23 January 1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
[Document to Senate vetoing Confederate Congress Act allowing congressional appointments of midshipmen]
A document from Davis to the Confederate Senate, in which he explains his reasons for considering the act, which would allow the House, Senate, and President to select midshipmen, unconstitutional because it will infringe on the president's sole...
GLC07359
21 August 1864
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
to James A. Seddon
Handwritten telegram on which Robert E. Lee informs Secretary of War Seddon about Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's attack against Federal troops in the Battle of Weldon Railroad (Globe Tavern) during the Petersburg campaign.: "The enemy abandoned last evg. his...
GLC07360
18 September 1862
to Jefferson Davis
Charles Marshall's (1830-1902) copy containing the substance of a letter from Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis regarding battle of Antietam. Writer inferred from handwriting. Recounts major events of the battle and states that at the end of the...
GLC07362
1790/06/19
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no.20 (June 19, 1790)]
Whole no. 124. re: Notice of Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution; Washington's letter to Hebrew Congregation of Savannah; etc.
GLC07270
circa July 1865
Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865
to Richard B. Winder
Wirz seeks information to implicate "the authorities at Richmond" on conditions at Andersonville, suggesting that he is being prosecuted so that "the big men, such as Cooper Seddon, Jeff Davis" can be prosecuted. Indicates that providing such...
GLC07271.01
8 November 1865
Russell, G.B., fl. 1865
[Admission ticket to the hanging of Captain Henry Wirz at the Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C.]
Wirz's hanging is not mentioned but the date of admission is 10 November 1865, the day he was hanged at the Old Capital Prison. Small yellow printed card. The name of the bearer has been scratched out.
GLC07271.04
1860
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for President [medal]
Brass medal: "Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for President / The great rail splitter of the west must & shall be our next President."
GLC07260
1865/01/23
Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879
Draft of farewell address to his army, written in pencil
Draft of farewell address to the army: "I have this day been relieved from the command of this army ... you have endured your many hardships during the recent campaign. I am alone responsible for its conception and strived hard to do my duty in its...
GLC07261
1890/02/21
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907
to Wm. R. Ware? re: illustrated letter on placement of Shaw 54th Mass. memorial
Letter concerning the placement of the Shaw Memorial for 54th (colored) Massachusetts Regiment near the Boston State House.
GLC07262
1815 ca.
Battle of New Orleans broadside [in French and English]
Dual-language War of 1812 broadside detailing battle of 8 January 1815. Consists of illustration and key.
GLC07263
1759
Warren, James, 1726-1808
The Modern part of an universal history
Title page (only) from a book in Warren's library, signed.
GLC07264
1735/06/30
Zenger, John P., 1697-1746
New-York weekly journal. [No. 86 (June 30, 1735)]
Printed while Zenger was in prison
GLC07265
1 April 1762
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1736 (April 1, 1762)]
Re: British and French hostilities in the Caribbean; Indian peace treaty in Virginia, etc.
GLC07266
1790/01/02
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [No. 76 (January 2, 1790)]
re: urging ratification of Bill of Rights in Virginia; "an act providing for the expenses which may attend negotiations with Indian tribes ..." etc.
GLC07268
1790/02/27
Gazette of the United States. [No. 92 (February 27, 1790)]
Re: House of Representatives discussion on Hamilton's report as Secretary of Treasury.
GLC07269
1864-1866
[Collection of sixteen documents from an archive of the Quartermaster of Andersonville Prison][Decimalized]
Includes several letters, an Andersonville wallet, biscuit in a tin, Libby Prison drawing, hand-carved bone kerchief slide, bone snuff box, cane, etc. Richard B. Winder served as Quartermaster throughout the Civil War. He was a cousin of Gen. John H...
GLC07271
7 February 1865
[Parole from Andersonville Prison issued for for W.T. West]
Partially printed slip permits West "to go to drive hospital wood team and return to hospital." With "Military Prison" stamp on verso. Written at Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville Prison.
GLC07271.02
15 September 1864
Winder, John H., 1800-1865
[Special order for a furlough for Private P.T. Hodges, Company G, 3rd Regt. Georgia Reserve]
Countersigned by General Winder's son, Captain Winder, the acting assistant general. Partially printed document granting a twenty five day furlough. Numbered "Special Order No. 190." Form printed on dark orange paper. Written at Camp Sumter...
GLC07271.03
4 July 1864
Cunningham, G.A., fl. 1864
to unknown
Cunningham, a captain in Company K of the 3rd Georgia Reserves, writes to an unidentified Captain to send receipts for supplies, including guns, canteen straps, and empty cartridges (not included). Written on a torn scrap of paper.
GLC07271.05
3 April 1865
Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
[Special Orders No. 1authorizing Richard Bayly WInder to take charge of his department]
Signed by Ruggles as Commissary General of Prisons and countersigned by Samuel T. Bayly as acting assistant general. The department Major Winder was to take charge of was at Andersonville Prison.
GLC07271.06.01
1864
Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894
[Wallet owned by Richard B. Winder]
Inscribed in the wallet is "R.B. Winder Captain and A.Q.M. C.S.A [Assistant Quarter Master Confederate States of America]." Accompanied by three pieces of Confederate currency of the following denominations: $1, $10 and 20 bill (see GLC07271.07.02-...
GLC07271.07.01
Kearsing, John H., 1836-1906
[Bone kerchief slide, carved by J. H. Kearsing, Co. D 43rd NY Volunteers]
Polished bone kerchief slide, etched on front "J. H. Kearsing, Andersonville Prison, 1864." On the back exterior of the ring is etched "Co. D 43rd N.Y.S.V." Kearsing was a prisoner in Andersonville.
GLC07271.08
Hersey, William, fl. 1865
[Andersonville biscuit with accompanying tin]
Atop the metal tin, which held the biscuit, is a descriptive tag: "Brought From the Rebel Prison at Andersonville, Ga. by William Hersey of the 35th Regiment M.V.M. [Massachusetts Volunteer Militia] March 1865. Presented by G. N. Patten March 21 -...
GLC07271.09
[Snuff box made by Andersonville prisoners]
Hinged wooden snuff box.
GLC07271.10
1815/06/24
Thornton, William, 1759-1828
to William Thornton
Discusses British General Thornton's valor and wounds received at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Battle of New Orleans. Also critically discusses European politics and war, and assesses Napoleon at length. Notes that Thornton's capture and...
GLC07367
4 November 1813
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to David Holmes
Informs Mississippi Territory's Governor Holmes that on 2 November 1813, General John Coffee attacked the Creek Indians at Tallaseehatchee in upper Alabama, killing 186 warriors and taking 86 women and children prisoners. Concludes: "If I had...
GLC07371
1835/03/16
To the Cherokee Tribe of Indians East of the Mississippi [circular] [removal]
Printed circular letter. "I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you...circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have...
GLC07377
1818/06/02
to John C. Calhoun
The war against the Seminole Indians. "I have deemed it advisable to call into service... two companies of rangers ...with instructions to scour the country... exterminating every hostile party who dare... not surrender & remove their families above...
GLC07378
8 July 1872
Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896
[Cabinet Card photograph of Thomas Nast]
Three-quarter length oval portrait of Harper's Weekly cartoonist Thomas Nast. Signed and dated on the mount. Remnant tax stamp on verso.
GLC07364
1862
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
[Photograph of workmen posed outside Government Wheelwright shop]
Large unmounted photograph showing many workmen standing next to large wheels and wheeled gun carriages.
GLC07365
1934-1943
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Typewritten speech [Decimalized .01- .05]
3 page speech (with corrections) attacking financiers, accompanied by four TLS: 1) to Lawrence Richey, 7/2/1934; 2) to Lewis L. Strauss, 2/8/1943; 3) to Lewis L. Strauss, 10/22/1943; and 4) to Lewis L. Strauss, 11/1/1943, 5) Speech.
GLC07366
16 October 1725
Bradford, John, ?-1726
to Charles Calvert
Discusses two runaway slaves that were brought before him and returned to their masters. In part, "This day was brought before me a Runnaway Negro Woman taken up Near the Head of Mr: [Charles] Carrolls Land on the upper Side of Monockasey In Her way...
GLC07368
1780
Cherokee Nation
Bill of sale for 47 black slaves to Michael Deloach
Bill totals $16,000.
GLC07369
25 May 1798
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
to Winthrop Sargent
Serving as Secretary of State, Pickering informs Sargent that he sent Sargent's commission as Governor of the Mississippi Territory. States that new seals and presses are being made for the use of this Territory.
GLC07370
9 August 1814
to John Reid
Writes to Major Reid to inform him of the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson with Creek Indians. Describes the punitive measures of the agreement, which forced the Creek to cede twenty-two million acres of land. Discusses Reid's commission as a...
GLC07372
1816/08/06
to William H. Crawford
Writes to Secretary of War Crawford to transmit Captain John Allen's muster roll (not included) of volunteers who helped protect Chickasaw Indian land from "Intruders," referring to white settlers.
GLC07374
1817/08/19
to George Graham
"[T]his will ensure the removal of 19/20 of the whole Cherokee Nation." Docketed.
GLC07375
4 October 1830
MacKay, John, 1805-1849
to Eliza Anne Mackay
Mentions an upcoming camp meeting in Georgia and sending money to his tailor. Discusses protecting Cherokee lands from white intruders, mentioning the capture of "200 gold diggers." In reference to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, he speculates that...
GLC07376
1789/07/07
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Extract from a report of the Secretary of War to the President of the United States
Relays some observations "resulting from a general view of the Indian Department...with the hope that some of them might be considered as proper principles to be interwoven in a general System for the government of Indian Affairs." Discusses...
GLC07379
1883
Crook, George, 1829-1890
Annual Report of Brigadier General George Cook, U.S. Army. Commanding Department of Arizona.
Signed by Crook's acting aide-de-camp S. Roberts. Reports on his expedition to the Sierra Madre Mountains to locate Geronimo and his warrior band. He faults the government for their unfair treatment of the Indians and the United States...
GLC07380.01
30 November 1777
André, John, 1751-1780
to Louisa Andre
Writes a lengthy letter to his sister about recent events of the war in Philadelphia. "The army has remained encamped before Philadelphia and Mr. Washington has remained about 14 miles off. Our patroles meet and exchange shot every now and then...
GLC07272
1778/08/25
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to [Benjamin Tallmadge] re: spy report, setting meeting
Washington wants to discuss a spy report concerning British troop movements in New York: "Knowledge of that circumstance in the enemy might blast the whole design"
GLC07277
178[4]/03/27
to Nathanael Greene re: supporting the Society of Cincinnati
The Society is designed to counter the "Temper of the New England States," and prepare it for the "decision of the weighty matters which may be brought on." (Small losses affecting text at center right fold.)
GLC07278
Mason, Albert, 1839-?
[Wood cane presented from one prisoner at Anersonville to another]
Wooden cane with a polished handle and an engraved metal label wrapped around it that reads: "Presented to Peter Quinn by Albert Mason a comrade and tent mate at Andersonville Prison, 1864." Quinn died at Andersonville on 8 October 1864.
GLC07271.11
27 May 1777
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
Written by Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a Continental Congressman from Massachusetts to an unknown recipient, but probably an army officer in Massachusetts. Begins letter with financial information. Hopes a vigorous...
GLC07273
1774/07/19
Low, Isaac, 1735-1791
Proceedings of the Committee of Correspondence
New York's response to the Coercive Acts.
GLC07274
15 April 1789 to 28 April 1790
Gazette of the United states. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 15, 1789) - v. 2, no. 109 (April 28, 1790)]
Bound copy consisting of two volumes, 173 issues. Day by day accounts of the beginnings of the Federal Government. The issues have not been bound chronologically. Also, there is an extra issue of Vol. 2, no. 109 bound with the second volume.
GLC07275
1769/12/18
A Citizen's Address to the Public re: support of Royal troops
Printed by John Holt, per manuscript note.
GLC07276
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