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19 June 1790
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
23 April 1861
Unknown
Herald Extra. [(April 23, 1861)]
Headlines reads, "Very latest by telegraph his afternoon. Rebellious excitement in Maryland and Virginia. Northern students sent home. 14000 troops at Washington. Vessels arming for the Blockade." Reports on various events related to the 19 April...
GLC03838
5 December 1826
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
[State of the Union address by John Quincy Adams]
President Adams' State of the Union for 1826 printed in an extra from the National Journal, a Washington, D.C. newspaper.
GLC04419
13 April 1861
Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869)
New York times. [Vol. X, no. 2983 (April 13, 1861)]
The headline announces the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate Troops, the beginning of the Civil War. Though the South had already seceded, physical confrontation did not begin until the fort was fired on. The paper reports in detail the events...
GLC04661.06
[The Rights of Lousiana]
Article discusses the admission of Lousiana as a state and how at that time they held enslaved people and the government promised to protect the property (enslaved people) of her people, yet they violated that right when Missouri was admitted. The...
GLC02691.12.01
Sect'y Gage's Financial Bill Reprted in the Houses Today
Gage put forth a bill that requires the U.S to rely more heavily on the gold standard and to establish a system of bank notess without the conditional deposit of public bonds. The depositing and the issuing of bonds are discussed in detail.
GLC02691.12.03
How Counties of Georgia Voted for President and Governor in 2 years
The number of votes for each county in Georgia for Presidential and Gubernatorial candidates.
GLC02691.12.06
[A Bill that Establishes a Redemption Fund and a Division of Issue and Redemption in the Treasury]
Partial article. Outlines the different sections relating to redemption of notes and depositing in the treasury.
GLC02691.12.07
17 August 1897
Graves, John Temple (fl. 1897)
Replies to Ex-Governor Bullock-Some Fearless Facts on the Race Questions
Author Graves feels the race problem is indestructible and universal, not likely to ever go away even with the appointment of blacks in Southern offices. He cites several examples where blacks are discriminated against in the North. Small...
GLC02691.12.09
25 February 1903
Hearst, William R. (1863-1951)
Let the South Alone, Mr. Roosevelt
Author is upset at Roosevelt's attempts to put blacks in office in the South. He says Roosevelt has only succeeded in widening the gap between blacks and whites and should stay out of the South. Second page includes advertisements and portions of...
GLC02691.12.11
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