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circa April 1865
McParlin, Thomas A. (1825-1897)
Abraham Lincoln Foully Assassinated, April 14th 1865, from the London Punch
Nineteen stanza poem, an anonymous tribute to the late President, McParlin copied from Punch magazine.
GLC02649.22
December 1864
Collection of two items related to Abraham Lincoln and Lazarus Whitehead Powell [Decimalized]
GLC01011
1861-1877
Warren, Dr. Louis A. (fl. 1950-)
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, An Evaluation for America's New Dedication Day (2 copies)
another version of GLC08880.040
GLC08880.041
9 December 1863
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Amnesty proclamation and third annual message of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States ...
Title continues, " ... read in Congress, December 9, 1863." Early printing of the Amnesty Oath of December 8, 1863 which offered pardons to Confederates who would take a loyalty oath to the Constitution and to the Union of States. His third annual...
GLC02536
19 April 1861
Seward, William Henry (1801-1872)
[A proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln concerning the effects of insurrection on maritime commerce]
Secretarially signed for William Seward, Secretary of State; signed in type by Lincoln. Pertains to the ports of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Lincoln states that insurrection in these states has...
GLC00674
19 April 1865
Stone, Henry (fl. 1865)
[Orders regarding the 100th United States Colored Infantry's observance of Abraham Lincoln's funeral]
The first part of this document relates official orders issued by Thomas S. Sexton, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, based on the orders of Colonel Charles R. Thompson. Provides guidelines regarding activity during Lincoln's funeral, including the...
GLC04219.02
14 October 1776
Wayne, Anthony (1745-1796)
to Abraham Robinson
Writes just as the British are approaching Fort Ticonderoga for an attack. "I have just time to inform you that the Enemy are approaching - the shattered remains of our fleet arrived last night." Eleven of the sixteen ships were lost, as well as...
GLC01154
22 August 1778
Marschalk, Joseph (fl. 1778)
to Abraham Lewis
Saw Frederick Fine, a block maker, and says Fine would appreciate a letter from Lewis.
GLC01450.412.11
15 October 1783
Haywood, Benjamin (fl. 1783)
to Abraham Williams
Writes to inform Williams that he will remain as an agent for the late 6th Massachusetts Regiment. To Captain A. Williams, Fort Major.
GLC02437.02659
1862/09/03
Stanford, Leland (1824-1893)
to Abraham Lincoln, re: recommending Capt. David A. Demmeritt of the CA Vols.
GLC06885
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