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1813/05/14
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
Cartel for the exchange of prisoners of war
Broadside reprinting terms of prisoner exchange agreed to by the American and British governments.
GLC01403
13 April 1861
[Broadside describing the Confederate attack of Fort Sumter, South Carolina]
Describing the first engagement of the Civil War, this broadside states "Washington in Danger! Rebel Victory! ... The Confederate Flag to Wave Over the Federal Capitol!" Includes various paragraphs regarding the Confederate victory. Contains...
GLC01545.06
14 May 1813
Cartel for the exchange of prisoners of war, between Great Britain and the United States of America
Broadside reprinting terms of prisoner exchange agreed to by the American and British governments. Includes notations on the right and left margins of the document. Signed by Secretary of State James Monroe and Tho. Barclay.
GLC01621
29 January 1919
Creel, George (1876-1953)
Official U.S. Bulletin. [Vol. 3, no.524 (January 29, 1919)]
Newspaper published daily by order of the president by the United States Committee of Public Information. Contains the text of the eighteenth amendment, which established the prohibition of alcohol. Accompanied by a statement by acting Secretary of...
GLC01668
23 December 1847
Blair & Rives (1834-1873)
Congressional Globe [New Series...No. 4]
Lincoln's Spot Amendment Speech on page 64 condemns the pretexts for starting the war with Mexico. Requests proof from President Polk that American blood was shed on American soil and that the enemy provoked the Americans, and asks if those Americans...
GLC02025
16 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869)
General orders no. 66
Secretary of War Stanton announces the death of President Lincoln to the armies. States that "headquarters of every department, post, station, fort, and arsenal will be draped in mourning for thirty days." Also, funeral honors will take place at...
GLC02031
1866/04/02 after
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
A Proclamation: Declaring the insurrection at an end in certain states
Printed on blue paper. Reconstruction related.
GLC02037
3 August 1861
Charleston Mercury (fl. 1861)
The Charleston mercury. [Vol. LXXIX, no. 11244]
Contains detailed Civil War news from the front lines. Included is a lengthy front-page comparison of the treatment of prisoners of war by the North and the South. "While the LINCOLN Government is making numerous arrests of persons at Washington and...
GLC02362
1863
King & Baird (1839-1876)
The road to peace through Pennsylvania via Washington, As Engineered by Southern Rebels and their Democratic Allies.
Quotes the September 7, 1863 issue of the Richmond Enquirer in order to pillory the South and Jefferson Davis for their belief that the war could be ended by attacking Pennsylvania to get to Washington. Calls the Richmond Enquirer "Jeff. Davis' Organ...
GLC02421
01 January 1823
Stone, William James (1798-1865)
Declaration of Independence [W.J. Stone facsimile on vellum]
The William J. Stone facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, printed on parchment, with Stone's imprint. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, upon discovering the fragility of the original Declaration of Independence in 1820, ordered this...
GLC00154.02
18 July 1798
Washington, George (1732-1799)
General Washington's Letter Declaring his Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States
Regarding the Quasi-War with France, Washington's support for the Administration and acceptance of commander in chief. Signed: "D.R. Slade" in upper right corner. Washington's letter is dated July 17, 1798 from Mount Vernon. The document is also...
GLC00265.04
1 September 1792- 5 September 1792
Russell, Benjamin (1761-1845)
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 50 (September 1, 1792)] and Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 51 (September 5, 1792)]
Includes two issues bound together. Issue 50 contains a letter written by Thomas Paine directed to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State for the Home Department in Great Britain. In the letter, Paine defends his work Rights of Man, stating "I do not...
GLC00281
20 November 1863
Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869)
The New-York times. [Vol. 8, no. 3794 (November 20, 1863)]
Front-page article describes Lincoln's address at the Gettysburg Battlefield to dedicate the cemetery. Also prints on page two the speech Edward Everett gave at Gettysburg. Other front page articles detail Civil War news, such as the rebels...
GLC00339.01
14 April 1865
Wallach, William Douglas (1812-1871)
Evening star. [Vol. 25, no. 3782, (April 14, 1865)]
Includes an advertisement for "Our American Cousin" at Ford's New Theatre and an article on the decoration of Washington D.C. in celebration of General Lee's surrender and the end of the Civil War. Half of the second sheet has been cut vertically and...
GLC00339.02
circa June 1863
Donopley, D.W. (fl. 1863)
Men of the Keystone State, rally for its defence!
Recruitment broadside in Pennsylvania published during Lee's invasion of the North in 1863, seemingly before the Battle of Gettysburg. Created by Captain D.W. Donopley of Company L of the First Regiment of the Washington Guard under Colonel William...
GLC00492
16 October 1862
White, Jonathon C.
The Weekly junior register. [Vol. 1, no. 43 (October 16, 1862)]
Several articles and ads are in both English and French. Content includes "Late News" on the Battle of Corinth, Butler's order from occupied New Orleans, requiring all adults who have not taken the oath of allegiance to report to the nearest Provost...
GLC00846
25 October 1861
Haldeman, Walter Newman (1821-1902)
Louisville daily courier. [No. 11 (October 25, 1861)]
Pro-South newspaper published by Green & Co., publishing and sale agents in Nashville, Tennessee. Edited by Robert McKee and Haldeman. Mention of imprisonment of P. Phillips Family in Washington and of American-British correspondence over...
GLC00847
30 June 1781
Avery, John (1739-1806)
Resolutions [raising 2700 militia for General Washington]
Signed on p. 1 by Avery as Secretary. Docketed "Ipswich" on left margin of p.1
GLC00906
2 March 1836
Ellis, Richard (1781-1846)
[Texas Declaration of Independence]
Declares that a "Free, Sovereign, and Independent Republic" has been constituted by the people of Texas. The Dr. Paul Burns copy, listed in the Thomas Taylor census Texfake as #2 of authentic copies. Printed by Baker and Bordens, San Felipe de Austin...
GLC02559
30 August 1861
Fremont, John Charles (1813-1890)
Fremont's proclamation
Issued from Headquarters of the Western Department. Fremont, department commander, declares martial law over the state of Missouri to counteract "the total insecurity of life, and the devastation of property by bands murderers and marauders, who...
GLC02654
30 April 1898
Smith, Michael Hoke (1855-1931)
Map of the World Showing the Points at Which the War is In Progress
Map shows the miles between ports found in locations such as Japan, San Francisco, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cape Verde, Liverpool, New York, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, and the Phillipines. Lists the names of all the ships in the fleet at the...
GLC02691.12.08
after 04 July 1776
Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814)
[Oath of allegiance to the independence of the United States]
Signed by 12 men, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Robert Treat Paine and Matthew Thornton. Paine's signature is unusual because he is from Massachusetts. Certifies that the signers, "Do solemnly swear, that I do renounce...
GLC00170
1 May 1862
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) (1818-1893)
Proclamation
Institutes "the administration of Law Martial" in New Orleans, two days after it was surrendered to the Union. Terms include respect for the United States flag, punishment for aiding Confederates, harsh treatment for crimes against Federal...
GLC00171
18 March 1777
Howe, William (1729-1814)
Proclamation re: protection of property
British broadside meant to encourage renewed allegiance to the crown in New York and New Jersey.
GLC00178
23 August 1776
A Proclamation: [appeal to Loyalists for amnesty and support]
With manuscript notes and calculations on verso
GLC00179
26 March 1798
U.S. Senate
A Motion: establishing embargo, fortifying ports and raising an army
The motion was a result of the Quasi-War with France. Document is slashed on lower right corner. Formerly pencilled "Duplicate."
GLC00265.02
13 August 1794
Kline, George (1758?-1820)
Kline's Carlisle weekly gazette. [Vol. 10, no. 471 (August 13, 1794)]
Contains state and federal proclamations concerning the excise tax and the Whiskey Rebellion. Also contains an article on the federal revenue system and another on raising troops.
GLC00282
15 April 1865
Medill, Joseph (1823-1899)
Chicago tribune. [Vol. 28, no. 280 (April 15, 1865)]
Reports that president Lincoln has been assassinated and that an attempt was made on Secretary Seward's life. Also reports that Jefferson Davis has issued an edict at Danville. Article about reconstruction in Virginia on second page.
GLC00339.03
05 September 1777
Pemberton, James
To the president and Council of Pennsylvania. The remonstrance of the subscribers, freemen, and inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia.
Written by imprisoned pacifist Quakers to express their grievances. They claim their confinement to be unlawful. This is demonstrated by the ninth and tenth sections of the Declaration of Rights, which call for disclosure of accusations along with...
GLC00360
28 November 1885
Ford, S. T. (fl. 1885)
Interesting Biographical Sketch by Rev. S.T. Ford
Newspaper clipping of an obituary for John B. Stonehouse given by the Reverend S.T. Ford. Newspaper reprints words said at the funeral, "General, we shall be lonesome without you."
GLC00368.06.02
1861
South Carolina Convention (1860-1862)
[The Ordinance of secession for the state of South Carolina]
Exact lithographic copy of the original manuscript ordinance with reproduced signatures of those who voted for the act. Printed by Evans and Cogswell, by act of the South Carolina assembly. "...An ordinance to dissolve the Union between the State of...
GLC00395
1864
Unknown
The Degrading Compromise that the Northern Copperhead Leaders Would Force Upon the Country
Illustrated election broadside printed and circulated by the Indiana Union Club in Washington, D.C. The broadside is trying to influence the voters of Indiana to not vote for pro-Southern Copperheads. Top half of the broadside consists of an image...
GLC06032
4 March 1865
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
The Inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln delivered at the National Capitol, March 4, 1865.
Contemporary printing of Lincoln's second inaugural address. Printed in dark blue ink. Title is in large, bold type with the text of the address in double columns underneath.
GLC06044
6 November 1861
Snowden, Jr., E. (fl. 1861-1862)
The local news. [no volume or number information (November 6, 1861)]
Union occupation newspaper. Also published by W.F. Carne (fl. 1861-1862). Short item says the body of "the negro lad Sam," who had drowned in Hunting Creek during a previous storm, had been found. Report on the popularity of "Foot-ball" -- says it...
GLC06107.02
29 June 1864
Joy, George Mills (fl. 1830-1864)
North Carolina times. [Vol. 1, no. 47 (June 29, 1864)]
Union-occupation newspaper. Masthead motto reads "Liberty and Union - Now and Forever - One and Inseparable." Front page prints recently passed U.S. laws, including acts to provide trials for minor offences and to incorporate homes for women and...
GLC06107.14
4 March 1863
J.C. Charlotte
Weekly gazette and comet. [Vol. 45, no. 21 (March 4, 1863)]
Union occupation newspaper. Mediation between the Southern commissioners and Secretary of State Seward, sinking of the U.S. Gunboat "Kinsman," News from Washington - the Negro Soldier Bill rejected, capture of the "Queen of the West," Charleston...
GLC06107.18
5-12 July 1861
The Star-Extra
An extra sheet of the Washington D.C. "Star." Contains three articles: first one from West Virginia on General Morris's attack against a division of Wise's army near Buckanon. Second article on the Tennessee disunionsts seizing the railroad between...
GLC06107.37
Dispatch! Extra. Death of the President
Newspaper clipping reports that President Lincoln is dead. Falsely announces that Secretary Seward has also been murdered. Includes information on the plotting of the assassination.
GLC06107.38
19 April 1861
Herald extra
Reports on various events related to the 19 April 1861 Baltimore Riot, during which secessionists attacked Union soldiers passing through the city. Headlines announce "Governor Hicks Yielding" and "Massachusetts Regiment Reach Washington!"...
GLC06107.39
30 May [1861]
Herald extra. [May 30, 1861]
Two government steamers fired upon at Sewell's Point. Rebels evacuate Grafton in great haste. Rebel cavalry and soldiers in jail at Washington. Col. Bartlett's brigade bound to Fortress Monroe.
GLC06107.43
circa November 1861
Bradshaw, Wesley (1837-1927)
General M'Clellan's dream
Relates a dream McClellan supposedly had, in which George Washington reveals Confederate plans to him. Story claims that McClellan, shortly after taking command, had a dream where George Washington revealed to him that there was a traitor in his...
GLC06452.01
1783 ca.
His excellency General Washington's last legacy
A printing in four columns containing Washington's "Circular letter" from Newburgh regarding his resignation as commander-in-chief and discusses the establishment of a stronger government for the United States. Washington wanted a stronger Congress...
GLC06561
after 30 May 1865
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
Maj. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman's Farewell Address to his Army.
Special field order no. 76. Printed broadside announcing Sherman's farewell to the armies of Tennessee and Georgia. With decorative border.
GLC06564
circa 1863
[Civil War era newspaper clippings]
Four newspaper clippings possibly contained within the 1863 diary of Calvin Symmes Mixter (refer to GLC06583.02), a Civil War soldier. No publication information is included. The first clipping contains Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin's poem "Ode to...
GLC06583.05
1864/05/10
Latimer, George (fl. 1864)
Appeal for prayer and thanksgiving "Union liberty and victory. Thanks to God"
Pottstown, Pa. printing by a local minister, rector George Latimer, of Lincoln's appeal for a day of prayer and thanksgiving after the fighting in the Wilderness
GLC07165
26 May 1862
Tod, David (1805-1868)
Telegraphic Dispatch!
Signed in print by "D. Todd, Governor." This is a mispelling of Ohio Governor David Tod's name. Tod, in this recruiting broadside, asks for "A force of 200 men and [to] send them as fast as raised to Camp Chase" to help defend Washington. Below Tod...
GLC07312
1890/01/11
Tucker, Ada M.
Cleveland Leader.
incomplete newspaper clipping recounting the plans for transporting Jefferson Davis to Washington. Published shortly after Davis's death.
GLC07642.17
7 February 1862
Cincinnati Gazette
[Detailed report of Union Victory at Fort Henry, Tenn.]
Detailed report of Union victory at Fort Henry, Tenn. Includes three clippings: "Union Flag Planted on Tennsesse Soil;" "Rebel Scouts Captured-Occupation at Romeny;" and "Our Troops in Pursuit of the Rebel Refugees from Fort Henry-The Rebel Troops...
GLC07687.182
1863/07/31
General orders no. 252
GLC07888
26 June 1779
[The Pennsylvania Packet].
Includes "Dr. Morgan's Vindication," supported by Washington, and a list of those wanted for high treason.
GLC08209
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