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May 1843
Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883
[Award to Maria Nunns for punctual class attendance]
Nunns' teacher was Caroline Whiting from Public School No. 15. Signed as member of the school board.
GLC08736
15 December 1858
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 5507 (December 15, 1858)]
Review of the play of Uncle Tom's Cabin on Broadway on page seven.
GLC08745
14 December 1775
Towne, Benjamin, ?-1793
The Pennsylvania evening post. [Vol. 1, no. 14 (December 14, 1775)]
Includes several letters from mid-October 1775 by Brook Watson in Montreal. As a British officer who owned land in Nova Scotia, Watson pretended to support the American cause in 1774. Intercepted letters to General Thomas Gage proved he was a spy...
GLC08748.06
1865/05/15
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
The New York times. [Vol. 14 no. 4255 (May 15, 1865)]
Includes detailed descriptions of the conspirators in the court room. The testimony of A. W. Lee (military detective), Mr. Floyd, and Robert R. Jones (clerk of Kirkwood House) are also given. Jefferson Davis and his family are captured in Irwin...
GLC08801
1865/05/11
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4251 (May 11, 1865)]
One newspaper issue of New-York times, dated May 11, 1865. Reports Queen Victoria's condolence to Mrs. Lincoln as well as other expressions of sympathy from international heads of state on the assassination of President Lincoln. Also contains an...
GLC08835
1855
Williamson, Passmore, 1822-?
Narrative of facts in the case of Passmore Williamson
Relates the story of Passmore Williamson, an abolitionist who was imprisoned for helping a slave named Jane escape her master while in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because Jane was already in the North, Williamson informed her she was free and...
GLC08854
circa 1790-1980
Portraits of historical figures: engravings, lithographs, photographs &c.
Short separate lists of images available. This artificially formed collection of engravings, lithographs, photogravures, photo-offset and halftones was put together in the 1970s and 1980s. Every signer of the Declaration of Independence and the...
GLC08878
1860-1939
Collection of prints, engravings, cartoons depicting Abraham Lincoln and others [Decimalized .01- .11]
GLC08879.01
1858/09/29
Illinois State Journal + Lincoln collateral (engravings, photos, etc.)
Includes oval print (mezzotint?) of Lincoln published by J.W. Whatley, London; two oval lithographs of Lincoln from Bufford's Print Publishing House, Boston; a keepsake of the Lincoln Memorial compliments of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (n.d.); a...
GLC08879.02
1866
Marshall, William Edgar (1837-1906)
[Engraving of portrait of Abraham Lincoln]
Artist's proof signed in lower right corner, "Wm. E. Marshall."
GLC03201
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