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4 March 1825
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
[Inaugural address of John Quincy Adams]
President Adams inaugural address printed in an extra from the National Intelligencer, a Washington, D.C., newspaper.
GLC06661
15 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869)
The President is Dead
A dramatic printed version of Stanton's announcement of Lincoln's death to General John A. Dix, U.S. Military Commander of the Department of the East, headquartered in New York. In full: "The President is Dead! [rule] War Department, Washington...
GLC06680
1863
Emerick, J. H. (fl. 1861-1865)
Wallet dairy.
10 almanac and preface pages + 120 diary pages + 30 memoranda and account pages. Entries include details of working life, war news. NB. No entries from June 22 - July 10. Emerick was ill during this period, with "symptoms of typhus." (Entry for...
GLC06738.03
1865
Pocket diary
14 prefatory and almanac pages + 170 diary pages + 32 memoranda and account pages. NB. Missing: pages for December 15 -31. No entries: August 28 - September 1; September 3 - 17; September 24 - October 13; October 16 - November 11; November 15 -...
GLC06738.05
1862
[Diary]
Small daily diary. Diary entries with almanac pages at the beginning and cash account pages at the end. He describes the weather in most entries and gives tidbits about the progress of the war. He mentions captures and the taking of prisoners...
GLC06738.09
1829/12/08
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
President's Message. First address to Congress [on silk]
GLC06747
1818/11/17
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
President's Message. National Intelligencer Extra
Monroe's address to the second session of the fifteenth Congress. Printed in 5 columns. Brigham 1: 103.
GLC06759
1856/10/25
Miller, Daniel L. (fl. 1856)
One Hundred Dollars Reward. Shall extension of slavery be prohibited? [election]
A comparison of Democratic Buchanan/Breckinridge platform to Republican Fremont/Dayton platform with historical background. Prints quotations from Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Polk, and the Constitution. For anyone who can disprove the statements...
GLC06814
1863/01/01 - 1863/08/03
Gilpin, Sarah Lydia (1802-1894)
Untitled
Pages numbered 1-190. This volume introduces themes that recur throughout the diaries. The author corresponds with Henry A. Dupont (entry of January 24) and takes a lively interest in both finance and the important happenings of the day, as in the...
GLC06846.02
1865/01/25 - 1865/07/09
Pages numbered 665 - 856 This volume contains accounts of the end of the Civil War and the assassination and funeral of President Lincoln. 10 April 1865, p. 737: News of General Lee's surrender to General Grant. 13 April 1865 p. 739: "One of the...
GLC06846.05
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