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1866 ca.
Unknown
[Abraham Lincoln]
Oval photograph of engraved portrait of Lincoln. With two one-cent tax stamps on verso. (Dating based on use of tax stamps.)
GLC02912.02.01
[n.d.]
C.D. Fredricks & Co.
Lincoln, Abraham.
With gold border; Fredricks imprint on verso. Vignette bust portrait. White mount
GLC06391.40
1861
Carte de Visiten No imprint. Variant of Ostendorf O-55.
GLC06940
1861-1865 ca.
Abraham Lincoln
Full length seated view, holding glasses in right hand and paper in left hand.
GLC05135.093
S.M Fasset's New Gallery
Photograph of an engraving. Seated, half-length view.
GLC05135.094
14 April 1865
Abraham Lincoln [Poem]
Clipping of the poem "Abraham Lincoln."
GLC05603.03.01
14 January 1865
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
[Abraham Lincoln endorsement]
Lincoln endorsement written on the fourth page of an autograph letter signed of P. Golden from Bangor, Maine to John H. Rice of Washington dated 29 December 1864. Golden asks that a cousin John Murphy, a prisoner of war, be discharged. Golden...
GLC01772
16 September 1862
Ross, John, 1790-1866;
to Abraham Lincoln
One letter addressed to Abraham Lincoln from John Ross dated September 16, 1862. Pertains to a visit with the Cherokee Nation. Mentions how they would like to establish a relationship with the United States.
GLC01233.02
16 August 1862
Dennison, William (1815-1882)
Informs President Lincoln that: "I have just mailed to you a copy of this morning's Columbus Journal containing my denial of a reported conversation between us in relation to the Secy of War & Genl. Halleck, which I will be glad to have you see."
GLC02490.05
30 August 1862
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) (1808-1873)
Petition to President Lincoln recommending "the immediate removal of George B. McClellan from the Command of any army of the United States," signed by Chase, Stanton, and Smith. These three members of Lincoln's cabinet feel "constrained to urge this...
GLC00776
13 December 1862
Smith, Caleb B. (1808-1864)
Recommends T. J. Barnett of New York as a judge in one of the territories of the United States. On stationary of the Department of the Interior.
GLC05603.01.16
1864/04/12 ca.
Powell, Governor L.
To: Abraham Lincoln.
Kentucky Governor Powell requested allowance of Confederate POW's to take the oath of Dec. 8th, including prisoners at Camp Chase, Johnson's Island, Camp Douglas, etc.
With note and signature from Lincoln: "Excepting commissioned officers... let the...
GLC07943
1 October 1862
Forney, John Wien (1817-1881)
Secretary of the Senate J.W. Forney recommends William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," for a paymastership in the U.S. army. Cole also comes recommended by Bishop John Hughes, General Michael Corcoran, Horace Greeley, and New York...
GLC02086.01
13 September 1864
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Grant, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army responds to President Lincoln's letter of 12 September (refer to GLC07084.01). Writes "It has been my intention for a week...to see Sheridan and arrange what was necessary to enable him to start...
GLC07084.02
24 August 1864
Grant requests a promotion for Theodore S. Bowers, which Lincoln approves with his own signature. Grant wishes that Bowers be promoted from Lieutenant Colonel in the volunteer army to the Adjutant General's Department in the regular army. For this...
GLC00639.09
1946
Dondero, Hon. George A. (fl. 1946-)
"Congressman Abraham Lincoln"
GLC08880.138
1919
Drinkwater, John (fl. 1919-)
Abraham Lincoln, A Play
GLC08880.139
1953
Brown, Marion E. (fl. 1953-)
"Abraham Lincoln, Capt."
GLC08880.157
11 June 1863
True copy of a letter from General Grant to President Lincoln, written one week after the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi to Grant. Grant encloses a report (not included) created by General John Eaton discussing African Americans within his...
GLC05485.03
29 December 1864
Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891)
Letter of introduction for a Mr. Peniston.
GLC02490.07
14 April 1864
Blair, Austin (1818-1894)
Blair, Governor of Michigan, recommends William Hemingway from Michigan for the position of judge in the Montana Territory. Notes that Hemingway is a member of the Michigan State Legislature. Written on State of Michigan stationery.
GLC02467.05
30 January 1862
Signed by Hannibal Hamlin as Vice President. Also signed by members of Congress including Representatives from Maine; Lot Myrick Morrill, John N. Goodwin, Charles Wesley Walton, John H. Rice, Frederick Augustus Pike, Anson Peaslee Morrill, and Ohio...
GLC05603.01.10
July 27, 1861
Rousseau, Lovell Harrison (1818-1869)
Colonel Rousseau recommends the appointment of Bland Ballard as Judge of the United States for the District of Kentucky. Of Ballard, Rousseau writes, "Mr. Ballard is, in my Judgment, in every way, fitted for that Place. He is a fine lawyer- we have...
GLC02456.24
1861-1877
Jenks, Ethan A.
Captain Jenks requests that President Lincoln reconsider the 12 June 1863 order dismissing him from military service.
GLC02750.071
16 July 1863
Smith, James
Smith, Governor of Rhode Island, informs President Lincoln that "the first notice which Captain Ethan A. Jenks received of the commission on the charge made against him was the order dismissing him from Service, while on duty at the Siege of...
GLC02750.054
circa 28 February 1865
Lane, E. (fl. ca. 1865)
Letter by E. Lane, who was formerly Chief Justice of the State of Ohio, with a note by Noah H. Swayne, a Supreme Court justice. Writes to inform Lincoln that Thomas M. Root will accept the appointment of District Attorney for the Northern District...
GLC05603.01.14
2 December 1863
Worden, John Lorimer (1818-1897)
Written by Captain Worden to President Lincoln. Says the Reverend Alfred C. Roe wishes to make himself useful to the suppression of the rebellion and that he seeks an appointment as a chaplain in the army. Claims to have known Roe for some time and...
GLC02466.17
no date
[Lithograph of Abraham Lincoln]
Oval lithograph of a portrait of Lincoln. Printed at bottom, "Late President of the U.S. assassinated April 14, 1865."
GLC08879.01.09
circa 1860
One print of Abraham Lincoln.
GLC08878.1222
5 February 1865
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
One print of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Gardner dated February 5, 1865.
GLC08878.1232
Donaldson & Elmes
Oval lithograph of a portrait of Lincoln. With decorative border.
GLC08879.01.08
[Engraving of Abraham Lincoln]
Engraving of Lincoln sitting in an armchair with a book in his lap. Based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Adhered to a cardboard backer board. Bottom of page is cut off.
GLC03878.02
1866
Sartain, Samuel (1830-1906)
[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln]
Lincoln is shown seated, from the waist up.
GLC08879.01.01
circa 1861
Hall, Henry Bryan Jr., 1839-1913
One print of Abraham Lincoln engraved by Henry Bryan Hall Jr., from an original portrait taken by Mathew B. Brady.
GLC08878.1221
The Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln
facsimile of manuscript written by Lincoln
GLC08880.143
20 February 1952
Schrader, Fred (fl. 1952-)
Abraham Lincoln, "The Pioneer"
GLC08880.016
12 February 1949
Jones, Edgar Dewitt. (fl. 1949-)
Abraham Lincoln Still Lives
a talk that was given in Detroit
GLC08880.047
3 February 1923
Barton, William E. (fl. 1923-)
Abraham Lincoln's Lost Grandmother
GLC08880.048
Miller, Robert I (fl. 1950-)
Thoughts of Abraham Lincoln
GLC08880.108
12 February 1954
Newman, Ralph (fl. 1954-)
The Abraham Lincoln Industry
GLC08880.113
12 February 1929
Sampson, Governor Flem D. (fl. 1929-)
Abraham Lincoln, the Kentuckian
delivered on 12 February 1929
GLC08880.125
Abraham Lincoln's face only
GLC08880.129
16 March 1951
Kincaid, Robert L. (fl. 1951-)
Abraham Lincoln: The Speaker
GLC08880.146
1943
Houser, M.L. (fl. 1943-)
Young Abraham Lincoln Mathematician
GLC08880.147
Second Presbyterian Church of Memphis
Petition to Abraham Lincoln
re: returning control of the church to Union clergy. With AES of Abraham Lincoln (4 March 1864) re: necessity of separation between church and state; and AES of Maj. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut (18 March 1864) re: "no military necessity" for taking...
GLC04813.01
n.d.
Wilson, J. J. & W.
Oval engraving from a painting by John A. O'Neill. Published by Elias Dexter and Son.
GLC08879.01.06
Abraham Lincoln [split stereocard]
Image of Abraham Lincoln seated and looking directly at the camera. Inscription on image: "1861 The War For the Union. 1865" Inscription on verso: "This view is not a fair sample of the war views. The 'negative' is very poor . . . ." followed by a...
GLC05111.01.1234
4 March 1865
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
GLC08880.150
21 February 1861 - 4 April 1864
Abraham Lincoln Interprets the Constitution
excerpts from letters
GLC08880.061
circa 1864
[Tintype photograph of Abraham Lincoln]
Campaign tintype of Lincoln for the election of 1864. In bronze colored metal frame. Printed on reverse is, "Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States. Firm to maintain and defend the Union." Photography studio's name is obscured but...
GLC04102.01
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