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1783
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The treaty of Paris
The final proclamation of peace between England and France in the American War of Independence. Printed by Jean-Francois Picot, in French.
GLC03985.09
20 October 1780
Arnold, Benedict (1741-1801)
[Proclamation to officers and soldiers of the Continental Army]
Full title as follows, "A Proclamation to the Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Army who have the real Interest of their Country at Heart, and who are determined to be no longer the Tools and Dupes of Congress, or of France." An appeal to...
GLC07701
1943
United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
Americans will always fight for liberty
OWI No. 26. Government printing Office O-502684. By artist Bernard Perlin (1918- ). U.S. soldiers in helmets and coats march forward on snow, looking back in review at colonial militiamen with rifles, some in torn clothing or bloody bandages. A badge...
GLC09520.37
20 December 1860
Charleston Mercury
The Union is dissolved! [Charleston Mercury, Extra Ed.]
Docketed on verso with contemporary and (apparently post-war) note.
GLC02688
circa 1861
Epitaph on the United States Of America.
Confederate Broadside published by Evans & Cogswell commenting on the Union, Freedom , Equality, etc., and listing nearly every argument for Secession. "Here lie the mutilated and disjointed remains of the noblest form of Government." A main target...
GLC08297
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
after 20 December 1860
South Carolina Convention.
[South Carolina secession ordinance]
Printed by Evans and Cogswell. Announces secession, stating " ... the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of 'The United States of America,' is hereby dissolved." Secession was declared at Charleston, 20...
GLC05987.15
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
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
[1943]
United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
Back the attack/buy war bonds
WSS No. 829. Government Printing Office O-537864. Poster by Georges Schreiber (1904-1977 ) depicting a battle scene. A soldier lies on the ground and holds his military rifle in a ready position. Several parachutes can be seen the sky above and...
GLC09520.33
1942
United States. War Savings Staff.
Till we meet again/buy war bonds
Wss 645-A. Government Printing Office No. O-491739. Illustrated by Joseph Hirsch depicting a smiling soldier in a khaki uniform and cap waves from a porthole. Approved with a stamp on the verso for distribution to schools by the Deputy...
GLC09520.18
1944-1945 circa.
United States. Army Air Forces.
O'er the ramparts we watch/United States Army Air Force
Image by Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer (1897-1982) depicting a young man with dark hair stands in the clouds, holding a large rocket-shaped bomb. He wears a brown leather bomber jacket and a silver I.D. bracelet. Small images of military airplanes fly in...
GLC09520.11
circa 1917
The H.C. Miner Litho. Co
The Navy needs you! Don't read American history - Make it!
Poster by Flagg, James Montgomery (1870-1960) showing a sailor taking a man in a suit by the shoulder, and gesturing toward battleships at sea and a figure of Liberty waving the American flag.
GLC09523
9 July 1862
[Orders from the State of Maine]
Two Executive Orders and three General Orders from the State of Maine, printed together, re the necessity of raising additional troops for the Union cause. Bottom of page is a statement addressed to "the Patriotic Citizen Soldiery of Maine: …With the...
GLC09372
12 July 1862
[Instructions for guard duty]
Instructions for all enlisted and commissioned officers doing guard duty, issued by Major Wm. H. Haskell, 67th Regt. Ill, Guard Instructor, and Col. Joseph H. Tucker, Post Commander. Camp Douglas was a training camp near Chicago, but was used through...
GLC09360
circa 1832
[Broadside condemning Andrew Jackson]
"Why did the Irishmen of Philadelphia, oppose the reelection of Andrew Jackson?" Broadside quotes the opinion of Daniel O'Connell, a prominent Irish leader, regarding Jackson: "he did not believe…it was expedient to clothe military men with civil...
GLC09341
July 1862
News by Telegraph
Includes the New York Herald's reports of McClellan's battles in the Peninsular Campaign; summarizes the news recently received from Europe; reports on "The Colored Race in Illinois" concerning the denial of "negroes" the right to vote in Illinois.
GLC09314
26 August 1861
Clark, Edward (fl. 1861)
Proclamation to the People of Texas
Recruitment Broadside by Governor of Texas: "You require no appeal to animate your patriotism.... Then should every man be up and doing. If you want a speedy peace, you must be prepared to conquer it."
GLC09280
29 July 1862
Civil War recruiting broadside
Partially printed recruiting poster for Captain Pierce's company of Monroe County Regiment, headed "War!" above an eagle bearing slogan, "Stand up for the Old flat, Now or Never!" A. Strong & Co., Rochester. 14 x 20 inches.
GLC09150
1862
[Civil War draft broadside]
Satirical lampooning of medical exemptions: "Attention X-Imps!"
GLC09016
18 May 1865
Brent, Joseph Lancaster (1826-1905)
[General orders to Confederate soldiers]
Attempts to calm soldiers and citizens. Assures them that there is no base for alarm as the military will ensure public security. Praises Major General Harry T. Hays, who is commanding the military district, and state that he will not involve them...
GLC05987.09.01
J.N. Victor (fl. 1861)
Death to Traitors!
Recruitment broadside for John Sherman's Brigade's 65th Ohio Regiment, created by Recruiting Lieutenant J.N. Victor. Printed on dark blue paper. Announces that "In this, her hour of need, your country asks assistance. Patriots and Freemen! will you...
GLC05987.55
13 May 1865
Sparrow, Edward (1810-1882)
To the people of the State of Louisiana
Announces that all the Confederate forces in the states east of the Mississippi River have been surrendered to the United States and that the armies of Generals Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, and Richard Taylor are prisoners of war. States that...
GLC05987.44
24 October 1864
Williams, W. T. C. (fl. 1864)
To the relatives of deceased soldiers of of Leake County
File contains two documents, a broadside and an autograph letter signed. Broadside, which says "Circular" at the top, says he has received from Major J.L. Power, Superintendent of the Army Records of Mississippi Troops, many blanks for the...
GLC05987.45
4 August 1863
Greer, Elkanah Brackin (1825-1877)
[General order no. 6 exempting certain persons from military service]
Orders are issued by Confederate General Greer from Headquarters, Bureau of Conscription, Trans-Mississippi Department. Exempts one person per plantation (an owner, agent, or overseer) if the plantation has at least twenty slaves. Contains several...
GLC05987.40
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