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18 December 1882
Alger, Horatio (1832-1899)
[Rich is the life which seeks a noble end].
A poem about helping others. The selfless person "wins Heaven's approval, gains true success."
GLC05508.018
8 November 1928
Abbot, C. G. (1872-1973)
to "Our Heroes Class," First Methodist Church
Writing to a Sunday school class, Abbot, an Astrophysicist and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, recounts an anecdote from his childhood in which a cobbler told him "the Kingdom of Heaven is within you." Abbot explains that Heaven is within...
GLC05508.014
9 March 1790
Rush, Benjamin
to Polly Stockton
On the second anniversary of his recovery from illness, Rush thanks his sister for nursing him. His illness left him with strong ideas of the vanity of wealth, the evil of Sin, etc. He continues by talking about his delight in reading John Wesley's...
GLC05508.011
28 April 1871
Davis, Jefferson
to Frank H. Alfriend
Marked "Private" at the top. Davis has not been able to obtain a copy of the biography which Alfriend wrote. The book is available only through subscription. He heard the book was "the best work on the subject which had been produced." He...
GLC05344.02
3 October 1876
Enclosing a letter from an author name Spruce [?], who wrote a history of the "War between the Northern and Southern States." Davis notes the book is widely circulated in America. [Enclosure is not included in the collection.]
GLC05344.03
no date
Informing Alfriend that Davis will come to see him tonight or tomorrow.
GLC05344.04
1893
Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908)
Copy of letter and poem by James R. Randall [Decimalized .01 and .02]
GLC05296
1840/03/22
Benton, Thomas Hart (1782-1858)
to William C. Bryant re: seeking re-election of Martin Van Buren
"The interest of the country requires him [Van Buren] to be re-elected."
GLC05264.01
1820-1890
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851)
Collection of two items pertaining to James Fenimore Cooper [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC05258
1895/03/06
Crane, Stephen (fl. 1895)
to James Billson re: drinking exploits in Galveston, Texas
Drinking exploits with the Mayor of Galveston and the editor of "Galveston News." With TLS of Sam H. Penland re: Crane's visit.
GLC05259
20 December 1885
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)
to James Billson
Thanks Billson, an English admirer, for two volumes of the English poet James Thomson, including "Essays & Phantasies," "Bumble," "Indolence," and "The Poet." Praises Thomson's writing, " ... each is so admirably honest and original and informed...
GLC05260
circe 1916
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
[Draft of Page 66 of "Fear God and Take Your Own Part"]
The page beginning: "of cheap platitudes, not by windy orating...." With lengthy autograph annotations by Roosevelt.
GLC05186
18 June 1868
Gilman, Caroline (fl. 1868)
Household woman.
Poem expressing the sentiment that woman's highest calling is performing household tasks. She provides a key to the persons in the poem and notes that the 1st, 2d, 3d and last stanzas were written originally in 1828 in Charleston, South Carolina...
GLC05169
1860 ca.
Whipple, John Adams (1822-1891)
[R.W. Emerson]
Carte de visite bust portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Note by previous owner on verso: "1803-1882 t[aken] @ [age] 58 = 1861."
GLC05141
1874 ca.
Warren's Portraits
Cabinet card photograph by Warren's Portraits, 3/4 seated
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, three-quarter length portrait, seated. Notes from collector inscribed on verso.
GLC05142
1861-1865 ca.
Ward, Artemus (1834-1867)
Seated, half-length view (copy 2)
E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher.
GLC05137.234
Seated, half-length view
GLC05137.233
1856
Cherokee Bible [old testament]
Cherokee Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Wisdom and Isaiah) printed at Park Hill, Cherokee Nation, by Edwin Archer. Imprint date varies slightly since Exodus is dated 1853, Genesis 1856 and the rest undated. With manuscript notations in Cherokee.
GLC05122
1903
Portraits of the Civil War Period "A partial list"
"Photographs for the most part from Life Negatives by M.B. Brady. Now in the possession of F. H. Meserve 265 Edgecomb Avenue New York City." This pamphlet is an itemized list of images from the Civil War period, owned at the time of printing by F.H...
GLC05111.01.1383
1871
Walks about Richmond
Complete title: "Walks about Richmond, A story for boys, and a guide to persons visiting the city, desiring to see the principal points of interest, with an index showing the exact location of each point mentioned. (Illustrated.)" The guide is...
GLC05111.01.1384
Portrait photo of N. P. Willis [cabinet card]
Portrait of N. P. Willis seated with a cane and looking directly at the camera. Inscription on recto: "Rockwood 17 Union Square (West) N.Y." Inscriptions on verso: "N. P. Willis" and "Rockwood Photographer 17 Union Square (West) N.Y. 1890."
GLC05111.01.1335
Portrait photo of Harriet Beecher Stowe [cabinet card]
The image shows Harriet Beecher Stowe seated, wearing a black dress and holding her pince-nez. Inscription on image: "Sarony 37 Union Square, N.Y." Inscription on verso: "H. B. Stowe."
GLC05111.01.1319
1956
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
Profiles in Courage
First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and integrity of eight past senators. Kennedy's...
GLC05107
circa 25 October 1892
Unknown
[Program for the play Hiawatha]
Performed at the Shawmut Universalist Church. Includes pencil notes (possibly designating who will perform each part). Contains a list of names on verso of persons responsible for different aspects of production. The name "Sarah Bickford" is...
GLC05092.03.01
20 May 1896
to unknown
Responds to a request from an unknown woman and writes out one verse of his poem, "Maryland My Maryland." States that he is not able to write out the entire poem because so many people ask for it.
GLC05094
10 May 1886
Whittier, John G.
Whittier declines an invitation to a religious festival because it coincides with the Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) at Amesbury, Massachusetts. He discusses schisms within his correspondent's religious community, particularly the debate over...
GLC05092.01
14 May 1881
Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892)
to Sallie E. Bickford
Whittier declines Bickford's invitation to a Union meeting because he has a Quaker meeting the day before in Amesbury.
GLC05092.02
15 March 1840
to Captain Aulich
Acts as a referral for the son of Captain Angus, a youth aboard the U.S.S. Potomac, to which Aulich was captain. Criticizes Great Britain for its predatory practices in the Oregon Territory. In his postscript, Cooper requests information on Old...
GLC05083
10 December 1847
Moore, John (fl. 1847)
to Mary Moore, and Richard Moore
He suggests she be sure to do her hair properly; "attention to the toilette is an essential part of a lady's duty." He was pleasantly surprised to learn of Robert's new position. He is delighted to have been asked to be a groomsman at a wedding...
GLC04191.16
8 January 1847
to Robert E. Moore
He hopes to find another school with better wages. He hopes that Robert will burn this letter after reading it. The weather is finally cold enough to kill hogs. He encourages him to study Greek to get a better job.
GLC04191.08
9 March 1843
Moore, John (fl. 1843)
to Mary Moore
He comments on Richard's previous illness and reports that both he and Robert are healthy in Louisiana. He is anxious to return home. He contemplates the difference between rhyme and poetry, with examples.
GLC04191.03
15 March 1845
Humphreys, Joseph (fl. 1845)
Composition
A composition entitled, "Love, what is it." An amusing essay detailing the effects of love and judging the emotion to be "evil".
GLC04501.043
14 October 1826
Rodgers, John (1773-1838)
to Isaac Mayo
Written by Captain Rodgers from the U.S.S. North Carolina in port at Port Mahon, Spain. After receiving the report of Dr. Washington, Rodgers grants Mayo a three month leave of absence because of impaired health. The leave begins 1 November 1826...
GLC04604.09
circa 1870-1906
Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell) (1825-1906)
Memoranda of oddities.
Contains various notes, such as "The man wife so ugly that the neighbors called them Adam and Eve. As they rode together sheep and other animals in the fields took fright and ran away..." Many of these notes appear to pertain to the manuscript of...
GLC04041.02
[Journal containing notes on Ivan Ivanoff's manuscript]
Contains notes, most of which appear to pertain to the manuscript of Ivan Ivanoff (refer to GLC4041.01). Possibly a continuation of GLC04041.02.
GLC04041.03
The Story of American Liberty as told by Ivan Ivanoff.
Contained in two parts. Part one, 68 pages in length, contains a preface by Tidball, in which he discusses Ivanoff's manuscript, which he claims was found after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Writes that the manuscript, originally...
GLC04041.01
Collection of items pertaining to John C. Tidball [Decimalized .01-.03]
Date inferred based in Tidball's service as Commander of the District of Alaska.
GLC04041
5 January 1865
Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842)
to Louise Walbridge
Trip to Winter Garden to see Booth in Hamlet, had to leave early to get a birth in the sleeping car. Leaving for Norfolk this evening.
GLC04663.56
21 December 1863
Some members of the regiment went home on a recruiting campaign. Walbridge asked them to stop by the house. Reflects on the coming Christmas and Christmas past. Briefly discusses Hugo's description of the battle of Waterloo.
GLC04663.29
11 December 1863
Notes that he received a piece of wedding cake. Discusses the Sanitary Commission, the sinking of the "Weehawken," and an explosion in Fort Sumter, which was followed by Union mortar fire. Sarah sent him a book entitled, "The Wife's Strategy," which...
GLC04663.28
14 June 1863
Read The New System of Tactics and enjoyed it. A confederate steamer runs aground and is boarded every night by union troops who take her cargo. A boil is growing on his neck.
GLC04663.21
21 March 1863
"It rains in smart little showers four times an hour." Discusses news about the 100th NY regiment. Writes of books he has read and one which he wants to read.
GLC04663.16
23 March 1861
Harper, Fletcher (1806-1877)
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 5 no. 221 (March 23, 1851)]
The front page of this issue is a drawing of the commanding officers at Fort Sumter, less than a month before an attack on the fort would begin the hostilities of the Civil War. The news focuses on the Union forts that have already been turned over...
GLC04661.05
Rice, R.
"The Death Knell. To the Hon. Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States."
"The Death Knell. To the Hon. Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States." A printed poem by R. Rice of Cambridge New York.
GLC04360.077
[n.d.]
Busteed, Richard (1822-1898)
To: General Ulysses S. Grant
Endorsing Mr. Ryan for his skill as a stenographer.
GLC04360.042
circa 1870-1880
Badeau, Adam (1831-1895)
The march to the sea
The title of the story is "The March to the Sea," but the heading for the series is "War Stories for Boys and Girls." Tells the history of the campaign in simple, straight-forward language for younger readers. Takes the reader from Chattanooga...
GLC04983
1911/07/01
Taft, William H. (1857-1930)
to Misses Loring re: thanks for notes and books of poems
Thanks for notes and books of poems.
GLC04932.02
15 August 1967
Reagan, Ronald (1911-2004)
to Glenn Dumke
Attacks the liberal mind set on college campuses (possibly with the University of California Berkeley in mind) by criticizing the "trash" on campuses and condemning "the excuse of academic freedom & freedom of expression." He also remarks that he...
GLC04929
1828/11/28
Madison, James (1751-1836)
to unknown re: transmitting a sample of Patrick Henry's handwriting
Madison notes that Henry "must, it would appear, have been in early life when the letter was written."
GLC04842.30
31 March 1875
Whittier, John G. (1807-1892)
[Poetic tribute to Charles Sumner]
Titled "Sumner." Reads, "If to the master's plea he gave The vast contempt he felt, He saw a brother in the slave, with man as equal man he dealt."
GLC04726
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