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13 January 1863
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
(House, no. 24.) . . . Resolutions endorsing the recent proclamation and order of the President on the subject of retaliation.
stamp of record division
GLC06745.031
(House, no. 25.) . . . Joint resolutions on the pending war, and matters appertaining thereto.
GLC06745.032
1863
(House.) Amendment
GLC06745.029
11 August 1777
Warren, James
(Massachusetts-Bay) Resolution providing for exchange of bad gunpowder
GLC03762
9 January 1865
(Secret. Senate no. 157.) . . . A bill to provide for the appointment of a directing general of the armies of the Confederate States.
GLC06745.021
20 February 1863
(Secret.) . . . Mr. Garnett's amendment to [the] bill of the Senate "To provide for the further issue of treasury notes and for other purposes," by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
GLC06745.044
(Secret.) (Senate bill no. 11.) . . . A bill to be entitled "An act to provide for the further issue of treasury notes, and for other purposes."
GLC06745.012
1864
(Senate bill, no. 16.) . . . Joint resolution defining the position of the Confederate States, and declaring the determination of the Congress and the people thereof to prosecute the war till their independence is acknowledged.
GLC06745.019
(Senate bill, no. 51.) . . . A bill to provide supplies for the army and to prescribe the mode of making impressments.
GLC06745.015
29 December 1864
(Senate engrossed bill, no. 121.) A bill declaring the mode of ascertaining the value of the tithe deliverable to the government under the true construction of existing laws.
GLC06745.020
(Senate, no. 13.) . . . A bill to be entitled An act in relation to the public printing.
GLC06745.013
1783-1815
Unknown
[ itemized list of taxes for the Murphys]
GLC01450.600.032
16 August 1919
Barnwell, C.H. (fl. 1919-)
[ receipt for Arthur L. Jackson]
A receipt for the final payment of the Fourth Liberty Loan Bond.
GLC07705.438
9 November 1837
Senial, Ralph (fl. 1837-)
[ Receipt of David Murphy for land purchase]
GLC01450.600.056
circa February 1873
Arkansas. General Assembly. House of Representatives
["AN ACT: To Protect all Persons in Their Civil Rights, in the State of Arkansas and to Furnish Means for Their Vindication" with endorsements by Charles Sumner and John H. Johnson]
Back page contains an undated autograph note signed by John H. Johnson, an Arkansas state congressmen. Johnson's note states "Sir, happy am I to inform you that this bill pass [sic] both house [sic] by a handsome majority and I now submit the same to...
GLC07202.01
1 April 1865
Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869)
["Deposition of Edwin M. Stanton"].
Stamped as pages 86-92. Signed by Stanton ("Edwin M Stanton") on the seventh page (p. 92). Also signed vertically on the left margin of each of the seven pages by Commissioner A.B. Olin, whose autograph endorsement signed appears below Stanton's...
GLC00720.01
4 September 1797
["References made to Commissioners" relating to the Waldo Patent]
Includes a list of "referees" with their corresponding acreage and township.
GLC02437.10327
1860, 1864
[1860 and 1864 presidential election Union campaign banner]
Linen Union campaign banner with image of an eagle holding an American flag shield. Banner held in eagle's beak reads [Abraham] Lincoln and [Andrew] Johnson. Printed in red, blue and black. Altered for use in the 1864 election. The original...
GLC07095
1860
Hoyer & Ludwig (fl. 1860)
[1860 Presidential election Democratic ticket Breckinridge-Lane]
Democratic ticket for John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky for president and Joseph Lane of Oregon for Vice President. Printed with bust portrait images of both candidates. Includes a list of electors from each district and informs that election day is...
GLC03416
[1864 election newspaper clipping]
Headlines include, "Let the Eagle Scream!!!," "Great Union Victories," and "Make Way for Honest Old Abe, Our Next President."
GLC08609
Union Party
[1864 Union election ticket]
Union ticket from San Francisco, California for Abraham Lincoln of Illinois as President and Andrew Johnson of Tennessee as Vice President. Lists presidential electors from each district. Also prints the candidate for member of Congress, First...
GLC03439
1781-1805
Bryant, John (1742-1816)
[52 receipts and payroll documents from the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts]
The receipts cover military stores and supplies, transportation, services, and general expenditures. Most receipts are countersigned on verso. Includes collateral information listing the names on the receipts.
GLC03432.117
[A Bill that Establishes a Redemption Fund and a Division of Issue and Redemption in the Treasury]
Partial article. Outlines the different sections relating to redemption of notes and depositing in the treasury.
GLC02691.12.07
25 July 1861
Jones, Samuel (1819-1887)
[A congratulatory address from Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to Confederate soldiers following the Battle of First Bull Run]
Confederate general Samuel Jones has written "For the 8th Rgt. Ga. Volunteers" on the verso of a copy of a congratulatory address from Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to Confederate soldiers following the Battle of...
GLC02691.07
20 October 1708
Oliver, Thomas (fl. 1708)
[A Memorial of the State of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England to Queene Anne during Queen Anne's War]
A petition from the Massachusetts colonists requesting help in quelling the hostile Indians allied with the French during Queen Anne's War. Gives insight into the conflict's costs upon New England. Discusses the Indians' barbarity and the French...
GLC04891
March 1842
King, Samuel Ward (1786-1851)
[A proclamation by Samuel Ward King]
Contains a brief introduction by King as Governor, Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Includes a reprinted letter by President John Tyler stating that he cannot get involved (by raising a...
GLC04161
19 April 1861
Seward, William Henry (1801-1872)
[A proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln concerning the effects of insurrection on maritime commerce]
Secretarially signed for William Seward, Secretary of State; signed in type by Lincoln. Pertains to the ports of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Lincoln states that insurrection in these states has...
GLC00674
28 September 1787
Board of Treasury
[A report from the Board of Treasury regarding foreign and domestic debt]
Report presented to Congress by the Board of Treasury detailing foreign and domestic debt. Includes lists of amounts on requisition by state, year and purpose. Dated in print on page 7. Signed in print on page 10 by Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston...
GLC02437.03668
7 August 1790
[A treaty of peace]
Treaty negotiated with the Creek nation in Georgia stipulating land cessions and prisoner releases on the part of Creeks. In a secretarial hand.
GLC02437.04674
6 October 1784
Clark, Abraham (1726-1794)
[Abraham Clark's account to Congress]
Submitted and signed by Clark, a Declaration of Independence signer, as a Continental Congressman from New Jersey. Formal account for service in Congress. Mentions that he attended Congress on: 15 November 1782-4 January 1783, 25 February 1783-25...
GLC02298
[Abraham Lincoln 1864 election campaign pin]
Small round pin with photo of Abraham Lincoln in center bordered with black fabric. Meant for the 1864 presidential election.
GLC05125.01
no date
[Abraham Lincoln, cabinet card, standing full length view]
White mount. Standing, full length view of Lincoln with hands clasped in front. Photo from engraving.
GLC05136.32
03 June 1860
Hesler, Alexander (1823-1895)
[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president. Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, June 3, 1860.]
A print of a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Hesler in Springfield, Illinois on June 3rd, 1860. The photograph portrays Lincoln's head and shoulders as he faces to the right, the photograph is oval-shaped. Hesler's "tousled hair"...
GLC05111.01.0003
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, bust view]
Black mount. "15 cts." Penciled on verso. Bust view. [O-55].
GLC05136.04
White mount with blue border. "1200" penciled on verso. Bust view. Same image as #4. [O-55].
GLC05136.05
9 February 1864
Berger, Anthony
White mount. Oval photo of engraving showing bust view. Lincoln's image on the five dollar bill is derived from this portrait. Related to image #13. [O-92 variant].
GLC05136.12
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, half length seated view]
White mount. Half length seated view. Lincoln's image on the five dollar bill is derived from this portrait. Related to image #12. [O-92 variant].
GLC05136.13
24 February 1861
Anthony, E. & H.T.
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, seated full length view]
White mount with black border. "Meserve 72 Feb. 23. 1861. F[illegible], V 55" penciled on verso. Seated full length view. [O-51.]
GLC05136.02
White mount. "Honest Abe" penciled on verso. Seated full length view similar to image #2. [O-53].
GLC05136.03
Anthony, E.
White mount. Seated, full length view of a contemplative Lincoln. Same image as # 7. [O-60].
GLC05136.06
White mount with orange border. Seated, full length view of a contemplative Lincoln. Same image as #6. [O-60].
GLC05136.07
9 August 1863
Philip & Solomons
White mount with gold border. Seated, full length view. [O-73].
GLC05136.08
8 January 1864
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, standing three quarter view]
White mount with gold border. Standing, three-quarter view. [O-86].
GLC05136.09
Brady, Matthew B.
White mount with gold border. Standing, three-quarter view. Lighter, retouched version of image #9, with white background. [O-86].
GLC05136.10
27 February 1860
Brady, Mathew
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, three-quarter length standing view]
Three-quarter length, standing view. [O-17].
GLC05136.01
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, view of head only]
White mount with gold border. View of head only. Photo of engraving. [O-91 variant].
GLC05136.11
6 March 1865
Ward, Joseph
[Abraham Lincoln, carte de visite, vignette bust view]
White mount. Vignette bust view photographed on the balcony at the White House. [O-112].
GLC05136.15
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.]
GLC05111.01.0004
Gardner, Alexander
[Abraham Lincoln, stereo card, seated full length view]
Black mount. Inscription on verso: "Stereo made from two matching carte photos, the originals are from Sid Strober's collection. Copy made by Fred Lightfoot, 1952." Seated, full length view of Lincoln with hat on the table beside him. [O-52].
GLC05136.33
February 1865
Walker, Lewis E.
[Abraham Lincoln, stereocard, seated bust portrait]
Gray mount. Numbered "H59" and "28016 Abraham Lincoln" on recto. Seated bust portrait of Lincoln with spiky haircut. Modern photograph of E. & H. T. Anthony stereocard. [O-103 C and D].
GLC05136.50
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