Civil War and Slavery Collection

Whitley Read Civil War diary

This diary was kept by soldier Whitley Read detailing his last year of service in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery, Company H. It also focuses on his postwar service on a Great Lakes Schooner. The last pages of the diary include brief memoranda and…
Theodore Peticolas Diaries

Theodore Victor Peticolas, born 29 Feb. 1800 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a fruit farmer in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio at the time he maintained this diary. It contains his account of the day-to-day routine farm work, crops, family,…
Petition for the Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, [date of publication not identified]

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 25, 1849

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, February 28, 1851

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for Clerk of the House of Representatives, September 1, 1847

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for the Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, [date of publication not identified]

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition to President-elect W. H. Harrison for any position, February 22, 1841

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition to President Harrison for the Naval Officer for the Port of Philadelphia, March 1841

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 23, 1844

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition to President Z. Taylor for U.S. Auditor position, April 11, 1849

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 19, 1849

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, April 24, 1849

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Petition for U.S. Auditor position, May 25, 1849

Petitions pledging support for the appointment of Nathan Sargent in various state and federal positions, including Auditor, Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia, and Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Nathan Sargent from Daniel Webster, June 15, 1852

Cover letter for registration of the American ship St. Paul from A.H.P. Edwards Esq., U.S. Counsel at Manila, by Daniel Webster to Nathan Sargent, Register of the Treasury.
Nathan Sargent from Salmon P. Chase, October 24, 1870

Letter regarding Chase's opinion of Congress's power to coin currency other than gold and silver.
Nathan Sargent from Salmon P. Chase, February 20, 1867

Invitation to dinner from Salmon P. Chase to Nathan Sargent.
Nathan Sargent from Salmon P. Chase, [date of publication not identified]

Letter from Salmon P. Chase discussing a Mr. Brown.
Nathan Sargent from Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, October 27, 1855

Letter expressing Holmes's desire that a Constitutional Union Party be formed for the 1856 election.
Nathan Sargent from Hamilton Fish, April 23, 1849

Letter expressing New York Governor Hamilton Fish's support of Sargent to the appointment of the 6th Auditor of Washington.
Nathan Sargent from Millard Fillmore, March 29, 1855

Letter detailing Fillmore's assessment of a letter sent from Daniel Webster to Captain Jewett.
Nathan Sargent from Millard Fillmore, March 21, 1855

Letter detailing Fillmore's denouncement a letter sent without his approval by Daniel Webster, and his attempt to discover how the error occurred.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, April 26, 1839

Letter discussing Clay's complaints about the Antimasonic Party, who caused problems for Whig politicians campaigning in the 1840 elections.
Nathan Sargent from Henry Clay, October 13, 1850

Letter expressing Clay's regret that he was not present to influence the voting on Sargent's confirmation.
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Title

Civil War and Slavery Collection

Creator

Lemmen, Harvey E.

Description

A selection of correspondence, diaries, official documents, photographs related to the American Civil War and to the institution of slavery, collected by Harvey E. Lemmen. The collection includes a selection of documents from ten states related to the ownership of slaves and abolition, correspondence and documents of soldiers who fought in the war and from family members and officials, diaries and letters of individuals, and a collection of mailing envelopes decorated with patriotic imagery.

Coverage

1804-1897

Date

1804-1897

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Slavery--United States
African Americans
United States--Politics and government--19th century

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Format

image/jpg; application/pdf

Type

Image; Text

Language

eng

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