Letter from Gideon Welles to Commodore H. H. Bell
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
United States. Navy
Bell, H. H.
Letter from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Commadore H. H. Bell refusing to accept his resignation, July 30, 1863.
Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Washington (D.C.)
Letter from James Tanner to A.S. Clark requesting copies of newspapers from the Civil War era. Tanner served as Secretary Stanton's stenographer and was at Lincoln's deathbed. His notes were the first official evidence and the most comprehensive record relating to the assassination. Related collection at the University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library.
Tanner, James, 1844-1927
Clark, A. S.
Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois and nephew of Lincoln, undated.
Edwards, Albert S.
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
J. Elfreth Watkins from Robert Todd Lincoln
United States--Politics and government--19th century
Correspondence
Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, politely refusing to express an opinion in print.
Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate.
First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C.
Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891
First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. Cover includes reply to patronage request.
Cover "From the President of the United States" signed by "Priv. Sec." John G. Nicolay
Cover "From the President of the United States" signed by "Priv. Sec." John G. Nicolay. Erased notation reads "Good luck to General Butler Mar 25/ A.L."
Agriculture
Dahlgren (Ill.)
Hamilton County (Ill.)
Illinois
Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
Kennedy, G. W.
Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
Pictorial works
Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln entitled "The 25th of April 1865 in New York," published by Charles Magnus 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Garrard, James, 1749-1822
Legal documents
Kentucky
Contract guaranteeing James Garrard, the Governor of Kentucky, three thousand dollars.
Jones, Balaam
Abraham Lincoln's second law partner Stephen T. Logan
Logan, Stephen T. (Stephen Trigg), 1800-1880
Stephen T. Logan, Abraham Lincoln's second law partner from 1841-1844. Print of portrait and signed note dated Sept. 1834.
Abraham Lincoln's first law partner John T. Stuart
Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885
John T. Stuart, Abraham Lincoln's first law partner from April 12, 1837 until May 14, 1841. Print from portrait in the office of Mr. Logan Hay. Signed declaration of responsibility for costs, dated August 26, 1837.
William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln, photo and note
Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 until Lincoln's death. Photo of Herndon and note to clerk concerning Ambrose Barrett, Feb. 13, 1861.
Meunier, Constantin, 1831-1905
Brussels (Belgium)
Allegory of Lincoln's Death painted by Belgian artist Constantin Meunier in 1865.
Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839
African Americans
Slavery--United States
Slave records
Slave bills of sale
Slaves
Slaveholders
Banks and banking
Mortgages
Bevin, Pierre
Duplessis, Francis
Dutton, John
Mazureau, Adolphe
Petit, Louis
West, John K.
Louisiana
New Orleans (La.)
Iberville Parish (La.)
Special mortgage taken by Francis (Francois) Duplessis (b. 1786 in New Orleans) on twenty two slaves. This mortgage, held by the Union Bank of Louisiana, replaces a previous mortgage on thirty one slaves.
Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
Court records
Crime
Bender, John
Foreman, Daniel Duvall
Grace, Henry
Hauer, George
Hauman, Philip
Hogg, Samuel R.
Porter, Lawrence
Potts, Ritchard
Maryland
Frederick County (Md.)
Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
Maryland. County Court. (Frederick County)
Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815
Property
Fullen, James
Virginia
Russell County (Va.)
Clinch Mountain (Tenn. and Va.)
Rich Mountain (Randolph County, W. Va.)
Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Letter to James Anderson from George Washington Parke Custis, June 26, 1806
Plantations
Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.)
Anderson, James
Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
Thornton, William, 1759-1828
New Kent County (Va.)
White House on the Pamunkey (Va.)
Alexandria (Va.)
Letter to James Anderson, manager of the White House Plantation from George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, from Mt. Washington. The letter concerns the management of the properties, sale of livestock, and the behavior of one of the slaves.
Bill of sale for slave of Thomas Stone, February 4, 1836
Bouder, Thomas
Cotton, James
Stone, Thomas
Mississippi
Natchez (Miss.)
Bill of sale transferring ownership of girl named Mariah from Thomas Stone of Natchez, Mississippi to James Cotton for the sum of $850.
Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
Withers, John G.
Withers, W. B.
Sherrill, Elam A.
North Carolina
Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Withers, William B.
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854
Townsend, Edmund
Townsend, John E.
Townsend, Samuel C.
Townsend, Thomas
Townsend, Wentworth R.
Johnson, Henrietta
Johnson, Robert
Parkes, L.
Crow, Upton S.
Dill, Gaiah
Alabama
Huntsville (Ala.)
Alabama. Chancery Court (Lauderdale County)
Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.