Orders for Surgeon Albert Schriver to report for temporary duty
Pendergrast, Garrett J.
United States. Navy
Surgeons
United States--Politics and government--19th century
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Washington (D.C.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
York (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Orders from the Navy Department for Surgeon Albert Schriver to report for temporary duty in Philadelphia.
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
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890
Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894
Correspondence
Letter from former Secretary of War Simon Cameron requesting Stanton's assistance in helping to prove his innocence against charges of fraud via mutilation of treasury bills, in relation to the purchasing of arms.
Military chaplains
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Steubenville (Ohio)
Ohio
Letter to President James K. Polk from future Lincoln Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton recommending Rev. John Scott for Chaplain of the Navy.
Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Pardon
Cover letter to U.S. Marshal from the Dept. of State accompanying the warrant for President Andrew Johnson's pardon of James Evans. Warrant is not included.
United States. Department of State
Dix, John Ross, 1800?-1865
Nashville, Battle of, Nashville, Tenn., 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Broadsides
Magnus, Charles
Fort Carroll (Md.)
Nashville (Tenn.)
Letter from John W. Markle written on Charles Magnus broadside ballad of "Nobody Hurt" (Old Abe) by John Ross Dix with images of Columbia holding a pen, the Constitution and a shield; the face of Abraham Lincoln framed by a star and array of U.S. flags; and the U.S. Capitol. Letter includes account of the Battle of Nashville.
Markle, John W.
Harvard Law School
Unitarian Universalists
Abolitionists
Women's rights
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Republican Party (U.S. 1854- )
Constitutional Union Party (U.S.)
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Cambridge (Mass.)
Boston (Mass.)
Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts
Letter to a friend from Harvard law student regarding his attendance at Boston political festivals where he heard Abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, and at a women's rights convention. He also discusses politics in the 1860 election.
Noble, G. C.
Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893
Alcoholic beverages
Grand jury
Indictments
Court records
De Witt County (Ill.)
Illinois
Illinois Grand Jury indictment of George Gregg for selling spirituous liquors without a license. Signed by Ward H. Lamon, former law partner of Abraham Lincoln.
Patriotic envelopes
La Crosse (Wis.)
Wisconsin
Schuyler County (N.Y.)
Letter from David M. Elliott to his sisters in New York, describing life in Wisconsin and asking for news from home. Sent with an envelope with impression of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin stamped on the front.
Elliott, David M.
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State)
Letter requesting copies of an illustration of Lincoln's deathbed scene published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, from a man who was present, Mar. 12, 1896
Proctor, Thomas
Bancroft autograph manuscript draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Copy of Bancroft autograph manuscript draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a brief description of the document.
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Cleveland (Ohio)
Letter from Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth, declining an interview.
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 6, 1869
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Whig Party (U.S.)
United States--Officials and employees
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Office of the Vice President
Lancaster (Ohio)
Letter of support dated April 6, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 5, 1869
Mangum, Willie Person, 1792-1861
Letter of support dated April 5, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Customs administration
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 3, 1869
Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905
Spencer, George Eliphaz, 1836-1893
Alabama
Vermont
Letter of support dated April 3, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, October 9, 1844
Petitions
Letter of support dated October 9, 1844 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Borrow, Alexander
Letter expressing support of Sargent's appointment as Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and discussing the upcoming presidential election in 1850.
Simmons, J. F. (James Frederick), 1826-1905
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, March 22, 1869
Letter of support dated March 22, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs,
Letter of support dated March 15, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent from John Sergeant, February 20, 1841
Letter expressing Sergeant's desire to serve Sargent.
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Nathan Sargent from John Sergeant, January 1, 1840
Letter informing Sargent that it may be possible to recommend him to a committee. Sergeant also expresses his opinion that William Henry Harrison will be the best opponent for Martin Van Buren in the Presidential election.
Nathan Sargent recommendation. George S. Boutwell from George E. Spencer
Letter of recommendation for Nathan Sargent, expressing the opinion that Sargent not be removed from the office of Commissioner of Customs.