Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs,
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
Whig Party (U.S.)
United States--Politics and government--19th century
United States--Officials and employees
Petitions
Pennsylvania
Washington (D.C.)
Letter of support dated March 15, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
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, April 3, 1869
Letter of support dated April 3, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905
Spencer, George Eliphaz, 1836-1893
Customs administration
Alabama
Vermont
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 5, 1869
Letter of support dated April 5, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Mangum, Willie Person, 1792-1861
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Office of the Vice President
United States. Department of State
New York (State)
Lancaster (Ohio)
Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 6, 1869
Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871
Letter of support dated April 6, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Bancroft autograph manuscript draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Copy of Bancroft autograph manuscript draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a brief description of the document.
Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
Inventory of slaves on the Jeffries Plantation, ca. 1851
African Americans
Slavery--United States
Slave records
Slaves
Slaveholders
Property
Plantations
Mississippi
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Inventory of property possibly drawn up as part of the settlement of the estate related to the Jeffries Plantation. Inventory lists eighty slaves by first name arranged by families. Information regarding their ages, years of birth or death, and in some cases remarks as to their household status or health is given. Also listed is a memorandum of cleared land owned by Mr. Jeffries.
Appraisal of the estate of William B. Stover, 1850
Stover, William B. (William Bradford), 1782-1850
Wilcox County (Ala.)
Appraisal of the estate of William Bradford Stover (b. 24 June 1782 in S. C., d. 11 Nov. 1850 in Wilcox, Co., Alabama). Inventory of property includes 41 slaves, livestock, equipment, tools, furnishings, and other effects.
Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860
Court records
Ricks, James
Means, J. H.
Word, William
Dickinson, James
Ware, Jennison
Harris, Edward T.
Arkansas
Calhoun County (Ark.)
Appraisal of the personal estate of James Ricks filed in Probate Court in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Property listed includes 14 slaves, livestock, farm equipment, and tools.
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
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.
Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815
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.
Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839
Slave bills of sale
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Photographs
Carte-de-visite of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln.
Pamlico Sound (N.C.)
North Carolina
Roanoke Island (N.C.)
Letter from unknown soldier, Franklin, reporting to his mother about his participation in the Battle of Roanoke Island, Feb. 8, 1862.
Muster Roll of Company G of the 10th Regiment of Michigan for Capt. H.H. Dunphy
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1865)
Postal service--United States--History
Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
Patriotic envelopes
Design shows a soldier guarding a cannon with the camp in the background. Design in red and blue on a white envelope. Magee Stationer, 2d & Chestnut. (L1952)
Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
Design shows Elmer Ephriam Ellsworth in uniform. Ellsworth was a friend of Abraham Lincoln and remembered as the first Union casualty of the American Civil War. Design in red, blue, green, and brown on white envelope.