Letter to Abraham. L. Pennock, June 18, 1845
Antislavery movements
London Yearly Meeting (Religious Society of Friends)
Society of Friends
Quakers
Quaker abolitionists
Slavery--United States
Pennock, Abraham Liddon, 1786-1868
Dirkind, Alexander
Pennsylvania
Haverford (Pa.)
England
Wigton (England)
Cumberland (England)
Letter to Quaker abolitionist Abraham L. Pennock in Haverford, Pennsylvania from a fellow Quaker in England cautioning him about activism with Abolitionist societies in America. The correspondent also inquires about the availability of work and housing in Haverford.
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
Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860
African Americans
Slave records
Court records
Slaves
Slaveholders
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
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.
Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
Slave bills of sale
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.
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.
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
Virginia
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.
Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815
Property
Fullen, James
Russell County (Va.)
Clinch Mountain (Tenn. and Va.)
Rich Mountain (Randolph County, W. Va.)
Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
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)
Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839
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.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
Pictorial works
Meunier, Constantin, 1831-1905
Brussels (Belgium)
Washington (D.C.)
Allegory of Lincoln's Death painted by Belgian artist Constantin Meunier in 1865.
William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln, photo and note
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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.
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.
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.
Garrard, James, 1749-1822
Legal documents
Kentucky
Contract guaranteeing James Garrard, the Governor of Kentucky, three thousand dollars.
Jones, Balaam
Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln
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.
Correspondence
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.
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.
J. Elfreth Watkins from Robert Todd Lincoln
United States--Politics and government--19th century
Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, politely refusing to express an opinion in print.
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois
Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois and nephew of Lincoln, undated.
Edwards, Albert S.