Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description: Autograph of Albert S. Edwards, Custodian of the Lincoln home in Springfield, Illinois and nephew of Lincoln, undated.
creator: Edwards, Albert S.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Autograph of Robert Todd Lincoln
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
description: Autograph of Robert Todd Lincoln
creator: Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

J. Elfreth Watkins from Robert Todd Lincoln
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: United States--Politics and government--19th century
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Washington (D.C.)
description: Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, politely refusing to express an opinion in print.
creator: Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
description: Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C.
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891
description: First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. Cover includes reply to patronage request.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Cover "From the President of the United States" signed by "Priv. Sec." John G. Nicolay
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description: 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."
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Kennedy family correspondence
subject: Correspondence
subject: Agriculture
subject: Dahlgren (Ill.)
subject: Hamilton County (Ill.)
subject: Illinois
description: Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
creator: Kennedy, G. W.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1879
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Kennedy family correspondence
subject: Correspondence
subject: Agriculture
subject: Dahlgren (Ill.)
subject: Hamilton County (Ill.)
subject: Illinois
description: Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
creator: Kennedy, G. W.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1879
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Kennedy family correspondence
subject: Correspondence
subject: Agriculture
subject: Dahlgren (Ill.)
subject: Hamilton County (Ill.)
subject: Illinois
description: Correspondence between Illinois farmer G.W. Kennedy and family members in Ohio discussing routine work and family matters.
creator: Kennedy, G. W.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1879
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
subject: Pictorial works
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
description: 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.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Letter of agreement for James Garrard
subject: Garrard, James, 1749-1822
subject: Legal documents
subject: Kentucky
description: Contract guaranteeing James Garrard, the Governor of Kentucky, three thousand dollars.
creator: Jones, Balaam
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1804-02-10
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Abraham Lincoln's second law partner Stephen T. Logan
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: Logan, Stephen T. (Stephen Trigg), 1800-1880
description: Stephen T. Logan, Abraham Lincoln's second law partner from 1841-1844. Print of portrait and signed note dated Sept. 1834.
creator: Logan, Stephen T. (Stephen Trigg), 1800-1880
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1834-09
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Abraham Lincoln's first law partner John T. Stuart
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885
description: 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.
creator: Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1837-08-26
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln, photo and note
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
description: 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.
creator: Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1861-02-13
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Allegory of Lincoln's Death
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial
subject: Pictorial works
subject: Meunier, Constantin, 1831-1905
subject: Brussels (Belgium)
subject: Washington (D.C.)
description: Allegory of Lincoln's Death painted by Belgian artist Constantin Meunier in 1865.
creator: Meunier, Constantin, 1831-1905
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Slave bills of sale
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Banks and banking
subject: Mortgages
subject: Bevin, Pierre
subject: Duplessis, Francis
subject: Dutton, John
subject: Mazureau, Adolphe
subject: Petit, Louis
subject: West, John K.
subject: Louisiana
subject: New Orleans (La.)
subject: Iberville Parish (La.)
description: 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.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1839
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Court records
subject: Crime
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Bender, John
subject: Foreman, Daniel Duvall
subject: Grace, Henry
subject: Hauer, George
subject: Hauman, Philip
subject: Hogg, Samuel R.
subject: Porter, Lawrence
subject: Potts, Ritchard
subject: Maryland
subject: Frederick County (Md.)
description: Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
creator: Maryland. County Court. (Frederick County)
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1839
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Property
subject: Fullen, James
subject: Virginia
subject: Russell County (Va.)
subject: Clinch Mountain (Tenn. and Va.)
subject: Rich Mountain (Randolph County, W. Va.)
description: Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1815
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Letter to James Anderson from George Washington Parke Custis, June 26, 1806
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Plantations
subject: Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.)
subject: Anderson, James
subject: Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
subject: Thornton, William, 1759-1828
subject: Virginia
subject: New Kent County (Va.)
subject: White House on the Pamunkey (Va.)
subject: Alexandria (Va.)
description: 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.
creator: Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1806
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Bill of sale for slave of Thomas Stone, February 4, 1836
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Slave bills of sale
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Bouder, Thomas
subject: Cotton, James
subject: Stone, Thomas
subject: Mississippi
subject: Natchez (Miss.)
description: Bill of sale transferring ownership of girl named Mariah from Thomas Stone of Natchez, Mississippi to James Cotton for the sum of $850.
creator: Stone, Thomas
creator: Bouder, Thomas
creator: Cotton, James
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1836
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Slave bills of sale
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Withers, John G.
subject: Withers, W. B.
subject: Sherrill, Elam A.
subject: North Carolina
description: 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.
creator: Withers, John G.
creator: Withers, William B.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1858
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Court records
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Townsend, Edmund
subject: Townsend, John E.
subject: Townsend, Samuel C.
subject: Townsend, Thomas
subject: Townsend, Wentworth R.
subject: Johnson, Henrietta
subject: Johnson, Robert
subject: Parkes, L.
subject: Crow, Upton S.
subject: Dill, Gaiah
subject: Alabama
subject: Huntsville (Ala.)
subject: Alabama. Chancery Court (Lauderdale County)
description: Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1854
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Court records
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Ricks, James
subject: Means, J. H.
subject: Word, William
subject: Dickinson, James
subject: Ware, Jennison
subject: Harris, Edward T.
subject: Arkansas
subject: Calhoun County (Ark.)
description: 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.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1860-01-21
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Letter to Abraham. L. Pennock, June 18, 1845
subject: Antislavery movements
subject: London Yearly Meeting (Religious Society of Friends)
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
subject: Quaker abolitionists
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Pennock, Abraham Liddon, 1786-1868
subject: Dirkind, Alexander
subject: Pennsylvania
subject: Haverford (Pa.)
subject: England
subject: Wigton (England)
subject: Cumberland (England)
description: 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.
creator: Dirkind, Alexander
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1845-06-18
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng