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- Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate
Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate, and letter from Capt. S. Fogarty to Kate informing her of John's capture. John wrote to Kate from Tuscumbia, Alabama on August 24, 1862 and from Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August…
Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate
Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate, and letter from Capt. S. Fogarty to Kate informing her of John's capture. John wrote to Kate from Tuscumbia, Alabama on August 24, 1862 and from Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August…
Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate
Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate, and letter from Capt. S. Fogarty to Kate informing her of John's capture. John wrote to Kate from Tuscumbia, Alabama on August 24, 1862 and from Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August…
D.S. Howard to father
Letter from laborer and carpenter working in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to his father. He describes the Carp River area, its natural resources in comparison to Wisconsin, his daily routine, and his prospects for work.
Mark Howard to his wife
Letter by Mark Howard, insurance company president and Lincoln political appointee, describing his meeting in Chicago with Abraham Lincoln and other prominent Republicans shortly after Lincoln's election in 1860.
Voucher to Lieut. Col. George Spalding, 18th Michigan Infantry
Voucher to Lieut. Col. George Spalding, 18th Michigan Infantry, paid Feb. 25, 1862.
R. C. Keyes to Mr. Lucas
Reminsciences about Abraham Lincoln written by a man who grew up on a farm near the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. In his letter to Mr. Lucas, he recounts his boyhood impressions of Lincoln, of his attendance at the 1860 Republican National…
Personal account of friendship with Abraham Lincoln by John Linden Roll
Biographical sketch of an Illinois family acquainted with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois from 1831.
Joseph E. Bradford from Horatio T. Libby
Request from Horatio T. Libby, an engine machinist, that Joseph E. Bradford investigate a patent held by Henry Bailey.
James B. Sabin Civil War papers
Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
James B. Sabin Civil War papers
Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
James B. Sabin Civil War papers
Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,…
William Carroll from Edwin M. Stanton
Letter from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton informing Carroll of the leadership of his son Samuel Sprigg Carroll during a recent advance by the Army of the Shenandoah. In it Stanton expresses his hopes for a promotion for his son.
Portrait of Caleb B. Smith
Caleb B. Smith was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as the United States Secretary of the Interior in 1861. He resigned after not being appointed to United States Supreme Court the following year.
Letter from Edward Bates
Note from Edward Bates, US Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1864. "Sir, Coming home, after an absence of six weeks, I find your letter of July 11. It is dated only at "Hartford" the poststamp, as usual, is illegible, so I direct…
Letter to Caleb B. Smith from Wm. P. Fessenden recommending Mr. John E. Sherman
Letter to Secretary of the Interior, Caleb B. Smith from U.S. Senator from Maine, William P. Fessenden recommending Mr. John E. Sherman for a clerkship.
Receipt from Gideon Welles to Henry Swift & Co.
Receipt from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy to Henry Swift & Co. for $5,000, September 12, 1862.
Letter from William Henry Seward to Richard M. Blatchford
Letter from William Henry Seward, Sec. of State under Abraham Lincoln, to the Hon. R.M. Blatchford
Photograph of W. H. Seward
Carte-de-visite of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln.
Receipt from William Florville for services rendered
Receipt from William Florville (Billy the Barber), for money received from the estate of E.S. Rohly for services rendered. Florville was Abraham Lincoln's African American barber in Springfield, Ill.
Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase autographed note and photograph
Note sent by Salmon P. Chase in response to a request for an autograph. "Yours received and I take pleasure in complying with your request." Salmon P. Chase, Secretary Treasury. Signed carte-de-visite photograph of Chase.
Letter from Gideon Welles to Commodore H. H. Bell
Letter from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Commadore H. H. Bell refusing to accept his resignation, July 30, 1863.
Letter from James Tanner to A.S. Clark
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…