Browse Items (595 total)

  • Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Go to Nathan Sargent petition and letter of recommendation for Commissioner of Customs, April 6, 1869 item page

Letter of support dated April 6, 1869 from government officials recommending Nathan Sargent retain his position as Commissioner of Customs.
Go to Bancroft autograph manuscript draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address item page

Copy of Bancroft autograph manuscript draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a brief description of the document.
Go to Inventory of slaves on the Jeffries Plantation, ca. 1851 item page

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…
Go to Appraisal of the estate of William B. Stover, 1850 item page

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.
Go to Appraisal of the estate of James Ricks, January 21, 1860 item page

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.
Go to Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend, 1854 item page

Petition by the executors of the estate of Edmund Townsend directing the disposition of two female slaves who are the daughters of the deceased.
Go to Inventory of land and slaves belonging to James Fullen, 1815 item page

Inventory of land, property and slaves owned by James Fullen.
Go to Special mortgage on twenty two slaves by Francis Duplessis, 1839 item page

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.
Go to Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln item page

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.
Go to Cover "From the President of the United States" signed by "Priv. Sec." John G. Nicolay item page

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."
Go to First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. item page

First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. Cover includes reply to patronage request.
Go to Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate item page

Second Vice-Prsident Andrew Johnson autograph as member of the United States Senate.
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