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Letter From James T. Brady, James T. Brady Jul 1865

Letter From James T. Brady, James T. Brady

Letters and Manuscripts Relating to the Case of Captain John Beall

A letter to O. H. Browning from James T. Brady in support of Captain John Beall.


Letter To The President From The South, Orville Hickman Browning Jul 1865

Letter To The President From The South, Orville Hickman Browning

Letters and Manuscripts Relating to the Case of Captain John Beall

Letter to President Lincoln from Orville Hickman Browning on behalf of his fellow Southern citizens advocating for Captain John Beall


Petition To President Lincoln, Multiple Jul 1865

Petition To President Lincoln, Multiple

Letters and Manuscripts Relating to the Case of Captain John Beall

Petition to President Lincoln in support of John Y. Beall.


Letter From John Y. Beall, John Y. Beall Jul 1865

Letter From John Y. Beall, John Y. Beall

Letters and Manuscripts Relating to the Case of Captain John Beall

A letter from John Y. Beall to his friend.


Letter From Augustin Hibbard To William [Hibbard] 1865 Apr. 18, Augustin Hibbard Apr 1865

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To William [Hibbard] 1865 Apr. 18, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

San Juan Island April 18th 1865 Dear Brother William Your two letters under dates of Jany [January] 2nd & Feby [February] 6th inclosing one from Lizzie, came to hand yesterday, and according to your request I proceed to answer them immediately, although I do not know when I shall be able to mail my letter as I shall not be going to Victoria for sometime + may not have an opportunity of sending it there until I do go. You say that you have not received any letter from me since the one I wrote in May …


Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1865 Feb. 4, Augustin Hibbard Feb 1865

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1865 Feb. 4, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria V I [Vancouver Island] Febuary [February] 4th 1865

Dear Brother Your welcome letter under date of Oct. [October] 6th last came to hand only last week, where it has been all this time, is a mystery [that I] which I wish, that I could solve. I wrote you a long letter in August which you should have received at or about the time your letter is dated, and I have been anxiously looking for an answer to it for some time past, and began to think that you surely could not have rec. [received] it, but as …


Private Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1865 Feb. 4, Augustin Hibbard Feb 1865

Private Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1865 Feb. 4, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Private Victoria V I [Vancouver Island] Febuary 4th 1865

My dear brother In my last to you I inclosed [enclosed] a long private letter, but as I fear that you may not have received it I will briefly recapitulate its substance, which related cheifly [chiefly], to a difficulty with Mr Cutlar my partner. In July last I intended to have sent you two thousand dollars to apply upon my indebtedness to you & Ashley, as we had a brisk little run of business and I thought it my duty to draw out all that I possibly could for you. …


Six Military And Patriotic Illustrated Songs. Elaborately Colored. In A Novel Form. Series No. 1., Charles Magnus, John F. Poole, W. J. Florence, George P. Holt, Daniel Decatur Emmett, Tony Pastor, Dan Bryant Jan 1865

Six Military And Patriotic Illustrated Songs. Elaborately Colored. In A Novel Form. Series No. 1., Charles Magnus, John F. Poole, W. J. Florence, George P. Holt, Daniel Decatur Emmett, Tony Pastor, Dan Bryant

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This publication contains the lyrics to six songs, each accompanied by a color illustration, and an advertisement on the last page.

1. Our Grandfathers' Days

2. The Captain with his Whiskers

3. Want — A Substitute

4. Dixie's Land

5. Young American and ould Ireland

6. Kingdom Coming


Carte-De-Visite Composite Image: "Booth And His Associates," No Date., Anonymous Dec 1864

Carte-De-Visite Composite Image: "Booth And His Associates," No Date., Anonymous

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Composite carte-de-visite featuring the likenesses of John Wilkes Booth and the six men convicted of conspiring with him to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and William Seward. No date.


Photograph, Four Unidentified United States Officers In Group Portrait Photograph By W.P. Egbert, Davenport, Iowa, No Date., W. P. Egbert Dec 1864

Photograph, Four Unidentified United States Officers In Group Portrait Photograph By W.P. Egbert, Davenport, Iowa, No Date., W. P. Egbert

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Four United States/Union/Federal officers pose in a group portrait photograph; two are seated, two stand. Each holds a sword. No subjects are identified but the verso of the photocard identifies W.P. Egbert, "Ambrotype and Photograph Artist," of Davenport, Iowa, as the creator. Creation date presumably American Civil War era, 1861-1865.


Conspiracies In The North, Mealay And Hay Dec 1864

Conspiracies In The North, Mealay And Hay

Letters and Manuscripts Relating to the Case of Captain John Beall

Excerpt of a manuscript. Conspiracies in the North. Chapter 1, Page 19, Volume 8. Life of Lincoln.