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Letter, Montgomery C. Meigs To Peleg Clarke Jr., November 22, 1865, M. C. Meigs Nov 1865

Letter, Montgomery C. Meigs To Peleg Clarke Jr., November 22, 1865, M. C. Meigs

Peleq Clarke Jr. Papers

This handwritten letter, dated November 22, 1865, is written from Montgomery C. Meigs to Peleg Clarke Jr. insisting that the United States Army does not owe Clarke any money for the lumber, supplies, and corn Clarke is claiming were taken by the Army due to Clarke's alleged dealings with the Rebels. Meigs claims that the items were taken as "prize of war" after the Rebels were forced to abandon them when the Union forced them out of Fredericksburg. The letter is written on Quartermaster General's Office letterhead.

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Account Statement, T. D. Savage For Simon And Bro., October 25, 1865 Oct 1865

Account Statement, T. D. Savage For Simon And Bro., October 25, 1865

Hays Ray Webb Collection

This account statement documents household items purchased by T. D. Savage from Simon and Bro. on October 1 and 6, 1865 for a total o f ninety-two dollars and sixty cents. The balance is marked as paid in full on October 26, 1865.

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Letter, Alfred Townsend To John Doyle, October 16, 1865, Alfred Townsend Oct 1865

Letter, Alfred Townsend To John Doyle, October 16, 1865, Alfred Townsend

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated October 16, 1865, is written from Alfred Townsend to John Doyle responding to Doyle's letter with his lecture schedule. The letter is written on Office of the New York Citizen letterhead that included information about the New York Citizen in the upper left corner of the page. A second letter to Dolye from Townsend request Doyle to make a note to send to him in Jackson.

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Receipt For Side Saddle And Bridle, September 26, 1865 Sep 1865

Receipt For Side Saddle And Bridle, September 26, 1865

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt is for the purchase of a side saddle and bridle made by Thomas L. Darden from C. Statman in Natchez on September 26, 1865. An orange two cent George Washington postage stamp is on the left center of the page and the upper left corner of the paper is ripped. The paper also has several creases on the left side.

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Receipt For Two Month's Work, September 22, 1865 Sep 1865

Receipt For Two Month's Work, September 22, 1865

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt for time worked, documents twenty-two dollars and fifty cents paid to J. W. Baldridge by Thomas L. Darden on September 22, 1865.

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Freedmen Agreement, John W. Caldwell Sep 1865

Freedmen Agreement, John W. Caldwell

Alfred Benjamen Butts Papers

1865 agreement of freedmen with J.W. Caldwell, the estate of Mrs. E. Caldwell of Oktibbeha County, Miississippi.

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Letter, J. J. Danna To Peleg Clarke Jr., September 12, 1865, J. J. Danna Sep 1865

Letter, J. J. Danna To Peleg Clarke Jr., September 12, 1865, J. J. Danna

Peleq Clarke Jr. Papers

This handwritten letter, dated September 12, 1865, is written from J. J. Danna at the Quartermaster General's Office to Peleg Clarke Jr. addressing Clarke's claim against the United States and detailing the Quartermaster General's Office's findings on the matter.

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Lieutenant-General Grant's Reception At Galena, Illinois, Auguust 18, 1865, Alexander Simplot Sep 1865

Lieutenant-General Grant's Reception At Galena, Illinois, Auguust 18, 1865, Alexander Simplot

Political Cartoons

Harper's Weekly drawing of Grant on grand stand in front of large crowd. Sign on footbridge reads: 'Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances' and lists the names of Civil War Battles: Shiloh, Corinth, Richmond, Appomattox, CH, Vicksburg, Chatanooga, and Look-out Mountain.

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Letter, Flemming And Baldwin To John D. Darden, August 8, 1865 Aug 1865

Letter, Flemming And Baldwin To John D. Darden, August 8, 1865

Darden Family Papers

This letter, dated August 8, 1865, is from Fleming and Baldwin to John D. Darden notifying him that they have enclosed a receipt from Jackson and Pendleton for the five bales of cotton and informing Darden that they have deposited $2500 in gold and will pay the balance.

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Weights Of 12 Bales Of Cotton Marked For J. P. Darden, July 27, 1865 Jul 1865

Weights Of 12 Bales Of Cotton Marked For J. P. Darden, July 27, 1865

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten ledger page, documents the weights of 12 bales of cotton that were marked for J. P. Darden on July 27, 1865. The weights are recorded in two columns, one noted as "P. V. J. Weighted" at 4913 pounds and one marked as weighted by "yourself" at 5439 pounds making a difference of 526 pounds.

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Letter From Fleming & Baldwin: 07/27/1865, Fleming & Baldwin Jul 1865

Letter From Fleming & Baldwin: 07/27/1865, Fleming & Baldwin

Darden Family Papers

Letter from Fleming & Baldwin to John P. Darden, regarding the amount of cotton he turned over to the Confederate treasury.

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Letter, C. L. Coffey To Putnam Darden, C. L. Coffey Jul 1865

Letter, C. L. Coffey To Putnam Darden, C. L. Coffey

Darden Family Papers

This undated, handwritten letter, is written from C. L. Coffey to Captain Darden concerning Coffey's shoe business, the type of currency he accepts as payment and whether or not he will be able to make Darden a pair of shoes. The edge of the blue paper are jagged and ripped. A note about the weight of "the hide" dates the letter around July 18, 1865.

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Receipt, Mrs. S. Fagob To Steamer Mittie Stephens, July 15, 1865 Jul 1865

Receipt, Mrs. S. Fagob To Steamer Mittie Stephens, July 15, 1865

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This receipt, dated July 15, 1865, documents the payment of two dollars and fifteen cents from Mrs. S. Fagob to Steamer Mittie Stephens for the shipment of dry goods and fuel. An illustration of a steamer is in the upper left corner of the receipt, as part of the Mittie Stephens logo. The payment is noted as having been received by A. F. Hickman.

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Receipt For Door Locks, August-September, 1863 Jul 1865

Receipt For Door Locks, August-September, 1863

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten receipt is for two door locks and an unidentifiable household item purchased by John P. Darden in August and September, 1865 from J. B. Clanton at a cost of eight dollars. The payment was received on July 11, 1865 by J. B. Clanton. A large portion of the lower left corner of the paper is ripped off in a square.

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Cotton Owed To Government, Stewart Goodrell Jul 1865

Cotton Owed To Government, Stewart Goodrell

Darden Family Papers

Letter to John P. Darden from the Treasury department in Natchez, regarding cotton sold to the Confederate government and now owed to the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Proclamation By Kentucky Governor Thomas E. Bramlette And Others, Thomas Elliott Bramlette, E. B. Harlan, Ben. W. Sullivan Jun 1865

Proclamation By Kentucky Governor Thomas E. Bramlette And Others, Thomas Elliott Bramlette, E. B. Harlan, Ben. W. Sullivan

Ephemera

The broadside features information regarding the Kentucky elections and allegiance to the U.S. during the American Civil War. It is printed on cream paper and with black ink. It has some tears at its edges and water damage at its top and bottom.

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Account Statement For Food And Household Items, July 1865 Jun 1865

Account Statement For Food And Household Items, July 1865

Darden Family Papers

This handwritten account statement lists food and household items purchased by John P. Darden in July 1865 from L. Tinny at a total cost of $216.60. Payment is marked as received on December 25, 1865.

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Letter, John Bigelow To Jules Favre, June 19, 1865, John Bigelow Jun 1865

Letter, John Bigelow To Jules Favre, June 19, 1865, John Bigelow

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated June 19, 1865, is written from John Bigelow, in Paris, France, to Jules Favre. The letter is written entirely in French. The letter acknowledges a letter Bigelow had received from Favre an thanks him for the copies of the journal, "Masonic World" that accompanied it. The letter goes on to mention the death of President Lincoln and the effect it has had on him. The letter is written on "Legation des Etats Unis" stationary. An envelope and a catalog description are included with the letter. The catalog description provides a transcription of the letter.

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Hingham Bank Check, Paid To W. W., Signed By Williams Whiton Jun 1865

Hingham Bank Check, Paid To W. W., Signed By Williams Whiton

Ephemera

Hingham Bank check dated 13 June 1865. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $75. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.

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Hingham Bank Check, W. W., June 13, 1865 Jun 1865

Hingham Bank Check, W. W., June 13, 1865

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This check from Hangham Bank is written to pay W. W. seventy-five dollars. The check is dated June 13, 1865 and is signed by William Whiton.

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Letter, Simon Cameron To General George H. Thomas, June 10, 1865, Simon Cameron Jun 1865

Letter, Simon Cameron To General George H. Thomas, June 10, 1865, Simon Cameron

Documents

This letter, dated June 10, 1865, is written from Simon Cameron, a Pennsylvania representative in the United States Senate and United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War, to General George H. Thomas, an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. The letter discusses the commission of some officers. This note was found tipped into volume three, between pages 354-355 of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.

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Letter, Orville E. Babcock To W. P. Smith, Esq., May 15, 1865, Orville E. Babcock May 1865

Letter, Orville E. Babcock To W. P. Smith, Esq., May 15, 1865, Orville E. Babcock

Documents

This handwritten letter, dated May 15, 1865, is a reply from Orville E. Babcock in Washington, D. C. to W. P. Smith in Baltimore, Maryland. The letter assured Smith that there is no review scheduled at that time but that one will likely take place soon. The letter goes on to speculate where the review will take place and what Smith might expect. The letter is signed, "Respectfully yours, O. E. Babcock, Lient Col A. O. G., Gnl Grants Staff. (Lieutenant Colonel Associate of Graduates, General Grant's Staff)

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Letter, Henry Riggs Rathbone To Edward Slum, May 9, 1865, Henry Riggs Rathbone May 1865

Letter, Henry Riggs Rathbone To Edward Slum, May 9, 1865, Henry Riggs Rathbone

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated May 9, 1865, is written from Henry Riggs Rathbone, to Edward Slum notifying Slum that his refund claim has been approved by the Provost Marshal General and Captain F. H. Barroll, the distribution officer was instructed to issue it.

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Hingham Bank Check, W. W., May 8, 1865 May 1865

Hingham Bank Check, W. W., May 8, 1865

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This check from Hangham Bank is written to pay W. W. one hundred and seventy-six dollars. The check is dated May 8, 1865 and is signed by William Whiton.

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Hingham Bank Check, Paid To W W, Signed By William Whiton May 1865

Hingham Bank Check, Paid To W W, Signed By William Whiton

Ephemera

Hingham Bank check dated 8 May 1865. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $176.52. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at the left side of the object.

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Hingham Bank Check, W. W., May 4, 1865 May 1865

Hingham Bank Check, W. W., May 4, 1865

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This check from Hangham Bank is written to pay W. W. seventy-five dollars. The check is dated May 4, 1865 and is signed by William Whiton.

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Hingham Bank Check, Paid To W W, Signed By William Whiton May 1865

Hingham Bank Check, Paid To W W, Signed By William Whiton

Ephemera

Hingham Bank check dated 4 May 1865. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $75. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at left side of the object.

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Letter, W. H. R. To Augusta H. Rice, April 21, 1865 Apr 1865

Letter, W. H. R. To Augusta H. Rice, April 21, 1865

Nannie Herndon Rice Family Papers

Letter from W. H. R. in Demopolis, Alabama, to Augusta Hopkins Rice. He mentions Major Walker in Meridian, Mississippi and Starke Oliver, writes about the Yankees doing little damage in Montgomery, and also says that Yankees have 'quietly occupied' homes on Government Street in Mobile. W. H. R. may be William H. Roberts, who appears on the 1860 census in Demopolis. 1865.

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Letter, Andrew Johnson To Unknown, April 19, 1865, Andrew Johnson Apr 1865

Letter, Andrew Johnson To Unknown, April 19, 1865, Andrew Johnson

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated April 19, 1865, is written from Andrew Johnson to an unknown recipient discussing the assassination of President Lincoln. The paper is torn in serval places and visible tape marks or stains are throughout the pages.

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Letter, W. M. Tuller To Ed Salisbury, April 19, 1866, W. M. Tuller Apr 1865

Letter, W. M. Tuller To Ed Salisbury, April 19, 1866, W. M. Tuller

Documents

This handwritten letter, dated April 19, 1865, is from W. M. Tuller in Washington, DC to Ed Salisbury

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