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Account Statement For Clothing Materials, Undated Dec 1859

Account Statement For Clothing Materials, Undated

Darden Family Papers

This account statement lists clothing and clothing materials purchased by Mrs. Darden from November to February of unidentified years. The items were purchased from M. Eiseman and the statement is marked as payment received.


Ledger Pages, Undated Dec 1859

Ledger Pages, Undated

Darden Family Papers

These undated ledger pages list purchases and balances owed by the Darden family to multiple proprietors for food, household items, clothing, and building supplies.


Prospectus For Book Of Poems ''War Flowers'' Dec 1859

Prospectus For Book Of Poems ''War Flowers''

Emmett L. Ross Papers

Prospectus for a book of poems titled ''War Flowers,'' written by ''a soldier of the Confederate States Army'' and illustrating ''different phases and events of the war.'' The book is advertised to include ''an original burlesque tragedy,'' and the prospectus lists where and for whom the drama was performed, including Generals Johnston, Hood, and Hardee, and ''the whole Army of Tennessee.'' The listed price is $2.00. Undated.


Life Of Abraham Lincoln., John Locke Scripps Dec 1859

Life Of Abraham Lincoln., John Locke Scripps

Pamphlets

Published anonymously. Written by J.L. Scripps. Cf. Catalog of the Alfred Whital Stern collection of Lincolniana, 3760; Caption title. Described in Wessen, Campaign lives, p. 25-26 (New York edition).


Truths For The Times.: Hon. D.D. Barnard On The Presidential Question. The Whole Field Surveyed. Why No Friend Of The Union Can Be Republican, Reasons Why No Lover Of The Union Can Vote For Lincoln, Daniel Dewey Barnard Dec 1859

Truths For The Times.: Hon. D.D. Barnard On The Presidential Question. The Whole Field Surveyed. Why No Friend Of The Union Can Be Republican, Reasons Why No Lover Of The Union Can Vote For Lincoln, Daniel Dewey Barnard

Pamphlets

The whole field surveyed. Why no friend of the Union can be a Republican, Reasons why no lover of the Union can vot for Lincoln. Doctrine of the fathers re-stated. Relative position of whites and negroes in this republic. Republicanism against the constitution. Republicanism against the Declaration of Independence. Republicanism against the Union."" -- cover; Dated at end: Albany, August 1st, 1860.


Land For The Landless : Speech Of Hon. G.A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, In The House Of Representatives, February 29, 1860., Galusha Aaron Grow Dec 1859

Land For The Landless : Speech Of Hon. G.A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, In The House Of Representatives, February 29, 1860., Galusha Aaron Grow

Pamphlets

Caption title. Also issued under title: Free homes for free men. List of Tribune campaign tracts for sale: p. [15].


Free Homes For Free Men : Speech Of Hon. G.A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania. Delivered In The House Of Representatives, February 29, 1860., Galusha Aaron Grow Dec 1859

Free Homes For Free Men : Speech Of Hon. G.A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania. Delivered In The House Of Representatives, February 29, 1860., Galusha Aaron Grow

Pamphlets

Provides a history of land ownership in America.


Hutchinson's Republican Songster, For The Campaign Of 1860., John Wallace Hutchinson Dec 1859

Hutchinson's Republican Songster, For The Campaign Of 1860., John Wallace Hutchinson

Pamphlets

Without the music; tunes of some of the songs indicated by title. Comprises same text as The bobolink minstrel; or, Republican songster for 1860. Edited by G.W. Bungay. Cover title: Hutchinson's Republican songster, for 1860 / edited by John W. Hutchinson ... New York : O. Hutchinson, Publisher, 272 Greenwich Street, 1860 (New York : Davies & Kent, Printers.). Entered ... 1860, by John W. Hutchinson ...--Page [2].


Newspaper Clipping, "Excitement At Friar's Point, Miss.", 1860 Dec 1859

Newspaper Clipping, "Excitement At Friar's Point, Miss.", 1860

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This newspaper clipping relays a letter the Memphis Argus newspaper received from Samuel J. Halle in which Halle describes an incident at Friar's Point, Mississippi in which the people of the community are "in arms against the Northern men who have been in the country but few months." The letter goes on to describe the hanging of three men and the aftermath of that incident and other similar incidents that happened in that area. The letter ends with the notice that the vigilance committee intends to hang any Northern man who comes to Friar's Point until March fourth. The rest …


1860 Presidential Election Ticket For John Bell And Edward Everett Dec 1859

1860 Presidential Election Ticket For John Bell And Edward Everett

Ephemera

Printed ticket for 1860 presidential election. "Union Electoral Ticket" for John Bell and Edward Everett. Issued in Virginia. Pencil signature on reverse "W.B. Birmingham"


Declaration Of The Immediate Cause Which Induce And Justify The Secession Of South Carolina From The Federal Union: And The Ordinance Of Secession., South Carolina. Convention Dec 1859

Declaration Of The Immediate Cause Which Induce And Justify The Secession Of South Carolina From The Federal Union: And The Ordinance Of Secession., South Carolina. Convention

Pamphlets

Printed by order of the convention."" According to Crandall this pamphlet is a counterfeit issued many years later at Americus, Ga. It is distinquished by the use of ""cause"" for ""causes"" and ""streets"" for ""street"" on both the cover title and the title page, and its height of 20.5 cm.


Lincoln's Cooper Institute Address. : Address At Cooper Institute, New York, Feb. 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Arnold Douglas Dec 1859

Lincoln's Cooper Institute Address. : Address At Cooper Institute, New York, Feb. 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Arnold Douglas

Pamphlets

This pamphlet contains Lincoln's address to the Cooper Institute addressing the issue of slavery and emancipation.


Speech Of Hon. W.A. Richardson Of Illinois, Delivered In Burlington, New Jersey, Tuesday Evening, July 17, 1860, William Alexander Richardson Dec 1859

Speech Of Hon. W.A. Richardson Of Illinois, Delivered In Burlington, New Jersey, Tuesday Evening, July 17, 1860, William Alexander Richardson

Pamphlets

A pamphlet that outlines a speech given by the Honorable W. A. Richardson of Illinois. The title is shown at the top of the first page of the pamphlet, and it indicates that the speech was "Delivered in Burlington, New Jersey, Tuesday Evening, July 17, 1860." He addresses "Mr. President and Fellow-Citizens" at the beginning of the speech. Imprint from colophon.


Speech Of John C. Rutherfoord, Of Goochland: In The House Of Delegates Of Virginia, 21 February, 1860, In Favor Of The Proposed Conference Of Southern States., John Coles Rutherfoord Dec 1859

Speech Of John C. Rutherfoord, Of Goochland: In The House Of Delegates Of Virginia, 21 February, 1860, In Favor Of The Proposed Conference Of Southern States., John Coles Rutherfoord

Pamphlets

Speech of John C. Rutherfoord in favor of the proposed conference of southern states delivered to the House of Delegates of Virginia, 21 February, 1860, .


The Soldier's Text-Book, John Ross Macduff Dec 1859

The Soldier's Text-Book, John Ross Macduff

Pamphlets

A small "pocket companion" consisting of a few texts selected from the word of God, as described in the first paragraph of the pamphlet. The cover of the pamphlet is blue with a gold embossed image of a dove flying over an open Bible with the words "Glad Tidings" between the dove and the bible and "Soldier's Text Book" below the image. A handwritten note is on the inside of the cover.


Standing, Left-Side Portrait Of John Wilkes Booth, Charles Deforest Fredricks, Coddington And Davidson Dec 1859

Standing, Left-Side Portrait Of John Wilkes Booth, Charles Deforest Fredricks, Coddington And Davidson

CDVs

The black and white Carte de Visite captures a standing John Wilkes Booth from his left side; It is a period copy of an original photo by C.D. Fredricks


Advertisement For Horses Hitched And Fed, L. D. Whipple, Undated Dec 1859

Advertisement For Horses Hitched And Fed, L. D. Whipple, Undated

Peleq Clarke Jr. Papers

This broadside advertises to "Take your horses to the sign of Horses Hitched and Fed where they will be well and reasonably taken care of and kept in the shade."


Illustration, Mary Todd Lincoln Dec 1859

Illustration, Mary Todd Lincoln

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This illustration depicts Mary Todd Lincoln in profile wearing a gold dress with rose details and ruffles on the neckline. Roses are depicted in her hair and sky and trees are depicted behind her. "Mrs. Abraham Lincoln" is captioned beneath the illustration.


Note Clipping, Salmon P. Chase, Undated, Salmon P. Chase Dec 1859

Note Clipping, Salmon P. Chase, Undated, Salmon P. Chase

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This clipping from a note contains the signature of Salmon P. Chase, an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States.


Edward Dickinson Baker's Signature, Edward Dickinson Baker Dec 1859

Edward Dickinson Baker's Signature, Edward Dickinson Baker

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This signature of Edward Dickinson Baker is clipped from a larger page and "Illinois" is written beneath it. Baker served in the U. S House of Representatives for Illinois and as a U. S. Senator for Oregon. Baker also served as a U. S. Army colonel during the American Civil War.


Massachusetts State Disunion Convention Broadside, January 15, 1857 Dec 1859

Massachusetts State Disunion Convention Broadside, January 15, 1857

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This flyer advertises a meeting of the citizens of Worcester, Massachusetts to "consider the practicability, probability, and expediency of a Separation between the Free and Slave States. The flyer lists the citizens organizing the event. "Civil War!! Secession!! After Lincoln electionists" is written in pencil at the top of the flyer. There is some damage of the top of the page.


Signature, William H. Seward Dec 1859

Signature, William H. Seward

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This signature of William H. Seward is clipped from a larger page. Seward was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator.


The "Wigwam" Grand March, Dedicated To The Republican Presidential Candidate Hon. Abrm. Lincoln Dec 1859

The "Wigwam" Grand March, Dedicated To The Republican Presidential Candidate Hon. Abrm. Lincoln

Sheet Music

No abstract


Letter, William P. Fessenden To J. B. Brumly, Undated, William P. Fessenden Dec 1859

Letter, William P. Fessenden To J. B. Brumly, Undated, William P. Fessenden

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This handwritten letter, dated only as July 17, is written from William P. Fessenden to J. B. Brumley[?] to let his friend know that he had presented Brumley's petition for a steam cutter and that it was being considered.


Joseph Henry's Signature Dec 1859

Joseph Henry's Signature

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This signature of Joseph Henry is clipped from a larger page. Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.


Andrew Gregg Curtain's Signature, Andrew Gregg Curtin Dec 1859

Andrew Gregg Curtain's Signature, Andrew Gregg Curtin

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This signature of Andrew Gregg Curtin is clipped from a larger page. Curtain served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War, helped defend his state during the Gettysburg Campaign, and led organization of the creation of the National Cemetery and the ceremony that included Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.


Ephemera, Abraham Lincoln Calling Card, Undated Dec 1859

Ephemera, Abraham Lincoln Calling Card, Undated

Lincolniana Original Manuscript Collection

This is a calling card issued by Abraham Lincoln informing his customers that he has had difficulty crossing the stream but will be back in service on or before the 4th of March and will be "ready to Swap Horses, Dispense Law, Make Jokes. Split Rails, and perform other matters in a small way." The card has visible stains on the edges. the card is undated.


National Politics : Speech Of Abraham Lincoln, Of Illinois, Delivered At The Cooper Institute, Monday, Feb. 27, 1860., Abraham Lincoln Dec 1859

National Politics : Speech Of Abraham Lincoln, Of Illinois, Delivered At The Cooper Institute, Monday, Feb. 27, 1860., Abraham Lincoln

Pamphlets

State rights and the Supreme Court. Speech of Senator Doolitte, of Wisconsin, delivered in the United States Senate, February 24, 1860"" -- page 11-14. Caption title.


Douglas And Popular Sovereignty: Speech Of Carl Schurz, Of Wisconsin, In Hampden Hall, Springfield, Mass., January 4, 1860., Carl Schurz Dec 1859

Douglas And Popular Sovereignty: Speech Of Carl Schurz, Of Wisconsin, In Hampden Hall, Springfield, Mass., January 4, 1860., Carl Schurz

Pamphlets

This pamphlet in a speech given by Carl Shurz of Wisconsin in response to Mr. Douglas's doctrine of popular sovereinty.


Disorganization And Disunion: Speech Of Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Of Pennsylvania. Delivered In The House Of Representatives, February 24, 1860., Edward Mcpherson Dec 1859

Disorganization And Disunion: Speech Of Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Of Pennsylvania. Delivered In The House Of Representatives, February 24, 1860., Edward Mcpherson

Pamphlets

Caption title.