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"Our Convention having gone off half cocked, after the nomination of the noble Abraham we had nothing else to do, but endorse what they did, and adopt this modern bogus 'Moses.'" "The infliction of Andy upon us was after all a probable God Send. Mr Lincoln would have adapted himself to events probably, and his noble heart… Read more about this item

ALEX HALEY. Signed Check, September 20, 1988. Drawn on the First Tennessee Bank in Knoxville. To "Patricia Alexander". With "Love!" in the memo field and on the back is her endorsement and a note that says "Thanks!".

In this fascinating letter, Alexander Hamilton's son thanks U.S. Senator Jacob M. Howard for his report on President Andrew Johnson's attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. That attempt and the refusal of the Senate to endorse it led the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Johnson just six weeks after Hamilton wrote … Read more about this item

HARRY WOODRING. Archive. Featuring a Harris & Ewing photo of Roosevelt at his desk signed and inscribed,"to Helen Woodring (wife) from her friend Franklin D. Roosevelt". With over 30 official and other photos of Woodring and/or his wife, many being proof copies from Harris & Ewing, five acetate recordings of Woodring including the "Cabinet Series" of the "United… Read more about this item

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Partially Printed Document Signed, Appointment of Harry H. Woodring as Secretary of War, May 7, 1937. Co-signed by Secretary of State Cordell Hull. 1 p., 22.75 x 18.5 in. Historical Background After serving for three years as the Assistant Secretary of War, Woodring took office in September 1936, a month after his… Read more about this item

Dr. Lewis Leprilete was one of the few French persons admitted to United States citizenship under the provisions of the first Naturalization Act of 1790. He became the first to advertise cataract extraction in the United States, and the first American author to publicize Benjamin Franklin's bifocals. Leprilete returned to France, and was forced to… Read more about this item

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Typed Letter Signed, as Governor, to Samuel H. Tatum, April 14, 1932, Albany, New York. 1 p., 8 x 10½ in. Complete Transcript … Read more about this item

"Sherridan has been doing some good work. 1400 prisoners passed here a few days ago that he captured And Report says he has captured 1000 more. A couple of officers stopped here last night, that had just been exchanged. They were captured last August and gave me a good account of their trials & tribulations down… Read more about this item

When enslaved African Americans fled to the ships of the Union blockading fleet, officers often sent them to "contraband" camps such as those at Port Royal, South Carolina, or Fortress Monroe, Virginia, or shipped them north. However, the Union Navy, short on manpower, also encouraged able-bodied male contrabands to enlist. In September 1861, Secretary of… Read more about this item

This sheet contains five rough sketches of graphics calling on the workers and voters of America to support Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection in 1936. They did, in record numbers. [PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1936]. Typed Document Signed. Artwork by Franz Felix and Ideas and Copy by Richard Barron, "Set of Rough Sketches Containing Some Suggested Promotion… Read more about this item

[MASSACHUSETTS]. Printed Circular, "United We Stand – Divided We Fall," ca. April 1808, [Boston, Massachusetts], signed in print by "The Central Committee"; addressed to Col. Thomas Lincoln, Taunton, Massachusetts. 1 p., 8 ⅜ x 10 in. Excerpts: "THE duty has been assigned us at a very numerous meeting of Republicans from the various parts… Read more about this item

"...neither have the right to inflict punishment or impose restrictions that will maim, or injure the health of, the children. As to the particular case under consideration, I cannot believe that you are unduly severe or that your restrictions and exactions will hurt a robust, stubborn pupil." [EDUCATION]. GEORGE N. SHEPARD. Autograph Letter Signed, as… Read more about this item

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Autograph Note Signed "FDR" twice in the text, pencil, no place, no date but likely 1939. 2 pp., recto and verso, 4½ x 6½ in. Regarding the need to raise $3,000,000 for the Warm Springs foundation to handle 200 in-patients and 20 out-patients. Historical Background By the time he contracted polio in… Read more about this item

As Commander of the Corps of Engineers, Jonathan Williams planned and supervised the construction of New York Harbor's defenses. In this letter to the commander of Fort Columbus on Governors Island, Williams gives a detailed report on the state of the fortifications and their capacity for additional artillery. JONATHAN WILLIAMS. Autograph Letter Signed, to Richard… Read more about this item

"The Idea that an Army shall be entitled to receive whatever may be called for, is monstrous, and is what the Resources of no Nation can support." Colonel Wadsworth provides a lengthy critique of a Senate bill to combine the Ordnance and Artillery departments. He insists on the need to maintain uniformity in arms manufacture and the… Read more about this item

"The loaning of Munitions of War, in such large quantities from our Magazines and Arsenals is viewed by me as highly impolitic and hazardous; and it is hardly necessary for me to add, that I have had no agency in the Transaction." DECIUS WADSWORTH. Autograph Letter Signed, to Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, February 10,… Read more about this item

Relates a conversation with Peter Rothermel on the need to nurture an "American School of Design," with sharp criticisms of the deleterious effects of European study on budding talent as seen in Emanuel Leutze's latest work. "[Rothermel] during the evening suggested one thing as tending peculiarly to build up an American School of Design without the … Read more about this item

"…Will you help?" HENRIETTA SZOLD. Autograph Letter Signed "Henrietta Szold", one page, 5½ x 9 in., on stationary of the Hotel Alexandria, July 28, 1927, New York, NY, addressed to Elisha Friedman. Complete Transcript … Read more about this item

"I had hoped you were snugly & permanently located on the lung healing slopes of the Hudson at West Point. You will now be much nearer to the metropolis…" JOHN ERICSSON. Autograph Letter Signed, to Unknown Recipient, September 29, 1860. 2 pp. Complete Transcript … Read more about this item

The printed acts include: An Act to regulate the compensation of Clerks, May 30, 1796; An Act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt, May 28, 1796; An Act Providing relief to the owners of stills with the United States, for a limited time, in certain cases, June 1, 1796; An Act Making an appropriation to satisfy certain… Read more about this item