Harvard Law School; Unitarian Universalists; Abolitionists; Women's rights 1850-1860; United States--Politics and government--19th century; Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884; Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879; Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882; Douglass,...
Letter to a friend from Harvard law student regarding his attendance at Boston political festivals where he heard Abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, and at a women's rights convention. He also discusses politics in the...
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 until Lincoln's death. Photo of Herndon and note to clerk concerning Ambrose Barrett, Feb. 13, 1861.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Washington (D.C.);
Typescript written and signed by Jim Bishop, author of The Day Lincoln was Shot. The postscript describes what happened to the people who played a part in the day Lincoln was assassinated.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Embossed text with stars, "Slavery Sectional, Freedom National, Union & Liberty; Onward to Victory." Embossed on verso "Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Ill. for President; Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of ME. for V. Pres." Design on yellow envelope. Lyon.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows Elmer Ephriam Ellsworth in uniform. Ellsworth was a friend of Abraham Lincoln and remembered as the first Union casualty of the American Civil War. Design in red, blue, green, and brown on white envelope.
Florville, William, ca. 1806-1868; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; African Americans; Haitians
Receipt from William Florville (Billy the Barber), for money received from the estate of E.S. Rohly for services rendered. Florville was Abraham Lincoln's African American barber in Springfield, Ill.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820-1891; United States--Politics and government--19th century; Republican National Convention; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Reminsciences about Abraham Lincoln written by a man who grew up on a farm near the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. In his letter to Mr. Lucas, he recounts his boyhood impressions of Lincoln, of his attendance at the 1860 Republican National...
United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees; Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864
Caleb B. Smith was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as the United States Secretary of the Interior in 1861. He resigned after not being appointed to United States Supreme Court the following year.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. New York Artillery; Shipping; Diaries
This diary was kept by soldier Whitley Read detailing his last year of service in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery, Company H. It also focuses on his postwar service on a Great Lakes Schooner. The last pages of the diary include brief memoranda...
Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Patriotic envelopes
Letter from David M. Elliott to his sisters in New York, describing life in Wisconsin and asking for news from home. Sent with an envelope with impression of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin stamped on the front.
Howard, Mark, 1817-1887; Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891; Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882; Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896; Judd, N. B. (Norman Buel), 1815-1878; Howard, Angelina Lee; United...
Letter by Mark Howard, insurance company president and Lincoln political appointee, describing his meeting in Chicago with Abraham Lincoln and other prominent Republicans shortly after Lincoln's election in 1860.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes
Design shows Lincoln holding Constitution, Gen. McClennan on horseback, and Winfield Scott leaning on cannon with flag. Design in blue and red on white envelope. J. Magee, 316 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln, "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat," and split rail fence around top and left in black on yellow envelope. Addressed, stamped and canceled envelope.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes
Letter to Mr. B.W. Johnson and his wife from her brother Thomas Lowden on Lincoln stationery, March 25, 1861. Envelope design shows portrait of Lincoln, "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat, " and split rail fence around top and left in black on...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows Lincoln portrait with crossed flags below and "They can afford to do a wrong, I cannot." Design in black, red, and blue on white envelope. J. M. Whittemore & Co., Publishers, Boston.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows Lincoln portrait in round frame with eagle, flags and shield with "President, Abraham Lincoln. Cive-President, Hannibal Hamlin. Second design of Lincoln at his log cabin splitting fence rails with "constitution and the Union--Harmony...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln and flags, with "The People's Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln" and "Old Abe" the Man for the Times. Published by Car Bell. Hartford, Conn. Design in black with red and blue USA.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Design shows portrait of Lincoln and flags, with "The People's Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln" and "Old Abe" the Man for the Times. Published by Car Bell. Hartford, Conn. Design in black with red and blue USA.
