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  • Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
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    African Americans; Slavery--United States; Slave records; Court records; Crime; Slaves; Slaveholders; Bender, John; Foreman, Daniel Duvall; Grace, Henry; Hauer, George; Hauman, Philip; Hogg, Samuel R.; Porter, Lawrence; Potts, Ritchard;
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    Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Washington, D.C. Great Falls of the Potomac
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    District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
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    Great Falls of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Washington, D.C. Panorama of the Great Falls of the Potomac
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    District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
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    Panorama of the Great Falls of the Potomac.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Washington, D.C. Great Falls of the Potomac
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    District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
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    Great Falls of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • John W. Markle to his wife, Dec. 21, 1864
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    Dix, John Ross, 1800?-1865; Nashville, Battle of Nashville, Tenn. 1864; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Broadsides; Magnus, Charles
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    Letter from John W. Markle written on Charles Magnus broadside ballad of "Nobody Hurt" (Old Abe) by John Ross Dix with images of Columbia holding a pen, the Constitution and a shield; the face of Abraham Lincoln framed by a star and array of U.S....
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • C.H. West from E.C. Fowler, Mar. 27, 1861
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    Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883; Republican Party; United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
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    Letter from Fowler to his uncle discussing political appointments in Baltimore. Letter mentions Fowler's meeting with Abraham Lincoln shortly after his inauguration with a delegation from Baltimore.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Maryland. Barbara Fritchie's House
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    Maryland; Frederick (Md.); Photographs; Photography; Fritchie, Barbara
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    The Barbara Fritchie House and Museum in Frederick, Maryland.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Maryland. View of side wheeler from Fort McHenry in Baltimore
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    Photographs; Maryland; Photography; Baltimore (Md.); Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.); Side wheelers;
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    View of side wheeler in Baltimore Harbor from Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Maryland. Sailboats in Baltimore Harbor
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    Photographs; Maryland; Photography; Baltimore (Md.); Sailboats;
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    Sailboats in Baltimore Harbor, Maryland.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Maryland. Tugboat in Baltimore Harbor
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    Photographs; Maryland; Photography; Baltimore (Md.); Tugboats;
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    Tugboat in Baltimore Harbor. Maryland.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Maryland. Side wheeler Louise in Baltimore Harbor
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    Photographs; Maryland; Photography; Side wheelers; Paddle steamers; Baltimore (Md.)
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    Side wheeler Louise in Baltimore Harbor, Maryland.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Nathan Sargent from Frank Granger, Aug. 20, 1856
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Granger, Francis, 1792-1868; Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees; National intelligencer, Washington, D.C.; Compromise of 1850; Whig Convention;...
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    Letter describing the recent debate over the reorganization of Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Law, and a vote on the unconstitutionality of the Compromise of 1850.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Nathan Sargent from Reverdy Johnson, Nov. 7, 1848
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876; Tyler, John, 1790-1862; Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees
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    Primarily illegible letter regarding electoral politics.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Nathan Sargent from John Pendleton Kennedy, Nov. 8, 1853
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870; Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees; United States. Congress Committees; Congress of the United States,...
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    Letter regarding the Report on African Colonization.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Joseph Robinson from Caleb B. Smith, Jan. 8, 1862
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    Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864; United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States. Department of the Interior; Courthouses
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    Letter from the Secretary of the Interior discussing rental of rooms in the Baltimore court house.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • J.G Ramsdall from A.B. Markham, Mar. 5, 1865
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Inauguration Day; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
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    Letter describing Abraham Lincoln's second Inaugural Address, the celebrations, and his impressions of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburgh. The letter is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Claude Hamilton from the...
  • Civil War & Slavery

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