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  • William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln, photo and note
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    Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
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    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.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Voucher to Lieut. Col. Kinsman A. Huntoon, 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company C;
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    Voucher to Lieut. Col. Kinsman A. Huntoon (Hunton), 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, paid Feb. 21, 1862
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Abraham Lincoln's first law partner John T. Stuart
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885
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    John T. Stuart, Abraham Lincoln's first law partner from April 12, 1837 until May 14, 1841. Print from portrait in the office of Mr. Logan Hay. Signed declaration of responsibility for costs, dated August 26, 1837.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Voucher to Lieut. Col. George Spalding, 18th Michigan Infantry
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865);
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    Voucher to Lieut. Col. George Spalding, 18th Michigan Infantry, paid Feb. 25, 1862.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Abraham Lincoln's second law partner Stephen T. Logan
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Logan, Stephen T. (Stephen Trigg), 1800-1880.
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    Stephen T. Logan, Abraham Lincoln's second law partner from 1841-1844. Print of portrait and signed note dated Sept. 1834.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Letter from Gideon Welles to Commodore H. H. Bell
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878; United States. Navy; Bell, H. H.
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    Letter from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Commadore H. H. Bell refusing to accept his resignation, July 30, 1863.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Letter from D.S. Austin to his brother
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Sandstone (Mich.); Romeo (Mich.)
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    Letter from D.S. Austin from Sandstone, Michigan to his brother Asa H. Austin in Romeo, Michigan, Sept. 14, 1865. Letter is an update on the family.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Cary family letters
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Goodrich (Mich.); United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865)
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    Letters from George and Rachel Cary from Goodrich, Michigan to family. Letter to parents, May 8, 1864; letter to S. Lewis, April 4th 1864; and letter to brother mentions 8th Michigan Cavalry, January 19, 1865.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • James B. Sabin Civil War papers
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)
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    Official documents and correspondence of James B. Sabin, Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Calvery, 1861-1863. Certificates and oath of identity, and correspondence from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, and an article from the Grand Rapids Press,...
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Letter from Sidney Riley to his brother and sister
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Romeo (Mich.); Oxford (Mich.)
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    Personal letter from Sidney Riley in Oxford, Michigan to his brother and sister in Romeo Michigan, August 6, 1864
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 60th (1862-1865)
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    Letters from John Q. Adams, 60th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Kate, and letter from Capt. S. Fogarty to Kate informing her of John's capture. John wrote to Kate from Tuscumbia, Alabama on August 24, 1862 and from Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August...
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Letter from James Tanner to A.S. Clark
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Washington (D.C.);
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    Letter from James Tanner to A.S. Clark requesting copies of newspapers from the Civil War era. Tanner served as Secretary Stanton's stenographer and was at Lincoln's deathbed. His notes were the first official evidence and the most comprehensive...
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Jefferson H. Godfrey correspondence
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1862-1865);
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    Correspondence from Jefferson H. Godfrey, company M of the 6th Michigan Cavalry to his family, 1862
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Letters to Grace Bedell Billings, "Lincoln's little girl"
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Bedell, Grace, 1848-1936; Billings, Grace Bedell, 1848-1936
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    Letters sent to Grace Bedell, "Lincoln's Little Girl." As a little girl Grace saw an election portrait of Lincoln with a shaven face. Grace wrote Lincoln asking him to grow a beard as she thought he would look better with whiskers. Grace told...
  • Civil War & Slavery

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