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Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William D. Kelley to Titian J. Coffey, Friday, October 25, 1861 (Telegram regarding conviction for piracy)
Ulysses S. Grant Papers: Series 10, Addition III, 1819-1969; Oversize, 1819-1969; Writings; By others; Grant, Ulysses S., III; Research material, undated (Container 10:22)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 05, 1865 (Telegram concerning Secretary Seward's injury)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Arthur H. Boreman and A. S. Garretson to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, October 31, 1863 (Request reply to their letter)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Thomas P. Akers to Marshall O. Roberts, Tuesday, October 11, 1864 (Cover letter)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Albert V. Colburn to Hudson, October 1861 (Telegram regarding military affairs; endorsed by William Seward to Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

Telegram regarding military affairs; endorsed by William Seward to Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John B. Johnson, (Calling card)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John E. Wool to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, September 07, 1862 (Telegram concerning military affairs)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William S. Roberts to Edward S. Sanford, Tuesday, November 04, 1862 (Telegram reporting New York election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, ND (Mrs. Handy)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Cuthbert Bullitt to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 03, 1864 (Telegram reporting Louisiana election results)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: James C. Orr to George S. Boutwell, Wednesday, December 31, 1862 (Concern for his appointment as collector)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: T. G. Jones to Abraham Lincoln, March 1862 (Recommendation)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: L. Truman to Benjamin F. Tracy, Friday, February 05, 1864 (Recommendation)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William H. Seward to Abraham Lincoln, August 18 (Introduction)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Hamilton R. Gamble to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, August 23, 1862 (Introduction)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John Sherman to Abraham Lincoln, March 1865 (Appointment of collector at Cleveland)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Morton McMichael to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 13, 1865 (Telegram concerning national day of thanksgiving)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Joseph A. Gilmore to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, March 09, 1864 (Telegram reporting New Hampshire election results)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Telegram reporting New Hampshire election results

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Benjamin F. Butler to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, November 18, 1861 (Cover letter)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John J. D. Kingsbury, ND (Cover with address only)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J. C. Lonnerman Company to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, May 02, 1849 (Carpet Bill)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Edward Ball to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, August 22, 1861 (Recommendations)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Louis Eliel to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, December 12, 1860 (Wants to know Lincoln's position on secession)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Elihu B. Washburne to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, March 16, 1862 (Telegram regarding military affairs at Cairo)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Isaac R. Diller, Monday, December 15, 1862 (Bill)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John Brough to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, July 20, 1864 (Introduction; endorsed by Andrew G. Curtin)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Jesse L. Williams to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, January 05, 1861 (Recommendation for Caleb Smith)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Henry W. Halleck to George McClellan, Sunday, January 26, 1862 (Telegram regarding military affairs)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William H. Seward to Abraham Lincoln, ND (Meeting with delegation from Maine)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 2. General Correspondence. 1858-1864: George Ashmun to Abraham Lincoln, ND (Envelope)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 4. Addenda, 1774-1948: Envelope, undated
[Unidentified man, probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, probably Thomas Wilson Dorr, head-and-shoulders por...

Alternative identifications: Hon. Edward Everett, Massachusetts (cat. 5); Prince Bonaparte. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Forms par... More

Artilleryist group - Mathew Brady seated on left

Artilleryist group - Mathew Brady seated on left

Photograph shows group portrait of artists who participated in the art exhibition at the Metropolitan Fair in New York City, 1864, held to support the United States Sanitary Commission, "for the relief of the s... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Leander Munsell to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 23, 1846 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Justin Butterfield to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 10, 1848 (Request for documents)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: George W. Dole to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 30, 1848 (Appointments)
The liberty chariot - Political cartoon, public domain image

The liberty chariot - Political cartoon, public domain image

A burlesque triumphal procession representing victory for the Democratic platform in the election of 1848. In a chariot drawn by Democrats Lewis Cass and William O. Butler (shown as two horses), Uncle Sam drive... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to Elihu B. Washburne, Sunday, April 30, 1848 (Politics)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Anson G. Henry to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 15, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, Sunday, March 11, 1849 (United States Marshal Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, Saturday, April 07, 1849 (Recommendation)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, March 31, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Peter Menard to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 04, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Daniel P. King to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 15, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William H. Henderson to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, May 18, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William Thomas to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 11, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J. W. Smith to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, February 22, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Nathaniel Pope to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, February 20, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A. M. Blackburn to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 08, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Edward D. Baker to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 27, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: W.T. Chellares & Co to Stephen T. Logan and Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 11, 1849 (Legal Business; Introduction for Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, Saturday, April 07, 1849 (Recommendation)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Richard T. Gill and L. T. Garth to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 19, 1849 (Tremont Post Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 1849 (Memorandum on appointment of W. S. Wallace)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Oaks Turner and George Dent to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, February 24, 1849 (Dixon Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, Saturday, March 10, 1849 (United States Marshal Appointment; endorsed by Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: A...

United States Marshal Appointment; endorsed by Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John E. Collins to William Larned Marcy, Saturday, February 24, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William H. Henderson to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, May 13, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Charles H. Constable to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, June 10, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Edward D. Baker to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 08, 1849 (Recommendation; endorsed by James)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: David Mark to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, May 02, 1849 (Recommendation for Turner R. King)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Unknown to Abraham Lincoln, March 22, 1849 (Patronage)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Alexander P. Dunbar and William W. Bishop to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, June 06, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to William M. Meredith, Friday, March 09, 1849 (Appointments)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: George S. Gideon to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 18, 1849 (Printed Newspaper Prospectus)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John E. Collins to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, February 25, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John A. Rockwell to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 18, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Jesse K. Dubois to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 02, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William Chumasero to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 29, 1849 (Law business)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Moses Hampton to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, March 30, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: George Dent to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, February 24, 1849 (Dixon Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, May 11, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William H. Henderson to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, May 26, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 27, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: James Pollock to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 18, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William D. Alt to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, June 15, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel D. Marshall to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 06, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William Chumasero to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 22, 1849 (Law business)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Ethelbert P. Oliphant to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 08, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Anson G. Henry to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 11, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William B. Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, May 14, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Zenas C. Robbins to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 13, 1849 (Patent)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Chester Butler to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 18, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Robert C. Schenck to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 11, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: John W. Norton to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 01, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: George W. Dole to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 11, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Justin Butterfield to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, June 09, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Anson G. Henry to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, June 12, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: E. F. Ryan to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 11, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, Saturday, April 07, 1849 (Recommendation)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Josiah M. Lucas to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, May 09, 1849 (Abraham Lincoln in Land Office)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, May 03, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Isaac Funk to Abraham Lincoln and Edward D. Baker, Thursday, March 01, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 09, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 15, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, May 01, 1849 (Recommendations; copy in John G. Nicolay's hand)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Josiah B. Herrick to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 20, 1849 (Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, May 11, 1849 (Postmaster Appointment)
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Robert J. Cross to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, February 25, 1849 (Appointment)
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