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Manuscript Material Related to Abraham Lincoln Omnium Gatherum OG22 Evans, Claiborne. Deed of emancipation, 1797 Dec. 21, Richmond, Va., by which Claiborne Evans free female slave, Aggy. 1 leaf. 31 cm. Holograph. Seal attached. OG55 OG99 OGl0l OG209 OG350 Reed, Seth, Rev. Sermon preached by Rev. Seth Reed in Edgartown, Mass., April 19, 1865, the Sunday following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Copied in Oct. 1922 front the original manuscript. 11 leaves. 26 cm. Typescript, bound at top. Connects the death of Lincoln with Divine Providence. Drean, J.L. Receipt for purchase of a slaves named James sold to Jonathan Carter, signed by J.L. Drean for William D. Drisk, 1831 Dec. 23, Leesburg, Virginia. I leaf. 20 cm. Holograph signed by J.L. Drean for William Drisk. Dubose, Isaac. Transfer of slave, "A Negro fellow slave named Joe", by Issac Dubose of South Carolina, to Eleanor Lester for the sum of 945 pounds, 1777 Aug. 29. 1 leaf. 29 cm. Document signed. Endorsement: by I Walters Gibbs. Purchased from Maggs Brothers, Rare Books, Prints, and Autographs, London, England. Clark, Emma R. Why visit Fort Stevens, D.C.? A narrative about President Abraham Lincoln that everyone should read, by Emma R. Clarke, retired teacher emeritus, Randall Jr. High School, Washington, D.C. /1946?/ 1 volume. 31 cm. Bound volume of clippings with text. Smith, E. Delafield. Letter, 1875, February 15 to President Lincoln. Office of the District Attorney of the United States for the Southern District of New York to President Abraham Lincoln. 1 leaf. 4 pages 25 cm. Holograph signed. Concerning proceedings of Union General meeting. Newspaper clipping attached.
OG390 OG560 OG567 OG636h OG739 OG864 /Begin/ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by his excellency John A. Andrew, Governor. A Proclamation, 1863. Broadside. 69 x 50 cm. At bottom of page: By his Excellency, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America: A Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving, Praise and Prayer. Purchased by Tuttle, Received 6/27/40 Broadside Begin - Proclamation Meeting. At the Bridge Street A.M.E. Church, Brooklyn, New York - January 2, 1863. Broadside. 19 x 12 cm. 1. Emancipation Proclamation. 2. African Methodist Episcopal Church. I. Brown, William Wells. II. Tilton, Theodore. III. Hatfield, R. 3. Broadsides. "Proclaim Liberty Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof". The Edict of Emancipation, Second Anniv. of Emancipation Proclamation. Jan. 2, 1865, Banneker Institute. 1 broadside 26 x 16cm. The Oration: Frederick Douglass, Robert Purvis, esq. Messrs. John W. Simpson, Octavius V. Catto, Music by the U.S. States Military Post Band. Usher, I.K. Letter, 1863, Aug. 10, War Dept., Adjutant General s Office, Washington, DC to whom it may concern. 1L., 26cm. - Holograph signed (xerox copy). Endorsements: Abraham Lincoln: Aug. 10, 1863; S.L. Proy(?); M. Blair ----. Introducing Frederick Douglass. Lee, George Washington Materials relating to Abraham Lincoln Petitions for the Emancipation of Certain Slaves Washington, DC, 1962. 4p. on 2 leaves, 35 cm. Donor: B. Franklin Wells, 1987 Five, Act and Petition forms to be completed in manuscript for compensation to those whose slaves had been emancipated. Petition of estate of J.P. West, printed form completed in Manuscript and docketed. Petition of Wm. Brenton Boggs. Petition of Lydia S. English, for 7 slaves. Petition of Aloysia Graham for 10 slaves. Petition of Thomas Berry, w/2p. ms. Contract of 1850 slave
sale attached. 1. Emancipation of slaves-washington, DC 2. Washington, DC-Emancipation of slaves 3. Slavery in the U.S.-Emancipation 4. Slavery in the U.S.-Washington, DC 5. Washington, DC-Slavery in the U.S. OG864a OG864b OG864c OG864d Petition for the Emancipation of Certain Slaves in Washington, DC, 1862. Petition for the Emancipation of Certain Slaves in Washington, DC, 1862 Petition for the Emancipation of Certain Slaves in Washington, DC, 1862 Petition for the Emancipation of Certain Slaves in Washington, DC, 1862 Solomon James Johnson Papers 194-1 13 Correspondence, Harrington, George (notation by Abraham Lincoln) 1864. Solomon James Johnson Papers. Johnson (1842? - 1885) was a forerunner, a barber for President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the first African-American clerks in the U.S. Treasury Department from 1864-1885. This collection consists of photographs, personal documents, letters to and from Solomon James Johnson, and letters of recommendation from government officials. Sims Family Papers 89-2 66 Abraham Lincoln Centenary. Washington, DC. 1908 program Oliver Otis Howard Papers 53-2 95 Untitled manuscript on Abraham Lincoln
53-3 105 Abraham Lincoln As I Knew Him Frederick Douglass Papers 126-5 182, 185 Folders in Frederick Douglass Papers Elizabeth Keckley (Mrs. Lincoln s seamstress) Elizabeth Keckley Collection: Cook Family Papers Artifact pin cushion - l895 Box: 20-3 Collection: Keckley, Elizabeth Prints & Photographs - photo 2"x4" (Donor Henry Robinson) Keckley, Elizabeth Collection: Cook Family Papers Box: 20-3 Box 40-8 378 Keckley, Elizabeth, May 23, 1907 379 [Keckley, Elizabeth] Nov. 20, 1935