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Description of the passage by Congress and the text of reciprocity treaties with Canada (1854), Hawaii (1876), and Mexico (1884), excerpted from the Congressional Globe and the Congressional Record.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1854-1884
Reprint of an address delivered at Columbus, Ohio, on April 11 and April 17, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War, by the Adjutant-General of Ohio. Originally printed by Harris & Hurd, Columbus, OH, 1861.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911
Transcript copy of a letter acknowledging receipt of the Congressional Pamphlet laws, and inquiring about members of his former Cabinet, particularly Secretary of War Joseph Holt and Attorneys General Jeremiah Black and Edwin M. Stanton. Buchanan expresses confidence that his administration can stand any test, despite a supposition that there may be an investigation regarding Fort Sumter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1861-04-30
William H. Bulloch forwards three lists for Chatham County and $121 sent by express. He requests a receipt for both the lists and the money.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1863-01-13
A plan of compromise with the South which became known as “The Chicago Platform,” it promised an immediate cessation of hostilities and a restoration of the Union.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1864
President Lincoln sends condolences to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of five sons who fought in the Civil War. This copy of the letter was sent by Berry Brothers, Ltd., Varnish Manufacturers, Detroit, “with the feeling that every home, where it hangs upon the wall, will, in some way, be bettered.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1864-11-21