Front-Page Printing of William Henry Harrison’s Deadly Inaugural Address
by WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
"If there is one measure better calculated than another to produce that state of things so much deprecated by all true republicans, by which the rich are daily adding to their hoards and the poor sinking deeper into penury, it is an exclusive metallic currency...." On a cold, wet day, March 4, 1841, President Harrison delivered the longest inaugural address in history. Harrison wrote the entire speech himself, though it was edited by his soon-to-be Secretary... Read More
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1773: Harvard Orders British Books Amidst Strife with Britain, Delivered by a Ship that Later that Year was Central to the Boston Tea Party
by [HARVARD]
Harvard Orders British Books Amidst Strife with Britain, Delivered by a Ship that Later that Year was Central to the Boston Tea Party This list of books shipped to Harvard College by London bookseller Thomas Longman in 1773 illustrates the dependence the American colonies had on Great Britain for scholarship immediately before the Revolutionary War. The list includes 77 titles with the costs of each, many of them multiple volumes. Another fourteen titles have notes such as "reprinting," "not yet published,"... Read More
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Nine Months of a Hawaiian Missionary Newspaper, With the First Report of King Kamehameha IIIs Death and Perrys Mission to Japan
by HAWAII
"The American Sloop-of-war SARATOGA, Capt. Walker, arrived at this port on the 29th ult., in 25 days from Japan, which is the shortest passage ever made. The S. brings Capt. H.A. Adams, U.S.N., as bearer of despatches to the Government at Washington. The point of interest in this intelligence is the fact that Com. Perry concluded a TREATY OF AMITY AND FRIENDSHIP with the EMPIRE OF JAPAN..." The Friend was the mouthpiece of Congregational missionaries ... Read More
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Theodor Herzl Supports Yiddish Version of His Zionist Newspaper Die Welt
by THEODOR HERZL
"You understand that the Yiddish edition of the World arose from the need to reach those social strata that were not reached by the German World. It was absolutely necessary to create a periodical which would in a reliable and faithful manner report on Zionist events and the Zionist requirements." Though his newspaper Die Welt linked together supporters across three continents. Herzl recognized that, for his vision of a Jewish homeland to become a reality,... Read More
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Rare 1775 Map of "The Seat of War, in New England," With Insets of the Battle of Bunker Hill and Boston
by [BUNKER HILL]
George Washington owned a copy of this rare and important map of New England, published only three months after the battle. The inset map of Charleston and the Battle of Bunker Hill features burning buildings, rifle pits, and massed American and English forces, including artillery. It is regarded as the first pictorial representation, and second printed plan, of the battle. The inset plan of Boston shows the extensive British tent encampments around the Liberty Tree on Boston Common. The main map illustrates troops... Read More
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N.J. Congressman Praises Andrew Jackson After His 1824 Presidential Election Loss in the House of Representatives
by GEORGE HOLCOMBE
1825. No binding. Fine. Autograph Letter Signed, to William Imlay, February 10, 1825. 1 p., 7⅞ x 9 3/4 in. ""The great struggle is over.... no one, friend nor foe, expected a defeat, so sudden & signal. But we must submit like good citizens; I hope for better & brighter times. The Genl bears his disappointment, as he always bore his victories, like-a hero.""Congressman George Holcombe, a loyal Jacksonian, bemoans the loss of the election. New Jersey had... Read More
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Mark Hopkins, Famed Educator and the Longest Serving President of Williams College, Preparing to Lecture at the Smithsonian Institute
by MARK HOPKINS
1851. No binding. Fine. Autograph Letter Signed, as President of Williams College, [perhaps to Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian], November 13, 1851. 1 p., 5 x 6 1/4 in. ""What they may turn out to be I cannot say, but should like the liberty of choice when the time comes..."" Mark Hopkins (1802-1887) graduated from Williams College in 1824, and from the Berkshire Medical College in 1829. He returned to Williams College as professor of Moral Philosophy... Read More
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Washington Secretary David Humphreys' 1802 Anti-Slavery Poem dedicated to Prince Regent of Portugal
by DAVID HUMPHREYS
David Humphreys served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War, and they kept up a voluminous correspondence after the war. After serving as ambassador to Portugal and then Spain, Humphreys imported a herd of merino sheep from Spain and founded the woolen industry in the United States. Humphreys' poem criticizes the institution of slavery that causes human suffering for American luxuries; praises the benefits of America's industrial capabilities, including wool; and the importance of education for American... Read More
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Unusual Caricatures of Southern Aristocrats by Union Soldier on Letter to Parents
by SAMUEL HYDE
"…the woods was ful of ded rebs" SAMUEL HYDE. Fragment of an Autograph Letter Signed, to his parents, no date [1861-1865], with his drawing of a "Suthern lady." 2 pp. Complete Transcript the rebel los i dont know but we got fifteen prisenrs and thay sed that the woods was ful of ded rebs the next morning our boys went & burnt a haus and took thre more gray Backs too miles [lour?] thay had a good sised... Read More
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Very Early 1790s Naturalization Certificate for Famous French Physician & One the First Persons to Become an American Citizen Under the First Naturalization Act
by [IMMIGRATION]
Dr. Lewis Leprilete was one of the few French persons admitted to United States citizenship under the provisions of the first Naturalization Act of 1790. He became the first to advertise cataract extraction in the United States, and the first American author to publicize Benjamin Franklin's bifocals. Leprilete returned to France, and was forced to serve in the French army in Guadaloupe. He was able to come back to the United States in 1801. [IMMIGRATION]. Manuscript Document Signed. Taunton, Bristol County,... Read More
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Bound Volume of the Daily National Intelligencer for the Year 1823
by DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER
[DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER]. Bound Volume, Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, D.C., January 1 to December 31, 1823. Approximately 312 issues, including one 4 pp. The only issues lacking are December 2 and December 3 (the days pertaining to the Monroe Doctrine). An issue of note, May 30, 1823, reports on the First Intersectional Horse Race, which took place on May 27, 1823. Eclipse represented the North and Henry represented the South. "The third... Read More
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161 Young Men of Providence, R.I. Found Loyal League Pledged to Support the Union
by [CIVIL WAR--RHODE ISLAND]
"We, the members of the Loyal League, do hereby pledge ourselves, by words and acts, whenever practicable, to use our influence in support of the Government in all its measures for the suppression of the present unholy rebellion; and we will use our influence to discountenance and oppose all efforts in opposition to the Government and the Union." [CIVIL WAR--RHODE ISLAND]. Pledge and original membership roll of the Loyal League of Providence, Manuscript Document Signed, with 161 signatures, ca. January 1863,... Read More
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Anti-Jackson Broadside in Highly Contested 1828 Presidential Election
by ANDREW JACKSON
ANDREW JACKSON. Broadside. A Brief Account of Some of the Bloody Deeds of General Jackson, Philadelphia?, 1828. 15¼ x 21 in. 1 p. Historical Background This broadside, issued during the contentious election of 1828, in which Andrew Jackson ran against John Quincy Adams, is one of several versions with similar and at times identical text, but typographically different. At least twenty-seven different configurations are known to have been produced. These... Read More
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Supporters of John Quincy Adams Condemn Andrew Jackson's "Bloody Deeds" in "Coffin Handbill"
by [ANDREW JACKSON]
"He has ever been a man of 'blood and carnage.'" During the contentious election of 1828, a rematch pitting Andrew Jackson against incumbent John Quincy Adams, John Binns of Philadelphia issued this "coffin handbill" attacking Jackson for his orders to execute for desertion of militia and regular army soldiers during the War of 1812 and for his indiscriminate massacre of Native Americans during the Creek and Seminole Wars. [ANDREW JACKSON]. Broadsheet. "An Account of Some of the Bloody Deeds of General Jackson."... Read More
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Andrew Jackson Dockets a Report from His Nephew on the Hermitage and Middle Tennessee Roads
by ANDREW JACKSON
ANDREW JACKSON. Autograph Endorsement Signed with Initials, ca January 1837. On ANDREW JACKSON DONELSON, Autograph Letter Signed, to Andrew Jackson, January 22, 1837. 4 pp., 8 x 10 in. Complete Transcript [Jackson's Endorsement:] A. J. Donelson. / with Col Love. / Turnpike road. A. J. [Letter:] at home / Jany... Read More
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Andrew Jackson’s First Inaugural Address in Maryland Newspaper
by ANDREW JACKSON
"As long as our Government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending...." Andrew Jackson's election in 1828 over incumbent John Quincy Adams marked an end to the "Era of Good Feelings," as Jackson's supporters became the Democratic Party, while those who supported Adams... Read More
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Andrew Jackson’s Proclamation Responding to Nullification
by ANDREW JACKSON
ANDREW JACKSON. Broadside. The Proclamation of Andrew Jackson, President To the People of the United States. New York: E. Conrad, [1832]. Large broadside on silk, text in 5 columns, surrounded by an ornamental border. 20½ x 29 in. 1 p. Excerpt: "I consider then the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution unauthorized... Read More
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Jefferson-Signed Patent Act of 1793
by THOMAS JEFFERSON
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson signs the second U.S. Patent Act, which played a signal role in the commercial development of the United States. A key difference between this act and the one it replaced was that, in addition to new inventions, patents could be issued for improvements to existing products. The measure helped foster American innovation, successfully ushering the nation into the Industrial Revolution. We locate no other signed copies of this milestone act. THOMAS JEFFERSON. Printed Document Signed as... Read More
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Jefferson's Attempted Seduction of His Friend's Wife - the Alleged Affair
by THOMAS JEFFERSON
A piece in the Boston Gazette criticizing a passage in the Richmond Enquirer, "a partisan paper of Mr. Jefferson" that defended his attempt to "seduce the wife of his friend." They ask "has the spirit of party, then, so far subdued the sense of moral right in our country…to rescue a vile Letcher from the merited reproach." [THOMAS JEFFERSON]. Newspaper. Boston Gazette, July 18, 1805. 4 pp., 13½ x 20 in. Excerpt (p.2 col.1) ... Read More
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Declaration of Independence Signer Samuel Huntington's Copy of an Act of Congress Signed by Thomas Jefferson
by THOMAS JEFFERSON
This act establishes the exact places and dates for the spring Circuit Courts to meet for the eastern districts of New-York, Connecticut, Vermont, New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. This copy of the act, duly signed by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson a day before the official date of the end of the Second Congress, was sent to Governor Samuel Huntington of Connecticut because the act specified that the spring circuit court "shall henceforth be... Read More
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Jefferson’s Proclamation on the State of Affairs with England (1807)
by [THOMAS JEFFERSON]
This issue of The Balance and Columbian Repository features Jefferson's proclamation regarding the British attacks on American vessels, several articles debating the President's stance on the matter, an article about Aaron Burr's trial, toasts given in honor of Independence Day, and an address to the Medical Society of Columbia County. [THOMAS JEFFERSON]. Newspaper. The Balance and Columbian Repository. Hudson, New York: Harry Croswell, July 14, 1807. 8 pp., 9½ x 11¾ in.Jefferson's July 2... Read More
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Patriotic Poem
by JOHN A. ANDREW, GOVERNOR
JOHN A. ANDREW, GOVERNOR. Autograph Manuscript Signed. Boston, Massachusetts, November, 1863. 1p., 7¾ x 9⅞ in. Excerpt "We must forget our feelings save the one, We must resign all passions save our purpose, We must behold no object save our Country, And only look on death as beautiful So that the sacrifice ascend to Heaven, And draw down Freedom on her Evermore." On Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department letterhead. John A. Andrew (1818-1867), Civil War Governor of Massachusetts and ardent abolitionist first to... Read More
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Jewish Recruitment Circular No. 7 for the British Army
by DOV YOSEF. BERNARD JOSEPH
"Turn your fury into deeds Volunteer!" DOV YOSEF. [BERNARD JOSEPH]. Circular Letter Signed (Mimeographed). December 13, 1942. Jerusalem. 1 p., 8 x 12 in. In Hebrew. Partial Translation "Following the horrible news concerning the mass extermination of our brethren in Europe...increase of mobilization is a must for every one of us...Many more thousands are needed to fight our enemy...to counter the terrible war declared on our people." Dov Yosef (1899-1980), born Bernard Joseph, was a member of David... Read More
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JFK Photographs and Ephemera Collection
by JOHN F. KENNEDY
1960. No binding. Fine. Archive. This amazing collection includes many original photographic prints of the Kennedy family, and an assortment of Kennedy-era White House ephemera including note cards and official funeral programs and material. Inventory - two black and white photographic portraits of JFK, likely taken in the Oval Office. 8 x 10 image on 14 x 11 paper. - a glossy color photographic portrait of JFK with script 'facsimile' signature. By Fabian Bachrach. 14 x 11. -... Read More
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Robert Kennedy Discourages a Write-In Campaign in 1964
by ROBERT F. KENNEDY
"President Johnson should be free to select his own running mate" ROBERT F. KENNEDY. Typed Document. Draft press release, extensive corrections and addenda in Robert Kennedy's hand. n.d., [ca. March 5, 1964]. 1 page, 8 x 8 5/8 in. Complete Transcript There have been a number of inquiries about the Attorney General's views on the campaign to write in his name for the Office of Vice President in the primary election in New Hampshire next week. ... Read More
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