%eadnotat; ]> PUBLIC "-//Stanford University::Libraries::Dept. of Special Collections::Manuscripts Division//TEXT (US::CSt::M0026b::American historical documents : facsimiles)//EN" "m0026b.sgm"Guide to the American historical documents : facsimiles, 1780-1865Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-GambleDepartment of Special Collections
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Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: 1968 May.Finding aid is written in English.Guide to the American historical documents : facsimiles, 1780-1865Collection number: M0026bDepartment of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CaliforniaContact InformationDepartment of Special CollectionsGreen LibraryStanford University LibrariesStanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.eduURL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/Special Collections staff1968 MaySteven Mandeville-Gamble

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Descriptive SummaryAmerican historical documents : facsimiles, 1780-1865Special Collections M0026b Emerson, Edwin 26 items Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.Administrative InformationAccess Restrictions

None.

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Provenance

Gift of Colonel Edwin Emerson, 196-.

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[Identification of item] American historical documents : facsimiles, M0026b, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and Content

Facsimiles of various documents from the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

Access TermsAndré, John, 1751-1780.Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.Jackson, Andrew, 1809-1865Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.Travis, William Barret, 1809-1836.Washington, George, 1732-1799.United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783United States--History--War of 1812%CHR 18th Century--United States%CHR 19th Century--United StatesContainer List1. 1778 Oct. 26Marquis de Lafayette's letter thanking the Continental Congress for a sword and a Leave of Absence.facsimile2. 1780 Oct. 1Major John Andre's appeal to Washington to be shot like a soldier rather than hung as a spy.facsimile3. 1781 Oct. 17Lord Cornwallis's proposal to surrender the British Army under his command at Yorktown to Washington and the French Allies.facsimile4. 1782 May 22Washington's reply to Col. Nichola rejecting a subtle offer to the Crown of the United States.facsimile5. 1804 June 8Aron Burr's letter to Hamilton challenging him to a duel.facsimile6. 1819 Sept. 10Commander Perry's letter to the Secretary of the Navy announcing victory over the British fleet in Lake Erie.facsimile7. 1832 Dec. 17Andrew Jackson's instructions to his Secretary of War directing him to prepare for war against the Nullifiers of South Carolina.facsimile8. 1836 Feb. 24Message from Col. William Travis, written shortly before massacre at the Alamo.facsimile9. 1861 Apr. 11General Beauregard's for the surrender of Fort Sumpter.facsimile10. 1861 Apr. 20Robert E. Lee's letter to Cousin Roger announcing his resignation from the U.S. Army and his decision to defend his native state against the Union.facsimile11. 1862 Jan. 27Abraham Lincoln's War order #1facsimile12. 1862 Feb. 16Grant's demand for "Unconditional Surrender" of Fort Donelson.facsimile13. 1862 June 25Admiral Farragut's order for the passage of the Forts at Vicksburg.facsimile14. 1863 May 2Stonewall Jackson's last message to General Lee.facsimile15. 1864 May 11General Grant's message to Major General Hallede in which he proposes "to fight it out along this line if it takes all summer".facsimile16. 1864 Nov. 21Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby who lost five sons in battle.facsimile17. 1864 Dec. 5Resolution submitting the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.facsimile18. 1865 Apr. 9Grant's terms to Lee for the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattoxfacsimile19. 1865 Apr. 9Grant's terms to Lee for the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattoxfacsimile20. n.d."Home Sweet Home" in the handwriting of the author, John Howard Paynefacsimile21. n.d.The first page of Thomas Jefferson original draft of the Declaration of Independence with interpolations by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.facsimile22. n.d.Declaration of Independencefacsimile23. n.d.The Star Spangled Banner in the handwriting of the author, Francis Scott Keyfacsimile24. n.d.George Washington's tentative list of Cabinet and Appointments under the new constitutionfacsimile25. n.d.The page of James Monroe's Message to Congress in which he first enunciated the principles of the Monroe Doctrinefacsimile26. n.d.Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Addressfacsimile