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LINCOLN Abraham 1809 1865 President.ABAA

"A Proclamation." Being the: "Emancipation Proclamation" Liberty for Slaves. WITHIN: General Orders No. 1. General Orders of the War Department Embracing the Years 1861 1862 & 1863. Adapted specially for the use of the Army and Navy of the United States. Vol. II.

1864M13597New York: Derby & Miller 1864. 1864. Volume II. 8vo. xxxi 1 711 1 pp. Subtle waterstain at top margin viewable from pages 500-712. Original full dark blue-green pebbled cloth gilt spine titles; light wear to extremities. Bookplate of the Essex Institute; small rubber stamp on title C.W. Post College Documents Library. The Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for all slaves by January 1 1863. This proclamation is dated January 2 1863. Lincoln in writing this one of the most important documents in all US history declared "And by virtue of the power and fpr the purpose aforesaid I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of the States are and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States including the military and naval authorities thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons." / The War Orders of 1863 are among the most historical during the Civil War. The volume includes: General Orders No.1: Emancipation Proclamation Liberty for Slaves. / General Orders No.100: The Lieber Code How soldiers should conduct ethically themselves in wartime. / General Orders No. 143: Order for the creation of the United States Colored Troops. / General Orders No.1. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1 1863. With this Executive Order. He took a decisive stand on the most contentious issue in American history redefined the Union's goals and strategy and sounded the death knell for slavery. / Lincoln had always believed slavery to be immoral and fought its expansion. The President took the action "sincerely believed to be an act of justice" knowing that it might cost him the election. / With the Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln dramatically tied the Union's war aims to ending slavery. Whether they approved or not after January 1 1863 Americans could no longer deny that emancipation was central to the Union war effort. / Though ready to lay the groundwork for emancipation Lincoln feared that delivering the Proclamation at the wrong time would doom its chances for public acceptance and harm the Union cause. / On September 22 1862 Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation giving the South 100 days to end the rebellion or face losing their slaves. / His final Proclamation on January 1 1863 further demonstrated his own evolving views by eliminating earlier references to colonizing freed blacks and compensating slave-owners for voluntary emancipation. Lincoln also added provisions for black military enlistment. Pausing before he signed the final Proclamation Lincoln reportedly said: "I NEVER IN MY LIFE FELT MORE CERTAIN THAT I WAS DOING RIGHT THAN I DO IN SIGNING THIS PAPER." Despite the political risks by 1864 he insisted on both reunion and emancipation as preconditions to any peace negotiation. Though the battle for civil rights would have to follow Lincoln rightly regarded the Proclamation as: "THE CENTRAL ACT OF MY ADMINISTRATION AND THE GREAT EVENT OF THE 19TH CENTURY" Derby & Miller, 1864. hardcover books

Darrow Clarence; Steffens Lincoln; Filene EdwardABAA

12" x 20" Photograph of Darrow at Banquet Honoring Steffens with.

1935622051935. Darrow at Banquet in Honor Of Lincoln Steffens. Darrow at Banquet in Honor Of Lincoln Steffens. Darrow Attends a Banquet in Honor Of Lincoln Steffens Darrow Clarence 1857-1938. Steffens Lincoln 1866-1936. 12" x 20" Photograph of a Banquet Honoring Steffens Party Includes Clarence and Ruby Darrow New York: Standard Flashlight Company 27 April 1931. With 11" x 6" Printed List of People Who Attended the Banquet. And Darrow Clarence. Filene Edward A. 1860-1937. Autograph Letter Signed To Filene On the Letterhead of the Murray Hill Hotel New York New York April 17 1931. Single 9-1/2" x 6" sheet. Some edgewear to photo upper left corner of image repaired light toning and fold lines to list early annotations to photograph a few chips and nicks to edges of both. Items mounted on 16" x 32" foam-core board. Letter which is not mounted has some toning two horizontal fold lines a few light pencil lines offsetting from another document and glue residue to verso probably from mounting in an album otherwise fine. Three items in all. $1750. There are two captions at the foot of the image. One identifies the photography company the other reads "Dinner to Lincoln Steffens and Characters in His Book Given by Edward A. Filene. Ritz Carlton Hotel April 27 1931." The list which includes several media people social reformers and reform-minded politicians such as Ida Tarbell and Bernard Baruch is captioned: "Cast of Characters from "The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens" and from his next book present at the dinner given to the author and his characters by Edward A. Filene Ritz-Carlton Hotel April 27 1931." Some of the attendees are identified in a contemporary hand. Darrow is seated at the center of the main table next to Steffens; Ruby Darrow is sitting at the right end. Darrow in his letter thanks Filene for the invitation to the event "which I am very glad to accept" and adds: "Mrs. Darrow is here with me. May I bring her along" This late request may be the reason why Ruby Darrow is seated several places away from Clarence. unknown books

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ABRAHAM LINCOLNABAA

1864 Campaign Blames McClellanâ€™s Failures on Lincoln Comparing the Presidentâ€™s Treatment of McClellan and Grant

186424901.02"with the same determination to divide the country unless they can secure universal abolition we are exposed to the same dangers every day and God only knows in what unlucky hour our ruin may be consummated. Compare his policy with McClellan's expression of readiness to receive any State when its people offer to submit to the Union."This Democratic Party campaign pamphlet quotes an April 1864 letter to argue that Lincoln gave Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant free rein to conduct the war after having interfered with and micromanaged McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in 1862. The publication also declared that Republicans were stained with "The Taint of Disunion" and quoted from Republican speeches and editorials to insist that the Democrats were the party of "UNION AND PEACE." ABRAHAM LINCOLN.Printed Document. Democrat Campaign "Document No. 12" with headings "Lincoln's Treatment of Gen. Grant" "Mr. Lincoln's Treatment of Gen. McClellan" and "The Taint of Disunion." New York 1864. 8 pp. 5Â¾ x 8â… in. Excerpts:Lincoln to Grant April 30 1864"I wish to express in this way my entire satisfaction with what you have done up to this time so far as I understand it. The particulars of your plans I neither know nor seek to know. You are vigilant and self-reliant; and pleased with this I wish not to obtrude any restrains or constraints upon you while I am very anxious that any real disaster or capture of our men in great numbers be avoided." p1/c1"Such in brief are some of the most notable instances in which Mr. Lincoln interfered with General McClellan when he occupied a position similar to that held by General Grant. They reflect so severely upon the President that no attempt to gloss them over by his apparent subsequent repentance can disabuse the patriotic portion of the nation of the matured conviction that he is to be held responsible for the lack of decisive victories in Eastern Virginia. The blame must and will rest upon him to whom it belongs." p5/c2"Having shown by copious extracts from the speeches of Abraham Lincoln W. H. Seward Wendell Phillips Wm. Lloyd Garrison and from the editorial writings of the Chicago Tribune and the N. Y. Tribuneâ€¦ that they were all original secessionists and disunion men we propose now to give the evidence that Mr. Lincoln himself has within the last three months been concerned in a movement to make peace with Jeff. Davis on terms involving the direct proposal to divide the Union and let the South go." p7/c2-p8/c1"with the same determination to divide the country unless they can secure universal abolition we are exposed to the same dangers every day and God only knows in what unlucky hour our ruin may be consummated. Mark how Mr. Lincoln constantly keeps up the idea of negotiating only with Jefferson Davis. Why does he never address himself to the people or the States of the South. Compare his policy with McClellan's expression of readiness to receive any State when its people offer to submit to the Union." p8/c2Historical BackgroundThe 1864 presidential election pitted President Lincoln against his Democratic challenger General George B. McClellan. Although McClellan had been the commander of the Army of the Potomac and general-in-chief of the Union Army the Peace platform adopted by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago declared the war a failure. The party was bitterly divided between War Democrats who favored continuing the war to restore the Union while leaving slavery alone; moderate Peace Democrats who favored an armistice and a negotiated peace that would likely protect slavery in a reconstructed union and radical Peace Democrats who favored an immediate end to the war without securing Union victory. McClellan was a War Democrat but the platform was written by radical Peace Democrat Clement Vallandigham and Peace Democrat George H. Pendleton was nominated for vice president.In 1864 Republicans created the National Union Party to attract War Democrats Unconditional Unionists and Unionist Party members who would not vote for the Republican Party though most state Republican parties did not change their name. President Abraham Lincoln won the nomination of the "National Union Party" at its Baltimore convention and won re-election with new running mate War Democrat Andrew Johnson.Although Lincoln was convinced by August 1864 that he would not be reelected General William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta in early September and General Philip Sheridan's successes in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from August to October ensured his victory. Without the participation of the seceded states Lincoln and Johnson won 55 percent of the popular vote and an overwhelming 212-to-21 victory in the Electoral College. McClellan and Pendleton carried only Kentucky Delaware and McClellan's home state of New Jersey. books

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ABRAHAM LINCOLNABAA

A Confederate Newspaper Prints Lincoln's Response to Horace Greeley's Anti-Slavery Editorial

186230007.01On the front page under "News from the North" is the text of Abraham Lincoln's reply to New York Tribuneeditor Horace Greeley. Greeley's letter urging Lincoln to emancipate all slaves in Union-held territory was known as "The Prayer of Twenty Millions." It was first published on August 20 1862. Lincoln responded on August 22 declaring that his paramount goal is to save the Union regardless of its effect on slavery as well as his personal views that all men should be free. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.Newspaper. Richmond Whig Richmond Va. August 30 1862. 2 pp. 17 x 24 in. Excerpt:"â€¦As to the policy I 'seem to be pursuing' as you say I have not meant to leave any one in doubt. I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored the nearer the Union will be 'the Union as it was.' If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery I do not agree with themâ€”My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it and if I could save it by freeing allthe slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.â€”What I do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps to save this Union and what I forbear I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause and I shall do morewhenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views. I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men every where could be free." Historical BackgroundThough this letter is often as proof that Lincoln did not intend to abolish slavery unknown to Greeley and most Americans Lincoln had already drafted the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation and was only waiting for a Union military victory to deliver it. Moreover Lincoln makes a "divide and conquer" rhetorical move: he splits the issue by stating that his constitutional duty as president is to keep the Union together while simultaneously expressing his personal view of universal freedom at the end.Additional content in this issue includes a front page editorial "European Recognition" "The Indian Atrocities in Minnesota" "Yankee Finances" "An Order From Gen. Burnside" "The Peninsular Campaignâ€”Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder's Official Report" which takes over two columns with considerable detail. The back page has additional content with: "A Brilliant Cavalry Exploit" "The Impressment of Slaves In Georgia" "Outrages in Arkansas" "From Kentucky" and more. Additionally there are various reports from the "Confederate Congress" and numerous advertisements including a "$100 Reward" for a runaway slave.The Richmond Whig is one of the less commonâ€”but still importantâ€”newspapers from the capital of the Confederacy.In Four Years in Rebel Capitals: An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death journalist T. C. DeLeon wrote that the Richmond Whigwas among the South's best wartime newspapers. Their pages "recorded the real and true history of public opinion during the war. In their columns is to be found the only really correct and indicative 'map of busy life its fluctuations and its vast concerns' in the South during her days of darkness and of trial."One of the more interesting episodes in the history of the Whig is its alleged involvement in a terror plot against New York City during the Civil War. The Whigwas reputed to have worked with the Confederate government to use advertisements and editorials to convey secret messages to Southern sympathizers in the North. In October 1864 the Whig was alleged to have run an editorial that signaled Southern supporters to embark on a terror campaign that called for widespread fires to be set in New York city and federal offices to be taken over and the capture of the city's military commander Maj. Gen. John Adams Dix.ConditionGood. Never bound several folds with minor wear at the folds. books

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BENJAMIN LINCOLNABAA

A Contemporary Draft Of General Benjamin Lincolnâ€™s Articles Of Capitulation Of Charleston. Not All Were Accepted By The British But Lincoln Requested That His â€œGarrison Shall At An Hour Appointed March Out With Shouldered Arms Drums Beating And Colours Flying To A Place To Be Agreed On Where They Will Pile Their Armsâ€

4951BENJAMIN LINCOLN 1733-1810. Lincoln was a Revolutionary War general and the Secretary of War from 1781 to 1783. SURRENDER OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. On April 2 1780 10000 British soldiers under the command of General Henry Clinton sieged 3000 Continental Army soldiers at Charleston. On May 12 the over-matched forces surrendered marking the largest Continental Army capitulation of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis was left in charge of British forces and Lincoln was eventually traded for a British general. After the Charleston surrender a guerilla war broke out in South Carolina. When the British surrendered at Yorktown Benjamin Lincoln was there to accept Cornwallisâ€™s sword. D. 2pg. 8â€ x 10â€. 1780. Charleston South Carolina. A contemporary draft of General Lincolnâ€™s articles of capitulation for Charleston: â€œArticle of Capitulation proposed by Major General Lincoln â€“ Art. 1 that all acts of hostilities and Workâ€¦Between the Besiegers and Besieged Untilâ€¦of Capitulation shall be Agreed on signedâ€¦Executed or be collectively Rejected. Art. 2. The town and fortifications shallâ€¦be surrendered to the Commander in Chief of theâ€¦Forces such as they now stand. Art. 3. The Continental Troops and Sailors â€“ with their baggage shall be Conducted to a Place to be Agreed on â€“ where they will Remain Prisoners of War â€“ until Exchanged â€“ White Prisoners they shall be supplied with Good and Wholesome Provisions in such quantity as is Served out to the Troops of his Britanic sic Majesty. Art. 4. The militia now in garrison shall be permitted to return to their respectives homes andâ€¦be secured in their persons and property. Art. 5. The sick and Wounded shallâ€¦be continued under the careâ€¦Art. 6. The Garrison shall at an hour appointed march out with shouldered arms Drums beating and Colours Flying to a place to be agreed on where they will pile their arms. Art 7. That the French Consul his house papers and other movable property shall be protected and untouched and a proper time granted to him for retiring toâ€¦that may afterwards be agreed upon betweenâ€¦Commander in Chief of the British forces. Art. 8. That the citizens shall be protected in their persons and Property. Art. 10. That a twelve months time be allowed all such as do not choose to continue under the British Government to dispose of their Effects real and personal in the State with out any molestation or to remove such part thereof as they choose as well as themselves and families and that during that time they or any of them may have it as their option to reside occasionally in town or country. Art 11. That the same protection to their persons and properties and the same time for the removal of their Effects be given to the subjects of France and Spain as required for the citizens in the previous articles. Art 12. That a vessel be permitted to go to Philadelphia with the Generalâ€™s dispatches which are not to be opened. Signed May 8th 1780 B Lincolnâ€. This likely is an early draft since Article 6 is not included; that stated â€œThe officers of the army and navy shall keep their horses swords pistols and baggage which shall not be searched and retain their servants.â€ It is in an unknown hand and is not in the writing of Lincolnâ€™s aide-de-camp Hodijah Baylies. The document just underwent a professional restoration to remove silking and improve the overall condition although I would still rate the documentâ€™s state as fair. There are paper losses that affect some words but the legibility has improved considerably. unknown books

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN. EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATIONABAA

A Copperhead Newspaper Prints Then Criticizes the Emancipation Proclamation

186322448.01New York N.Y. 1863. No binding. Fine. New York Journal of Commerce. Newspaper. New York Journal of Commerce. New York N.Y. January 3 1863. 4 pp. 24 x 32 1/2 in. An early report of the Emancipation Proclamation where the editors describe Lincoln's bold move as ""a farce coming in after a long tragedy.Most of the people regard it as a very foolish piece of business."" Historical BackgroundThe Emancipation Proclamation was the single most important act of Lincoln's presidency. Its text reveals the major themes of the Civil War: the importance of slavery to the war effort on both sides; the courting of border states; Lincoln's hopes that the rebellious states could somehow be convinced to reenter the Union; the role of black soldiers; Constitutional and popular constraints on emancipation; the place of African Americans in the United States and America's place in a worldwide movement toward the abolition of slavery. In sounding the death knell for slavery and the ""Slave power"" the President took a decisive stand on the most contentious issue in American history and the United States joined other western nations in embracing a future of free labor.In addition to the moral impact of this ""sincerely believed.act of justice"" the Proclamation aided the Union cause tangibly and decisively. Because it focused on territory still held by the Confederacy only small numbers of slaves compared to the total slave population were immediately freed. However the Proclamation deprived the South of essential labor by giving all slaves a reason to escape to Union lines. Failing that it freed slaves immediately upon the Union Army's occupation of Confederate territory. The Proclamation also encouraged the enlistment of black soldiers who made a crucial contribution to the Union war effort. Moreover England and France who had already abolished slavery were restrained from supporting the Confederacy which would have been in their own economic interests. Lincoln summed up the Proclamation's importance in 1864: ""no human power can subdue this rebellion without using the Emancipation lever as I have done.""Nonetheless the editors of the Journal of Commerce disagreed and their opinion reflects the truly controversial nature of the act for many contemporary Americans. books

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