Documents, Letters and Speeches: The Antebellum Period

The Founding Documents | Ordinances of Secession

The Antebellum Period

January 1 – December 31, 1860

January 1 – December 31, 1861
January 1 – June 30, 1862

July 1 – December 31, 1862

January 1 - June 30, 1863

July 1 - December 31, 1863

January 1 - June 30, 1864

July 1 - December 31, 1864

January 1 - to December 31, 1865

Reconstruction & Post War

• Thomas Jefferson: Summary View of the Rights of British Americ [extract], 1774
• Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams, September 22, 1774
• Non-Intercourse Resolution of the First Continental Congress, October 20, 1774
• The Darien [Georgia] Resolutions, January 18, 1775
• Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, June 29, 1776
• Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, March 14, 1779
• George Washington to William Drayton, November 20, 1786
• Speech of George Mason, August 22, 1787
• John Jay to the English Anti-slavery Society, 1788
• Tobias Lear to George Washington, April 5, 1791
• George Washington to Tobias Lear, April 12, 1791
• George Washington’s Advertisement for the Return of Oney Judge, May 24, 1796
• George Washington’s Advertisement for the Return of Oney Judge, May 25, 1796
• Last Will and Testament of George Washington, July 9, 1799
• Last Will and Testament of Martha Washington, March 4, 1802
• An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves, March 2, 1807
• Speech of Congressman Daniel Webster: The Encouragement of Enlistments, January 14, 1814
• Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
• Robert G. Harper to Elias B. Caldwell, August 20, 1817
• Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, December 10, 1819
• Enabling Act For Missouri, March 6, 1820
• Constitution of Missouri, July 19, 1820
• Diary of John Quincy Adams, February 24, 1820
• Letter of Thomas Jefferson to John Holmes, "we have the wolf by the ears . . ." April 22, 1820
• James W. Barbour to John J. Crittenden, May 31, 1820
• James Madison to the Marquis de Lafayette, November 25, 1820 
• Resolution for the Admission of Missouri, March 2, 1821
• Negro Seamen Act of South Carolina, 1822
• Miss Fanny —— to Congressman Daniel Webster, May 29, 1823
• Isaac Shelby to John J. Crittenden, June 16, 1823
• John A. Quitman to Colonel Platt Brush, August 23, 1823
• Henry Clay to John J. Crittenden, September 13, 1823
• George M. Bibb to John J. Crittenden, March 17, 1824
• George M. Bibb to John J. Crittenden, March 8, 1824
• Jefferson Davis to John C. Calhoun, July 7, 1824
• Jefferson Davis to Susannah Gartley Davis, August 2, 1824
• Missing Person Notice for Cornelius Sinclair, an 11 Year Old Coloured Boy, August 13, 1825
• Henry Clay to John J. Crittenden, August 22, 1825
• John J. Crittenden to Henry Clay, September 22, 1825
• Henry Clay to John J. Crittenden, March 10, 1826
• Rev. Ralph Randolph Gurley to Leonard Bacon, March 13, 1826
• Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson, March 16, 1826
• Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson, March 17, 1826
• Henry Clay to John J. Crittenden, May 11, 1826
• John J. Crittenden to Henry Clay, September 3, 1827
• Salmon Brown to Owen Brown Sr., February 28, 1829
• Salmon Brown to Owen Brown Sr., June 18, 1829
• John A. Quitman to John F. H. Claiborne, January 8, 1830
• Salmon Brown to Owen Brown Sr., August 22, 1830
• John A. Quitman to John F. H. Claiborne, October 18, 1830
• John F. H. Claiborne to John A. Quitman, October 20, 1830
• John A. Quitman to John F. H. Claiborne, October 25, 1830
• To The Public, William Lloyd Garrison, January 1, 1831
• Last Will and Testament of James Monroe, May 16, 1831
• Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of James Monroe, June 17, 1831
• John A. Quitman to John F. H. Claiborne, July 31, 1831
• John A. Quitman to John F. H. Claiborne, August 6, 1831
• Single Negroes.—At Private Sale: January 2, 1832
• Abraham Lincoln's Address to the People of Sangamon County, March 9, 1832
• Abraham Lincoln's Receipt for Arms, April 28, 1832
• “Public Meeting” Handbill, before July 10, 1832
• John A. Quitman to the Citizens of Adams County, Mississippi, July 17, 1832
• Public Meeting, published July 20, 1832
• John A. Quitman: To the Electors of Adams County, a few days after July 20, 1832
• John A. Quitman to His Brother, July 23, 1832
• John A. Quitman to James K. Cook, August 28, 1832
• South Carolina Nullification Ordinance of 1832 - November 24, 1832
• Andrew Jackson’s Proclamation Regarding the Nullifying Laws of South Carolina, December 10, 1832
• Letter of Andrew Jackson to Martin Van Buren on the Nullification Crisis - January 13, 1833
• Abraham Lincoln to Eli C. Blankenship, August 10, 1833
• John Brown to Frederick Brown, October 26, 1833
• Diary of Gerrit Smith, July 8, 1834
• Diary of Gerrit Smith, July 12, 1834
• John Brown to Frederick Brown, November 21, 1834
• Last Will and Testament of James Madison, April 15, 1835
• Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of James Madison, April 15, 1835
• Diary of Gerrit Smith, August 29, 1835
• Angelina E. Grimké to William Lloyd Garrison, August 30, 1835
• Diary of Gerrit Smith, September 2, 1835
• George Thompson to the Editor of the Boston Daily Atlas, September 30, 1835
• Diary of Gerrit Smith, October 25, 1835
• Gerrit Smith to Rev. Ralph Randoln Gurley, November 24, 1835
• John C. Calhoun: Speech On the Reception of Abolition Petitions, February 6, 1837
• Speech of William Ellery Channing, December 8, 1837
• Wendell Phillips' Freedom Speech, December 8, 1837
• Gerrit Smith to Samuel Simon Schmucker, 1838
• Nathaniel Peabody Rogers: Reverend Ralph Randolph Gurley, December 8, 1838
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, January 23, 1839
• Jefferson Davis to George W. Jones, February 9, 1839
• Thomas W. Gilmer to Congressman Robert M. T. Hunter, March 11, 1840
• Levi Burnell to Owen Brown Sr, April 3, 1840
• John Brown to his Family, April 27, 1840
• Jefferson Davis to William Allen, July 24, 1840
• Records of John Brown at Oberlin College, April 1 - August 28, 1840
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., January 18, 1841
• John Brown to the New England Woolen Company, October 17, 1842
• John Brown to George Kellogg, Esq., October 17, 1842
• John Brown to Jon Brown Jr., July 24, 1843
• Robert Tooms to Congressman Howell Cobb, January 1, 1844
• Speech of Jefferson Davis, January 3, 1844
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., January 11, 1844
• John W. H. Underwood to Congressman Howell Cobb, February 2, 1844
• Thomas Ritchie to Congressman Howell Cobb, February 8, 1844
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, March 7, 1844
• Jefferson Davis to Sen. William Allen, March 25, 184
• Jefferson Davis to Martin Van Buren, March 25, 1844
• Jefferson Davis to Martin Van Buren, March 25, 1844
• Henry Clay to the Editors of the National Intelligencer, April 17, 1844
• Thomas Ritchie to Congressman Howell Cobb, May 6, 1844
• Congressman Alexander H. Stephens to James Thomas, May 17, 1844
• Thomas Ritchie to Congressman Howell Cobb, May 23, 1844
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., June 22, 1844
• Alexander H. Stephens to James Thomas, July 16, 1844
• Jefferson Davis to John A. Quitman, December 11, 1844
• Wood Hinton to Congressman Howell Cobb, January 7, 1845
• Robert Toombs to Congressman Alexander Stephens, January 24, 1845
• J. W. Burney to Howell Cobb, January 31, 1845
• Alexander H. Stevens to James Thomas, February 11, 1845
• Junius Hillyer to Howell Cobb, February 15, 1845
• Robert Toombs to Alexander H. Stephens, February 16, 1845
• George D. Phillips to Howell Cobb, February 25, 1845
• Alexander H. Stephens to Howell Cobb, February 27, 1845
• Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States for the Annexation of Texas, March 1, 1845
• James Fenwick Brent to John A. Quitman, March 19, 1845
• John A. Quitman to James Fenwick Brent, March 22, 1845
• Washington’s Runaway Slave, published May 22, 1845
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., May 23, 1845
• John Brown to his Son, May 30, 1845
• Joshua R. Giddings to Oran Follett, June 2, 1845
• Joint Resolution of the Congress of the Republic of Texas, June 23, 1845
• “Cato” to John Jenkins, published June 30, 1845
• Jefferson Davis to John Jenkins, July 5, 1845
• Jefferson Davis, published July 11, 1845
• Annexation by John L. O'Sullivan, the 1st use of "Manifest Destiny," July/August, 1845
• Congressman Jefferson Davis to George Bancroft, December 12, 1845
• William B. Woffard to Howell Cobb, December 14, 1845
• Speech of Congressman Jefferson Davis, December 19, 1845
• George D. Phillips to Howell Cobb, December 30, 1845
• Gov. Albert G. Brown to Congressman Jefferson Davis, January 11, 1846
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., January 27, 1846
• Congressman Jefferson Davis to John Jenkins, January 30, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Dr. Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, February 3, 1846
• Congressman Alexander H. Stephens to Gov. George W. Crawford, February 3, 1846
• Speech of Congressman Jefferson Davis, February 6, 1846
• Junius Hillyer to Howell Cobb, February 15, 1846
• Congressman Robert Toombs to Gov. George G. Crawford, February 16, 1846
• Salmon P. Chase to William H. Collins, February 18, 1846
• George D. Phillips to Howell Cobb, February 21, 1846
• Gov. Albert G. Brown to Congressman Jefferson Davis, March 3, 1846
• Congressman Jefferson Davis on the Bill to Raise a Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, March 8, 1846
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., March 24, 1846
• Congressman Jefferson Davis on the Bill to Raise Two Regiments of Riflemen, March 27, 1846
• Howell Cobb to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, April 3, 1846
• Congressman Jefferson Davis’ Speech on the Oregon Question, April 17, 1846
• Congressman Jefferson Davis’ Substitute Bill on the Oregon Question, April 22, 1846
• John P. King to Howell Cobb, May 7, 1846
• Howell Cobb to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, May 10, 1846
• Congressman Jefferson Davis on the War with Mexico, May 12, 1846
• Thomas R. R. Cobb to Howell Cobb, May 12, 1846
• Albon Chase to Howell Cobb, May 20 , 1846
• William Hope Hull to Howell Cobb, May 22, 1846
• Jefferson Davis’ Remarks on the Resolution of Thanks to Gen. Zachary Taylor, May 28, 1846
• Jefferson Davis’ Remarks on the Bill Making Alterations in the Pay Dept. of the Army, May 30, 1846
• Howell Cobb to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, June 4, 1846
• John Brown to Ruth and John Brown Jr., June 6, 1846
• John B. Lamar to Howell Cobb, June 8, 1846
• Jefferson Davis to the People of Mississippi, July 13, 1846
• Howell Cobb to Mary Ann Cobb Lamar Howell, June 14, 1846
• John B. Lamar to Howell Cobb, June 24, 1846
• Charles J. McDonald to Howell Cobb, July 7, 1846
• James F. Cooper to Howell Cobb, July 8, 1846
• The Wilmot Proviso, August 8, 1846
• Rev. Samuel H. Cox to the New York Evangelist, August 8, 1846
• Col. Jefferson Davis to Robert J. Walker, August 24, 1846
• Gov. Albert G. Brown to Col. Jefferson Davis, August 29, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, September 1846
• Speech of Samuel Gridley Howe, September 24, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to the Committee of Vigilance, September 26, 1846
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, September 28, 1846
• Col. Jefferson Davis’ Memoranda of the Transactions in Connexion with the Capitulation of Monterey, Capital of Nueva Leon, Mexico, October 7, 1846
• Gerrit Smith to Stephen C. Phillips, October 13, 1846
• William H. Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 18, 1846
• Salmon P. Chase to Joshua R. Giddings, October 20, 1846
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr., October 29, 1846
• Frederick Douglass to Rev. Samuel H. Cox, October 30, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, November 1846
• Honor To Our Volunteers, November 6, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, November 3, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, November 7, 1846
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, November 9, 1846
• John H. Lumpkin to Howell Cobb, November 13, 1846
• Jefferson Davis to John Jenkins, November 16, 1846
• Amos Tuck to Rev. James C. Boswell and Samuel A. Haley, November 20, 1846
• Gerrit Smith to Edumund Quincy, November 23, 1846
• Samuel P. Chase to Charles Sumner, November 26, 1846
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr,, December 10, 1846
• Thomas W. Higginson, 1847
• A Slave of George Washington! published January 1, 1847
• John Brown to Ruth Brown, January 5, 1847
• Jefferson Davis to the Editor of the Washington Union, January 6, 1847
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, March 1847
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., March 12, 1847
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr., April 2, 1847
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, April 8, 1847
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., April 12, 1847
• Samuel P. Chase to Charles Sumner, April 24, 1847
• Edward J. Harden to Howell Cobb, May 3, 1847
• Col. Jefferson Davis to C. S. Tarpley and others, May 7, 1847
• Gov. Albert G. Brown to Col. Jefferson Davis, May 17, 1847
• James K. Polk to Brig. Gen. Jefferson Davis, May 19, 1847
• Committee of Invitation to the 1st Mississippi Rifles, May 31, 1847
• Brig. Gen. Jefferson Davis to John M. Chilton and others, June 11, 1847
• Brig. Gen. Jefferson Davis to the Committee of Invitation, June 11, 1847
• Reception in honor of the First Regiment Mississippi Volunteers, War with Mexico at Natchez, Mississippi, June 15, 1847
• Colonel Bingaman’s Address, June 15, 1847
• Salmon P. Chase to Joshua Leavitt, June 16, 1847
• Thomas R. R. Cobb to Howell Cobb, June23, 1847
• Salmon P. Chase to John Thomas, June 24, 1847
• Julia Ward How to Louisa Ward Crawford, July 1, 1847
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., July 9, 1847
• Salmon P. Chase to Preston King, July 15, 1847
• Julia Ward How to Louisa Ward Crawford, August 1847
• Isaac E. Holmes to Howell Cobb, August 21, 1847
• John Brown to Ruth Brown, September 1, 1847
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, September 22, 1847
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr., November 1, 1847
• Robert Toombs to James Thomas, November 19, 1847
• Luther J. Glenn to Howell Cobb, December 1, 1847
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, December 2, 1847
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr., December 2, 1847
• Hopkins Holsey to Howell Cobb, December 3, 1847
• The "Spot" Resolutions, Abraham Lincoln, December 22, 1847
• Lewis Cass to A. P. O. Nicholson, "The Nicholson Letter," December 24, 1847
• Hopkins Holsey to Howell Cobb, December 31, 1847
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, 1848
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr., January 16, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, January 16, 1848
• Congressman Amos Tuck’s Speech on the Reference of the President James K. Polk’s Message, January 19, 1848
• Joseph Henry Lumpkin to Howell Cobb, January 21, 1848
• January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall reported finding gold while constructing a mill for Johann “John” Sutter in what is today known as Coloma, California. Starting the California Gold Rush.
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
• Lother J. Glenn to Howell Cobb, February 12, 1848
• Lucius Q. C . Lamar to Congressman Howell Cobb, February 15, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, February 19, 1848
• Henry L. Benning to Howell Cobb, February 23, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Calhoun Clemson, March 7, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, March 7, 1848
• Horace Mann: Letter Accepting the Nomination for the ThirtiethCongress, Made by the Whig Convention of the 8th District of Massachusetts, March 21, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, March 22, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, March 25, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, April 1, 1848
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, April 2, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, April 13, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James Edward Calhoun, April 15, 1848
• Robert Toombs to James Thomas, April 16, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Andrew Pickens Calhoun, April 16, 1848
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, April 28, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Calhoun Clemson, April 28, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, May 13, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James Edward Calhoun, May 22, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, May 26, 1848
• Thomas W. Thomas to Howell Cobb, May 27, 1848
• Thomas R. R. Cobb to Howell Cobb, May 31, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Samuel E. Sewall, May 27, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, June 5, 1848
• Thomas W. Thomas to Howell Cobb, June 5, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Sen. John P. Hale, June 15, 1848
• James C. Dobbin to Howell Cobb, June 15, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, June 20, 1848
• William Coffee Daniell to Howell Cobb, June 20, 1848
• Henry R. Jackson to Howell Cobb, June 21, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Calhoun Clemson, June 23, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun’s Speech on the Oregon Bill, June 27, 1848
• Thomas Smith to Howell Cobb, June 27, 1848
• William C. Daniell to Howell Cobb, July 1, 1848
• Thomas W. Thomas to Howell Cobb, July 7, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James Edward Calhoun, July 9, 1848
• James Jackson to Howell Cobb, July 9, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Seabury Ford, July 11, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Eli Nicols, July 11, 1848
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, July 11, 1848
• John B. Lamar to Howell Cobb, July 12, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, July 23, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas Clemson, July 23, 1848
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, August 8, 1848
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas Clemson, August 11, 1848
• John H. Lumpkin to Howell Cobb, August 22, 1848
• Alexander H. Stephens to the Editor of the Federal Union, August 30, 1848
• Speech of Daniel Webster at Marshfield, Massachusetts, September 1, 1848
• George Fries to Howell Cobb, September 4, 1848
• Ausburn Birdsall to Howell Cobb, September 8, 1848
• Richard French to Howell Cobb, September 10, 1848
• George S. Houston to Howell Cobb, September 23, 1848
• Alexander H. Stephens to John J. Crittenden, September 26, 1848
• Congressman Robert Toombs to Gov. John J. Crittenden, September 27, 1848
• Alfred Iverson to Howell Cobb, October 17, 1848
• James F. Cooper to Howell Cobb, October 20, 1848
• George S. Houston to Howell, Cobb, October 23, 1848
• Thomas D. Harris to Howell, Cobb, October 29, 1848
• Howell Cobb to A Committee of Citizens in Charleston, S. C., November 4, 1848
• Robert Toombs to John J. Crittenden, November 9, 1848
• John Forsyth Jr. to Howell Cobb, November 10, 1848
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Stephen Fairbanks, November 17, 1848
• December 1848, Ellen (an enslaved woman passing as a white man) and William Craft (an enslaved man, in the role of his wife’s servant) begin their escape northward from Macon, Georgia by traveling by train and steamboat.
• December 25, 1848, Ellen and William Craft arrive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, January 2, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun: The Address of the Southern Delegates in Congress to their Constituents, January 15, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 16, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 17, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 19, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 20, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 20, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Ahaz Merchant, January 23, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, January 24, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 24, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Harlan, January 26, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 26, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 27, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 29, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Thomas B. Stevenson, January 31, 1849
• John Brown to Owen Brown Sr., February 5, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Thomas Stanley Matthews, February 26, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, February 27, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, March 3, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Gen. Leslie Combs, March 7, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Harlan, March 13, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Joshua R. Giddings, April 4, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Calhoun Clemson, April 10, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Rodney Dennis, April 15, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to John H. Means, April 13, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Milton & C. E. Sutliff, April 30, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to James H. Smith, May 8, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to W. G. Kephart, May 8, 1849
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, May 25, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, June 15, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to George Reber, June 19, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Nicholas Dean, June 21, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Andrew Pickens Calhoun, June 23, 1849
• Gerrit Smith’s Resolutions Presented at the Convention of the New York Liberty Party, July 3, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Andrew Pickens Calhoun, July 24, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Benjamin F. Butler, July 26, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Abraham W. Venable, August 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Duff Green, August 4, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, August 24, 1849
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., August 29, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, September 2, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, September 15, 1849
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, September 18, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, Septenber 19, 1849
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., September 21, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, October 2, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, October 14, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, October 15, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Andrew Pickens Calhoun, October 22, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Sen. Herschel V. Johnson, November 1, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Congressman Armistead Burt, November 5, 1849
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., November 9, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Andrew Pickens Calhoun, December 2, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, December 4, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James H. Hammond, December 7, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, December 8, 1849
• Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, December 14, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Susan Jacob Clay, December 15, 1849
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, December 17, 1849
• Col. Braxton Bragg to Elisa Ellis Bragg, December 19, 1849
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, December 21, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Leslie Combs, December 22, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Thomas H. Clay, December 25, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to Lucretia Hart Clay, December 28, 1849
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, December 29, 1849
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, December 31, 1849
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, probably 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, January 2, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James H. Hammond, January 4, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, January 5, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to E. W. Clap, Undated
• Congressman Horace Mann, January 7, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to Thomas Clay, January 8, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Lord Morpeth, January 8, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, Jan. 8, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, January 11, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, January 12, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Andrew Pickens Calhoun, January 12, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to Thomas Clay, January 12, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to E. W. Clap, January 12, 1850
• Resolution of Sen. Sam Houston: January 14, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, January 14, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, January 17, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to “General” Elijah Combs, January 22, 1850
• Petition to the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York delivered by Gerrit Smith, January 22, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Harlan, January 24, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Jan. 24, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, January 27, 1850
• William L. Marcy to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, January 27, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, January 28, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, January 28, 1850
• Gideon Welles to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, January 28, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on Slavery, and on the action of the Administration in relation to California and New Mexico, January 30, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, February 2, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to Daniel Ullman, February 2, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 4, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, February 6, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 6, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to E. W. Clapp, February 6, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 7, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Squatter Sovereignty Speech, February 12, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James H. Hammond, February 14, 1849
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 14, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to Daniel Ullman, February 15, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Rev. William H. Furness, February 15, 1850
• William S. Yancey to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, February 15, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to James H. Hammond, February 16, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Edward Everett, February 16, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Porter Wright, February 17, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, February 18, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 18, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, February 18, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 19, 1850
• Charles Sumner to William Jay, February 19, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, February 20, 1850
• John H. McHenry to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, February 21, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, February 22, 1850—2 p.m.
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Anna Calhoun Clemson, February 24, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun’s Resolutions, March, 1850
• George M. Dallas to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, March 1, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 1, 1850
• Judge Greene C. Bronson to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, March 1, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun’s Speech on the Slavery Question, March 4, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 4, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 5, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Clay, March 6, 1850
• Daniel Webster’s Speech on the Constitution and the Union, March 7, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 8, 1850
• D. Keyes and Others to Sen. Henry Clay, March 8, 1850
• Sen. John C. Calhoun to Thomas G. Clemson, March 10, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 10, 1850
• Sen. William H. Seward's "Higher Law" Speech, March 11, 1850
• Theodore Parker to Congressman Horace Mann, March 11, 1850
• Samuel T. Armstrong to Sen. Daniel Webster, March 12, 1850
• Richard Rush to Sen. James M. Mason, March 12, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Clay, March 13, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 13, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, March 14, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, March 15, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, March 16, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Harlan, March 16, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Clay, March 16, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to John Taylor, March 17, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to George Ticknor, March 17, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Rev. Dr. Roswell D.  Hitchcock, March 17, 1850
• Charles Sumner to William Jay, March 18, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, March 18, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, March 21, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, March 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to James Harlan, March 22, 1850
• Richard K. Crallé to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 23, 1850
• Charles Sumner to William Jay, March 23, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, March 24, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to James B. Clay, March 25, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Gov. Thomas Metcalf, March 25, 1850
• Speech of Salmon P. Chase, March 26-7, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Henry S. Randall, March 27, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, March 28, 1850
• Charles L. Vose and Others to Sen. Daniel Webster, March 28, 1850
• William O. Goode to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 29, 1850
• Congressman Charles S. Morehead to Sen. John J. Crittenden, March 30, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Daniel Fletcher Webster, March 31, 1850
• Congressman Charles S. Morehead to Sen. John J. Crittenden, March 31, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, about March 31, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, April 1 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia Knapp Dickinson, April 2, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, April 2 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, April 4, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, April 6 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, April 7, 1850
• John R. Thompson to Robert M. T. Hunter, April 9, 1850
• Charles Sumner to William Jay, April 9, 1850
• John Brown to John Jr. and Wealthy C. Brown, April 12, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, April 13, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, April 13, 1850
• Samuel Kettell to James S. Pike, April 15, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, April 15, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, April 16, 1850
• Henry Carter to James S. Pike, April 17, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Fletcher Webster, April 18, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Isaac Hill, April 20, 1850
• William O. Goode to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 20, 1850
• Samuel Kettell to James S. Pike, April 22, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia Knapp Dickinson, April 23, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia L. Dickinson, April 23, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Fletcher Webster, April 24, 1850—10 a.m.
• Congressman Horace Mann to Theodore Parker, April 24 1850
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, April 24, 1850
• William C. Bouck to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, April 24, 1850
• Congressman Robert Toombs to Sen. John J. Crittenden, April 25, 1850
• Samuel Kettell to James S. Pike, April 25, 1850
• William Schouler to James S. Pike, April 25, 1850
• John Brown to John Jr. and Wealthy C. Brown, April 25, 1850
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, April 27, 1850
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, April 28, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster's Remarks at Boston, Massachusetts, April 29, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Albert T. Burnley, April 29, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, April 30, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Professor Stuart, April 31, 1850
• May 1850, Shadrach Minkins, escaped from slavery and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, May 1, 1850
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, May 2, 1850
• Beautiful Scene In Washington, May 2, 1850
• William Tecumseh Sherman & Ellen Boyle Ewing’s Marriage Announcement, May 3, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, May 6, 1850
• Theodore Parker to Congressman Horace Mann, May 6, 1850
• Robert P. Letcher to Sen. John J. Crittenden, May 6, 1850
• Speech of Congressman Robert C. Winthrop, May 8, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, May 11, 1850—6 a.m.
• William O. Goode to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, May 11, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown to His Constituents, May 13, 1850
• Charles Sumner to John Jay, May 13, 1850
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, May 16, 1850
• William Schouler to James S. Pike, May 17, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, May 18, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, May 18, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, May 18, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, May 19, 1850
• Citizens of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond & Westchester Counties to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, May 20, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Lord Morpeth, May 21, 1850
• Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, May 22, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, May 25, 1850
• James B. Clay to Senator Henry Clay, May 26, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, May 27, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to James B. Clay, May 27, 1850
• Speech of Theodore Parker at the New England Anti-Slavery Convention, May 29, 1850
• Charles A. Dana to James S. Pike, May 29, 1850
• Sen. Lewis Cass to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, May 1, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to the Citizens of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond & Westchester Counties, June 1, 1850
• Charles Sumner to William Jay, June 1, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Professor Stuart, June 3, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia Knapp Dickinson, June 3, 1850
• Sen. Lewis Cass to the Committee, June 4, 1850
• Mr. A. W. Venables to Sen. Daniel Webster, June 7, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, June 7, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia L. Dickinson, June 8, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, June 8, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Robert C. Winthrop, June 9 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, June 9, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, June 13, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on the Admission of California, June 13, 1850
• Congressman Frederick P. Stanton to the Committee, June 14, 1850
• James Buchanan to Charles O'Conor, J. Addison Thomas, Robert J. Dillon, Esqs., and others, June 14, 1850
• George M. Dallas to  Charles O'Conor, Geo. Douglas, J. Addison Thomas, Schuyler Livingston, &c., &c., &c., Committee, June 14, 1850
• Sen. Henry S. Foote to Messrs. Geo. Douglas, Schuyler Livingston, and others, constituting a Committee of Gentlemen, June 15, 1850
• Reuben H. Walworth to Messrs. George Douglas, Charles O'Conor, and others, Committee, &c., June 15, 1850
• Isaac Toucey to George Douglas, Schuyler Livingston, Esqs., and others, Committee, &c., June 15, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Edward Curtis, June 16, 1850—6 a.m.
• Sen. Daniel Webster’s Speech on the Compromise Bill, June 17, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, June 17, 1850
• William L. Marcy to Messrs. Geo. Douglas, C. O'Conor, and others, Committee, June 17, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Edward Curtis, June 18, 1850—8 a.m.
• Congressman Horace Mann, June 18, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, June 19, 1850
• Louis McLane to George Douglas, Schuyler Livingston & others, a Committee to Superintend the Public Dinner given to the Hon. D. S. Dickinson, June 19, 1850
• Eliza Bancroft Davis to James S. Pike, June 19, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, June 20, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, June 22, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Fletcher Webster, June 23, 1850—10:30
• Israel Washburn Jr. to James S. Pike, June 24, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, June 25, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, June 28, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 1, 1850
• William F. Gordon  to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, July 2, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, July 5, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 9, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Richard Cobden, July 9, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, July 9, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 10, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, July 11, 1850—8:00 a.m.
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, July 12, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 12, 1850
• Sen. Henry Clay to Mary Mentelle Clay, July 13, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia L. Dickinson, July 13, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, July 16, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Albert T. Burnley, July 19, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on the Delegate from New Mexico, July 19, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 20, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, July 21, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, July 21, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 21, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Daniel Fletcher Webster, July 23, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Francis Haven, July 23, 1850
• Sen. John J. Crittenden to Ann Mary Crittenden Coleman, July 23, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 23, 1850
• John Davis to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, July 25, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on Homesteads, July 26, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 27, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia Knapp Dickinson, July 29, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, July 29, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, July 31, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, August 2, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, August 2, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 5, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to Thomas H. Clay, August 6, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, August 7, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 7, 1850
• Albert G. Brown’s Speech on the Texas Boundary, August 8, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, August 9, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Professor Stuart, August 10, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, August 11, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, August 11 & 12, 1850
• William P. Duval to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, August 13, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, August 14, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, August 14, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to Thomas H. Clay, August 15, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 15, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, August 15, 1850
• Deming Jarves to Daniel Webster, August 17, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 18, 1850
• Littleton Waller Tazewell to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, August 18, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 19, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 20, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, August 20, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, August 21, 1850
• Horace Greeley to James S. Pike, August 22, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, August 22, 1850
• Sen. Truman Smith to James S. Pike, August 22, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 23, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, August 25, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, August 28, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 28, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, August 29, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on the Slavery Question, August 29, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 1, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 2, 1850
• Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, September 2, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Horace Mann, September 3, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 4, 1850
• Charles Sumner to William Jay, September 5, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to Thomas H. Clay, September 6, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to Susan Jacob Clay, September 6, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 6, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, September 7, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, September 8, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 8, 1850
• An Act proposing to the State of Texas the Establishment of her Northern andWestern Boundaries, the Relinquishment by the said State of all Territoryclaimed by her exterior to said boundaries, and of all her Claims upon theUnited States, and to establish a territorial Government for New Mexico, September 9, 1850
• An Act for the admission of the State of California into the Union, September 9, 1850
• An Act to establish a Territorial Government for Utah, September 9, 1850
• James Buchanan to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, September 9, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 9, 1850
• Theodore Parker to Congressman Horace Mann, September 9, 1850
• J. M. Kenney to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, September 9, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Mr. Wilson, September 9, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, September 10, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 10, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, September 10, 1850
• Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on the Ewing Investigation, September 11, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, September 12, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 12, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, September 13, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, September 13, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, September 13, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 13, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 14, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 15, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, September 16, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 16, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 17, 1850
• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 - September 18, 1850
• John J. Crittenden on the Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Bill, September 18, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 19, 1850
• An Act to suppress the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia, September 20, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 20, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Rev. Samuel J. May, September 21, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 21, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 23, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, September 24, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann, September 25, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, September 26, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Franklin Haven, September 27, 1850—7 a.m.
• Daniel Webster to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, September 27, 1850
• Robert Seldon Garnett to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, September 27, 1850
• Daniel Webster to a Committee of Gentlemen from New York, October 1850
• Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, October 1, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Fletcher Webster, October 2, 1850
• Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, October 4, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Daniel Webster, October 5, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Millard Fillmore, October 14, 1850
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Mr. H. W. Rogers, October 15, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Congressman Charles Allen, October 15, 1850
• Sen. Stephen A. Douglas to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, October 20, 1850
• Robert P. Letcher to John J. Crittenden, October 20, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, October or November 20, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, October 22, 1850
• John Knight to William Craft, October 22, 1850 - 11 p.m.
• Elwood Fisher to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, October 22, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Fletcher Webster, October 24, 1850
• John A. Dix to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, October 25, 1850 - 11 p.m
• Gerrit Smith: Preaching Politics, October 26, 1850
• Elwood Fisher to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, October 29, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Congressman Horace Mann, October 30, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, November 3, 1850—6 p.m.
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., November 4, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Millard Fillmore, November 5, 1850
• Charles Sumner: Our Immediate Antislavery Duties, November 6, 1850
• Gov. John B. Floyd to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 8, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Mr. Colby, November 11, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Millard Fillmore, November 13, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Josiah Randall & Others, November 14, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Mr. F. S. Lathrop & Others, November 14, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Mr. and Mrs. George Combe, November 15, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Mr. C. Pierce, Esq., November 15, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Milton Sutliff, November 17, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, November 18, 1850
• Robert J. Breckinridge to John J. Crittenden, November 23, 1850
• Charles Sumner to George Sumner, November 26, 1850
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, November 28, 1850
• John Brown to his Children, December 4, 1850
• Democratic Members of the New York Legislature to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, December 5, 1850
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., December 6, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Dr. John C. Warren, December 7, 1850
• Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, December 10, 1850
• Charles Francis Adams Sr. to Charles Sumner, December 10, 1850
• Proclamation of Millard Fillmore Declaring the Act of 1850,Respecting the Boundaries of Texas, to be in Force, December 13, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, December 14, 1850
• George E. Baker to Mrs. Mary Peabody Mann, Undated, before December 14, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to George E. Baker, Esq., December 14, 1850
• Charles Sumner to Charles Francis Adams Sr., December 15, 1850
• Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, December 19, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Milton Sutliff, December 20, 1850
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, December 21, 1850
• Congressman Horace Mann to Samuel Downer, December 22, 1850
• Senator Henry Clay to James B. Clay, December 23, 1850
• Sen. Daniel Webster to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, December 28, 1850
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, December 29, 1850
• Theodocia Gilbert to William Still, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Milton Sutliff, January 7 1851
• Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, January 11, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 15, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Milton Sutliff, January 16 1851
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, January 17, 1851
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, January 17, 1851
• CharlesSumner to John Bigelow, January 21, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, January 23, 1851
• Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson to Democratic Members of the New York Legislature, January 20, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, January 31, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, February 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, February 1851
• Daniel Webster to Millard Fillmore, February 3, 1851
• Seth Conklin to William Still, February 3, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, February 6, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Sen. Daniel S. Dickinson, February 7, 1851
• Henry A. Wise to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, February 13, 1851
• Willis P. Bocock to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, February 13, 1851
• William M. Richards and Others to Daniel Webster, February 14, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Mr. Plumer, February 14, 1851
• February 15, 1851, Shadrach Minkins, a fugitive slave, was arrested at Taft's Cornhill Coffee House, at the corner of Court Street and Court Square in Boston, Massachusetts where he worked as a waiter, by two United States marshals, who posed as customers.
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, February 18, 1851
• Seth Conklin to William Still, February 18, 1851
• February 21, 1851, Thomas Sims, an enslaved man on James Potter’s Coleraine plantation on the Savannah River, escaped and stowed away on the ship M. & J. C. Gilmore.
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Charles Sumner, February 26, 1851
• March 6, 1851, the crew of the M. & J. C. Gilmore discovered Thomas Sims aboard the ship and locked him up in a cabin. Sims escaped before authorities came.
• Sen. Henry Clay to Lucretia Hart Clay, March 8, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, March 9, 1851
• Levi Coffin to William Still, March 10, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Fletcher Webster, March 12, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, March 12, 1851
• John Brown to Henry Thompson, March 15, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Messrs. Richards and others, March 21, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Edward Everett, March 21, 1851
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., March 24, 1851
• Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter to George N. Sanders, March 27, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, March 28, 1851
• Rev. N. R. Johnston to William Still, March 31, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, Wednesday, April 1851 – 10 p.m.
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, Friday Evening, April 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, Thursday, April 1851
• Charles Mason to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 5, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, April 7, 1851
• Levi Coffin to William Still, April 10, 1851
• Robert J. Breckinridge to John J. Crittenden, April 12, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Richard M. Blatchford, April 13, 1851
• Gerrit Smith: The True Office of Civil Government, April 14, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Millard Fillmore, April 15, 1851
• Charles Sumner to Theodore Parker, April 19, 1851
• John J. Crittenden to Robert J. Breckinridge, April 21, 1851
• Diary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, April 24, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Henry Wilson, April 25, 1851
• George Stillman Hillard to Sen. Charles Sumner, April 25, 1851
• Diary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, April 27, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, April 28, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to Adam Beatty, April 28, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to George Sumner, April 29, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, May 2, 1851
• Robert J. Breckinridge to John J. Crittenden, May 3, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, May 8, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to James Clay, May 9, 1851
• Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter to George N. Sanders, May 9, 1851
• Levi Coffin to William Still, May 11, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to the Massachusetts Legislature, May 14, 1851
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., May 15, 1851
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., May 20, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to John Jay, May 23, 1851
• June 5, 1851. The 1st Installment of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published in The National Era.
• Sen. Daniel Webster on the Fugitive Slave Act, June 9, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, June 11, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to Daniel Ullman, June 14, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to George Sumner, June 17, 1851
• Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter to George N. Sanders, June 20, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to George Sumner, June 24, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Prof. Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier, June 25, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, June 28, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to Samuel Austin Allibone, June 30, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Francis Lieber, July 8, 1851
• Sen. Lewis Cass to Daniel S. Dickinson, July 14, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to William Jay, August 3, 1851
• B. McKiernon to William Still, August 6, 1851
• William Still to B. McKiernon, August 16, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Thomas W. Higginson, September 5, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to George Sumner, September 10, 1851
• Congressman Albert G. Brown: The True Issue Stated, September 15, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to Daniel Ullman, September 26, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to Mrs. Mary Mentelle Clay, September 26, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to George Sumner, September 30, 1851
• John Brown to his Children, October 6, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to John Greenleaf Whittier, October 7, 1851
• John J. Crittenden to Count Eugène de Sartiges, October 22, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, October 24, 1851
• Daniel Stewart to Daniel S. Dickinson, October 27, 1851
• John M. Clayton to John J. Crittenden, October 8, 1851
• John M. Clayton to John J. Crittenden, October 27, 1851
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., October 30, 1851
• John J. Crittenden to Governor Leslie Combs, November 1, 1851
• Diary of Theodore Parker, November 6, 1851
• John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, November 12, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to John Bigelow, November 19, 1851
• Diary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, November 23, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Julia Sumner, November 26, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, November 26, 1851
• Sen. Charles Sumner to Samuel Gridley Howe, November 26, 1851
• Richard K. Crallé to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 28, 1851
• Diary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, November 30, 1851
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., December 1, 1851
• Orlando Brown to John J. Crittenden, December 3, 1851
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, December 5, 1851
• John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, December 5, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, December 5, 1851
• John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, December 8, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Charles Sumner, December 12, 1851
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, December 22, 1851
• Daniel Webster to Robert P. Letcher, December 23, 1851
• John Randolph Tucker to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, December 24, 1851
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Sen. Charles Sumner, December 25, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen Charles Sumner, December 26, 1851
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen Charles Sumner, December 28, 1851
• Sen. Henry Clay to Thomas H. Clay, January 10, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, January 10, 1852—Evening
• Negro Hiring, January 14, 1852
• James A. Seddon to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, January 18, 1852
• W. R. Nicholls to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, January 18, 1852
• Theodore Frelinghuysen to Sen. Henry Clay, January 19, 1852
• Lewis E. Harvie to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, January 19, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, January 21, 1852
• John Brown to his Children, January 23, 1852
• George F. Thomson to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, January 28, 1852
• John J. Crittenden to Orlando Brown, February 6, 1852
• John Brown to Henry Thompson, February 6, 1852
• James A. Seddon to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, February 7, 1852
• William McLain to Sen. Henry Clay, February 9, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to Mrs. Susan Jacob Clay, February 12, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, February 12, 1852
• Alexander H. Stephens to John J. Crittenden, February 17, 1852
• John J. Crittenden’s Speeches during the Congressional Celebration of Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, February 24, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, February 25, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Congressman Horace Mann, February 26, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to Daniel Ullman, March 6, 1852
• John Brown to Simon Perkins, March 11, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, March 10, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, March 14, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, March 15, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to Daniel Ulman, March 18, 1852
• March 20, 1852. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published as a book by John B. Jewett, 300,000 copies were sold during its first year of publication.
• John Brown to his Children, March 20, 1852
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, aft. March 20, 1852
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, aft. March 20, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, March 22, 1852
• April 1, 1852. The final installment of Harriet Beecher Stow’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published in The National Era.
• Richard Rush to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 3, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to Mary Mentelle Clay, April 7, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, April 8, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Congressman Horace Mann, April 9, 1852
• Sen. Henry Clay to James B. Clay, April 10, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, April 25, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay to James B. Clay, May 8, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay to Mary Mentelle Clay, May 8, 1852
• Sir William Clay to Sen. Henry Clay, May 8, 1852
• Edmund W. Hubard to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, May 8, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, May 11, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, May 13, 1852
• Robert C. Winthrop to John J. Crittenden, May 13, 1852
• John Brown to his Children, May 14, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, May 18, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, May 19, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, May 20, 1852
• Major George H. Crosman to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, May 21, 1852
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Mr. Rogers, May 22, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, May 26, 1852
• Sen. Lewis Cass to Daniel S. Dickinson, May 27, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, May 30, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Congressman Horace Mann, May 30, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, June 1, 1852
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia Knapp Dickinson, June 2, 1852 
• Thomas H. Clay, June 4, 1852—1 a.m.
• George Booker to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, June 7, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, June 7, 1852
• Sen. Lewis Cass to Daniel S. Dickinson, June 10, 1852
• John J. Crittenden to Daniel Webster, June 10, 1852
• Daniel Webster to John J. Crittenden, June 11, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, June 16, 1852
• A Southerner to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, June 14, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, June 16, 1852
• Sen. Joseph R. Underwood to John J. Crittenden, June 19, 1852
• Thomas Corwin to John J. Crittenden, Undated
• James Buchanan to John J. Crittenden, Undated
• Thomas H. Clay to Mary Mentelle Clay, June 25, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, June 28, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay, June 29, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay to James O. Harrison, June 29, 1852
• Thomas H. Clay to Mary Mentelle Clay, June 29, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, July 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, July 2, 1852
• Col. N. E. Paine to Daniel S. Dickinson, July 2, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, July 4, 1852
• John J. Crittenden’s Eulogy of Justice John McKinley, July 20, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., July 20, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, July 19, 1852
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, August 1852
• Richard Rowzee to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, August 2, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., August 6, 1852
• Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter to Richard Rowzee, August 9, 1852
• John Brown to Ruth Brown Thompson, August 10, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, August 13, 1852
• Jefferson Davis to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, August 22, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, August 27, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, September 9, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., September 21, 1852
• John Brown to his Children, September 24, 1852
• Daniel Stewart to Daniel S. Dickinson, September 30, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Congressman Horace Mann, October 21, 1852
• John W. Duncan to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, October 23, 1852
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, November 1852
• Frank G. Ruffin to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 2, 1852
• Gerrit Smith to the Voters of the Counties of Oswego & Madison, New York, November 5, 1852
• Herschel V. Johnson to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 8, 1852
• Henry A. Wise to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 10, 1852
• Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter to John W. Fink, November 15, 1852
• John W. Fink to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 15, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., November 20, 1852
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Mr. W. S. Brown, December 1, 1852
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, December 2, 1852
• Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter to Herschel V. Johnson, December 2, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., December 8, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., December 9, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., December 15, 1852
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., December 22, 1852
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, December 27, 1852
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, December 31, 1852
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Congressman Horace Mann, January 6, 1853
• Miss Anne C. Lynch to Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Dickinson, January 7, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, January 7, 1853
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, January 16, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, January 16, 1853
• Lucius B. Peck to Daniel S. Dickinson, January 24, 1853
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, February 4, 1853
• John Brown to his Children, February 21, 1853
• John Brown to Henry & Ruth (Brown) Thompson, April 6, 1853
• Henry A. Wise to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 16, 1853
• John H. Hill to William Still, April 23, 1853
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, June 1853
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, June 13, 1853
• John Brown to his Children, June 30, 1853
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Edward L. Pierce, July 4, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Sen. Charles Sumner, July 5, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, July 5, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, December 16, 1853
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., August 26, 1853
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, September 3, 1853
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Henry Orr, September 13, 1853
• Daniel S. Dickenson, published September 16, 1853
• John Brown to His Children, September 23, 1853
• John Brown to His Children, September 24, 1853
• Amos Tuck to Dr. D. H. Batchelder, September 28, 1853
• John H. Hill to William Still, October 30, 1853
• Col. Robert Selden Garnett to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 5, 1853
• John H. Hill to William Still, November 12, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, December 16, 1853
• John Greenleaf Whittier to Julia Ward Howe, December 29, 1853
• John H. Hill to William Still, December 29, 1853
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, Between December 17 & December 31, 1853
• To Charles Sumner: A Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, 1854
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1854
• Mrs. Louisa E. White to William Henry Gilliam, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, January 17, 1854
• John H. Hill to William Still, January 19, 1954
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, January 22, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, January 23, 1854
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Mann, January 24, 1851
• John Brown to his Children, January 25, 1854
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, 1854
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., February 9, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, February 10, 1854
• Alexander Stephens: Speech on Nebraska and Kansas, February 17, 1854
• Isaac Forman to William Still, February 20, 1854
• Salmon Brown to William Still, Februrary 20, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, February 23, 1854
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., February 24, 1854
• Speech of Andrew Butler, March 2, 1854
• John Clayton to William Still, March 6, 1854
• John H. Hill to William Still, March 8, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, March 12, 1854
• First Order of Commitment of Davis, March 17, 1854
• John H. Hill to William Still, March 18, 1854
• Re-commitment of Davis, March 21, 1854
• Daniel Wiggins alias David Robinson, March 22, 1854
• Speech of John C. Breckinridge, March 23, 1854
• James Burrel alias W. Boural to William Still, March 28, 1854
• Mccullough And Co. to Sen. James A. Bayard Jr., March 29, 1854
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., April 3, 1854
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Maria Weston Chapman, April 13, 1854 - Thanksgiving Day
• John Brown to His Children, April 14, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, April 25, 1854
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, May 1854
• Isaac Forman to William Still, May 7, 1854
• William Henry Gilliam, May 15, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, May 16, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, May 21, 1854
• May 24, 1854, Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave from Virginia, was arrested by Deputy Marshal Asa O. Butman the corner of Court and Hanover streets in Boston, Massachusetts.
• James W. C. Pennington to William Still, May 24, 1854
• Speech of John Bell, May 24 & 25, 1854
• C. L. Groce to Luke, May 28, 1854
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act, May 30, 1854
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Theodore Parker, June 1854
• William Henry Gilliam to William Still, June 8, 1854
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Horace Man, June 18, 1854
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, June 22, 1854
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, June 27, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, July 21, 1854
• Hiram Wilson to William Still, July 24, 1854
• William Henry Atkins, August 4, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward L. Pierce, August 8, 1854
• John Brown to His Children, August 24, 1854
• Sen. Jesse D. Bright to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, September 2, 1854
• John Atkinson, September 4, 1854
• John H. Hill to William Still, September 14, 1854
• Jacob Bigelow, October 3, 1854
• William Henry Atkins to William Still, October 5, 1854
• John Atkinson to William Still, October 5, 1854
• Ellen Saunders to William Still, October 16, 1854
• The Ostend Manifesto, October 18, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, November 2, 1854
• John Brown to His Children, November 2, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, November 11, 1854
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, November 20, 1854
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, November 21, 1854
• Thomas Garrett to James Miller McKim, December 29, 1854
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1855
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, January 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Congressman Thomas Benton Hart, January 2, 1855
• John Brown to His Children, January 3, 1855
• John H. Hill to William Still, January 7, 1855
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 12, 1855
• Daniel Fletcher Webster to Daniel S. Dickinson, January 21, 1855
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, January 22, 1855
• J. B. Smith to William Still, January 25, 1855
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamilin, February 9, 1855
• John Brown to His Children, February 13, 1855
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to A. M. G., February 15, 1855
• Sen. David R. Atchison to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 4, 1855
• Lewis E. Harvie to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 5, 1855
• Emma Brown to William Still, March 14, 1855
• Lewis E. Harvie to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 17, 1855
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Mr. Rogers, March 25, 1855
• A. Goodwin, March 25, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to David R. Atchison, March 31, 1855
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, April 1855
• Joseph Robinson to William Still, April 16, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Franklin Pierce, April 17, 1855
• John Brown to His Children, May 7, 1855
• John C. Palmer to Thomas H. Webb, May 7, 1855
• Sen. Salmon P. Chase to Congressman Louis D. Campbell, May 25, 1855
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Charles E. Dyke, June 1855
• Albert Metter to William Still, June 1, 1855
• John L. Dawson to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, June 2, 1855
• John Brown to His Children, June 4, 1855
• Isaac E. Holmes to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, June 8, 1855
• John Brown to His Children, June 18, 1855
• John Brown Jr. to John Brown, June 22, 1855
• Salmon Brown to John Brown, June 22, 1855
• Thomas A. Glover to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, June 23, 1855
• Jason T. Brown to John Brown & Family, June 23, 1855
• Thomas Bayne to William Still, June 23, 1855
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown & Children, June 28, 1855
• Hiram Wilson to William Still, June 28, 1855
• Frederick Douglass to Dr. James M. Smith, July 2, 1855
• Rev. Hiram Wilson to William Still, July 2, 1855
• Sheridan W. Ford to William Still, July 2, 1855
• Hiram Wilson to William Still, July 6, 1855
• Maj. Robert Selden Garnett to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, July 8, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Franklin Pierce, July 15, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Dr. Webb, July 20, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Charles L. Robinson, July 20, 1855
• For Sale, Or Exchange For Town Property, Negroes, &c., July 2, 1855
• Oliver Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, August 8, 1855
• James Buchanan to Daniel S. Dickinson, August 9, 1855
• John L. Dawson to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, August 10, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Charles A. Robinson, August 10, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Maj. James B. Abbott, August 11, 1855
• Sydney Howard Gay to William Still, August 17, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Maj. James B. Abbott, August 20, 1855
• Hiram Wilson to William Still, August 20, 1855
• William Brown, August 22, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, August 23, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Maj. James B. Abbott, August 24, 1855
• Samuel Miles to William Still, August 25, 1855
• John L. Dawson to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, August 25, 1855
• Mary D. Armstead to William Still, August 26, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, September 4, 1855
• William L. Jackson to Frederick W. Coleman, September 5, 1855
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, September 9, 1855
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, September 11, 1855
• Will Kansas be a Slave State, published September 28, 1855
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, October 6, 1855
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, October 12, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, October 13, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, October 14, 1855
• Frances Hilliard to William Still, October 15, 1855
• Daniel S. Dickinson to Gov. Salmon P. Chase, October 28, 1855
• Miss G. A. Lewis to William Still, October 28, 1855
• Miss G. A. Lewis to William Still, October 29, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, November 2, 1855
• Jacob Bigelow, November 10, 1855
• Henry Washington to William Still, November 12, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, November 23, 1855
• A. D. Banks to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, November 23, 1855
• Jacob Bigelow to William Still, November 26, 1855
• Daniel Woodson to Brig. Gen. Lucian J. Eastin, November 27, 1855
• Elijah F. Pennypacker to William Still, November 29, 1855
• Horace Greeley to Charles A. Dana, December 1, 1855
• James Hunter to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, December 3, 1855
• James A. Seddon to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, December 3, 1855
• Charles L. Robinson to Amos A. Lawrence, December 4, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Franklin Pierce, December 10, 1855
• Amos A. Lawrence to Charles L. Robinson, December 10, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, December 16, 1855
• John Brown to his Family, December 17, 1855
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, December 19, 1855
• S. M. Pettengill Co. to John T. Russell [Publisher] of [the] Argus, December 25, 1855
• Lieu.-Col. Robert E. Lee, 1856
• Caroline Graves to William Still, January 22, 1856
• John H. Hill to William Still, January 24, 1856
• John Brown to Congressman Joshua R. Giddings, January 27, 1856
• Agness Willis to William Still, January 28, 1856
• John Brown to his Family, February 1, 1856
• William W. Hall’s Advertisement for the Return of W. W. Davidson’s Negroes, about February 1, 1856
• Muscoe R. H. Garnett to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, February 5, 1856
• John Brown to his Family, February 6, 1856
• John Brown to Congressman Joshua R. Giddings, February 20, 1856
• William O. Goode to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, February 21, 1856
• John Brown to his Family, February 26, 1856
• A. E. Jonas’ Advertisement for the Return of his “Negro Man,” Tom Matthews, shortly after March 2, 1856
• Anthony and Albert Brown, March 7, 1856
• Edward Kennan to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 15, 1856
• Congressman Joshua R. Giddings to John Brown, March 17, 1856
• Isaac E. Holmes to Sen. Andrew P. Butler, March 17, 1856
• Charles Mason to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 18, 1856
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, March 23, 1856
• Joseph Cassey Bustill to William Still, March 24, 1856
• John Hall to William Still, March 25, 1856
• David M. Stone to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, March 25, 1856
• Owen Brown Sr. to John Brown, March 27, 1856
• Sen. Charles Levi Woodbury to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 1, 1856
• Jacob Bigelow, April 3, 1856
• John Brown to his Family, April 7, 1856
• Francis Mallory to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 13, 1856
• Maj. Robert Selden Garnett to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, April 20, 1856
• Jacob Bigelow, April 23, 1856
• Thomas Garrett to James Miller McKim & William Still, May 11, 1856
• Congressman Benjamin Pringle to Emory Upton, March 12, 1856
• Charles Sumner's "The Crime Against Kansas" Speech, May 19-20, 1856
• A Good Deed — published May 23, 1856
• Senator Sumner Chastised by Mr. Brooks, of South Carolina — published May 23, 1856
• Mr. Sumner Improving — published May 24, 1856
• Excitement In Boston — published May 24, 1856
• Public Meeting In Boston — published May 26, 1856
• Messrs. Brooks And Sumner — published May 26, 1856
• The assault by Mr. Brooks of S. C., upon Mr. Sumner, of Massachusetts . . . — published May 27, 1856
• Reported Challenge — published May 27, 1856
• Sumner’s Speech — published My 27, 1856
• Outpouring of Indignation in the Massachusetts Legislature — published May 27, 1856
• Public Opinion At The South — published May 27, 1856
• The Assault On Senator Sumner — published May 27, 1856
• The Slavery Discussion — published May 27, 1856
• Mr. Brooks Bailed — published May 27, 1856
• A Profitable War — published May 28, 1856
• Investigation Of The Sumner Assault — published May 28, 1856
• Sumner’s Blood Shirt Sent To Boston — published May 28, 1856
• Mr. Sumner — published May 28, 1856
• Julia Ward Howe to her Sisters, May 29, 1856
• Mr. Sumner — published May 30, 1856
• Cane For Mr. Brooks — published May 30, 1856
• John Brown to his Family, June 1856
• Harriet Eglin to William Still, June 1856
• Sympathy For Sumner — published June 2, 1856
• Fizzled Out — published June 2, 1856
• Brooks and Wilson—Dueling, Street-Fights, or Personal Abuse — published June 2, 1856
• The Assault on Mr. Sumner—Indignation Meeting In New York — published June 2, 1856
• Massachusetts Men to be Defended — published June 2, 1856
• Just as We Expected! — published June 4, 1856
• We expressed our regret, that Mr. Brooks did not . . . — published June 4, 1856
• The Sumner Assault—Mr. Brooks’ Letter — published June 4, 1856
• Sale Of Negroes — published June 4, 1856
• James H. Forman to William Still, June 5, 1856
• Mr. Sumner’s Condition — published June 5, 1856
• A few days before he delivered his speech . . . — published June 6, 1856
• The Editor of the Democratic Review Dangerously Stabbed — published June 6, 1856
• The Late Case of Assault in the Senate Chamber — published June 7, 1856
• The Stabbing of Buell — published June 7, 1856
• Quizzing — published June 7, 1856
• Effigies of President Pierce and Mr. Brooks — published June 7, 1856
• Wilson, of Massachusetts — published June 9, 1856
• One Hundred and Fifty Dollars Reward, June 12, 1856
• John W. Anderson’s Advertisement for the return of a “Negro Man, Alfred,” June 12, 1856
• Mr. Sumner — published June 13, 1856
• In giving notice of his intention to speak in the Senate . . . — June 13, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, June 26, 1856
• Anthony Brown to William Still, June 26, 1856
• Speech of Stephen Adams in the United States Senate, July 2, 1856
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, July 19, 1856
• James H. Forman to William Still, July 24, 1856
• Harriet Eglin to William Still, July 31, 1856
• John Brown to Edmund B. Whitman, August 1856
• Speech of Edward Wade, August 2, 1856
• Robert Jones to William Still, August 9, 1856
• Daniel Robertson to William Still, August 11, 1856
• H. Stratton to John Brown, August 12, 1856
• John Brown Jr. to John Brown, August 14, 1856
• John H. Hill to William Still, August 15, 1856
• John Brown Jr. to John Brown, August 16, 1856
• John Brown Jr. to Jason Brown et al, August 16, 1856
• James Monroe, Peter Heines, Henry James Morris, and MatthewBodams to William Still, August 17, 1856
• N Coryell to William Still, August 18, 1856
• John Brown Jr. to Jason Brown et al, August 19, 1856
• Cyrus Adams to his Brother, August 24, 1856
• Owen Brown Jr. to Mary Ann Day Brown, August 27, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, August 29, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, August 31, 1856
• Amos A. Lawrence to Sarah Lawrence Robinson, September 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, September 3, 1856
• Samuel Gridley How to William M. Langhorne, September 5, 1856
• Mrs. Emily Thompson's Advertisement for the Return of Emiline Chapman, a Runaway Slave, September 6, 1856
• John Brown to his Family, September 7, 1856
• John Brown: The Fight of Osawatomie, September 7, 1856
• John Brown Jr. to John Brown, September 8, 1856
• Ralph Waldo Emerson's Speech on Affairs in Kansas, September 10, 1856
• George L. Stearns to Rev. G. F. Clarke, September 10, 1856
• Charles Robinson to John Brown, September 13, 1856
• Charles Robinson to John Brown, September 14, 1856
• George L. Stearns, September 15, 1856
• John H. Hill to William Still, September 15, 1856
• Hiram Wilson to William Still, September 15, 1856
• John Hall to William Still, September 15, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to a Friend, September 16, 1856
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, September 16, 1856
• Thomas B. Owings' Advertisement for the Return of Fugitive Slaves Sam and Isaac, about September 20, 1856
• Robert Dade's Advertisement for the Return of Fugitive Slaves Perry and Charles, about September 20, 1856
• Charles H. Branscomb to John Brown, September 22, 1856
• Amos A. Lawrence to a Quaker of Lynn, Massachusetts, September 24, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, September 24, 1856
• Jefferson Pipkins to William Still, September 28, 1856
• John Hall to William Still, September 29, 1856
• N. Coryell to William Still, September 29, 1856
• George L. Stearns to Harvey B. Hurd, September 30, 1856
• Jeremiah Wesley Loguen to William Still, October 5, 1856
• Rebecca Jones to William Still, October 18, 1856
• Joseph Dana Webster to Dr. Joseph P. Root, October 25, 1856
• Horace White to John Brown, October 26, 1856
• Harriet Eglin to William Still, October 28, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to a Member of the Dabney Family, October 9, 1856
• Watson Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown and Family, October 30, 1856
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, November 1857
• Journal of Amos A. Lawrence, November 5, 1856
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, November 6, 1856
• Advertisement for the Return of Fugitive Slaves, shortly after November 15, 1856
• William Penn to William Still, December 9, 1856
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, December 13, 1856
• George L. Stearns to Henry H. Van Dyck, December 18, 1856
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Harvey B. Hurd, December 18, 1856
• George L. Stearns to Edmund B. Whitman, December 18, 1856
• Endorsement of Gov. Salmon P. Chase, December 20, 1856
• John Hall to William Still, December 23, 1856
• Massachusettes Kansas Committee to Gov. James W. Grimes, December 20, 1856
• Gerrit Smith to John Brown, December 30, 1856
• Samuel Green, 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, 1857
• John Brown: The Lawrence Foray, January, 1857
• N. Coryell to William Still, January 2, 1857
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Harvey B. Hurd, January 3, 1857
• John H. Hill to William Still, January 5, 1857
• Brig. Gen. States Rights Gist to Maj. W. H. Trimmier, January 6, 1857
• The Massachusetts Kansas Aid Committee, January 7, 1857
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, January 8, 1857
• Bennett & Gross' Advertisement to Hire Out Two Negro Boys & Two Women, January 8, 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, January 9, 1857
• Charles J. Higginson to John Brown, January 10, 1857
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Edward Clark, January 15, 1857
• P. H. Flanigan's Advertizement for the Return of Tom Vinegrum & Jeremiah, Fugitive Slaves, January 15, 1857
• High Price of Negroes, January 22, 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to George William Curtis, January 23, 1857
• Resolutions of the National Kansas Committee, January 24, 1857
• Horace White to John Brown, January 27, 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, January 27, 1857
• Important to the Owners and Hirers of Slaves, January 22, 1857
• The Massachusetts Kansas Committee to Edward Clark, January 30, 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, February 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, February 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, about February 1857
• John Brown to Rev. Samuel Lyle Adair, February 16, 1857
• Horace White to John Brown, February 18, 1857
• Amos A. Lawrence to John Brown, February 19, 1857
• Thomas F. Page to William Still, February 25, 1857
• John Brown's Address to the People of Connecticut, approximately March, 1857
• Diary of Ralph Waldo Emerson, March 1857
• James Buchanan's Inaugural Address, March 4, 1857
• John Brown to the Friends of Freedom, March 4, 1857
• James Buchanan to Jeremiah H. Black, March 6, 1857
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, March 7, 1857
• John Brown to his Family, March 12, 1857
• Thomas Garrett to Samuel Rhoads, March 13, 1857
• Congressman Eli Thayer to John Brown, March 18, 1857
• Congressman Eli Thayer to John Brown, March 19, 1857
• Amos A. Lawrence to John Brown, March 20, 1857
• Horace White to John Brown, March 21, 1857
• William Brinkly to a member of the Vigilance Committee of Philadelphia, March 23, 1857
• Contract Between John Brown and Charles Blair, March 30, 1857
• Congressman Eli Thayer to John Brown, March 30, 1857
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, March 31, 1857
• John Brown to Rev. Samuel & Mrs. Florella Brown Adair, March 31, 1857
• John Brown: Old Brown's Farewell, April 1857
• Theodore Parker to Judge Thomas Russell, April 1857
• Harvey B. Hurd to John Brown, April 1, 1857
• Congressman Eli Thayer to Ethan Allen & Thomas Wheelock, April 4, 1857
• John Brown to Augustas Wattles, April 8, 1857
• John Brown to Horatio N. Rust, April 12, 1857
• Will of John Brown, April 13, 1857
• Charles Blair to John Brown, April 15, 1857
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, April 15, 1857
• George L. Stearns, April 15, 1857
• John Brown to Congressman Eli Thayer, April 16, 1857
• Horatio N. Rust to John Brown, April 17, 1857
• Congressman Eli Thayer to John Brown, April 17, 1857
• J. W. Randolph's Advertisement for the Return of a Fugitive Slave, April 18, 1857
• Ethan Allen & Thomas Wheelock, April 20, 1857
• John Brown: An Idea of Things in Kansas, Spring 1857
• John Brown to his Children, April 23, 1857
• James Masey to his Wife, April 24, 1857
• John Brown to Horatio N. Rust, April 25, 1857
• Lewis Cobb to William Still, April 25, 1857
• Draft of William H. D. Callender to Hugh Forbes, April 27, 1857
• Draft of William H. D. Callender to Hugh Forbes, April 29, 1857
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, April 29, 1857
• James H. Holmes to John Brown, April 30, 1857
• James H. Holmes to John Brown, April 30, 1857 - 3 p.m.
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, the last of April 1857
• George L. Stearns to Col. Carter, May 4, 1857
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, May 4, 1857
• Rev. L. Delos Mansfield to William Still, May 4, 1857
• George L. Stearns to the National Kansas Committee, May 10, 1857
• John Brown to George L. Stearns, May 13, 1857
• John Brown to Franklin Sanborn, May 15, 1857
• John Brown to George L. Stearns, May 18, 1857
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, May 19, 1857
• John Brown to George L. Stearns, May 23, 1857
• Julia Ward Howe to Ann Ward Mailliard, May 26, 1857
• John Brown to His Family, May 27, 1857
• G. S. Nelson to William Still, May 27, 1857
• Joseph Bryant to John Brown, June 1, 1857
• James Noble's advertisement for the Return of Lear Green, a Fugitive Slave, June 1, 1857
• Lewis Cobb to William Still, June 2, 1857
• John Brown to Augustus Wattles, June 3, 1857
• Amos A. Lawrence to George L. Stearns, June 3, 1857
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to John Brown (a.k.a. Nelson Hawkins), June 6, 1857
• Ann Colley's Advertisement for the Return of a Fugitive Slave, June 8, 1857
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, June 9, 1857
• James G. Tyler's Advertisement for the Return of William  N. Taylor, a Fugitive Slave, June 9, 1857
• Joseph Bryant to John Brown, June 16, 1857
• Augustus Wattles to John John Brown, June 18, 1857
• William J. Berry’s advertisement for the return of David Green, a Fugitive Slave, June 19, 1857
• Francis Hoover’s Advertisement for the Return of Alfred, a Fugitive Slave, June 19, 1857
• John E. Bowie’s Advertisement for the Return of “Jim Reeves, a Fugitive Slave, June 19, 1857
• John T. Gordon’s Advertisement for the Return of Montgomery & Oscar, Fugitive Slaves, June 19, 1857
• Henry Trusty, June 21, 1857
• John Brown to Col. Hugh Forbes, June 22, 1857
• William H. Phillips to John Brown, June 24, 1857
• Joseph Bryant to John Brown, June 25, 1857
• Edmund B. Whitman to John Brown, June 30, 1857
• Amos A. Lawrence, July 1857
• Pass of Elijah Hilton, July 3, 1857
• John Brown to Richard Realf, July 6, 1857
• E. L. Stevens, July 8, 1857
• Richard Edons to William Still, July 12, 1857
• Letter from J. B., July 12, 1857
• E. L. Stevens, July 13, 1857
• Julia Ward Howe to Ann Ward Maillird, July 13, 1857
• John Brown to His Family, July 17, 1857
• Pass for Charles Thompason, July 20, 1857
• W. H., July 27, 1857
• Robert J. Christian's Advertisement for the Return of Elijah, A Runaway Slave, July 27, 1857
• Elijah Hilton, July 28, 1857
• Emaumuel T. White to William Still, July 29, 1857
• John Brown to George L. Stearns, August 8, 1857
• John Brown to Goerge L. Stearns, August 10, 1857
• Reverend Hiram Wilson to William Still, August 12, 1857
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn, August 13, 1857
• James H. Holmes to John Brown, August 16, 1857
• John Brown to His Family, August 17, 1857
• Charles Blair to John Brown, August 17, 1857
• August Wattles to John Brown, August 21, 1857
• John Brown to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, August 27, 1857
• John Brown to George L. Stearns, August 27, 1857
• Charles Blair to John Brown, August 27, 1857
• James H. Lane to John Brown, September 7, 1857
• John Brown to Theodore Parker, September 11, 1857
• John Brown to His Family, September 12, 1857
• James Hunnewell to John Brown, September 14, 1857
• John Brown to James H. Lane, September 16, 1857
• Ms. Earro to William Still, September 19, 1857
• James H. Lane to John Brown, September 29, 1857
• John Brown to James H. Lane, September 30, 1857
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn, October 1, 1857
• Samuel Lyle Adair to John Brown, October 2, 1857
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn, October 3, 1857
• John Brown to Edmund B. Whitman, October 5, 1857
• Henry H. Williams to John Brown, October 12, 1857
• John T. Jones to John Brown, October 13, 1857
• Edmund B. Whitman: Order No. 2, October 19, 1857
• Edmund B. Whitman to John Brown, October 24, 1857
• Oscar D. Ball (alias John Delaney) to William Still, October 25, 1857
• James H. Lane to John Brown, October 30, 1857
• Thomas Garrett to William Still, October 31, 1857
• John Augusta, October 31, 1857
• Miss G. Lewis, November 6, 1857
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, November 7, 1857
• Elijah F. Pennypacker to William Still, November 7, 1857
• Samuel A. Pattison to L. W. Thompson, November 16, 1857
• John Delaney (alias Oscar D. Ball) to William Still, November 21, 1857
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, December 3, 1857
• Abraham Lincoln to Senator Lyman Trumbull, December 28, 1857
• John Brown's Description of Himself, 1858
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, about 1858
• Charles L. Robinson to Amos A. Lawrence, January 1858
• Slave Auction Advertisement, January 1, 1858
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Theodore Parker, January 15, 1858
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Hugh Forbes, January 15, 1858
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Theodore Parker, January 17, 1858
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to Senator Charles Sumner, January 18, 1858
• John Brown to His Family, January 30, 1858
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., February 1858
• John Brown to Theodore Parker, February 2, 1858
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, February 4, 1858
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, February 12, 1858
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., February 20, 1858
• Ruth Brown Thompson to John Brown, February, 20, 1858
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., February 23, 1858
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn, February 24, 1858
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn, February 26, 1858
• Frederick Douglass to John Brown, February 27, 1858
• George L. Stearns to Franklin B. Sanborn, March 1858
• Edmund Turner to William Still, March 1, 1858
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, March 2, 1858
• Speech of Henry James Hammond, March 4, 1858
• John Brown to Theodore Parker, March 4, 1858
• John Brown to Theodore Parker, March 7, 1858
• Florece P. Gualt to William Still, March 22, 1858
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., April 8, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, April 16, 1858
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, April 20, 1858
• Diary of George Mifflin Dallas, April 21, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, April 27, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, April 28, 1858
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, May 5, 1858
• Gerrit Smith to Franklin B. Sanborn, May 7, 1858
• Sen. Henry Wilson to George L. Stearns, May 9, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, May 12, 1858
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Henry Wilson, May 12, 1858
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn, May 14, 1858
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, May 14, 1858
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, May 15, 1858
• Samuel Gridley Howe to Henry Wilson, May 15, 1858
• George L. Stearns to John Brown, May 15, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, May 25, 1858
• Richard Realf to John Brown, May 31, 1858
• John H. Hill to William Still, June 5, 1858
• William Cooper to William Still, June 9, 1858
• Nat Ambie to William Still, June 10, 1858
• Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" Speech, June 16, 1858
• Edmund Turner to William Still, June 22, 1858
• E. L. Stevens to William Still, July 11, 1858
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, July 16, 1858
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn et al, July 20, 1858
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn et al, July 23, 1858
• Gerrit Smith to Franklin B. Sanborn, July 26, 1858
• John Brown to Franklin B. Sanborn et al, August 6, 1858
• John B. Woods to William Still, August 15, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, September 9, 1858
• John Brown to his Friends, September 10, 1858
• John Brown, September 13, 1858
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, September 13, 1858
• George L. Stearns, September 20, 1858
• Thomas F. Page to William Still, October 6, 1858
• John Brown to John T. Cox, October 7, 1858
• Receipt of John Brown, October 7, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, October 11, 1858
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, October 13, 1858
• Israel Whitney to William Still, October 16, 1858
• William H. Seward's "Irrepressible Conflict" Speech, October 25, 1858
• John Brown to his Friends, November 1, 1858
• John Brown to his Family, November 1, 1858
• John Brown to His Family, December 2, 1858
• John Brown's Parallels, January 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, January 1859
• John Brown to His Family, January 11, 1859
• Gerrit Smith to Franklin Sanborn, January 22, 1859
• Judge Martin F. Conway to John Brown, January 23, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, February 1859
• Lewis Burrell to William Still, February 2, 1859
• Samuel Gridley Howe to John M. Forbes, February 5, 1859
• Resolution of the Citizens of Tabor, Iowa, February 7, 1859
• John Brown to His Family, February 10, 1859
• Edward Bates to the Whig Committee of New York, February 24, 1859
• John Brown to a Friend in Tabor, Iowa, February 25, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, March 1859
• John Brown to His Family, March 2, 1859
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, March 4, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, March 10, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, March 16, 1859
• The Late Tragedy, published March 17, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, March 25, 1859
• The Tragedy—Trial of Sickles, published March 31, 1859
• Harriett Newby to Dangerfield Newby, April 11, 1859
• Edwin Morton to Franklin B. Sanborn, April 13, 1859
• The Sickles Trial, published April 14, 1859
• John Brown to John H. Kagi, April 16, 1859
• N. L. J. to William Still, April 16, 1859
• Edwin Morton to Franklin B. Sanborn, April 18, 1859
• Diary of Edward Bates: April 20, 1859
• A Distinguished Witness, published April 21, 1859
• The Sickles Trial, published April 21, 1859
• Harriett Newby to Dangerfield Newby, April 22, 1859
• Sickles Trial, published April 28, 1859
• Sen. William H. Seward to Thurlow Weed, April 29, 1859
• Amos Bronson Alcott, May 8, 1859
• Samuel Gridley Howe to John M. Forbes, May 9, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, May 13, 1859
• John Brown to John H. Kagi, May 16, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, May 19, 1859
• Edwin Morton to Franklin B. Sanborn, June 1, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, June 1859
• Gerrit Smith to John Brown, June 4, 1859
• Franklin B. Sanborn to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, June 4, 1859
• John Brown to John H. Kagi, June 9, 1859
• Maj. Don Carlos Buell to Capt. William T. Sherman, June 17, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higgingson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, June 17, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, June 18, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, June 21, 1859
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to Sen. Charles Sumner, June 20, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, June 23, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, June 23, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, June 27, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, June 29, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, June 30, 1859
• John Brown to John Henry Kagi, June 30, 1859
• Edwin Morton to Franklin B. Sanborn, June 30, 1859
• Charles L. Robinson to Amos A. Lawrence, about July 1859
• Diary of John Brown, July 5, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, July 8, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, July 10, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, July 12, 1859
• John Brown to John Henry Kagi, about July 12, 1859
• John Brown Jr. to John Brown, July 18, 1859
• John Henry Kagi to John Brown, July 18, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, July 22, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, July 22, 1859
• John Henry Kagi to John Brown, July22, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, July 27, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, July 27, 1859
• Franklin B. Sanborn to John Brown, July 27, 1859
• Franklin B. Sanborn to John Brown, July 28, 1859
• John Brown to John Brown Jr., August 1859
• Diary of to Amos A. Lawrence, August 1, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 2, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, August 2, 1859
• G. Mason Graham to William T. Sherman, August 3, 1859
• Gov. Robert C. Wickliffe to William T. Sherman, August 5, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 6, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 8, 1859
• John Brown Jr. to John Henry Kagi, August 11, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 16, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, August 16, 1859
• Harriett Newby to Dangerfield Newby, August 16, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 17, 1859
• John Brown Jr. to John Henry Kagi, August 17, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 18, 1859
• John Brown Jr. to John Henry Kagi, August 18, 1859
• Mrs. A. E. Gloucester to John Brown, August 18, 1859
• Anonymous to John B. Floyd, August 20, 1859
• William T. Sherman to G. Mason Graham, August 20, 1859
• Joseph Dennis Harris to John Henry Kagi, August 22, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, August 24, 1859
• Samuel Gridley Howe to John Henry Kagi, August 25, 1859
• John Henry Kagi to John Brown, August 27, 1859
• Gerrit Smith, August 27, 1859
• Franklin B. Sanborn to John Brown, August 30, 1859
• William T. Sherman to John Sherman, September 1859
• John Scott, September 1, 1859
• G. Mason Graham to William T. Sherman, September 7, 1859
• William T. Sherman to G. Mason Graham, September 7, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, September 8, 1859
• John Brown Jr. to John Henry Kagi, September 8, 1859
• Watson Brown to Isabelle Thompson Brown, September 8, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, September 9, 1859
• Oliver Brown to His Family, September 9, 1859
• Jeremiah G. Anderson to his Brother, Late September 1859
• William T. Sherman to John Sherman, October 1859
• Diary of John Brown, October 1, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, October 1, 1859
• Diary of John Brown, October 8, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, October 8, 1859
• Diary of John Henry Kagi, October 10, 1859
• Diary of John Henry Kagi, October 11, 1859
• Diary of John Henry Kagi, October 12, 1859
• Diary of John Henry Kagi, October 13, 1859
• Diary of John Henry Kagi, October 14, 1859
• Watson Brown to Isabel Thompson Brown, between September & October 16, 1859
• A. J. Phelps to William Prescott Smith, October 17, 1859, 7:05 a.m.
• William Prescott Smith to A. J. Phelps, October 17, 1859, 9 a.m.
• John T. Quynn to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859, 10 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to John T. Quynn, October 17, 1859, 10:20 a.m.
• John W. Garret to John B. Floyd, October 17, 1859 – 10:20 a.m.
• John W. Garrett to James Buchanan, October 17, 1859 – 10:30 a.m.
• A. J. Phelps to William Prescott Smith, October 17, 1859, 11 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to John T. Quynn, October 17, 1859—11 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to J. B. Ford, October 17, 1859 – 11:30 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to John T. Quynn, October 17, 1859—11:30 a.m.
• Thomas H Parsons to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859—12:22 p.m.
• William H. Richardson to John W. Garrett, October 17, 1859
• James Buchanan to John W. Garrett, October 17, 1859 – 1:30 p.m.
• A. Diffey to William Preston Smith, October 17,1859
• To the Baltimore Newspaper Press, October 17, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Maj. Gen. George H. Steuart, October 17, 1859
• George H. Steuart to John W. Garrett, October 17, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 17, 1859
• Governor Henry A. Wise to John W. Garret, October 17, 1859
• William H. Richardson to John W. Garrett, October 17, 1859 – 2:40 p.m.
• William H. Richardson to Colonel Thomas Gibson, October 17, 1859 – 2:40 p.m.
• F. Mantz to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859—3:32 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to John T Quynn, October 17,1859—3:45 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 17, 1859—3:50 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to John T. Quynn, October 17, 1859—3:50 p.m.
• John T. Quynn to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859—4 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to James Buchanan, October 17, 1859—4:38 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to L. M. Cole, October 17, 1859—5:31 p.m.
• J. M. Lowe to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859—7:45 p.m.
• John W. Showacre to John W. Garrett, October 17, 1859—7:50 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Thomas H. Parsons, October 17 1859
• G. F. Gilbert to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859
• William Preston Smith to L. M. Cole, October 17, 1859—9:15 p.m.
• Charles E. Waters to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859—10 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859
• John W. Garrett to J. B. Ford and Agents, October 17, 1859
• Charles E. Waters to William Preston Smith, October 17, 1859
• William Preston Smith to L. M. Cole, October 18, 1859—12 a.m.
• Alexander Fulton, October 18, 1859—12 a.m.
• William H. Richardson to John W. Garrett, October 18, 1859—6:30 a.m.
• Gov. Henry A Wise to the Officer in Command at Harper's Ferry, October 18, 1859—8 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to John W. Garrett, October 18, 1859 — 8 a.m.
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to Maj. Duffie, October 18, 1859 — 8:20 a.m.
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to Col. F. P. August, October 18, 1859 — 8:20 a.m.
• C. W. Perviel to William Preston Smith, October 18, 1859—10:22 a.m.
• Charles E. Waters to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 18, 1859
• John W. Garrett to James Buchanan, October 18, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Gen. J. W. Watkins, October 18, 1859
• John W Garrett to Gen. George H. Steuart, [October 18, 1859]
• William Preston Smith to Lewis M Cole, October 18, 1859 — 1:10 p.m.
• Gen. George H. Steuart to John W. Garrett, October 18,1859 — 2:33 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to John W. Garrett, October 18, 1859 — 2:35 p.m.
• C. Westbrook to William Preston Smith, October 18, 1859—2:43 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to John W. Garrett, L. M. Cole & H. Tyson, October 18,1859—3.30 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Thomas H. Parsons, October 18, 1859—8:30 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Victor Smith et al, October 18, 1859—8:30 p.m.
• Telegram to Washington, D. C., [October 18, 1859]
• John W. Garrett to C. W. Perviel, October 18, 1859
• Col. Robert E. Lee to John B. Floyd, [October 18, 1859]
• H. Tyson, [October 18,1859]
• John Brown to William W. Russell, October 18, 1859
• John Brown to Mr. Mills, Master of the Harper's Ferry Armory, October 18, 1859
• Lewis E. Harvey to Senator Robert M. T. Hunter, October 18, 1859
• John W. Garrett to John Donohoo, October 18, 1859
• John Brown to a Reporter, October 18 or 19, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John Donohoo, October 19, 1859—10:30 a.m.
• John Donohoo to William Preston Smith, October 19, 1859—11:30 a.m.
• John Brown's Interview with  Sen. James M. Mason, Congressman Clement C. Vallandigham & Others, October 19, 1859
• William A. Gorton to William Preston Smith, October 19, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John Donohoo, October 19, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to A. Diffey, October 19, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John Donohoo, October 19, 1859—10:30 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to F. Mantz, October 19, 1859 10:35 p.m.
• John Donohoo to William Preston Smith, October 19, 1859—11.15 p.m.
• Colonel Robert E. Lee to James M. Coale, October 19, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John Donohoo, October 20, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John Donohoo, October 20, 1859—6 p.m.
• Governor Henry A. Wise to John W. Garrett, October 20, 1859
• A. P Shutt to William Preston Smith, October 21, 1859—9:28 a.m.
• John Brown to Judge Thomas Russell, October 21, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Governor Thomas H. Hicks, October 21, 1859
• Extract of Speech of Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 21, 1859
• Conversation between John Brown & John Avis, his Jailer, abt. October 22, 1859
• R. D. Sellman to John W. Garrett, October 22, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, October 22, 1859—9:45 a.m.
• George B. McClellan to William T. Sherman, October 23, 1859
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, October 23, 1859
• Amos Bronson Alcott, October 23, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Alfred M. Barbour, October 24, 1859
• John A. Andrew to George L. Stearns, October 24, 1859
• James Russell Lowell to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, October 24, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John T. Crow, October 25, 1859—9:11 a.m.
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to Hon. Timothy R. Stanley, October 25, 1859
• Diary of Edward Bates, October 25, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Andrew Hunter, October 25,1859
• William Preston Smith to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 25, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, October 25, 1859—2 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Alfred M. Barbour, October 25, 1859—4:36 p.m.
• John Brown at his Trial, October 25, 1859
• Hugh Forbes to The New York Herald, October 25, 1859
• Diary of Edward Bates, October 26, 1859
• Lydia Maria Child to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 26, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, October 26, 1859—12 m.
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, October 26, 1859
• John W. Garrett to John B. Floyd, October 26, 1859
• Alfred M. Barbour to William Preston Smith, October 26, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Alfred M. Barbour, October 26, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 26, 1859
• John W. Garrett to James Buchanan, October 26, 1859
• John W. Garrett to William A. Gorton, October 26, 1859
• John W. Garrett to John T. Quynn, October 26, 1859
• John T. Quynn to John W. Garrett, October 26, 1859—4:14 p.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, October 26, 1859—7:10 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to A. J. Phelps, October 26, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John W. Garrett, October 26,1859—10:05 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 26, 1859
• Lydia Maria Child to John Brown, October 26, 1859
• Amos A. Lawrence to Gov. Henry A. Wise, October 26, 1859
• Edwin L. Godkin, October 26, 1859
• John Brown at His Trial, October 26, 1859
• William Preston Smith to John W. Garrett, October 27, 1859—10:25 a.m.
• Capt. John T. Sinn to John W. Garrett, October 27, 1859—8:50 p.m.
• Gen. Charles C. Egerton Jr. to William Preston Smith, October 27,1859
• E. B., a Quaker Woman to John Brown, October 27, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, October 27, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to a Friend, late October 1859
• John Brown at His Trial, October 28, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, October 28, 1859
• John Brown at His Trial, October 29, 1859
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to Lydia Maria Child, October 29, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, October 29, 1859
• Henry David Thoreau to Harrison Blake, October 30, 1859
• Henry David Thoreau: A Plea for Captain John Brown, October 30, 1859
• Amos Bronson Alcott, October 30, 1859
• Andrew Hunter, Prosecutor at the Trial of John Brown, October, 31, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, October 31, 1859
• John Brown to Lydia Maria Child, October 31, 1859
• Requisition by Gov. Henry A. Wise for Albert Hazlett, November 1, 1859
• William Barton Rogers to Henry Darwin Rogers, November 1, 1859
• John Brown to E. B., A Quaker Woman, November 1, 1859
• John Brown to his Friends in New England, November 1, 1859
• Lecture of Wendell Phillips: The Lesson of the Hour, November1, 1859
• John Brown's Last Speech, November 2, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, November 3, 1859
• William Donar to William Still, November 3, 1859
• Andrew Hunter to William Prescott Smith, November 4, 1859
• Amos Bronson Alcott, November 4, 1859
• David Hunter Strother's Description of Gov. Henry A. Wise's Interview with John Brown, November 5, 1859
• Amos Bronson Alcott, November 5, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson to Louisa Storrow Higginson, November 5, 1859
• Julia Ward Howe to Ann Ward Maillird, November 6, 1859
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to Robert Tyler, November 6, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, November 6, 1859
• Josiah Perham to John W. Garrett, November 7, 1859
• Congressman Thomas S. Bocock to Congressman Muscoe R. H. Garnett, November 8, 1859
• John Brown to Rebecca Buffum Spring, November 8, 1859
• John Brown to his Family, November 8, 1859
• Rev. Herman L. Vaill to John Brown, November 8, 1859
• M. E. S., a Massachusetts Matron, to John Brown, November 8, 1859
• M. E. H., a Connecticut Mother, to John Brown, Undated
• A Quakeress to John Brown, Undated
• John Brown to his Family, Post Script, November 9, 1859
• Annie Brown to John Brown, November 9, 1859
• Jeremiah Brown to John Brown, November 9, 1859
• William H. Richardson to John W. Garrett, November 9, 1859
• Lydia Maria Child to Horace Greeley, November 10, 1859
• William Preston Smith to William H. Richardson, November 11, 1859
• Mrs. M. J. G. Mason to Lydia Maria Child, November 11, 1859
• John Brown to Jeremiah Brown, November 12, 1859
• Rev. Luther Humphrey to John Brown, November 12, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Andrew Hunter, November 12, 1859
• Josiah Perham to John W. Garrett, November 12, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, November 12, 1859
• John Brown to Jeremiah Brown, Post Script, November 13, 1859
• Mary Ann Day Brown to John Brown, November 13, 1859
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to James Buchanan, November 13, 1859
• Braxton Bragg to William T. Sherman, November 13, 1859
• Thaddeus Hyatt to John Brown, November 14, 1859
• Thaddeus Hyatt to the Friends of Freedom at the North, November 14, 1859
• From a Slaveholder’s Son to John Brown, undated, about November 1859
• John Brown to George Adams, November 15, 1859
• John Brown to Rev. Herman L. Vaill, November 15, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Capt. John T. Sinn, November 15, 1859
• Diary of Theodore Parker, November 16, 1859
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, November 16, 1859
• M. N., an Ohio Woman, to John Brown, November 16, 1859
• John Brown to Thomas B. Musgrave, November 17, 1859
• H. O. W. and Others, Colored Citizens of Chicago, to John Brown, November 17, 1859
• Speech of Ralph Waldo Emerson, November 18, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 18, 1859
• M. S. S., a young woman, to John Brown, November 18, 1859
• John Brown to Rev. Luther Humphrey, November 19, 1859
• A. C., an Ohio Clergyman, to John Brown, November 19, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 19, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, November 19, 1859
• A. C., an Ohio Clergyman, to John Brown, November 19, 1859
• Rev. Edward Brown to John Brown, November 20, 1859
• Thomas H. Parsons to William Preston Smith, November 20, 1859—9:48 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 20, 1859—10:03 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to Capt. John T. Sinn, November 20, 1859—2 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to John Donohoo or A. P. Shutt, November 20, 1859—2:05 p.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 20, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 20, 1859—5 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Col. J. Lucius Davis, November 20, 1859
• William Preston Smith, November 20, 1859—6 p.m.
• John Brown to Mary Ann Day Brown, November 21, 1859
• Charles Partridge, a Spiritualist, to John Brown, November 21, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Gov. Thomas H. Hicks, November 21, 1859—7 a.m.
• J. M. Lowe to William Preston Smith, November 21, 1859—7:55 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 21, 1859—9:20 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 21, 1859—2:02 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Gov. Henry A. Wise, November 21, 1859
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, November 21, 1859
• William Preston Smith to F. J. McCaffrey, November 21, 1859
• F. J. McCaffrey to William Preston Smith, November 21, 1859—4:18 p.m.
• A. P. Shutt to J. T. England, November 21, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to R. A. Caskie, November 21, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 21, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 21, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Gov. Henry A. Wise, November 21, 1859—6 p.m.
• Josiah Perham to John W. Garrett, November 21, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 22, 1859—8 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 22, 1859—8:52 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 22, 1859—1:23 p.m.
• J. M. Lowe to William Preston Smith, November 22, 1859—4:23 p.m.
• John Brown to Andrew Hunter, November 22, 1859
• John Brown to his Younger Children, November 22, 1859
• Thomas Wentworth Higginson, November 22, 1859
• John Tyler to Robert Tyler, November 23, 1859
• Marian Brown Hand to John Brown, November 23, 1859
• E. N. P. to John Brown, November 23, 1859
• A. M. M., a Scotch Covenanter, to John Brown, November 23, 1859
• L. A. B., a girl from Michigan, to John Brown, November 23, 1859
• John L. Motley to Josiah Quincy III, November 23, 1859
• Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth S. Nealley Grimes, November 24, 1859
• Samuel Edmund Sewall to John Brown, November 24, 1859
• L. H. C, a Friend in Syracuse to John Brown, November 24, 1859
• J. N. B. to John Brown, November 24, 1859
• J. M. B to John Brown, November 24, 1859
• H. C., a woman of New York, to John Brown, November 24, 1859
• William H. Richardson to John W. Garrett, November 24, 1859
• W. A. Gorton to William Preston Smith, November 24, 1859—4:10 p.m.
• Alexander Diffey to William Preston Smith, November 24, 1859—11:15 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Alexander Diffey, November 24, 1859
• Theodore Parker to Francis Jackson, November 24, 1859
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to James Buchanan, November 25, 1859
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to Gov. William F. Packer, November 25, 1859
• J. P. to John Brown, November 25, 1859
• N. S. to John Brown, November 25, 1859
• F. E. W. to John Brown, November 25, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, November 25, 1859
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, November 25, 1859
• Henry Tyson to William Preston Smith, November 25, 1859—11:14 a.m.
• Andrew Hunter to John W. Garrett, November 25, 1859
• J. B. Ford to William Preston Smith, November 25, 1859—12:08 p.m.
• “Good-by’s Letter” to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• James Forman to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• B. K. M., an Ohio Clergyman, to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• A Clergyman of Providence Rhode Island to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• E. T. to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• The Colored Women of Brooklyn to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• M. S. Mc. to John Brown, November 26, 1859
• William Preston Smith to T. H. Parsons, November 26, 1859—9:45 a.m.
• J. B. Ford to William Preston Smith, November 26, 1859—11:36 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 26, 1859—12:27 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 26, 1859—12:40 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to A. P Shutt, November 26, 1859—12:45 p.m.
• Thomas H. Parsons to William Preston Smith, November 26, 1859—2:43 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Thomas H. Parsons, November 26, 1859—2:50 p.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 26,1859—8:55 p.m.
• C. F. H., a Theological Author, to John Brown, November 27, 1859
• F. G., a Rhode Island Friend, to John Brown, November 27, 1859
• George De F. F. to John Brown, November 27, 1859
• A. E D. to John Brown, November 27, 1859
• J. B. Ford to William Preston Smith, November 27, 1859—8:37 a.m.
• William Preston Smith to J. B. Ford, November 27, 1859
• F. Mantz to William Preston Smith, November 27, 1859 7:25 p.m.
• William T. Sherman to Thomas Ewing, November 27, 1859
• William T. Sherman to D. F. Boyd, November 27, 1859
• John Brown Jr. to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• Annie Lorena Wilson & Frances C. Brown to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• Marcus Spring to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• H. B., an Old Missionary to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• H. A. B. to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• M. M. W. to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• L. C. to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• Two Old Acquaintances to John Brown, November 28, 1859
• Abraham Lincoln to Lyman Trumbull, November 28, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 28, 1859—8:08 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, November 28, 1859—10:46 a.m.
• John W. Garrett to Andrew Hunter, November 28, 1859
• George W. Mumford to John W. Garrett, November 28, 1859
• A. Diffy to William Preston Smith, November 28, 1859—1:25 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to J. George Heist, November 28, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 28, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Josiah Perham, November 28, 1859
• Maj. Thomas J. Jackson to Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, November 28, 1859
• John Brown to Samuel Edmund Sewall, November 29, 1859
• William Barton Rogers to Henry Darwin Rogers, November 29, 1859
• Mary Ann Day Brown to John Brown, November 29, 1859
• Ellen Brown to John Brown, undated, likely November 1859
• L. W. T. to John Brown, November 29, 1859
• A Lover of Justice to John Brown, November 29, 1859
• M. E. S. to John Brown, November 29, 1859
• William Preston Smith to William A. Gorton, November 29, 1859
• George F. Gilbert to William Preston Smith, November 29, 1859—5 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, November 29, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 29, 1859—5:26 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to James Post, November 29, 1859
• Oliver Hoblitzell to William Preston Smith, November 29, 1859—6:19 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 29, 1859—7:36 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 29, 1859—7:48 p.m.
• Oliver Hoblitzell to William Preston Smith, November 29,1859—8 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to W. W. Shore, November 29, 1859—8:20 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 29, 1859—9:05 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 29, 1859—9:15 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to J. P. Jackson, November 29, 1859 
• William Preston Smith to E. F. Fuller, Victor Smith & Richard Smith, November 29, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Henry A. Wise, November 29, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Andrew Hunter
• John W. Garrett to William A. Gorton
• Gov. Henry A. Wise to John W. Garrett, November 29, 1859
• John W. Garrett to William Preston Smith, November 30, 1859
• Andrew Hunter to John W. Garrett, November 30, 1859
• William A. Gorton to John W. Garrett, November 30, 1859—12:55 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to John T. Quynn, November 30, 1859—2:20 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to J. B. Ford, November 30, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Thomas H. Parsons et al, November 30, 1859
• William A. Gorton to John W. Garret, November 30, 1859—5.40 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to John W. Garrett, November 30, 1859—6:45 p.m.
• John W. Garrett to William Preston Smith, November 30, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 30th, 1859—7:35 p.m.
• A. P. Shutt to Oliver Hoblitzell, November 30, 1859–11.39 p.m.
• A. Diffey to William Preston Smith, November 30, 1859–11.54 p.m.
• Rebecca Buffum Spring to the Family of John Brown, November 30, 1859
• Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth S. Nealley Grimes, November 30, 1859
• George Mason Graham to Gov. Robert C. Wickliffe, November 30, 1859
• Gov. William F. Packer to Gov. Henry A. Wise, December 1, 1859
• John Brown to James Forman, December 1, 1859
• Charles E. Waters to William Preston Smith, December 1, 1859–3:50 a.m.
• J. B. Ford to William Preston Smith, December 1, 1859—10:58 a.m.
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, December 1, 1859—2 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to J. T. England, December 1, 1859—8:45 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to A. Diffey, December 1, 1859—9:11 p.m.
• William Preston Smith to C. W. Russell, December 1, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. Diffey & A. P. Shutt, December 1, 1859
• William Preston Smith to General William B. Taliaferro, et al, December 1, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Maj.-Gen. William B. Taliaferro, December 1, 1859
• S. Bassett French to Maj.-Gen. William B. Taliaferro, December 1, 1859
• S. Colhoun to William Preston Smith, December 1, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. Diffey, December 2, 1859
• Last Will and Testament of John Brown, December 2, 1859
• John Brown, December 2, 1859
• Services for John Brown at Concord, Massachusetts, December 2, 1859
• Telegram to William Preston Smith, December 2, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to Maj.-Gen. William B. Taliaferro, December 2, 1859
• E. M. Aisquith to John Donohoo, December 2, 1859
• William Preston Smith to Samuel Calhoun & Alfred Gaither, December 2, 1859 
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, December 2, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, December 2, 1859
• Maj. John T. L. Preston to Margaret Junkin Preston, December 2, 1859
• Diary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, December 2, 1859
• Diary of Theodore Parker, December 2, 1859
• Diary of Thomas Ebenezer Thomas, December 2, 1859
• Victor Hugo, December 2, 1859
• Maj. Thomas J. Jackson to Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, December 2, 1859
• Abraham Lincoln's Speech at Leavenworth, Kansas, December 3, 1859
• C. W. Russell to William Preston Smith, December 3, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to William Preston Smith, December 3, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to A. Diffey, December 3, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to Maj.-Gen. William B. Taliaferro, December 3, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to Maj.-Gen. William B. Taliaferro, December 3, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to A. Diffey, December 3, 1859—10 p.m.
• A. P. Shutt to J. M. Lowe, December 3, 1859
• William Preston Smith to A. P. Shutt, December 3, 1859
• Rev. Phillips Brooks to William Brooks, December 3, 1859
• Sen. Charles Sumner to James S. Pike, December 4, 1859
• A. P. Shutt to Col. J. Lucius Davis, December 4, 1859
• William G. Allan to Thomas H. Parsons, December 4, 1859—9 p.m.
• Arthur H. Clough to Charles Eliot Norton, December 5, 1859
• John Tyler to Robert Tyler, December 6, 1859
• Charles Eliot Norton to Arthur H. Clough, December 6, 1859
• Francis Preston Blair to Congressman John Sherman, December 6, 1859
• Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth S. Nealley Grimes, December 6, 1859
• Theodore Parker to Professor Desor, December 7, 1859
• John Letcher to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, December 9, 1859
• Theodore Parker to Ralph Waldo Emerson, December 9, 1859
• Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth S. Nealley Grimes, December 10, 1859
• Francis W. Pickens to Sen. Robert M. T. Hunter, December 10, 1859
• Andrew Hunter to John W. Garrett, December 10, 1859
• Theodore Parker to Joseph Lyman, December 10, 1859
• Senator James W. Grimes to Elizabeth S. Nealley Grimes, December 11, 1859
• Diary of to Amos A. Lawrence, December 11, 1859
• John G. Fee to Cassius M. Clay, December 12, 1859
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, December 12, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, December 12, 1859
• William T. Sherman to John Sherman, December 12, 1859
• Diary of to Amos A. Lawrence, December 12, 1859
• Charles Eliot Norton to Ellen Dwight Twisleton, December 13, 1859
• Sen. Charles Sumner to James S. Pike, December 14, 1859
• William Cullen Bryant to John Bigelow, Esq., December 14, 1859
• John W. Garrett to Andrew Hunter, December 15, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Professor David F. Boyd, December 15, 1859
• Braxton Bragg to William T. Sherman, December 16, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, December 16, 1859
• Sen. William Bigler to Robert Tyler, December 16, 1859
• Gov. Salmon P. Chase to Thomas Spooner, December 18, 1859
• Abraham Lincoln to Jesse W. Fell, Lincoln's Autobiography, December 20, 1859
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, December 21, 1859
• W. Farley Grey to John Tyler, December 22, 1859
• Amos A. Lawrence to Sen. Jefferson Davis, December 22, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, December 23, 1859
• William T. Sherman to Thomas Ewing Jr., December 23, 1859
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Susan B. Anthony, December 23, 1859
• Sen. William P. Fessenden to his Cousin, December 24, 1859
• William T. Sherman to George Mason Graham, December 25, 1859
• Marcus Spring to Mary Ann Day Brown, December 25, 1859
• Sen. Truman Smith to James S. Pike, December 26, 1859
• Salmon Brown, December 27, 1859
• Hawkins Taylor to Abraham Lincoln, December 27, 1859
• William T. Sherman, December 28, 1859