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Showing posts with label George Washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Washington. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Diary of Senator Orville Hickman Browning, Saturday, February 22, 1862

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At 1 O'clock P. M. the Senate proceeded to the Hall of the House, where Washingtons Farewell address was read in the presence of both Ho...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Diary of Private Theodore Reichardt, Saturday, February 22, 1862

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Camp Wilkes. The rebels fired salutes in honor of Washington's birthday. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Battery A, First Regime...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Alexander H. Stephens to John J. Crittenden, February 17, 1852

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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17, 1852. MY DEAR SIR,—It is the wish of the committee that the birthnight celebration come off at Willard's H...

John J. Crittenden’s Speeches during the Congressional Celebration of Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 1852

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Mr. Crittenden, in answer to loud calls from all parts of the hall, rose and said: Mr. PRESIDENT,—I regret that in this company, where the...
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Senator Charles Sumner to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives, May 14, 1851

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FELLOW-CITIZENS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: BY the hands of the Secretary of the Commonwealth I have received a certificat...
Monday, August 12, 2024

Diary of Private John J. Wyeth, November 28, 1862

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We went to bed late last night, but had to get up at the regular time this morning. It was hard work after having had a holiday to strike in...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 22, 1865

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Bright and frosty. A fine February for fruit. Yesterday the Senate postponed action on the Negro bill. What this means I cannot conjecture, ...
Saturday, March 9, 2024

Daniel Webster to Josiah Randall & Others, November 14, 1850

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Boston, November 14, 1850. GENTLEMEN,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th of this month, inviting me, i...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Congressman Albert G. Brown’s Speech on Homesteads, July 26, 1850

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WHEN arrested in the progress of my remarks yesterday, I was about to say that I approved of the main object of the bill reported by the Com...
Saturday, October 7, 2023

Diary of Gideon Welles: Thursday, February 22, 1866

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Washington's Birthday. Advantage is taken of it by those who sustain the late veto to assemble and give expression to their feelings, fo...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Senator Daniel S. Dickinson to Lydia Knapp Dickinson, June 3, 1850

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ANNAPOLIS, June 2, 1850. MY DEAR LYDIA—I spent yesterday and to-day here very pleasantly with Governor Pratt, Senator, who resides here. T...
Friday, July 21, 2023

Daniel S. Dickinson to the Citizens of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond & Westchester Counties, June 1, 1850

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WASHINGTON, June 1, 1850 GENTLEMEN—I have received, and perused with the most profound sensibility, your esteemed favor of a late date, in...

Isaac Toucey to George Douglas, Schuyler Livingston, Esqs., and others, Committee, &c., June 15, 1850

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 NEW HAVEN, June 15, 1850. GENTLEMEN—I acknowledge with great pleasure the invitation which you have done me the honor to extend to me, to...
Sunday, July 9, 2023

The Botetourt Resolutions, December 10, 1860

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Offered in a large mass meeting of the people of Botetourt county, December 10th, 1860, by the Hon. John J. Allen, President of the Supreme ...