Manuscripts

Andrew Johnson, Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C., appointment of Thomas Murphy, John B. Sanborn, Kit Carson, William W. Bent :

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Description: Appointment of Kit Carson, William W. Bent, Brigadier General J.B. (John Benjamin) Sanborn, and Superintendent for Indian Affairs for the Central Superintendency Thomas Murphy as "Commissioners to negotiate a treaty or treaties, under instructions of the Secretary of Interior, with the Comanche, Kiowa, Arrapahoe [Arapaho] and Apache Indians, who have agreed to meet at Bluff Creek below the mouth of the Little Arkansas River, on the fourth day of October next, to enter into a treaty of peace with the United States." Signed by Andrew Johnson.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1865 September 8.
Call number: mssHM 13238
Creator: Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)(Opens in new tab)

Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., order to Secretary of State William H. Seward :

Manuscripts

Authorizing and directing the secretary of state to affix the seal of the United States to the "proclamation of the Treaty for the cession of Russian Possessions in North America to the United States," referring to the treaty finalizing the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia, which had been signed March 30, 1867; formal transfer of the territory occurred on October 18, 1867.

mssHM 2023

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Andrew Johnson announcement of the death of James Buchanan, Washington, D.C., :

Manuscripts

Announcement of death of former President James Buchanan and order for the Executive Mansion to be placed in mourning. Accompanying material is a copy signature of Andrew Johnson, cut from a different document.

mssHM 2117

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Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert Johnson

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. Discusses relations between Spain and Mexico; Robert Johnson's potential January visit to Washington, D.C.; his boredom and the inactivity of Congress. (4 pages)

HM 8204

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Andrew Johnson signed checks, Washington, D.C

Manuscripts

Two documents signed. One check made out to "self," the other to the president of Georgetown College. Items are mounted together. (1 page)

HM 8198, 8199

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Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert Johnson

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. Regarding the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas as presidential candidate and Tennessee's position. Letter marked private. (4 pages)

HM 8208

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Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert Johnson, Nashville

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed, with addressed envelope and franking signature. Regarding Congress, William H. Barksdale's bill proposing the expulsion of free persons of color from Tennessee, the Tennessee state convention, and Stephen A. Douglas as a presidential candidate. (8 pages)

HM 8207

Andrew Johnson, Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C., appointment of Thomas Murphy, John B. Sanborn, Kit Carson, William W. Bent :

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