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United States and Regency of Algiers documents

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Description: Documents regarding the U.S. conflict with the Regency of Algiers and captured U.S. merchant ships; items signed by John Jay, John Lamb, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1785-1786.
Call number: mssHM 9648-9651
Provenance: Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
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The presidents of the United States

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Image of a series of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789 to 1857, each captioned with their state and the years of their presidency: James Monroe, James Madison, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce.

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Presidents of the United States

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Image of the goddess Columbia wearing a draped American flag with staff in hand flanked by bald eagle and Union shield with a steam ship and the United States Capitol building in background; ornate frame made up of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789-1861: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln; key with last names and dates in office for each president at bottom center.

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John Adams notification of Thomas Jefferson's election as vice president of the United States :

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Copy of certification by the House of Representatives and Senate of the election of Thomas Jefferson as vice president of the United States, signed by Adams. Attested "true copy" by the chief clerk of the Department of State, George Taylor.

mssHM 9466

The presidents of the United States

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Image of a series of portraits of United States presidents from 1789-1921: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren G. Harding; vignettes of Yosemite Valley in California, the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; the White House in Washington, D.C., and St. John's River in Florida interspersed with portraits; bald eagle, Union shield, allegorical figures of women representing liberty (Columbia) and justice, and American flags frame portraits and vignettes.

priJLC_POL_002670

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Photograph album of United States naval activities in Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, and United States

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This photo album was compiled by a member of the United States Navy who was aboard the USS Wisconsin between 1902 and 1904. The 48 black-and-white photographs are accompanied by extensive handwritten descriptions. The photos depict American, British, and Japanese military ships. The U.S. Naval ships include the USS Adams, the USS Kentucky, the USS Oregon, and the USS Wisconsin. The locations represented in the photographs include San Diego, California; Yokosuka, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Hong Kong; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Manila, Philippines. The photographs depict views of military boats and crew, shipping docks, a few views of churches and street scenes, and the Queen's Palace in Honolulu.

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Edward Meyer Kern bill to the United States for services rendered

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This is an invoice for three months' extra pay due Lieutenant Edward M. Kern for his service as part of the California Battalion under the command of John C. Frémont during the United States' conflict with Mexico. Printed form filled in by hand, with handwritten note on back confirming Kern's service, but unsigned. Dated 1851, November.

mssHM 4208

United States and Regency of Algiers documents

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