FOOTNOTE.COM American Milestone Documents - View images of original documents representing some of the most historic milestones in United States history. Amistad Federal court records - The district and circuit court records pertaining to the claims of salvage for the Spanish schooner Amistad, seized in 1839 by the US Navy. Amistad Supreme Court records - This Supreme Court case deals with issues of salvage of the Amistad, a ship carrying slaves seized by the US Navy in 1839, and popularized in a 1997 movie. Confederate Amnesty Papers - Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations. Brady Civil War Photos - Mathew B Brady coordinated a team of photographers to help him document the Civil War, resulting in over 5,600 portraits, landscapes, and battle scenes. Bureau of Investigation Case Files - Before it became the FBI, the Bureau of Investigation investigated real and perceived threats to the nation and its citizens. City Directories - Locate residents, organizations, and businesses in America's population centers within city directories. Civil War Pensions Index - Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served. Confederate Soldiers: AL - Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Alabama units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier. Confederate Soldiers: TX - Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Texas units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier. Confederate Soldiers: VA - Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Virginia units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier. Constitutional Convention Records - Journals of proceedings, early drafts, and other papers relating to the formation of the US Constitution. Continental Congress Papers - The correspondence, journals, committee reports, and records of the Continental Congress (1774-1789). Miscellaneous Continental Congress Documents - These documents were misplaced, overlooked, or found in private hands when the records of the Papers of the Continental Congress were first arranged in 1834.
Custer's Court Martial - This 352-page publication contains documents relating to the 1867 court martial of George Armstrong Custer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Domestic Letters of the Department of State - Copies of miscellaneous letters sent from the US State Department between 1784 and 1906. Foreign Letters of the Continental Congress - Copies of letters sent from the US Department of State and The Continental Congress to ministers and consuls abroad. George Washington Correspondence - Copies of letters sent by President Washington, primarily to Secretaries of State John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, and Timothy Pickering. Town Records: Goffstown NH - Published annual reports for the town of Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, selected years 1890-1900. Gorrell's History: AEF Air Service - Historical narratives, reports, photographs, and other records that document administrative, technical, and tactical activities of the Air Service in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Town Records: Hancock NH - Handwritten records for the town of Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; also includes church records and Records of the Union Association of Ministers, 1812-1839. Lincoln Assassination Papers - Reports, correspondence, and testimony of persons connected with the Lincoln assassination trial. Also exhibits, court martial proceedings, and contemporary issues of the Daily National Intelligencer. Mormon Battalion Pension Files - The Mormon Battalion was formed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1846, to support the US troops in California during the Mexican War. Naturalizations: CA Southern - Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1949. Naturalizations: LA Eastern - Naturalization records in this publication include petitions and oaths for new citizens in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1838 to 1861. Naturalizations: MD - Naturalization Petitions of the US District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930 Naturalizations: MA - Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the US District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929. Naturalization Index: MA - Index to naturalization petitions and records for the District of Massachusetts, within the US District Court, 1906-1966, and the US Circuit Court, 1906-1911.
Naturalizations: PA Eastern - Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1795-1930. Naturalizations: PA Western - Naturalization petitions of the US District Court, 1820-1930, and the Circuit Court, 1820-1922, for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Naturalizations: PA Middle - Naturalization records for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930, also include US Circuit Court records for 1901-1906. Naturalization Index: CA San Diego - Use these index cards for immigrant data, and to locate naturalization records registered in the Superior Court of San Diego, 1868-1958. filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York from July 1865 through September 1906. filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York from October 1907 through November 1925. filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York from November 1925 through December 1957. Naturalization Index: NY Western - Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalizations of the US District Court for the Western District of New York, 1907-1966. Naturalization Index: NY Southern Intentions - Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950. Naturalization Index: NY Southern Petitions - Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1824-1941. Naturalization Index: NYC Courts - The Soundex index to naturalization petitions filed in federal, state, and local courts in New York City, including New York, Kings, Queens and Richmond counties, 1792-1906. Naturalization Index: MD - Index cards for Naturalization Petitions filed in the US Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951. Naturalization Index: WWI Soldiers - Index cards for locating naturalization records for soldiers serving in the US Armed Forces during World War I, specifically the year 1918. Navy Widows' Certificates - Approved pension applications of widows and other dependents of US Navy veterans who served between 1861 and 1910, not available in other Civil-War-era collections.
News: Gazette Virginian - Browse articles, photos, and ads in issues of the Gazette-Virginian of Halifax County (VA), from 1964-66. Search on a name or keyword for highlighted hits. News: Halifax Gazette - The Halifax Gazette preceded the Gazette-Virginian of Halifax County (VA). Browse articles, photos, and ads in full-run issues for the years 1944 and 1957. Pennsylvania Archives - The Pennsylvania State Archives published 10 series of historical records in 135 volumes, covering the initial colonial settlement through the Civil War. Photos: Coolidge - About 400 captioned photographs taken before, during, and after the presidency of Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United Photos: Eisenhower - About 500 captioned photographs taken before and during the presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th president of the United Photos: Fine Arts Commission - General Photographs of the Fine Arts Commission (Series G), ca. 1650-1950. Photos: Roosevelt - About 650 captioned photographs taken before and during the presidency of Franklin D Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United Photos : Truman - About 1,000 captioned photographs taken before, during, and after the presidency of Harry S Truman, 33rd president of the United Photos: WW II Japanese Photographs - Photographs of Japanese Soldiers and of Allied Prisoners of War, 1942-1945. Project Blue Book: UFO Investigations - Records and case files relating to investigations, collected by the Office of Special Investigations, of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Ratified Amendments to the US Constitution - These records from sixteen rolls of NARA microfilm relate to each constitutional amendment as ratified by state legislatures. Ratified Indian Treaties - Ratified Indian treaties, 1722-1869; listed chronologically with date, place, tribe, and links to images of related papers. Revolutionary War Prize Cases: Captured Vessels - Records of prize cases heard on appeal from Colonial and state courts by the Continental Congress and the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture. Revolutionary War Rolls - These documents include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
Revolutionary War Service Records - Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. Revolutionary War Pensions - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. South Boston, VA: City Council Minutes - Minute books for the City of South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia, for the years 1905-1925 and 1949-1999. Southern Claims Commission - In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the US government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings. Supreme War Council, American records : WWI - The Supreme War Council, with high-level representatives from the US, Italy, France, and Great Britain, considered important policy questions relating to the Great War. Texas Birth Certificates - Official birth certificates from the Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, for the years 1903-10 and 1926-29. Texas Death Certificates - Official death certificates from the Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics for the years 1890-1976. US Expeditionary Force, North Russia - In 1918 and 1919, US forces participated in security operations in North Russia, near the ports of Murmansk and Archangel. War of 1812 Prize Cases, Southern Dist Court, NY - Case files and prize records relating to maritime property seized at the country's leading port and commercial center, 1812-16.