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Military discharge of John Brown, soldier in 2d NY Art. Reg. (c/s Trumbull)

Partially printed. The soldier is "John Brown [space] Matrass [?]." He served from 17 March 1781.

GLC04675.08

to the Quarter Master re: ordering forage for a public horse

Written on a quarter sheet of paper.

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Collection of presidential letters and documents [decimalized]

GLC04675

to Gov. of Georgia re: transmitting copies of various acts of Congress

Various acts of Congress: Whiskey tax, the capitol, treasury dept., salaries of the Executive Dept., post office, pensions for invalids, support of light-houses, reducing the public debt, granting lands to settlers in the Northwest territory, raising...

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[Ohio land grant of 1200 acres made by Congress to Brigade Chaplain Alexander Balmain for three years military service].

This document is a record of lands given to Alexander Balmain for three years of military service. It is signed by John Adams as President and countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. A grant made in accordance with a 1790 act called...

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Additional Instruction to the public and private armed vessels of the United States

Printed letter signed by Secretary of State James Monroe. Orders that public and private armed vessels are not to stop American merchant ships coming from British ports with British goods because of the "alledged" repeal of the British Orders in...

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to Henry Colman

Invites Reverend Colman to dinner. Written in the third person.

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to Edward G. W. Butler

Written before his inauguration, Jackson declines an invitation which his "public duties will not now allow me to indulge." Instead he must find his relief in the "activity and importance of the situation to which the country has called me."...

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American Colonization Society membership certificate, signed blank

Printed membership certificate signed by Madison as President and R. R. Gurley as Secretary. The American Colonization Society resettled Black freedpeople in Liberia. D.B. Mattern letter 6/14/96, Madison accepted the presidency per his 19 February...

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to unknown re: ordering Saratoga water

The recipient's name is illegible. With a note on verso regarding son Smith (?).

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to Roger Jones

General Taylor, commander of the Army of the South during this period in the second Seminole War, sent this cover letter with enclosed reports (not included) to Major General Jones, adjutant general of the Army in Washington, D.C. One report...

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to J. H. Hodges

He answers a request concerning Dr. Sturgeon's post office. Written on a half sheet of paper. With offset from an engraving on the front, and a rubber stamp signature of previous owner on verso.

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Certificate of Merit

This document is a certificate of merit for Private Balser Horn, it is signed by James K. Polk as President and countersigned by William L. Marcy as Secretary of War. Private Balser Horn performed with distinguished service during the Battle of Cerro...

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to unknown re: sending his autograph

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Authority to affix the seal to arrest warrant of seven men

Partially printed. The seven men were: Charles Carpentier (?), Louis Gilet, Eugene Gilet, Auguste Parot, and David, Edward and Felicite Dubid.

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"Let him take the oath of Dec. 8 & be discharged... ." [clipped from letter]

Written on blue-lined paper. Ink on note and signature is smudged.

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Authority to affix the seal...to pardon of Robert Armstrong.

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to Allan McLane

Declining to take a trip to China and Japan. Written by a clerk in purple ink on Executive Mansion Stationery

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to A. H. Allen re: "I can not furnish you the autographs which you desire"

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to Wallace J. Ford re: death of Ford's mother, suit in Supreme Court

Mentions that he gave his help and advice to "Price & Isaac" for the "defence of their suit in the Supreme Court." Ford's name is cross-written at the bottom left.

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to A. J. Drexel re: declining invitation to attend "Saturday Club"

Written on Executive mansion stationery

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to W.W. Dudley re: pension for P.A. Long, comrade from 70th Ind. Vols.

Written in purple ink on his law office stationery

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[Military commission of Tredwell W. Moore]

This document is a record of the military commission of Tredwall W. Moore as Second Lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment of Infantry. Signed by Chester A. Arthur as President. Docketed by Adjutant General on recto and accompanied by a blue seal.

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to Ethel re: staying with her uncle, sending autograph (traced sig.?)

Written in purple ink. "I hope your music and your morals are improving."

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to T. F. Barnes (?) re: instructing him where to obtain photographs

Writes that photographs are obtainable from C. M. Bell in Washington

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