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A Proclamation for proroguing the General Court (Massachusetts Bay)
1773/10/09
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780
Printed by Richard Draper. With calculations on the verso.
GLC01872
to Nancy Jeffery
1812/09/08
Jeffery, Richard, fl. 1748-1812
Writing his wife about her inability to send letters, enclosing articles she asked for and knitting needles, good health of all friends and relations, arrival of militia and their poor health, capture of British frigate "Guerriere" by the USS...
GLC01896.003
to Edward D. Gazzam re: Texas and the annexation treaty
1844/04/13
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Written as Senator from Pennsylvania to his friend Edward Gazzam. Buchanan's delaying tactics the following year as Secretary of State under Tyler allowed the president to ask for a declaration of war against Mexico. A portion of the letter on p. 1...
GLC02100
to John B. Butler re: results of a meeting with the President
1840/12/09
Written as Senator from Pennsylvania. Buchanan met with the President to discuss Edward Gazzam's claims (to be made minister to Texas). He adds "There is no news. The better opinion seems to be that Webster will be the Secretary of State under...
GLC02101
to Edward D. Gazzam re: American interests better served by Texas independence
1844/02/03
Written as Senator from Pennsylvania, regarding the bill for admission of Texas to the Union and South Carolina's opposition to another Tariff bill. Buchanan argues that an independent Texas would be better for America unless Great Britain were to...
GLC02104
to Thomas W. Ward re: removal of goverment from Austin and archives
1842/10/08
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Signed as President of Texas. Refers to the removal of the government from Austin to Washington-on-the-Brazos, and the need to remove the archives, a removal that eventually led to the Texas "archives war."
GLC02145.02
Clerical copy of letter to Thomas Smith & Eli Chandler re:archives
1842/12/10
Instructions regarding removal of archives mentioning wagons and ways to hide their purpose. Also mentions threats made against moving the archives.
GLC02145.03
to Thomas Ward re: moving Texas archives from Austin to Washington-on-the Brazos
Signed twice as President of Texas. Telling Ward of Smith's and Chandler's orders to remove the archives.
GLC02145.04
Collection of 3 items related to the Report to Texas House of Representatives] Decimalized
1844/01/22
Ogden, F.W., fl. 1844
Clerical manuscript damaged with loss of text in margin. Authentic copy. (Docket misdates). Accompanied by two copies of the Ward broadside, "A Card," responding to Ogdin & Grammont report on archives, 1844/02/03, 33 x 20 cm. re: condition of...
GLC02145.05
Proclamation of Peace [Printed by John Hayes]
1783/04/12
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Tall, narrow broadside dated from Baltimore, April 12. "1783" has been added in roughly contemporary ink. A docket on verso has been obscured by age and modern restoration (possibly including bleaching). Apparently, the only recorded copy of the...
GLC02122
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