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to Sarah W. Hale

This letter appears to have been written in response to a letter from Sarah notifying her of their mother's death. Aurelia says that she is glad that their mother's "days of sorrow and trouble are ended," and expresses some of her fond memories of...

GLC08934.015

to Sarah W. Hale

She discusses her work in education at the academy, which she describes as "arduous" but also notes that she is "richly compensated" for her services. She also mentions that the number of applicants that her school receives is far greater than the...

GLC08934.017

to Sarah Worthington

She apologizes for her negligence in answering letters but assures her that it is not for lack of affection, but lack of time. She expresses sympathy and concern to her mother regarding both her and Aurelia's sister Sarah's ill health, and hopes that...

GLC08934.018

to Sarah Woodbridge

First letter to her mother upon arriving in Georgia. She briefly mentions her trip from Hartford, which took exactly four weeks, and goes on to discuss her social engagements and upcoming work at the academy as a teacher. She wishes she could write...

GLC08934.020

to Sarah W. Hale

This letter was sent to her sister shortly after their mother's passing. She spends a good deal of time talking about the concept of death in general, saying: "We shall soon, my dear sister, reach the ocean of eternity. A few more days of sorrow and...

GLC08934.021

to James W. Hale

She appears to have received word of their brother's death, and is very upset by the news because she considered herself quite close to him. She also expresses worry that he did not die a Christian, saying that if she was confident that he had, she...

GLC08934.022

Certification of Aurelia Hale's service at the academy

A short note certifying Aurelia Hale's time at the academy.

GLC08934.023

to Sarah W. Hale

This is the first letter sent to her sister Sarah since Aurelia's relocation from Washington, GA to Mount Ariel, SC. Sarah's last letter took many weeks to reach her, but has finally arrived. She briefly talks about her experience settling into a new...

GLC08934.024

[Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on Piracy around Cuba and Puerto Rico from the 18th Congress]

Printed report "Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to which was referred so much of the President's message, as relates to Piracies committed on the Commerce of the United States, in the neighborhood of the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico." Says the...

GLC04604.01

to Isaac Mayo

Written by Captain Charles Stewart to Lieutenant Isaac Mayo, both of the U.S.S. Franklin. Notes Mayo will receive dispatches 1 & 2 for the Secretary of the Navy and State Department. Says he and Lt. Henry should proceed with them to Panama and from...

GLC04604.03

to Isaac Mayo

Written by Southard as Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Mayo. Southard forwards Commodore Charles Stewart's opinion that Mayo needs to remain in the country for his trial. Says he is to apprise the Department of the Navy of his residence from time...

GLC04604.06

to Isaac Mayo

Southard as Secretary of the Navy asks Lieutenant Mayo to report to Captain James Banon, President of the Naval Court Martial, as a witness in the case of Charles Stewart. Stewart was being accused of convoying a foreign (British) ship into a...

GLC04604.08

Collection of 2 documents pertaining to the United States militia system. See decimalized entries.

The French purchase of the Louisiana Territory from the Spanish outraged many Americans who feared having too strong a neighbor. In response to growing concerns from the western states, Jefferson, with Congressional approval, called for the state...

GLC04626

Report of the Committee Appointed on so much of the President's Message of the 15th December last...

Title continues: "As Related to the Militia Institution of the United States." Argues that when a 1792 Act (GLC01959) establishing a uniform militia is carried out by the states it will provide complete national defense. Not all states have carried...

GLC04626.02

[British spy report]

Reports on George Knox "formerly a Capt. in the Continental Army" who had resigned his commission in April 1780 and resumed farming in Newark. Informs that Knox turned himself over to loyalist refugees at Bergen and sought to join the British...

GLC05224.01

[Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead collection] [Decimalized .01- .28]

Twenty nine letters to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead from other Congressmen, President Ronald Reagan and photographs of Washington officials.

GLC09613.01

To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A letter from President Reagan to Moorhead concerning an upcoming decision dealing with military deterrents. He asks that Moorhead support the decision to place 100 "peacekeeper" missiles at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base near Cheyenne, Wyoming...

GLC09613.01.02

To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A letter from President Reagan to Moorhead thanking him for his support in getting the peacekeeper missiles deployed starting in 1986. He also mentions that this will help make the arms reduction more secure, and safe. Reagan also thanks Moorhead for...

GLC09613.01.04

To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A letter from President Reagan to Moorhead concerning the Skelton-Edwards-Ray-Chandler amendment. He states that the amendment is necessary to counter the actions of the socialist Sandinista government. The goal of this amendment was to provide "the...

GLC09613.01.06

To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, the Ambassador of Kuwait, for Moorhead's support of President Bush's efforts in Kuwait. He writes, "The past six months have been the most trying period in the history of Kuwait. The Kuwaiti people have...

GLC09613.01.11

To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Richard Lehman, the House representative for California's nineteenth district, to Moorhead for his participation in a Special Order commemorating the 77th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Lehman states, "Your...

GLC09613.01.14

To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from John Edward Porter, the House representative for Illinois's tenth district, to Moorhead for his support of the Porter-Wolf-Smith amendment which cut $25 million from economic assistance to Turkey. This was a response to...

GLC09613.01.22

[Photographs belonging to the Gorbachev Foundation, 1986-2018] [Decimalized .01-.04]

Collection of images belonging to the Gorbachev Foundation dated 1986 to 2018. Consists of three photographs of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan. Also includes the original mailing envelope from the Gorbachev Foundation. Images with President...

GLC09796

[Engraving of George III]

Original hand tinted engraving by Hopwood. Possibly a reproduction from a much later period. Accompanied commission of Henry Clinton as collateral (see GLC07536.01).

GLC07536.02

[Thirty-two presidential messages] [Decimalized .01- .32]

Collection of thirty-two presidential messages issued during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, 1933-1945. The pamphlets concern many topics including; banking, commerce, taxes, agriculture, weapons, employment, transportation, the Tennessee...

GLC09693