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to Abby Goold

Answers his mother's question about how many men guard a train at one time by stating "it depends on the number of trains, sometimes we only guard one train a day, and from that to six, generally three or four each train takes thirty men; the 11th...

GLC03523.05.21

To Joseph M. Maitland

Informs his cousin from Findley [Findlay], Ohio that he has been studying "Arithmetic, Georgraphy, writing, Reading, and spelling." Shares that he and Joseph, possibly his brother, recently went to New York City with their teacher.

GLC03523.10.008

to William

Writes a friend and answers questions about mathematical calculations concerning farm prices.

GLC03523.10.019

to "my darling Florence"

re: Hartsuff's advice to his daughter on the subject of her course of study in the next year. He implores her to take a mathematics course, and strongly advises her to take German, literature and physics so she can enter college in the sophomore...

GLC05201.023

to "my darling Florence"

re: wrote too fast, hope she understands, concentrate on lessons, advice on math classes, describes large gathering of Indians, wishes she could see. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency

GLC05201.025

A Treatise on Elementary Geometry.

GLC04546.031

to mother

His "boy" Isaac, who is nineteen years old, wants an education. He can read and write a little and "is quite a mathematician." He requests a first grade reader, a geography book, and an arithmetic book for Isaac's education. He was not approved...

GLC04662.053

to Joseph Lovell

Confederate Major General Lovell writes to his son concerning his belief that the Emancipation Proclamation would create dissension in the North and ultimately aid the Confederacy. "I think Lincoln's proclamation will produce dissensions and trouble...

GLC03790

to Joseph Bradley Varnum

Informs Massachusetts Representative Varnum of Charles Hammond's invention of a quadrant used frequently and successfully by Hammond's military company. States that upon the advice of General Henry Knox and others, Hammond applied for a patent....

GLC03845.06

to Owen Horsfall

He would have met Owen in Portland had he known about Owen's trip earlier. He discusses what career Owen should pursue. He points out that Owen's strength in mathematics would serve him well as a Ph.D. or in the mechanical, electrical, civil and...

GLC05245.30

Mexican War and post-war diary

Part one, crudely bound, includes vignettes about people Porterfield encountered, a pen and ink sketch of Rancho Buena Vista, and a rudimentary genealogy. Part two, unbound, begins in April 1848 and records his travels and activities after the war...

GLC06299

[Collection of John F. Weeks, K company, 36th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized .001-.143]

The John F. Weeks collection consists of approximately seventy-five letters written by Weeks to his family during his service. These letters include accounts of the battles of Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stone River, and Mission Ridge. Along with...

GLC06728

Intermediate Arithmetic, uniting mental and written excercises in a natural system of instruction.

Wilson, Hinkle & Co. : Cincinnati and New York. Inscribed " Mary E. Weeks, Oberlin, Ohio April 5th , 86".

GLC06728.141

to sister

mentions he has joined a society in college. also speaks of wanting to improve his letter writing.

GLC02618.001

to sister

mentions a cousin who was recently wounded and may lose his hand

GLC02618.002

to Ma

Stafford describes a prayer meeting.

GLC02618.003

to sister

talks about sophomore year and roommate troubles

GLC02618.004

to sister

complains that he receives hardly any letters, talks about war in general

GLC02618.005

to father

talks about the war spirit and the company that they started at school "Ogletree Guards."

GLC02618.006

to sisters

describes initial days as a soldier, camping grounds, food, the company

GLC02618.007

to Ma

describes the life of a soldier: sleeping in the rain, changing landscapes, the food, etc.

GLC02618.008

to Ma

He writes that he received the blanket and requests his shoes and suspenders. He will send his pistol along with some money home. Written at Camp Masked Battery

GLC02618.009

Various notes and memos

A document, possibly scratch paper, with various messages and dates, including a note is on absentees at a milita gathering, a poem, a child's note reading, "Daddy do not be discouraged," mathmatical equations, and repetative writings of various...

GLC02669.015

to Nancy E. Jones

He is studying arithmetic. He thought she "was religious enough not to go to any party." The soldiers had a pretend battle with snowballs.

GLC02739.106

Letters with wife Nancy, to Rev. & Mrs Shiras [decimalized]

Letters by missionaries from north of the Missouri River, 38 miles north of Santee Mission in South Dakota, describing teaching English, arithmetic, and bible to Yankton Sioux Indians. The collection was written to Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Shiras of...

GLC02429

Robert H. Stafford Collection [Decimalized .01- .98]

Stafford enlisted as a sergeant in the 12th Alabama infantry. Contains letters and newsclippings about the Peninsula Campaign, advance into Maryland, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Early's raid on Washington, D.C....

GLC02618

to John B. Marchand

Printed circular from the Navy Department ordering officers to set up Boards to review all Assistant Engineers for possible promotion. Lays out the rules under which these review boards are to be conducted, and the requirements for promotion, such...

GLC02680.14

Collector Perforation Gauge, Millimeter Scale & Ruler

One ruler entitled, "Collector Perforation Gauge, Millimeter Scale & Ruler."

GLC10004.04.01.01

to W. Wines

Hopes to secure a copy of "Mathematical Discussion of Projections" by Dr. Craig of Johns Hopkins University. Requests that Wines transmits a copy to the House of Representatives.

GLC03481.22

College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston

The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 28 September 1832 and ending 5 December 1832. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and also a fine for an unexcused...

GLC03107.04075

College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston

The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 4 January and ending 30 March 1833. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, etc. The document also gives Johnston's scores...

GLC03107.04077

College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston

The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 26 April and ending 24 July 1833. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and fines for absences from prayers and...

GLC03107.04078

College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston

The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 6 September and ending 29 November 1833. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and fines for absences from prayers and...

GLC03107.04082

to Benjamin Rush re: thanks for lectures on medicine, mathematics; health, etc.

Signed twice on address leaf with Free frank written in another hand. Ford, Jefferson's Works, 11:211-13 and Butterfield, Rush Letters, 2:1073-76, 1098-1100. Written in Poplar Forest.

GLC03248

to Nathaniel Bowditch

Thanks Bowditch for the extract of his review from the North American and asks him to lecture at the University of Virginia. Bowditch, an astronomer and mathematician, turned down a position at the University in 1818, but kept in contact with...

GLC03415

Guide to handling money and finances [incomplete with fragmented pages]

The book contains instructions on how to fulfill various financial transactions, such as "Multiplication of Money," "Reduction," and the "Rule of Three." Extensive explanations and examples are given for each lesson.

GLC03107.04828

to William Smith

Jefferson writing to Smith of the College of Philadelphia, Jefferson describes John Wales Eppes's (his son-in-law's) knowledge of mathematics, the sciences, and natural philosophy. Tells him that when Smith's courses cover an area known to Eppes...

GLC01724

George Biddell Airy

One photograph of George Biddell Airy, a mathematician, dated 1878, taken by photographers Lock and Whitfield.

GLC08878.1759

David Rittenhouse

One engraving of David Rittenhouse. Engraved by James Barton Longacre from an original painting by Charles Wilson Peale. Includes his signature.

GLC08878.2072

Engraving of Alphonsus des Vignoles

One engraving of Alphonsus des Vignoles dated circa 1735. Bust portrait of Vignoles.

GLC08878.0647

Engraving of Alexander von Humboldt

One engraving of Alexander von Humboldt circa 1806. Portrait of Humboldt based on the painting by Friedrich Georg Weitsch.

GLC08878.0662

[Certifying copyright for the 1825 enlarged edition of Nathan Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant].

Notes that Samuel Green, stereotype printer, is granted copyright to Nathan Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant a "plain, practical system of arithmetic,... adapted to the United States." Marked "No. 687." Written while Adams was Secretary of State.

GLC05320

to Bela Lincoln [incomplete]

Writes to his brother in Dennysville, Maine. Briefly mentions sleigh riding in the winter. Informs that he went to Washington on the railroad [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad] and describes how the trains run, "the difference between a rail-road and...

GLC06052

W. A. Williams his cyphering book; commenced July the 5th 1825, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland County.

Includes sections on basic arithmetic functions, as well as addition and subtraction of federal money, and weights and measures of commodities (e.g. land, cloth, wine, etc.).

GLC00496.441

to James Bridge

Adams describes acting like a recluse, spending most of his time in study. He praises the fourth volume of Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." Adams asks that if Bridge sees a mutual friend, Stacey, to ask him to return Adams'...

GLC00958.03

"Very Old Letters from my Fathers Classmates"

One letterbook entitled, "Very Old Letters from Fathers Classmates." Pages contain math problem figures.

GLC00958.13.02

[Navigational journal]

Contains numerous charts and geometric diagrams in water color. Includes meticulous information on the navigational aspects of geometry. Contains a Mercator's chart created by Little in Newburyport under the tutelage of Bartholomew Horace Burgess...

GLC02119

Astrology essay

An essay written by Alexander Catlin Twining on determining the distance between a location and the Earth's axis rotation. Notes made in side margins on page 1 and 2. Diagrams and illustrations on pages 3 and 10.

GLC07242.01

Scientific and Experimental Notebook

A scientific and experimental notebook of Alexander Catlin Twining. Twining's notebook contained notes, tables, graphs, diagrams, of observations he made and experiments he conducted. Experimental topics include, evaporation, condensation, velocity...

GLC07242.07

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Davies, a noted mathematician, responds to a letter from Hunt. Remarks "No problem in Science has been so difficult to me as our connections and relations with the Southern people, since the War, and our duties connected therewith. I have been and...

GLC02382.119