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to Henry Knox
17 April 1787
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Asks Knox and his wife Lucy to welcome a Mrs. Jeffrey, who is travelling with Mr. and Mrs. John Hancock to New York City.
GLC02437.03525
[Letter books of Captain Joseph Foster Green of the USS Canandaigua] [word processed inventory available]
18 August 1862-11 September 1864
Green, Joseph F., 1811-1897
Three letter books from the USS "Canandaigua," belonging to Captain Joseph F. Green, the Commander of the Charleston Blockade Squadron. Volume 1 covers 18 August 1862-25 September 1863. Volume 2 covers 25 September 1863-30 April 1864. Volume 3...
GLC05126
[Three volumes of letterpress copy books of G. F. Tindall]
November 2, 1861 - February 20, 1865
Tindall, Gideon F., fl. 1834-1865
Three volumes of letterpress copies of letters written by Tindall. First volume contains mostly letters written as assistant superintendent for the railroad in Dunkirk, New York, from November 1861 until May 1864, though many of these were written...
GLC03837
Archive of correspondence re: Nova Scotia politics and mercantile affairs [partially decimalized]
1758-1788
Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788
Also mentions the Stamp Act, Bunker Hill and early Revolutionary War. Joshua Mauger Collection. [various places]: 343 items, 1619-1789 (bulk: 1763-1785). The greater part of the collection consists of 249 letters to Mauger, dealing primarily with...
GLC03902
Autograph letterbook of outgoing correspondence, most 1785-88, 1805-8 & 1811-12
1785-1812
Langdon, John, 1741-1819
Including letters to John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Pickering, John Sullivan, Charles Thomson, James Bowdin, and other State governors regarding military affairs, state customs regulations and the need for interstate coordination...
GLC05896
Captain's letter book. Reports, letters and orders, U.S. practice ship John Adams.
1862
Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888
The John Adams was a training ship for midshipmen at the Naval Academy. As such, the daily orders have many references to extra duties and "watch" dealt out as punishment for minor ("smoking", "for not having hammocks up in time") and more serious (...
GLC05911.03
Letters U.S.S. Passaic S. Atlantic squadron from July 20, 1863 to May 13, 1864 and U.S.S. Isonomia N. Atlantic and Gulf squadron from Augt 17th 1864 to October 11th 1864
20 July 1863-17 August 1864
Majority of letters written and signed by Simpson, though several are clerically written and signed. Battle action of the Passaic off Charleston and battle reports of the steamer frigate U.S.S. Isonomia off Alabama and Western Florida. Also...
GLC05911.05
Letterbook of U.S.S. Isonomia East Gulf squadron from Oct 12th 1864 to Dec. 24th 1864 and U.S.S. Mohican N. Pacific squadron from Augt 14th 1866 to June 1st 1867
12 October 1864-1 June 1867
Majority of letters written and signed by Simpson, though several are clerically written and signed. Attacks on Fort Sumter, engagements with blockade runners and attacks on various gun batteries. Includes two letters regarding deserters of the U.S...
GLC05911.07
No. 1 Letters, U.S.N.
15 December 1873-30 April 1874
Correspondence of Captain Simpson.
GLC05911.10
No. 1 letters U.S.N.
26 June1875-3 May 1876
Captain Simpson's correspondence aboard the U.S.S. Powhatan (June 26 - 29, 1875) and the U.S.S. Omaha (July 9, 1875 - May 3, 1876). Original bookmark removed from page 221 to collateral file.
GLC05911.14
No. 2 letters. U.S.N .
31 May 1876-16 July 1877
Captain Simpson's letters from the U.S.S. Omaha cruising off the western coast of Central and South America. Includes two letters from Newport, Rhode Island dated April 1877.
GLC05911.15
Letter press book
January 14, 1881-March 2, 1886
Commodore Simpson's letterpress book with blotter papers and original correspondence interleaved in chronological order.
GLC05911.16
[Nine letters (from letterbook) written by General Gustavus Woodson Smith]
21 November 1862- 2 December 1862
Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1821-1896
Written while Smith was commander of defenses at Richmond (expanded to become the Department of Virginia and North Carolina). Contains a dispatch from Smith to the officer in command of Fredericksburg, Virginia dated 21 November 1862, stating that...
GLC05469
[Samuel Russell, Letter Book].
1862-1893
Russell, Samuel, 1835-1896
Copybook of outgoing correspondence contains twenty letters to newspapers and individuals defending the Mormon faith. Topics include politics, anti-polygamy legislation, Church affairs, railroad right of way. Several were written and published (per...
GLC05493.08
Five manuscript letterbooks compiled while U.S. Consul in Livorno, Italy
1798-1825 ca.
Appleton, Thomas, fl. 1798-1825
Five folio letterbooks in vellum, mostly clerical copies, containing more than 1060 letters. Although the letters are generally chronological, those letters out of chronological order are topically related to those next to them. Includes letters to...
GLC06791
GLC06791.01
Five manuscript letterbooks compiled while U.S. Consul in Livorno, Italy vol 2
GLC06791.02
Five manuscript letterbooks compiled while U.S. Consul in Livorno, Italy vol 3
GLC06791.03
Five manuscript letterbooks compiled while U.S. Consul in Livorno, Italy vol 4
GLC06791.04
Five manuscript letterbooks compiled while U.S. Consul in Livorno, Italy vol 5
GLC06791.05
[Brodhead's Revolutionary War letterbook]
15 April 1779- 17 October 1780
Brodhead, Daniel, 1736-1809
Includes various letters written by Colonel Brodhead, commander of the Western Department in Pittsburgh. Early entries in this book are created in Pittsburgh, while later entries are created at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. This book begins with a list...
GLC02867.01
[Pickering's letterbook]
15 March 1781- 9 May 1782
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Inventory attached. Contains two alphabetical lists of recipient's names. One eight page list is attached to the inner front cover by string and measures 23.2 x 19 cm. The other list is bound in as part of the letterbook. Contains letters to...
GLC03425
[Hand's Revolutionary War letterbook]
10 October 1777- 11 April 1778
Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
Many letters contained within this book were created at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. Various other locations are noted. A typed biography and a partial list of persons to whom Hand's letters were written are included with this book. "Copies of Letters...
GLC03426
Letter Book and Log of Edward R. Archer. U.S. Navy. 1857
1856-1858
Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917
First nine pages contain letters to and from Archer (1856/5/19-1857/9/19). Log entries begin on 19 May 1856 and include his voyage aboard the U.S.S. Roanoke (1857/4/17 - 1857/9/16) and his cruise to the East Indies aboard the U.S.S. Powhatan (1857...
GLC01896.156
to Sam Chapman
1905/12/23
Mosby, John S., 1833-1916
News of Chapman's appointment under Brown Allen; finding Lee's letter book over the Gettysburg Campaign.
GLC03921.12
Letterbook
1946/02/27-05/19
Letter Book #1. Red Covered plastic bound book, with black "Major General John H. Hilldring" on cover. Ninety-One letters and telegrams congratulating Hilldring on his Nomination and subsequent appointment as Assistant Secretary of State.
GLC06196.002
Letterbook.
1946/02/27-05/08
Letter Book #2. Red Covered plastic bound book, with black "Major General John H. Hilldring" on cover. One Hundred Fifteen letters and telegrams congratulating Hilldring on his Nomination and subsequent appointment as Assistant Secretary of State.
GLC06196.003
[Copy Book of E. R. Archer]
1864/03/18-1864/11/15
"Wedgewood's Improved Copy Book." Letterpress copy book from Europe to Archer's family and fellow officers in the C.S.V.N. [Confederate States Volunteer Navy] with index of letters copied. Written while visiting London and Bermuda. On the cover it...
GLC01896.159
[Copy book of E.R. Archer]
1878/08/04-1878/10/01
"Wedgewood's Improved Copy Book." Letterpress copy book from Europe to Archer's family and friends. The index of letters copied on the inside front cover indicates a much longer list of correspondence [and a longer journey] than is presently...
GLC01896.162
[1873 Army Letters and Telegrams]
1873/12/18-20
Thomas, W. N., fl. 1873
The retained copy book record of army officers' letters and telegraphs concerning the affairs of the Twentieth Infantry. Discusses the removal of the Winnebago tribe of Indians, the plan to capture a chief named Big Hawk, and the training and...
GLC05731.01
1873/12/19-28
The retained copy book record of army officers' letters and telegraphs concerning the affairs of the Twentieth Infantry. Discusses the removal of the Winnebago tribe of Indians, which is being hampered by white men who trade with the tribe...
GLC05731.02
Copy book of letters begun 18 December 1790
1790/12/18-1795/02/01
Livingston, Henry, 1753-1823
GLC03107.03785
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