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[New York Post over 300 issues].

Includes complete printing of Marbury v. Madison in two issues, complete printing of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and Conventions, a fire in New York, a slave rebellion, etc.

GLC08231

[Poulson's American Daily Advertizer].

Extra edition printing Jefferson's State of the Union Address in which he discusses the Louisiana Purchase, Indian affairs, and foreign relations.

GLC08232

Carte de visite [Portrait of Richard Yates].

Inscribed on verso: "to W. H. H. Alden from the Governor".

GLC08235

to B. W. Belscher

Taylor, a captain in the Sussex Light Dragoons, relays an order from General Walter Gwynn regarding administrative actions in preparation for the next day's secession vote by the Virginia Convention.

GLC08237

to Jefferson Davis

Written as Governor of Virginia to Jefferson Davis to send him details on the guages and capacity of the Danville Rail Road and other Virginia lines.

GLC08241

to his wife

Discussing Sherman's order to cut civilian rations and expressing some sympathy for its impact on "secesh women": "it is hard for the authorities to see women starve." Analyzing the upcoming presidential election: "we hope to elect Lincoln again and...

GLC08248

[Presidential pardon of Richard Hayden, who was convicted of destroying letters stolen from the mail].

Pardon signed by Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of State Seward. Hayden was in an "advanced stage of pulmonary consumption" at the time of the pardon.

GLC08253

to Oliver Hoyt

Discusses replacing commissioner of Indian affairs due to public pressure.

GLC08282

to Dr. Howe

Phillips indicates that he has consigned Howe's excellent letter to George Thompson, M.P., who will put it "into the night train to reach as many English eyes as possible." Thompson was elected a member of Parliament in 1847 for the Tower Hamlets....

GLC03998.02

to Henry Knox

Humphreys, an aide-de-camp for George Washington, informs Knox that Washington "thinks in the present state of our Ammunition not more than 15,000 of the Cartridges at Succasanna can be spared to the State of New Jersey..." Asks Knox to issue the...

GLC02437.00966

[Pardon of Joshua C. Bigley for violating the act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice consuls]

Countersigned by Secretary of State Henry Clay. Bigley was convicted in Rhode Island. Pardoned by President Adams due to certain circumstances in the case. He must still, however, pay the court costs involved.

GLC08073

To: Morton Eddy.

Lambasting Daniel Webster: "His Constitutional doctrins are radically unsound."

GLC08068

To: Robert Tyler.

Re: Recalling earliea era of "Political Romance," Jefferson's ideals, and role in nullification crisis: "History will not do me justice."

GLC08069

Newspaper: "Harper's Weekly." Engraving of [Ward's] Washington statue unveiling on Wall Street, NY.

"Evacuation-Day" sculpture in front of U.S. Treasury building.

GLC06343.362

to Joseph B. Hawley

Draft of acceptance of Republican presidential nomination: "If elected to the office of President of the United States it will be my endeavor to administer all the laws, in good faith, with economy, and with the view of giving peace, quiet and...

GLC08129

Accepting resignation of Col. Edward Wigglesworth

Accepting resignation of Col. Edward Wigglesworth: "I hope your success in the line of life which you are about to pursue will fully compensate you for the losses you have sustained in the service of your country..." with Charles Thompson MD, 3-10...

GLC08134

Funeral ribbon for William H. Harrison.

Silk ribbon has picture of Harrison, birth place, birth and death dates, and dying words: "Sir,--I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more."

GLC08096

to Hugh Brady

Archive of 10 letters and 2 manuscripts sent to General Hugh Brady, U.S. Commander at Detroit, relating to an attempted overthrow of the Canadian government

GLC08104

Order to affix the seal

Order to affix the seal to a warrant for the pardon of Leon McLemon

GLC08114

to Silas m. Stilwell

Ours is a "Civil War" for the White House: "The glory to be gained is not from the victory we may achieve but from the use we make of it," warning that "confidence in the weakness of an enemy has produced the most disatrous defeats on record."

GLC08116

Act of Congress

Act of Congress calling upon President Washington to "cause an estimate to be laid before Congress at their next session, of the quantity and situation of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor granted to, nor claimed by any citizen of the United...

GLC08117

1806 State of the Union Address

1806 State of the Union Address, announcing the return of Lewis and Clark, who have "traced the Missouri nearly to its source." Burr's conspiracy discussing calling for prohibition of the slave trade in 1808, as son as allowed under the Constitution...

GLC08118

to Thomas Gage

Re: Indian policy in the wake of mounting troubles on the frontier, fed by spanish and French agents

GLC08119.01

to Henry Glen

Arranging a shipment of supplies to the Six Nations, complying with the Treaty of 1792

GLC08124

to William Marbury

Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court's landmark decision on "Mandamus": establishing judicial review. Printed in New-York Herald

GLC08125