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to Joseph Clarke
September 23, 1778
Delany, Sharp, 1736-1799
Letter cosigned by George Campbell as Sitting Manager of the United States Lottery. He assigns care of Rhode Island State lottery tickets to Clark.
GLC01412.24
[Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the 1935 Bank Reform Act]
23 August 1935
Also signed by ten other persons in the photograph, including Carter Glass and Henry Steagall. Shows Roosevelt sitting at his desk signing the act while the other ten men look on from behind.
GLC01094
to House of Representatives
May 1, 1822
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Recommends Congress grant a request by the government of Norway that the United States provide reciprocity of a policy reducing port duties and cargo unlading fees for U.S. vessels using Norwegian harbors. Letter written a year before the Monroe...
GLC01107
The Progress of slavery in the United States.
1858
Weston, George M., 1816-1887
Describes the past progress of slavery and considers circumstances that will control the slavery movement in the future. Argues that the growing slave population in the U.S. was an intended result of the territorial expansion of slavery dictated by...
GLC00267.005
Broadsides and pamphlets including appointment as commander [Decimalized .01-.04]
18 July 1798 ca.
[decimalized 00265.01-00265.04]
GLC00265
Resolution: "That the present Embargo be continued"
18 April 1794
United States. Congress
Signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State. Concerning the Quasi-War with France. States that the present Enbargo be continued until "the twenty fifth day of May next."
GLC00265.01
Resolutions settling states' Revolutionary War debt
February 20, 1782
United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles
Broadside signed by Thomson
GLC00222
to Frederick S. Greene
July 28, 1932
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt advises that there is $6,059,000 available for emergency relief to be used for highway projects in New York State. Informs that the money must be spent by July 1, 1933. Decides that some of the money should be used on the...
GLC00224
Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 20, 1937
Signed by Roosevelt at the end. Address delivered at the Capital, Washington, D.C., 20 January 1937. Stresses the idea of creating a better world through economic morality. Presents progress, not stagnation, as a way to improve the lives of...
GLC00196.01
[Speech to Democrats]
8 January 1936
Signed at the end. References the problems President Andrew Jackson faced during his administration and how he handled them. Talks about letters he has received from families and businesses pledging their support and encouragement for him....
GLC00196.02
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