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to Henry Knox

Claims to be a distant relative of Knox's from Dublin, Ireland. Says he is acquainted with William Knox, whom he met in Ireland. Tells Knox about his situation in Jamaica, where he is trying to better his life and support his family. Goes into his...

GLC02437.05938

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he has given deeds of land to Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche and that they are now finally satisfied. Discusses bonds and other business.
States that his parent, most likely his mother, has now passed away. "Free" stamped on...

GLC02437.05730

to Henry Knox

Wanted to visit Knox last Sunday but received letters from France about the death of several friends, including her sister. Says she was not up to seeing him after receiving the news. Complains that she would like to complete their business, but...

GLC02437.05988

to Henry Knox

Says she placed an order for goods in Havre de Grace, France, but they were sent to Philadelphia instead of Boston. Asks Knox for a loan of $135 to cover this unexpected cost. Place written assumed from content.

GLC02437.05989

to Henry Knox

References Knox's letter of 21 November. Reports that William Knox "wants as much care & attention paid to him as a Child, as he certainly is unable to govern or conduct himself." Says the 10 proprietors met last Thursday. Reports that Joseph...

GLC02437.05990

to Henry Knox [in French]

Expresses happiness that his marriage to Madame Bacler de Leval has led to a friendship between him and Knox.

GLC02437.06103

to Henry Knox

Discusses Knox's upcoming trip to Maine. Requests Knox inform him which areas will be best to raise a town and a port in Machias, Maine. Speaks of trying to prevent depredation on the land. Mentions needing a man with some "respectability & even...

GLC02437.06153

to Henry Knox [in French]

Written by Baucel as the agent of Monsieur D'Espremenil, who made a deal with William Duer involving lands in Maine. See GLC02437.05930 and .05937 for background on the situation. This letter is a follow up on previous correspondence.

GLC02437.05976

to Henry Knox

References Knox's letters of 4 and 7 December. Encloses a letter from William Knox (not included). Says William "mentioned he was unwell and did not feel happy nor contentd that the journey and change of air may be of service which operated on his...

GLC02437.05995

[Questions about the District of Maine]

List of 43 questions about Maine. They ask about population, farm land, climate, animals, types of crops, timber, and navigable waters. Wants to know what Maine can produce for the West Indies trade.

GLC02437.06014

to Henry Knox

Letter of introduction for Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, formerly the Bishop of Autun. Reports "He is driven from Europe by the Circumstances of the Times & I have no doubt will find in America the Asylum he seeks, & the respect due to his...

GLC02437.06046

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox one of his principal Masons;, Mr. [Henry] Simpson, is interested in buying some land in St. George, Maine. Discusses a gentleman who will be visiting Knox to discuss a township.

GLC02437.06181

to William Griffin

Working draft to GLC02437.06190. Discusses the terms on his newly purchased island (Brigadiers Island, now Sears Island, Maine). Notes all the inhabitants, except for a gentleman named Benjamin Carver, have agreed to leave the island within a year's...

GLC02437.06189

to William Griffin

Final retained version of GLC02437.06189. Discusses the terms on his newly purchased island (Brigadiers Island, now Sears Island, Maine). Notes all the inhabitants, except for a gentleman named Benjamin Carver, have agreed to leave the island within...

GLC02437.06190

to Henry Knox

Written in a secretarial hand and signed by Madame de Leval. Reports she has been in Philadelphia for 15 days and their business has not moved forward. Says it is impossible for her stay in this undetermined situation. States the proposal of...

GLC02437.05839

to Henry Hovener

Brandt requests having the London Company send him supplies, and requests that his nephew (the son of Phillip Brandt) be sent to Virginia from Derbyshire. He mentions Admiral of the Jamestown District, John Pountis. Letter written in Elizabethan...

GLC00708

Map of Texas, Oregon and California [pocket atlas]

Full title: A New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining. Compiled from the Most Recent Authorities. First printing of this landmark map of the American West. Baughman, Kansas in Maps, p. 35. Graff 2841. Howes M685. Martin &...

GLC02130

Six Nations. Document signed with the holograph totems of 14 chiefs.

A reciept acknowledging the final payment for land ceded by the Six Nations at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
With the loss of these lands the Six Nations eventually dispersed: the Mohawk and Cayuga to Canada, the Oneida to Wisconsin, while the Onondaga...

GLC02548

Rio Grande And Texas Land Company certificate with map

Printed on very thin paper (art vellum style) with handcolored map of the grant area. Numbered 55. Signed by Beales, Isaac A. Johnston and Silas M. Stilwell.

GLC02567

Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Certificate no. 12075

Signed by Anthony Dey, William H. Sumner and George Curtis as trustees for Burnett, Lorenzo De Zavala and Joseph Vehlein, granting a parcel to J.R. Poinsett. Illustrated with map at bottom left. Streeter 117.

GLC02568

to Edward C. Hanrick

Hanrick was an Alabama speculator in Texas lands. Williams held the lands in trust until colonists from Alabama were to arrive. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC02576

The American Museum. [Vol. II, no. 3 (September 1787)]

Contains the first magazine printing of the United States Constitution on p. 276-284. Also contains an essay by Benjamin Franklin on "Information for those who would wish to remove to America. Also features political sketches, an address to...

GLC02593.01

to David D. Porter re: southerners moving to Texas

Sherman writes that the enemy "are all moving to Texas with their negroes. God grant all may go there and that our government will open the back door wide and promise to let them stay there in peace." 1 black and white seated engraving of Sherman...

GLC02501

[Fifty-cent interest-bearing note from the Imperial Government of Norton I]

Signed by Joshua Abraham Norton as Norton I, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States. Check number 2510. On verso, affixed note reads "Yours Truly A.J. Bryant Mayor, San Francisco. Oct. 22nd, '78."

GLC02729.02

Map of the southern part of Texas

Map which belonged to Anthony Dey, a chief figure in the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Co. The map has had lands owned by the Company outlined in ink. Date inferred from provenance. Streeter, Texas 1137A and Philips Maps p. 843.

GLC02754