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Signed cover of his book of poems, inscribed to his sister Emily T. Goodwin

1861 ca.?

Timrod, Henry, 1828-1867

Timrod, the "laureate of the Confederacy." Undated. Date assigned without authority.

GLC02453.35
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Autograph letter signed

to "Harris" re: political views, "clearly wrong to take money from emigrants"

[1847/03]

Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882

GLC02453.36
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Autograph letter signed

to Henry Smith re: giving a copy of his dictionary to a friend

1860/05/02

Worcester, Joseph, 1784-1865

Worcester was the editor of "Chalmer's Dictionary".

GLC02453.37
GLC02460.08
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Autograph letter signed

to Alexander Dallas Bache

January 30, 1861

Hindman, Thomas C., 1828-1868

Hindman asks Professor Bache to assist him in obtaining a note or letter written or signed by Baron Humboldt (possibly Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, a German naturalist and explorer).

GLC02460.08
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Autograph letter signed

to Roscoe G. Greene re: Grey's Elegy, the Constitution

1840/03/04

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Adams comments at length upon punctuation in Grey's "Elegy in a Churchyard" (and the powers of Congress as limited or expanded by a semi-colon in the Constitution. He also writes that "No land of slavery could ever have produced Grey's Elegy."

GLC02847
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Autograph letter signed

to Thomas Paine

7 September 1795

Washington, George, 1732-1799

President Washington thanks "Thos Paine - of Boston" (not the famous author of "Common Sense," who was in Paris until 1802) for a poem inscribed to him.

GLC02858
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Book signed

Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica

1912

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Also authored by Lou Henry Hoover. Translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 and published by the Mining Magazine, Salisbury House, London, England. Inscribed by Hoover to Edwin A. Elsbach. De Re Metallica or "On the Nature of Metals" was...

GLC02796
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Autograph letter signed

to Reverend Colman

January 14, 1814

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Adams in retirement to Colman (also called Coleman by Abigail Adams in GLC 2515), a minister in a neighboring Massachusetts town. References various works of literature and says Spencer's Fairy Queen is a work of genius. Jokingly says his life has...

GLC02852
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Manuscript document

Answer to the 5 Nations

1700/08/29

Earl of Bellomont, fl. 1700

The Earl of Belloment states that he is happy to satisfy the Indians' request for a minister, and expresses his hope to translate the Bible into their language. He asks that they send 3 Sachem's sons of each nation to New York, where they will learn...

GLC03107.02060
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Manuscript document

Answer to the 5 Nations [in Dutch]

1700/08/29

Earl of Bellomont, fl. 1700

GLC03107.02061

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