August 10, 1853

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his brother

Writes that he is upset to hear what his brother has said about David L. Gregg, who was appointed Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands. Informs that this is the first he has heard about Gregg's Catholic sentiments and that it did not occur to him to ask Gregg about his religious opinions. Advises that maybe his brother's informants are mistaken. Postscript note to the Honorable John Aiken in Andover, Massachusetts saying that he will write to Mary soon. Written on mourning stationery.

GLC00152

24 July 1840

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

Document signed

Title: [Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Charles Green, slave of Ann Seddon, Stafford County, Virginia].

GLC00153

July 4, 1823

Stone, William James, 1798-1865

Broadside

Title: Declaration of Independence [W.J. Stone facsimile on vellum]

The William J. Stone facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, printed on parchment, with Stone's imprint. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, upon discovering the fragility of the original Declaration of Independence in 1820, ordered this exact facsimile to be produced. It took Stone three years to exactly copy and engrave the handwriting on the original document. This image is the closest facsimile of the original document. As such, the Stone facsimile has become the basis for all modern facsimiles. Two hundred copies of this broadside were distributed to surviving signers of the…

GLC00154.02

January 13, 1776

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to Col. Alexander McDougall

Washington writes that he is told that a vessel has just arrived with gun powder, which he asks McDougall to obtain. (Name is McDougall, per Fitzpatrick.)

GLC00154.03

August 9, 1974

Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994

Typed letter signed

Title: Pardon-related: Resignation letter to Henry Kissinger (souvenir copy)

Typed letter signed by Nixon (genuine), with a Kissinger endorsement which is probably forged, per Charles Hamilton. On White House stationery.

GLC00154.10

05 September 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: Call for troops from Ohio

First call on Ohio. Assigns "six hundred and fifty-three as the first proportional part of the quota of troops to be furnished by the Eighteenth district of the state." Call made in accordance with the 3 March 1863 "An act for Enrolling and Calling out the National Forces and for other purposes."

GLC00158

14 November 1855

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Document signed

Title: Pardon of Christian Krouse, convicted of assault with intent to rape.

Convicted of assault with intent to rape; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned for "...divers other good and sufficient reasons...". (c/s William L. Marcy)

GLC00159

January 15, 1839

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. F. Allen

Millard Fillmore mentions trying to obtain a report from the Topographical Bureau on the estimates for the repairs of the Black Rock harbor and includes the costs. Discusses a bill concerning this harbor. Advises that he has declined to be a candidate for state comptroller and says that the only office he would be interested in is Attorney General but there is too much competition for that post. Remarks that he is happy with his present station as a member of the House of Representatives from New York. Comments on some issues concerning the house.

GLC00162.02

May 21, 1873

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

Letter signed

Title: to Manton Marble

Encloses a copy of the review of the Credit Mobilier affair. Calls the scandal "miserable business." Also asks Marble to read the review, stating "I have no right, perhaps to address you on the subject, but I thought you would be willing to look through these pages." Written on lined paper, and marked as personal on the upper left-hand corner.

GLC00162.05

September 1, 1891

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Letter signed

Title: to Roberto Sacasa

Signed by Harrison as President and William Fisher Wharton as Secretary of State. Informs Sacasa, President of Nicaragua, that Romualdo Pacheco will no longer serve as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua due to an action of Congress "separating the States of Central America into two missions." Hopes for continued friendship between the governments of the United States and Nicaragua.

GLC00162.08

October 7, 1898

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Typed letter signed

Title: to William R. Day

Discusses having met with Beriah Wilkins, the owner and editor of the Washington Post, who wants to be sent to Paris and attached to the U.S. Peace Commission. Wilkins feels he can be of great service to the American people and the Commission. Written on Executive Mansion letterhead with blue typewriter ink. Day was President of the U.S. Peace Commission in Paris and Secretary of State.

GLC00162.10

November 2, 1898

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William R. Day

Discusses Beriah Wilkins', the owner and editor of the Washington Post, upcoming trip to Paris. Tells Day that Wilkins is not seeking employment but does want to be of help, if he can be. Written on Executive Mansion letterhead. Day was president of the U.S. Peace Commission in Paris and Secretary of State.

GLC00162.11

October 29, 1932

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Typed letter signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

On the fifteenth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Herbert Hoover writes to "express the hope that the ideal of the establishment of the National Jewish Home in Palestine, as embodied in that Declaration, will continue to prosper." Also notes his admiration for the revival of Palestine through the "hard work and self-sacrifice of the Jewish pioneers." Written on White House stationery.

GLC00162.14

March 31, 1945

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed letter signed

Title: to James V. Forrestal

Franklin D. Roosevelt writes in reference to the Research Board for National Security, a group that provides for civilian participation in scientific research on problems of national defense. He informs that he is transmitting a program to Congress for the Office of Scientific Research and Development for 1946 that considers continuing the Office's activities on a two-front war basis for the year. He advises that no funds be given to the Research Board for the fiscal year 1946. He states that the director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development is responsible for the organization…

GLC00162.17

February 15, 1951

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Typed letter signed

Title: to Lewis Strauss

Harry S. Truman thanks Lewis Strauss for his memoranda. Truman thinks it is crucially important to maintain good relations with Jewish, Catholic and Protestant world leaders, "As you know, I have been trying my best to organize the moral forces of the world..."

GLC00162.19

July 31, 1953

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Autograph note signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

Eisenhower replies to a letter from Strauss written on the same page. Strauss informs that despite headlines about the atomic powered submarines, there was no security breach. States that the news came from a report made to Congress by Strauss' predecessor on 30 June 1953. Eisenhower replies, "The only question is: was the report, in this particular, wise and necessary?" Letter written on White House stationary.

GLC00162.21

August 1, 1962

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Typed letter signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

President Kennedy praises the career of Herbert Hoover and congratulates Admiral Strauss, who was scheduled to dedicate the Hoover Presidential Library on Hoover's eighty-eighth birthday. Letter written on White House stationery.

GLC00162.24

circa 1789

Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Petition of John Schunk to Governor of Maryland John Eager Howard].

Chase endorsed the verso and recommends the petition, as have Thomas Russell and Ly de Goodwin. Requests remission of fine for selling spiritous liquors without a license.

GLC00132

July 3, 1771

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Noble Wimberley Jones

Letter written to Noble Wimberley Jones, Savannah, Ga. The letter discusses foreign affairs. With free frank.

GLC00134

February 6, 1772

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Smith

With free frank on address leaf. Letter includes discussion of the Royal family and mentions situation in London.

GLC00135

April 25, 1794

Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jonathan Dayton

Addressed to Dayton at Elizabethtown. States that the pending non-intercourse bill has gone through the stages and is now ready to be passed by Congress. Encloses a copy of the bill (not present). Comments on how the bill will do in the Senate.

GLC00136

October 28, 1779

Paca, William, 1740-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Homsley

Written by Paca as a state senator in Maryland to Homsley, a resident of Queen Anne County, Maryland. Discusses the market for barley and tries to negotiate a sale with Homsley. Mentions that the enemy's light horse have made an excursion into New Jersey. They have caused mischief with the principle damage being the burning of a courthouse (the town's name is illegible). Says he received a letter from a colonel of militia that says he captured a British colonel and three privates after they had their horses shot from under them.

GLC00138

December 22, 1823

Marshall, John, 1755-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Clay

Briefly mentions a legal issue in Kentucky. Comments at length on Senator Richard M. Johnson's proposal that more than a simple majority of Supreme Court justices must agree in order to declare a law unconstitutional. He disagrees with Johnson's effort to weaken the court's ability to deliberate on the constitutionality of federal laws (which had been established in Marbury v. Madison). In the course of refuting Johnson, he also argues against expanding the size of the Supreme Court.

GLC00141

June 7, 1794

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Theodosia B. Burr

Writes in a loving manner to his 11 year old daughter about her last letters in which she told him she had a headache and toothache. ". . . too much for one poor little girl to suffer at one time, I am sure . . . you must fight them as well as you can till I come, and then I will engage to keep them at bay." Wonders if she received his last letter as she did not acknowledge its receipt. Asks her to copy what she has translated of Terence (Publius Terentius Afer) into a book in very fair handwriting. Addressed to her in New York and signed "A.B."

GLC00142

June 15, 1798

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Letter signed

Title: to Gorham Parsons

Pickering, Secretary of State, writes to Parsons, a Boston merchant who requested that the United States restore his ship, the Eliza, with her cargo of brandy. Cites the details of the Eliza's case, stating that the vessel was sailing for Gibraltar in 1795 and "was captured by a corsair of Tunis and carried into that place." Refers to a truce between the Dey of Algiers (Baba Hussein) the Bey of Tunis, (Hammuda ibn Ali) and United States Consul to Tunis and Tripoli, Joseph Donaldson, Jr. States that to redeem the vessel, Joel Barlow, United States consul to Algiers, paid 11,885 Spanish…

GLC00143