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to Abraham Ten Broeck
05 August 1779
Clinton, George, 1739-1812
Ordering the capture of St. Leger and his "party of savages and tories under the command of Brandt" [Col. Joseph Brant]
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to William A. Rowson
25 October 1777
Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795
First hand account of the British attack on Fort Mercer
GLC08102
to Dwight Foster
22 August 1806
Eaton, William, 1764-1811
Re: Burr's western conspiracy. Eaton had told Jefferson, who answered, "'There is too much knowledge an integrity among the people to give room to any apprehension of the kind.'"
GLC08103
to Hugh Brady
1838-1840
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
A message from the army of the Valley of Virginia
February 10, 1865
Smith's Brigade
"A message from the army of the valley of Virginia" "after four years of terrible war with a savage foe who seeks our subjugation, we are still firm in our determination to seek our independence"
GLC08105
to George Meade
March 16, 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Arranging forces, including African-American regiments, for the final push on Petersburg
GLC08106
Draft copy of the official report of the 2nd Division
1864
Hascall, Milo, fl. 1864
Draft copy of the official report of the 2nd Division, XXIII Corp's operations during Sherman's 1864 Atlanta Campaign, Decateur, GA., 10 September 1864.
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General Orders # 18
27 April 1865
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
General orders #18, announcing terms of his surrender to Sherman: "sparing the blood of this gallant army and saving our country from further devastation": clerical copy, made in the field, signed by WD Gale
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to his wife Emma and his brother
circa 1862-1864
Ricks, Augustus J., fl. 1862-1864
Marching with Sherman through Georgia: 17 letters of a staff officer, to his wife Emma and his brother. With Carte de visite, two printed general field orders, and a printed history of the 104 Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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to William T. Sherman
04 May 1865
Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906
Eight days after Johnston's surrender regarding situation in North Carolina. "Concluded satisfactorily all details with Genl Johnston." General James Wilson "had disregarded the order to resume hostilities it being of an earlier date than yours..."
GLC08110.01
to Henry Halleck
Two telegrams on one page "A number of officers and men of both Lee's and Johnston's armies whose homes are in the Western states desire to press through the Northern states...can they be permitted to do so?"
GLC08110.02
to Henry W. Slocum
22 August 1865
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Offering to do whatever he can to make life easier for Slocum and his family
GLC08112.01
07 September 1865
Predicting a quick end to reconstruction: "The North cannot long afford to keep arms there for local police": "Still, as long as you do have the force and the state now you must of necessity control...my own opinion is that self interest will soon...
GLC08112.02
1889
Four letters + one photograph
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to Mrs. Henry Slocum
February 9, 1889
Thanking her for flowers sent on his 69th birthday: "If I can worry through another year...time with his scythe... may make a deep swath, but cannot cheat me of seventy years on this insignificant globe with a fair measure of life's pleasures and...
GLC08113.01
February 11, 1889
"We three will go down to history as the leaders of 'The March to the Sea'." Requesting photos of Slocum and Howard
GLC08113.02
21 May 1889
Declining invitation to her daughter's wedding
GLC08113.03
01 March 1889
Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
Enclosing requested photograph (with photo). "Though the main honor of the work crowns our chief, yet in helpful planning & executing, our part will not be forgotten."
GLC08113.04
Order to affix the seal
March 21, 1873
Order to affix the seal to a warrant for the pardon of Leon McLemon
GLC08114
Congress's proposed ship's passport
circa 1776
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Certifying Congress's proposed ship's passport, which became part of the 1778 Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France, the Nation's first treaty with a foreign power in the hand of Charles Thompson
GLC08115
to Silas m. Stilwell
12 July 1837
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
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
03 March 1791
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
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
December 9, 1806
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
23 November 1769
Johnson, William, 1715-1774
Re: Indian policy in the wake of mounting troubles on the frontier, fed by spanish and French agents
GLC08119.01
Proposed sale of land
February 28, 1798
Johnson, John, fl. 1798
From exile in Canada, the loyalist son of Sir William writes on the proposed sale of land
GLC08119.02
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