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6 April

Stafford, Robert H., fl. 1837-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ma

One letter from Robert Stafford to his mother dated April 6th. Letter concerns an April Fool's joke Robert played where he pretended to run away. He is writing to his mother to tell her it was a joke and he didn't mean for it to go on so long. He tells her where he went and that he will write a better letter later.

GLC02618.089

Snell, Robert, fl. 1812-1815

Autograph document

Title: [Attesting to service of James Webster Bailey, describing his injury and medical care]

Robert Snell attests to the military service of James Webster Bailey, who marched from Maine and stayed in the encampment in Burlington, Vermont. Snell goes on to testify that during his service, Bailey suffered from lameness, which was attributed to a breach, and he was treated and monitored by a surgeon for the remainder of his military service. Based on context in the document, Bailey's injury may have been a hernia. There are four mathmatical equations written on the back of the document, which appear to be unrelated to the content of the document itself.

GLC02669.027

February 18, 1813 to February 27, 1813

Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

Autograph document

Title: [Receipt for thread, paper, ink, powder, a hat, and quills]

A reciept for the purchase of thread, paper, ink powder, quills, and a hat.

GLC02669.049

11 September

Autograph document

Title: [Envelope addressed to Henry B. Noyes and Mr. Phelps]

Envelope addressed to Henry B. Noyes and Mr. Phelps, Esquire. The address is in Chicago, Illinois, and a $.02 stamp of Washington's profile is included on the envelope.

GLC02150.46

[no date]

Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876

Manuscript document signed

Title: [in Spanish]

GLC06293.17

February 16, 1876

Parker, Alice, fl. 1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

The docket notes that this is a personal letter. Parker seems to be either apologizing or accepting an apology from Senator Bruce for an unknown event. There is a small tear in the lower edge of the paper.

GLC09400.054

February 27, 1801

Blount, Willie, fl. 1801-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Winchester

Blount regrets having missed Winchester on his last visit to town, and also regrets not having repaid the money he owes. Travel, subsequent illness, and misplaced confidence in others have kept him from conducting his business

GLC06997.002

January 16, 1858

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Augustus congratulates Miller on helping to keep the home in order, and reminds him to be obedient. He also relates his past experiences in school, urging the boy to maintain his interest in academics.

GLC02691.11.001

13 March 1858

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Augustus is in Washington fulfilling his duties as a congressman from Georgia. He discusses his family, his love for them, and his desire to return home.

GLC02691.11.002

31 May 1858

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Printed document

Title: "Arrest of Walker-Central America"

Speech given by Rep. Augustus Wright in the House of Representatives on the arrest of William Walker in Central America. Walker was an American Citizen who expatriated himself to Nicaragua. He was later captured by the navy without legal authorization. Wright firmly opposed such action.

GLC02691.11.003

February 2, 1859

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Printed document

Title: "Distribution of Public Lands"

Speech given by Rep. Augustus Wright in the House of Representatives on the 'distribution of the public lands.' According to the speech, the government held about a billion acres of land at the time. Wright believed that the best candidates for the acquisition of the land were individual farmers who would settle and work the land themselves, rather than corporations or prospectors.

GLC02691.11.004

23 November 1864

Wallace, Richard, fl. 1777

Signature

Title: Richard Wallace

Mayor of Washington, D.C.

GLC05603.02.74

11 November 1864

Addison, Henry, 1798-1870

Signature

Title: H. Addison

Mayor of George Town, D.C.

GLC05603.02.77

1973

Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

Header Record

Title: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of the United States Senate 93rd Congress: Watergate and Related Activities Phase 1: Watergate Investigation [Decimalized .01-.07]

This collection contains the first seven volumes of phase I of the Watergate investigation featuring exhibit documents in the back of each volume.

GLC09559