12 July 1794

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to James Wilkinson

Attempts to bring about a resolution of a conflict between Wilkinson and General Wayne. States "[i]ndeed, the circumstances of the difference of opinion and coolness between you and General Wayne causes great pain both to the heart of the President and mine." Does not want this disagreement to cause dissention or "violent injury to the armies." Noted as private in the upper left corner. Heavily waterstained both at the top and bottom of the papers. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.10308

29 February 1784

Hull, William, 1753-1825

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment and corp, rank, and current status.

GLC02437.10577

29 March 1784

Hull, William, 1753-1825

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment, rank and current status. Date from docket. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.10579

25 April 1784

Manuscript document

Title: [Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment, rank and current status.

GLC02437.10580

30 May 1784

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment, rank and current status. Heavily waterstained in areas.

GLC02437.10582

23 July -6 August 1784

Galbraith, P. Bartrem, fl. 1784

Map

Title: [Map of the Susquehanna River]

Drawn map of a portion of the Susquehanna River, with creeks, forts, and ferry landings noted. Also includes the distances to various points on the map. Noted as drawn above Canawago Falls, which is in Pennsylvania.

GLC02437.10583

1 June 1790

Freeman, Ezekiel, fl. 1790

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Account of Henry Knox for disbursements regarding Indian treaties with the United States. Noted as a copy in the docket and as written at the auditor's office.

GLC02437.10587

8 May 1792

United States. Congress

Printed document

Title: [House Report on St. Clair's Expedition]

House inquiry, led, by Mr. [Thomas] FitzSimons concerning the failure of an expedition under General Arthur St. Clair. Gives a report on what happened that day and all of the circumstances that led to the failure of the expedition. Noted as an extract from the [House] journal and signed in print by John Beckley, clerk with extensive handwritten annotations (many referencing a revised report) by Henry Knox.

GLC02437.10590

February 6, 1793

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

Lists transactions between the United States and Samuel Hodgdon by date from 4 August to 4 October 1791. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.10594

28 December 1783

Price, William, ?-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores at West Point, New York. Items listed by type, weight and ammunition.

GLC02437.10712

25 May 1792

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Contract]

Indenture regarding land between Henry Knox and Samuel Ogden both of whom have signed. Also cites Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris as participants in the overall transaction. Signed by W. Jackson and John Laurance as witnesses. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.10723

2 March 1871

Maitland, Ann, 1813-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William G. Maitland

Reports to her son on the spring church meeting going on. Says there have been no conversions yet. Discusses the different preachers who have spoken to the congregation. Mentions the marriage of a family friend and comments, "...but so it is when girls get old they are not hard to please in getting a husband." Informs that brother Joseph is still teaching school. Refers to Uncle Richard's recent visit "west" to see Grier. Encourages him to come home for a visit.

GLC03523.10.189

21 April 1861-1865

B., Maggie, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

A friend of Joseph's writes to him from Concord Seminary. Letter is faded and hard to read. Discusses details of a recent wedding she attended. Mentions her belief the war will soon end. Asks to be included in Joseph's wedding party when he marries Bell.

GLC03523.10.190

18 May 1880

Doty, Lis, fl. 1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Em

Letter addressed "Dear Em." Details an overnight train trip from Cincinnati to Holden, Missouri. Reports on all the people she has seen and places she has been. Describes going to church and seeing "...four or five riding skirts hanging on the side of the church on nails..." Comments "...when a fellow asks a girl to go anyplace he expects her to take her own horse and saddle." Asks her to show the letter to the Maitland family.

GLC03523.10.192

10 July 1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: to My Dear Cousin

Letter addressed "My Dear Cousin." Refers to the death of Amanda and how distraught "Poor Old Aunt Phebe" must be. Says they are cutting wheat "...with one of those large binding machines." Reports that "...Poor blind Mrs. Praddy's daughter...drowned away from home on the Mississippi River." Signature on letter is L.M.H.

GLC03523.10.193

24 June 1883

Mary, fl. 1865-1883

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Cousin Joe and Bell

Letter addressed "Dear Cousin Joe and Bell." Cousin Mary writes from her new home in Nebraska. Comments how different the country looks "...so few trees and such filthy little houses..." Remarks they must travel three miles to purchase wood. Believes the rich soil will yield plentiful crops.

GLC03523.10.194

2 December 1883

Leah, fl. 1883-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Very Dear Cousin

Letter addressed "Very Dear Cousin." Inquires about the state of their livestock. Discusses the difficulty of getting to church. Asks about the neighbors. Mentions she and Rachel had to turn down an appeal to donate funds for the purchase of a black dress for Aunt Phoebe to wear. Letter is signed "Leah."

GLC03523.10.195

19 March 1884

Darrow, J., fl. 1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Friend Maitland

Letter addressed "Friend Maitland." States he has investigated "...to learn the feeling of the republican voters of Goshen...on the question of the Clerkship..." Reports "...I think your chances are very good here now I feel confident of your success." Says he controls a lot of votes that he can deliver to him.

GLC03523.10.197

17 April 1884

Tibbits, A. W., fl. 1884-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. M. Maitland and family

Reports his nephew was also a candidate for clerk of the county. Expresses dismay at the outcome of the election; "...the only drinking gambling whoring man got it..." Mentions the poor health of one of the horses, "...I think at the next moon she will go blind..." Complains about the quality of the circulars he received. Letter is brown with small holes and fraying on the edges.

GLC03523.10.198

18 November 1884

Slifer, R.H., fl. 1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Mentions the recent Republican defeat; "Our democratic friends here have been jollifying noisily enough, yet not offensively, and rebel sentiment has not shown itself as far as I have seen or heard." Refers to the election of Confederate General John S. Marmaduke as Governor of Missouri. Discusses the weather and crops. Letter is illegible on bottom due to fraying.

GLC03523.10.199

17 December 1884

Coleman, Daniel, fl. 1884-1890

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Letter is addressed "Dear Cousin." Says he has bought an additional twenty acres of land for pasture. Plans to plant thirty-eight acres of corn. Comments "I think all over the land there is deadness in the church owing to the bitter feeling between the Political parties in the Election this fall..." Discusses John St. John and the Prohibition party. Claims, "The Prohibitionist is here to stay..." Mentions he would like to visit. Declares "...a republican would be about as safe in the south as a St. John's man in Urbana..." Letter has several holes.

GLC03523.10.200

19 March 1885

Manuscript letter

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland [incomplete]

Letter addressed "Dear friend Joe." Reports the winter has been severe with much snow. Discusses duck and rabbit hunting. Comments businesses are failing and real estate values continue to fall. Mentions crop yields will be lower this year due to damage sustained in the January thaw. Letter continues on 2 April 1885, and is unsigned and incomplete. However, based on handwriting similarity, place of writing, and content, the author may be R. H. Silfer, Maitland's correspondent in GLC03523.10.199.

GLC03523.10.201

23 May 1885

Tibbits, A. W., fl. 1884-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Letter addressed "Dear Brother." Informs of his travels as a minister and his attempts at "conversions." Writes in great detail about his horses and their health. Reports his family has the whooping cough. Letter has repeated bleeding.

GLC03523.10.202

circa 10 November 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: to George Washington

Knox's draft, written in the president's voice, for a portion of Washington's December 3, 1793 annual message (State of the Union address) to Congress. Discusses negotiations for peace between the U.S. and hostile Indians in the Ohio Territory. Says if the negotiations falter, "it appears to be incumbent upon the United States to use decisively such degrees of their force as shall be competent, as well to the immediate protection of their exposed citizens, as to the exemplary punishment of those tribes, which, obstinately persevere in their cruel depredations upon our frontiers." Says…

GLC02437.05984

19 March 1794

Maunsell, William, fl. 1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Maunsell

Discusses his successful experiment cultivating potatoes from their shoots. Claims, "a greater discovery was never made in agriculture…" and exclaims how the discovery will benefit "the lower orders of the People with food at a very cheap rate." Mentions the Dublin Society made him an honorary member and are presenting him with a gold medal for his discovery. Expresses his delight over the praises and compliments he has received from his discovery. Notes he will be presenting his work before his majesty (King George III) and the Prince of Wales (future King George IV). Describes the…

GLC02437.06066