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1779/01/19

Van Beuren, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jn. A. Fonda re: order for payment for digging iron

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04203

1782/08/17

Overbagh, Petrus, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: unable to settle an account with Mr. Livingston

Overbagh writes that he is too sick to get out of bed, and is therefore unable to travel the distance to settle his account with Mr. Livingston. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04204

1782/09/24

Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: shipment of shoes and razors

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04205

1783/03/24

Van Gaasbeck, Peter, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: rebuilding a sloop

GLC03107.04206

1783/04/18

Van Beuren, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: account of Counradt Rohrbacher

GLC03107.04207

circa 1783-1815

Van Beuren, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [illegible] re: building project (fragment)

Docketed on recto.

GLC03107.04208

1783/10/31

Van Beuren, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: payment due for carting ore

Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04209

1783/11/26

Van Beuren, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: payment due for driving a team of horses

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04210

1784/05/21

Livingston, John

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: account of Conradt Patrie

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04211

1784/06/24

Yates, Peter W., 1747-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: declarations to eject tenants

GLC03107.04212

1785/01/11

Wentworth, John, 1737-1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Wigram re: payment to be made to Elias Tucker

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.04213

1785/02/04

Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: Authorization for John Wigram to distrain and appraise goods

Robert, Jr. authorizes John Wigram to enter the house of the late widow of Simon Shutts, to distrain and appraise the goods therein, and to sell them according to the amount of unpaid rent.

GLC03107.04214

1876/04/27

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Joseph C. Audenreid.

Discusses moving back to Washington after establishing his role in government. On "Headquarters Army of United States" stationary.

GLC07925

1896/01/31

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Typed document

Title: Address of Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, before the Hamilton Club, Chicago

With autograph corrections. Washington's address establishes that he believes in the African American to be the glue that holds and can hold the North and the South together. He believes that African Americans in both the North and South struggle to better themselves as individuals and as a people, and that this can help improve both regions.

GLC07934

1775/09/06

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Mr. Deane.

Account of Ticonderoga.

GLC07938

1863/01/15

Bates, Edward, 1793-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Barton Bates.

Lincoln's mismanagement of war and weak leadership.

GLC07939

1954/05/17

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974

Pamphlet signed

Title: Brown v. Topeka Board of Education. Inscribed to Peter H. Brandt.

The Supreme Court's Decision declaring segregated schools unconstitutional.

GLC07940

1864/02/16

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: Order.

Punishment of deserter William J. Chandler of Penn. Vols. on Executive Mansion stationary.

GLC07942

1864/04/12 ca.

Powell, Governor L., fl. 1864

Autograph note signed

Title: To: Abraham Lincoln.

Kentucky Governor Powell requested allowance of Confederate POW's to take the oath of Dec. 8th, including prisoners at Camp Chase, Johnson's Island, Camp Douglas, etc. With note and signature from Lincoln: "Excepting commissioned officers... let the within mentioned prisoners take the oath of December 8th, 1863 and be discharged." List of prisoners on verso.

GLC07943