1817/08/01

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Channing re: Constitution

GLC07836

1818/04/08

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to Daniel T. Patterson

Written at Fort St. Marks

GLC07838

1815/04/17

Federal Republican members of the Legislature

Broadside

Title: Address to the people of the state of New York

The address states that the objects of the recent war with Great Britain have not been accomplished.

GLC03107.05305

1816/03

Van Alstyne, Adam, fl. 1816

Document

Title: Statements on the amounts of internal duties imposed by the United States . . ..

GLC03107.05306

1816/06/15

Letter

Title: Letter [fragment]

GLC03107.05308

1830/05/07

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Rochester

States that he would prefer if the new Bank in Buffalo be built out of stone, instead of stucco. Says that he is willing to pay the additional expense for the stone. A private letter, written from the Bank of the United States.

GLC03139.01

1830/08/05

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Rochester

Says that he and William Strickland agree that stone columns would be preferable to wood for the new branch of the Bank being built in Buffalo. Also advises using fluted columns, and promises to have Strickland send a sketch of the proposed cornice. A pirvate letter, written from the Bank of the United States.

GLC03139.02

1858 circa

Leuty, Elizabeth, ?-1858

Object

Title: [Hair sample of Elizabeth Leuty]

Folded into a piece of paper on which is written, "Elizabeth's Leuty's Hair, died in the Lord May 30th, 1858." This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013.

GLC01450.013.19

1844/01/22

Ogden, F.W., fl. 1844

Manuscript

Title: Report to Texas House of Representatives re: condition of archives w/ "A Card"

Clerical manuscript damaged with loss of text in margin. Authentic copy. (Docket misdates).

GLC02145.05.01

1860-1865 circa

Whistler, Simon M., fl. 1904

Header Record

Title: [Soldier's archive] [Decimalized .01- .06]

Simon Mower Whistler, soldier's archive of Harrisburg, PA physician. With three war time diaries, manuscript memoirs, medical journal and watercolor of hospital ship "Connecticut."

GLC08362

1854-1859 circa

Mann, Horace, 1796-1859

Header Record

Title: [Decimalized .01- .03]

GLC06027

n.d.

Bickwell, W. H. W., fl. 1850-1865

Print

Title: [Portrait of Abraham Lincoln]

Print of a pen and ink drawing of Lincoln from the waist up without a beard. Issued to the members of the Bibliophile Society.

GLC08879.01.03

1858/06/15

Print

Title: [Print of pen and ink drawing of Lincoln delivering a speech]

A date of June 15, 1858 is written in pencil. Print is signed Watt.

GLC08879.01.05

February 20, 1848

Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880

Document

Title: Orders No. 3

Signed by L. Thomas. Announces bi-monthly mail pick-up and delivery.

GLC00911.67

1824/10/26

Printed document

Title: [List of Pennsylvania electors supporting Henry Clay for president]

Sent to Erasmus J. Pierce with a circular letter (see GLC04119.01) extolling Clay and urging Pierce to submit the list of electors at the polls in the 1824 presidential election.

GLC04119.03

1855 ca

Photograph

Title: [John Cabell Breckinridge]

Includes one carte de visite size albumen photograph mounted on a large mat.

GLC05007.02

1830/10/18

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hardy M. Cryer

Pleased about plans to open trade with British West Indies, celebrates the French Revolution of 1830, discusses his horses. Mentions the gravesite of his wife Rachel, who was "all that made this world desirable to me."

GLC02526.01

February 10, 1825

Stewart, Charles, 1778-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isaac Mayo

Written by Captain Stewart to Lieutenant Mayo. References Mayo's letter of 7 February 1825 from Hampton Roads, Virginia. Stewart regrets the "Painful circumstances" in which he has been placed. Is sorry that his circumstances have compelled him "to interfere with your views[,] advantage or wishes, as nothing would be more gratifying to me, to contribute any maner towards facilitating and accomplishing them." Says the steady and formidable forces against him compel him to use all his power to combat them. Stresses how the situation is serious and involves high ranking naval officers and the…

GLC04604.07

1857/02/03

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Letter signed

Title: to John B. Weller

Secretary of War Davis responds to a letter from California Senator Weller sent on 12 January 1857, which included an enclosed document from Thomas Buckmaster. Reports that Buckmaster claimed Davis had underestimated the amount of money Congress owed individuals and companies for supplies purchased by Crosman, (possibly George Hampton Crosman), former Major in the Army. Davis replied that Crosman's successor, Major Babbitt (possibly Edwin Burr Babbitt) has investigated the matter and sent an estimate on 24 January 1857 to the Ways and Means Committee.

GLC04353.02

1837/12/12

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Simon P. Colby re: claiming that Boston "Federalists" aided N.H. Whigs

Emphasizing the need for Democrats to organize to secure victory in the Spring elections. One bust engraving of Franklin Pierce included.

GLC04376

1829/01/15

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Saunders

Reports on the Senate's plans to distribute extra revenue in the future, once the debt has been taken care of. Also mentions Littleton W. Tazewell's probably being offered Secretary of State, and Jackson expected to leave Nashville.

GLC04384

1818/07/19

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Gales

Discusses his "second speech on Internal Improvements," which Gales had copied down for him. Briefly comments on the activities at Pensacola during the first Seminole War, noting "that the Executive must feel embarrassed." Mentions expecting a good corn crop.

GLC04353.01

1832/02/24

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to Littleton W. Tazewell re: boundary between US and Spanish Texas along Sabine

A calling for the US-Texas (Spanish Colony) boundary along the west bank of the Sabine River, in accordance with the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. One bust engraving of Jackson included as collateral.

GLC04364

1844/07/08

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Russell

Jackson writes that Texas should be annexed to remove the possibility of foreign influence, and to end tampering with slavery. He also writes of his fond memories of the "noble" Russells, his poor health, and his hope that Democrats will bury Whiggery in Tennessee in the presidential election.

GLC04365

1860/07/13-09/14

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Newspaper

Title: Rail Mauler [nos. 2-11] [Republican campaign newspaper]

Republican campaign newspaper, that includes news and articles. Includes the text of Lincoln's Cooper Institute address. Paginated from 5-44.

GLC04371