20 June 1844

Wilkins, William, 1779-1865

Printed document signed

Title: Presidential appointment

Appoints William E. Jones as a cadet. Signed by Secretary of War William Wilkins. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand.

GLC02711.11

2 December 1826

Porter, David, 1780-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to R. Smith

Writing to a banker in Washington, D.C., arranges for his wife's finances after his defection to Mexico. Sends along with his letter eight hundred dollars, four hundred of which is to be given to his wife, the rest to be put in his bank account. Adds, "I hope my writing will have no cause to be ashamed of my conduct on any occasion." One full length seated engraving of David Porter included.

GLC02734

5 March 1860

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Buchanan

Writes to President Buchanan to forward an enclosed letter [not present] from Reverend William D. Howard, a Presbyterian clergyman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Howard's letter recommends his son, Robert R. Howard, for the position of District Attorney in Nebraska territory. Declares, "He read law under my direction, is a very industrious worthy young gentleman, of more than ordinary ability, a good lawyer and sound democrat, and would be an excellent appointment to the District Attorneyship." Note in pen on verso in different handwriting listing date, authorship of Stanton's letter, and…

GLC02735

26 March 1819

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Appointment of Morris S. Miller to negotiate a treaty with the Seneca Indians of New York]

Countersigned by Calhoun as Secretary of War. Appointing Miller to make a treaty to obtain Seneca reservation land.

GLC02768

1840-1864

Jones, William E., 1824-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of William E. Jones][Decimalized .01- .28]

Confederate General William E. "Grumble" Jones, 11th regiment, Virginia, cavalry. Collection includes swords, correspondence, West Point pamphlets, military orders, and receipts. Decimalized 02711.01-02711.28.

GLC02711

9 July 1859

Ingraham, Duncan N., 1802-1891

Letter signed

Title: to George Minor

Ingraham, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, discusses the fabrication of guns at the Tredegar Foundry in Richmond, Virginia. States that Joseph Reid Anderson, owner of the Foundry, gave notice that ten guns are ready for inspection. Instructs Minor, Assistant Inspector of Ordnance, to forward required reports of fabrication to the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography as soon as possible.

GLC02724

12 June 1855

Keitt, Laurence M., 1824-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James C. Dobbin

Forwarding a letter requesting an appointment for a young man at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Written at the Orangeburg Courthouse, spelled "Orangeburgh" by Keitt.

GLC02726

14 March 1847

Patterson, Robert M., 1787-1854

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Winfield Scott

Discusses the field tactics of Generals Twiggs, Quitman, and Scott. Written as major general of volunteers.

GLC02732

1829

Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836

Pamphlet

Title: Translation of the laws... on colonization [with two other pamphlets]

Three pamphlets bound separately in one box. (Formerly bound together.) With clippings pasted into the Austin, and annotations Stephen F. Austin. Translation of the Laws, orders, and contracts on colonization... in Texas.... San Felipe de Austin, Texas: Printed by Godwin B. Cotten, November 1829. 71 p. (Translated with S. M. Williams, p.26.) [With 3 newsclippings pasted into front.] Address to the reader of the documents relating to the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company.... New-York: Printed by G. F. Hopkins & Son, January 1, 1831. 38, 69 p. (Annotated.) Documents…

GLC02753

1833

Texas Republic

Pamphlet

Title: Constitution or form of government of Texas, made in San Felipe de Austin...

Printed at the Office of the Commercial Bulletin. First printing of the Constitution. This copy belonged to Anthony Dey, chief figure in the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Co. Streeter Texas 1141, Street Sale 319, Jumonville 822, Sabin 94949

GLC02755

1846-1847

Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

Header Record

Title: Stock transfer certificates of the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company [Decimalized .01- .06]

Partially printed documents assigning share to NY Attorney Stephen Whitney

GLC02756

1831-1835

Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

Document

Title: 15 Share certificates in Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

Partially printed documents signed by Anthony Dey, William Sumner and W.H. Wilson as principals of the Company.

GLC02758

1835

S. Stiles & Co., fl. 1835

Broadside

Title: Map of colonization grants in Texas

Land grants in Texas. Streeter 1164. Once belonged to Anthony Dey.

GLC02759

22 March 1853

Floyd, John Buchanan, 1806-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert McClelland

Floyd, a member of the Virginia state legislature, writes to McClelland, United States Secretary of the Interior. Recommends the appointment of General Douglas B. Layne for the post of Marshall of the Western District of Virginia. Writes, "He is at present in the senate of Va & a most efficient member, enjoying the confidence of his party..." One bust engraving of Floyd included as collateral.

GLC02461.06

13 June 1841

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Anna Harrison

President Tyler sends William Henry Harrison's widow congressional condolence communicating "the deep sympathy felt by the representatives of the States and of the people" upon the death of her husband (not included). President Harrison had died on 4 April 1841.

GLC02793.024

10 May 1830

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isaac Dutton Barnard, William Marks, John B. Steneger, D. M. Miller and J. B. Sutherland

In absence of recommendations for clemency from the prosecuting attorney and the judge who tried the case, Jackson asks for their recommendation if pardon should be granted to "Craig," a prisoner who was convicted 10 May 1830. Barnard and Marks were United States Senators from Pennsylvania. Joel Barlow Sutherland was a Congressman from Pennsylvania.

GLC02770

February 25, 1836

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: [Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen].

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, an enslaved person, had been convicted of an unspecified felony in the District of Columbia in November 1835, and sentenced to be hung on 26 February 1836. Because of "divers good and sufficient reasons," the original date of death is postponed until the first Sunday in June next.

GLC02772

27 June 1836

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Document signed

Title: [Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony].

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, identified as a "Negro man Slave," had been convicted of felony and sentenced to hang. He had been given two respites by President Andrew Jackson, who here pardons him completely as a fit subject for executive clemency and "in consideration of divers other good and sufficient reasons."

GLC02773

8 March 1843

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of James Madison Porter, Secretary of War]

Appoints James Madison Porter Secretary of War with the following certificate: "Know Ye: That reposing special trust and confidence in the Patriotism, Integrity and Abilities of James Madison Porter, of Pennsylvania, I do appoint him Secretary for the Department of War of the United States and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil [sic] the duties of that Office according to law and to have and to hold the said Office with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereunto of rights appertaining, unto him, the said James Madison Porter, during the pleasure of the President of…

GLC02774

4 August 1851

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Document signed

Title: [Authorization to affix the seal of the United States]

Gives authorization to Robert P. Letcher to finalize the implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and to conclude a convention with the Mexican Indians. One black and white bust engraving and one black and white seated full length engraving included.

GLC02775

21 November 1846

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Letter signed

Title: to John Serretta

Denies three Mexican priests serving in the United States permission to aid their colleagues in Mexico. Suggests that the priests try traveling with a neutral ship. Signed as Secretary of State during the Mexican War. Impression in upper left corner reads "Bath Superfine."

GLC02776

22 August 1817

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Letter signed

Title: To the Inhabitants of the town of Saco

Written by Monroe as President during his tour of the country after his victory in the election of November 1816. This tour echoed the famous tours of America President George Washington made in 1789 and 1791. The tour inaugurated what is known as the Era of Good Feelings. This letter expresses pleasure at the respectful greeting he had in Saco, Massachusetts, in the District of Maine (Maine did not join the Union as a separate state until 1820). Monroe was in Saco on 15 July 1817, but this letter is written over a month later from Boston and directed to William Moody, a tavern owner and…

GLC03400

6 March 1853

Clingman, Thomas Lanier, 1812-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Franklin Pierce

Recommending Westly Jones for marshal of the District of North Carolina. Written to Pierce just two days after his inauguration as president.

GLC03467.02

4 May 1857

Ould, Robert, 1820-1881

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Isaac Toucey

Recommending Joseph Mason for "a runner to a Court of Inquiry."

GLC03468.05

12 March 1857

Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Recommending Mr. Cummings for pursership in the Navy. Bottom of page has an autograph note singed by John Appleton, also supporting Cummings. Letter may have been written to Appleton.

GLC03468.07