19 June 1810

Alden, Cyrus, 1785-1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Mentions that the next Fellowship Lodge meeting will be held on Monday June 25th, at the Edward Victous Hall. Its' purpose is to hear Hobart's Mosaic Oration. Written as "Secretary."

GLC06313.04.015

6 October 1810

Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Wishes Hobart a safe trip to England. Informs him that he sent two packages, one to Colonel Lyman and the other to Cushing Mitchell, with the purpose of obtaining a discharge for Mitchell. Asks that if Aaron happens to see Lyman, if he would assure him that Mitchell is an American.

GLC06313.04.016

6 October 1810

Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Discusses his son's trip to England. Laments some business his son, a lawyer, missed out on and discusses potential opportunities in London.

GLC06313.04.017

31 October 1810

Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Mentions a meeting with Hobart's father. Discusses the trial held for the discontinuance of the new road and the case of Jenkins vs. Gurney. Mentions the death of Dr. Dunbar and Major Barells. Also, reminds Hobart that the election is near and their candidate is Mr. Baylies, but adds that "There is a small prospect of choosing him." Comments that England's order of council might rescind the embargo, if France carries out a plan to alter their policies.

GLC06313.04.018

1 November 1810

Gurney, Nathan, 1769-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Mentions that the "republican cause seems to be gathering strength," and cites successes in Delaware and Vermont. Reminds Hobart that the a congressional election is next Monday and discusses some of those involved.

GLC06313.04.019

21 December 1810

Cropper, Benson, & Co., fl. 1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Sends a payment for ninety pounds (not included). Cropper, Benson, & Co. was a merchant firm in Liverpool, England.

GLC06313.04.020

18 March 1811

Armelt, William, fl. 1811

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Proposes sailing together to Abington on 1 May 1811, but understands if Hobart has to sail sooner. Also asks Hobart to inquire about the cotton manufactory, as he intends to take up that business.

GLC06313.04.021

22 December 1811

Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Informs his son that he needs to get supplies such as sand and glass. Mentions he is enclosing is a note from Joseph Hearsey with orders for Hobart to send a writ.

GLC06313.04.022

25 November 1811

Winslow, John, fl. 1811

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Shares his view and experiences in Hanover, Massachusetts, because he has heard that Hobart is planning on settling and opening a law office there.

GLC06313.04.023

9 April 1813

Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Asks his son if he can get from Judge Thomas the sum of his father's estate. Also mentions that several cases have been settled.

GLC06313.04.025

27 June 1813

Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Informs Hobart that he is moving to Massachusetts. Thus, he offers his real estate in Gray, Maine to Hobart, "a gentleman of .... political character and professional talents." Describes the business there and mentions he "will sell from $2500 to $3500 worth of real estate."

GLC06313.04.026

29 June 1813

Hobart, Aaron, 1764-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Discusses his a debt he owed to Judge Mitebills

GLC06313.04.027

10 March 1814

Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Asks Hobart to verify in the next letter whether it is true or not true that Albert Smith has stolen $20,000 from the public.

GLC06313.04.034

1 April 1814

Smith, Albert, 1763-1823

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Albert Smith has sent the papers by Albert (his son) with his signature and would like Hobart to finish them and mail "them in a neat package" by Monday. The papers were in regard to Smith being replaced as a "collector," probably of taxes. He was earlier accused of stealing $20,000 in public funds (see GLC06313.034)

GLC06313.04.035

18 April 1814

Smith, Albert, 1763-1823

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Shares his views with Hobart on "the nomination of my [Albert Smith] successor as Collector," Mr. Cary. Asks Hobart to inform his successor, whoever it ends up being, of the Revenue Department's instructions and everything else that pertains to the office. Smith was earlier accused of stealing $20,000 in public funds (see GLC06313.034)

GLC06313.04.036

26 July 1814

Smith, Albert, 1763-1823

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Explains that "his fate is hard indeed." Notes that R. Eells has Hobart's account and that "the money for the sales of the stamps" has been received. Smith was being replaced as a "collector," probably of taxes. He was earlier accused of stealing $20,000 in public funds (see GLC06313.034)

GLC06313.04.037

11 August 1814

Warren, Henry, 1764-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Informs Hobart of Job Cobb's bond. Explains what to do if a suit arises and wishes Hobart will attend to this matter as soon as possible.

GLC06313.04.038

1 June 1824

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James William Paige

Updates his brother-in-law on his journey from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, via Columbia, Pennsylvania. From Philadelphia, he plans to return to Washington while his wife Grace Webster continues to New York via Princeton.

GLC01946.01

1825

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James William Paige

States that a rumor is circulating regarding Virginia Congressman John Randolph's challenge to duel Webster. Instructs his brother-in-law Paige to alleviate his wife Grace's concern if Randolph's challenge is printed in the newspapers. Assures Paige of his safety, stating "There is not a gentleman in Washington whose bones are all safer in his skin than mine are." Hopes Paige can send him a letter from Randolph dated 1816 or 1817, possibly Randolph's first challenge to duel Webster. Marked copied and private. Year added in pencil at a later date.

GLC01946.03

16 March 1896

Nott, Charles Cooper, 1827-1916

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Cephas Brainerd

Discusses a disagreement over which group was responsible for booking Abraham Lincoln to speak at the Cooper Institute on 27 February 1860. Lincoln was invited by the Young Men's Republican Union. States that Mr. Bowen had no influence over the decision and remarks that if Bowen was involved with Mr. Briggs and his young men (possibly referring to another branch of the Young Men's Republican Union), it is his own fault. Mentions that Brigg's group abandoned their plan to have the lecture in Brooklyn because they would lose money, so it was held at the Cooper Institute. Brigg's group still…

GLC04471.05

6 September 1862

Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915

Letter signed

Title: to Cephas Brainerd

Encloses President Abraham Lincoln's appointment of Brainerd as Arbitrator for the United States for the suppression of the African slave trade (not present). Asks Brainerd to acknowledge receipt and supply his place of birth. Also encloses an official oath Brainerd needs to return if accepting the commission (not present). Signed as Assistant Secretary.

GLC04471.06

January 25, 1862

Scientific American

Newspaper

Title: Scientific American. [Vol. 6, no. 4 (January 25, 1862)]

GLC00005.02

1865/07/30

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Details Archer's life from his departure from London bound for Bermuda on June 13, 1864 to his return from Florida through the blockade on March 23, 1865. "...[I] made every narrow escape from, starving to death, and being eaten up by alligators..." Included in his travelogue are the ruminations undertaken by himself and several other Confederates through Bermuda, Havana, Florida's marshy coasts, through St Marks Tallahassee and Quincy to Albany and Macon before finally discovering the fate of the Confederacy. Numerous graphite additions have been inserted into the text in a hand rather…

GLC01896.079

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Archer family]

Large family photograph, Archer's, Jeffery's, etc. Thirty-nine people posed on lawn with trees in front of house with porch. Edward R. Archer is seated on the left-center of the image. Photograph split in two.

GLC01896.200

24 June 1825

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James William Paige

Informs his brother-in-law of his family's vacation to Niagara Falls. Refers to a visit from Massachusetts Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. and his wife. States that his wife Grace forgot "two white waistcoats and a pair of working pantaloons" for their son, Daniel Fletcher Webster.

GLC01946.02