April 8, 1876

Rawson, A. L., fl. 1875-1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George May Powell

He offers to pay him for his services and would like to drop him from the contract.

GLC00687.137

May 14, 1877

Rawson, A. L., fl. 1875-1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George May Powell

He warns George May Powell to deliver or annul their contract, or face legal consequences, which will surely be negative for Powell, listing names of witnesses against him. He has incriminating evidence against Powell both from the publisher and others.

GLC00687.138

November 28, 1881

Woodruff, R.M., fl. 1881

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George May Powell

He acknowledges George May Powell's invitation and will be pleased to attend the event at St. Andrews Church.

GLC00687.139

February 17, 1882

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gentlemen

He writes about an offer some time previously of an art publication of his, which was declined. He wonders if the gentlemen would be interested in a new invention.

GLC00687.140

October 6, 1882

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to D. Andrew of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church

They agree to engage George May Powell for a lecture. The contract includes a photograph, a map, and royalties from ticket sales.

GLC00687.141

1861-1877

Powell, Samuel Wells, fl. 1866-1867

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George May Powell

Because of an agreement to preach in Naugatuck, CT, he will not be in New York City tomorrow. He gives instructions to telegraph him to communicate plans.

GLC00687.142

July 13, 1892

Pattison, Robert, fl. 1892

Typed letter signed

Title: to George May Powell

He acknowledges George May Powell's concern about capital and labor concerns in Homestead, PA and the lack of arbitration efforts among those concerned.

GLC00687.143

February 17, 1782

Traille, Peter, fl. 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: [British Royal Artillery Return of Stores Issued for Service of the Post at the Quarter House]

Requests that George Wray, Commissary to the Royal Artillery, send supplies listed to Simon Fraser. A note signed by Fraser confirms his receipt of the items. Title taken in part from docket.

GLC01450.154

February 7, 1745

Philipps, Caleb, fl. 1745

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account of officers' pay per week and per month for an expedition to Cape Breton]

Lists officers, how many there were, and the corresponding accounts. The last line notes that their was a "Bounty to each Centinel & a Blanket."

GLC01450.174

February 27, 1760

Lovell, Nathan, 1742-1760

Autograph document signed

Title: [Nathan Lovell's military enlistment during the French and Indian War]

Lovell enlists himself in the British army from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, noting that he received five dollars as bounty money from Captain Timothy Hamant. Indicates that he is joining a mission for "the total Reduction of Canada." Lovell died on 26 October 1760 at Ticonderoga, New York.

GLC01450.290

February 17, 1864

Confederate States of America

Printed document

Title: [Confederate currency]

Confederate currency from the seventh issue. Contains 60 ten dollar bills, featuring an image of field artillery in the center with Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Confederate Senator (1862-1865), in the lower right corner. Includes one 20 dollar bill, depicting the Tennessee State Capital at Nashville in the center and Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States (1861-1865), in the lower right corner. Contains one 100 dollar bill, depicting Lucy Pickens, wife of South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens in the center, two soldiers in the lower left corner, and George…

GLC01446

February 17, 1787

Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790

Broadside

Title: A Proclamation: [amnesty offer to Shays's rebels]

Offers pardons to Massachusetts citizens who participated in Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787). Document includes a printed seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Printed by Adams and Nourse. Noted in Ford no. 2474.

GLC00518

February 27, 1869

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

Header Record

Title: Fifteenth Amendment resolution [Decimalized GLC00788.01-GLC00788.02]

GLC00788

February 27, 1869

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

Printed document signed

Title: [Fifteenth Amendment resolution]

Reconstruction amendment passed to combat southern opposition to federal policies toward freed slaves. Printed certificate sealed and signed, attached to printed resolution with a purple ribbon and red State Department seal. With printed circular letter.

GLC00788.01

February 27, 1869

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

Document signed

Title: To the governor of the state of Nebraska

A printed a letter to the governors of Nebraska transmitting the Fifteenth Amendment.

GLC00788.02

February 6, 1876

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Osgood

Writes to her publisher concerning reprinting her early book, "The Mayflower," for the benefit of "a great fair...at my brothers church in Brooklyn for the 'Mayflower Mission' supported by Plymouth Church for the care of the poor in a destitute section of Brooklyn." In a vertical postscript she writes, "I trust you are keeping an eye out about renewing the Copy right of Uncle Tom ["Uncle Tom's Cabin"]." Written from Mandarin, the Stowe's vacation home in Florida. Two black and white bust engravings of Stowe included.

GLC02506

February 16, 1856

Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel P. Banks

Congratulates him on his "success in helping achieve the first victory which the North has won over the South since 1808, when the slave trade with Africa was abolished. I might better say, the first victory of freedom over Slavery since the Declaration of Independence -- for there was no fight in 1808." Banks was a member of Congress from Massachusetts. In 1856 he declined the presidential nomination of the American party.

GLC02509.10

February 27, 1912

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Typed letter signed

Title: to Stan Henkels

Thanks Henkels for gift of Bradford's Bibliographical Manual.

GLC02551.04

February 26, 1779

Ashe, John, Sr., 1721-1781

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Written by Brigadier General Ashe to Major General Lincoln as commander of the Southern Department. Says nothing extraordinary has happened. Reports that Colonel Lythe's light infantry advanced to take possession of the pass at the lower bridge and that he hopes to join him there soon. Said party that was sent after the field piece he mentioned in his previous letter to Lincoln returned in the evening. Says General Elbert came upon a wagon that was overset and that they found a "cohorn" (a small mortar) and several chests, but left them behind because it was not convenient to bring them…

GLC02497.02

February 16, 1783

Gist, Mordecai, 1742-1792

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathanael Greene

Informs General Greene that there are less ammunition and supplies in the magazine for the troops in Charleston than he expected

GLC02497.07

February 26, 1774

Mercer, Hugh, fl. 1725-1777

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Oliver Fowler

Discusses the sale of several lots of land by lottery.

GLC02497.12

February 6, 1788

Paterson, John, 1744-1808

Document signed

Title: [Certification for rations]

Written by Major General Paterson to certify that Ira Sayman has furnished 140 rations. This was enough for ten days for one lieutenant and 12 men who were guarding prisoners in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Note on verso, signed by Caleb Hick, says the rations were received.

GLC02497.13

February 26, 1777

Wooster, David, 1711-1777

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Sentence of court martial on Captain Eliphalet Thorp]

Thorp was tried for "abusing and plundering Margaret Weyman" and found not guilty of abuse but guilty of theft. The theft was made because Thorp had property stolen from him by Margaret's husband, who was "a vile Tory." Thorp was admonished. General Wooster approved the sentence in a short, signed note at the bottom.

GLC02499.19

February 26, 1829

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Book

Title: Message from the President of the United States, transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of 13th January, 1825.

"A statement of convictions, executions, and pardons, under the authority of the Government of the United States, since the adoption of the Constitution. February 26, 1829. Read, and laid upon the table." Printed as House Document no. 146, 20th Congress, 2d Session.

GLC02821

February 27, 1785

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Francis Mercer

Monroe, a member of the Confederation Congress, informs Mercer, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, that a secretary will soon be appointed to assist John Adams as Minister to Great Britain. States that James McHenry, also a member of the Confederation Congress, has not mentioned a nomination for this position. Informs that the Indian Commissioner, a friend of Mercer's, presented himself before Congress. States that there are many important issues before Congress, including propositions for raising men and the regulation of commerce. Informs Mercer of his participation on a…

GLC02861