6 December 1858

Moore, M.M., fl. 1838-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Moore Kelly

Comments on the difficulty of raising children. Mentions an accident in which a horse kicked their slave boy in the jaw. Moore is the wife of Robert E. Moore, John Moore's brother.

GLC04195.57

4 August 1865

Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Moore

He expresses joy at reestablishing communication and sadness at the news of the deaths of their mother and their sister's children. He describes the local conditions with dissatisfied freed slaves, no money, and no men to farm. Local agents are stealing crops. The letter lacks the conclusion.

GLC04195.58

28 September1865

Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Moore

He describes his medical practice. He lost all his fine surgical instruments and two cases for amputations during the war. He requests money. He is exploring other job offers, including the superintendency of the Tuskaloosa State Lunatic Asylum.

GLC04195.59

22 April 1866

Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Moore

His wife had a son whom they named John Richard after his two uncles. He and his children hope John will come visit this summer.

GLC04195.60

19 May 1866

Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Moore Kelly

He reports family illnesses and the birth of his son, John Richard Moore. He describes his daughters and his plans for their education. He lists their fruit crops. He invites her to visit in the fall.

GLC04195.61

February 2, 1879

Moore, M.M., fl. 1838-1879

Autograph letter

Title: to Mary Moore Kelly

The family have suffered from great cold spells lately. She describes the educational training of their son. He is particularly difficult to manage. Another difficult daughter seems to have had a change of heart. The letter is incomplete.

GLC04195.62

1861-1865

Bardwell (photographer), fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Robert Waters Moore (Cabinet card photograph)

Portrait of Robert W. Moore as an older gentleman (white hair). Printed at 21 Collins Street East, Melbourne. Moore's signature on back.

GLC04195.63

3 May 1775

Griffin, Cyrus, 1748-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Burgess Ball

Griffin, managing Ball's affairs in England, states "we are finishing on your affairs with all imaginable dispatch ... Some of the Estates are considerably out of order- others are in tolerable good repair. I really can give no guess how they will sell, but they shall be sold by public Auction to the highest purchaser, it is the safest and most advantageous method..." States that he drew money from Dunlop and Wilson upon Ball's account. Comments that Ball is likely to profit from sending tobacco to England. Offers regards to Ball's family, requesting that Harry "remember me to all the…

GLC04377.01

7 May 1775

Ball, Burgess, 1749-1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Cyrus Griffin

Location inferred from content and previous correspondence between Ball and Griffin. Discusses previous correspondence from Griffin, who was managing Ball's business affairs in England. Discusses the sale of estates in England, paying off Campbell & Blackburn, and other financial transactions. States "The times seem daily to be growing more alarming ... It is beyond all doubt that the Regulars and Bostonians have had a Battle, occasioned (as we have it here) by the former firing upon the latter who were exercising, and killing some of them ... the regulars ... were obliged to retreat…

GLC04377.02

7 May 1775

Ball, Burgess, 1749-1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Cyrus Griffin

Marked as a copy (refer to GLC04377.02). Discusses previous correspondence from Griffin, who was managing Ball's business affairs in England. Discusses the sale of estates in England, paying off Campbell & Blackburn, and other financial transactions. Comments on events related to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Refers to Lord Dunmore's (John Murray, Governor of Virginia) recent seizure of gunpowder and the tumult it caused. Encloses a recent proclamation issued by Dunmore. Declares "I hope to hear that the Perpetrators of such times will soon meet with their deserts- Altho…

GLC04377.03

10 August 1775

Griffin, Cyrus, 1748-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Burgess Ball

Informs Ball that he will be unable to travel home soon due to his management of the Chichester affairs. Discusses his management of Ball's business/ financial affairs in England. Discusses the sale of estates (possibly owned by Ball) in England. Plans to complete Ball's affairs during the upcoming winter. Expresses regret that Ball had to draw Bill's, predicting the worth of bills will increase by the following April. States "As to Politics, I refer you to the reverend Mr. [Wm.?] John McKay who will be at your house in a little time in his way to Richmond from Norfolk; he will give you…

GLC04377.04

10 November 1779

Griffin, Cyrus, 1748-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Burgess Ball

Takes "one moment to say that we have miscarried in Georgia; a storm was attempted against Savannah; ... lost about two hundred men- among others the brave General Pulaski." Possibly referring to his fellow Continental Congressmen, states "my Constituents must have a curious Idea of the Virginia Importance in this union to neglect it so greatly at this important period."

GLC04377.05

5 February 1891

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles F. Kimmel

Sherman informs Kimmel, possibly a former Civil War soldier from Ohio "I retain my usual good health and the love of Old Comrades." Declares "As to the sending a copy of my memoirs 2nd Ed. I am sure that you labor under the Common impression that the author owns the book. Not so, it is the publisher, a Copy of my own memoirs costs me within 50 cts the same as you or any purchaser." States that the price of the memoirs is $5, and provides publisher information for Kimmel in case he would like to order the memoirs directly from the publisher.

GLC05466.01

27 October 1777 circa

Manuscript document

Title: Prisoners

List of prisoners and ordnance taken by the Northern army in the course of the campaign up to and including Burgoyne's surrender. Counts 5,740 prisoners plus General Burgoyne and 12 members of his staff, including six members of parliament. Lists killed, wounded and deserters too. General John Burgoyne's expedition from Canada was defeated on 17 October 1777 at the Battle of Saratoga. Burgoyne's surrender was the greatest victory for the Americans so far in the war, and an important turning point. Most likely written at or near Saratoga, where Burgoyne surrendered.

GLC07115.02

1778

Hopwood, James, fl. 1752-1819

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of George III]

Original hand tinted engraving by Hopwood. Possibly a reproduction from a much later period. Accompanied commission of Henry Clinton as collateral (see GLC07536.01).

GLC07536.02

19 February 1847

New Hampshire Legislature

Printed document

Title: Resolution of the legislature of New Hampshire, in relation to slavery.

29th Congress, 2d session, Senate document # 154. Resolves that the New Hampshire legislature is firmly against slavery. Printed by Ritchie & Heiss, printers.

GLC00267.119.02

03 March 1847

Massachusetts Legislature

Printed document

Title: Resolves of the legislature of Massachusetts, concerning slavery.

29th Congress, 2d session, Senate document # 219. Resolves that the Massachusetts legislature is opposed to the existence of slavery and the extension of it into new territories.

GLC00267.119.03

30 December 1862

Cohen, Solomon, fl. 1862

Printed document signed

Title: [Printed bill of sale for Washington, an enslaved man]

One printed bill of sale paid by William Jones to Solomon Cohen. Jones paid Cohen $1,505 to enslave a man named Washington.

GLC01445.04

1893 circa

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross [Fragment]

Does not want her father made into a wax sculpture by men in Chicago who are staging an exhibition about John Brown's raid. Only the last two pages remain. Place and recipient inferred from content.

GLC03007.52

10 June 1864

Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nen

Sends a piece of a Confederate skull from the Battle of Chancellorsville, as well as a piece of Washington's mother's monument from Fredericksburg. Written from the 5th Maine Battery.

GLC03523.15.09

16 August 1864

Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Emily Brown

Instructs her to direct her letters to him through Washington as they are never in one place for more than three or four days. Asks for $50 because he won't receive any more pay until he is discharged.

GLC03523.15.13

7 February 1778

Martinica, Dominica, fl. 1777-1778

Document signed

Title: [Legal document of privateer from Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida claiming enslaved people]

One document countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood of the Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida dated February 7, 1778. Signed with an "X" as the mark of Lieutenant Dominica Martinico. Document states that Martinico, the commander of the privateer schooner "Recovery," had taken several schooners off the coast of South Carolina during a cruise. Two of these schooners, the "Betsey" and "Grace," held enslaved people. Probably written in St. Augustine.

GLC01411.01

28 May 1778

Campbell, Donald, fl. 1776-1778

Document signed

Title: [Legal declaration on the ship Clarendon in the Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida]

Countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood. Legal document signed by Donald Campbell of Kingston, Jamaica as a witness identifying the vessel "Clarendon." Campbell attested that the ship currently named "Lizette," sitting in the harbor of St. Augustine, was formerly named the "Clarendon." He says the ship had been captured by the "rebels" and is the property of Thompson C. Whitelaw of Jamaica and Mr. Coates in Glasgow, Scotland. Probably written in St. Augustine.

GLC01411.02

25 June 1776

Wood Joseph, fl. 1776

Document signed

Title: [Legal document for recovery of debt in East Florida Court of Common Pleas]

Legal document from the East Florida Court of Common Pleas. Countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood. Signed by Joseph Wood who was swearing that John Williams, a "Practitioner in Physics," owes him the sum of "Ten pounds and upwards." Also signed by John Holmes in the docket that the document was filed with the court. Probably written in St. Augustine.

GLC01411.03

2 January 1778

Sviney, Noel, fl. 1776

Document signed

Title: [Oath on papers captured and thrown overboard from the ship Bourbon]

Countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood. Legal oath sworn before the Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida and signed by Sviney as the purser of the British ship "Perseus." Sviney attested that the packet of papers from the captured ship "Bourbon" were all the written materials that came from the vessel. Claims he does not know of any other papers, but that he has been informed that a number of papers were thrown overboard when the "Bourbon" was about to be captured. Probably written in St. Augustine.

GLC01411.04