January 2, 1912

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Document signed

Title: [Presidential commutation of sentence of Robert Sawyer, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, 10 November 1905]

Sawyer had been convicted of murder on the high seas in the U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was originally sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Taft commuted his sentence so it would expire immediately. No reason was given for commutation. Countersigned by J.A. Fowler as Acting Attorney General. This is a printed document with blanks filled in by hand. Accompanied by red paper seal.

GLC03579.01

February 15, 1936

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Document signed

Title: Pardon of Nelson H. Peach, with warrant

Pardon countersigned by Attorney General Homer S. Cummings. Accompanied by the transmittal warrant and the original envelope.

GLC03581

1853 to 1875

Header Record

Title: [Correspondence relating to John Cripps and James Gadsden] [Decimalized]

Collection of letters to John Cripps, General Gadsden's Secretary. The set contains 46 letters and 5 miscellaneous envelopes. The collection deals mainly with the state of affairs in Mexico post-Mexican War and wresting power away from Gadsden's enemies in Washington.

GLC03587

16 July 1963

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Document signed

Title: Pardon of Otelia Pendergast re: convicted of violation of section 265

GLC03590

22 June 1797

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Document signed

Title: Appointment of Charles C. Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry ministers

Appointment of the three as ministers plenipotentiary to France, countersigned by Secretary of State Pickering. The negotiations resulted in the XYZ affair.

GLC03592

9 April 1790

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Tobias Lear

Knox, Secretary of War, transmits the rough draft of a letter (not included) to Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia. Informs Lear, President George Washington's personal secretary, that the letter is for Washington's inspection.

GLC03593

14 May 1775

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety

A retained copy written by Colonel Arnold four days after the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. With initialed postscript. Says last letter sent was 11 May 1775. Announces that Crown Point has been captured. Mentions logistics of moving captured cannons to Albany. Mentions future moves northward to Canada, including his intention to capture St. Johns. Says there is tension between him and Ethan Allen, who he worked with in the capture of Ticonderoga. Says "Mr. Allens Party is Decreasing & the Dispute between us is Subsiding." Similar to published version in "Naval Documents of the American…

GLC03559

1729 - 1814

Great Britain. Acts.

Header Record

Title: Collection of British Acts of Parliament re: American issues [decimalized]

GLC03562

1729

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for establishing an agreement with... the lords proprietors of Carolina

For the surrender of title by the seven proprietary lords. 2. George II.

GLC03562.01

1730

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for importing salt from Europe into the colony of New York in America

3. George II

GLC03562.02

1730

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for granting liberty to carry rice from... Carolina in America...

3 George II.

GLC03562.03

1732

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for the more easy recovery of debts in... America

GLC03562.04

1732

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to prevent the exportation of hats out of... America...

5. George II.

GLC03562.05

1739

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for naturalizing such foreign Protestants... in... America

12. George II.

GLC03562.06

1745

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for giving a publick reward [to anyone discovering a north west passage]

24 George II.

GLC03562.07

1751

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to regulate... paper bills of credit in... America [also currency]

24. George II.

GLC03562.08

1751

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for encouraging the making of pott ashes and pearl ashes in... America

GLC03562.09

1765

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to amend... An Act for punishing mutiny... [amends Quartering Act]

5. George III. Required that provisions be made by the colonies for British soldiers

GLC03562.10

1765

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for granting and applying certain stamp duties... [Stamp Act]

original London edition of the Stamp Act

GLC03562.11

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to repeal... An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties

[duplicate of GLC 3402]

GLC03562.12

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for indemnifying persons [refunding fines to defiers of the Stamp Act]

GLC03562.13

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for repealing certain duties... and for granting other duties [?coffee]

GLC03562.14

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act to amend... An Act for punishing mutiny... [amends Quartering Act]

GLC03562.15

1766

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for the better securing the dependency of... America [Declaratory Act]

GLC03562.16

1767

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for restraining... the Governor, Council and House... of New York

A response to New York's resistance to the Townshend Acts.

GLC03562.17