circa 1945

Tojo, Hideki, 1884-1948

Header Record

Title: Collection of two items: 10 Yen note signed in Kanji (Japanese) and Roman and a pamphlet in Japanese [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01684

circa 1945

Document signed

Title: [Pamphlet in Japanese]

GLC01684.02

circa 1837

Crosby, Orris, 1791-1863

Autograph document signed

Title: [Orris Crosby outlines his life]

In a description of the events of his life, discusses his imprisonment in Canada. After his imprisonment, he was shot by John Garland, an officer in the Royal Navy, for refusing to fight against the United States in the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. Refers to the battle as "Perry's Battle," after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. Claims that he was the son of Revolutionary War soldier Simon Crosby. States that he resides in Adams County, Wisconsin. This document is accompanied by a newspaper clipping containing Crosby's obituary. Date estimated based on references within the note.

GLC03436.07

December 17, 1810

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James McHenry

Massachusetts Senator Pickering responds to a letter from McHenry, former Secretary of War. He sends McHenry documents he requested which accompanied a message from President James Madison (not included). Discusses Madison's decision to declare West Florida under American rule, labelling this action bold and rash. Refers to an enclosed copy of a letter from Gabriel Duvall, Comptroller of the United States Treasury (included as GLC01578.02).

GLC01578.01

January 14, 1803

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Letter signed

Title: to William Jarvis

Secretary of State Madison responds to a 16 November 1802 letter from Jarvis, United States Consul in Portugal. States that the United States' right of deposit was obstructed in New Orleans. Refers to a letter (not included) from Juan Manuel de Salcedo, the Governor General of Louisiana to Governor William Charles Cole Claiborne of the Mississippi Territory, stating that the prohibition against the United States was imposed against Salcedo's opinion. Informs Jarvis of James Monroe's nomination as Envoy Extraodinary to Paris and Madrid to secure rights to navigate the Mississippi River.…

GLC03329.01

1 January 1803

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Letter signed

Title: to William Jarvis

Secretary of State Madison sends a copy of a letter from Samuel Snow, United States Minister to Canton, to Jarvis, United States Consul in Portugal. Sent with GLC03329.01, dated 14 January 1803. Snow informs Madison that the Chinese government desires foreigners to depart from China after the business season ends in April. States that most Consuls retire to Macao, a nearby Portugese settlement, until the business season resumes in September. Requests that Madison obtain the Portugese Government's permission for his Maceo residence from Jarvis.

GLC03329.02

1905

Header Record

Title: Photograph of Peace Commissioners who met to negotiate the Treaty of Portsmouth and a letter dicussing the signatures of said Commissioners [Decimalized .01-.02]

Dated August-September 1905.

GLC00861

April 26, 1841

Tyler, John, 1790-1862, Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

Letter signed

Title: to Joshua Spencer

Letter signed by Tyler as President and Daniel Webster as Secretary of State. Tyler offers information concerning Canadian Alexander McLeod to Spencer, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York. States that Henry Fox, Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, transmitted an official communication to the United States Government stating that McLeod, accused of murdering several Americans, was acting as a military agent under orders.

GLC01512.01

9 April 1759

Gill, John, 1732-1785

Newspaper

Title: The Boston gazette and country journal. [No. 210 (April 9 1759)]

Articles about a comet, news from London, shipping news, and public sales.

GLC01450.452.01

21 June 1759

Draper, John, 1702-1762

Newspaper

Title: The Boston news-letter. [No. 3015 (June 21, 1759)]

Prints an act passed on the Governor of Massachusetts Bay concerning bankrupts and their creditors. Articles detail news from London, Philadelphia, New York, and the West Indies. Also includes information on arrivals and departures of privateer ships, military happenings, and public notices.

GLC01450.452.02

6 September 1759

Draper, John, 1702-1762

Newspaper

Title: The Boston news-letter. [No. 2036 (September 6, 1759)]

Prints a proclamation from the Governor of Massachusetts Bay. Articles detail news from London, New York, Philadelphia, and the St. Lawrence River, Quebec area. Also includes information on arrivals and departures of privateer ships, military happenings, public notices, and the lottery.

GLC01450.452.03

21 November 1777

Powars & Willis (Boston, Mass.), 1776-1801

Newspaper

Title: Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser. [Vol. X, no. 483 (November 21, 1777)]

Prints the transcript of part of a court case involving a Mr. Horne and Lord Mansfield. Includes a long poem, news from Philadelphia, Fishkill, New Haven, and Boston. Also includes public notices and information on the lottery.

GLC01450.452.04

1814/08/30

Committee of Correspondence of the City of Philadelphia

Printed letter

Title: to John Biddle

Indicates that the British attacked Washington, D.C., without any horses and may try to seize them wherever they land. Instructs Biddle to remove all horses from possible landing points for the British. The British had recently captured and burned Washington during the War of 1812.

GLC02978.02

7 March 1853

Gadsden, James, 1788-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Cripps

Writes to his Secretary regarding a successful journey. Encloses public documents that require attention (not included). Is disappointed because Secretary of State William Marcy has not drawn up a Treaty of Extradition. Gadsden feels that his successful work in Mexico will be hailed in Washington. Reports that his recent meetings with Ward, Escandon, and L.S. Hargous, the U.S. Consul in Vera Cruz, have gone well and that he holds the upper hand. Mentions having dealt with the Mexican government regarding a treaty that is honorable to both parties. Asks Cripps to send the minutes of…

GLC03587.01

6 January 1854

Gadsden, James, 1788-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Cripps

Writes to his Secretary regarding an upcoming reception at which he does not want to be present. Forwards a letter from J.B. Crocket of San Francisco (not included) who he wants Cripps to assist in deciphering a grant. Is still awaiting the notes from a conference Cripps was to send and explains that he may need to "make war" with Ward, using the notes as leverage. Mentions an upcoming interview with President Pierce and is concerned about his silence on the breach of trust, the center of which Gadsden believes is Ward and his cohorts. Promises that he and his treaty "will stand erect"…

GLC03587.07

February 5, 1854

Gadsden, James, 1788-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Cripps

Annoyed with his Secretary regarding the conference notes he has been expecting since possibly March 1853 (see GLC03587.01 and .07). He has exposed Ward, and President Pierce has taken Gadsden's side. Gadsden is only disappointed that the provision regarding "the grant" has not been struck from the treaty, even after Ward had been outed. Rants about Ward being obtuse and treacherous and includes his thoughts on others' betrayals. Included clipping rebuts the rumor that Cripps became Gadsden's Secretary and Minister to Mexico because they were related. No postmark. Imprint in upper left…

GLC03587.08

February 22, 1854

Gadsden, James, 1788-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Cripps

Writes to his Secretary reporting that the treaty is before the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations and expects a favorable decision which he hopes will upset Ward. Recaps the road to their success but adds a few caveats relating to unwanted amendments to the treaty. Discusses the importance of keeping the people involved in the treaty process honest and why it is their duty to do it. Notes that they want to replace Black enslaved people and enslave indigenous and Mexican people. Mentions the inevitable possession of Cuba. Adds personal news. Postmarked 22 February, Washington, DC.,…

GLC03587.09

30 August 1814

Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815

Autograph document signed

Title: [Committee of Defence authorization for Dr. Robert M. Patterson to lead a Corps of Field Engineers]

The committee, empowered by the General Committee of Philadelphia, made Patterson the chief engineer and organizer of the corps and charged them with "the Defence of the City and its Environs."

GLC02978.01

1814/08/31

Fonciu, John, fl. 1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision of Fortifications indispensable to the defense of Philadelphia] [French]

Fonciu, a French officer who had lived in Philadelphia, was Jonathan Williams' chief assistant in the volunteer association of field engineers organized by Philadelphia's Committee of Defence.

GLC02978.05

1813/12/11

Oliver, Robery Dudley, ?-1850

Manuscript document

Title: [Bloackade of Long Island Sound Confirmed]

Copy of a letter from Captain Oliver, a senior British officer in the Long Island Sound, to Don Thomas Stoughton, the Spanish Consul in New York. Informs Stoughton that a British ship called the Valient was off New London, Connecticut, and orders were in place to blockade the Long Island Sound, effective 6 December 1813. Asks that the intelligence be communicated "to the other neutral consuls in your district." Message dated from the Philadelphia Gazette and originally from the New York Gazette of 9 December 1812.

GLC02978.27

circa November 1815

Manuscript document

Title: [List of bills for the Brig Emeline]

Accounts of people who have property being shipped on the Brig Emeline, Captain Stevens commanding, sailing from Liverpool in November 1815. Includes names and amounts owed. Given to Nathaniel Williams by Lou(is?) G. Barard by direction of William Appleton of Boston.

GLC03545.24.11

30 May 1853

Gadsden, James, 1788-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Cripps

Writes to his Secretary residing in Napa, California, after receiving Cripps' commission to repair Mexico City from Secretary of State Marcy. Says he will meet with Cripps sometime in July. In case Cripps arrives first, Gadsden instructs him to secure comfortable lodging and together they will find more permanent housing. Suggests obtaining a good cook and translator. Feels inclined to take Cripps' mother along to Mexico as a companion for Mrs. Gadsden, but says that, instead, they will both see him off at the port. Imprint in upper left corner depicts a galleon below the word "Paris."…

GLC03587.02

12 October 1853

Green, Thomas J., 1802-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Gadsden

Introduces Mr. Robert Rose, who is hand delivering this letter, as a businessman connected with building the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, of which Gadsden is an advocate. Writes that if Gadsden is successful in securing a treaty with Mexico for Sonora, he should insist upon 30 degrees north latitude from the Rio Grande to the Gulf of California. He says that the land is rich in silver, is closer to a Chinese trading post, and will be accessible by railroad. Encloses a letter for Hon. Robert J. Walker regarding the "Pacific road" (not included). Imprint in the upper left corner reads "O…

GLC03587.05

20 November 1847

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

Document

Title: General orders: No. 356

Signed by H.L. Scott. Partial docket reads "Orders No. 356." Trials of four American soldiers before a military commission on charges of robbery, manslaughter, and theft.

GLC00911.35

24 November 1847

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

Document

Title: General orders: No. 357

Signed by H.L. Scott. Republication of Orders Nos. 318 and 322: allowing sick and wounded soldiers the option of returning home. Orders eligible returning soldiers to register for recruitment service once home. Announces a train departure and calls for letters and mail.

GLC00911.36