1690/03/27

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Ferguson re: Leisler's Rebellion

Livingston discusses the joy felt with the ascension of William and Mary to the throne of England, though he admits that joy has been tempered by the actions of Jacob Leisler. Discusses how Albany is dealing with the present situation.

GLC03107.00184

1692/04/25

Harwood, Jacob, fl. 1686-1695

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: ramifications of the death of Gov. Sloughter

Harwood writes with the reactions to the death of Governor Sloughter, under whose personal signature Livingston's loans to the government were made. Harwood claims, to the hopes of Livingston, that "there be some probability of the Lordships paying those old Debts" and then discusses the corruption of the Court of William III. Harwood hopes for peace and good trade, and ends with the belief that "by the next [letter] from here you will have good or very bad news." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00209

1681/06/06

West, John, fl. 1681

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: news from Boston and Oxford

West mentions the Collection of Customs and the General Court of Assizes, and news from Boston that the Parliament at Oxford is being prorogued, due to tensions between the legislature and the King. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00058

1681/06/08

Graham, James, fl. 1679-1700

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: governmental disturbances in New York

Graham mentions civil disturbances occurring in New York, including the treatment of the mayor who "Continues still in Confinement." Graham also discusses having "ord'd 40000 men to be ready at [the Duke of York's] disposall." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00059

1681/08/19

West, John, fl. 1681

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: Sir Edmund Andros, former governor of New York

West sends news of Edmund Andros' reception in London. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00060

1682/05/01

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Manuscript

Title: "An Ancient Prophecy Concerning these Times"

Notes that the prophecy has been in his family for 60 years. Takes the form of a poem. Mentions the Kingdoms of Ireland Scotland and England, along with treachery and the removal of a King.

GLC03107.00082

1699/01/16

Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: rumor of man of wars near Boston

Riggs mentions some financial business and the counting of money at home. He also mentions a rumor that man of wars were sighted moving toward Boston, but does not believe that it is true. Discusses the political situation in America and believes that they will have a new Governor soon, and names Lord Cornbury as a most likely candidate. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00468

1700/02/12

Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: news from England

Reports received from ships docked in New York. A ship from Holland told the tale of three ships which were bound from Boston and capsized, drowning most of the crew. Another ship told of the marriage of Anna Cortlandt in Boston. Talks about Lord Cornbury, who "put in for this government." but is rumored to be dead. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00478

1699/02/22

Riggs, John, fl. 1699-1701

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Livingston re: arrest of Capt. Kidd

Riggs informs Livingston that a ship has come for Capt. Kidd and the other pirates, and expresses concern that this may cause them to lose some money. Also states that a Mr. We[iver] has been impeached before the House of Commons, and speaks of a naval conflict between France and Spain.

GLC03107.00479

1697/06/01

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Fletcher re: protest against charges laid upon Livingston

Livingston protests the accusations that he took part in "Concealing Letters delivered to me directed to your Excellency and said to be of Publick import."

GLC03107.00360

1824/09/05

Clark, William, 1770-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Graham

Notes that apparent strife between Indians and whites in Arkansas has dissipated. Reports a conversation with Secretary of War John C. Calhoun on the topic of establishing Indian agents, in which Calhoun asserted that he would not make any arrangements that did not follow "strict Construction of the Law." Discusses some personal business. Indicates that Graham's explanations to Calhoun regarding "the payment of the Osage annuities...has bee[n] quite Satisfactory." Reports that orders have been issued "to take the necessary steps in relation the hostile attitude of the Indians high up the…

GLC02146.04

1824/01/05

Clark, William, 1770-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Graham

Complains of Graham's not writing enough. Mentions that he has written "to the Secty of War on Indn afs. in relation to the points suggested by you..." The only news from the Indians in the Illinois Territory, which Graham oversaw, was the application by Chief Anderson for provisions. Indicates that he will not purchase the needed corn, remarking that the Delaware Indians of Illinois will "join their friends on White River" and mentions the prospect of inducing the Kickapoo to move in the spring. Discusses some politics and one man's pursuit of a position as an Indian agent. Address…

GLC02146.01

1861/03/25

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Weaver Danenhower re: his time constraints & Illinois appointments

Written as President. Not in Basler.

GLC02793.033

1901/10/28

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to Gen. Curtis Guild

Signed as President. Roosevelt writes that his "Southern policy" is to "take the best man white or black."

GLC02793.054

1908/10/20

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to John T. Stewart re: his hope to be remembered as a friend to labor

Signed as President. Roosevelt also writes that he hopes to be thought the best President for farmers, small businessmen and "Abraham Lincoln's plain people."

GLC02793.057

1928/04/20

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

Typed letter signed

Title: to Francis Prescott re: his determination not to seek another term

Signed as President on White House stationery. Prescott was chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee.

GLC02793.077

1937/02/19

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

Typed letter signed

Title: to James A. Farley re: paying off his election bet concerning Senator Borah

Signed as President on White House stationery.

GLC02793.082

1952/04/01

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Typed letter signed

Title: to Harry I. Schwimmer re: his intention not to seek re-election

Signed as President on White House stationery.

GLC02793.093

1961/02/07

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Typed letter signed

Title: to David Mynders Smythe re: thanking Smythe for his support

Signed as President on White House stationery. JFK has struck the official typed salutation for "Dave." Accompanied by TLS (carbon) of David M. Smythe to Kennedy 1/25/1961 to which JFK was responding.

GLC02793.099

1815/07/23

Foster, Ephraim H., 1794-1854

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Graham

In this long, personal letter, Foster, a newly minted lawyer and former secretary to Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812, gets reacquainted with Graham, a childhood friend. Reflects nostalgically at the "halcyon days" of their youth and looks forward to a life of public service. Discusses the Tennessee gubernatorial race. Endorses Graham's plans to become a lawyer. Foster later served in the Tennessee house of representatives and the U.S. senate.

GLC02800

1850/05/02

Ritchie, Thomas, 1778-1854

Autograph letter signed

Title: to General

Thanks the General for a copy of Ritchie's own letter from 1836, in which he argued for the annexation of Texas. Recalls that he sent a similar letter to Secretary of State Martin Van Buren around the same time, and that Van Buren seemed to agree with him. Remembers that it was, ironically, Van Buren's later opposition to annexation that cost him the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1844. This letter comes from Alfred E. Burr's scrapbook, but it is unclear who the "General" was. The docket, which is written in a separate hand, but also addressed to "Gen." suggests that the letter…

GLC02925.17

1908/03/14

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Typed letter signed

Title: to Willie Olcott Burr re: Nebraska Democratic platform & other proposals [Bryan]

Signed as a former President, concerning his feelings on the Nebraska Democratic platform and implicitly, the rise of populism and William Jennings Bryan. Cleveland advocate the "old Democratic creed."

GLC02925.05

1855 ca?

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alfred Burr re: hopes for Democratic party success in Connecticut [fragment]

Undated. Written as Democratic Senator from Illinois, to Burr, as Democratic State Central Committee.

GLC02925.11

1851/12/31

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alfred E. Burr

Asks Burr to write a letter to Thomas J. Rusk, even though he had previously asked Gideon Welles to do so. Also asks Burr to send him the "piece you spoke of in the Times, the Santa Anna letter, and the last 'Times'."

GLC02925.14

1872/05/19

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to T. N. Parmelee

Written on Herald Tribune stationery to Parmelee, an attorney in New Haven, Connecticut. Marked "private." Salutation reads: "Friend Parmelee." Speaks of the impossibility of a Democrat being elected president in 1872. Notes a Democrat being elected is as unlikely as Parmelee offering presidential candidate and feminist George Francis Train $10,000 to take the vice presidential nominee for the Democratic party.

GLC03000