28 August 1864

Porter, Hank, fl. 1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Father

He was sorry to hear of the death of Uncle James. They have not heard from Sam or Matt. Theyw ere offered 1 dollar per pound for their wool.

GLC02172.80

23 April 1865

Porter, Charles F., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother Henry

He has not felt better since he left the army. He is helping ftaher herd his cattle. Their father would like to borrow 50 dollars.

GLC02172.84

17 May 1865

Porter, Charles F., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother Henry

Theodore is sick. It has been raining alot. They have 350 cattle in all. They are thinking about herding sheep as well but he wants his brother's opinion.

GLC02172.85

2 July 1865

Porter, Charles F., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother Henry

He and Theodore have been breaking up prairie. They are thing about taking a house up north. He asks for his brother's opinion.

GLC02172.86

8 January 1877

Brown, G.P.A., fl. 18777

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A thank you note for seeds that Senator Bruce sent to Brown.

GLC09400.245

January 20, 1877

Daniels, E. S., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Daniels is thanking Senator Bruce for seeds, and asking if Bruce can forward the weekly paper to him.

GLC09400.247

22 July 1816

Tanney, fl. 1816

Autograph document signed

Title: Claim re: hogs killed by Gen. Doherty's Brigade

GLC07562.03.09

5 May 1844

Moore, Robert E., fl. 1844-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Moore

He is grateful to come from a strong home and family. He is sorry to hear that Richard has been ill. He is anxious to hear that so many people at home have been getting married and hopes the ugly ones marry off so the good ones stand a chance. The weather and the growing season have been fine.

GLC04191.04

8 January 1847

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert E. Moore

He hopes to find another school with better wages. He hopes that Robert will burn this letter after reading it. The weather is finally cold enough to kill hogs. He encourages him to study Greek to get a better job.

GLC04191.08

4 April 1847

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Moore

He comments on the slowness of the mail, and he comments on the pending marriages of several girls from home as well as other events. As spring approaches, the farmers prepare for what they hope is a good planting season. Relief efforts for the famishing Irish are still happening. A new postal law requires payment for sending papers, and he won't be able to send as many to her

GLC04191.11

7 April 1847

Dillon, David, fl. 1847

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert E. Moore

He is delighted to receive the letter and hopes to communicate more in the future. He reports conditions of famine, sickness, and waste and efforts to provide subsistence through public works, limited to certain numbers from each family. He updates news on the family, including marriages and deaths, including all his cousin's sisters.

GLC04191.12

18 April 1842

Doublehead, Leaf, fl. 1838

Autograph document

Title: Claim re: horses, cows, and guns.

Was written while it was Cherokee Nation Territory.

GLC07562.03.18

February 26, 1747

Burns, William, fl. 1747

Manuscript document signed

Title: [William Burns's declaration regarding the Muscongus settlement]

Burns discusses his settlement on Samuel Waldo's Muscongus Patent (also known as the Waldo or Linconshire Patent, land in present-day Maine). Discusses improvements Burns made to a stone house, and mentions his black cattle. Burns was given command of a company of soldiers by Governor [William] Shirley, after which he and his family moved to a settlement of 40 or 50 "Protestant Familys from Germany" on the Madomock [Medomak] River. Notes that several German settlers, at Colonel Samuel Waldo's urging, joined the expedition against Cape Breton in [1745]. Asserts "That about the Middle of…

GLC02437.10410

February 26, 1747

Campbell, John, fl. 1747

Manuscript document signed

Title: [John Campbell's declaration regarding the Damariscotta River settlement]

Attests that he took up land in an area under the charge of Colonel [David] Dunbar. Dunbar was replaced by Colonel Samuel Waldo, and some families left the area while others remained. The greatest concentration of settlers dwelled in the township of Walpole, Massachusetts, where Campbell asserts "...they built houses and made some considerable Improvements in Farming and Lumbering, which all those who remained there and others that were added to the settlement of the remove aforementioned continued to do till the beginning of the Spanish War..." When war between Britain and France broke…

GLC02437.10411

31 July 1805

Autograph document

Title: [Col. Smith's money spent on bacon and flour]

GLC01450..600.018

1 September 1863

Cobb, John, fl. 1863

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Certifying loyalty to the Union]

Written in Saint Francois County. Signed by Cobb, John A. Weber, Reinhart Laney, Elisha J. White, and Thomas Lang as citizens of Saint Francois County Missouri. The signees swear that they are personally acquainted with Catherine E. Murphy, a widow living in Farmington accused of spying for the Confederacy, and will vouch for her loyalty to the Union.

GLC01450.600.001

12 August - 24 October 1813

Murphy, David, 1769-1844

Autograph manuscript

Title: David's Murphy's Book [Account Book]

GLC01450.600.002

August 1825

Autograph manuscript

Title: Bible Society Treasurer's Book

GLC01450.600.003

1811 - 1814

Murphy, David, 1769-1844

Autograph manuscript

Title: David Murphy's Book [account book]

GLC01450.600.004

1839

Hibbits, E.H., fl. 1839

Autograph note signed

Title: to David Murphy

Record of Receipt for David Murphy.

GLC01450.600.005

1783-1815

Unknown

Autograph note

Title: to Tuckers

Receipt for Tuckers and note about Thomas Reevas.

GLC01450.600.006

1837

Harris, A.K., fl. 1837

Autograph note signed

Title: to David Murphy

Receipt for David Murphy.

GLC01450.600.007

October 27, 1842

White, J.M., fl. 1842

Autograph note

Title: to Mrs. David Murphy

Itemized bill for Mrs. David Murphy.

GLC01450.600.008

1840

Hibbits, E.H., fl. 1839

Autograph note signed

Title: to David Murphy

Receipt for David Murphy.

GLC01450.600.009

February 5, 1817

Autograph manuscript

Title: [account book]

GLC01450.600.010