20 April 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Ebenezer Dunton

Large amount of text loss in the upper left corner of page 1 and upper right corner of page 2. Explains that boards will be delivered at St. Georges (likely in Maine) so that Dunton can continue building the fences and stables at Knox's estate. Provides him with some further instructions, in case the work is completed before Knox arrives the following month.

GLC02437.06711

January 29, 1803

Dutton, Samuel E., fl. 1803-1805

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written from Hallowell, possibly in Maine. Would have visited Knox in Boston if weather permitted; however, due to the snow, he is happy to send Knox a letter. Cannot write a long letter because he is short on paper. Reports on dairies in a region of Knox's lands, and discusses taxation affecting Knox's lands. Also includes a bill for his services, and asks Knox politely if he could pay soon, as he is "poor."

GLC02437.07784

January 10,1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to David Fales

Marked "copy." Unsigned, but authorship inferred from handwriting. Writes that the bearer of the letter, Captain Thomas Vose, will "make an establishment at the fort and block house farms for our mutual interests." Believes the people of Thomaston (Maine) will accept Captain Vose, and hopes that Fales and Vose will work well together. Has told Vose of his high esteem for Fales. Is unsure whether he will be able to visit the patent lands again during the present year. Asks Fales to present his compliments to the people generally in Thomaston.

GLC02437.04083

19 March 1861

Calhoun & Johnson (printers), fl. 1861

Broadside

Title: [Proceedings and address of the Constitutional Convention]

Discusses the nomination of delegates selected to attend a Missouri Convention to address the issue of secession. States "It is not a convention to amend, make or alter or change our constitution: but one to consider whether Missouri shall immediately and at once absolve her connection from the federal government ... " Created by delegates from Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri. Printed on the opposite side of an advertisement dated 19 March 1861 for a stallion's breeding services. Indicates corrections made by the printer. The advertisement, and possibly the broadside, were printed by…

GLC05524

29 July 1673

Winthrop, John, 1606-1676

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Berry

Winthrop, the royal governor of Connecticut, responds to a letter from Captain John Berry, the royal governor of New Jersey, to correct "misinformations." Denies that he has encouraged emigration from Connecticut to New Jersey and reiterates his support for "good public designe of planting" and "the prosperous increase of [illegible] plantations" in Connecticut. Mentioned in the letter are "Capt. Nicolls", Sir George Carteret, and others. The morning this letter was written Winthrop had a conference with Francis Lovelace, the royal governor of New York. At the top is a note written much…

GLC05550

May 1961

Bernot, Rafael A., fl. 1961

Document

Title: Project for the economical development of Mexico and Latin America

Co-authored with Renan E. Perez Rivero. Published in Mexico City, Mexico in May 1961. President John F. Kennedy signed a note "For Jim," using his personal stationary, which is pasted at the front of the binder. Items contained in green leather binder with "Mexico, Alliance for Progress" stamped at the bottom of the front cover. Includes two color photographs placed in an inside pocket; one of a tickertape parade in Mexico and another of John and Jacqueline Kennedy with unknown Mexican government officials. Bound copy of report created by the Mexican government in response to Kennedy's…

GLC05723

1864

Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

Print

Title: Abraham Lincoln President of the United States

Done after a Mathew Brady photograph. Shows Lincoln surrounded by an emblematic border done by New York illustrator William Momberger. The images in the borders portray the defeat of the dragon "Secession," freed slaves, western emigration, rural prosperity, and eventual peace between North and South.

GLC05239

1870s-1900s ca.

Riley, Richard, fl. 1870-1900

Photograph

Title: Album of approx. 250 cyanotypes of African-Americans, at Calhoun, Ala.

One photograph album of cyanotypes. The images derive from the Calhoun Industrial School, founded in 1892 by the Hampton (Va.) Normal and Agricultural Institute. The images were taken by Richard Riley of the Hampton Institute. The Calhoun school was also a social settlement in which blacks and whites lived and worked side-by-side. The school offered classes in agriculture, arithmetic, bible study, carpentry, cooking, English, sewing and even teacher education. Many of the courses were taught by graduates of the Hampton Institute. Most images appear to be circa 1896-1903 (based on when…

GLC05140.02

1870s-1900s ca.

Riley, Richard, fl. 1870-1900

Photograph

Title: Collection of loose cyanotypes, Calhoun, Ala., mostly black students

The images derive from the Calhoun Industrial School, founded by the Hampton (Va.) Institute. Most appear to be circa 1895-1905 (based on when Riley worked at Hampton). The images were taken by Richard Riley. The Calhoun School was a social experiment in which local plantations were purchased and land distributed to local blacks. See GLC 5140.02 Album

GLC05140.03

30 May 1924

Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Hardwick

Discusses at great length Hardwick's emerging spirituality. Carver mentions that he created a medicine from peanuts to alleviate respiratory problems after hearing a sermon about an African girl who converted to Christianity and then died, probably from tuberculosis.

GLC05508.063

26 November 1924

Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles White

Carver answers five questions posed by White. He writes that he is comforted by reading the Bible; that God supplies strength for living (quoting Philippians 4:19); that he always asks for God's direction whenever he begins a task or journey; and that living according to the Golden Rule would bring an end to war.

GLC05508.064

22 December 1929

Zuber, Osburn, fl. 1929

Pamphlet signed

Title: Negro Scientist Shows "Way Out" for Southern Farmers[:] A Story of George Washington Carver of Tuskegee

Reprinted from the "Montgomery Advertiser." With Carver's signature beneath his photo portrait inside the front cover.

GLC05508.065

1865-1869

English, John G., fl. 1827-1869

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Post-war plantation diary and journal of Mississippi cotton planter]

English mentions Confederate generals visiting, Civil War battles, slavery, and Reconstruction, among other topics. Provides a list of all slave families on this Mississippi Cotton plantation. Contains a detailed account of crops planted, weather, and other topics related to plantation life. (Refer to related items GLC05496, an antebellum journal, and GLC05460, English's presidential pardon). There is a space in the front of this manuscript as the result of pages which were cut out. Rebound, but accompanied by original cover.

GLC05497

circa 1850-1855

English, John G., fl. 1827-1869

Diary

Title: [Mississippi cotton plantation diary and journal]

Signed in inner front cover in August 1850, where English notes that his father, James English, moved from Kingsport, Tennessee to Madison County, Alabama in 1818. Records that James took him, and left his sister in Salem, North Carolina, and his brother in college at Granville, Tennessee. In the first two pages, English recalls his youth: a trip to New Orleans in 1827, working for John W. Lane of Livingston, Alabama, and managing a large warehouse for Robert King of Knoxville, Tennessee in 1833. Records events, such as the purchase of slaves in 1835 and a business trip to New York in May…

GLC05496

1785

Varlo, Charles, fl. 1725-1795

Book signed

Title: A New System of Husbandry from Many Years of Experience. . .

Title continues, ". . . with tables shewing the expence and profit of each crop : ... also many chosen receipts in physic and surgery, for the human species, and others for the cure of all sorts of cattle, to which are annexed a few hints humbly offered for the perusal of the legislators of America, shewing how to put a stop to runaway servants, volume 1." Signed by Thomas Nelson on free front endpaper. Another signature on the title page has been clipped. Contains fold-out table concerning crop rotation, with list of subscribers. Information on crop rotation, grasses suitable to United…

GLC05633

27 July 1794

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Burgess Ball

President Washington discusses the construction of a tilt hammer. Relates that the United States Government may be interested in purchasing a tract of land from Ball, upon which to establish an arsenal. Discusses the character of Hyland Crow, who served as an overseer on Washington's Union Farm after Washington left to serve as President in 1789. Notes that if Ball hires Crow as an overseer on his own farm, he must be strict. Praises Crow's understanding of the farming business, but also received frequent reports of Crow's hasty temper, ill treatment, and frequent absence from his post.…

GLC05287

2 May 1817

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Tristam Dalton

Thanks him for the copy of Agriculture Magazine he sent. Regarding cattle feed, he states that instead of the widely used crops of carrots, potatoes, and beets, he recommends Jerusalem artichoke and succory (chicory). He describes the merits of these two crops. Shares his method for plowing hillsides horizontally, which he states his son-in-law (Thomas Mann Randolph) has been doing for years with great success because it prevents rainfall from carrying the soil away. Discusses a modified plow which works well on uneven land. Ends by saying that horizontal, deep plowing, "beginning to be…

GLC07670.01

March 1789

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Fairfax

Before leaving Mount Vernon to serve his first term as President of the United States, Washington instructs Fairfax regarding management of the estate. States that all matters should ultimately be directed by his nephew, Major George Augustine Washington. Encourages Fairfax to manage Mount Vernon more diligently, stating "I have a very good opinion of your honesty, sobriety and industry, and now is the time to give me proofs of your capacity and skill." Laments the current condition of his manor, stating "it is idle and vain for me to attempt to stall feed any kind of Meats; when I have…

GLC07487

February 13, 1806

Cook, Orchard, 1763-1819

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Talks about a petition Knox has submitted to erect a lighthouse on Franklin Island. Also briefly discusses local news, such as about agriculture.

GLC02437.08006

9 June 1785

Handley, George, 1752-1793

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Letter related to the Creek Nation and minutes of the Georgia Executive Council]

The first part of this document consists of a letter from the Creek Nation presented before "the board," or Executive Council of Georgia, of which Handley was secretary. The letter, written by James Durouzeaux and copied by Handley, indicates: "The Fat King and the good Child King of the half way House desired me to acquaint you of their coming down to meet the Governor or the beloved men at your place Beard Bluff, there to hold a treaty and there settle every point of the line and boundary of Land and all matters relative to their Nation, as provision is vastly scarce, and there planting…

GLC02437.03153

1791

Shippen, Edward, 1729-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses renting out a farm at Mount Pleasant to [Henry] Knox. Edward Shippen and Tenth Coxe were noted in red pen at a later date.

GLC02437.09889

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, John, 1750-1822

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt of four fowls for rent

GLC03107.04494

circa 1783-1815

Livingston, John, 1750-1822

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt of four fowls for rent

GLC03107.04495

19 May 1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Agreement]

Agreement between Knox and Robert Wyatt from England, for Wyatt to work in the gardens on Knox's property. Signed by Wyatt, with John Rynier and Friederick Gottman signing as witnesses.

GLC02437.06969

18 October 1797

Wyatt, Robert, fl. 1797

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses peach and other fruit trees as well as the gardens at Knox's estate. Noted as written at Montpelier, which is Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine.

GLC02437.07037