1 March 1792

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports that he heard, from Captain Williamson, that the "Seneca Chiefs would not be down; in consequence of Kirklands refusing to provide them with sleighs." Wanted to give Knox this information, as Williamson is now in Philadelphia.

GLC02437.05329

17 July 1792

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes about an earthquake that hit Quebec "By a letter from Quebec of the 5th Instant - I find they had a most violent Earthquake on the 6th Decr - a vulcano [sic] broke out about 70 miles north - the light so great as to be seem at Quebec in the night." Mentions that the shakes continued for a day and a town 40 miles from the volcano received damage. Comments on an Indian raid, "The Indian Acct (very untrue) 1000 Indians engaged - Killed & wounded of our people, left on the field upwards of 1000!" Noted as written at "D Works," which is most likely Delaware Works, located in what is…

GLC02437.05543

18 July 1792

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses the situation of Joseph Brant [spelled Brandt] of the Six Nations. Writes in full, "You know [sic] doubt have been informed of the Insult offered Brandt in New York - I find he left New York with his feelings very much wounded. Would it not be proper that Government shew a disapprobation of the act, by prosecuting in the Federal Court the aggression? The honor of the General Government is wounded, and it ought not to pass, with impunity."

GLC02437.05545

27 March 1784

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Autograph letter

Title: To: Massachusetts delegates in Congress.

Petition on "lands laying to the west of Husdon's River which belong to this common wealth"

GLC08038

January 12, 1865

Cook, Gustave, 1835-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eliza Cook

Tells Eliza that he wrote her four days ago and "sent the letter off by a very uncertain carrier but hope you will get it. I now regret not having retained it until the present as I have a most excellent opportunity to transmit letters." A friend from home has come to visit and Cook is glad to be able to give himself "up again to the aspirations of partial friends and becoming immersed in ambitious dreams of fame and power, that I sometimes tremble at the thought of a return of peace and opportunity for temptation." Relays a dream he has about their reuniting. Hopes to secure 1000 acres "…

GLC02570.66

1889

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: "California Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T."

Contemporary inkstamp on bottom of mount: "Grand Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T." Frame buildings lining either side of street, some still under construction. Plank sidewalk under construction on left side of photograph. Teams of horses grading a dirt street are visible in the foreground and down the length of the street. Companion to # 3.

GLC05475.02

1889

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: "California Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T."

Contemporary inkstamp on bottom of mount: "California Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T." Scene similar to preceding photo, with piles of building materials in foreground. The street has already been graded. Wagons and pedestrians are visible on the street. Penciled notation on verso "Oklahoma City, Spring 1889." Companion to # 2.

GLC05475.03

1892

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: "Main Street, 1892."

Title from verso. Street lined with 2 and 3 story buildings, predominantly brick. Wagons, pedestrians and electric lines line the street. Electric lights suspended over intersections. Penciled notation on verso: "Main Street. Okla. City. 1892." [Glossy collodian or gelatin print with warm/purple hues.]

GLC05475.05

1889-1892

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: [D.C. Blossom General Merchandise]

Eight men standing on the porch of a store. Building is clapboard with brick front. Inscription on verso: "Atoka, I. T. Mr. McLaughlin (wearing derby) Father of Ed. [illegible] husband of Nettie. Mr. D. H. niece." Partially cut off ink inscription: "501 N. Georgia." [Glossy collodian or gelatin print with neutral/brown hues.]

GLC05475.06

1889-1892

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: [Two one-story frame store buildings with gathering in front]

Two one-story frame store buildings with a group of people, several horse-drawn wagons and an ox-drawn cart in front. Inscription on verso identifies the buildings: "1. Mr. Capt. J. B. Hester's Store. 2. Drugs & Medicines. Dr. T. J. Bord's Officers Mrs. T. J. Bord, Czarina Fulson. Mr. Thomas Inge unkel [sic] for Capt. Hester. Look in Vol. V, 1927. Chronicles of Okla. p. 5 Maps of Boggy Depot." Ink notation "Mrs. Nellie Somerville Inge, 1958, 4501 N. Gorgia [sic]."

GLC05475.07

1890

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: "Commissary building at Ft. Washataw."

Ruins of a long, roofless 2-story stone building. Notation on verso: "Commissary building at Ft. Washataw."

GLC05475.08

1890

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: "Hunting Party at ranch of Charlie Colbert at Old Fort Washataw"

Group of 15 men in front same building as in # 8. Some men are mounted on horses and holding guns, others seated by a tent. Notation on verso: "Hunting Party at ranch of Charlie Colbert at Old Fort Washataw 18 miles from Durant. Picture of Charlie Colbert to be returned when copied C. C. Conlan 1890s ca."

GLC05475.09

1890

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: "Hunting party at Charlie Colbert's Ranch at Old Fr. Washataw."

Group of 7 men standing and seated in front of same building as in #8 & 9. Guns and cooking utensils are present and a supply wagon is seen in the background. The group appears to be either cooking or dressing deer. Notation on verso: "Hunting party at Charlie Colbert's Ranch at Old Fr. Washataw. Colbert in the foreground seated with white hat on. Property of C.C. Conlan." 1890s ca.

GLC05475.10

1889-1892

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: Choctaw Council House, Choctaw Nation.

Two-story brick building with groups of Indians and white men standing on upper and lower porches. Margin notation: "Choctaw Council House, Choctaw Nation."

GLC05475.12

1890

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: Capital of Chickasaw Nation, Tishemingo

Large 3-story stone building with cupola, also a portion of a small frame church or school. Penciled notation on verso: "Capital of Chickasaw Nation, Tishemingo." 1890s ca. [Glossy collodian or gelatin print with warm/purple hues.]

GLC05475.13

1890

Geo. & Ed. Manderfield' s Studio

Photograph

Title: "Chickasaw Orphanage at Lebanon, Indian Territory."

Large 4-story frame building. With imprint of 'Geo. & Ed. Manderfield' s Studio, Gainesville, Texas." Notation on verso: "Chickasaw Orphanage at Lebanon, Indian Territory. Aunt Nett Marshall taught here." 1890s ca. [Glossy collodian or gelatin print with neutral/brown hues.]

GLC05475.14

circa 1861-1865

Gurnsey, B.H.

Photograph signed

Title: Photograph Unidentified, 7th Iowa Cavalry

Verso contains Gurnsey imprint and pencil inscription: "Unidentified, 7th Iowa Cavalry." Oval bust portrait in uniform.

GLC04506.62

circa 1861-1865

Gurnsey, B.H.

Photograph

Title: [Unidentified]

Verso contains Gurnsey stamp and pencil inscription: "Unidentified, 7 Iowa Cavalry." Half length seated portrait in uniform.

GLC04506.65

23 September 1790

Mountflorence, James, fl. 1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Concerns the conflicts along the Georgia frontier between Native Americans and white settlers. Some members living within the Natchez under the Spanish conquest said Colonel Washington wrote them "a letter directed to him on the Western side of the Mississippi." Mountflorence reports that "private letters from Georgia received by several of the Inhabitants of Cumberland, mention the Preparations making there and in South Carolina for sending out to the Mississippi immediately a number of Emigrants in the account of the aforesaid Company." On the back page in a different handwriting: "+ This…

GLC02437.04735

15 April 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [John Peter Gabriel] Muhlenberg

Discusses the appointment of officers to meet Pennsylvania's quota. Informs Muhlenberg, Vice-President of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania, that Captain [David] Ziegler arrived from the frontier for the purpose of the recruiting service (Ziegler had been serving in the Ohio Valley under General Harmar). Marked "private" at the top of verso and on docket.

GLC02437.03839

December 21, 1791

Morse, Jedediah, 1761-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Is making preparations for the second edition of his American Geography textbook. Would like to make this edition as accurate as possible, so would like to obtain from Knox any new geographical information. Also asks him to review several passages in the current edition of his book to check for accuracy. Discusses the geography of the territories in the American frontier, specifically in the Ohio region. Describes his patriotic motives for compiling his geography. Stamped "FREE."

GLC02437.05268

February 14, 1792

Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Received his recent letter. Mentions that Mr. Stedman, the bearer of this letter, has recently arrived from Detroit. Stedman can provide Knox with an account of the happenings there. Relates news that a Cayuga Indian carried off books and papers and took them to Quebec. Would be happy to provide intelligence on the Indians to Knox when he needs it. Describes fighting with the British and the Indians in Detroit. Considers treaty possibilities, as well as how the fur trade will be affected. Mentions Generals [Josiah] Harmar and [Arthur] St. Clair. See GLC02437.05323 for related…

GLC02437.05320

February 16, 1792

Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes to confirm he has asked Mr. Stedman the questions Knox mentioned, adding that he wrote on the subject because Mr. Stedman would be delayed in his return to Philadelphia. Explains that Mr. Stedman has information about a conflict between Indians and a Captain Elliott, formerly of Fort Pitt. Adds that Mr. Stedman is a good man, and that Knox should trust his information, though he left Detroit before the end of the action, so his story may not be complete. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. See GLC02437.05320 for related information.

GLC02437.05323

January 16, 1794

Murray, Alexander, fl. 1754-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Note tells Knox he won the lottery with ticket number 3514 and his prize will be "3000 Acres of Land in Kentucky Bourbon Country, valued @ 3/6 the Deed of which Genl Knox will please to write to Major Perigrine Fitzhugh for."

GLC02437.06027

3 September 1792

McClure, David, 1748-1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes concerning the state of the Indian wars. Though he prefers peaceful ways to settle the conflicts, acknowledges that "[p]acific measures which I wished ardently at first, are now probibly [sic] too late. When I wrote you, I knew not that so many attempts had been made to conciliate the hostile tribes, as I find by your public declaration, had been made." States that "The calamity of the Indian war, is, I think productive of one great good of the negative kind, which is the prevention of a too extensive emigration over the western Territory, Were this embarresment [sic] removed…

GLC02437.05596