February 20, 1827

Johnson, Green S., fl. 1827

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt of Mrs. David Murphy for subscription to Ratmonth?]

GLC01450.600.040

1790/03/06

Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Huntington

Reports on legislative debates and progress in a number of areas, including using western lands to lower the national debt, honoring government securities, Alexander Hamilton's report on Public Credit, and the relationships between state and federal authorities. Comments on the worry of smaller states that assumption of debt by the federal government would erode state power. Adamantly supports protecting states' rights. Sherman was then a congressman from Connecticut. Huntington was the Connecticut governor. Docketed by Huntington.

GLC04841

1804/05/11

Bishop, Abraham, fl. 1804

Pamphlet

Title: Oration in honor of the election of President Jefferson, and... Louisiana

Full title: "An Oration in honor of the election of President Jefferson, and the peaceable acquisition of Louisiana, delivered at the National Festival in Hartford...." Printed for the General Committee of Republicans.

GLC04959.02

1845/12/02

Brown, Edward G., fl. 1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Y. Mason re: description of lands in Texas, encouraging him to buy land

[With AES of Mason?] A description of lands and Texas. Also encourages Mason to purchase lands there as soon as possible. Written at Galveston

GLC04897.01

1845/05/20

Christian, William A., fl. 1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Y. Mason re: urging annexation of Texas

Urges the annexation of Texas. Written off the coast of Galveston, Texas

GLC04897.02

1845/10/02

Ward, Thomas W., fl. 1842-1862

Letter signed

Title: to John Y. Mason re: Mason's purchase of land & instructions for recording deed

Discusses Mason's purchase of land in Texas and gives instructions for recording the deed.

GLC04897.03

1845/08/12-21

Brown, Edward G., fl. 1845

Document signed

Title: to John Y. Mason re: contract relating to Mason & Brown's claim to land in Texas

A contract relating to Mason and Brown's claim to land in Texas, which is now considered a part of the United States.

GLC04897.05

1844/04/29

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin F. Butler re: annexation of Texas; Van Buren's presidential career

Commenting on the impending annexation of Texas and Martin Van Buren's presidential career.

GLC04915

1854/11/09

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: Appointment of John Halderman commissioner of Tennessee for Kansas Territory

An appointment as commissioner of Tennessee for the Territory of Kansas.

GLC04920.02

1867/06/17

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George A. Custer

Sends orders to Custer for military activities against the Sioux and Cheyenne in "the valley of the Platte." Directs him to "quietly disarm" friendly Indians of horses that appear stolen and send them to Fort McPherson or Fort Segwick. Indicates that if Indians avoid him or try to escape, Custer should kill the adult males and send the women and children to the forts. Links the Indians to "acts of murder and highway Robbery" and asserts that "we cannot afford to wait the slow action of the Tribes." Orders Custer to reject any conferences with the Indians, to "Tell them that you have come…

GLC05068

1830/10/19

Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836

Document signed

Title: Settler's certificate for Austin's first colony to Epraham Anderson (in Spanish)

Printed in Spanish. Settler's certificate for Austin's first colony in Texas.

GLC05078

1799/11/16

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Parker re: Washington's land in the Northwest Territory

Written one month before his death.

GLC07531

1801/01/18

Marshall, John, fl. 1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Winthrop Sargent re: receiving documents & dividing up Mississippi territory

Date is 1801, and recipient is most likley Winthrop Sargent, who at the time was governor of the Mississippi Territory. Internal evidence and the handwriting on the endorsement point to Sargent, per Charles Hobson, Marshall Papers.

GLC07586

1853/10/06

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. W. Turner re: opposition to free soil movement

GLC07463

1803/07/29

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Letter signed

Title: to Robert R. Livingston re: Louisiana Purchase negotiations [in code]

Madison instructs Livingston and James Monroe to research precise boundaries of Florida during Louisiana Purchase negotiations. Portions of the letter are written in a numeric code.

GLC07466

1804/03/30

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gilbert M. de Lafayette re: transition in Louisiana Purchase territory

"I had rather have your single person there than an army of ten thousand men for the purpose of securing the tranquility & preservation of the country."

GLC07560.01

1820/12/24 - 1821/05/28

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1820-1821

The author concentrates on family life, but also mentions news items that struck her as important. The entry for January 1 1821 reads, "Rec'd the glorious news of the acquital [sic] of the Queen of England - and the [cession?] of the Floridas to the United States." She is extremely interested in literature and theatre, and attends three Shakespearean performances in which an actor named Kean took principal roles (entries of January 12, 13, and 22 1821). A grandmother in England dies about this time (entry for February 1).

GLC06846.01

1889 March

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: [Oklahoma Prairie]

A group of men holding rifles and standing in front of an oxen-driven wagon train. Penciled notation on verso: "E. Hamill, Oklahoma City, March 1889."

GLC05475.01

1889 August

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: Oklahoma City

Title from verso. Image of a fairly large town consisting of frame buildings shown at a distance. Railroad passes in front of town. Boxcars from the AT & SF RR line the tracks. A frame house and several horses grazing are in foreground of the image in front of the railroad tracks. Penciled notation on verso: "Oklahoma-City, Aug. 1889."

GLC05475.04

1894 November

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: Atoka First Baptist Church.

White frame church with congregation in front. Small piano and woman in wheel chair are seen to the right of the group. Penciled notation on verso: "Atoka - First Baptist Church. It was here Mr. & Mrs. Michael Conlan were married Nov. 6, 1894. 'This picture as given to Czarina C. Conlan by her aunt Mrs. Czarina Robb soon after Nov. 6 1894. This church was at one time the best in Ind. Terr. or Okla."

GLC05475.11

February 18, 1856

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

Pamphlet

Title: The state of affairs in Kansas. Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts.

Published by the Republican Association of the District of Columbia. Third edition, Buell & Blanchard, printers. Uncut.

GLC05116.09

February 28, 1858

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Kelly

Describes celebrating Washington's birthday by the firing of a gun for each state in the union, although they are unsure of whether or not states have been added since the Utah Expedition began. Written at Camp Scott

GLC04194.06