January 13, 1861

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Samuel Milligan

"I look upon secession as being the prolific mother of anarchy which is the next step to despotism. It is political heresy..." (Johnson wrote 1860 by mistake)

GLC07995

1 September 1755 - 15 April 1815

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Facsimile

Title: ["Facsimiles" of five John Adams signatures, being of an engraved plate removed from a book]

Four are associated with places and dates, the range of which appears as the date of this document.

GLC06313.04.046

circa 1868-1876

Ephemera

Title: "For Vice-President, Henry Wilson of Massachusetts."

Card. [Ran for Vice-President in 1872. Died while in office, November 1875.]

GLC04360.051

circa 1868-1876

Document

Title: "Republican Ticket. Electors of President and Vice President."

"Republican Ticket. Electors of President and Vice President." Lists the electors of Massachusetts and their respective districts, who will represent Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax in the election of 1868. Also lists candidates for Governor and Congress. [with woodcut portraits of Grant and Colfax at the top.] [Same as #59.]

GLC04360.058

circa 1868-1876

Document

Title: "Republican Ticket. Electors of President and Vice President."

"Republican Ticket. Electors of President and Vice President." [Same as #58.]

GLC04360.059

circa 1868-1876

Document

Title: Republican Ticket [for New York]

Republican Ticket [for New York]. Lists the electors for Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax in the 1868 election. Also includes a referendum to vote for or against calling a Convention to form a new Constitution.

GLC04360.060

February 22, 1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward H. Robbins

Thanks him for his last letter. Reports that he has only received a statement from Robbins about the "present situation of the reference." Robbins's plan appears "highly judicious." Believes it would be an injustice to accommodate an obsolete claim any further. Asks him to decide on the matter in conjunction with Mr. [Benjamin] Hichborn and the Winslows. Discusses the effects of antifederalists in the Legislature. Mentions the election of General [George] Washington for President and [John] Adams for Vice President.

GLC02437.04125

30 March 1818

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

Manuscript letter

Title: to Ferris Pell [copy]

Copy of a letter from Calhoun to Pell discussing the case "of the claims of the state of New York against the United States, for disbursements on account of Militia in the late War," referring to the War of 1812. Written from the Department of War. Pell is identified as the "Agent of N. York."

GLC06313.04.061

September 1807 ca.

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Benjamin Rush

Scathing assessment of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Lafayette. "Washington had great advantages for obtaining Credence. He possessed a great Fortune, immense Lands, many Slaves, an excellent Consort, no Children."

GLC08023

14 September 1798

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: To James McHenry

List of names for suggested appointments in the U.S. military [as officers], including a chaplain. "...George McDonald, General Whiting, a very respectable officer, James Cunningham, James Campbell, Lenas [?] Mugs Bradley, George Walters, General Morgan...Samuel Shuttleforth to be chaplain in the army."

GLC08022

01 September 1813

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Mercy Warren

Reminiscing about the announcement of Franklin's death.

GLC08024

[ November 1923 ca. ]

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

Autograph document signed

Title: Thanksgiving Message

"On Thanksgiving Day it is urged that the people gathered in their homes and in their usual places of worship give expression to their gratitude for benefits bestowed and ask the guidance of Almighty God."

GLC08026

December 13, 1904

Mosby, John S., 1833-1916

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Theodore Roosevelt

letter of introduction for Samuel Chapman.

GLC03921.08

8 April 1800

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Very personal letter from Vice President Thomas Jefferson. Notes that he passed along Knox's "friendly expressions" to General Gunn, possibly Senator James Gunn. Refers to a transaction, likely concerning the debate in the U.S. Senate regarding Knox's son's promotion, stating "of the transaction to which they are related I can say little, having, you know, neither ears to hear, eyes to see, or tongue to speak, but as the Senate direct me." Assures Knox the debate in the Senate was polite and respectful. Discusses Jefferson's and Knox's difference of political opinions. States that if every…

GLC02437.07390

1802

Book

Title: A View of the Political Conduct of Aaron Burr, Esq. Vice-President of the United States

Printed by Denniston and Cheetham.

GLC03107.05332

1 March 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Opinions on the manner of George Washington taking the oath of office]

Signed and initialed by Knox. Marked "Copy." Knox and Randolph provide President Washington with opinions on the upcoming second presidential inauguration. Knox and Randolph believe that: the president should take the oath in public, that the time should be noon, that the place should be the Senate chamber, that the marshal of the district should inform the vice president that the Senate chamber will be used, that the vice president, governor, and foreign ministers be notified of the time of the oath, and that Mr. [William] Cushing administer the oath. Knox has signed for himself and on…

GLC02437.05840

15 June 1791

Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823

Manuscript letter

Title: to Tench Coxe

Most of the information on this record comes from a letter written by Julian P. Boyd, the editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, in 1969. Boyd's letter is in the file with the original document. The document is not signed, but Boyd identifies its creator as William Temple Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's grandson. Boyd claims it was sent to Tench Coxe who was serving as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The letter is a summary of the report of the Lords of Trade to the Privy Council. This report was written mainly by Lord Hawkesbury on 28 January 1791. Having this document was a…

GLC02437.04997

20 April 1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for thirty dollars from the Board of Treasury for John Adams' reception]

Notes that he received thirty dollars from the Board of Treasury on this day while at the Hiats Tavern, to reimburse him for expenses incurred for the reception festivities for the Vice President of the United States [John Adams].

GLC02437.04185

30 June 1789

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Memorandum]

List of several names, such as "His Excellency the Vice President [John Adams] & Lady," and "Mr. Morris and family," accompanied by a number. Format suggests this might be a list of how many guests each person is bringing to a party or outing.

GLC02437.04264

21 June 1856

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

Pamphlet

Title: The "Laws" of Kansas. Speech of the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana.

Colfax, a United States Representative from Indiana, writes "The only relief possible, if Kansas is not promptly admitted as a State, which I hope may be effected, is in a change of the Administration and of the party that so recklessly misrules the land; and that will furnish an effectual relief." Speech delivered in Washington, D.C. in the House of Representatives. Location of printing is unknown.

GLC05116.15

14 October 1864

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written from Camp Webster to his wife. Describes the movements of his regiment (9th Ohio Cavalry) in pursuit of General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his men. While still ill, hopes to be reunited with his regiment, as "It would be the next thing to getting home to get to the company with the boys that I have soldiered so long with." Mentions the attempts by one of his comrades to obtain a furlough because of illness. Concludes with, "Hurrrah for Lincoln and Jonson! and the union forever, is the sentiment of your soldier boy..."

GLC02176.21

1918

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Captain Hugh Knyvett an Australian Galahad

The honor of Captain Hugh Knyvett, " an Australian Galahad," a World War I hero. Roosevelt contrasts him with the "mischievous weaklings, who clamor for peace without victory"

GLC08051

10 October 1922

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Typed letter signed

Title: To George Lorimer

Disputes with Theodore Roosevelt

GLC08052

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: Theodore Roosevelt, President - at his desk in the White House, Washington, U. S. A.

The president sits turned away from his desk and towards the photographer, turned slightly off center, but gazing straight ahead. A globe on the desk behind his left shoulder occupies the center of the picture.

GLC06449.17

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: President Theodore Roosevelt in his office - the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, U. S. A.

Roosevelt stands in front of the corner of the cabinet room table, with a paper in his right hand. The room is artfully disarranged: one chair is moved back as though the president has just risen from it.

GLC06449.19