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To: Major General E.O.C. Ord

Letter to Ord advising Ord on his difficult and undesirous post-war [Reconstruction] command in Arkansas and Misssissippi: "...your new command...will be excedingly vexatious, more especially, as now you have in addition to military duties civil...

GLC08012.07

To: Major General E.O.C. Ord

Letter to Ord about conflicts past and present: "...I hope the worst is past...what with Indians, Negroes etc., etc., Ex Rebels we all seem doomed during one life time to constant war. Like the Eel, we must get used to it..." "Headquarters Military...

GLC08012.08

To Beverly Tucker

The letter discusses Reconstruction and end of military occupation of Louisiana: "Louisiana is oncemore free!...we have now to repair the damage of 4 1/2 years war and 11 1/2 years of robbery & oppression such as no civilized people have ever yet had...

GLC08013.01

To: Beverly Tucker

Reconstruction: "...the enemy is taking slack rope enough to hang themselves."

GLC08013.02

To: Beverly Tucker

Return from his exile in England and meeting with General Lee.

GLC08013.03

Group of 7 Letters regarding the French and Indian War. [Decimalized .01- .07]

Group of 7 Letters regarding the French and Indian War.

GLC08014

To: [Stephen Williams]

The taking of Quebec, the arrival of the French flag of truce and two French deserters. "...wee here Quebeck is taken: which is rejoising to us: a flag of truce Came in here a few days ago: But would not own any such thing: they own wee are like to...

GLC08014.01

To: Sir William Johnson

Criticizing General Lyman's account of Johnson's 1755 campaign against Crown Point: "I was not so surprised to see the rest of us stripped as I was to see you."

GLC08014.02

To: Col. John Bradstreet

Military situation at Crown Point: "The brig and sloop are expected here this day, if they arrive our navy and part of the army proceed down the lake to...endeavor to burn and sink and destroy enemys vessels, and attempt what further may be done."

GLC08014.03

To: Caldwallader Colden.

Relaying information from Governor George Clarke during King George's War: "He says it was expected at home that Crown Point would be reduced by our troops, so that way be open to Montreal when the fleet and forces come over."

GLC08014.04

Bill of Expenses

Bill of expenses providing for soldiers who became ill on march to Crown Point charged to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

GLC08014.05

Detailed supply list of Colonel Fitch's Connecticut Regiment while at Ticonderoga

GLC08014.06

Receipt for payment of Moses Scott, a soldier in Barnard's Company.

Receipt for payment of Moses Scott, a soldier in Barnard's Company including cheese, sugar, and chocolate with a total of 16 shillings.

GLC08014.07

Partisan press in election of 1800

Partisan press in election of 1800: considering slander suit against anti-Federalists. "The plan adopted in the Aurora for exciting distrust as to management of our money concerns appears to me to require absolutely some check."

GLC08015

To: Jean B. Gouvion

Lays foundations for a reconnaissance by Lt. Col. Gouvion on the James River.

GLC08016.01

To: Jean B. Gouvion

An expedition to Egypt. [In French]

GLC08016.03

To: Persifor F. Smith

Plan of operations during 2nd Seminole War coordinating attacks with Indian allies. "...Genl. Jessup has a command in pursuit of Sam Jones who has fled towards that place and it is not impossible but that he may attempt to cross over to the West side...

GLC08017

To: Robert C. Wood

Health and safety concerns about his wife, Ann, and children, moving to a healthier place, his public image and possible presidency [1848]. If elected president, he will serve "Honestly and faithfully in accordance with the provisions of the...

GLC08018

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...

GLC08022

To Mercy Warren

Reminiscing about the announcement of Franklin's death.

GLC08024

Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the U.S.

"Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, That a bank of the United States of America shall be established, with a capital of thirty-five millions of dollars, divided into three...

GLC08025

To Andrew Jackson, Jr.

Sending doctors prognosis and treatment of Dicks daughter, Hanna, suffering from a hip-joint disease to his son [Andrew Jr.] in the hopes that her recovery can be speeded up by receiving the same successful treatment given by Doctors' Phesie & Harris...

GLC08028

To Francois Barbede Marbois

The delay in transmitting to Marbois letters containing his notes on the State of Virginia. Jefferson states that he: "...was obliged by the movements of the enemy to retire from my house at the same time, to which I did not return till the month of...

GLC08029

To Frederick Bates

Testimony on behalf of Judge James Flauherty

GLC08030

The Providence gazette and country journal. [Vol. 24, no. 1239 (September 29, 1787)]

GLC08033

Journal of the secret sessions of North Carolina with other Confederate states.

Record of the state of North Carolina and its relations with other Confederate states starting from the date it seceded from the Union. "Journal of the secret session of the convention of May 20, 1861 called to consider the relations of the State of...

GLC08035

To James McHenry

"Atrocious conduct" of John Adams in dismissing McHenry: Adams became "an open aspostate, and a malignant slanderer of Hamilton."

GLC08036

To the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives

A conference with the Penobscot Indians. Signed with initials

GLC08037

To: Massachusetts delegates in Congress.

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

GLC08038

To Chew

The seizure of a ship's cargo of wine, writing to Mr. Chew of New London to reclaim it: "As you know the general character of the people of that colony I fear that right or wrong they will divide the property between them."

GLC08039

"Establishments of His Majesty's land forces"

British Army "establishments of his Majesty's land forces for the year 1764," includes forces in North America

GLC08040

to Sir

"I cannot help feeling that I ought still to help the negroes a great deal, and so aid in settling affairs of the country to a permanent peace level"

GLC08041

The Battle of Chickamauga

11 page letters

GLC08042

To Mikell

An attempt by a confederate colonel to deliver a letter to Abraham Lincoln, which was not answered but "probably prevented the execution of the captives."

GLC08043

To George Phelan

General Joseph E. Johnston's book: "I know he is malignant and skillful in the supporesis viri et suggestio falsi"

GLC08044

Petition

Petition of John Slidell, shows that Charles Timpel has fled to foreign parts.

GLC08045

To John Stone

"The subject of arbitrary arrests is certainly a very grave one. All my instincts are in favor of the largest liberty of this subject."

GLC08046

to Sir

"The destruction of slavery by the rebellion of its propriety and advocacy, will be regarded in after times, as one of the most beneficent."

GLC08047

To Henry Dearborn

Determination of army rank

GLC08048

To Henry Dearborn

Account of British troops in Quebec and Upper Canada

GLC08049

To Morgan Lewis

The loss of troop movement correspondence to British and Indian forces. Fort Meigs "is closely invested by a British and Indian force, " and the express mail, which may contain notice of intended American troop movements was captured

GLC08050

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

To George Lorimer

Disputes with Theodore Roosevelt

GLC08052

To Elijah Muhammad

Muslim Temple activities in Harlem and Boson: "I have four brothers now working as assistents, alternating. This keeps from causing the people to be bored..."

GLC08053

The Great Seal of the Confederacy

Very rare silver medal strike from the original plate made ca. 1863. In original case

GLC08054

Indians-46 separately printed indian treaties.

Forty six printed treaties between the United States and various Indian Nations, signed in type by the following presidents: Franklin Pierce (1), Andrew Jackson (15), Abraham Lincoln (6), Martin Van Buren (4), James K. Polk (3), Andrew Johnson (4)...

GLC08055

[Philadelphia] Inquirer Extra.

Reports latest developments at Gettysburg per Meade's dispatches. They have "repulsed the enemy on every attack."

GLC08056

Conditions of Peace Required of the So-called Seceded States

Eight articles express severe pro-Union sentiments. First article calls for unconditional surrender. Second article calls for one hundred "arch traitors" to be delievered up and hung. Third article calls for record of names of traitors so they can be...

GLC08057

A Bill, to amend the act, intituled, "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters"

Print broadsheet of a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives which would make it illegal to "conceal, harbour, and employ, or aid or abet in concealing or harbouring any fugitive from labour, escaping from one state into another, or to, or...

GLC08058.01

A Bill, to amend the act, intituled, "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters"

Same bill as GLC08058.01, with several amendments. Settles the penalty for knowingly harboring escaped slaves at $500 and requires those employing black labor to see a manumission paper. Says can avoid the penalty if the employer advertises a general...

GLC08058.02