11 May 1819

Winchester, James, 1725-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Breedlove

Writes regarding plans to lay out new town. Written 30 miles above Chicksaw Bluff on the Mississippi River

GLC06997.063

June 6, 1819

Bruton, J., fl. 1819

Autograph document signed

Title: [James Winchester's bill]]

James Winchester's bill for setting south boundary of the State of Tennessee.

GLC06997.064

July 1819

Blackmore, Reuben, fl. 1819

Autograph document signed

Title: to Reuben Blackmore

Bill for payment to Reuben Blackmore, chain carrier on surveying project forouth boundary of Tennessee. Docketed by Blackmore.

GLC06997.065

25 October 1819

Winchester, Susan, 1819-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Breedlove

Reply to letters of Maria and her husband. Mrs. Winchester is happy that they and the new baby are well, but is anxious about the unhealthy conditions in New Orleans. Written at Cragfont .

GLC06997.066

25 October 1819

Winchester, James, 1725-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John C. Calhoun

Complaints of the Chickasaw chiefs regarding the recent establishment of the Tennessee state line. Winchester lists their major complaints, which he then answers.

GLC06997.067

8 November 1819

Winchester, James, 1725-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Breedlove

Winchester writes regarding the settlement of Memphis, Tennessee. Written at Cragfont .

GLC06997.068

1 January 1820

Winchester, James, 1725-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Breedlove

Apology for not writing sooner. Plans for Maria's visiting her parents with her children. News of family and neighbors. Written at Cragfont .

GLC06997.069

February 13, 1820

Winchester, Susan, 1819-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Breedlove

Thanks for letter, apology for not answering sooner. "You know my daughter my misfortune, to be entirely without education, else your letters should never remain a week unanswered." Sends family news, plans to visit in the coming summer if possible. Written at Cragfont

GLC06997.070

27 June 1822

Winchester, James, 1725-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Winchester

Writes regarding court case in which David Winchester is currently involved. He encloses documents for David to complete, and hopes for a favorable settlement. He conveys greetings from family and acquaintances. He ends with a discussion of the prospects of war in Europe: "We here, like you in Baltimore, look forward to the event of a war in Europe with pleasure, you because it will enlarge the field for enterprize [sic] and we because we think it will excite a demand for our surplus produce, but these are unworthy motives we should not rejoice at so great a calamity on our fellow man for any…

GLC06997.071

January 24, 1826

Overton, William, 1826-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Winchester

Encloses a letter from William Lawrence, with a proposal for publication he thinks worthy of consideration. Would like the General's opinion on the subject.

GLC06997.072

23 November 1829

Smith, Thomas, fl. 1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Winchester

pamphlet, newspaper publication

GLC06997.073

1830

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph document signed

Title: [Unused bill of sale]

Unused bill of sale for parcel of land in Memphis.

GLC06997.074

6 October 1832

Quigerly, Jacob, fl. 1832

Autograph document signed

Title: [State of Kentucky Court of Appeals]

Certification: J. Wrightman Smith permitted to practice as a counselor and attorney.

GLC06997.075

26 March 1833

Winchester, Lucilius, 1833-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove

Statement of Mr. Breedlove's account

GLC06997.076

10 November 1838

Cassedy, Charles, 1838-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Breedlove

Cassedy is currently writing a biography of Mrs. Breedlove's father, James Winchester. He asks Mrs. Breedlove to have an engraving of her father made as a frontispiece for the book, which should be "as faithful to the truth of the countenance as the book itself will be to the character of the man." He expects that the upcoming presidential race will excite political controversy, and thus make the biography very popular Written at Cragfont

GLC06997.077

13 June 1839

Cassedy, Charles, 1838-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove

Written on the occasion of Breedlove's retirement from office. Cassedy does not believe current newspaper reports regarding Breedlove's mishandling of funds. He writes: "The allegation … is probably intended to affect the popular tide of the next Presidential Election: nothing is too base and unprincipled for the instrumentality of faction…" Written near Gallatin, Tennessee.

GLC06997.078

1 August 1850

Smith, Urilda, fl. 1850

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for funeral transactions]

Receipt for transactions involving shipment of husband's body.

GLC06997.079

February 7, 1745

Philipps, Caleb, fl. 1745

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account of officers' pay per week and per month for an expedition to Cape Breton]

Lists officers, how many there were, and the corresponding accounts. The last line notes that their was a "Bounty to each Centinel & a Blanket."

GLC01450.174

February 27, 1760

Lovell, Nathan, 1742-1760

Autograph document signed

Title: [Nathan Lovell's military enlistment during the French and Indian War]

Lovell enlists himself in the British army from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, noting that he received five dollars as bounty money from Captain Timothy Hamant. Indicates that he is joining a mission for "the total Reduction of Canada." Lovell died on 26 October 1760 at Ticonderoga, New York.

GLC01450.290

February 12, 1958

McCulloch, W.J., fl. 1958

Pamphlet

Title: Two Commanders in Chief-Some Analogies and Lincoln's Reading and Education

GLC08880.122

February 12, 1955

Landon, Fred, fl. 1955

Pamphlet

Title: When Lincoln Became a National Figure

GLC08880.123

8 January 1863

Sulkin, Hermengilde, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Ogden

Says she is saddened to hear that her son, Alphonse, has become very ill with typhoid fever, and she dreads the thought of his death. Begs Ogden to do as much as possible to restore her son to health because she has already felt the pain of losing one of her sons to the same illness. Asks that Ogden get a Catholic priest for her son if one has not already visited. If Alphonse recovers, she wants him to be discharged and sent to their home in Canada. Requests that if he dies to bury him near Georgetown, close to his brother. Thanks Ogden for informing her of her son's condition because she…

GLC06559.126

27 August 1781

Linnington, Richard, fl. 1781

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joshua Mauger

Written on the behalf of Ann Brown, who is currently in jail because she owed money to Joshua Mauger. The letter begs Mauger to be merciful. Docketing says Dean was instructed to handle the matter.

GLC03902.229

24 April 1782

Hood, Thomas, fl. 1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joshua Mauger

A request concerning Lieutenant Webber cannot be granted since the ship he served on, "The Babuda Sloop", was captured at Demarara and all the officers have been ordered back to England to be tried.

GLC03902.230

10 December 1782

Dumaresq, Philip, fl. 1782-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joshua Mauger

He has called on Mr. Bean, the Butcher and given him Mauger's message. He requests a loan of £ 100. Location is given as "Southton" - may be Southampton.

GLC03902.231