Collection Search

For Major [Henry] Jackson: Papers to be obtained from [William] Duer or Col. Walker.

Title taken from docket. Lists various contracts and agreements that Jackson or Walker is suppose to obtain from Duer; most dealing with land agreements.

GLC02437.05748

to the president and directors of the Boston branch of the Bank of the United States

Asks for a discount of an enclosed note (not included).

GLC02437.06512

[Formal request]

Requests Henry Knox to send in a plan for a plantation and mentions submitting resolves to the office of the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06540

to Henry Knox

Signed by several members of the Standing Committee of the 20 Associates. Committee writes to ask Knox for a complete survey of the entirety of their territory. The committee explains the nature of the survey they want, the boundaries of what they...

GLC02437.06803

to Henry Knox

Writes on behalf of 20 associates discussing a possible adjustment in the terms of settlement between Knox and settlers.

GLC02437.07004

to [the Board of the United States Bank]

Expresses concern over his ability to pay back a loan and suggests mortgaging the house of his land agent George Ulmer as collateral.

GLC02437.07194

to James Brown

Knox is upset that the Senate did not approve his son's promotion and asks Brown to have his son, Henry Jackson, serve as an acting Lieutenant with midshipman's pay. Letter is written on very fine tissue paper with very faded writing.

GLC02437.07381

[Receipt]

Receipt from Henry Knox for money for accommodation.

GLC02437.08632

[Note]

Note of receipt of Henry Knox for two notes of $2,500 each.

GLC02437.08642

[Note]

Promissory note to pay Henry Knox $1,000.

GLC02437.08648

[Note]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Promissory note to pay Henry Knox $3,000.

GLC02437.08651

[Receipt]

Receipt of Henry Knox for $350.

GLC02437.08687

Account of Sales at Grean leafs Auctions

List of account sales for Henry Knox. Includes paper, books, and a trunk. Title taken from docket. Circa date based on other similar documents in the collection.

GLC02437.09916

[Memorandum of conversation with Edmond-Charles Genêt]

Initialled by Knox. Reports on a conversation with French Minister Genet. Mentions news about Guadalupe and Martinique. Says Admiral Gardener made an appearance there and was told that the defenders were in need of muskets, cannon, and ammunition...

GLC02437.05897

to unknown

Relates the concerns of the President, George Washington, regarding the "present hostile state of Europe," and the consequences it may have for the United States. Writes, "It is acknowledged by all who reflect upon the course of human events that a...

GLC02437.09950

To: Gov. Thomas Hicks.

Regarding Garrett's conversation with Lincoln: "Gentlemen, the salvation of the union depends upon your state. If Maryland...secedes, civil war is inevitable."

GLC07968

To: Samuel Huntington

Forwarding proposed Bill of Rights for ratification to Governor of CT. with Huntington docket on verso.

GLC07973

to Joseph Conn Guild

"It is true in politics as in morals, that those who are not for us are against ... I have long believed, that it was only by preserving the identity of the Republican party, as embodied and chracterised by the principles of Mr. Jefferson that the...

GLC07986

To: Irwin McDowell

Plans to visit montana, hostile situation with Indians at Fort Lapwai, Idaho.

GLC08004

Defeat of McClellan on the Peninsula [VA] during the Seven Days Battles.

Confidential report about defeat of McClellan on the Peninsula [VA] during the Seven Days Battles. The assesment is blunt but still hopeful, and Smith expresses his strong desire for his comments to not be leaked as they may cause wide-spread alarm.

GLC08006

To: Freedman's Aid

Address to President Lincoln regarding the Freedman's Bureau.

GLC08008

[Notes on a conversation with John Morgan]

Recounts a conversation he had with Morgan that day, about a letter Morgan wrote regarding an incident in the Northwest Territories. Writes that he informed Morgan he must take action and have the matter investigated, due to his office. The...

GLC02437.05327

[Bond for Shaw & Randall]

Several documents detailing financial arrangements between the firm of Samuel Shaw and Thomas Randall, and a firm called Philips, Cramond & Co. of Philadelphia. A copy of the original, including the signatures. See GLC02437.05375 for the letter...

GLC02437.05374

[Account between Henry Jackson and Henry Knox]

Authorship is unclear, but Henry Jackson's signature appears to be at the bottom of page 4. Account for May-October 1792 between Henry Knox and Henry Jackson [in a secretarial hand], to which Jackson adds his handwritten and signed commentary on...

GLC02437.05457

[Deed regarding sale of Flucker estate]

Signed by Knox in the text of the docket. Outlines how he, Henry Knox, as agent and administrator of the estate of his late father-in-law Thomas Flucker, has arranged with the Massachusetts General Court to sell the estate at auction to pay off his...

GLC02437.05463

[Indenture between Samuel Ogden and Henry Knox]

Indenture contract between Samuel Ogden and Henry Knox. Includes the details of their arrangement, particularly regarding finances and the purchase of townships. Signed by Samuel Ogden and Henry Knox, as well as two witnesses.

GLC02437.05477

[Agreement with Samuel Ogden]

Written contract between Henry Knox and Ogden concerning land in Herkimer County, New York. Signed by Knox and Ogden, including the countersignatures of two witnesses, one being William Jackson. Some text loss due to water damage.

GLC02437.05517

[Dr. Shippen's account of his medical services administered to the Knox family]

Signed twice (once in text). Contains the name of each person in the Knox household who received medical treatment from Shippen. Mentions small pox. Just above Shippen's second and final signature is an autograph note signed by Knox in text.

GLC02437.05523

[Certificate]

Legally gives Henry Knox the power of attorney as "surviving partner of the late house of William & John Shattuck." Countersigned by John Brazer and Thomas H. [Hemble]. Date added later in pencil.

GLC02437.05600

[Minutes of a conversation]

Minutes of a conversation between Knox and two "Commissionaires of his Catholic Majesty" from Spain, José Ignacio de Viar and José de Jáudenes y Nebot. Discusses relations between Spain and the United States as well as those with the Indians....

GLC02437.05601

[Deed]

Deed of land given to Henry Knox from Henry Jackson concerning the Waldo patent that belonged to Thomas Flucker. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.05633

[Notes]

Copy of three different notes. The first, by Colonel Darke, discusses the condition of arms and gunpowder. The second, by Major [Gunther?] discusses the condition of equipment, arms and horses. The third, by Mr. Bines, mentions clothing and shoes...

GLC02437.05713

[Bond with Samuel Shaw and Thomas Randall]

Partially printed document with manuscript information written in by Samuel Shaw. Bond documenting that Henry Knox owes Samuel Shaw and Thomas Randall 15000 pounds. The top half of the first page is missing.

GLC02437.05727

Notes of a conversation with Mr. Soderstrom

Title taken from docket. Reports Soderstrom's offer of 20 cents per acre made to the committee on eastern lands in March 1792 specified the lands to be between the Penobscot and Scoodie Rivers. Notes Henry Jackson was empowered to offer 21 cents...

GLC02437.05832

[Request for Knox to attend John Hancock's funeral]

Note says the lieutenant governor requests Knox's attendance at the funeral of the late Governor John Hancock. The funeral will proceed from Hancock's manor house next Monday at 2 p.m.

GLC02437.05941

[Memorandum related to Joseph Peirce]

Reports on various issues Joseph Peirce was handling and mentions several deeds. Makes reference to the proprietors buying 9,000 acres, more than of which is occupied by squatters. Also states Peirce is to pay the £25 tax to the Hancock County...

GLC02437.05949

[List of trees to be delivered to St. Georges, Maine]

List of fruit trees to be delivered to the site of his future house (Montpelier). Includes 200 apple trees, 100 pear trees, 50 peach trees, 50 cherry trees, as well as 200 currant and gooseberry bushes. Mentions cuttings of grape vines, 30 locust...

GLC02437.05951

[Receipt for Henry Knox's contribution to the Philadelphia Dispensary]

Partially printed receipt stating that Knox "is entitled to all the Privileges of a Contributor to the Philadelphia Dispensary, having paid his Subscription for the present Year." Has an engraved image of the Good Samaritan at the top of the...

GLC02437.06016

[Rental terms for Henry Knox]

Henry Knox is renting the house and grounds on the Schuylkill River called Fairy Hill. The one year lease begins on 1 May and is for £100 and taxes. The gardener will remain in the small house on the premises as long as he cares for the garden and...

GLC02437.06035

to Henry Simpson

Writes his mason regarding the construction of his house (his future estate, Montpelier, in Maine). Requests Mr. [Henry] Simpson to provide General [Henry] Jackson with an estimate of the supplies that will be needed. Reminds him he wants a well...

GLC02437.06064

[Indenture contract]

An indenture contract made between Henry Knox, Henry Simpson Jr., and James Hearsey. Mr. Simpson and Mr. Hearsey agree to perform the masonry work at St. George's [House] (Montpelier) in "Thomas Town" (present day Thomaston), Maine for Henry Knox....

GLC02437.06081

to Henry Knox

Receipt of a poor tax paid by Henry Knox for the year 1794. Document is signed by John Graff.

GLC02437.06083

[Note]

Promissory note to pay Francis Ingraham $1,366.

GLC02437.08654

[Account]

Lists transactions between Henry Knox and the firm Read & White by date, with a note of receipt signed by Robert Harris on behalf of Read & White.

GLC02437.08656

[Note]

Three parts. First note from Jean-Baptiste de la Roche requesting Henry Knox to pay Mr. Duplaine $16.77 for him. Dated New York 10 May 1792. The second note verifies that the previous note was the actual handwriting and signature of de la Roche...

GLC02437.08657

[Note]

Two parts. First note from Jean-Baptiste de la Roche requesting Henry Knox to pay Mr. Duplaine $16.77 for him. Dated New York 10 April 1792. The second note verifies that the previous note was the actual handwriting and signature of de la Roche...

GLC02437.08659

[Notes]

List of notes regarding various business and payments between William Duer, Henry Knox and William Green. Date previously inferred, written in blue. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.08660

[Note]

Note regarding the personal tax and estate of the lately deceased Henry Guerney.

GLC02437.08661

[Account]

Lists transactions between John Stille and Henry Knox from 14 January 1792 to 9 April 1793. Date from docket.

GLC02437.08663

[Note]

Promissory note to pay Samuel Hodgdson $1,390. Signature is struck.

GLC02437.08664

[Receipt]

Receipt from Henry Knox for $50.

GLC02437.08666

[Receipt]

Note of receipt of Henry Knox for J. B. Lemaire's services as a fencing master.

GLC02437.08667

[Account]

List of transactions by date between William Knox and Elizabeth [McEuen ?] regarding food and lodging. Noted as signed by [Thomas McEuen ?] on behalf of his mother.

GLC02437.08670

[Receipt]

Receipt from Knox for $200.

GLC02437.08671

[Expenses]

Abstract of expenses for the construction of Henry Knox's house in Thomaston, Maine, listed by date.

GLC02437.08672

[Agreement with Sarah Waldo, William & Sarah Wetmore]

Document relating to Knox's attempt to purchase a large portion of the Waldo estate. Part of the estate is being given by William Wetmore to Sarah Waldo, as payment for a debt, and will then be sold to Henry Knox. Signed by Knox on the second page...

GLC02437.09246

Copy of journal kept while on a tour, surveying the Waldo Patent

A journal taken while surveying the Waldo patent, along with Captain Jonathan Hill, Surveyor, for Henry Knox. Written in various locations throughout Maine. Contains "A General description of the land - the Situation - the Various Soils, Timber...

GLC02437.09250

[Note]

Partially printed document with relevant information entered by hand. Signed by Henry Knox. Note to pay J. Sheperd [$56.05].

GLC02437.09824

[Note]

Partially printed document with relevant information entered by hand. Signed by Henry Knox. Note to pay [illegible] $26.

GLC02437.09825

[Note]

Partially printed document with relevant information entered by hand. Signed by Henry Knox. Note to pay [Le] [illegible] $10.

GLC02437.09826

[Receipt]

A receipt for $2500 for an account of Francis Ingraham's or William Duer's.

GLC02437.09827

[Note]

Thanks Henry Knox for his attentions and informs him that "he will with the greatest pleasure stand Sponsor to [his] Son and attend the Ceremony to morrow [sic] Evening." Noted as written by the Minister of France, who at this time is most likely...

GLC02437.09953

[Invitation]

Invitation to Henry Knox, "late Secretary of War," to join a group of merchants for dinner at the City Tavern on Wednesday, the 18th of this month.

GLC02437.09954

[Agreement]

An agreement between Stephen Sayre, a Lady Anne Poellnitz and Henry Knox concerning Knox renting a house from Poellnitz.

GLC02437.09961

[Advice regarding promotion in first and second regiments]

Provides "facts and circumstances relative to the promotion shortly to take place in the first and second regiments, in order to enable you to make such determination as may best promote the public interest." Discusses the qualifications of Major...

GLC02437.10245

Memorandum of an account of Henry Knox

Lists transactions on Knox's account from 1 July to 30 November 1791. Total amount due is $3,672.97. Noted stating "The foregoing is Extracted from Auditors Report N. 1796." Evidently pulled from the Auditors Office, Treasury Department records....

GLC02437.10251

Henry Knox Esq. Secretary of War in account current with the United States

Lists amounts "[t]o a Warrant in [Knox's] favor .." by date. Also includes amounts due to the Indian Department, the War Office, and others. Total balance amounts to $15,517.46 ½ "due from Genl. Knox for which he is accountable and for which he...

GLC02437.10257

[Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and John Hills by date, starting from 16 June 1792 to 19 February 1793.

GLC02437.10393

[Account]

Lists the transactions between John Hills and Henry Knox by date from 20 February 1793 to 1 January 1794.

GLC02437.10445

To: Albany Committee of Safety.

Thanking Albany Committee of Safety for their congratulations on Schuyler's appointment as major general; criticizing British violation of American rights and hoping for peace.

GLC07970

to Yale Law school.

Offers to fund a black student's education to Yale Law School: "we have ground the manhood out of them & the shame is ours, not theirs."

GLC07971

Congressional Resolution.

Congressional Resolution to raise a corps of 700 troops from CT, NY, NJ, and PA for defense of frontiers against Indian hostilities.

GLC07972

To: Oliver Fiske

Supporting ratification of the Constitution: "any further opposition to it at present would be productive of much greater evils." (written as a young law student)

GLC07974

To: Charles Dumas

Paris Peace Negotiation: " The Great Points of Independence, The Fisheries, The Mississippi and the Boundaries are settled to our satisfaction."

GLC07975

To: Juan De Q. Y Barneuvo

Agreement to set up procedure for returning fugitive slaves seeking freedom in Florida in response to request by Queen of Spain. To the governor of East Florida.

GLC07976

To: Aaron Burr

Submitting 12th Amendment to Aaron Burr. Signed in third person with Burr's docketing.

GLC07977

To: James Monroe

Barbary piracy and its connection to Spain with respect to recently captured ships. With Monroe's docketing.

GLC07978

Ratification of the Constitution

Ratification of the Constitution:" Opposition no doubt will be made to it in this stage ... even if well founded, [it] will in my opinion be improper."

GLC07979

To: Thomas Miller

Fowarding copy of the Treaty of Ghent to the Northern front:
"Hostilities may immediately cease between our troops and those of Great Britian"

GLC07980

Fowarding his correspondence with Spain

Fowarding his correspondence with Spain: The purchase of Florida, Seminole war, Andrew Jackson and execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister.

GLC07981

To: John Campbell

Endorsing Jackson and attacking John Q. Adams, who " would rejoice at the establishment of a throne on the ruins of our sacred constitution."

GLC07982

to Andrew Hynes

Battle at Fort Bowyer, Mobile Point [Ala.]: " A combined British and Spanish force, with 500 or 600 Indians made an attack by land and water on Fort Bowyer in Mobile Point, the battle was tremendous, and continued until about 12 OClock at night when...

GLC07983.01

to James Monroe

Five days after battle of New Orleans, criticizes delayed supplies:
"The want of them continues to expose me to great hazard. How unfortunate it is that our preparations are always so far behind the events that make them necessary!"

GLC07985

The March from Fredericksburg

The difficult march from Fredericksburg to Richmond vicinity, locating good fround for encampment, desertion in ranks. Written at the Head Quarters of Pickett's Division.

GLC08005

Revolutionary War Officer's Journal

Early battles, including the battles of Brooklyn, Long Island, White Plains, The Crossing of the Delaware, Brandywine, Gerrmantown, Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, etc. Entries from 6/28//1776 to 10/17/1777 (45 pages) with several charts at the end (33...

GLC08007

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 16 (March 21, 1863)]

Raising of militias and militia rosters, editorials, ads, classifieds, soldiers letters, Ladies Hospital Association of Opelousas, etc. Gray, white, and red floral pattern.

GLC08009

To: Andre de Daschkoff [in French]

As newly appointed U.S. minister to Russia. Working on "Strenthening the already significant relationship between our two countries."

GLC08010

To: Major General E.O.C. Ord.

Following victory at Vicksburg: "Genl Grant evidently wants me to push after Johnston."

GLC08011

To: Major General E.O.C. Ord

Reconstruction of Arkansas and Mississippi. Seven ALS's and one Telegram.

GLC08012

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: James Buchanan [Copy]

Copy of New Haven Memorial sent to Buchanan by electors of Connecticut regarding their grievances with the Lecompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas. Includes the signatures of 43 electors. "...the people shall make their own...

GLC07992.01

Affix the seal to Lincoln's Proclamation

Affix the seal to Lincoln's Proclamation (to suspend Writ of Habeas Corpus).

GLC07993

Last Will and Testament

Last Will and Testament. Jackson leaves a presentation sword to his son to use " In support of our glorious union and the constitutional rights of our beloved country" and various other swords to family members. With Secretarial copy of a subsequent...

GLC07987

To: General J.E. Hawley

Written on White House stationery. Requesting a copy of the remarks Hawley would make at the "Ceremonial opening." Docket indicates the opening was on May 10, 1876 for President Grant

GLC04360.001

to unknown

Written by Jesse Grant (Ulysses' father) in a shaky hand. Denying a recommendation. "I can not fully endorse Mr. Brainard as a man entitled to the president['s] confidence for judgment Integrity & veracity." [see#31. Brainard recommended a Mr...

GLC04360.002

To Miss Zielin

Inviting her to lunch at the White House. [see .016]

GLC04360.015