24 August 1795

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Hodgdon

Discusses business with bills and other financial matters. States that Mr. [George] Meade "wants to defeat his agreement with me - "

GLC02437.06498

3 September 1795

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he will help Knox in settling his business with George Meade and advises Knox to proceed with caution in his business dealings.

GLC02437.06516

30 October 1795

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he has received the letter he sent and discusses Knox's and his own relationship with George Meade.

GLC02437.06555

5 November 1795

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses Knox's business dealings with George Meade and states that he has tried negotiating with him [Meade] for a while, without success.

GLC02437.06563

12 November 1795

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Hodgdon

States that he is looking forward to the next post as he is hoping Hodgdon will have some conclusive information regarding the business dealings with George Meade. Mentions that Knox's son is staying with his uncle in Dedham, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.06569

20 November 1795

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he is "likely to close your business with the most unruly and troublesome man living - " most likely referring to George Meade. Also discusses finances regarding land.

GLC02437.06572

4 June 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Received his recent letter. Discusses the lime business. Mentions that articles Gleason asked Knox to order will soon be sent by the firm of Wales & Beale. Refers to a financial transaction, as well as to woodcutters who work for Knox's lime business, which Gleason manages.

GLC02437.08027

21 June 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Writes that the articles Gleason asked for have been shipped via Captain [likely Edward] Kelleran. Discusses the difficulties his lime business is facing, as well as his current economic difficulties.

GLC02437.08030

10 May 1795

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses financial matters, particularly bonds and payments relating to land.

GLC02437.06411

20 April 1795

Lewis, William, fl. 1784-1800

Manuscript letter

Title: to William Duer

Discusses land business and Duer's upcoming trial regarding land speculation and deals. Noted as a copy of a letter William Lewis wrote to William Duer. Copied in Knox's hand, including Lewis's signature.

GLC02437.06399

8 April 1803

Duane, William John, 1780-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Hastings

Mentions five dollars for a subscription for General [Henry] Knox. Asks Hastings to be his agent for the territory east of New York.

GLC02437.07796

circa 1770-1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Mr. Fletcher

Asks Mr. Fletcher to deal with several business matters once he arrives in Boston.

GLC02437.08127

11 June 1783

St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sylvanus Bourne

Written by Major General St. Clair to Bourne. References Bourne's previous letter. Has left it at home, which has kept him from replying as particularly as he wanted. Letter deals with a business transaction the two made previously with a Mrs. Bayard. Says he has no recollection of the conveyances he mentions, but says he does not doubt their authenticity. Mentions how payments should be made. Says he will be a better correspondent as his army duties are about to cease. Relates information on his family. Free frank is signature "Genl. St. Clair."

GLC05698.03

15 March 1798

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Endorsement on promissory note of $5,000 from John Nicholson]

Signed by Morris on verso and dated 15 March 1798. Original note signed by John Nicholson, Morris's business partner, on 15 March 1795 promising to pay Morris $5000 in three years. Endorsement on verso of original note dated 1 March 1797 signed by Johnston Humphreys, Notary of the Public certifying that this note was acknowledged by Nicholson and Morris to be genuine. This note bounced and led to Morris' imprisonment.

GLC05724.01

17 March 1798

Diehl, Nicholas, Jr., fl. 1798

Document signed

Title: [Notice of attempt to collect payment from John Nicholson]

Printed and manuscript document. Partially printed form on first page stating that Diehl, a Notary Public for Pennsylvania, at the request of James Warrington, went to collect payment of a promissory note of John Nicholson, but found the business closed. States that he left notice of this at the house of Robert Morris, the endorser of the note. The second page is a copy of a note dated 15 March 1795 signed by a secretary for Morris and Nicholson promising to pay $5000. Blind stamp of notary on front.

GLC05724.02

1912

Tou, Edmond, fl. 1912

Photograph signed

Title: [Portrait photograph of John D. Rockefeller]

Signed in pencil by Rockefeller and Edmond Tou (on the plate). Image is ca. 1930, per Charles Hamilton. Note in ink on verso: "Return to: William Hoster, 281- 4th Ave, N.Y." A note in pencil from a previous owner notes "@ age 72 @ 1912," possibly referring to the date of the photo and Rockefeller's age at the time.

GLC05148

10 May 1824

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1749-1877

Document signed

Title: Statement of bills paid by Cornelius Vanderbilt for steamboat Thistle at first cost

Co-signed by William Gibbons. Lists bills Vanderbilt paid in April and May 1824, settled at $4617.88. Written on ledger paper.

GLC05179

21 July 1743

Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Waldron

Pepperell reports his daughter and grandson very ill. He also mentions business matters.

GLC05508.009

17 October 1934

DuPont, Pierre Samuel, 1870-1954

Typed letter signed

Title: to George Vaughan

Responding to a letter written by Vaughan, DuPont sees the general failure of religious teaching as an evil to be combatted. He admits that he may not be the best person to offer advice since he does not attend church, but asserts that he is a believer in the fundamental principles of religion. He thinks that if a spiritual awakening were to be successful, it would have to come from professional men who are well respected in the community.

GLC05508.091

4 September 1779

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catherine Greene

Written by Major General Greene to his wife Catharine. Says she must be away or he would have received a letter from her. Says her last letter was very melancholy. Believes she would not leave him under this impression for a month if she feels better. Stresses his impatience to hear from her. Emotionally states "If you love me, if you regard my peace and happiness, let me hear from you." Asks if she has read "Pupil of Pleasure," a book Greene apparently sent his wife. Asks specifically about the character Mrs. Homespun. Expresses his love for her profusely and says he misses her immensely…

GLC05624

1881

Photograph signed

Title: [Photograph of Edison Machine Works building]

Signed by principal lighting engineer, Charles L. Clarke. Ink inscription on mount reads, "Edison Machine Works, Goerck St., New York City, Photo, 1881." Edison established his Machine Works factory in 1881 to produce dynamos and other electrical machinery for use in his Edison Electric Light Company plants around the country. Due to increasing demands on the factory, Edison Machine Works moved in 1886 from its initial location in New York City to Schenectady, NY. In 1889, Edison Machine Works merged with Edison's other electric companies to form Edison General Electric, which took the…

GLC07616.05

13 April 1795

Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Forwards Knox a note listing exports of Maine (not included). Signed in text.

GLC02437.06387

10 October 1795

Cobb, David, 1748-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Describes some of the measures he is pursuing to help sell Maine land.

GLC02437.06535

5 November 1785

Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Declares that in a previous letter he wrote that all those interested in the Waldo patent had complied with requests from the legislature. Discusses the difficulties that these rulings might create in enforcing them. Also mentions difficulties in his lime business, and hopes Knox will be able to visit Boston.

GLC02437.09140

14 November 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Isaac Winslow

May be written on Knox's behalf by his assistant, Samuel Shaw. Though docket notes that the addressee is Samuel Winslow, the document itself lists the addressee as Isaac Winslow. In response to Winslow's earlier letter, discusses legal arrangements for the Waldo patent lands, and the difficulties facing Winslow's lime business. Also considers several other related matters.

GLC02437.09141