3 September 1861

Strong Brothers and Co., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hiram A. Blodgett

They have enclosed a blue twill fabric sample.

GLC02248.03.01

3 September 1861

Strong Brothers and Co., fl. 1861

Typed letter

Title: to Hiram A. Blodgett

This is the typed version of GLC02248.03.01.

GLC02248.03.02

3 September 1861

Strong Brothers and Co., fl. 1861

Textile

Title: [Blue twill fabric sample]

GLC02248.03.03

1861-1864

Object

Title: [handkerchief]

Pink with white lace border. The handkerchief also has along one end a set of pink flowers sewn into the fabric.

GLC09355.035

1861-1877

Ephemera

Title: Ribbon

Most likely used to tie some of the documents together.

GLC02745.111

circa 1876

Ogden, Sarah Perot, 1831-?

Object

Title: [A pincushion]

Pincushion embroidered with flowers on the front and "EHO" on the reverse.

GLC06559.156

22 August 1815

Water, Sweet, fl. 1815

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt for payment of two spinning wheels

GLC07562.03.08

February 7, 1778-March 7,1778

Billings, Joseph, fl. 1778

Autograph document

Title: [Bill to Henry Knox]

General Henry Knox's bill from Joseph Billings. It appears that Billings was a tailor. The bill is for various pieces of clothing including coats, waistcoats, and breeches. Also has payments due for various lengths of cloth as well as buttons, hooks, and thread. The total came to £86.3.3. Not signed, but appears to be in Joseph Billings' hand.

GLC02437.08421

28 December 1861

Rifenburgh, Jacob, fl. 1861

Autograph document

Title: [Receipt for Jacob Rifenburgh for 1 ½ yards of cloth and muslin worth $4.29]

Receipt for Jacob Rifenburgh for 1 ½ yards of cloth and muslin worth $4.29.

GLC08914.035

1861-1864

Autograph document

Title: [Fragment of Receipt]

Fragment of receipt. Lists 3 yards of muslin.

GLC08914.044.01

1840-1862

Ward, Thomas W., fl. 1842-1862

Autograph note signed

Title: [Receipt for Muslin]

Thomson Gregory DS Receipt for Dr. Hull re: Muslin. n.d. 1 p.

GLC02145.80.01

21 October 1845

Ward, Thomas W., fl. 1842-1862

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for calico]

Receipt for calico from Rice & Nichols. 10/21/1845. 1 p.

GLC02145.80.09

February 17, 1777

Crafts, Thomas, 1740-1799

Autograph document signed

Title: [Bill for lace]

General Henry Knox bought 16 yards of gold lace from Colonel Thomas Crafts. Knox paid £16. Crafts signed the bill stating he "Recd the Contents."

GLC02437.08398

February 27, 1777

Treat, Samuel, fl. 1775-1777

Autograph note signed

Title: to Ezekiel Cheever

Asks Cheever to deliver "three coats & fifteen yards white duffle" to Lieutenant James Hall. Docket states that "three Coats & six yds of W Duffell" were received. Endorsed by Jonathan Terry on verso.

GLC02437.00536

February 27, 1779

Rogers, Daniel, 1749-1803

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill for William Knox]

Bill for a half dozen pair of cotton hose and seven pairs of thread hose. The total was for £49.3.4. Signed by Thomas Rogers that he received payment for Daniel D. Rogers.

GLC02437.08476

9 August 1866

Wait, Horatio L., 1836-1916

Autograph letter signed

Title: to darling Cherry

The first letter describing the Royal Palace of Queluz. In particular, the Grand Salon is mentioned. More tapestries and paintings are described. Written in Lisbon Harbor

GLC08284.077

1980-1996

Header Record

Title: [Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead collection] [Decimalized .01- .28]

Twenty nine letters to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead from other Congressmen, President Ronald Reagan and photographs of Washington officials.

GLC09613.01

1805-1845

Hamilton, Elizabeth S., 1757-1854

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Angelica Hamilton

Elizabeth writes to her daughter Angelica that she has arrived at her son Philip's house. She mentions that she has found velvet at $3.50 a yard and wants to know if Angelica wants some. Elizabeth also mentions purchasing silk at 6 shilling a yards from Mr. Browns on Pearl Street.

GLC09638.14

circa 1919-1943

Object

Title: [Selfridge Field pilot's banner]

A square-shaped textile piece with blue and white braided fringe. In the center, there is a blue circle with gold edge. On the blue circle is a red circle over a white star with gold wings. In each corner of the textile, there is a blue airplane. The textile is also adorned with red and gold stars between these airplanes. On the bottom, it says "Selfridge Field" in decorative red font, and below that in blue, "Michigan." On the back, there is additional lining with one edge unattached.

GLC09587.132

7 August 1986

Frenzel, Bill, 1928-2014

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Bill Frenzel the House representative for Minnesota's third district, to Moorhead for a vote to veto the Textile Protection Bill. The vote was very tight and Frenzel says every vote counted. This letter is on Frenzel's House of Representative stationery.

GLC09613.01.08

17 July 1777

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter

Title: to Henry Knox

Mentions the capture of the Fox, a British frigate. Apparently, the Fox was retaken by the British, but this news is uncorroborated. Colonel Jackson expects to be called in to pay Knox's contribution to a privateer. Suggests that Henry persuade his wife Lucy to sell her phaeton (a horse drawn carriage), noting that Lucy keeps the carriage in case Henry approves her to visit him at military headquarters. Reports that between the phaeton and the chaise, Lucy will need two more horses than she has. Writes, "maybe you'll say it is none of my Business, if she wants 10 Horses, your pay as a…

GLC02437.00626

15 April 1864

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nancy E. Jones

He is sorry that she didn't see Hickenbothem. He hopes to get a furlough this summer and would like her to buy silk dresses for herself and the children.

GLC02739.110

25 August 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Written at "Derby, 7 Miles below Philadelphia" (possibly Darby, Pennsylvania). Reports that his troops had begun to march to the North River (the Hudson), but received a dispatch that British General William Howe was in the Chesapeake Bay. Believes Philadelphia to be Howe's target, and predicts he will approach Philadelphia via the Delaware River, not the Chesapeake Bay. Reports that American troops marched through Philadelphia 24 August: "their excellent appearance... astonished the Tories, who are very downcast in the Respectability of the army." Reports that he and General Nathanael…

GLC02437.00640

23 August 1777

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Notes that she is recovering from a four day illness. Describes her daily life in detail as requested by Henry. Rises at eight a.m., has breakfast for an hour, then reads, writes, or works until her "solitary dinner" at 2 p.m. Misses Henry intensely, noting that even the company of their daughter, Lucy, reminds her of his absence. Describes her afternoon rides in her chaise, and her visits to several friends. Mentions the loss of her immediate family, who as Loyalists fled from Boston. Expresses her wish to be with Henry. Refers to the Hero, a ship, which will soon sail for France.…

GLC02437.00638

2 October 1776-14 October 1776

Keyes, Nathaniel, fl. 1776

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Clothing receipts]

Four receipts for coats, white swanskin (a kind of material) and shoes, signed by Keyes, Thomas Frothingham, John Oliver, Joseph Eayres and Nathaniel Bowen. (All served under Henry Knox.) Notes supplies received at Mount Washington from Isaiah Audebert, the quartermaster in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00467