1780/05/15-20

Document

Title: The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [Quaker conduct]

Quaker meeting regarding the conduct of church members. Written during the fifth Quaker month.

GLC07631

1781/06/04-09

Document

Title: The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [Quaker conduct]

Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide Quaker conduct. Written in the sixth Quaker month.

GLC07632

1782/05/20-25

Document

Title: The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [emancipation]

Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, and encourage "the continuance of your endeavors for the relief of the poor opressed Africans..." Written in the fifth Quaker month.

GLC07633

1789/06/01-09

Document

Title: The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [British abolition efforts]

Quaker meeting regarding the conduct of church members. Mentions the global spread of British abolition efforts: "It is with particular satisfaction we observe the spreading of those principles of justice, which have long bound us to the cause of the injured Africans..." Written in the sixth Quaker month.

GLC07634

1779/05/24-29

Document

Title: The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held in London [American Revolution]

Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland: "The sufferings of our brethren in America... have principally arisen from that confusion and distress which are inseparable from war..."; and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia: "We are sensible, that many are the difficulties and sufferings, which the present unhappy contests and commotions in your land must produce..." Written in the fifth Quaker month.

GLC07635

1803/10/13

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas B. Adams re: travel plans to meet brother in Frankfort

Adams writes that he shall not arrive in Frankfort until 2 days hence as "my luck ... has been so untoward since I began this journey that I can reckon upon nothing as to time -- for one accident after another has delayed us to such a degree that my patience is almost exhausted."

GLC07561

1866/11/10

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ulysses S. Grant re: Mexico, maintaining a low profile

"I have acted altogether on the theory that the first and most important principle of my last mission was to get out of sight." With small note glued to back.

GLC07573

1794/11/15

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Lee re: foreign affairs

"It appears... that G.B. is beginning to relax in her injurious policy towards this country and that some favorable issue may be expected to the mission of Mr. Jay."

GLC07578

1797/11/25

Jay, John, 1745-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Peter A. Jay re: Napoleon & the French Revolution

"There must be in the Republic an unprecedented & unparalleled want of virtue."

GLC07579

1776/07/21

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter signed

Title: to unknown captain re: orders to reinforce Hudson Highlands against attack

GLC07482

1776/07/10

Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785

Letter

Title: to unknown re: Revolutionary War in New York

Reed discusses counter-intelligence "it being of the utmost importance to prevent any Communication or Correspondence with the Enemy," the British invasion of Staten Island, and a direction that the army not recruit unarmed soldiers, as guns "cannot be provided here and must therefore be an incumbence to the Army of the publick."

GLC07480.03

1775/11/09

Slough, Matthias, fl. 1775

Letter signed

Title: to Jasper Veats re: petition from Congress to be delivered to King George

Discusses a petition from Congress to be delivered "to His Majesty."

GLC07481.03

1812/09/18

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Rush re: Jefferson and Madison's Presidential terms, War of 1812

"Those who brought us into this confusion are the best qualified to bring us out of it" (War of 1812).

GLC07492

1776/05/10

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Clinton re: last stages of unsuccessful Canadian invasion

GLC07493

1778/01/24

Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Heath re: requesting Stark's aid for a second invasion of Canada

GLC07494

1778/06/09

Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Clinton re: defending northern borders against British & Indian raids

Written to Governor Clinton of New York.

GLC07495

[1775]/10/05

Montgomery, Richard, fl. 1775-1778

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert R. Livingston re: Canada, wishes to be home

"Our Liberties are so intimately connected with freedom in Canada... would I were at my plough again!" (Montgomery is writing to his brother-in-law.)

GLC07496

1780/02/06

Rutledge, John, fl. 1739-1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Governor of Havana re: British forces in Georgia

Rutledge asks Spanish Governor of Havana: "To concoct a plan for reducing the British force in Georgia."

GLC07497

1759/11/19

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Letter signed

Title: to John Bradstreet re: cost of British Army victories at Ticonderoga

GLC07501

February 28, 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to William Hull

Writes to Hull about a dispute with Major [Sebastian] Bauman regarding officers of the infantry and artillery appearing in the same roster. Knox says he consulted with Washington and other general officers before making the decision. States that "[m]y principles are precisely this, that the artillery officers should do an equal [portion] of duty with the officers of the Infantry..." Knox also discusses the recent trial of soldiers accused of committing an "audacious robbery" on Mr. Lunds, and questions whether the crime called for a civil, not a military, trial. "Certainly they deserve…

GLC02437.10202

1820/12/24 - 1821/05/28

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1820-1821

The author concentrates on family life, but also mentions news items that struck her as important. The entry for January 1 1821 reads, "Rec'd the glorious news of the acquital [sic] of the Queen of England - and the [cession?] of the Floridas to the United States." She is extremely interested in literature and theatre, and attends three Shakespearean performances in which an actor named Kean took principal roles (entries of January 12, 13, and 22 1821). A grandmother in England dies about this time (entry for February 1).

GLC06846.01

1917/06/03-1918/11/05

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: William Shepp Diary 1917-1918

3 June 1917 - 2 June 1918. Begins with Shepp's enlistment on 5 June 1917. Mentions daily activities, such as calisthenics, army drills, physical examinations and vaccinations, attendance at church services, Bible study, and French class, and activities at the Y.M.C.A. 25 June "I am happy and contented more so than in civilian life." 28 June "Heard that we were to go to France in three weeks. Happy news! Bad dreams. 1 July "Went to church in the evening and heard the sermon, "Saving the Waste," preached, which ended by 3 churches petitioning the President to have no more grain made…

GLC06888.01

1918/06/03 - 1918/10/20

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: William Shepp Diary 1918

GLC06888.02

1918/12/08 - 1919/04/12

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: William Shepp Diary 1918-1919

GLC06888.03

1919/04/20 - 1919/08/05

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: Willaim Shepp Diary 1919

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GLC06888.04