02 June 1776

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Landon Carter re: calling for America's independence, troubles with Britain

Written as delegate to Congress from Virginia. Docketed with comments by Carter, the recipient.

GLC03421

1781-1794

Various

Header Record

Title: Archive of Captain John Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts [Decimalized .001-.117]

Includes letters from Henry Knox (28 letters), Henry Jackson, Samuel Hodgdon, Timothy Pickering, Benjamin Lincoln, William Simmons, John Crane, and Jonathan Jackson among others.

GLC03432

January 3,1801 - January 15, 1803

Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812

Magazine

Title: Port Folio. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 3, 1801)-v. 2, no. 52 (Jan. 15, 1803)]

A literary and political magazine. Contains fiction, history, printings of original letters by major figures in American history, and discussions of politics and international affairs. Includes volumes one (416 pages) and two (416 pages) bound in a single book.

GLC03463

1 January 1803 - 29 December 1804

Dennie, Joseph, 1768-1812

Magazine

Title: Port Folio. [Vol. 3, no. 1 (Jan. 1, 1803)-v. 4, no. 52 (Dec. 29, 1804)]

A literary and political magazine. Contains fiction, history, printings of original letters by major figures in American history, and discussions of politics and international affairs. Includes volumes three (424 pages) and four (416 pages) bound in a single book.

GLC03464

circa 1850

Header Record

Title: Legal document signed and engraving of Illinois Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC03142

16 October 1848

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gilbert C. Rice

Calhoun, a U.S. Senator from South Carolina, writes to Rice at Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Cannot furnish Rice with requested documents (a speech he delivered in Senate and a letter by "Hammond"). Argues that neither the Whigs nor the Democrats have dealt with the question of abolition appropriately: "I fear the abolition question has been permitted by the North to progress too far to be arrested. Neither party has met it as it ought to have been... The South begins to lose all confidence & must look to itself for protection..." Accompanied by two envelopes, both addressed to Rice, one…

GLC03193

1829-1862

Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876

Header Record

Title: Archive of correspondence, including letters of Roger B. Taney, Jackson, Welles [Decimalized .01- .27]

GLC03209

1845/07/29

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis P. Blair

States that he is no longer partisan in public, but in private he retains many feelings towards those he once supported. Mentions his surprise that "young Hickory," meaning James K. Polk, dismissed many friends of the old administration. Expresses his disbelief of Louis McLane's claim that he supported Andrew Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States and affirms his own belief in the stability of state banks provided the Treasury Department supplies "a firm & steady hand."

GLC03209.01

January 28, 1834

Marshall, John, 1755-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Acknowledges receipt of a catalog and states that "The Librarian alone is authorized to purchase for the law library of the United States." Pasted to support board.

GLC03360

10 October 1794

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Letter signed

Title: to Samuel Hodgdon

Orders Hodgdon, the Superintendent of Military Stores of the United States Army, to deliver clothing and arrange for a coach. Indicates that President George Washington's "waggon will be ready in the morning." Washington was going to western Pennsylvania to command the army in the Whiskey Rebellion. Written from the War Department.

GLC03377

9 January 1834

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William S. Holabird

Discusses Connecticut politics. Believes that a man named Asa Child will again try to get his name on the Central Committee by the Democratic convention. Warns Holabird to guard against this as Child " ... is an artful fellow, and will make use of means to fortify himself and weaken his opponents that some men would not suspect." Comments on the nullification issue, "Great efforts are making by the nullifiers to alienate the South from the administration. In Virginia I think it likely they have had some success ... " States that the administration must take a firm stance or else "they…

GLC03390.03

27 September 1782

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

Letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Franklin

Informs Franklin that Congress has instructed him to try to borrow four million dollars from the French King, and discusses how Franklin might attain it. Says Congress wishes Franklin to assure the King that Americans once shared the "English Prejudice against all things french" but that "by degrees almost every Trace of it has been effaced." Worries the French may reply "the nation which will not help itself does not merit the Aid of others." Tells Franklin to remind them it would be foolish to invest so much in the colonies only to abandon them so close to being successful. Relates how…

GLC03333

1800

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Pamphlet

Title: Letter... concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq.

GLC03365

17 August 1817

North, William, 1755-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Jones Mumford

New York Senator North, a former aide to Baron von Steuben, offers words of wisdom and advice to Mumford on the topics of education, knowledge, virtue, and success. Encourages Mumford to pursue an honorable lifestyle and not to disappoint his parents and their friends.

GLC03372

May 1786

Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Indictment of Uriah Goodman for forgery]

Countersigned by Israel Chapin. Charges Goodwin with forgery and counterfeiting. Endorsement signed by John Tucker as clerk and dated September term, 1787 states that Goodwin pleaded not guilty. He was convicted and sentenced to stand in the pillory at Springfield for one hour, and another hour in the pillory at North Hampton. Written as Massachusetts Attorney General.

GLC03373

15 June 1785

Jay, John, 1745-1829

Letter signed

Title: to Samuel Johnson

Also signed by James Duane and Walter Livingston with Jay as agents for New York, and Elbridge Gerry, Samuel Holton, and Rufus King as agents for Massachusetts. Discusses Johnson's appointment as a judge in a boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New York. Urges him to accept the nomination and informs him that compensation will be satisfactory. Tipped to a border.

GLC03381

11 July 1833

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William S. Holabird

Writes about Democratic party politics in Connecticut. Discusses an article that accuses the members of the Convention of "procuring their own nominations," and of "incapacity and knavery." Welles believes the article was written by Noah A. Phelps but Phelps denies it. "I know his writings as well as I do his countenance, and I will forfeit everything I am worth if he is not the author. Yet he writes me very gravely that he is not - this is only aggravating the insult." Goes on to say these attacks will not benefit the Democratic Party politically. Believes that their is only one man…

GLC03390.01

12 December 1833

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William S. Holabird

Welles discusses the appointment of District Attorney for the State of Connecticut. States that Asa Child's term has expired, and "Many of our friends are decidedly opposed to his re-appointment and there are, I believe, very few in his favor... I have very little confidence in him... It is... notorious that he has played a double game as a politician..." About the new appointment, states "I have long been dissatisfied with the policy of turning out one poor devil, to make a place for one that is no better." States that the District of Litchfield must elect a democrat to congress, and it…

GLC03390.02

4 January 1874

Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890

Letter

Title: to C[harles]. L[afayette]. MacArthur

Thanks him for a copy of the second series of the Breitmann Ballads since his copy keeps getting stolen. The "Hiram Irvines are largely on the increase just now, and I fear the party has not the right kind of men at the front to lead them off." Feels it is possible that Congress will enact a workable monetary policy: "what is really needed, next to the resumption of specie payments, is a currency, that will at all times adapt itself to the business wants of the country." Written as Secretary of the Treasury.

GLC03224

1850s-1860s

Header Record

Title: Collateral letters sent to Francis P. Blair [Decimalized .27.01- .27.11]

GLC03209.27

December 4, 1856

Header Record

Title: Collection of two items related to Roger B. Taney [Decimalized]

GLC03210

1835

Header Record

Title: An address delivered by and carte de visite of Edward Everett [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC03223

circa September 1875

Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890

Header Record

Title: Collection of four letters of Francis Spinner concerning his reluctance to accept the Republican nomination for NY State Comptroller [Decimalized .01-.04]

GLC03225

June 3, 1781

Mason, George, Sr., 1725-1792

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Mason Jr.

Discusses George Jr.'s brothers' roles in the war. Says the Americans under Nathaniel Greene are fighting bravely, but are overmatched by the British, who seem intent on taking Virginia. Cornwallis and his men have just arrived in Virginia to support Benedict Arnold's troops. Discusses the forces of Lafayette and Wayne in Pennsylvania. Hopes that a French fleet will soon arrive, but doubts this will happen. Says that most Virginians support the revolution and the alliance with the French. Many Virginians "grow uneasy, & restless, & begin to think that our Allies are spinning out the…

GLC03256

17 June 1781

Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Jay

Writes to Jay, then Minister to Spain, about Jays appointment as one of five commissioners to negotiate peace during the American Revolution (which eventually resulted in the Treaty of Paris). Gives advice on how to deal with Spain, asking him to reiterate their commitment to winning the war and to "Hint a private Treaty to comprehend the Cession of the Floridas and even of Jamaica as an Ultimatum of Peace." Praises the appointment of Thomas McKean as President of Congress. The letter was continued on 10 July and 17 July 1781. Signed twice.

GLC03257