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to John Cripps

Writes to his Secretary regarding a successful journey. Encloses public documents that require attention (not included). Is disappointed because Secretary of State William Marcy has not drawn up a Treaty of Extradition. Gadsden feels that his...

GLC03587.01

to John Y. Mason

Poses an introduction for Philip Barton Key, who is looking to advance in the law profession in Washington, D.C. Key was the son of the late Francis Scott Key, Taney's brother-in-law. Asks Mason to procure Key an appointment as a judge advocate to...

GLC03883.01

to John Y. Mason

Introduces Joseph Costrey of Maryland as a qualified young man and recommends him for an appointment.

GLC03883.03

to Margaret McClelland

Discusses the significance of their correspondence. Describes his daily activities. Reports accompanying rioters from the New York Draft Riots to the old capitol prison to await court martial. Writes that after they see their new quarters, the...

GLC05522.03

to Margaret Hallidy

Reports having received a letter from Maggie dated 5 February, when she was still Miss McClelland, not Mrs. Hallidy. Includes his transcription of that letter which announces the receipt of his ring and $50, and her acceptance of his proposal....

GLC05522.04

to Theodore Parker

Senator Wilson thanks Reverend Parker for Parker's recent criticism of Wilson's speech on the topic of slavery and states' rights. Defends himself, stating "I deny the right of any state or nation to hold men in slavery, but I maintain the right of...

GLC08889

[General orders disbanding the Army of the Potomac]

Halsted, Assistant Adjutant General for the Army of the Potomac, announces that the Army of the Potomac "ceases to exist." Cites the names of division and brigade commanders. Gives in instructions for post-disbandment procedures. Signed at Head...

GLC08890

to Matilda Mason

Responds to a previous letter from Matie, possibly a relative by marriage. Mentions mutual acquaintances, including a fellow soldier named Rhett. Relates that he occupies a suite of apartments belonging to Senora Santa Anna (wife of former Mexican...

GLC08894

to unknown

Indicates that he received intelligence from his correspondent about the British receiving reinforcements from New York in Charleston, he is "of opinion that the reinforcement you have received from General St. Clair, must have put you in a position...

GLC08903

to R. C. Burrow

Seeks information for the Negro Business League's attempt to document African-Americans who meet Virginia's voting requirements. Explains that "The Negro Business League of Va. is endeavoring to...assist the constitutional convention in deriving at...

GLC08907

to William W. McKean

Redirects a ship, the Niagara under Captain W.W. McKean, originally sent to blockade Charleston to the Gulf of Mexico to "take measures for instituting and carrying into effect a rigid blockade of the Mississippi and such other ports, especially...

GLC08908

[Diary of Civil War surgeon]

Medical diary by U. S. Army contract surgeon covering the Union hospitals in and around Philadelphia. The bulk of the entries appear between 14 September 1862 and 23 November 1862. Comments on his hospital work, in which he treated wounded soldiers...

GLC08909

to Nathan Hodgdon

Informs his uncle that he is in good health and asks that his love be given to family and friends. Notes that his time (serving aboard the frigate Macedonian) is about half up and he has been at sea since the previous April. He asks to be written to.

GLC01450.705.02

to Nathan Hodgdon

Informs his uncle that he is in good health and asks that his love be given to family and friends. Indicates that they are building ships "and expect to take the Lake next summer," referring to Lake George. He asks to be written to and that the mail...

GLC01450.705.03

[Order for light infantry member John Howard to appear at the Concert Hall in Salem, Massachusetts]

Howard was a member of the Salem Light Infantry Company and ordered to appear on 5 February 1807. Order made under the authority of the commandant.

GLC01450.720.01

[Order for light infantry member John Howard to attend a meeting at General Derby's building]

Howard was a member of the Salem Light Infantry Company and ordered to appear in uniform on 3 May 1808. Also informs him that all the company members must pay an assessment fee of $1.50. Order made under the authority of Samuel G. Derby, captain of...

GLC01450.720.02

[List of Clothing left at Salem by the detachment of artillery when ordered to march to Portland, Maine]

Notes that "this Cloaths was to be Sent to the Detachment but have not come." Contains a chart enumerating articles of clothing associated with various companies.

GLC01450.720.04

to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to assemble the legal voters in his company and have them elect an ensign to replace the recently discharged J.M. Peek. The United States was then engaged in The War of...

GLC01450.720.05

to Thomas Oakes

Derby orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to "visit the Guard of Sentinels at Hospital point & elsewhere to night as Guard Rounds." The United States was then engaged in The War of 1812. Derby was a brigadier general.

GLC01450.720.07

to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to organize a guard unit from his company and have them report for duty at 6:30 at the Court House to receive orders. The United States was then engaged in The War of 1812.

GLC01450.720.08

to Moody Bedel

Captain Weeks reports to Colonel Bedel that, despite difficulties, he enlisted five men. Indicates that he will need money soon because the men are unwilling to join otherwise. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.02

to Moody Bedel

Lieutenant Greene provides Colonel Bedel with a report indicting he enlisted two men for a period of five years each. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.03

to Moody Bedel

Duncan relays news of his appointment to ensign of infantry and his changed orders to report to Colonel Bedel's command. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.04

[Department No. 6 Orders]

Orders that commanding officers forward a return of all men recruited in their districts in the month of June. Also orders that those who failed to remit returns for May recruits do so, so that the secretary of war can "see at one view the strength...

GLC01450.721.05

to Isaac Hull Butler

Deputy Commissary Langdon indicates that he will forward clothing to Captain Butler. Letter written during the War of 1812.

GLC01450.721.06

to Moody Bedel

Lieutenant Babcock informs Bedel that he has men from the 11th Infantry under his command who need to be paid. Lists five such men. A signed note by Bedel on the bottom requests that another officer peruse the list. Letter written shortly after the...

GLC01450.721.07

to Moody Bedel

Seeks discharge documents necessary to carry out General Alexander Macomb's order to transfer a soldier named Daniel Dolloff from the 11th infantry regiment to the 34th infantry regiment.

GLC01450.721.09

to Moody Bedel

Hazen writes to his brother to report problems with soldiers' pay shortly after the end of the War of 1812. Mentions rumors about military appointments, President Madison's plan to maintain an army of 25,000, and a potential assignment for their...

GLC01450.721.10

to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report problems with soldiers' pay shortly after the end of the War of 1812. Notes that General Jacob Brown assumed command and comments on his activities...

GLC01450.721.11

to Moody Bedel

Shortly after the end of the War of 1812, Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report that the men have been paid and will march home tomorrow. Provides news about the regiment and lingering issues...

GLC01450.721.12

to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report on activities pertaining to discharges and military reorganization after the end of the War of 1812. Indicates that he would like a staff appointment. Hazen...

GLC01450.721.13

to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother to report on his duties on guard, and military reorganization and pay issues after the end of the War of 1812. Also discusses the suicide of an ensign named Douvra...

GLC01450.721.14

to Moody Bedel

Hazen Bedel writes from the cantonment at Sackets Harbor, New York, to his brother while on guard duty. Indicates that his unit will be heading to Greenbush on the Niagara frontier. Relates stories of how one soldier had to resign after drinking too...

GLC01450.721.15

to Moody Bedel

Tupper writes on behalf of Private Isaac Whitcomb, to help get the documentation necessary for him to obtain a discharge after his service in the 11th infantry regiment during the War of 1812. Tupper was a captain in the 3rd regiment of Vermont...

GLC01450.721.16

to Moody Bedel

Blake seeks an affidavit attesting to his good character and to have Bedel come and lend him support in his upcoming court martial. A note on the address leaf reiterates the urgency of the message and asks that it be delivered as soon as possible.

GLC01450.721.17

to Moody Bedel

McNeil informs Bedel that he will leave for Detroit in a few days. He notes talking with generals Eleazer Ripley and Benjamin Pierce (McNeil's father-in-law) about Colonel Bedel's merits and seeks continued correspondence. During the War of 1812...

GLC01450.721.18

[Exchange papers for American prisoner of war Joseph W. Clark]

Countersigned by Jn. Haines and W. Boothby, who along with Bowen were "Commissioners of His Majesty's Transport Service," and Thomas Gribble as agent for prisoners of war on parole at Ashburton, England. Certifies that Clark, a master of an...

GLC02247.02

[Two items relating to Joshua Abraham Norton, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States] [Decimalized]

Joshua Norton was an Englishman who came to America during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and proclaimed himself emperor of the United States. Mark Twain is said to have modeled the character of Huck Finn on Norton.

GLC02729

[Cabinet photograph of Joshua Abraham Norton]

Signed "Emperor Norton." Three-quarter profile photograph of a seated Norton. He is wearing an officer's uniform.

GLC02729.01

A Map of the Province of New York with part of Pensylvania, and New England, from an actual survey by Captain Montrésor, Engineer, 1775

Includes insets of Connecticut River area and Lake Champlain area. Shows upper New York, Connecticut, Vermont. Framed to 92.7 x 113 cm. "P. Andreus, Sculpter" appears in lower right corner.

GLC03101.01

[Map of Lower New York State and surrounding areas]

Full title "To the Right Honourable Sir Jeffrey Amherst Knight of the Bath and Lieutenant General of his Majesty's forces etc., This map of the Province of New York is humbly Inscribed by His most obliged humble servant John Montresor, Engineer."...

GLC03101.02

to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses the results of the case of Clark's Executors vs. Wilson. States he will send a copy of the material in the next mail (see GLC03545.23.02 for the copy). Free franked by Sergeant.

GLC03545.23.01

to Nathaniel Williams

Copy of the original opinion of the judge in the case of Clark's Executors vs. Wilson, a case concerning the voyage of a ship and the freight involved. Includes separate address leaf free franked by Sergeant.

GLC03545.23.02

Assignment of mortgage: Sophia C. Read to Benjamin C. Barroll

Copy of the mortgage agreement. As Read was living in Gravesend, England at the time, the document is signed by a public notary from England stating she appeared. Barroll assigned the mortgage to John G. Lantz on 4 June 1864. Samuel Spier signed...

GLC03545.24.01

Deed from Henry Watson to Caroline W. Remington

Also signed by W. H. Hayward certifying the authenticity of the deed. Watson grants to Remington a parcel of land in Baltimore.

GLC03545.24.02

Mortgage from William Remington & Caroline Remington to Clara A. Ross

Copy of the mortgage. Countersigned as a witness by Samuel Spier. Mortgage for a piece of land in the city of Baltimore.

GLC03545.24.03

Lease to Mr. N. P. Campbell

Marked as a copy. Agreement to lease No. 50 Bolton Place to N. P. Campbell for three years. Sets the yearly payment and the conditions of the lease. On page two are notes dated 1871 and 1872 renewing the lease.

GLC03545.24.04

Copy of a legal document [in Spanish]

GLC03545.24.05

[Bond of Williams Remington, William Remington, and Nathaniel Williams to the Marine Bank of Baltimore]

Marked as a copy. Binds the three men to the Marine Bank for 5,000 dollars. On page 3 Williams Remington certifies that he will undertake the duties of runner of the Marine Bank faithfully and diligently.

GLC03545.24.06

Donnells Executors vs. Pawson's Administrators

Signed as a true copy by John Johnson, an employee of the court. Appellee's statement of a case involving the purchase of some cargo. With notes and accounts for the case. Copied signatures of Taney, Williams, and Johnson.

GLC03545.24.07