5 May 1787

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Stuart

Washington thanks Stuart for his observations on the fitness of the Potomac for the fur trade with China. Asks if Stuart has informed Colonel John Fitzgerald and Colonel Howe of his observations and inquires if he gave them reason to believe those ideas "would be recommended to Mr. Jefferson?" Washington also writes that he will soon journey to Philadelphia by way of Annapolis (to attend the Constitutional Convention). Discusses a debt owed to him by Stuart. Washington desires payment in bills that will not cause delay, because he wants to use the money to pay a debt and buy some goods.

GLC07546

5 August 1778

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Commission authorizing Henry Clinton's additional powers as General and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America]

Countersigned by George Germain. Contains a note indicating the commission was recorded with the Secretary of War. Paper seal intact. Accompanied by an engraving of George III from a later date (see GLC07536.02).

GLC07536.01

12 May 1800

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Letter signed

Title: to Samuel Hodgdon

During the Quasi war with France, Major General Hamilton writes to the Superintendent of Military Stores Hodgdon, in anticipation of greater hostilities. Requests a supply of marquees and tents, as he plans to set out for camp at Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

GLC07539

1814/08/27

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Blount

"The enemy expect to overrun... Louisiana before a force can be collected to stop them...every exertion must be made to have by draft & voluntary servic[e] the whole in the field or rest assured all is lost and never will be regained but with oceans of blood."

GLC07547

1840/09

Document

Title: Printed fundraising document for the Amistad captives

"Here are thirty men taken out of the midst of a heathen nation in the interior of Africa, and in the providence of God thrown on the shores of New England. If they should be delivered from the fangs of wicked oppressors, (for which many prayers ascend to God,) they will be sent back to their native continent. Shall we not then by every means in our power, during the short period they remain among us, use every effort for their instruction and conversion...?" Signed Leonard Bacon, Henry G. Ludlow, and Amos Townsend, Jr.

GLC07606

1818/08/04

Gelar, Jose, fl. 1818

Manuscript document

Title: Petition of freeman wrongly enslaved by Samuel P. Hargrove

"The Petition of Jose Gelar respectfully showeth that he is a native of the Island of Cuba,... and by birth a freeman..."

GLC07609

1815/11/29

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Letter

Title: to William Eustis re: relations with the British (in hand of Louisa Adams)

"...[I]f we intend to hold our right as valid we must be prepared to maintain it by force. Early in the course of the summer, the British Governement determined to maintain and to encrease [sic] their naval armaments on the Canadian Lakes this very significant measure appears to have been understood by our Government who have properly taken the hint and determined upon corresponding armaments on our side." Text and signature written entirely in hand of Louisa C. Adams.

GLC07615

1810/01/17

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Barnes re: activities at Monticello

Also discusses Kosciuzko and Jefferson's financial situation. Written in Monticello

GLC07510

1798/10/27

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Nicholson re: transmitting a letter in French

"The enclosed letter sent me by Mr. Lazenove will give you an opportunity of exercising and displaying your knowledge..."

GLC07526

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

1830/08/12

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Madame Le Vasseur re: three glorious days in France [in French]

"The great victory of our people...heroism, selflessness, the miracle of these three days are beyond expression." In French.

GLC07618

1786/08/09

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

Manuscript document signed

Title: Resolution re: accounting for slaves taken by British during war

"Resolved: That the Secretary for foreign affairs cause to be made separate lists of the numbers, names, and owners of the Negroes belonging to the citizens of each State and carried away by the British..."

GLC07623

1771/05/20-25

Document

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

Letter to the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere guiding Quaker conduct. The letter warns against overuse of credit, "[f]or by these Practices, many inncocent Wives and Children have been inevitably and unexpectedly involved in ruinous and deplorable Circumstances." Written in the fifth Quaker month.

GLC07628

1777/05/19-24

Document

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

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 peaceful conduct in the face of the American Revolution: "...the general body of friends in America, under all the trials and difficulties they are exposed to in these times of confusion and peril, have been preserved in a conduct consistent with our peaceable principles." Written in the fifth Quaker month.

GLC07629

1776/05/27-06/01

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, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, especially in the difficult time of the American Revolution. Written in the fifth and sixth Quaker months.

GLC07630

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

1918 ca.

Photograph

Title: Eighth Illinois Regiment Now in France [half tone printed reproduction]

Black troops active in Europe during WWI. Two slightly different printed versions of the same photograph, one trimmed, and the other printed with a slightly grainer half-tone screen.

GLC07593

1750

Pamphlet

Title: Treaty concluded and signed at Madrid... [Assiento slave trade]

"Treaty between the ministers plenipotentaries of their Brittanick and Catholic majesties-end of Assiento Treaty between Britain and Spain regulating slave trade." Concluded October 5. Printed in French, English, Spanish.

GLC07594

1776/12/31

Whipple, William, 1730-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Langdon re: Continental army's success at Trenton, naval victories

"If Genl W. persues the enemy before they recover the present panic (which is his intention) he will still end the campaign gloriously..."

GLC07559

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

[1782/06/24]

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William S. Smith re: consequence of General Knox's application

"In consequence of General Knox's application... not knowing who was to command the forces destined for the invasion of Jamaica, I had to resort to the certificates with which you were furnished." Text loss at top right, with text drawn on replacement paper.

GLC07601

1802-1822 ca.

Pinkney, William, 1764-1822

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Personal notebook re: various legal questions, case issues and diplomacy

Two items: notebook 252 p. oblong quarter in leather, discusses transaction of Louisiana and Florida, the Pinkney Family crest, and numerous legal cases; paperbound record book 20 p. Formerly the property of J.A. Soiecki, record book containing a biography of William Pinkney, ca. 1868.

GLC07602

13 August 1800

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Mentions he was gratified that Miss [Lucy] Knox (Henry Knox's daughter) had a nice visit with them. Discusses the upcoming presidential election. Says he hopes the "Essex Jesuits" are unable to raise General [Charles Cotesworth?] [Pinckney] to the presidency. Comments the [Jesuits] party is not popular or influential. Expresses his desire for John Adams to be reelected and says Thomas Jefferson is the most dreaded candidate. Also discusses foreign politics and the issues with France and Britain.

GLC02437.09866