1949/06/29

Reebach, L., fl. 1949

Typed letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Florence Hilldring.

International News Photographs thanking Mrs. J. Hilldring for the usage of her film of the sinking of the Princess Astrid.

GLC06196.010

1955/04/12

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

Typed letter

Title: To: Mr. Hiram S. Gans.

Sending a reservation for the tickets for the dinner and asking if Mrs. Hilldring can have a seat at one of the floor tables rather than being seated at the speaker's table.

GLC06196.064

25 March 1815

Wilson, John, 1777-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Congratulates Hobart on being in the Massachusetts Legislature, which Wilson just learned of. Also writes to Maria Hobart (his sister). Replies to her comment that her "Husband has taken great liberties & I must not believe all he says."

GLC06313.04.043

11 January 1815

Wilson, John, 1777-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Sends his condolence to Hobart for the death of his child, as well as his congratulations for "Sister M. on the birth." Discusses political matters of the day, commenting on the correspondence of John Quincy Adams, Albert Gallatin, and J.A. Bayard, who were negotiating the Treaty of Ghent to end the War of 1812. Discusses a bank bill.

GLC06313.04.040

24 May 1773

Emerson, Bulkeley, 1732-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he received an order of magazines and will deliver them. His daughter will bring the payment, for which he requests a receipt. Emerson was a bookseller.

GLC02437.00066

July 29, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

His health; his wife's employment; false friends; shirts, honey, and newspapers from home.

GLC02166.024

1955/04/14

Gans, Hiram S., fl. 1954-1955

Typed letter signed

Title: To: John H. Hilldring.

Responding to Hilldring's letter and informing Hilldring that he does not have to make reservations for the dinner since he and his wife are the guests of honor. Gans says he can arrange for Mrs. Hilldring to sit at the floor table with Mrs. Gans and thanks Hilldring for his cooperation.

GLC06196.066

24 June 1817

Woart, William, 1772-1841

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Sends the disposition of Lydia Brown, which he took upon Hobart's request. Brown testifies about her knowledge of man, Andrew Turner, whose real name was Amos Turner, who had multiple wives.

GLC06313.04.054

September 30, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

Words of encouragement to his wife; asking departing POW's to advocate the political prisoners' cause to Confederate authorities; talking with Rev. Dr. Baldwin about their wives; antidote for Delia.

GLC02166.079

October 25, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

Satisfaction in his wife's handling of matters at home; his daily routine; prisoners' proficiency at cooking, sewing, washing, and ironing.

GLC02166.097

August 18, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

Questioning the arrest of a released inmate's daughter.

GLC02166.039

August 19, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

Thanking her for the shirt she sent; advising her on various matters at home (ie. school for the children, the horse and buggy, accounts, etc.)

GLC02166.040

August 20, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

Rejoicing in news of her recovery; news of a POW exchange, with the dispersal of political prisoners to follow directly; advising his wife they will have to cross over into the Confederacy after his release.

GLC02166.042

1857-1858

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Portsmouth on the East India station, A. H. Foote Esqre commander, book III.

Calf cover. Refit at the Norfolk, VA Navy Yard completed on 26 April 1856. Covers U.S. activity in Asia, cruises to Hawaii, Hong Kong, China, attacks on the Barrier Forts and the second visit to Japan by an American ship. Excerpts: [21 September 1857] Continues from GLC05911.02.02. Argument between Capt. Foote and governor of Hakodadi over supplying the ships. "It was all a miserable attempt on the part of the Governor to keep us out of an article of the treaty by which he hoped to gain credit with the government at Yeddo." [25 September 1857] "I took a look to-day (only for a…

GLC05911.02.03

19 August 1864-18 November 1864

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

Autograph manuscript

Title: Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Isonomia no. 1

No. I and II cover the record of the blockade ship Isonomia from the beginning of its service off Wilmington SC in August 1864 to 25 December 1864 when Simpson released command of the vessel. Calf covers. [30 August] "At daylight, Flag Pond battery & half moon opened fire on 'Dunbarton'" [this entry also includes a list of the nine blockaders present and the names of their officers; Simpson includes himself in this list] [31 August] "Had a false alarm and chased a shadow directed by a falling meteor which was mistaken for a rocket" [evidently Simpson's skittish crew was prone to…

GLC05911.06.01

12 October 1864-1 June 1867

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Letterbook of U.S.S. Isonomia East Gulf squadron from Oct 12th 1864 to Dec. 24th 1864 and U.S.S. Mohican N. Pacific squadron from Augt 14th 1866 to June 1st 1867

Majority of letters written and signed by Simpson, though several are clerically written and signed. Attacks on Fort Sumter, engagements with blockade runners and attacks on various gun batteries. Includes two letters regarding deserters of the U.S.S Mohican (stored in separate folder). Quarter morocco, marbled boards. Commissioned in 1859, the steam sloop USS Mohican served in the African Squadron in 1860-1861, before joining the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In October of 1862, the Mohican was sent on a fruitless search for Confederate raiders, the Florida and the Alabama; she…

GLC05911.07

15 April 1818

Wilson, John, 1777-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Requests to meet Hobart and his wife in Boston, Massachusetts. Discusses his wife's health.

GLC06313.04.063

October 30, 1862

Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Hughes

Taking his wife's advice in responding to Judge Thompson; efforts by Thomas to secure his release despite that "terrible woman."

GLC02166.103

November 30, 1862

Hughes, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter

Title: to My Own Dear Mother

Death of their son Allie in a fire.

GLC02166.111

1940-1945

Object

Title: DAR pin.

Daughters of the American Revolution pin; inscribed "212696" on verso.

GLC06196.196

September 1807 ca.

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Benjamin Rush

Scathing assessment of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Lafayette. "Washington had great advantages for obtaining Credence. He possessed a great Fortune, immense Lands, many Slaves, an excellent Consort, no Children."

GLC08023

22 December 1833

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Andrew Jackson, Jr.

Sending doctors prognosis and treatment of Dicks daughter, Hanna, suffering from a hip-joint disease to his son [Andrew Jr.] in the hopes that her recovery can be speeded up by receiving the same successful treatment given by Doctors' Phesie & Harris to another family aquaintance.

GLC08028

5 May 1819

Thomas, J., fl. 1809-1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Judge Thomas asks Hobart to inform a widow that her hearing has been "postponed to the first Monday in June" because, according to Paul Perry, there was "no person appearing for the widow, at the March Court in Situate."

GLC06313.04.074

1858/06/12

Jeffery, Roberta, fl. 1850-1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Jeffery

Regarding his bad headaches and the well being of the children, a party given for them, Archer's handling of the farm, death of aquaintance [Sandie Parker] from paralysis of the spine.

GLC01896.015

1858/01/31

Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward R. Archer

Three separate entries [one written by Robert Archer, another by Frances Archer, and the third by an unidentified writer which is incomplete] to their son, Edward, all written on the same date. Mr. Archer writes of his son's arrival in Madina, happenings at home, recent births, Mrs. Archer's return from Norfolk, family news, hard times for business, ship building, and changing of personnel as ship commander and chief, respectively. Mrs. Archer writes of her two month stay in Norfolk with Edward's sister, a newly acquired housekeeper, his niece, parties in Norfolk, health of family friends […

GLC01896.023