1805/08/09

Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807

Manuscript signed

Title: copy of letter to Tobias Lear re: [?] [in Italian]

Marked "Copia" in the upper left-hand corner of the first page. Signed by Tobias Lear on p. 9, with a note: "A true Copy from the Original." Bound by a green ribbon. Copy of GLC 2794.088. Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.087

1805/08/09

Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Tobias Lear re: [?] [in Italian]

Same as GLC 2794.087, in a different hand. Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.088

1805/08/10

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hamuda Bassa re: delayed response to Lear's letter on possible war

Draft copy of GLC 2794.090. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." For excerpt, see GLC 2794.090. Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.089

1805/08/10

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

Letter signed

Title: to Hamuda Bassa re: delayed response to Lear's letter on possible war

Final draft of GLC 2794.089 in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." "I had flattered myself that I should have had the honor of hearing from your Excellency, in answer to my letters of the 8th. of this Month (GLC 2794.084 & 2794.085) [. . . .] As this is not the case . . . I have the honor to assure you that there will be on our part the same Secureity for any persons who may come on board our Vessels as has been heretofore, untill we may be in a declared state of hostitilty . . . God forbid." Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.090

1805/08/11

Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807

Manuscript document

Title: Translation of letter to Tobias Lear re: delay in correspondence

The Bashaw explains that his other obligations, and lack of access to a translator resulted in the delayed reply to Lear's letter. Emphasizes that Lear should not doubt "my zeal, & peaceful intentions." Docketed on verso: "Translation of a Letter from the Bey of Tunis to Tobias Lear-- Aug. 11th. 1805"

GLC02794.091

1805/08/11

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hamuda Bassa re: continued peace between U.S. and Tunis

Draft copy of GLC 2794.093. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." Lear responds to the Bashaw's letter of 9 August 1805 (GLC 2794.088). For excerpt, see GLC 2794.093. Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.092

1805/08/11

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

Manuscript document signed

Title: to Hamuda Bassa re: continued peace between U.S. and Tunis

Final draft of GLC 2794.092 in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." Lear responds to the Bashaw's letter of 9 August 1805 (GLC 2794.088). "[A]s [your previous letters] contain such assurances of your friendly disposition towards the United States, and expressions of a determination to continue that friendship . . . I shall not hesitate to present myself before your Excellency towmorrow . . . ." Docketed on verso.

GLC02794.093

1821/04/24

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to an unidentified recipient re: business affairs & profitability of his estate

Written as President

GLC02793.015

1824/07/24

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. Charles Worthington re: arranging for Mrs. Monroe to have blood drawn

Written as President. he remarks that his wife's "head and nervous system have been very much affected since the last drawing room."

GLC02793.016

1825/05/01

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Vaughan re: purchase of books at a Philadelphia auction

Written as President

GLC02793.017

1826/08/14

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ward N. Boyston re: history of the Boylston family and letter to his father

Written as President, shortly after the death of his father.

GLC02793.018

1836/12/22

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary E. Polk re: his health, Major Donelson, presenting a miniature to Polk

Written as President. Presenting a miniature of his wife, her Aunt. Donelson's wife, Emily, was dying. Major Donelson is Andrew Jackson Donelson, the president's nephew.

GLC02793.019

1836/12/24

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Emily Ward re: lock of hair and thanks for wishes (with hair)

Written as President. Emily Ward was the daughter of General Ward.

GLC02793.020

1838/01/12

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dolley Madison

Invites Dolly Madison to dinner with him, judges from the Supreme Court, and some of her friends.

GLC02793.021

1838/03/26

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Judge Aaron Van Der Poel re: New York politics and matrimony

Written as President. Van Buren says he is lonely and worried about being exposed "to that greatest of dangers matrimony."

GLC02793.022

1841/03/10

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

Document signed

Title: Appointment of Solomon Lincoln, Marshal for Massachusetts (c/s Webster)

Countersigned by Webster as Secretary of State.

GLC02793.023

13 June 1841

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Anna Harrison

President Tyler sends William Henry Harrison's widow congressional condolence communicating "the deep sympathy felt by the representatives of the States and of the people" upon the death of her husband (not included). President Harrison had died on 4 April 1841.

GLC02793.024

1845/08/13

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Horn re: offer of a portrait of Polk by Sully

Written as President. Apparently Polk thought the offer was a hoax.

GLC02793.025

1849/03/28

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Ewing re: an appointment to see Ewing

Written as President, inthe third person

GLC02793.026

1849/04/03

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Letter signed

Title: Letter appointing Lieut. Col. W. W. J. Bliss to disburse money for furnishings

Signed as President

GLC02793.027

1851/07/04

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Leiper Kane re: questions about the moral character of Brigham Young

Written as President, discussing a clipping from the Buffalo Courier (not included) with charges against Gov. Young of Utah, and claiming that Fillmore knew Young's character. An angry letter relating to the federal government's relations with the Mormons.

GLC02793.028

1853/08/26

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary A. Aiken re: weariness, loneliness, & a political appointment

Written as President to his sister. He complains of being beset by problems, especially now that Webster has left for New England.

GLC02793.029

1854/08/19

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Aiken re: letter of condolence to his brother-in-law

Written as President, offering his condolences for the loss of "Alfie" (mentioned in #2793.029 as being sick).

GLC02793.030

1859/04/07

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Tyler re: politics in Pennsylvania, loneliness

Written as President, remarking that only he and Miss Lane occupy the White House.

GLC02793.031

1859/11/05

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Swarr re: finances and inability to lend money

Written as President

GLC02793.032