May 20, 1834

Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Letter of thanks for a book.

GLC00496.168

9 March 1847

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

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Endorsement securing midshipman's commission]

In response to Henry Horn's third party request for a naval position for R. Manley. Forwarded to Secretary of the Navy John Young Mason

GLC00496.169

May 18, 1833

Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses editing a speech for publication and encloses requested quotations.

GLC00496.170

1840

Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses one of her supporters, Henry F. Chorley. Describes the cold winter and reports other news.

GLC00496.171

May 25, 1829

Howitt, Richard, 1799-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Voices concerns over Pringle's lack of correspondence and criticism of Howitt's work.

GLC00496.172

July 21, 1814

Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, 1769-1859

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Madison

Mentions David Bailie Warden, American consul general in Paris. Also mentions Mr. de Lafayette (possibly the Marquis de Lafayette), and Berthollet (possibly Claude de Berthollet, a French chemist). Contains a cardboard strip attached to the end of the letter, possibly to keep the pages from separating. Docketed by Madison.

GLC00496.173

July 16, 1824

Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn

Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.

GLC00496.174

August 24, 1790

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Letter

Title: to John Hancock

Asks Governor Hancock to collect data on the cod and whale fisheries. Seller's note reads: "an incomplete press copy of a contemporary transcript." First pages missing. Written while Jefferson was Secretary of State.

GLC00496.175

2 May 1803

Longworth, David, 1765-1821

Document

Title: [Bill for two books]

Bill from David Longworth for two copies of "Telemachus" to Thomas Jefferson for $17.00.

GLC00496.176

February 11, 1807

Document

Title: [Ledger page listing medical purchases]

Lists purchases for Thomas Jefferson.

GLC00496.177

1806

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Manuscript document

Title: to Thomas Jefferson Randolph

Titled: "To Thomas Jefferson Randolph from his illustrious grand Father." Advises his grandson on such issues as choosing friends, using common sense, and knowing when to leave well enough alone. Notes on verso. Former owner Harry Dalton's note describes this as a 19th century transcription.

GLC00496.178

19 November 1774

Jenings, Daniel, fl. 1745-1774

Autograph document signed

Title: [Bond owed to John Muir]

Counter-signed by Robert H. Harrison and John Parke Custis.

GLC00496.179

circa 1863

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Header Record

Title: Collection of three clipped signatures of Andrew Johnson [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC00496.181

circa 1865-1869

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Autograph note signed

Title: to Hugh McCulloch

Requests an interview with the Secretary of the Treasury McCulloch on behalf of Mrs. Dudley.

GLC00496.182

June 10, 1846

Kean, Charles John, 1811-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses involvement in a production of Richard III.

GLC00496.184

December 23, 1833

Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Moxon

Edits one of Thomas Pringle's poems.

GLC00496.185

circa 1828-1830

Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Has an extra ticket to hear Dr. Chalmers and invites recipient to join him.

GLC00496.186

April 15, 1831

Lee, Sarah, 1791-1856

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Delivers an account of her travels. Mentions her respect for Thomas Pringle.

GLC00496.187

May 27, 1834

Lockhart, J.G., 1794-1854

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Comments on recipient's recent book. Requests information on Sir Walter Scott.

GLC00496.188

January 23, 1848

Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J.M. Dawson

Describes the reception of his poem in New York City and Philadelphia. Discusses Broadway and the New York theatre scene. Affixed to verso is a satirical letter from Dawson dated 25 February 1854 presenting Lover with a diamond ring.

GLC00496.189

August 22, 1832

Macaulay, Thomas Babington, & Baron, 1800-1859

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Apologizes for being unable to attend an introduction to Samuel Taylor Coleridge arranged by the note's recipient.

GLC00496.190

March 17, 1832

Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses unity in matters of the Anti-Slavery Committee.

GLC00496.191

July 14, 1818

Mackenzie, George Steuart, 1780-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses the election and the reviews of Mackenzie's "Travels in the Island of Iceland."

GLC00496.192

May 26, 1831

Mackintosh, James, 1765-1832

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses the failure of obtaining a pension for Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

GLC00496.193

17 December 1816

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Endorsement securing naval commission]

Initial letter was written by Francis Taliaferro Brooke, a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court to Monroe as Secretary of State requesting a recommendation for a naval position for Dr. Benjamin D. Russel. Brooke said Russel's health was damaged during his work as a surgeon of militia in the War of 1812 and that he was ordered to breathe sea air to recover it. Asks Monroe to oblige this experiment. On verso over address, Monroe endorses the request to the Secretary of the Navy. Initialed "JM" after his endorsement.

GLC00496.195