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to Ward H. Lamon

Abraham Lincoln refuses Lamon's request for him to take on a new case at Bloomington, because he is "so pressed" in Springfield at the time.

GLC00496.048

to James Leander Cathcart

The letter discusses that peace had just been made with Algiers. Also, mentions commission as consul to Tunis.

GLC00496.051

to William Fitzhugh

Discusses Fitzhugh's disagreement with his neighbor, Mr. Steptoe, over land boundaries and property lines. Suggests drawing up a plat map to prevent future disagreements.

GLC00496.059

to unknown

Discusses a meeting with French diplomats regarding Treaty of Amity and adoption of a national free market. Reports on Mr. Paine's and Mme. Lafayette's imprisonment. Transcribed duplicate letter signed with a closing note.

GLC00496.060

to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Regarding Mr. Marbois' help in negotiating Spanish territory east of the Mississippi River. Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, intermittently, from 1797-1815.

GLC00496.061

Copy of a letter from Col. James Lewis to Col. James Monroe

Lewis, Monroe's attorney, describes the circumstances under which he sold Monroe's land above Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1806; the land on which the University of Virginia was later established. A need to settle Monroe's debts compelled the sale...

GLC00496.064

to Thomas Mumford

Written by General Parsons to Mumford as a merchant in Groton, Connecticut. Says he has doubtlessly heard of the Convention between General Gates and General Burgoyne. The Convention delineated the terms of surrender for General Burgoyne. Mentions...

GLC00496.075.04

[Acts and orders of the General Assembly sitting at Newport]

Signed by the clerk, Joseph [illegible].

GLC00496.078

[Acts and orders made at the General Court of Commissioners held for this Colony at Portsmouth, March the tenth 1658]

Written by Chief Magistrate of the Colony at Portsmouth Sanford. Report of a meeting moderated by Benedict Arnold. Written at Colony of Portsmouth

GLC00496.079

to Robert Tyler

James Buchanan discusses the Compromise of 1850, the Wilmot Proviso, which he notes "is dead," and the issue of California statehood as it relates to slavery. He notes some of the measures that might make sectional compromise possible. He indicates...

GLC00260

Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting report on the organization of the Army of the Potomac...

Title continues " ... and its campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861 to November 7, 1862." Printed by the government printing office, Washington, D.C. Cloth bead binding.

GLC00267.388

to Wilson Cary Nicholas

Written as President to his close friend Wilson Cary Nicholas whom he asks to run for the House (he did and won) and to write him unreservedly with facts and opinions. Docketed by recipient. Nicholas died the year before Jefferson and is buried at...

GLC00290

to Edward Carrington

As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton delegates duties to Carrington as the new Supervisor of the Revenue for the District of Virginia. He advises that the salary is $1000 a year and one percent of the duties on spirits distilled within the district...

GLC00299

to William Barton

Henry Laurens writes as President of Continental Congress to Colonel Barton. He asks him about his wound and his general health. Encloses gazettes (not included). Mentions that the British have abandoned Philadelphia but that 3000 of their troops...

GLC00302

to Samuel Powel

Washington writes to Powel, Mayor of Philadelphia, one day after being elected as the first President of the United States. He states that he delivered enclosures previously sent from Powel to his nephew, Bushrod Washington. He predicts that the...

GLC00310

to Messrs. Duchesne, de Barth, Thiebaud & Assoc.

Washington responds to French settlers who had invested in the Scioto Company, which had obtained an option on 5 million acres in the Northwest Territory. The company sold the lands to French citizens fleeing the Revolution. Unfortunately the Scioto...

GLC00311

to John W. Eppes

Eppes planned to sell his estate which Jefferson wanted to buy. Jefferson also mentions that indebtedness from his Washington residence has been nearly paid. Eppes rejected the proposal. At the end of the letter, Jefferson talks about the plans of...

GLC00315

to D. J. Patterson

Andrew Johnson discusses appointments and mentions helping a mutual friend, John H. Craff and that the appointment of a "John [Hural] a route agent on the Va [and] E Tenn Rail Road amounts to nothing..." He writes that he is "inclined to think though...

GLC00324

An Eulogy on the life of General George Washington....

Signed on half title by Paine (?). Evans 38178

GLC00420

to Sydney Lee

Marked No. 31 in a different hand. Written by the discredited Continental General in retirement on his farm in Virginia to "my dear Sister." Recipient inferred as Sydney Lee, his only sister. Mentions his experiences during the Revolution and defends...

GLC00251

to Henry S. Hewit

Ulysses S. Grant orders Hewit to visit hospitals and gather information to "complete your report of the battle of Fort Henry & Donelson." He commends Hewit for his "prompt and efficient manner." Docketed in pencil. Written at Fort Donelson

GLC00255.01

Preliminary articles of peace between...Great Britain and...the United Provinces

Published by Webster and McLean. Treaty of peace between England and Holland.

GLC00256

United States Constitution. First printing [Dunlap & Claypoole printing]

One printing of the United States Constitution by Dunlap & Claypoole dated September 17, 1787. This printing of the Constitution is inscribed on p.1 to "Doctor John Hampton." With a additional inscription on p.4 reading "John Thos./Daniel." This...

GLC00258

to Dr. David Hosack

The letter is free franked. Jefferson thanks Hosack for a paper on Nosology, or classification of diseases, a topic that might have interested a man of science like Jefferson, since classification might help find cures. He soon turns to the exciting...

GLC00262

The Wonders of the Invisible world: Being an Account of the Tryals... [witches]

One of the most famous of early New England books, here in the first British edition printed at London, following the first edition published in Boston the same year. Mather meant to expose witchcraft and to support his friends in the government....

GLC00264

to James Monroe

Recommends Crittenden, acting Governor of the Arkansas Territory, to President Monroe for an unidentified post. Refers to an enclosed letter from Crittenden (not included).

GLC00266

William Lloyd Garrison: the story of his life, told by his children

Published by The Century Co., New York. Illustrated with wood engravings. Volume 1 covers 1805-1835, Vol. 2 1835-1840, Vol. 3 1841-1860, and Vol. 4 1861-1879.

GLC00267.368

The Life of Robert Toombs

Signed in Los Angeles, California by Phillips to "Professor C.V. Gillilard" on 10 August 1922. Published by The Macmillan Company.

GLC00267.389

Reconstruction in South Carolina, 1865-1877

Discusses the provisional government and conditions at the end of the Civil War under military occupation and control. Chapters cover the administration of each governor, including James Lawrence Orr, Robert Kingston Scott, Franklin J. Moses, and...

GLC00267.390

Proclamation of a day of solemn fasting due to religious persecution

Proclaiming a day of solemn fasting for April 25th (with element of Thanksgiving)

GLC00270

to William Farrar Smith or Benjamin Franklin Butler

Grant, Commander in Chief of the United States Army, informs Major General Butler or Smith that the 2nd Corps (28,000 soldiers) was directed to march toward Petersburg. He has not heard news of the expedition, but can still hear firing in the...

GLC00274

Conductor Generalis, or the office, duty and authority of Justices...

Modern blind calf; Evans 2327; First American book on procedural law. Full title: Conductor Generalis, or the office, duty and authority of Justices of the Peace, High-Sheriffs, Gaolers, Coroners, Constables, Jurymen, Over-seers of the Poor, and...

GLC00286

Report of the trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices . . .

Title continues, ". . .of the Supreme Court of the United States, before the High Court of Impeachment, composed of the Senate of the United States, for charges exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, in the name of themselves and of...

GLC00292

to Edward O.C. Ord

Sherman writes to Ord about the Vicksburg campaign, explaining why he considers Vicksburg the hardest problem of the war. He comments on the location of the corps of Generals McPherson, McClernand, and Hurlbut, and wishes Ord had a corps. Sherman...

GLC00293

to Ms. Martin

Wallace, Governor of Alabama, replies to Martin's request for literature on the subject of segregation in the South. He informs Martin that the Governor's office does not have any material on the subject of segregation, stating "we have never had a...

GLC00295

to Earl Van Dorn

Beauregard, Confederate Commander of the Military District of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, writes to Van Dorn, Confederate Commander of the District of the Mississippi, Department #2. He states that "the fate of Missouri necessarily depends...

GLC00296

to John Sullivan

Massachusetts Governor Hancock requests permission of New Hampshire Governor Sullivan to send troops in pursuit of rebels involved in Shays's rebellion through his state.

GLC00300

to John Currier

Written by Merrill, a Colonel of militia, sending an account of the American militia's opposition to British troops at Lexington and Concord to Captain Currier. He mentions that Gage marched last evening out of Boston "Destroying our men and interest...

GLC00303

[Petition and summons for Harrison C. Goodell adversus David A. Powell]

Goodell sued Powell for the remainder of a bill for a steam engine Powell bought for use in a sawmill. Lincoln represents Powell, who claims that the boiler required repairs and other hardware was missing, which cost more than the $75 dollar balance...

GLC00304

to Ralph Izard

Promissory note certifying that he will pay to Mr. John Reedle, a tailor, 37 pounds, 10 shillings in Pennsylvania currency on the first of March 1783. Signed on reverse by John C. Reedle certifying he received the money on 3 March 1783. Signed...

GLC00305

[Oath certifying Cuffee Saunders's purchase to freedom]

One document certifying Cuffee Saunders's emanicipation dated April 30, 1781. States that Saunders, who mustered with the enslaved name, Cuffee Wells, enlisted to the Continental Army in May 1777. The document is composed of two oaths attesting to...

GLC00318

to M. Dumas

Written as American ambassador to France to Dutchman Charles William Frederic Dumas at the Hague, who had wanted to negotiate a commercial treaty for America. Dumas had been refused. Jefferson points out past history and present problems, including...

GLC00322

An Act Supplemental to the Act "establishing the Treasury Department," and for a farther Compensation to certain Officers.

Copy of an act of Congress supplementing the act that established the treasury department. Fixes salaries and protocol for treasury department officers. Signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State.

GLC00383

to James Ewell B. Stuart, Jr.

Offers assistance in an unspecified endeavor of Stuart's (possibly a political appointment or campaign). Encourages Stuart, son of Civil War General James Ewell Brown Stuart, to call on President Taft when Taft travels to Richmond, Virginia....

GLC05252

Original printing of patent for Bell's telephone patent no.174,465]

The original printing of the patent for Bell's telephone, with two pages of lithographed diagrams. Lithography by N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D. C. The pages have been stenciled (per Christies) 110-117.

GLC05257

to [Patrick Henry?]

Gerry, a Continental Congressman, discusses an unspecified request and an appeal brought before Congress. Informs Henry, Governor of Virginia, that he will ask Congressional President John Hancock why the appeal has not been presented to Congress...

GLC05346

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of eight men].

Conditional pardon for John P. Muncie, Lewis Spencer, John M. Hibbard, William Griffin, William W. Workman, Henry Holzhauser, Samuel Walters, Eugene Slinker, John Frazier and James M. Norris.

GLC05489

Report no. 326

Lincoln reports his recommendation to the House that Brimfield, Illinois Postmaster H. M. Barney be released from paying specie funds lost in a disastrous fire. Barney's store, along with all the papers of the post office, was destroyed by fire on...

GLC05584

to James Wilson Grimes

Written in secretarial hand and signed by Secretary of the Navy Welles to Grimes, U.S. Senator from Iowa who chaired the Committee on Naval Affairs. Wants to "invite your attention" to the estimate submitted last November to provide for the...

GLC05997

to T. Kelly & Son

Writes regarding a debt for Mr. Marshall. With a newspaper account mocking Clay attached to a blank page of the letter. Account from the Lexington Journal, 24 October, 1862.

GLC03468.01