1778

Book

Title: Recueil des loix constitutives des colonies [french compilation of US documents]

French compilation of documents relating to American independence and self-rule, including state constitutions. Includes Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation. Dedicated to Franklin.

GLC01720

November 4, 1787

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jane Mecom

Franklin writes to his sister in Boston about his feelings on his life of public service. Tells her that she should be direct in letting him know what she needs as he is willing to help her in any way. States that he planned to decline serving another year as President (possibly of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania) but that the country demanded him. Informs that he has been in public office for 50 years now. Writes that upon being sent to France, he observed to a friend that " ... the Publick having as it were eaten my Flesh, seem'd now resolv'd to pick my Bones ..." He gently complains…

GLC01721

April 19, 1753

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Smith

Franklin thanks Smith for a copy of his A General Idea of the College of Mirania. Assures him of the quality of the education of Smith's pupils, Col. Martin's sons, at the College and Academy of Philadelphia. Mentions in particular teachers "Mr. Allison" (formerly of Edinburgh and Glasgow) and Theophilus Grew and gives him some particulars of the libraries and his financing of the Academy.

GLC01722

May 3, 1753

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Smith

He has read Smith's "A General Idea of the College of Mirania," and compared his notes on the book with those of Richard Peters. He is enthusiastic about the book. In 1756 Smith headed the reorganization of the Franklin's College and Academy of Philadelphia into the College of Philadelphia.

GLC01723

April 28, 1791

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Smith

Jefferson writing to Smith of the College of Philadelphia, Jefferson describes John Wales Eppes's (his son-in-law's) knowledge of mathematics, the sciences, and natural philosophy. Tells him that when Smith's courses cover an area known to Eppes, Eppes will be reading materials given to him by Jefferson.

GLC01724

October 3, 1775

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Palmer

Letter written as member of Congress to a neighbor at home. The letter discusses family news and congressional business. Adams mentions Franklin, Lynch, and Harrison forming a committee to visit New England to investigate continuation of a united army.

GLC01725

May 24, 1821

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter

Title: to Mathew Carey

Adams complains that American government mixes too many legislative powers with the executive. Also discusses Europe's quest for Democracy "without Sufficient knowledge of the system of Organization necessary to form it and preserve it." The original signature was clipped and has been replaced.

GLC01726

1800-1803

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Rutgers

Burr informs Rutgers that Mr. Beckman has been searching titles for Alexander Hamilton and since he has not found him, he returned the titles. States that the titles are to be exhibited by Thomas L. Ogden at Hamilton's office at 69 Stone Street. Asks him to make sure it is done this afternoon and advises that Ogden will be staying at home for this purpose. No year is included in the date.

GLC01729

1776

Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805

Header Record

Title: Declaration of Independence [book printing]: The remembrancer....

GLC01730

February 14, 1783

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Broadside

Title: [Announcing the armistice between the United States and Great Britain]

Announcing the armistice between the United States and Great Britain. Printed by Charles Eyre & William Strahan. Full title: "A Proclamation, declaring cessation of arms, as well by sea as Land, agreed upon between his magesty, the most christian king, the king of Spain, the states general of the United Provinces, and the United States of America, and enjoying the observance thereof."

GLC01731

March 4, 1777

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dorothy Hancock

Letter written by Hancock, a Declaration of Independence signer, as President of the Continental Congress to his wife. Apparently written on the road to Congress. Says he is stuck where he is until the ice is cut and he can cross with the ferry. Says "My Boy" Joe has treated him ill when he got drunk on his wine, broke several bottles, and dropped his trunk out of the wagon, which was later found. He was brought to the inn drunk and put to bed. Hancock says he will "turn him adrift" once he gets to Philadelphia. He is glad he did not leave him with her, because he "would have been a plague."…

GLC01732

1859-1872

Header Record

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 3, no. 105 (January 1, 1859) - v. 16, no. 835 (December 28, 1872)]

Dated January 1, 1859 to 28 December 1872.

GLC01733

2 May 1864

Merrill, W.E., 1837-1891

Map

Title: Map of Northern Georgia.

Created under the direction of Captain William E. Merrill, Chief Topographical Engineer. Lithographed map printed on paper squares mounted on cloth to facilitate folding. Contains handcoloring on roads and state borders. Based on Cherokee land maps and on information compiled by Nathan Finegan, draughtsman, and on surveys of the topographical engineers, army of the Cumberland, compiled by H. Riemann, draughtsman. Depicts Northern Georgia. Indicates the position of Tennessee and North Carolina. According to a previous note, this item accompanied the commission of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel C.…

GLC01740.02

1862

Nicholson, Walter L., ?-1895

Map

Title: Map of Eastern Virginia compiled from the best authorities, and printed at the Coast Survey Office.

Printed by the Coast Survey Office, compiled by Nicholson, and lithographed by Charles G. Krebs. Depicts eastern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware with portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Shows rail lines, rivers, and other features in color. This item accompanied the commission of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel C. McLean (see GLC01740.01). Printed under the authority of Alexander Dallas Bache, superintendent of the United States Coast Survey Office. Appears to be a chromolithograph with some hand re-touching, particularly to railroad lines.

GLC01740.03

1861

Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893

Map

Title: Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the State of North Carolina with part of Virginia and South Carolina, from the latest & best authorities.

Printed by Lang & Laing. Lithographed map with some hand-colored areas. Depicts eastern coastline of North Carolina with Atlantic Ocean and neighbone of North Carolina with Atlantic Ocean and neighboring states. According to a previous note, this item accompanied the commission of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel C. McLean.

GLC01740.04

circa 1853-1897

Header Record

Title: Collection pertaining to John and Nathaniel Collins McLean [Decimalized .01-.04]

GLC01740.05.01 and .02 were previously attached together with metal clips. These two letters discuss Nathaniel McLean's participation in the Battle of Second Manassas (McLean outlines events which took place under his command on Bald Hill, 30 August 1862). Contains a leave of absence granted to N. McLean during the Civil War (.03), and a biographical sketch of John McLean (.04).

GLC01740.05

September 26, 1788

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Brown

Madison writes to Brown, then a Kentucky lawyer and later a senator, to promise further communication of his thoughts on making Kentucky a state. Also comments cryptically, because he has no cypher established with Brown, about his sentiments regarding "our confidential conversation just before your departure." Indicates that he has anticipated "every political calamity," probably referring to Spain's efforts to get Kentucky to become an independent state. Includes two resolutions passed by Congress on September 16, 1788 relating to American rights to the…

GLC01742.01

May 15, 1835

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Letter signed

Title: to John Brown

Madison sends Brown, a former Kentucky senator, a copy of letter from Madison to Mann Butler. The copy, dated October 11, 1834, provides a recollection of the 1788 correspondence between Madison and Brown regarding Spain's efforts to get Kentucky to become an independent state. It also attests to the friendship between Madison and Brown and directs Butler, who was writing about the period, to other sources.

GLC01742.02

November 2, 1823

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Letter written as President. Unaddressed, but probably to Post Master General John McLean. Mentions that they will discuss modifications and improvements that can be made to the department when they meet. Requests that he prepare a statement showing the number of miles the mail is carried, the amount of receipts and expenditures, and what amount remains unaccounted. Letter written from his estate, Oak Hill, in Virginia. One full length seated engraving of James Monroe included.

GLC01744

July 18, 1844

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gov. William C. Bouck of New York

Concerning his election campaign policy, feeling that it is "wrong... for a candidate... to engage personally in the contest." Also mentions the tariff and Texas. Bouck was governor of New York. One bust engraving of James K. Polk included.

GLC01745

1876

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Book signed

Title: Two Rivulets, including Democratic vistas, Centennial Songs, and Passage to India

Author's edition, Camden, New Jersey. With signed photograph of Whitman dated 31 May 1879 on frontispiece. Also includes "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free & Other Poems," and "Memoranda During the War." Each essay paginated separately.

GLC01749

1940

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

Book signed

Title: Arms and the Covenant: speeches on Foreign Affairs and National Defense by the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill

Inscribed by Winston Churchill on the free front endpaper to Sumner Welles, President Roosevelt's special envoy, and dated March 1940. First edition compiled by Randolph S. Churchill. Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

GLC01750.01

1858-1869

Header Record

Title: Collection of two letters related to Henry David Thoreau [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC01751

1773

Scaevola, active 18th century

Broadside

Title: To the Commissioners Appointed by the East-India Company, for the Sale of Tea, in America.

Protests the consignment of tea as a means to raise revenue for Britain in America. Equates the commissioners' appointment with those of the Stamp Act tax collectors a few years earlier. Scaevola was a pseudonym.

GLC01753

4 September 1777

Pemberton, Israel, fl. 1777

Broadside

Title: The following remonstrance, was this day presented to the president and Council, by the hands of their secretary. To the president and council of Pennsylvania. The Remonstrance of Israel Pemberton, John Hunt, and Samuel Pleasants.

Pemberton, Hunt, and Pleasants were Quakers protesting their seizure and pending exile to Virginia because of suspected Loyalist sympathy. Printed by Robert Bell as the British army approached Philadelphia. Reference material: Evans 15498.

GLC01757