circa 1865-1866

Fendall, James Robert Young, fl. 1838-1867

Header Record

Title: [Post-war letters and copy of oath of allegiance] [decimalized]

Collection of ten letters and copy of an oath of allegiance from Mississippi. Contains material from immediately after the War concerning an attempt by Fendall, who served in Confederate forces, to get a federal clerkship in the customs house in Mississippi. The four letters from James (written from Terry, Mississippi) to his father, Philip Richard Fendall II, offer accounts of the destruction of war, his reasons for desiring a federal appointment, problems of loyalty oaths, and politics in Mississippi involving Governor William Sharkey and Albert Gallatin Brown.

GLC03135.11

1863-1865

Herndon, John G., fl. 1863-1865

Header Record

Title: [Collection of John G. Herndon] [Decimalized .01- .32]

Herndon served in the Quarter Master's Office in Gordonsville, Virginia.

GLC03135.12

1823-1938

Jones, Alfred, 1839-1920

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Alfred Jones, surgeon in the 17th Tennessee Regiment] Decimalized .001-.130]

Includes postwar papers. Some signatures have been removed. The letters contain battle content for Murfreesboro (3 and 12 January 1863) and Chickamauga (1 October 1863). During the war Jones wooed and married Maxine Harris. The collection reveals less about the war than the trials of two newlyweds. The collection consists of 32 prewar letters (1823-61); 43 wartime letters, the majority of which are written by Jones to his wife (1862-65); and 16 postwar letters. Collection also includes 28 other documents (such as news clippings and receipts), 76 envelopes, and 27 pieces of ephemera (such as…

GLC03135.13

1862-1864

Oakes, Cyrus, fl. 1862-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Cyrus Oakes, C company, 84th regiment, Indiana, infantry] [Decimalized .001- .122]

Collection includes 92 letters to and from Oakes written while he served in the 84th Regiment Indiana Volunteers as a sergeant and later lieutenant. 83 wartime letters. Also included are a variety of personal papers, patent related files, two daguerrotypes and a copy of Noah Webster's "Pocket Dictionary of the English Language" inscribed by Cyrus Oakes.

GLC03136

1862-1864

Cushing, Harry Cooke, 1841-1902

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Harry C. Cushing, an officer in 4th Artillery, Banks' 2nd Corps] [Decimalized .01- .10]

Cushing enlisted in June 1861 in the 1st Rhode Island Artillery, and was promoted to the 4th U.S. Army Light Artillery in November 1861. In the letter of 19 December 1862, he discusses his experiences on the march with his troops. Key battle material relating to the Chattanooga Campaign appears in letters dated 21 and 28 September, 10 and 14 October, and 22 November 1863. Letter from 28 September also contains a drawing showing artillery positions at Chickamauga.

GLC03137

6 March 1832

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Document signed

Title: [Bank of the United States third exchange draft to Treasurer of the United States Mint William Findlay].

Issued by Baring Brothers, the bank's English agent. Endorsed on verso by Findlay payable to Mathew R. Boulton. Biddle was President of the Second Bank of the United States from 1822 until 1834. Boulton is possibly Matthew R. Boulton, a partner with James Watt in the Soho Manufactory in Birmingham, England.

GLC03138

1830/05/07-1830/08/05

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Header Record

Title: Two letters to William Rochester pertaining to the builing of the banking house in Buffalo, NY [Decimalized]

GLC03139

12 November 1846

Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Marcy

Writes to Secretary of War Marcy recommending Captain L.P. Graham for promotion. Graham is cited for gallantry at Palo Alto and Rasaca.

GLC03140

circa 1850

Header Record

Title: Legal document signed and engraving of Illinois Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC03142

1896/11/04

Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

Autograph note signed

Title: Note reporting NJ election return with McKinley carrying state by 50,000 votes

Dated 1:30 AM.

GLC03143

February 7, 1782

Houston, William C., fl. 1746-1788

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Morris

Forwards an affidavit and other documents (not included), mentions his expectation that news of the American victory at Yorktown has reached London, and sends personal news related to a smallpox epidemic. One bust engraving of Robert R Livingston included.

GLC03147

January 12, 1774

Header Record

Title: A Song of Praise to Moses Montefiore and promissory note signed by grandfather [Decimalized .01-.02]

A Song of Praise to Moses Montefiore and a promissory note signed by his grandfather, Moses Vita Montefiore, from George Romney to Thomas Jenkins.

GLC03148

13 May 1829

Livingston Family

Document signed

Title: [Quitclaim signed by heirs of Janet Livingston Montgomery]

32 co-signatures including Edward Livingston, Henry B. Livingston, Robert Livingston and Margaret Livingston. Countersigned by Rosciuzko Cirurstrong. Includes personal seals. A quitclaim is a deed that transfers whatever interest or title a grantor may have, without warranty.

GLC03149.01

1780-1781

Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: Estimation of the Debts due from the Quarter Master Department in Pennsylvania

Tabulates the debts of the department under General Nathanael Greene. Explains difficulties collecting the information and comments on his findings at length.

GLC03150.01

12 November 1801

Rhea, Jonathan, 1758-1815

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. Longstreet

Discusses a possible lawsuit being brought up against Longstreet by Major Freeman, "...your reputation will be materially involved - Property when compared to honest fame is but trash - Riches never gave happiness, but an approved conscience with a morsel of bread is in my opinion preferable to the wealth of the Indies if obtained by fraud & swindling..." Advises him to take action and contact Mr. Stockton to avoid further trouble. Identified as a copy in the docket.

GLC03150.02

11 June 1791

Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794

Document signed

Title: [Payment for attendance at New Jersey Assembly]

Witherspoon signed twice, once in text and once in the endorsement on the verso. Countersigned by Robert Pettett Jones and John Beatty. Certifies payment of 16 pounds, 16 shillings for Witherspoon's attendance for 28 days as a member of the assembly of Somerset County, New Jersey.

GLC03151

circa 1945

Bonner, Francis T., fl. 1942-1946

Header Record

Title: Collection relating to Irving Kaplan and Francis Bonner on controlling atomic power [Decimalized .01-.09]

Includes autograph notes written by Bonner and Kaplan during the initial meetings of The Association of Manhattan District Scientists. Their notes stress the need to establish control over nuclear energy. Contains an autograph letter signed by Bonner to the Manhattan Project Scientists informing them of the development of an association and its goals and concerns. Includes a typed four page document entitled, "Preliminary Statement of the Association of Manhattan District Scientists, New York City Area." Also contains a one page typed letter dated 31 January 1945 from J. R. Dunning to…

GLC03152

1862/03/25

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph E. Johnston re: moving part of his army to anticipate McClellan

Written as General, instructing Johnston to move to oppose McClellan during the latter's Peninsula campaign and to hold his present line. One full length black and white engraving of Lee included.

GLC03153

circa January 1777

Campbell, Mungo, fl. 1745-1777

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Campbell

Written by British Major Mungo Campbell in 52nd Regiment of Foot under General Sir Henry Clinton to what appears to be his uncle Robert Campbell in London. Says he wrote from Cork before sailing and three times while in America, without getting a response. Says they landed on "this island" -- Rhode Island -- on 8th ultimo, probably 8 December 1776. Says he parted with David, Robert's son, at New York at the end of November. Says Peter had not joined the army yet, but from a letter from his wife that he probably will soon. Says they are too far from enemy lines to give any details of their…

GLC03154

1862/04/23

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Letter signed

Title: to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston

Discusses at some length T. J. ("Stonewall") Jackson's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. With full-page postscript, initialed by Lee.

GLC03156

7 September 1791

Davis, Ignatious, 1759-1828

Broadside

Title: Thirty Dollars Reward

Printed by John Winter of Frederick-Town (now known as Frederick), Maryland. Broadside which announces Ignatious Davis's offer of a 30 dollar reward for Arch, an enslaved man seeking refuge. He is described as "a handsome Negro Lad ... About twenty years of age ... of yellow complexion, talks sensible and artful, but if close examined is apt to tremble." Says he is undersized, active, and has small legs. Also has a ridge or scar on the back of his neck. Describes the clothing he was wearing when he absconded on 22 August 1791. Says he will pay the full reward if Arch is found to be over 60…

GLC03157

1 July 1779 - 24 May 1780

Van Dyke, Cornelius, fl. 1775-1783

Manuscript signed

Title: [American Revolution orderly book of the 2nd New York with garrison orders for Fort Schuyler]

Orderly book with orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Van Dyke and Major John Graham, some signed and in their hand. Notable orders relate to a Fourth of July celebration and General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga. Many others concern military preparations, court martials, Indian trade proscriptions, and other matters related to the protection from the Iroquois on the New York frontier. Most entries name day guards. Fort Schuyler, in Oneida County, New York, was an outpost exposed to British-Indian raiding, especially just west, in the Mohawk Valley. Raids in that…

GLC03158

circa 1798

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Autograph manuscript

Title: Notes for speeches, mostly in opposition to "the war" [quasi-war with France?]

Mostly in opposition to "the war" (possibly the quasi-war with France). In addition to discussing his objections to war with Great Britain, Gallatin's other speeches mention the "Jealousy" arising between North and South, and the need for a balance of power. Incipient sectionalism. These pages may actually contain drafts for speeches.

GLC03160

1852

Book

Title: Laws of the Cherokee Nation adopted by the Council

The book contains the Constitutions of 1827 and 1839, a complete compilation of the acts and resolution from 1808, and the annual session of 1851, with the laws of the Western Cherokee or Old Settlers. Hargrett, Oklahoma Imprints 152; Hargrett, Constitutions and Laws of the American Indian 18.

GLC03162

1864

Matthews, James, Muscoe, 1822-?

Book

Title: The Statutes at Large of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America

Compilation of laws created "By Authority of Congress" and edited by Matthews. Title page states Matthews was an attorney and a law clerk in the Confederate Department of Justice. Published in Richmond by the Confederate Congress and printed by R.M. Smith the printer to Congress. Pages 1-9 contain Constitution of Provisional Government. Pages 11-23 contain official Constitution of Confederate States of America. Pages 27-286 contain Public Acts of the Provisional Congress. Text of Indian treaties at pages 290-411. Index paginated as i-xlviii at the back of the book. Purple stamp from Adjudant…

GLC03163