1792

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: Extracts of letters written by the Secretary of War, to the Governor of Virginia, upon the defensive protection of the frontiers of that State

Contemporary clerical copy signed by chief clerk of the War Department, John Stagg, Jr. The letters concern protection of the Virginia frontier against Indians, emphasizing President Washington's view "that all parts of the union ought to be defended at the general expense." Discusses William Blount's requests for militias, congressional authorization, and Washington's opinions on the matters. Tied with blue ribbon. Dated May 16, 1792 - 3 November 1792.

GLC00813

July 21, 1781

Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Varick

Discusses several wartime matters: George Washington's desire for Varick to build an unspecified fortification, a lack of intelligence from Nathanael Greene and the Marquis de Lafayette, and reports of "a partial action between the Marquis and Cornwallis." Also congratulates Colonel Varick on his actions at Poughkeepsie. Written in a light-hearted manner. Composed at "Head Quarters." Tilghman was Washington's aide-de-camp.

GLC00816

August 8, 1860

Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Blood

Stevens, chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee, garners support for the Democratic Party prior to the 1860 Presidential election. Informs Blood, a customs collector at Newburyport, Massachusetts, that the organizers of an upcoming Democratic event must distribute documents and make provision for speakers. Instructs Blood to send his donation to General Whitney, Customs Collector of the Port of Boston. Written on National Democratic Executive Committee stationery. On the top left side of this document, a printed notice advocates John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky for…

GLC00817

2 March 1793

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Document signed

Title: [An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States]

Printed document signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Signed in type by Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House, John Langdon as President pro tempore of the Senate, and George Washington as President. Results of the second session of the second Congress held at Philadelphia, 5 November 1792. Defines the administration of the Federal circuit courts including their interaction with the Supreme Court.

GLC00818

1844

Book

Title: The Negro forget-me-not songster, the only work published, containing all the Negro songs, that have ever appeared.

Signed on free front endpaper by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "H. W. Longfellow." Original cloth spine laid onto modern leather. Title on spine: "Nigga forget-me-not songster." Published by Turner & Fisher. Songs written in "dialect," and some are accompanied by black and white illustrations.

GLC00796

1791-1794

Clymer, George, 1739-1813

Printed document signed

Title: [Certification of duty payment on rum]

Partly printed document signed by Clymer as Supervisor of the Revenue for the district of Pennsylvania attests that the duties had been paid on "one Puncheon of Rum containing one hundred & fifteen gallons..." Marked "No. 3294." Clymer served as Pennsylvania's collector of excise taxes from 1791-1794, and was in the post when the Whiskey Rebellion broke out in western Pennsylvania.

GLC00797

June 14, 1861

Cassitt, Charles E., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Gideon Pillow

Written on patriotic Confederate stationery featuring a portrait of Jefferson Davis. Charles E. Cassitt, Captain of the "Shelby Rifles" under Colonel J. Knox Walker, writes about the incompetance and lying of his commanding office. Noted at bottom: "Unofficial." Transcript availble. Written at Fort Wright.

GLC00798

31 December 1787

Adams, Daniel Jr., 1720-1795

Manuscript document signed

Title: to Daniel Adams

Writes to his father about opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Daniel Adams, Jr. was town clerk and his father was a delegate at the state convention.

GLC00799

June 23, 1828

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Levi Woodbury

Introducing Henry Lee to the recipient, and requesting that Woodbury offer any possible assistance on his research of a recent war.

GLC00801

November 13, 1894

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Typed letter signed

Title: to J.B. Allen

Appoints Allen to the Commission appointed by Congress to indicate the position of Ohio regiments in the battle of Antietam. Allen, 19 years old in the battle, fought with the 23rd Ohio Regiment. Written on State of Ohio, Executive Department, Office of the Governor letterhead.

GLC00802

15 March 1929

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed document signed

Title: [Veto of New York State Assembly Bill Introductory Number 833, Printed Number 875]

Veto of "an ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to punishment for receiving deposits in insolvent banks." Roosevelt vetoes the bill commenting, "I am unwilling to accept a bill that lessens the penalty for this peculiarly outrageous breach of trust." With a large red pencil X on recto possibly indicating his veto.

GLC00803

July 2, 1862

Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert E. Lee

Informs Lee of the results of a parry by Colonel Martin intended to disclose the line of the Union retreat after the Battle of Malvern Hill. Tells him the direction of Union movement and recommends the route Lee should take. After being repulsed a day earlier at Malvern Hill, the Confederate forces are still pursuing the Union forces as they try to retreat from the Peninsula, though not nearly as vigorously as before. Written in pencil.

GLC00804

October 1, 1866

Wise, Henry A., 1806-1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to B. Rush Stoddard

Signs a letter with his title as "Brig. Genl. C.S.A. Prisoner of War on Parole," in compliance with Stoddard's request, possibly for an autograph.

GLC00805

January 17, 1865

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Telegram

Title: Copy of telegram in cipher to Jefferson Davis

Recipient's copy of a telegram to Confederate President Jefferson Davis written in Confederate cipher, decoded above each line of the message in pencil. Concerns military strategy and Beauregard's advice not to divide the Army of Tennessee. Marked as received at Richmond by telegraph from Tupelo, Mississippi. Docketed, "To divide the army of Tenn. will cause capture of Mobile, Selma, &c."

GLC00806

April 1862

Wood, Sterling Alexander Martin, 1823-1891

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Special requisition for bounty money]

Special requisition for bounty money for the one hundred and twenty six recruits. Lists names of soldiers of the 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers. Created by Colonel M. P. Laury and approved by Confederate Brigadier General Sterling A. M. Wood.

GLC00807

1865

Farmer, George E., fl. 1865

Header Record

Title: Collection of three letters of George E. Farmer [Decimalized .01- .03]

April 14, 1865 - May 4, 1865

GLC00808

1864

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Ephemera

Title: Unconditional Union Ticket

Union ticket for Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President. Printed in blue and red inks. Lists presidential electors from Indiana for the Lincoln-Johnson ticket for the 1864. Printed with image of a canon and flag. Verso printed with American flag motif pattern in red and blue.

GLC00809

1892

Semple, fl. 1892

Photograph signed

Title: Cabinet portrait of Daniel Butterfield, signed

Signed and dated on mount. 3/4 bust profile

GLC00810

07 July 1881

Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892

Document signed

Title: Subscription to create a trust fund for the Garfield family

Written and signed after Garfield's assassination. Also signed by businessmen Junius S. Morgan, Collis P. Huntington, J. Seligman, Henry M. Flagler, William Rockefellar (also John D. by Flagler), Russell Sage and Jay Gould, and others.

GLC00811

June 11, 1783

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Clinton

Writes to Clinton in Poughkeepsie, New York to inform him that he wants to return to private occupations and will resign his office as a New York member of the Continental Congress within ten days.

GLC00812

25 March 1813

Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821

Document signed

Title: Maritime license for American ship to trade in Bordeaux (in French)

Maritime license issued in Bourdeaux, France. These types of licenses were dispatched to the French consuls in Charleston, New York, Boston, and Baltimore. They were issued to an American ship to authorize trade directly with France. This one, numbered "No. 368 in order of the series, No. 609 in the general order of the deliverance allowed, and No. 954 [illegible handwriting]." Printed document with seal of the empire on top recto. Signed "Nap" at top verso. Also countersigned by Jean Baptiste Collin, comte de Sussy of the Ministry of Manufactures and Commerce, Hughes-Bernard Maret, duc of…

GLC00814

1844

Header Record

Title: [Two letters to Thomas T. Craven] [Decimalized .01 and .02]

GLC00815

January 3, 1844

Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas T. Craven

Perry, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces on the western coast of Africa, writes from the U.S.S. Macedonia (off the coast of Monrovia) to Lieutenant Commodore Craven of the U.S. Brig Porpoise. Directs Craven to survey anchorage at Fish Town, near Cape Palmas. Details how the survey should proceed with regard to the study of tides, winds, weather, beach conditions, and coastal resources. Reminds Craven to pay attention to the crew's health. With a signed postscript about chart making. Perry was engaged in suppressing the slave trade off the West coast of Africa. (Also see GLC00722).

GLC00815.01

September 13, 1844

Canot, Theodore, 1804-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas T. Craven

Writes to Lieutenant Commodore Craven about the building and rigging of ship to be named 'Le Pauvre Diable.' Asks to borrow a book on shipbuilding if possible, and asks for advice on how to rig his ship in "the American stile."

GLC00815.02

1787

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

Header Record

Title: Constitution and Constitutional Convention archive [decimalized]

This collection of Pierce Butler's papers from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 provides unique views of the various conflicts that permeated the Constitutional Convention, while bringing to life the process of creating the United States Constitution. The text of all Constitutional Convention manuscripts in the Pierce Butler papers is printed in James Hutson's article, "Pierce Butler's Records of the Federal Constitutional Convention," in Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, 37:1 (Winter 1980): 64-73.

GLC00819