1844/04/13

Jones, Anson, 1798-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to M. P. Norton re: politics, being elected President

Written while Secretary of State for the Republic of Texas.

GLC01860.05

1836/04/27

Hall, Edward H., fl. 1860-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Major Norton re: carrying despatches from Texas to Washington

Written as agent of Texas at New Orleans, written shortly before the fall of the Alamo.

GLC01860.11

1840/02/28

Burnet, David G., fl. 1830-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to H.M. Morfit re: land grant, Texas politics, Sam Houston

Mentions Houston, whom he calls "a most consummate scoundril [sic]." Houston had been making attacks on Burnet.

GLC01860.15

1846/05/14

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Document signed

Title: Circular letter re: declaration of war on Mexico

Printed letter signed as Secretary of State. This copy was sent to to Seth Sweetser, U.S. Consul at Guayaquil.

GLC01860.18

1840/02/29

Lamar, Mirabeau B., fl. 1839-1849

Document signed

Title: Authorization to Barnard E. Bee to draw $1900 (also signed later by Bee)

Signed as President of the Republic of Texas with blind stamped seal. Countersigned by the Secretary of Treasury, with signed notes of Bee, dated from Washington, Texas, 4/21/1840 and Galveston 12/19/1840, by Hamilton.

GLC01860.19

1890/02/17

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Broadside

Title: Proclamation: prohibiting herding or grazing on Cherokee strip

Printed document without seal or signature.

GLC01861

February 1782

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Map

Title: Plan of the investment of York and Gloucester

Drafted at Washington's request, shortly after the battle of Yorktown, Virginia. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 189, with references.

GLC01869

1802/10/19

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas Nelson

Circular letter in which Secretary of State Madison, on behalf of President Jefferson, requests district attorneys forward explanations of how state laws apply to seamen deserting from foreign vessels. Seeks Nelson's reply on the laws of Virginia. A draft of Nelson's autograph response appears on pages 2-3, dated 3 November 1802 at Yorktown, Virginia.

GLC01870

1808

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

Book

Title: Report of the Secretary of Treasury on... public roads and canals

Latrobe's report on Mr Fulton's "Communication" appears on p. 108. Printed by R. C. Weightman.

GLC01871

22 March 1770

Cooper, William, 1720-1809

Autograph document signed

Title: Order from Boston 217 [Official transmittal to Catharine Macauley concerning the Boston Massacre]

Official memorandum, written and attested by Boston Town Clerk William Cooper, to transmit a printed copy of the Representation concerning the Boston Massacre to Catharine Macaulay on behalf of the citizens of Boston. Refer to the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.02-1800.04.

GLC01789.01

23 March 1770

Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Co-signed by committee members Samuel Pemberton and Joseph Warren, transmitting the official statement on the Boston Massacre. Explains that they hoped she could intercede for them. Refer to the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.01-1800.04.

GLC01789.02

8 December 1772

Cooper, William, 1720-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Sends notes and proceedings of legal town meeting of Boston.

GLC01789.03

31 October 1770

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Argues that the Freeholders of America are firm in the cause of liberty. Associates the colonial cause with virtue and piety and implicitly identifies Britain with luxury and corruption. It is notable that so many colonists addressed their appeals to an Englishwoman.

GLC01790.01

1771

Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Dickinson

Response in draft form to Dickinson's previous letter, concerning her hopes that America confine its "lust for ornaments to the limits of their own ingenuity."

GLC01790.02

30 March 1770

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay.

Relating his admiration for Macaulay's spirit and love of liberty.

GLC01792

22 September 1769

Livingston, William, fl. 1793

Letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Livingston thanks her for the present of her history of England and argues that "nothing will satisfy us short of a Constitution" with America able to tax itself.

GLC01793

1763-1791

Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791

Header Record

Title: Correspondence of Catharine Macaulay [Decimalized .01- .63]

Collection of correspondence of Catharine Macaulay Graham with various people from England, Scotland, France, and America, including a folder of transcripts of letters not included in this collection. Materials in this collection consist of retained drafts, letters received, drafts written on other letters, and some occasional pieces. According to a later note in GLC 1795, these letters were returned by her second husband William Graham to daughter Catharine Sophia Macaulay Gregorie. Some letters are in French. A full inventory is available, and transcripts of some letters are also…

GLC01794

1783-1900

Gregorie, Catharine S.M., 1765-1821

Header Record

Title: [Catharine Macaulay family correspondence][Decimalized .001- .109]

Collection of letters belonging to Catharine Macaulay dated approximately 1783-1900. Consists of 109 letters and documents related to the Macaulay, Graham, Gregorie, and Brickdale families, Majority of letters are sent from Catharine S. Gregoire to her mother Catharine Macaulay. Later correspondence is later sent to William Graham from Catharine S. Gregoire following the death of Macaulay and Catharine S. Gregoire's husband, Charles Gregoire. Letters also includes recipients of Charles Richards, Jane Frazer, Anne Frazer and Isabella Frazer from their cousin Catharine Gregoire Brickdale.

GLC01795

27 July 1769

Otis, James, 1725-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Praise's Macaulay's "The History of England from the accession of James I to that of the Brunswick line" and her skill as an historian. States that "God & Nature...have been equally kind to both sexes" and it is only the "Tyranny of Custom" that keeps more women from rivaling men in art and science. At her request, he discusses American affairs at length, denouncing greedy governors, oppressive revenue officers, and the damage being done to commerce by seizure of vessels owned by loyal Americans. He exclaims, "Good God! This is British liberty & felicity with a vengeance."…

GLC01796

25 April 1769

Sophronia, fl. 1769-1770

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay [with draft response]

"Sophronia" recalls the original goals and hardships of the first settlers of the New England colonies and offers her services in providing information to Macaulay. Draft of response letter comments on Sophronia's sentiments of public liberty. Macaulay looks forward to future correspondence and publications from America relative to the present dispute.

GLC01797.01.01

8 December 1769

Sophronia, fl. 1769-1770

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Describes the patriotic spirit of men and a few women in America. While lamenting the frivolousness of many women, she acknowledges the national fervor of others, particularly among the most religious women of New England. Refers to Dickenson, Oho, and other patriotic writers.

GLC01797.02

24 March 1770

Sophronia, fl. 1769-1770

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Praises men sympathetic to patriotic cause. Informs Macaulay that John Adams authored "Dissertations on the Canon & Feudal Laws" and encourages her to start correspondence with him.

GLC01797.03

15 April 1775

Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Parliament's repressive laws have inflamed Americans; criticizes Britain for not sharing its triumph over France with its colonists. Convinced that the colonists are capable of governing themselves and that American legislatures should prepare for conflict, he suggests the current fomentation may result in "an entirely new Colony-Police" and upon such an alliance could arise a "Continental or Imperial Congress." Forecasts the future greatness of America.

GLC01798

31 January 1778

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Discusses French criticism of her History and likens the ideal of a free America to that of ancient Israel. With Macaulay's note on p. 3 "I should not have..." Hopes that "a System of genuine Freedom may arise in America."

GLC01799

29 December 1774

Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catharine Macaulay

Warren describes the resolve of the people to resist "the strides of Wanton power" and fears the results, "an innocent Land Drenched [in] Blood." Believes that surely this destruction and anger can't continue much longer, particularly the blockade of Boston. Encourages future correspondence and support.

GLC01800.01