1822/03/06

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Monroe re: correspondence with Jedediah Morse

Written to President Monroe and docketed by him. Jefferson asks Monroe to consider his letter to Morse and forward or suppress it. Morse wanted to establish a Society for the improvement of Indians, which Jefferson did not approve. Written in Monticello

GLC02708

5 June 1865

Buttrick, Edward K., fl. 1862-1865

Manuscript document

Title: [Copy of military discharge of Lucius T. Stanley]

Discharges Stanley upon the expiration of his term of service in the 107th New York Volunteers, where he spent two years first as a clerk and later as an assistant topographical engineer. Made in accordance with Special Orders No. 43. Written near Washington, D.C. Buttick was Captain and Assistant Adjutant General. (Same as GLC02710.45.02).

GLC02710.45.01

4 August 1852

Jones, William E., 1824-1864

Autograph letter

Title: to William W. Loring

Attempts to rectify the wrongs caused him by Loring in 1848 when he requested and was denied leave to assist his widowed mother. Lists several other examples of manipulative dominion towards himself as well as others in the company. "I grant that you are a great fool yet you have sense enough to know that your conduct towards me & many others of the Regt has been vindictive oppressive & unjust in the highest degree." Written at Fort Ewell.

GLC02711.01

28 January 1861

Jones, Samuel, 1819-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William E. Jones

Discusses possible appointments as ordnance chief for the Virginia State Guard. Believes that Virginia will not secede. Refers to the State Guard Bill as unjudicious.

GLC02711.02

20 June 1844

Wilkins, William, 1779-1865

Printed document signed

Title: Presidential appointment

Appoints William E. Jones as a cadet. Signed by Secretary of War William Wilkins. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand.

GLC02711.11

18 August 1861

Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Letter signed

Title: to Lewis Merrill

Fremont, Commander of the Department of the West, informs Captain Merrill, "It is my intention to intrust you with the enlistment of a cavalry regiment in the States of Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky. Until however the consent of the War department can be obtained from Washington to this you are directed to act in St Louis as Inspector of horses brought by the different contractors for the use of the Fremont Hussars under organization in this city." Written on Head Quarters, Western Department stationery.

GLC02712

31 December 1792

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Document signed

Title: An act concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels.

Signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Authorized by Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker of the House of Representatives and John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved by President George Washington 31 December.

GLC02716

19 March 1791

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of David Rittenhouse commissioner for subscriptions of the Bank of United States]

Signed by George Washington as President, countersigned by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Appoints Rittenhouse one of the commissioners to seek subscriptions for the first Bank of the United States. Seal on left side.

GLC02717

3 May 1866

McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895

Letter signed

Title: to John Murray Forbes

McCulloch, writing as Secretary of the Treasury, discusses opinions on currency and a bill for "equalizing bounties." He also mentions Forbes's complaint of injustice on the part of "Mr. Seward" (possible William Henry Seward) regarding the steamship Meteor court case. (The case involved America's neutrality policy.) Hugh McCulloch served as Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, Johnson and Arthur (1865-1869, 1884-1885). John Murray Forbes, was a railroad magnate and ardent abolitionist who had served as counsel to Lincoln's cabinet.  Excerpt: "…Mr. Ropes is a very intelligent…

GLC02727

22 April 1871

Parke, John G., 1827-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. D. McPherson

General Parke, employed at the Office of the Chief of Engineers, discusses the character and loyalty of Charles Wagoner Howell. Informs McPherson that though he does not personally know Howell, "by reference to Cullum's Biographical Register of Graduates of Military Academy, Vol: II. Page 590- it will be seen that he was graduated & promoted in the Army, to First-Lieut: Corp of Eng'r. June 11. 1863 ... " Relates that he "met Howell during the last year of the war while engaged in the Richmond & Petersburg Campaigns."

GLC02730

1870/05/20

Parker, Ely S., 1828-1895

Letter signed

Title: to Gen. William B. Hazen

Circular letter from the Office of Indian Affairs, signed as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Parker wants Indians living on reservations to be counted for the ninth census, as does Francis A. Walker. The Office of Indian Affairs is to be responsible for the counting.

GLC02731

2 December 1826

Porter, David, 1780-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to R. Smith

Writing to a banker in Washington, D.C., arranges for his wife's finances after his defection to Mexico. Sends along with his letter eight hundred dollars, four hundred of which is to be given to his wife, the rest to be put in his bank account. Adds, "I hope my writing will have no cause to be ashamed of my conduct on any occasion." One full length seated engraving of David Porter included.

GLC02734

5 March 1860

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Buchanan

Writes to President Buchanan to forward an enclosed letter [not present] from Reverend William D. Howard, a Presbyterian clergyman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Howard's letter recommends his son, Robert R. Howard, for the position of District Attorney in Nebraska territory. Declares, "He read law under my direction, is a very industrious worthy young gentleman, of more than ordinary ability, a good lawyer and sound democrat, and would be an excellent appointment to the District Attorneyship." Note in pen on verso in different handwriting listing date, authorship of Stanton's letter, and…

GLC02735

1868/02/17

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Sherman re: castigating Pres. Johnson shortly before impeachment trial

GLC02760

1902-1904

Walker, John G., 1835-1907

Header Record

Title: Five letters re: the Panama Canal [decimalized]

Five letters between John G. Walker, President of the Isthmian Canal Commission, and his friend Thomas Gibbons. Letters describe Walker's family and their mutual friends, as well as developments in the canal project. He discusses the ratification of the treaty with Colombia and the beginnings of the building of the canal. Also mentions increased spending on the navy.

GLC02763

14 November 1902

Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907

Typed letter signed

Title: to Thomas Gibbons

Glad to receive a copy of the "Rainbow," a paper published aboard the U.S. Flagship Rainbow. Thanks him for box of cigars, though he says he does not smoke regularly, as well as for a photograph of himself and one of Gibbons taken in Hong Kong. Says, "Canal matters are waiting upon a treaty with Colombia for rights, privileges and concessions necessary before the Government can undertake the construction of a canal to connect the two oceans. How soon, if at all, a satisfactory treaty can be had no one can tell. If a suitable treaty is made and acted upon by the Senate, I have no doubt…

GLC02763.01

4 August 1864

Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

Letter signed

Title: to Braxton Bragg

Confederate General Hood, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee, relates that Bragg's instructions will soon be followed regarding the command of General Roddy (possibly Philip Dale Roddey), and that Roddey soon departs for West Point. Informs Bragg, commander of the Department of North Carolina, that he (Hood) is taking precautions to prevent the interruption of transmitting supplies. Discusses drawing supplies from Alabama. Mentions that Union cavalry in the area have been broken up. Writes "I try to assure you that I have no intention of abandoning this place... I shall certainly give…

GLC02704

20 March 1864

Orme, William W., 1832-1866

Autograph document signed

Title: [Certification of a sutler for prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois]

Appoints Luman Burr to the position of sutler (someone who supplies provisions) for the prisoners of war at Camp Douglas. Signed as Brigadier General commanding the Post of Chicago. Orme was promoted to brigadier general in November of 1862. He resigned due to ill health in April of 1864.

GLC02705

20 September 1861

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John C. Fremont

Brigadier General Grant discusses enemy troop movement with Fremont, Commander of the Western Department. States that he has not received news of enemy movement in the past few days, but that the Confederates seem to be retreating from Mayfield to Columbus, Kentucky. Reports that he has not received information regarding the command of General A. S. Johnson (possibly Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate commander of the Western Department in 1861). Relates that the 10th and 11th Illinois Regiments have seven and nine respective companies, stating "These two regiments are commanded by…

GLC02706

1863/02/10

Parker, Ely S., 1828-1895

Autograph document signed

Title: [Petition to amend an 1861 New York state legislative act pertaining to the Tonawanda band of Seneca Indians]

Includes a cover letter by Parker, writing as chief and delegate of the Tonawanda band of Seneca Indians, that claims that the 1861 legislation entitled "An Act for the protection and improvement of the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, residing on the Tonawanda reservation in this state" has been defective. The letter is followed by eight pages, most in Parker's hand, of drafted suggestions for amendments and repeals to various sections of the act. The final page has a list related to land allotment and a pencilled in note dated 30 May 1863 at the Chiefs Council also pertaining to…

GLC02707

4 March 1792

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Don Jose de Viar and Don Joseph de Jaudenes

Jefferson, Secretary of State, requests that Spanish officials Viar and Jaudenes recognize reimbursement of funds from the Spanish Government to American Oliver Pollock. States that he has full confidence that Spain will "do full justice to Mr. Pollock, according to the truth of his case." Requests that Viar and Jaudenes interfere to have Pollock's case examined at the proper place.

GLC02709

1861-1865 ca.

Stanley, Lucius T., 1844-1934

Map

Title: Archive of Civil War maps, mainly Atlanta campaign [word processed inventory available]

Collection of wartime manuscript maps with copies of other war items related to Stanley. 37 maps document Sherman's army from Chattanooga to Atlanta, the march to the sea and then up to the Carolinas. The last map (38) is the Battle of Chancellorsville. Stanley enlisted as a corporal in July 1862 at Elmira and served in the 107th New York Vols., as a topographical engineer. A duplicate commission (in this collection) notes him as first Lieutenant in the 65th New York. The maps are illustrated in Earl B. McElfresh, Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War pp. 120, 177-181.

GLC02710

January 1864

Pattison, Everett W., 1839-1919

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Furlough for Lucius T. Stanley]

Pattison authorizes a 30-day furlough to Elmira, New York for Stanley, whose 22 January 1864 autograph signed furlough application to Brigadier General William Whipple appears on page two. At least three endorsements are cross-written across the front; one signed by Lt. Col. and Deputy Quarter Master General Osborn Cross (a future brevet brigadier general), and one by William H. Wisner. The final page has numerous endorsements, signed by, among others, Acting Surgeon-in-Chief Robert K. Tuthill, Brigade General Joseph F. Knipe, Major General Henry W. Slocum, Major General Joseph Hooker, Asst.…

GLC02710.40

12 February 1864

Johnson, J.G., fl. 1864

Printed document signed

Title: [Transportation furnished to Lucius T. Stanley]

Partially printed document indicating that Stanley was provided transportation from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Elmira, New York (for his furlough, see GLC02710.40). Johnson is identified as "Capt. and A.Q.M., U.S.A."

GLC02710.41

3 March 1864

Morse, Rascius, fl. 1864

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Medical certificate for furlough extension of Lucius T. Stanley]

Attests that he examined Stanley and found "that he is suffering from the effects of a severe attack of pneumonia of the left lung and that in consequence thereof he is in my opinion unfit for duty." Claims he needs at least thirty days to recover. WIth endorsement stating that Morse took an oath attesting to the truthfulness of his diagnosis, signed by Justice of the Peace of Chemung County R.H. Romsom. With stamp on verso.

GLC02710.42