1806/02/24

Preble, Edward, 1761-1807

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Smith

Commodore Preble recommends Charles Morris as a person to transmit secret government dispatches should they be needed while European powers were at war. Hopes Secretary of the Navy Smith will recommend Morris to President James Madison. Morris had served under Preble on the frigate Constitution and continued to serve on the Constitution during the War of 1812.

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24 October 1785

Sullivan, John, 1740-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Circular letter written by Sullivan as Attorney General of New Hampshire (he signs it as Major General) to an unknown recipient. Gives a list of recommended colors for military uniforms.

GLC02497.16

11 October 1775

Ten Broeck, Abraham, 1734-1810

Autograph document signed

Title: [Abraham Ten Broeck's account]

Written by Ten Broeck as member of New York state Provincial Congress. Account with two line items, one for April 1775 and the other for May 1775 for a total of 1 pound, 16 shillings. A notation from 11 October 1775 says that he received the money from Leonard Gansevoort, Treasurer of the City and County of Albany.

GLC02497.17

2 January 1782

Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Hand

Created at a military site formerly known as Pimpton, New York. General Cortlandt comments that a letter Brigadier General Hand directed to General George Clinton was not received until 1 January. Encloses a return of men (not included) belonging to two unspecified regiments of infantry for Hand, Adjutant General.

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31 March 1778

Bland, Theodorick, 1742-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Caswell

Written by Captain Bland to North Carolina Governor Caswell. Express letter encloses letters from Congress (not included here). Says he has tried his hardest to get them to Caswell as quickly as possible. Messenger is to receive 50 Continental dollars, and since he has no public money he hopes Caswell can pay him. Docket says Caswell received the packet of letters on 6 April 1778. Page with address leaf and docket are separate from body of letter.

GLC02498.01

1789/02/05

Butler, John, 1728-1796

Letter signed

Title: to Jelles Fonda

Inquires into whether a certain Indian owns a particular piece of land. If the Indian does own it, Butler wants to know if the Indian can sell it, and how much it is worth.

GLC02498.02

2 November 1780

Butler, Richard, 1743-1791

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Reed

Written by Colonel Butler as commander of the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment to Reed as President of Pennsylvania. Says he is writing on behalf of Ensign Nathaniel Smith of his regiment, who has served "with great propriety." Says that Smith has been entitled to a lieutenancy since 21 July 1780 and hopes Reed can move the process along. Claims that it might result in Smith leaving the army, which he doesn't want to happen. Written at Camp Totowa.

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20 February 1765

Dayton, Elias, fl. 1774

Document signed

Title: [Certificate of service and of disability].

"This is to certify that the bearer, John Williams, has served in the New Jersey Regiment [illegible] the command of Col. McDonald and Serjent in Capn Draytons Company and in the service has lost the use of [illegible] thumb. Given under my hand and seal." Signed as Captain of the New Jersey Regiment. An important Revolutionary War military figure, Drayton was a member of the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788.

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1775-1783

Hand, Edward, 1744-1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Nevill

Discusses the loss of a flat bottom boat hired to transport Continental troops across the Allegany River and asks for an inquiry to determine who should pay for it.

GLC02498.05

2 August 1781

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Nelson

Relays information about and an analysis of Lord Cornwallis's maneuvers to Virginia's Governor Nelson. Written shortly before the defeat of Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown. Mercer (who later became the governor of Maryland) was then an officer in the Continental Army.

GLC02498.08

23 July 1782

Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathanael Greene

Written by Brigadier General Pickens, the well-known partisan fighter of South Carolina, to Major General Greene as commander of the Southern Department. Due to orders from Governor John Mathews, he is now occupying ground previously occupied by General Francis Marion. Apologizes that fewer men are in the brigade than expected. Says the harvest wasn't finished and troops wanted to stay behind because a group of Tories recently marched through the area. Expects these men to filter into the camp in a few days. Written from Bacon's Bridge, in Summerville, South Carolina.

GLC02498.09

10 February 1780

Poor, Enoch, 1736-1780

Letter signed

Title: to Mr. Osburn

Requests provisions "To Be Kept on Command in Woodbury."

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13 July 1783

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stephen Van Rensselaer

Written by Schuyler as a New York state senator to Van Rensselaer as a wealthy landowner. Thanks him for his letter of 12 July and for dispatching the letters. Says the cotton and locks arrived after he had written his daughter Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. Says he has nothing new to tell other than the "meeting" in Philadelphia, but since it is in the newspapers he will not repeat it. Probably in reference to the June 1783 incident when Congress was scared out of Philadelphia by a few hundred newly released soldiers and some civilians who threatened to rob the national bank and hold the…

GLC02498.11

24 August 1791

Scott, Charles, 1733-1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Lieutenant of Mason

Written by Scott as a delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates and Brigadier General in Kentucky militia (he was breveted a major general at the end of the Revolution). Writes to the Lieutenant of militia at Mason, Kentucky saying that Major General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory and commander of the U.S. Army, requests his attendance at Lexington on 2 September 1791 in order to work out a system of calling out the militia for the present campaign. St. Clair's expedition that fall was routed by the Miami Indians under Little Turtle on 4 November 1791. Asks him to…

GLC02498.12

22 April 1777

Sumner, Jethro, 1733-1785

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Caswell

Written by Colonel Sumner to North Carolina Governor Caswell. Encloses a list of officers, their ranks, and appointments as of the 16 April 1777. Also encloses a return of the 3rd Regiment and the names of officers he is taking northward (both lists are not included). Says the regiment has suffered by enlistment of soldiers in the service of South Carolina and Georgia as well as by desertion. Wants a system established that will deter civilians from harboring deserters. In the fall of 1777 Sumner took part in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and wintered with his regiment at Valley…

GLC02498.13

1800/12/30

Tingey, Thomas, fl. 1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Messrs Willings & Francis re: salvage

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28 October 1779

Laurens, John, 1754-1782

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Discusses troubles in bringing Washington's dispatches to Congress. Since the Iphigenie will not be sailing, he will take a pilot boat to the fleet. Assures him that "Nothing on my part shall be wanting to deliver your dispatches to Congress." Written "On board of the Iphigenie."

GLC02499.12

9 September 1776

Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stephen Hughes

Written by Colonel Moylan as Quartermaster General to Hughes. Trying to procure boards. Says Washington has called upon them to exert themselves in the creation of barracks and to procure bricks, lime, stones, shingles, and whatever else is needed. Wants enough housing for 20,000 soldiers. Washington wants the engineers and commanding officers to work together to select the spots for building and where to collect materials. Wants him to send all the shingles he can get from "town" and send them to "Kingsbridge." Wants to know where bricks and lime can be found. Believes they can comply with…

GLC02499.14

29 January 1861

Black, Jeremiah Sullivan, 1810-1883

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Freeman H. Morse

States that he has not heard anything since giving his opinion as Attorney General about the government purchase of land from the Chirigni Improvement Co. Expresses concern about the value of the property and the soundness of the title. Remarks that the government of New Granada has made some moves against this company but does not know whether or not this indicates hostility on their part.

GLC02504.02

circa 12 February 1825

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to R. S. Garnett

Asks for a copy of a letter to Andrew Jackson, as well as a contract. Dated 12 February without a year, but probably written before 1825 as Secretary of War. Recipient's name is difficult to fully read.

GLC02504.06

circa 1841

Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Lord

Discusses a case with Lord, a Boston lawyer.

GLC02504.10

7 December 1854

Cushing, Caleb, fl. 1854

Autograph letter signed

Title: to LaFayette T. Foster re: pardon for E. B. Snell.

GLC02504.11

6 January 1888

Edmunds, George F., 1828-1919

Autograph letter signed

Title: to W. J. Bruce

Thanks him for sending a copy of a book. States he will reimburse him for the cost. Edmunds has struck "Senate Chamber" from the stationery.

GLC02504.13

1838/02/01

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841

Letter signed

Title: to Hon. C. Morris re: copy of congressional journals and documents

Forsyth writes that the journals intended for Marietta College would be forwarded.

GLC02504.17

18 March 1854

Hale, John P., 1806-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles Summer

Hale, a New Hampshire State Senator and noted abolitionist, introduces Mr. Vanderbilt (possibly William Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius) of New York City to Summer, a noted abolitionist. States that Vanderbilt will soon visit Washington, D.C.

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