January 23, 1848

Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J.M. Dawson

Describes the reception of his poem in New York City and Philadelphia. Discusses Broadway and the New York theatre scene. Affixed to verso is a satirical letter from Dawson dated February 25, 1854 presenting Lover with a diamond ring.

GLC00496.189

August 22, 1832

Macaulay, Thomas Babington, & Baron, 1800-1859

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Apologizes for being unable to attend an introduction to Samuel Taylor Coleridge arranged by the note's recipient.

GLC00496.190

March 17, 1832

Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses unity in matters of the Anti-Slavery Committee.

GLC00496.191

July 14, 1818

Mackenzie, George Steuart, 1780-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses the election and the reviews of Mackenzie's "Travels in the Island of Iceland."

GLC00496.192

May 26, 1831

Mackintosh, James, 1765-1832

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses the failure of obtaining a pension for Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

GLC00496.193

July 3, 1818

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Horses purchased from Major William Noland. President Monroe has the prospect of procuring two more. Initialed "J.M."

GLC00496.194

December 17, 1816

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Endorsement securing naval commission]

Initial letter was written by Francis Taliaferro Brooke, a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court to Monroe as Secretary of State requesting a recommendation for a naval position for Dr. Benjamin D. Russel. Brooke said Russel's health was damaged during his work as a surgeon of militia in the War of 1812 and that he was ordered to breathe sea air to recover it. Asks Monroe to oblige this experiment. On verso over address, Monroe endorses the request to the Secretary of the Navy. Initialed "JM" after his endorsement.

GLC00496.195

September 5, 1830

Marshall, John, 1755-1835

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Gales, Jr.

In his letter, John Marshall complains about the delivery of the newspaper. Expresses sadness over the prospect of Gales' "Register of Debates" ceasing publication.

GLC00496.196

July 24, 1834

Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Reports travel difficulties from an exciting trip to London. Notes, "if I had staid a week longer I should have been brought back in my coffin." Has been able to write since her return. Mounted (possibly glued) to a single piece of thick, gray paper.

GLC00496.198

August 7, 1828

Montgomery, James, 1771-1854

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Discusses poetry versus fiction as an art form. Allows his poetry to be used by the Anti-Slavery Society for publication in their periodical.

GLC00496.199

March 28, 1847

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Howe Gould

Thomas Moore congratulates Gould on the publication of his poetry. Moore discusses his own timidity in publishing.

GLC00496.200

circa 1830-1850

Noel, Baptist Wriothesley, 1798-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Declines a request due to a previous engagement. Written in the Hornsey neighborhood of London.

GLC00496.201

August 31, 1828

Opie, Amelia Alderson, 1769-1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

She thanks Pringle for sending anti-slavery documents and positively critiques his poetry.

GLC00496.203

April 9, 1855

Pearson, R.C., fl. 1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to W.A. Lucas

Encloses South Carolina tender for deposit in his account.

GLC00496.204

September 1780

Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799

Document signed

Title: Calligraphic document on vellum [in Latin].

Tied with rope with lead seal.

GLC00496.205

January 26, 1860

Polk, Sarah Childress, 1803-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to N.L.C. White

Declines request for autograph of her husband, James K. Polk.

GLC00496.206

circa 1820-1850

Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

Letterbook

Title: Cover for Thomas Pringle's collection of autographs

The front cover of an autograph and correspondence album (approximately 80 items) assembled by Scottish poet, Thomas Pringle, with letters from poets, novelists, essayists, and other writers. The letters in this collection were disbound prior to acquisition by the Gilder Lehrman Collection. They are itemized alphabetically in the range of GLC00496.128-.276, intermittently. Pringle was a Scottish poet and became Secretary of the (British) Anti-Slavery Society in 1827, and some of these letters have come from his correspondence.

GLC00496.207

26 August 1870

Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1819-1901

Document signed

Title: [Appointment of John Guyse Sparke as Ensign in the infantry]

Signed in upper left-hand corner. Co-signed by Secretary of State for War Edward Cardwell and [illegible] of the War Office. Includes royal seals.

GLC00496.209

December 12, 1853

Davidson, W.H., fl. 1853

Document signed

Title: [Land deed for W. R. Meyers]

Signed by the Common Council of Charlotte, including W. H. Davidson, W.W. Elms, Robert Shaw, William Johnston and John Rigler. Countersigned by [illegible] Harris. Includes cost and boundary information. Certification on verso.

GLC00496.210

circa 1825

Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Letter signed Bryan Waller Procter, his writer pseudonym is Barry Cornwall. He sympathizes for the recipient's recent accident. He suggests having the recipient's publisher send proofs directly to Cornwall for transcription, and hopes for a speedy recovery.

GLC00496.211

May 27, 1846

Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Cyrus Redding returns the letter, and thanks Pringle for forwarding, two letters (included in main collection). Sends autographs of Ugo Foscolo, C.P. Villiers, Horace Smith, and Thomas Thornley (included in main collection).

GLC00496.213

February 13, 1829

Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

Samuel Rogers declines an invitation for a meeting. He expresses concern over the success of an annual publication as well as his ability to contribute quality material. Docket by Pringle explains an ambiguous line regarding aforementioned annual.

GLC00496.214

July 16, 1841

S., Edward, fl. 1841

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Caroline Voigt

Writes to his fiancé about his job as an accountant in a shipyard. Discusses seeing her father in Philadelphia and inquires about family and friends. He proposes they marry and expresses his love for her. Author's last name not provided.

GLC00496.216

February 9, 1831

St. John, James Augustus, 1801-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pringle

He apologizes for not writing sooner on grounds that he was busy with his most recently published work, "Lives of Distinguished Travellers." Discusses his upcoming "Anatomy of Society" and expresses concern over its critics' reception and his friends' reactions. Inquires after Pringle's upcoming work of fiction about South Africa and wishes him future success.

GLC00496.217

January 2, 1830

Placide, Henry P., 1799-1870

Autograph note

Title: to H.W.R.

Signed in text and likely written by Henry Placide, in the third person (based on a handwriting comparison). Writes that Henry Placide cannot give an opinion of a farce without having read it and asks the recipient to send a copy. Written on paper imprinted with "J.H. Walsh & Sons, Newburgh."

GLC00496.218