1812/01/23

Williams, Isaac B., fl. 1808-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Van Beuren re: shipment of pig iron for Henry Livingston (1753-1823)

Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.

GLC03107.03950

1812/01/25

Van Beuren, Henry, fl. 1812

Document signed

Title: Receipt of wheat for rent due Henry Livingston (1753-1823)

GLC03107.03951

1812/01/25

Van Beuren, Henry, fl. 1812

Document signed

Title: Receipt of wheat for rent due Henry Livingston (1753-1823)

GLC03107.03952

1878/05/20

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Herbert P. Maris re: receipt of & thanks for "Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs"

Written on Executive Mansion stationery.

GLC03145

1931/07/10

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Typed letter signed

Title: to Louis L. Emmerson

Confidential letter written to the Governor of Illinois about America's economic situation during the Great Depression and the prospect of continued destitution. Praises Emmerson's "organization last winter" and discusses the need for earlier appropriations of federal money to the states. Typed on White House stationery.

GLC03146

1820/05/19

Jones, Edward, fl. 1820-1824

Letter signed

Title: to Samuel Frothingham

Requests that the attached notice from the Treasury be inserted on every second day into two major Boston newspapers. The notice is a manuscript document signed by Secretary of the Treasury William Crawford. It lays out the rules for the solicitation of bids for loans to the United States. One black and white bust engraving of Crawford included.

GLC03159

1835/06/13

MacAlester, Charles, 1798-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Francis P. Blair

Claims there are many people in Philadelphia who doubt both the compotence and honesty of Bank of the United States President Nicholas Biddle. Cites a specific example of a story about Biddle and President Andrew Jackson as proof of his falsehoods. The letter ends with the imperative "Destroy my letter as received."

GLC03209.13

1834/01/12

Rogers, Matilda, fl. 1817-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Johnston Livingston re: news since Johnston's return to college

Matilda writes the letter as Johnston has just returned to college after a holiday at home, and sends news of friends and family. She describes a trip to Oak Hill and the Manor, and the news shared by friends and family.

GLC03107.04084

[n.y.]/01/04

Rogers, Matilda, fl. 1817-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Johnston Livingston re: trouble caused by the cold weather

Matilda writes that the severe cold of the winter has had ill-effects on everyone's health, and presently hinders her ability to write. She also describes a new attitude of disaffection for society life, and tells Johnston of a recent visit to the zoological institute with her husband.

GLC03107.04085

[n.y.]/03/24

Rogers, Matilda, fl. 1817-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Johnston Livingston re: news of the family

Matilda writes that she is extremely busy taking care of their sick mother, and also notes that a relative "Clermont" will soon be attending Union College.

GLC03107.04086

1834/04/04

Union College (Cranford, N.J.)

Document

Title: College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston

The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 3 January and ending 28 March 1834. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and fines for absences from prayers and recitations. The document also gives Johnston's scores for attendance, conduct, and performance in the courses Mechanics, and French. The remainder of the document states the college's offical course of studies, standard payments, and the rules and regulations.

GLC03107.04087

[n.y.]/05/21

Livingston, ?

Letter

Title: to Johnston Livingston re: cleaning and repairing the house

Apparently written by a sister of Johnston Livingston. She explains that she has been busy cleaning and repairing the house, which has kept her from writing a proper letter. She also writes about her desire to travel out of the country, and also describes a magic show she plans to see the following day.

GLC03107.04088

1834/06/23

Rogers, Matilda, fl. 1817-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Johnston Livingston re: preparations for her wedding

Matilda apologizes for neglecting to write for so long, but explains that she is preparing for her wedding in August, in which she expects Johnston to play an active role.

GLC03107.04089

[1782-1786]

Livingston, Family

Manuscript

Title: Contra ledger [bound in paper]

GLC03107.05436

[1782-1788]

Livingston, Family

Manuscript

Title: Ledger F [reverse calf] [red rot and disbound]

GLC03107.05437

1780/06/16

Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790

Broadside

Title: State of Massachusetts in Convention [State Constitution]

GLC03116

1785/09/26

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Stockdale re: purchase of maps and books for inclusion into his atlas

David Franks, the bearer of this letter, was the highest-ranking Jewish officer in the Revolutionary War.

GLC03117

1766/05/12

Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803

Newspaper

Title: Boston gazette: Supplement. [May 12, 1766]

Prints a scriptural parody critical of the Stamp Act (p. 1), a letter "from a North-American, now on the Island of Barbados" passionately denouncing the Stamp Act (p. 2), an extract from a letter from London claiming Benjamin Franklin had assured Parliament that the repeal of the act would relieve tensions, and another extract on the fate of nations and liberty (p. 3). Also contains many advertisements. Benjamin Edes and John Gill, the publishers of the Boston Gazette, were members of the anti-British faction in Boston.

GLC03120

1790/06/09

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]

Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts passed by Congress and ones still pending, and news items about appointments, slavery, and suicide. Same issue as GLC08720.01.

GLC03123

1789/08/26

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: The Massachusetts centinel. [Vol. XI, no. 47 (August 26, 1789)]

Gives detailed report of recent debates in House of Representatives (August 14 and 15) regarding seventeen proposed amendments to the Constitution (a Bill of Rights). Also includes international news, letters from readers, ship news, advertisements, and other miscellaneous news items.

GLC03129

1859-64, 1867-70, 1872-73

Kiger, James S., fl. 1859-1873

Header Record

Title: [Collection of James S. Kiger, A company, 12th regiment, New Jersey, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .18]

Kiger was soldier in 12th New Jersey Volunteers and after the war was an active member of the GAR. Diaries contain a great deal of information of Kiger's life and activities, but it appears that he saw little military action. The diaries cover the period 1859-1864, 1867-1870 and 1872-1873. The collection also includes an 1866 Masonic By Laws, and 3 soldier documents. Collection of 12 diaries, 1 volume of Bylaws Ashlar Lodge, No. 76, Free and Accepted Masons; (1866), bound with Constitution, Bylaws ... (1874, and three 1863 furlough papers). Diary for 1872 is blank except for some…

GLC03131.16

1830/05/07-1830/08/05

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Header Record

Title: Two letters to William Rochester pertaining to the builing of the banking house in Buffalo, NY [Decimalized]

GLC03139

1896/11/04

Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

Autograph note signed

Title: Note reporting NJ election return with McKinley carrying state by 50,000 votes

Dated 1:30 AM.

GLC03143

1862/03/25

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph E. Johnston re: moving part of his army to anticipate McClellan

Written as General, instructing Johnston to move to oppose McClellan during the latter's Peninsula campaign and to hold his present line. One full length black and white engraving of Lee included.

GLC03153

1862/04/23

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Letter signed

Title: to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston

Discusses at some length T. J. ("Stonewall") Jackson's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. With full-page postscript, initialed by Lee.

GLC03156