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to my dear friend (John Kendall)

Written in Camp Sprague

GLC02915.046

to my dear friend

Written in Camp Sprague

GLC02915.049

to my young friend

GLC02915.051

to Lord Sydney

Written by General Cornwallis, the leader of British forces at Yorktown, who had accepted the post of Governor General of India in February 1786 to Lord Sydney as Home Secretary in the Pitt government. Wants Lord Sydney to talk to King George about...

GLC02921

[Revocation of Cyrus Griffin's power of attorney][copy]

Witnessed by Leroy Peachy, Samuel Griffin, and William Griffin. The power of attorney had been granted by Burges Ball and John Payne, and their wives, and pertained to the administration of land in Virginia. Also contains a copy of the identity...

GLC02923

[Report of a meeting and transcription of a property description].

John Tucker and others agree to the proper division of various peninsulas and islands. Includes a certified copy of a transcription from the 31 December 1691 Dartmouth Book of Records, also signed and certified by Delano. Signed as Clerk of the...

GLC02924.005

[Copy of a report of a meeting held in Dartmouth Township on 12 May 1713 to discuss who has rights to a meadow].

Delano has signed clerically for Richard Borden, John Akin, William Wood, Jacob Barker, and Isaac Smith. Attested as a true copy and signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

GLC02924.014

[Report of various meetings about land in Dartmouth Township].

Attested as a true copy and signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

GLC02924.032

[Copy of records about methods of land distribution in Dartmouth Township].

A note below the clerk's signature reads: "to be entered first on the new book of records [illegible]." Attested as a true copy and signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

GLC02924.035

[Report of a meeting held at the town house].

The subject of the meeting is a meadow beside Cedar Swamp. Attested as a true copy and signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

GLC02924.037

Patent of Roeloff Johnson's Kill to Robert Livingston

GLC03107.05388

Land patent concerning Roeloff Johnson's Kill

GLC03107.05395

To: Ulysses S. Grant

Directing Grant to issue an order creating the Military Division of the Atlantic, to be commanded by William T. Sherman. (12 days before impeachment)

GLC07996

Affix the seal to the proclomation concerning the eight hours law

Affix the seal to the proclomation creating eight hour work day.

GLC07998

to John G. Bourke

"I hate to bring in any question of race origin into our politics, and I want to see us all act simply and purely as Americans."

GLC08001

To: Jesse R. Grant

Embarking on a new career, concerns about Julia traveling into free states with a slave.

GLC07997

Draft of one of the opening sections of first State of the Union address.

Draft of one of the opening sections of first State of the Union address. With collateral G.L. Rives Als fowarding draft to his sister, stating " the rest of the draft wad torn up, - so this is all there is of it."

GLC07999

to Oscar King Davis

"I am pretty well disgusted with our government ... in a democracy like ours people will always do well or ill largely in proportion to their leadership. If Lincoln had acted after the firing on Fort Sumter in the way that Wilson did about the...

GLC08003

To: Sir William Johnson

Criticizing General Lyman's account of Johnson's 1755 campaign against Crown Point: "I was not so surprised to see the rest of us stripped as I was to see you."

GLC08014.02

To: Col. John Bradstreet

Military situation at Crown Point: "The brig and sloop are expected here this day, if they arrive our navy and part of the army proceed down the lake to...endeavor to burn and sink and destroy enemys vessels, and attempt what further may be done."

GLC08014.03

To: Caldwallader Colden.

Relaying information from Governor George Clarke during King George's War: "He says it was expected at home that Crown Point would be reduced by our troops, so that way be open to Montreal when the fleet and forces come over."

GLC08014.04

Bill of Expenses

Bill of expenses providing for soldiers who became ill on march to Crown Point charged to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

GLC08014.05

Detailed supply list of Colonel Fitch's Connecticut Regiment while at Ticonderoga

GLC08014.06

Receipt for payment of Moses Scott, a soldier in Barnard's Company.

Receipt for payment of Moses Scott, a soldier in Barnard's Company including cheese, sugar, and chocolate with a total of 16 shillings.

GLC08014.07

to Samuel H. Parsons, James M. Varnum, and John C. Symmes

Knox writes to Parsons, Varnum, and Symmes, the first judges of the Northwest Territory. Introduces Thomas H. Cushing, who served in the army during the Revolutionary war and plans to settle in the Northwest Territory. Recommends Cushing for the...

GLC02437.03806