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December 1772

Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788

Autograph document signed

Title: State of J.M.'s affairs in England and other parts beyond the seas

Ledger sheet.

GLC03902.314

8 July 1774

Francklin, Michael, fl. 1762-1774

Autograph document signed

Title: Grant to J. Gildart & Co. Signed by M. Francklin of Lands at Millborough on the River called Pidquidiac.

Pertains to annual rent.

GLC03902.315

11 October 1775 - November 1780

Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788

Autograph document signed

Title: Joshua Mauger to William Dean

Claims on the Corporation of Poole and instructions on the payment of the debt.

GLC03902.316

August 1776

Autograph document signed

Title: Accounts

GLC03902.317

12 March 1776

Autograph document signed

Title: Bill dated 3/12 between Miss Capeland and Miss Payne

The docket is dated 19 August 1776.

GLC03902.318

2 March 1778

Brookes, fl. 1778

Autograph document signed

Title: to Joshua Mauger

Account sheet

GLC03902.319

10 September 1778

Autograph document signed

Title: Settlement of will of John Margenum

Payment of £ 250, half of the sum bequeathed, to his widow, Mary Askenhurst.

GLC03902.320

19 March - December 1781

Dean, William, fl. 1771-1785

Autograph document signed

Title: Account of John Oliver

Kept by Dean for Mauger.

GLC03902.321

3 June 1877

Lee, James W., fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Lee is recommending J Wiley Carr for an appointment in any department in Washington D.C.

GLC09400.253

17 February 1944

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

V-Mail

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

V-Mail. Sylvia rushed after dinner to N.Y. Union Headquarters, only to find that she had gone on the wrong night. So she dashed over to the movies with Ben and Mad [sister and her boyfriend]. Says another week has slipped away; but February 22nd [Washington's Birthday] is coming up and a holiday will help.

GLC09414.0165

February 21, 1944

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia is happy that Moe shared his furlough in London with her in his letters, and is happy because the next day is a holiday-glad George Washington was born for many reasons. Is listening to Music to Read By [WQXR] and hears "The Merry Widow Waltz." It reminds her of him. Reports on family and friends.

GLC09414.0170

1961

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Broadside

Title: The Inaugural Address of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

GLC09528

1942

War Manpower Commission

Poster

Title: Americans All

US government printing office O-476311. Features men working on a tank surrounded by surnames of European origins. also features a quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt "... it is the duty of employers and labor organizers to provide for the full participation of all workers without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origins."

GLC09530

1829

Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836

Pamphlet

Title: Translation of the laws, orders, and contracts,on Colonization

Stephen F. Austin. Translation of the Laws, orders, and contracts on colonization... in Texas.... San Felipe de Austin, Texas: Printed by Godwin B. Cotten, November 1829. 71 p. (Translated with S. M. Williams, p.26.) [With 3 newsclippings pasted into front.]

GLC02753.01

1831

Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836

Pamphlet

Title: Address to the Reader of the Documents

Address to the reader of the documents relating to the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company.... New-York: Printed by G. F. Hopkins & Son, January 1, 1831. 38, 69 p. (Annotated.)

GLC02753.02

1831

Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836

Pamphlet

Title: Documents Relating to the Grants of Land

Documents relating to grants of lands made to Don Estevan Julian Willson [sic], and Don Richard Exter [sic], in Texas. New-York: Ludwig & Tolefree, 1831. 31 p. (With page of manuscript notes on verso p. 31 re: a land speculator and translation of a Texas proclamation 4/30/1834.)

GLC02753.03