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to Brigadier General John M. Brannan
1862/08/10
Eliot, S. F., fl. 1862
Signed as Brigade Surgeon, 4th N.H. Vols. About health problems in his regiment.
GLC02297.09
to Henry Dearborn
1814/06/04
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
Lists the estimated costs of constructing the first steam-powered U.S. naval vessel. Fulton estimates that $25,000 will be required for three months, with the amount decreasing after that. Costs include materials, wages, and a monthly payment to the...
GLC02302
to Benjamin Huntington
1788/08/11
Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796
Responds to news from Huntington that Congress has chosen Baltimore as a meeting place, but agrees with him that this may not be the final location. Notes that a Colonel Samuel Abbott is very ill. Also informs Huntington that his wife, Anne...
GLC02311
[Portion of an address on the containment of Communism]
1952/08/12
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Incomplete draft of a speech Kennedy delivered 12 August 1952 to the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Federation of Labor. Reflects on Communist expansion and America's need to contain it. Working manuscript with many insertions and deletions...
GLC02313
to Col. A.C. Moore re: organizing defenses of Virginia
1861/07/15
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Written as Major General to Moore, commander of the 29th Regt. Va. Vols., during the week before first Manassas. (Written before his assignment as commander in South Carolina and later as commander in chief of the Army of Northern Virginia.)
GLC02314
to Richard Yates re: urging him to run for election for Illinois governor
1857/09/30
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Yates served as governor of Illinois during the Civil War. Basler 2: 424.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. II 1848 - 1858, p. 424
GLC02315
to unknown
1861 circa
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Expects to arrive in New York in a few days.
GLC02320.06
to Joseph E. Johnston re: defense of Richmond, troop positions, etc.
1862/05/16
Written as commander in chief of the Army of Northern Virginia.
GLC02348
to Thomas F. Pinckney
1875/06/15
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Comments on the present difficulties faced by engineers, but sees better times ahead. Says that Texas has "a big and a bright future, far more promising than any other southern State." Claims the state now needs more laborers to reorganize the...
GLC02359
Thank you note, with AMS poem "Don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt"
1887/03/10
English, Thomas, fl. 1887
Thank you note, accompanied by poem 23 September 1843 (22.6 x 18 cm.).
GLC02453.10
[The Province of Massachusetts Bay v. James Cattee, et al.].
December 1, 1744
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Summons Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Hampshire David Dunbar to appear "at the Court House in Boston upon Wednesday the Twelfth day of December instant at ten o'clock in the forenoon at a Court of Admiralty." James Cattee, Morgan...
GLC02468.21
[Recommendation for a leave of absence for E. Kingsbury]
11 Feburary 1783
Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783
Major Wright recommends Kingsbury, of the Third Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.
GLC02437.09634
The Suffolk resolves: Proceedings of the ...
1774/09/17
Suffolk Resolves, fl. 1774
Printed by John Holt. The first printing in New York of the Suffolk Resolves. Evans 13701
GLC02438
To the inhabitants... re: calling for appointing delegates from NY to Congress
1774 ca.
Printed by John Holt. Evans 13660. only 2 copies recorded
GLC02439
Advertisement re: NY delegate nominations for first Continental Congress
1774/07/05
GLC02440
Minutes and Agreements of the Indiana Company
1775/09/21-1775/11/15
Morgan, George, 1743-1810
A "true copy of the minutes" made by George Morgan re: various minutes and agreements pertaining to the Indiana company, which speculated in land along the Ohio river. In an 1768 treaty Indians had ceded a large tract of land to the "unfortunate...
GLC02441
to John Mason Peck
30 Jaunary 1835
Lovejoy, Elijah P., 1802-1837
Lovejoy, an abolitionist, writes to Peck, a reverend in St. Louis. Requests Peck to stop sending copies of the "Pioneer," a paper containing criticism of Lovejoy. Docket is faded.
GLC02448.08
to Samuel Lewis re: describing trip from Mexico, petitioning Texas for land
1832/08/02
Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
GLC02448.10
to Henry C. Whitney
1868/08/01
Wade, B.F., 1800-1878
States that the Osage treaty was not ratified before Congress recessed. Vows to not let the treaty ever be ratified, until it is just "to the Government, the State of Kansas, and the people."
GLC02448.17
to Lynde Lord
1776/07/23
Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833
Informs Lynde Lord, the sheriff of Litchfield County, Connecticut, that a prisoner named John McDonald is being sent to his care. McDonald had recently participated in an insurgency in Dutchess County, New York. Indicates that he will reimburse...
GLC02450.01
Field where Gen. Reynolds fell, Gettysburg [published by Gardner]
1863/07
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Photograph, not showing Reynold's body, but showing corpses on the field after the battle.
GLC02435
to Henry Jackson Hunt
12 May [1864]
Tompkins, Charles, fl. 1864
Battle note, on scrap of paper, asking for cohorns (mortars). Year inferred based on date. Location was probably the Spotsylvania campaign.
GLC02382.027
30 December [1883]
Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
Mentions the 27 December 1883 death of General Andrew Atkinson Humphreys. Writes that Humphrey's death "... was a shock to me. It is a reminder of the uncertainty of life at our age." Refers to John Alexander Logan, a General and Senator, and...
GLC02382.077
2 letters to Francis Bassett concerning Mexico
1847/01/31-1848/03/23
Lincoln, Solomon, fl. 1847-1848
1. ALS. Solomon Lincoln to Francis Bassett re: Congressional elections, Texas, Gen.s. Taylor & Scott . Hingham, Mass. 3 p. (29x30 cm) Mentions Governor Young pardoning 18 anti-rent (riot) convicts as well as Generals Taylor and Scott....
GLC02390.01
to Elliott and Williams
1792/11/18
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Explains that while he had suggested a certain level of meat rations for the recipients troops, the Secretary of War has chosen a different amount. Though he disagrees with the Secretary, he advises the recipients to follow this higher authority...
GLC02397
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