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to unknown

Declines the request to be a lecturer. Written on The Constitution Magazine letterhead.

GLC00496.164

to unknown

Requests assistance and chapel circulars from recipient addressed as "Dear Bro."

GLC00496.165

[Engraving of Rutherford B. Hayes]

Clipped signature affixed beneath engraving.

GLC00496.166

[Receipt for Mr. Thalders]

Documents the payment of 52 pounds 12 shillings 6 pence.

GLC00496.167

to Thomas Pringle

Letter of thanks for a book.

GLC00496.168

to unknown

The letter discusses editing a speech for publication and encloses requested quotations.

GLC00496.170

to unknown

Discusses one of her supporters, Henry F. Chorley. Describes the cold winter and reports other news.

GLC00496.171

to Thomas Pringle

Voices concerns over Pringle's lack of correspondence and criticism of Howitt's work.

GLC00496.172

to James Madison

Mentions David Bailie Warden, American consul general in Paris. Also mentions Mr. de Lafayette (possibly the Marquis de Lafayette), and Berthollet (possibly Claude de Berthollet, a French chemist). Contains a cardboard strip attached to the end of...

GLC00496.173

to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn

Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence, and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.

GLC00496.174

to John Hancock

Thomas Jefferson asks Governor Hancock to collect data on the cod and whale fisheries. Seller's note reads: "an incomplete press copy of a contemporary transcript." First pages missing. Written while Jefferson was Secretary of State. Letter is...

GLC00496.175

[Bill for two books]

Bill from David Longworth for two copies of "Telemachus" to Thomas Jefferson for $17.00.

GLC00496.176

[Ledger page listing medical purchases]

Lists purchases for Thomas Jefferson.

GLC00496.177

to Thomas Jefferson Randolph

Titled: "To Thomas Jefferson Randolph from his illustrious grand Father." Advises his grandson on such issues as choosing friends, using common sense, and knowing when to leave well enough alone. Notes on verso. Former owner Harry Dalton's note...

GLC00496.178

[Bond owed to John Muir]

Counter-signed by Robert H. Harrison and John Parke Custis.

GLC00496.179

Collection of three clipped signatures of Andrew Johnson [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC00496.181

to Hugh McCulloch

Requests an interview with the Secretary of the Treasury McCulloch on behalf of Mrs. Dudley.

GLC00496.182

to unknown

Discusses involvement in a production of Richard III.

GLC00496.184

to Edward Moxon

Edits one of Thomas Pringle's poems.

GLC00496.185

to unknown

Has an extra ticket to hear Dr. Chalmers and invites recipient to join him.

GLC00496.186

to unknown

Delivers an account of her travels. Mentions her respect for Thomas Pringle.

GLC00496.187

to unknown

Comments on recipient's recent book. Requests information on Sir Walter Scott.

GLC00496.188

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

to unknown

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

GLC00496.190

to Thomas Pringle

Discusses unity in matters of the Anti-Slavery Committee.

GLC00496.191