1861/04/29

Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Letcher re: building railroad between Strasburg & Wincester

Jackson recommends building the railroad for military purposes.

GLC01979

1775/04/10; 1776/01/01; 1786/05

Header Record

Title: [Three pieces of currency from the colonial and early republic periods. Decimalized].

GLC01980.05

1793/03/02

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Document signed

Title: [An act appropriating funds to purchase two lots for building the Mint].

Signed as Secretary of State.

GLC01984

1801 ca.

Object

Title: [Jefferson Indian Peace medal]

Based on Houdon's bust of Jefferson. Copies of this medal were given by Lewis and Clark to Indians they met on their expedition. See Alfred L. Bush, Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, p. 13; Noble E. Cunningham, Jr., The Image of Thomas Jefferson in the Public Eye, pp. 73-78.

GLC01984.03

1833/01/24

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Appleton re: instructions on bank funds as Jackson dismantles bank

Written as president of the Bank of the United States to Appleton, President of the Office of Discount and Deposit, Boston. Biddle explains that "the loans in the remoter offices, particularly in the South and West, are gradually diminishing, and the fund[s] transferred into the more manageable form of domestic bills of exchange." Biddle explains that this policy will provide more funds for circulation in the Atlantic offices, where more money was needed. This was the very policy that angered President Jackson, who felt money should be kept in the originating region.

GLC01994.02

1862/12/10

Van Cleve, Horatio P., 1809-1891

Letter signed

Title: to Joseph Wheeler re: flag of truce for captured Union soldiers, surgeons

Clerical docket on verso.

GLC02015

1847/12/05

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Adam Beatty

Discusses whether or not he will run for president again, remarking that he has "not made up my mind whether I would accept or decline a nomination." Also comments on his recent speech in Lexington, Kentucky, in which he presented some unspecified resolutions, and expresses appreciation for the support he received. Address leaf is in Clay's hand.

GLC02018

1789/04/25-27

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Document signed

Title: to the Chancellor of New York re: plans for Washington's inauguration

Signed as Secretary of the United States Senate for the Committee appointed to Consider the Time, Place & Manner in which, and of the person by whom, the oath prescribed by the Constitution shall be administrated to the President of the United States. With an added note from the 27th changing the oath-taking place.

GLC01748

1814/03/05

Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Madison

Responds to a letter from Madison in which he told Gerry that Parliament had abolished the Courts of Session in Middlesex. Gerry considers the news "laughable." In a long note after his signature he comments on the popularity of a certain Mrs. Derby and also notes "that our republican ladies refuse to mix with those of the high federalists of our quarter." Gerry was Madison's vice president.

GLC01814

1863/01/10

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: Authority to affix the seal to the pardon of Henry Fort

GLC01827

1845/04/15

Jones, Anson, 1798-1858

Document signed

Title: Pardon of R.S. Redmond (c/s Tobias Allen)

Redmond was convicted of horse-stealing. No reason is given for his pardon. Countersigned by Allen as acting Secretary of State.

GLC01860.04

1846/05/14

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Document signed

Title: Circular letter re: declaration of war on Mexico

Printed letter signed as Secretary of State. This copy was sent to to Seth Sweetser, U.S. Consul at Guayaquil.

GLC01860.18

1840/02/29

Lamar, Mirabeau B., fl. 1839-1849

Document signed

Title: Authorization to Barnard E. Bee to draw $1900 (also signed later by Bee)

Signed as President of the Republic of Texas with blind stamped seal. Countersigned by the Secretary of Treasury, with signed notes of Bee, dated from Washington, Texas, 4/21/1840 and Galveston 12/19/1840, by Hamilton.

GLC01860.19

1890/02/17

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Broadside

Title: Proclamation: prohibiting herding or grazing on Cherokee strip

Printed document without seal or signature.

GLC01861

1802/10/19

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas Nelson

Circular letter in which Secretary of State Madison, on behalf of President Jefferson, requests district attorneys forward explanations of how state laws apply to seamen deserting from foreign vessels. Seeks Nelson's reply on the laws of Virginia. A draft of Nelson's autograph response appears on pages 2-3, dated 3 November 1802 at Yorktown, Virginia.

GLC01870

1774/10/26

United States. Continental Congress.

Broadside

Title: Petition from the General Congress... to the King [American grievances]

The last action of the first Continental Congress. Entitled "A Genuine Copy / of the / Peititon from the General Congress in America to the King. Published by Order of the Congress, at Philadelphia Oct. 26, 1774." 2 columns. No imprint: Philadelphia, or English.

GLC01671

1765/05/30

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1901 (May 30, 1765)]

Contains an announcement of the passage of the Stamp Act on p. 2 and mentions the new stamp duties in other sections. Reports news from around Europe and the colonies, including an act passed in Philadelphia for the maintenance and repair of roads. Contains various advertisements.

GLC01714

1765/07/18-1765/09/19

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1908 (July 18, 1765), no. 1910 (August 1, 1765), no. 1914 (August 29, 1765) - no. 1917 (September 19, 1765)]

In addition to news from Europe and the colonies, and various advertisements and announcements, each issue touches on the controversy surrounding the Stamp Act. Issue 1908 reports on an upcoming colonial assembly which will seek relief from the Stamp Act (p. 2). Issue 1910 contains a letter opposing the Stamp Act (p. 2). Issue 1914 has a letter on the proposed Quartering Act, mentions the burning in effigy of a distributor of the stamps, and has a letter from the General Assembly in Providence seeking relief from the Stamp Act (all on p. 2). Issue 1915 contains a Massachusetts…

GLC01715

1765/09/26-1765/10/24

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1918 (September 26, 1765) - No. 1922 (October 24, 1765)]

In addition to news from Europe and the colonies, and various advertisements and announcements, each issue touches on the controversy surrounding the Stamp Act. Issue 1918 reports on the burning in effigy of a stamp distributor in Annapolis, the attachment of a copper plate reading "Tree of Liberty" to a tree in Boston as well as a conference on the Stamp Act in that town, and resolutions against the Stamp Act in Newport and Philadelphia (p. 2-3). Issue 1919 contains extracts from various meetings and letters opposing the Stamp Act (p. 2-3). Issue 1920 reports on the resolutions of the…

GLC01716

1765/10/31

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1923 (October 31, 1765)]

Reports on resistance to British quartering, a meeting of freeholders in Boston to discuss the Stamp Act, reaction to the arrival of the stamps in New York, and a declaration in Philadelphia claiming the act was unconstitutional (p. 2-3). Also contains other news from around the colonies and Europe and various advertisements. Printed with black borders, the last issue before final implementation of the Stamp Act required the newspaper to have the tax. This issue is also the last with Franklin's name in the imprint.

GLC01717

1765/11/21-1765/12/26

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1926 (November 21, 1765) - no. 1931 (December 26, 1765)]

In addition to news from Europe and the colonies, and various advertisements and announcements, each issue touches on the controversy surrounding the Stamp Act. Issue 1926 reports on a Massachusetts resolution against the Stamp Act and the burying of a copy of the act in Portsmouth and Hartford (p. 1). Reprints an article with resolutions from Connecticut in opposition to the act (p. 2-3) and reports on activities in New York (p. 3). Issue 1927 reports on a meeting of Massachusetts freeholders in opposition to the Stamp Act and speeches in the House of Assembly in Boston (p. 1), as well as…

GLC01718

1862/01/04-1862/12/20

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 262 (January 4, 1862) - no. 312 (December 20, 1862)] [bound]

GLC01733.04

1790/04/14

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Broadside

Title: The Secretary of State.... [report on supplying coinage from England]

Broadside printed by Childs and Swaine. First printing of Jefferson's first published report as Secretary of State rejecting a proposal to import copper coins minted in England as an infringement on American sovereignty. The idea had been proposed by John H. Mitchell of South Carolina.

GLC01738

1776/10/31

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Broadside

Title: Speech to Parliament re: "the troubles" in America

Printed by William & Thomas Bradford. The speech blames American leaders for the independence movement and announces the recovery of Canada and New York.

GLC01754

1780/10/05

United States. Continental Congress.

Manuscript document signed

Title: Extract from minutes of Congress: concord with Russia on neutral shipping

Resolutions towards a commercial and diplomatic accord between the two nations.

GLC01781