December 18, 1768

Ross, George, 1730-1779

Autograph document signed

Title: to Laurence Growdon, Esq. re: requesting judgement be entered

[Title continued] forthwith in the matter of John Cramer v. Jacob Wismar.

GLC00184.41

January 1811

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Autograph document signed

Title: Petition to Select and Common Council of the City of Philadelphia

[Title continued] re: repairs to be made to an alley commonly known as "Willlings Alley." Signed by Rush's son and 22 others, mostly on verso.

GLC00184.42

January 15, 1794

Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800

Document signed

Title: Bond of 800 pounds owed to Alexander Gillon by John and Edward Rutledge

Signed in receipt on verso by Ann P. Gillon as executrix. Also signed by John Rutledge.

GLC00184.43

November 29, 1788

Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Peter Mallet

Sherman informs Mallet of his son's visit to Charleston and asks that he befriend him and pay the small balance he owes to him. Mentions receiving a letter from Mallet and thanks him for the information it contained.

GLC00184.44

May 12, 1784

Smith, James, 1713-1806

Autograph note signed

Title: re: debt case of John Wilson and John Wilson, Sr.

With 5-line note signed in Smith's hand as attorney for the Wilsons.

GLC00184.45

26 November 1772

Stockton, Richard, 1764-1828

Autograph document signed

Title: Document re: building a Presbyterian Church in Princeton, N.J.

Signed on verso.

GLC00184.46

24 July 1778 ca.

Stone, Thomas, 1743-1787

Autograph document signed

Title: Document re: debt case

Stone signs twice on verso as attorney for the plaintiff.

GLC00184.47

December 31, 1756

Taylor, George, fl. 1756-1792

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt for iron sold to the United Brethren in Bethlehem, PA

With portions of two unrelated receipts on verso.

GLC00184.48

24 March 1762

Thornton, Matthew, 1714-1803

Document signed

Title: Document re: deed for sale of "certain tract of a meadow"

Signed on verso by Thornton as Justice of the Peace.

GLC00184.49

January 12, 1791

Walton, George, 1740-1804

Document signed

Title: Document ordering Wm Glascock to appear before the court

Signed beneath the wax seal as Justice of the State Superior Court. Also signed by Thomas Watkins as clerk.

GLC00184.50

January 1, 1778

Whipple, William, 1730-1785

Letter signed

Title: to the Gov. of Georgia

The letter discusses lifting the embargo on rice. Signed on verso by Whipple and Gouverneur Morris, both as members of Congress, as well as Nathaniel Scudder.

GLC00184.51

March 5, 1802

Williams, William, 1731-1811

Autograph letter signed

Title: To unknown

The note discusses the unsettled case in Windham County Court. Document contains 3-line attestation by Williams on recto.

GLC00184.52

14 June1769

Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: Receipt to Job Stockton

[title continued] of three pounds, eight shillings.

GLC00184.54

02 November 1785

Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797

Document signed

Title: Writ re: debt case of Cyrus Beers

Summons for Samuel Osborn, Reuben Brady and Lazarus Thomas to appear before Fairfield County Court, CT for failing to pay debt to Cyrus Beers.

GLC00184.55

01 June 1747

Wythe, George, 1726-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: Document re: recovering a debt of 6 pounds for Elizabeth Hardin

Signed by Wythe as attorney for the plaintiff.

GLC00184.56

September 19, 1796

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph note

Title: Printed Farewell address with autograph note (written on Claypoole's Advertiser)

Printed copy of Washington's farewell address in Claypoole's Advertiser. Washington has added manuscript notes to his copyist for copying: "The letter contained in this Gazette addressed to the People of the United States is to be Recorded -- and in the order of its da[te.] [Pointing hand] Let it have a blank page before & after so as to stand distinct as it were. -- Let it be wrote with a letter larger & fully [sic] than the common recording hand -- and where words are printed with capital letters it is to be done so in Recording this letter -- and where other words that are printed…

GLC00185

05 November 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Presidential pardon of Daniel Barry who, in the District of Columbia in March 1860, had been convicted of arson].

Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because he is an old soldier who has lost a leg in the service of the United States, because he was previously a law-abiding person, because he has served out most of his sentence, and because Judge James Dunlop, who presided at his trial, has recommeded him to Lincoln for his executive clemency. Countersigned by William H. Seward.

GLC00187

January 20, 1937

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed document signed

Title: Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Signed by Roosevelt at the end. Address delivered at the Capital, Washington, D.C., 20 January 1937. Stresses the idea of creating a better world through economic morality. Presents progress, not stagnation, as a way to improve the lives of Americans. "I see a great nation, upon a great continent, blessed with a great wealth of natural resources ... I see a United States which can demonstrate that, under democratic methods of government, national wealth can be translated into a spreading volume of human comforts hitherto unknown ... " Stresses American post-depression strength and…

GLC00196.01

8 January 1936

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed document signed

Title: [Speech to Democrats]

Signed at the end. References the problems President Andrew Jackson faced during his administration and how he handled them. Talks about letters he has received from families and businesses pledging their support and encouragement for him. Discusses problems the party and the nation are facing. Remarks, "We are at peace with the world; but the fight goes on. Our frontiers of today are economic, not geographic. Our enemies are the forces of privilege and greed within our borders."

GLC00196.02

February 21, 1936

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed document signed

Title: [Broadcast speech for Brotherhood Day]

Press release of Roosevelt's speech which he broadcasted on the evening of 23 February 1936, a day designated as Brotherhood Day by the National Conference of Jews and Christians. Notes that it cannot be released to newspapers until 8PM, 23 February 1936 by order of Stephen Early, Assistant Secretary to the President. Roosevelt calls for unity and religious tolerance.

GLC00196.04

March 3, 1864

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

Letter signed

Title: to Alexander Sankey Latty

Chase, Secretary of the United States Treasury, discusses Judge Latty's recommendation of Mr. Huyck "for a commission in the colored regiment." States he will refer the recommendation to Edwin McMasters Stanton, Secretary of War. Predicts that Huyck "will receive a commission in accordance with his merits." Written on Treasury Department stationery.

GLC00197

December 6, 1838

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to the Senate of the United States

Instructions for complying with the act of July 1, 1836 concerning a bequest made by James Smithson to the United States government. Asks Congress to attend to properly fulfilling the object of the bequest. Informs that last July the Secretary of State was directed to obtain information from persons in the science and public education fields for their opinions on how to best use the funds. Includes copies of the circular letter with the results of these directions for Congress to review (not present). The bequest was eventually used to establish the Smithsonian Institute in 1846.

GLC00198

March 14, 1868

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J.C. Underwood

Writes to Judge Underwood of the U.S. Circuit Court to confirm his receipt of a summons to testify in the treason trial, '"The United States vs: Jefferson Davis," and agrees to report on the postponed day of the case, April 14, 1868. Lee did not actually appear in court until November 27, 1868. Written while Lee was president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee). The circuit court at Richmond was not able to reach a consensus on the trial and registered their disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court. On December 25, 1868, President Johnson issued a proclamation of unconditional…

GLC00199

May 5, 1799

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James McHenry

Marked private. In response to McHenry's private letter of April 29, which was a response to Washington's letter of April 23. Washington, commander of the Provisional Army created in 1798 in response to French aggression, wrote to McHenry, Secretary of War in the Adams Administration, on the issue of rank and pay in the army. Officers who lived farther away from the capital received their commissions later than those who lived closer. Since rank was calculated by time of acceptance, those living farther away felt slighted. He agrees with the solution that McHenry suggested to the President…

GLC00204

January 16, 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Presidential pardon of James Keenan Jr. who in July 1859 in the District of Columbia had been convicted of arson]

Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln near the end of his sentence because he was young and inexperienced and the tool of older persons when he committed his crime, and because he had petitioned for it. Countesigned by William H. Seward.

GLC00205