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to Woodson Johnson

upset over twelve pairs of shoes that the author made for Mr. Johnson. he was supposed to receive ten dollars and only received nine

GLC09302.012

[practice writing capitals]

GLC09302.013

[Hogansweek meetinghouse newsletter]

record of nominations, baptisms, and schedule

GLC09302.014

[Various proceedings from the house of representatives]

including extracts from the laws of the Indiana territory, and the journal of the senate in Ohio.

GLC09302.015

[circular noting the interest stockholders are required to pay]

includes a statement of R.G Johnson's account.

GLC09302.016

[note containing balance due on R.G Johnson's account]

GLC09302.017

"Warden Lane"

Includes several figures, adding, subtracting and division.

GLC09302.018

[note promising to pay E.W Johnson Administrators]

GLC09302.019

[tobacco figures for Joseph Meddy]

GLC09302.020

[G.W Johnson promises to pay rent]

GLC09302.021

Speech: The Annexation of Cuba

GLC09302.022

[a commitee is formed for the task of choosing a pastor]

GLC09302.023

[Hogans Creek Meeting House Newsletter]

GLC09302.024

[Outline of the Greatest Work Published on the Chinese Sugar Cane]

Description of nine chapters including description, methods of syrup making, cultivation and other products derived from the plant.

GLC09302.025

to Raleigh Johnson

expresses sympathy toward wife's illness, discusses family issues.

GLC09302.026

to Woodson Johnson

Mentions that he needs Edwin to go to Danville to collect a draft of money for him.

GLC09302.027

[church schedule]

GLC09302.028

to Woodson Johnson and Edwin Johnson

Woodson Johnson and Edwin Johnson owe money to the bank of Virginia.

GLC09302.029

Treaty Between the United States of America and the Camanche, Kiowa, and Apache Indians

GLC04099.18

Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kickapoo Indians

GLC04099.19

Treaty Between the United States of America and the Sac & Fox Indians

GLC04099.20

Treaty Between the United States and the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians

GLC04099.21

Treaty Between the United States and the Rogue River Indians

GLC04099.22

Treaty Between the United States and the Nisqually and other Bands of Indians

GLC04099.23

Treaty Between the United States and the Ottoe and Missouria Indians

GLC04099.24

Treaty Between the United States and the Indians of Willamette Valley

GLC04099.25

Treaty Between the United States and the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians

GLC04099.26

Treaty Between the United States Four Confederate Bands Pawnee Indians

GLC04099.27

to Sarah Woodbridge

Letter to her mother in which she speaks at length about the school she teaches, including about a recent school vacation during which she spent two weeks at the beach and an upcoming examination. She also speaks about her many social engagements and...

GLC08934.008

to Sarah W. Hale

She references a letter she received from Sarah on May 11, and later goes on to speak about the examination at the school she teaches at. She also talks about the death of her friend Harriett, and says that she does not regret her friend's death...

GLC08934.009

to Sarah W. Hale

She spends some times talking family matters, including news about their sister Abigail and brother James, as well as a discussion about names. She also mentions wanting to send her mother, Sarah, and their sister A. (Abigail?) trinkets. The third...

GLC08934.010

to Sarah W. Hale

This letter talks about a Reverend Mr. Webster, who will be visiting Hartford for a short period of time and who she hopes will deliver this letter in person and make Sarah's acquaintanceship.

GLC08934.011

to Sarah W. Hale

She talks extensively about her trip from Washington to White Hall to visit her friend Mary, including the a carriage breakdown and fording creeks with horses. She reports having a "delightful" time visiting Mary. She also mentions a gift for her...

GLC08934.012

to Sarah Worthington

Letter to her mother in which she discusses her job at the school and mentions that their rector has decided to leave to become the superintendent of an academy in Canadogua, NY, which the community seems to be saddened by. She also says that she has...

GLC08934.013

to Sarah W. Hale

In this, she apologizes for not answering her sister's letters in months, but says that she had "indispensable engagements" which kept her too occupied to find the time. It is unclear exactly what Sarah wrote in her letters, but Aurelia references...

GLC08934.014

to Sarah W. Hale

This letter appears to have been written in response to a letter from Sarah notifying her of their mother's death. Aurelia says that she is glad that their mother's "days of sorrow and trouble are ended," and expresses some of her fond memories of...

GLC08934.015

to Sarah W. Hale

She discusses her work in education at the academy, which she describes as "arduous" but also notes that she is "richly compensated" for her services. She also mentions that the number of applicants that her school receives is far greater than the...

GLC08934.017

to Sarah Worthington

She apologizes for her negligence in answering letters but assures her that it is not for lack of affection, but lack of time. She expresses sympathy and concern to her mother regarding both her and Aurelia's sister Sarah's ill health, and hopes that...

GLC08934.018

to Sarah Woodbridge

First letter to her mother upon arriving in Georgia. She briefly mentions her trip from Hartford, which took exactly four weeks, and goes on to discuss her social engagements and upcoming work at the academy as a teacher. She wishes she could write...

GLC08934.020

to Sarah W. Hale

This letter was sent to her sister shortly after their mother's passing. She spends a good deal of time talking about the concept of death in general, saying: "We shall soon, my dear sister, reach the ocean of eternity. A few more days of sorrow and...

GLC08934.021

to James W. Hale

She appears to have received word of their brother's death, and is very upset by the news because she considered herself quite close to him. She also expresses worry that he did not die a Christian, saying that if she was confident that he had, she...

GLC08934.022

Certification of Aurelia Hale's service at the academy

A short note certifying Aurelia Hale's time at the academy.

GLC08934.023

to Sarah W. Hale

This is the first letter sent to her sister Sarah since Aurelia's relocation from Washington, GA to Mount Ariel, SC. Sarah's last letter took many weeks to reach her, but has finally arrived. She briefly talks about her experience settling into a new...

GLC08934.024

By the Honorable Nicholas Cooke Esq.

Appointing Thomas Noyes to "Ensign of the colonels company in the said last mentioned regiment"

GLC02150.57

A Return of the Men, Arms, Ammunition and Accoutrements of Captain Blank

GLC02150.58

A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina, Comprehending the Rivers...

"A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina, Comprehending the Rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, ect. The Climate, Soil and Produce, Whether Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral...

GLC03638.01

to Joshua Mauger

Discusses ships, Mauger's brother and the price of beaver fur.

GLC03902.001

to Joshua Mauger

The price of beaver is low so he will wait before trying to sell the shipment. Also mentions rising bankruptcy among English merchants. He is ill.

GLC03902.002

to Joshua Mauger

A Captain Richard Linthorne from Poole wishes to purchase a ship. Watson hopes the captain's destination is Halifax or Holland rather than America; any number of ships are willing to go to the former destinations. [Written during the stamp act...

GLC03902.003

to Joshua Mauger

Regarding finances. He needs records from Mauger's bankers to make his account current.

GLC03902.005

to Joshua Mauger

Informs Mauger that his letters will be sent by the "Adamant." Lord Hillsborough has been removed and succeeded by Lord Dartmouth. (Playfully misquotes Churchill.)

GLC03902.006

to Joshua Mauger

Regarding finances. The "Adamant" sailed the day before. Mentions the arrival of other ships and thinks wheat speculation will do well this year.

GLC03902.007

to Joshua Mauger

Business accounts mentions Mr. Tyson [a friend of Mauger's] has died and his wife is very ill. Watson sent his wife to the country to protect her health. The government intends to take over the affairs of the India Company.

GLC03902.008

to Joshua Mauger

He thinks Mr. Butler may be entitled to a refund of £ 150. He visited Mrs. Tyson and she is recovering.

GLC03902.009

to Joshua Mauger

Regarding a refund for Mr. Butler.

GLC03902.010

to Joshua Mauger

Regarding Mauger's apparent illness. Their letters were detained on a ship and now must be picked up from Poole.

GLC03902.011

to Joshua Mauger

He has forwarded Mauger a letter from Mr. Butler.

GLC03902.012

to Joshua Mauger

Encloses bank post bills; the Adamant has arrived safely in Halifax; ship arrived at Boston.

GLC03902.013

to Joshua Mauger

Mrs. Tyson is deathly ill. Her doctor has advised her to go to Bath. The Adamant is kept off coast by easterly winds, so it will not be able to sail on time.

GLC03902.014

to Joshua Mauger

He did visit Mrs. Tyson and she is much better. The winds have also died down.

GLC03902.015

to Joshua Mauger

Four Principal Houses [banks] in Holland have stopped payment, forcing as many Houses in London to do the same. He notes that : "The Jews suffer most severely and its thought many great Houses will be greatly Injur'd."

GLC03902.016

to Joshua Mauger

Mauger has been re-elected to parliament for Poole. Watson impatiently awaits a ship from Boston but fears it will bring bad news. ". . .this Country have [sic] enacted Laws they cannot enforce and the Americans have Advanced too far to retreat....

GLC03902.017

to Joshua Mauger

Acknowledges a letter to his clerk, Mr. Pitt. Mauger is ill. Docketing reads: "Praising the behaviour of his kinsman Pitt."

GLC03902.018

to Joshua Mauger

There is no word of the "Adamant" which should have returned from Nova Scotia long ago. A ship arrived with letters from Admiral Montague describing how the British Frigate "Fox" was taken by two American ships, The "Handcock" [sic] and the "Boston...

GLC03902.020

to Joshua Mauger

Continued 7/9. He has a respiratory illness and his doctor recommended he go to Margate for its fresh air. Nova Scotia markets are glutted. Lt. Gov. Francklin has asked the Secretary of State for presents to give to the Indians. The West India...

GLC03902.021

to Joshua Mauger

Thanks Mauger for his support over the years.

GLC03902.022

to Joshua Mauger

The "Adamant" and "Laurence" have arrived. "Lord Lincoln is arrived from Charleston, South Carolina" and brought news of the surrender of that city. List of the number of prisoners of various ranks taken at Charleston.

GLC03902.023

to Joshua Mauger

Encloses good news and declares: "[T]he Sun will yet shine on this Nation to the Confusion of the Bourbon Family, the Mortification of the Dutch and the astonishment of Europe." [No enclosure.]

GLC03902.024

to Joshua Mauger

Rumors that Halifax [Fleet?] has "gone to Boston perhaps with a View to subjugate Nova Scotia, I do not think they will succeed yet there is danger . .

GLC03902.025

to Joshua Mauger

Encloses a Gazette (not enclosed - EL 4/8/14) which recounts the misfortunes of their countrymen. It is supposed that 3500 French landed [on the isle of Jersey]. Naval exchange between English and Spanish ships at Gibraltar. Writes of Tarleton's...

GLC03902.026

to Joshua Mauger

Sent by express. The 3500 French troops who landed on the Island of Jersey have been killed or taken prisoner. (Docketed by Mauger in shaky hand.)

GLC03902.027

to Joshua Mauger

His ship is ready to sail.

GLC03902.028

to Joshua Mauger

Still no mail from England. He reports that the Congress has dissolved and the American people desire to reunite with England but, without word from England, his commander can do nothing to take advantage of this development. The first ships...

GLC03902.029

to Joshua Mauger

A letter dated 11/6/1782 just arrived. Nova Scotia has granted land to the refugee loyalists. He hopes that Mauger has given power of attorney to Dight [Butler's nephew] so he may sell some of Mauger's holdings in Nova Scotia.

GLC03902.031

to Joshua Mauger

[No longer in the army.] Elected to Parliament and chosen as the director of the Bank of England.

GLC03902.034

to Joshua Mauger

He hopes that Mr. Dight will be able to sell all Mauger's land. Colonel Carleton sails for New Brunswick but has no power to remove people who have settled on Mauger's land.

GLC03902.035

to Joshua Mauger

Mauger is ill. Governor Carleton is setting up the government of New Brunswick.

GLC03902.036

to Joshua Mauger

He is sorry to hear that Mauger had a terrible trip. Mr. Butler has been complaining about his nephew Dight.

GLC03902.037

to Joshua Mauger

Quotes a letter from Mr. Dight in which he assures Mauger of the protection of his lands in Canada.

GLC03902.038

to Joshua Mauger

Sir Charles Douglas has asked to be relieved. Watson will inform Mauger of his replacement as soon as he knows. He hopes Mauger's nervous disorder will soon be abated.

GLC03902.039

to Joshua Mauger

He has been appointed Provincial agent, but will reject the job if its former occupant, Mr. Cumberland, or Mauger object. The government issued a proclamation forbidding trade "with Strangers, meaning Americans, as We meant to have the Navigation...

GLC03902.040

to Joshua Mauger

Inquires about Mauger's illness. He is on the Cricklade Committee.

GLC03902.041

to Joshua Mauger

He is still confined on the Cricklade Committee. The weather is exceedingly cold.

GLC03902.042

to Joshua Mauger

Butler has returned but Watson cannot visit him due to his "confinement on the Cricklade Election Committee." He hopes Mauger stays well.

GLC03902.043

to Joshua Mauger

He is glad Mauger decided to stay in the country until the spring. The Cricklade Committee is finished. It "seated two Petitioners and reported the Returning Officers to the House for punishment."

GLC03902.044

to Joshua Mauger

Describes a naval engagement between "Rebel Fleet" and the King's Fleet on 10/13 on Lake Champlain. The American fleet tried to escape but on 10/15 was destroyed except for three ships which escaped to Ticonderoga. Crown Point now abandoned and...

GLC03902.062

to Joshua Mauger

Marked "Duplicate" at the top. He writes about accounts which he is handling. The province is applying for a paper currency. He advises Mauger to consult with Benjamin Franklin, who is visiting London and is "very sensible and well acquainted with...

GLC03902.063

to Joshua Mauger

News concerning Mauger's friends and neighbors in Halifax. A rumor that Quebec was captured by the American army on 3/20. He fears the province may fall to the rebel army.

GLC03902.066

to Joshua Mauger

He sends a receipt for payment of £ 15 from Philip D'Auvergne to Joshua Mauger.

GLC03902.068

to Sarah W. Hale

This letter is from Horatio Hale to his sister Sarah, written from Brazil. In the letter, he refers several time to Sarah's health, advising her to show "a degree of fortitude beyond most of your sex," because he thinks that positive thinking has a...

GLC08934.016

to Horatio Hale

This letter to her brother may have gotten wet at some point, because much of the text is blurred and difficult to read. She mentions concerns about "negroes" several times during the letter, saying that an area which she traveled to (the name is...

GLC08934.019

to Sarah W. Hale

This appears to be the first letter to her sister in many months. She speaks at length about matrimony and says that she has spent eighteen months deliberating on it. She says that she has been reflecting on whether to "marry a respectable, pious and...

GLC08934.025

to Sarah W. Hale

She expresses that she is deeply unhappy with their move to Mount Meigs following her husband buying land in the area, saying that although being a planter in the area can be very lucrative (which she measures in money and in number of slaves), it is...

GLC08934.026

to Sarah W. Hale

She is sad that she is separated from her friends and family, and urges her sister to come visit if her physcians will permit it, and asks if their brother James can loan them the money for travel or if she will have to borrow it. She also suggests...

GLC08934.027

to Sarah W. Hale

She addresses the logistics of her sister Sarah's planned visit and promises to pay the full cost. She enclosed $50 with the letter and promises to send another $50 soon. She expresses concern for Sarah's health, writing that she hopes it will...

GLC08934.028

to Sarah W. Hale

She encloses another $50 in this letter as promised, and continues to plan for her sister's arrival. She also speaks at length about the comforts of their home, including a "very valuable negro woman" who keeps the house "well attended to." She hopes...

GLC08934.029

to Sarah W. Hale

She continues to plan for her sister's arrival. She is very excited that they can "meet on this side of the grave again." A drought has made the river low, so Aurelia suggests her sister remain in Mobile until the steamboats start to run again. She...

GLC08934.030

to Sarah W. Hale

This letter was written shortly after Sarah departed from Alabama. In it, Aurelia says that she hopes Sarah was able to avoid the storm that came about a week after she left, which appears to have destroyed much of her property. She describes several...

GLC08934.031

to Sarah W. Hale

Aurelia is very glad to hear that Sarah managed to avoid the storm. It was followed by a drought, and they were afraid the crops would fail, but there has been rain this week. Her husband, Jefferson, has been trying to find work for Horatio, who has...

GLC08934.032

to James W. Hale, to Sarah W. Hale

There are two letters within a single folio. The first letter is to James W. Hale, and expresses regret that Sarah's time with them was not as pleasant or beneficial to her health as they had hoped. He goes on to discuss his attempts to find work for...

GLC08934.033