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to Peter DeWitt re: the market for flour
1749/05/19
Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790
Robert Livingston, Jr. discusses the various market prices for flour. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.04447
to Peter DeWitt re: shipment of clothing
1749/05/30
Livingston, John, 1714-1786
John Livingston describes some clothing he has just sent to Peter DeWitt. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.04448
to Joseph E. Smith re: War of 1812
1814/08/26
Thorn, John, fl. 1814
Among other remarks, he says, "I write you now amidst the noise & compulsion of the camp[.] Some men are marhing one way[,] some the other... while I write it is stated that the enemy are landed & are about destroy'g the City of Washington."
GLC06915
to James T. Ames re: conducting gun business in Washington D.C.
1842/04/06
Ames, Nathan F., fl. 1842
Last page contains pencil and ink sketch of a belt latch, over which he has written part of the letter.
GLC06927
Listing 16 patriotic toasts given at reception in honor of President Adams
1797/11/08 ca.
Adams, John, 1735-1826
The toasts includes those given to the United States, the Constitution, the Vice President, Congress, the Congress of 1776, foreign ministers, George Washington ("we profoundly venerate his virtuous character"), Kosciusko (struck and reinserted)...
GLC06928.02
to Anthony Collamore re: pensions for Revolutionary War veterans' widows
1839/03/06
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Letter of Adams, with conjugate leaf (p. 3) containing clerical "Copy of Mr. Edward's letter to Hon. J.Q. Adams." Docketed p. 4. (Text loss on page 1 to center lower left affecting some words.)
GLC06933
Pardon of Francis Bassach (c/s James Buchanan)
1846/11/24
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
c/s James Buchanan. Bassach was known as "alias William Mallett" and had been convicted of "assault on the high seas."
GLC06936
Pardon of William Smith (c/s Wm. L. Marcy)
1854/07/14
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Smith was convicted of "maltreatment of a seaman on board of the ship Golden Racer." Countersigned by William L. Marcy.
GLC06937
to Benjamin Pierce re: postscripts on letter of B.K., Gen. Jackson & his cabinet
1835/12/10
Two postscripts by Frnaklin and a Free Frank (as member of Congress) written on the letter of his brother B.K. Pierce to their father Benjamin. "Genl. [Andew] Jackson... stands second to no man... but the situation in the Cabinet... Genl. J. has...
GLC06938
to Joseph Smith re: Grant, Richmond and a spy matter
1864/06/10
Smith, Henry W., 1836-1869
"Reinforcements are being sent down all the time, but Richmond must be starved out. That miserable city if protected by 5 lines if splendid fortifications, on which Mr. Lee has laid himself out.... I have tried to see Clara Howard... she is charged...
GLC06941
Pardon of William W. Copper (c/s Hamilton Fish)
1869/12/22
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Convicted of counterfeiting
GLC06942
to Cornelius Greenway re: advice on education, work, etc.
1929/02/22
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Thanking Greenway for his note and writing "If my saying that the best thing students can do is to work hard and improve themselves has been of any help to you I am glad I thought to say it..." On White House stationery.
GLC06946
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson
1868
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
"Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, before the Senate of the United States, on impeachment by the House of Representatives for high crimes and misdemeanors." (3 volume set) The set is fragile and has been banged up. Volume 3 p...
GLC06950
Gazette of the United States. [No. 54 (October 17, 1789)]
1789/10/17
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Regarding the quorum obtained in the First Session of Senate; votes for President and Vice-President counted; with mention of George Washington's first tour. Disbound, leaves are now separate.
GLC06959.02
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 78 (January 26, 1791)]
1791/01/26
Concerning the proclamation by Washington and Jefferson defining the boundaries of the "Federal City on the Potomac" and Hamilton's closing remarks in a report on public credit. Two sheets, no longer joined.
GLC06960
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 3, no. 53 (October 29, 1791)]
1791/10/29
Contains Washington's proclamation on rules for building in Washington, D.C. as well as a list of members of the Second Congress.
GLC06961
Four Language Whaling Ship's papers from New Bedford, MA (c/s Seward)
1863/06/04
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Dated at New Bedford. Large sheet, printed in four columns (French, Spanish, English and Dutch) countersigned by William H. Seward. Shipmaster Nehemiah West for the schooner Glendmer, bound for "Atlantic Ocean."
GLC06962
Address of the President of the United States
1916/08/29
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Regarding rights of railroad workers (8 hour days, overtime pay, etc.). Signed on page 8.
GLC06963
Pardon of William Maller of Lynchburg, Va. for participating in the Rebellion
1865/06/26
Countersigned by W. Hunter as Acting Sec. of State.
GLC06964
Railroad Depot Speech for Unitarian Coalition [Christian unity and tolerance]
May 27, 1845
Addressed to "Fellow Citizens - Christians, Brethren and Sisters." Adams's hope for unity among all Christians; he even quotes an unnamed Roman Catholic poet at the beginning. While describing dissenssions between denominations in various countries...
GLC06965
Quotation from inaugural address re: Imperialism
1925/03/04
Extract from his inaugural address: "America seeks no earthly empire built on blood and force. No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions." On White House stationery
GLC06968
Andersonville Prison archive of A.A.G. of Commandant Wirz [Decimalized .01- .12]
1861-1868
Chandler, Daniel T., fl. 1861-1868
1. Nichols, A.A. ADS: San Antonio, Tex. Special order no. 34 re: instructions for Col. Chandler. 26 February 1861. 2 p. 2. Nichols, A.A. MDS: San Antonio Tex. List of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores [two duplicate copies.] 29 April 1861. 2 p...
GLC06979
An act providing the means of intercourse between the US and foreign nations
1790/07/01
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Printed by Childs & Swayne. First printing. This act specifies the salaries to be paid to those officials representing the U.S. abroad. Not in Evans or NUC.
GLC06986
to Mary F. Jarvis
30 December 1865
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Lee, then president of Washington College, responds to an enquiry about whether or not a young man of Pennsylvania would be welcomed at the Virginia school. Although it was less than a year from the end of the Civil War and tensions were still...
GLC07005
to Nathanael Greene re: plans for a new camp near Morristown
1780/01/10
Duportail, Louis L., fl. 1780
Docketed.
GLC06910
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