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to Aaron Hobart

Discusses his son's trip to England. Laments some business his son, a lawyer, missed out on and discusses potential opportunities in London.

GLC06313.04.017

to Aaron Hobart

Mentions a meeting with Hobart's father. Discusses the trial held for the discontinuance of the new road and the case of Jenkins vs. Gurney. Mentions the death of Dr. Dunbar and Major Barells. Also, reminds Hobart that the election is near and...

GLC06313.04.018

to Aaron Hobart

Mentions that the "republican cause seems to be gathering strength," and cites successes in Delaware and Vermont. Reminds Hobart that the a congressional election is next Monday and discusses some of those involved.

GLC06313.04.019

to Aaron Hobart

Sends a payment for ninety pounds (not included). Cropper, Benson, & Co. was a merchant firm in Liverpool, England.

GLC06313.04.020

to Aaron Hobart

Proposes sailing together to Abington on 1 May 1811, but understands if Hobart has to sail sooner. Also asks Hobart to inquire about the cotton manufactory, as he intends to take up that business.

GLC06313.04.021

to Aaron Hobart

Informs his son that he needs to get supplies such as sand and glass. Mentions he is enclosing is a note from Joseph Hearsey with orders for Hobart to send a writ.

GLC06313.04.022

to Aaron Hobart

Shares his view and experiences in Hanover, Massachusetts, because he has heard that Hobart is planning on settling and opening a law office there.

GLC06313.04.023

to Aaron Hobart

Asks his son if he can get from Judge Thomas the sum of his father's estate. Also mentions that several cases have been settled.

GLC06313.04.025

to Aaron Hobart

Informs Hobart that he is moving to Massachusetts. Thus, he offers his real estate in Gray, Maine to Hobart, "a gentleman of .... political character and professional talents." Describes the business there and mentions he "will sell from $2500 to...

GLC06313.04.026

to Aaron Hobart

Discusses his a debt he owed to Judge Mitebills

GLC06313.04.027

to Aaron Hobart

Albert Smith has sent the papers by Albert (his son) with his signature and would like Hobart to finish them and mail "them in a neat package" by Monday. The papers were in regard to Smith being replaced as a "collector," probably of taxes. He...

GLC06313.04.035

to Aaron Hobart

Shares his views with Hobart on "the nomination of my [Albert Smith] successor as Collector," Mr. Cary. Asks Hobart to inform his successor, whoever it ends up being, of the Revenue Department's instructions and everything else that pertains to...

GLC06313.04.036

to Aaron Hobart

Explains that "his fate is hard indeed." Notes that R. Eells has Hobart's account and that "the money for the sales of the stamps" has been received. Smith was being replaced as a "collector," probably of taxes. He was earlier accused of stealing...

GLC06313.04.037

to Aaron Hobart

Informs Hobart of Job Cobb's bond. Explains what to do if a suit arises and wishes Hobart will attend to this matter as soon as possible.

GLC06313.04.038

to Aaron Hobart

Sends Hobart a copy of President James Monroe's message to Congress (his First Annual Message to Congress, i.e. the state of the union) and asks him to show the copy to others.

GLC06313.04.056

to Aaron Hobart

Informs Hobart of his plans to occasionally send him copies of the National Intelligence newspaper. Explains that it "is the most valuable paper printed in [Washington, D.C.]" and contains complete accounts of congressional proceedings.

GLC06313.04.057

to Aaron Hobart

Sends his condolence for Hobart's father's death. Mentions a "Bill, to establish a uniform system of Bankruptcy." Informs Hobart that he has not voted for the additional pay for "our services." Also, mentions that Henry Clay "is 'tooth & nail'...

GLC06313.04.058

to Mary Hughes

Conditions at Camp Chase.

GLC02166.001

to Mary Hughes

Making acquaintances Confederate prisoners.

GLC02166.002

to Lizzie Hughes

Fatherly sentiments to his daughter.

GLC02166.003

to Mary Hughes

Receipt of a package from home.

GLC02166.004

to Mary Hughes

"Revivals" by a Kentucky preacher; improved sleeping conditions.

GLC02166.005

to Mary Hughes

Desire to see his family.

GLC02166.006

to Mary Hughes

Detailed description of the prison.

GLC02166.007

to Mary Hughes

Repainting a buggy at home.

GLC02166.008

to Mary Hughes

Responding to receipt of two letters from home.

GLC02166.009

to Mary Hughes

Sundays in prison.

GLC02166.010

to Mary Hughes

Making a ring as a memento of his imprisonment.

GLC02166.011

to Mary Hughes

GLC02166.012

to Mary Hughes

GLC02166.013

to Colonel C.W.B. Allison

Reason for imprisonment.

GLC02166.014

to Mary Hughes

Sending provisions and personal effects to Camp Chase.

GLC02166.015

to Mary Hughes

Declining her offer to send his easy chair.

GLC02166.016

to Mary Hughes

Sending four rings for those at home.

GLC02166.017

to Alfred Hughes

Not receiving the Intelligencer. With pencil note by N.A. Gray, examiner at Camp Chase.

GLC02166.018

to Post Master, Columbus, Ohio

Inquiring after failure to deliver the Intelligencer to Alfred Hughes. With reply by postmaster on same page.

GLC02166.019

to Alfred Hughes

Notification of censored correspondence.

GLC02166.020

to My Dear Sister

Requesting a second copy of the suppressed letter be sent via D. B. Tiffany.

GLC02166.021

to Mary Hughes

Health of his wife and children; financial matters at home; cramped conditions in prison; discouraging his wife from sending items from home.

GLC02166.022

to Joseph Bell

Order for dividends.

GLC02166.023

to Mary Hughes

His health; his wife's employment; false friends; shirts, honey, and newspapers from home.

GLC02166.024

to Mary Hughes

News in the Cincinnati Gazette pertaining to exchange of prisoners.

GLC02166.025

to Mrs. Judge Thompson.

Canceling request for aid in securing parole from prison.

GLC02166.026

to Mary Hughes

Explaining his appeal to Mrs. Thompson for parole; enclosing a clipping from the Cincinnati Gazette; numbering of letters.

GLC02166.027

to Mary Hughes

"Dog days" of summer; uncomfortably hot conditions in prison (with pencil note from postal inspector: "Precisely the same quarters the Unions soldiers occupy.")

GLC02166.028

to Mary Hughes

Encouraging his wife to write more often.

GLC02166.029

to Mary Hughes

Delay in receiving mail.

GLC02166.030

to Mary Hughes

Mail received through Capt. Tiffany; worries about his wife's health.

GLC02166.031

to Mary Hughes

Enduring Sundays in prison; mending his own clothes; receiving newspapers.

GLC02166.032

to Mary Hughes

Handmade sleeve buttons for his wife; diphtheria in Wheeling; draft dodgers; enclosing various clippings; transcribing a letter by N.A. Gray about contraband letters. With several lines on page three written over in a second, darker hand.

GLC02166.033

to Mary Hughes

Keeping track of sent/received letters.

GLC02166.034

to Mary Hughes

Urging his wife to write regularly; fellow inmate's decision to take the oath [of allegiance?], and Hughes' opinion in the matter.

GLC02166.035

to Mary Hughes

Postscript to previous letter urging his wife to say nothing of his remarks regarding Mr. G___'s cause.

GLC02166.036

To: John H. Hilldring.

Asking if Hilldring can give him an affidavit on Colonel Stewart because Stewart wants to keep serving until he becomes eligible for retirement. The affidavit can give "evidence which will warrant the board recommending his retention upon the...

GLC06196.072

To: Maurice E. Peloubet.

Thank you letter to Peloubet for sending Hilldring a congratulatory note for the 1955 citation that he "received from the Military Government Association last Saturday."

GLC06196.073

To: M. R. Falk.

TL: John to Miss Re: expressing his feelings about Saturday night-he felt very happy, delighted and highly flattered. He also tells her he feels sorry that she would not let him pay for the tickets.

GLC06196.074

To:Norman Acton.

Thank you letter to Acton for sending a congratulatory note.

GLC06196.075

To:Major Thomas M. Sterling.

Sending Sterling the affidavit he requested and telling Sterling that it is hard for him to make a judgment on Lieutenant Colonel Stewart.

GLC06196.076

To: Hiram S. Gans.

Thank you letter to Mr. and Mrs. Gans, "for arranging for the award, for being so hospitable and cordial," to him and his wife.

GLC06196.077

To: Arthur Anderson.

A thank you letter to Anderson for sending Hilldring a telegram.

GLC06196.078

To: John H. Hilldring.

Informing Hilldring of the officer corps personnel, and asking Hilldring if he can revise it.

GLC06196.079

To:John H. Hilldring.

Asks Hilldring to give support to the CA/MG function.

GLC06196.080

To: Colonel Daniel Cox Fahey Jr.

Views on CA/MG status.

GLC06196.081

To: General Crawford F. Sams.

Sending Sams a letter that Hilldring received from Burgess.

GLC06196.082

To: Hiram S. Gans.

States he is happy to receive a gavel from Military Government Association.

GLC06196.083

To: John H. Hilldring.

Suggesting that Hilldring write to Taylor so he can share his years of experience and give Taylor advice in military government.

GLC06196.084

To: Colonel Daniel Cox Fahey Jr.

Sending a copy of the letter that Hilldring writes to Max Taylor.

GLC06196.085

To: Honorable Carter Burgess.

Sending a copy of the letter that he wrote to Max Taylor and congratulating Burgess for getting the Reserve Bill.

GLC06196.086

To: Maxwell Taylor.

Letter about the CA/MG's (Civil Affairs and Military Government) place in the Army.

GLC06196.087

To: Honorable Strom Thurmond.

Hilldring is sending a copy of the letter that he wrote to Max Taylor.

GLC06196.088

To: John H. Hilldring.

Asks Hilldring to compare two different versions of events relating to the Cabinet Committee on Germany, and chose the one that fits his memory most.

GLC06196.090

To: Paul Y. Hammond.

Hilldring recalls the Quebec Conference, Interim Directive, dissolution of the Cabinet Committee, etc. He asks Hammond to forgive him for not being able to remember several events and answers to Hammond's questions. In order to be helpful...

GLC06196.091

To: John H. Hilldring

Asking Hilldring to give his views on "CAMG problem areas of the future, based upon . . . [his]. . . past experience."

GLC06196.092

To: John H. Hilldring.

About a constitutional study group; American interviewees; tentative schedule for the Constitution Study Group; and document from the U.S. Department of State (4 Nov 1958) re: interviewing American citizens.constitutional study group; American...

GLC06196.093

To: Gerald J. Higgins.

Offers cooperation with Higgins' group.

GLC06196.094

To: John H. Hilldring.

Arrangement of the meeting on November 14, 1958.

GLC06196.095

to Takeshi Yasukawa.

Hilldring asks the date and hour of the visit from the group from Japan. He offers his assistance during their stay in New York.

GLC06196.096

To: Gen. John H. Hilldring.

Encloses information sent by the Research Committee in Tokyo.

GLC06196.097

To: John H. Hilldring.

Kades encloses letters from General Whitney and to the Counselor of the Japanese Embassy, along with asking Hilldring to meet him for lunch at the Uptown Club before Hilldring's departure for Phoenix. "Received Nov 19 1958 John Hilldring" is stamped...

GLC06196.098

To: Board Member.

From the National Secretary Treasurer, asking opinion regarding the report of the Objectives and Program of the MGA, and requesting the contact of Oliver Comstock as soon as possible.

GLC06196.099

To: John H. Hilldring.

Dyer thanks Hilldring for sharing "valuable material" from his own experiences in CAMG. Dyer included a Memorandum for the Record, asking Hilldring to initial and return it with his approval. "Received Nov 24 1958 John Hilldring" stamped in black...

GLC06196.100

To: Richard Scullin.

Hilldring comments on the "excellent program" of the Military Government Association sent by Scullin and other officers. Hilldring is impressed by the "excellent job they are doing."

GLC06196.101

To: Charles L. Kades.

Hilldring thanks "Dear Chuck" for "clarifying his opinion" about the Committee from Tokyo. (Mr. Yasukawa)

GLC06196.102

To: Murray Dyer.

Cover letter. With enclosed Memorandum for the Record. Hilldring returned Memorandum after deleting an incident relating to General de Gaulle.

GLC06196.103

To: John H. Hilldring

History of a porcelain clock, apparently owned by Hilldring.

GLC06196.104

to Aaron Hobart

States his interest in religious institutions and thus asks Hobart to write "a particular account of the exertions...at Hanover for the support of [illegible] their ordinances."

GLC06313.04.053

to Aaron Hobart

Sends the disposition of Lydia Brown, which he took upon Hobart's request. Brown testifies about her knowledge of man, Andrew Turner, whose real name was Amos Turner, who had multiple wives.

GLC06313.04.054

to Aaron Hobart

Mentions his poor health and explains that he has "enclosed an amount against Robert Thomas" that he wants his son to collect.

GLC06313.04.055

to James William Paige

Updates his brother-in-law on his journey from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, via Columbia, Pennsylvania. From Philadelphia, he plans to return to Washington while his wife Grace Webster continues to New York via Princeton.

GLC01946.01

to James William Paige

States that a rumor is circulating regarding Virginia Congressman John Randolph's challenge to duel Webster. Instructs his brother-in-law Paige to alleviate his wife Grace's concern if Randolph's challenge is printed in the newspapers. Assures...

GLC01946.03

to his sister

Details Archer's life from his departure from London bound for Bermuda on June 13, 1864 to his return from Florida through the blockade on March 23, 1865. "...[I] made every narrow escape from, starving to death, and being eaten up by alligators..."...

GLC01896.079

[Albumen of Archer family]

Large family photograph, Archer's, Jeffery's, etc. Thirty-nine people posed on lawn with trees in front of house with porch. Edward R. Archer is seated on the left-center of the image. Photograph split in two.

GLC01896.200

to James William Paige

Informs his brother-in-law of his family's vacation to Niagara Falls. Refers to a visit from Massachusetts Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. and his wife. States that his wife Grace forgot "two white waistcoats and a pair of working pantaloons" for their...

GLC01946.02

to Henry Knox

Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Longman was a London bookseller.

GLC02437.00014

to Henry Knox

Discusses a trip to western Pennsylvania, where McClure stopped at Fort Pitt before heading further west to serve as missionary to the Delaware Indians in a town on the Muskingum River in Ohio. Gives his thoughts on the regional geography, the fort...

GLC02437.00015

to Henry Knox

Notes that he has enclosed Thomas Boydston's bill for 150 pounds sterling against Champion & Dickason, and an order of books. Also indicates that he has shipped a trunk and case of books to Knox aboard the Lydia, under Captain Hall. Longman was a...

GLC02437.00016

to Henry Knox

Reports the shipment of the month's supply of magazines and review publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Explains that "The Grand Imperial" doesn't produce regular issues, but that he sent what had come in...

GLC02437.00017

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that the magazines sent are the same as in August, except that "The Grand Imperial" has been dropped because it will no longer be published. Post script confirms inclusion of "usual packet for Mr. Bowes." Longman was a London...

GLC02437.00018

[Renting the estate of Isaac Gridley]

As mortgagee of Gridley's estate, Thomas Flucker of Boston issues this official document renting out the estate to Admiral John Montagu for an annual sum of eighty pounds. Montagu was then Commander-in-Chief of the North American station. Flucker's...

GLC02437.00019

to Lucy Flucker

Later copy of the original letter made on 1 June 1858. Discusses being courted by Captain John Linzee, and her aunt interfering with their being able to see each other. Seeks advice from her friend Lucy, who became Lucy Knox in 1774. Inman married...

GLC02437.00020