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To: Col. Andrew Haynes

Battle at Fort Bowyer, Mobile Point [Ala.]: "I stop the mail to state the glorious news, that Fort Bowyer is safe, the British and allies severely drubbed..."

GLC07983.02

To James McHenry

List of names for suggested appointments in the U.S. military [as officers], including a chaplain. "...George McDonald, General Whiting, a very respectable officer, James Cunningham, James Campbell, Lenas [?] Mugs Bradley, George Walters, General...

GLC08022

To Mercy Warren

Reminiscing about the announcement of Franklin's death.

GLC08024

Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the U.S.

"Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, That a bank of the United States of America shall be established, with a capital of thirty-five millions of dollars, divided into three...

GLC08025

To Andrew Jackson, Jr.

Sending doctors prognosis and treatment of Dicks daughter, Hanna, suffering from a hip-joint disease to his son [Andrew Jr.] in the hopes that her recovery can be speeded up by receiving the same successful treatment given by Doctors' Phesie & Harris...

GLC08028

To Francois Barbede Marbois

The delay in transmitting to Marbois letters containing his notes on the State of Virginia. Jefferson states that he: "...was obliged by the movements of the enemy to retire from my house at the same time, to which I did not return till the month of...

GLC08029

To Frederick Bates

Testimony on behalf of Judge James Flauherty

GLC08030

The Providence gazette and country journal. [Vol. 24, no. 1239 (September 29, 1787)]

GLC08033

Journal of the secret sessions of North Carolina with other Confederate states.

Record of the state of North Carolina and its relations with other Confederate states starting from the date it seceded from the Union. "Journal of the secret session of the convention of May 20, 1861 called to consider the relations of the State of...

GLC08035

To James McHenry

"Atrocious conduct" of John Adams in dismissing McHenry: Adams became "an open aspostate, and a malignant slanderer of Hamilton."

GLC08036

To the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives

A conference with the Penobscot Indians. Signed with initials

GLC08037

To Chew

The seizure of a ship's cargo of wine, writing to Mr. Chew of New London to reclaim it: "As you know the general character of the people of that colony I fear that right or wrong they will divide the property between them."

GLC08039

"Establishments of His Majesty's land forces"

British Army "establishments of his Majesty's land forces for the year 1764," includes forces in North America

GLC08040

to Sir

"I cannot help feeling that I ought still to help the negroes a great deal, and so aid in settling affairs of the country to a permanent peace level"

GLC08041

The Battle of Chickamauga

11 page letters

GLC08042

To Mikell

An attempt by a confederate colonel to deliver a letter to Abraham Lincoln, which was not answered but "probably prevented the execution of the captives."

GLC08043

To George Phelan

General Joseph E. Johnston's book: "I know he is malignant and skillful in the supporesis viri et suggestio falsi"

GLC08044

Petition

Petition of John Slidell, shows that Charles Timpel has fled to foreign parts.

GLC08045

To John Stone

"The subject of arbitrary arrests is certainly a very grave one. All my instincts are in favor of the largest liberty of this subject."

GLC08046

to Sir

"The destruction of slavery by the rebellion of its propriety and advocacy, will be regarded in after times, as one of the most beneficent."

GLC08047

To Henry Dearborn

Determination of army rank

GLC08048

To Henry Dearborn

Account of British troops in Quebec and Upper Canada

GLC08049

To Morgan Lewis

The loss of troop movement correspondence to British and Indian forces. Fort Meigs "is closely invested by a British and Indian force, " and the express mail, which may contain notice of intended American troop movements was captured

GLC08050

Captain Hugh Knyvett an Australian Galahad

The honor of Captain Hugh Knyvett, " an Australian Galahad," a World War I hero. Roosevelt contrasts him with the "mischievous weaklings, who clamor for peace without victory"

GLC08051

To George Lorimer

Disputes with Theodore Roosevelt

GLC08052