1829/12/08

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Broadside

Title: President's Message. First address to Congress [on silk]

GLC06747

1857/06/24

Langford, Liberty, fl. 1857

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Craig Langford re: Kentucky master negotiating sale of family to former slave

The former slave wants to buy his wife and daughter out of slavery. According to GLC 6733.04, Liberty may be Craig's father.

GLC06733.01

1857/11/30

Langford, Liberty, fl. 1857

Autograph letter signed

Title: Extending deadline to raise the money

GLC06733.03

1858/02/21

Coffin, Levi, 1798-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jesse Stubbs re: helping fugitive slaves escape (the Langford family)

GLC06733.04

1860 ca.

Stubbs, Jesse, fl. 1860

Document

Title: Printed biography mentioning the Langford story

Some details vary.

GLC06733.05

1839/06/24

Ross, John, 1790-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Matthew Buckle re: requesting meeting to prevent war between Cherokee peoples

Attempting to stop war between two Cherokee tribes.

GLC06741.01

1839/07/02

Guess, George, fl. 1839

Letter signed

Title: to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation re: invitation to the national convention

Written by George Guess, Tobacco Wile, David Melton, and Looney Price on behalf of the Old Settlers.

GLC06741.03

1837/06/06

Manuscript document

Title: Proposals to engage waggons and teams to assist in the removal of the...

[title continued] Chickasaw Indians west of the Mississippi. With table containing list of names and numbers of horse/ox teams.

GLC06741.06

1837 ca.

Skello, J.M., fl. 1837

Document signed

Title: Tally of Indians moving from Little Rock to Fort Towson

Covers the period of May 4th through July 16th, with separate total for teamsters rations.

GLC06741.07

1837/07/01-1838/01/13

Vanderslice, D., fl. 1837-1838

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of Vanderslice's expenditures during Chickasaw emigration

Vanderslice was Assisant Superintendent and Conductor in the emigration of the Chickasaw Indians.

GLC06741.08

1838/02/20

Vanderslice, D., fl. 1837-1838

Document signed

Title: Certification re: delivery of 175 Chickasaw Indians and their belongings

Delivered via the ship "Itasca."

GLC06741.09

1839/11/07

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John MacKay

A fine personal letter, written aboard the steamboat "Malta" on the Missouri River, commenting on various topics to his friend, Jack MacKay, whom he met at West Point. Lee comments on the Seminole War that "It is high time that they abandoned it...." Lee tells of his family's summer vacation in the Blue Ridge Mountains and his work in Missouri "I have been studying mud and water," working at St. Louis harbor and pulling snags from the Missouri River.

GLC06752.01

1848, 1861 ca.

Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888

Photograph

Title: [Carte de visite of General Robert E. Lee]

Photograph by Anthony, with McAllister & Bro,., Philadelphia logo. Imprint of Snyder, Black & Sturn, NY. Depicts a younger Lee in a retouched Virginia Volunteers uniform.

GLC06752.02

1837/02/16

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to E. D. Williams, O. Jones, William Butler, Moses Dawson and others

Declines a dinner invitation from a group of supporters in Cincinnati because of his health, but hopes to spend a day there to thank "the intelligent, the virtuous, the disinterested Democrats and Patriots" of that city.

GLC06617

1847/06/08-1847/09/03

Newspaper

Title: State Register Vol. 1, No. 1-36 [Lincoln] [damaged issue no. 2]

With content related to Abraham Lincoln's legislative career. Lacking the first leaf of No. 2.

GLC06618

1836/11/24

Archer, Branch Tanner, 1790-1856

Autograph document signed

Title: [Texas land indenture from Branch T. Archer to Giles M. Stone]

Archer signs over to Stone the title for "one half of the land secured to me...by the annexed deed...by N.F. Smith." Witnessed by William Christy, Willis A Jarvis, and J.W. Moorly. The deed from Niles Smith appears on p. 2-3, and specifies the location of the land and indicates that Branch paid Smith $1,000 for it. Signed by Smith on p. 3 and witnessed by Henry Millard, E. Harris, and J.G. Welsh Meyer.

GLC06623.01

1837/06/20

Caldwell, Pinckney Coatsworth, 1795-1840

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Texas land indenture]

Records the sale of land from Alexander McDonald to N. Hobbs and Caldwell. McDonald acquired the land from the late John Shirly, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Texas who was, like other soldiers involved in the Texas Revolution, given a land grant for his service. On the verso is a note indicating that Caldwell had Certificate No. 1664, attesting to W.M Berryhill's land grant of 960 acres for his service, and would have it delivered to Hobbs. Both sides witnessed by Peter Hansborough Bell, then an assistant adjutant general Texas army.

GLC06623.04

1839/06/22

Bryan, William, fl. 1836-1846

Printed document signed

Title: [Certification of an act of sale]

Partially printed document from the Consulate of the Republic of Texas in which Bryan, as "Consul for the Republic of Texas, for the port of New Orleans, State of Louisiana" certifies that William Richardson signed an annexed act of sale (not included). An handwritten note at the bottom indicates that this document was "presented for record" in J.H. Griffin's office in April, 1940. One black and white bust engraving of William J. Bryan included.

GLC06623.05

1841/05/07

Bryan, William, fl. 1836-1846

Document signed

Title: [Certification of an act of sale for Texas land]

Partially printed document in which George Trembley of New Orleans, Louisiana, attests to selling 640 acres of Texas land to Edward T. Jackson for $325. The land had originally been granted to John Miller for service in the Texas Revolution and sold by him to Jackson on 12 December 1837. Signed by Trembley on the bottom and witnessed by Ant. Doriscourt and A. Austin. The certification of the sale by Bryan, acting as consul for the Republic of Texas, for the port of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, appears on the verso.

GLC06623.06

1839/01/11

Bunton, John Wheeler, 1807-1879

Autograph document signed

Title: [Certification that Jefferson George was issued and obeyed a summons from the state of Texas]

George was to "appear before the Committee of Investigation of the House of Representatives...in the case...wherein the Republic of Texas" was involved. Indicates that Jefferson obeyed the summons and was entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses. Signed by Bunton, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, as chairman of the Committee of Investigation. Also signed and approved by John M. Hansford, the Speaker of the House.

GLC06623.07

1829/06/29

Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nicholas Biddle

Mifflin, then United States district attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, discusses the protocol regarding enclosed draft notices (not included) issued to men named Mr. Moore and a Mr. Picket with Biddle, the President of the Bank of the United States.

GLC06623.08

1836/02/06

Forbes, John, 1797-1880

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for payment of $100 for closing land offices in Texas]

Forbes attests to receiving $100 from Arthur Henrie, "receiver of the public Monies at Nacogdoches...for closing the land offices." Some arithmetic appears on the verso.

GLC06623.09

1840/11/08

Hall, John W., 1786-1845

Autograph document signed

Title: [Promise to pay $306.32 for "value Received"]

Payment to be made to "Thomas P. Shapard or bearer."

GLC06623.10

1838/09/24

Heard, William J.E., 1801-1874

Autograph document signed

Title: [Appointment of administrator for the estate of the late Robert Cunningham]

Acting in his capacity as probate judge, Heard appoints Bazil G. Ijams the administrator of Cunningham's estate. Written four days before Heard was elected chief justice of Colorado County, Texas.

GLC06623.11

1836/06

Stapp, Elijah, 1738-1843

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Rusk re: asking for help in supporting his family, rallying for Texas

Also, "getting men to rally to the standard and fight the battles of Texas."

GLC06625