14 March 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Does not have much news to report, and believes he will have more leisure time next week when the legislature adjourns. Discusses shipments of lime casks.

GLC02437.08014

17 March 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Writes to report that Captain [Edward or Benjamin] Kelleran has not yet arrived with his vessel, and he is concerned, as the vessel has workmen, money, and letters of Knox's on board. Instructs Gleason to keep the woodcutters at work.

GLC02437.08015

24 March 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Reports that Captain [Edward or Benjamin] Kelleran has not yet arrived, and that there is a terrible snow storm. Mentions that a Mr. Russel has engaged some men to work, and asks Gleason to continue performing the work Knox assigned him, to the best of his ability.

GLC02437.08017

28 March 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Reports that Captain [likely Edward] Kelleran and John Robinson arrived last night, and that Robinson will be continuing to sell Knox's lime. Adds that Knox made Wales & Beale his agents. Discusses shipment of articles via Captain Kelleran. Mentions that he is also sending workmen via Kelleran, and describes their tasks and salaries.

GLC02437.08018

16 April 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to John Gleason

Has received Gleason's letter via Captain [likely Edward] Kelleran. Discusses financial dealings with a Mr. West. Includes a list of workmen and their salaries; explains their duties and provides information regarding the lime business.

GLC02437.08020

20 April 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Provides extensive directions for tasks various workmen are to complete in the lime mill. Reports on the travels of Captain [Edward] Kelleran and his vessel, and declares that Mrs. [Lucy] Knox is en route to visit Knox.

GLC02437.08021

20 May 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Considers how expensive it is to be in the lime business, and discusses his financial concerns. Mentions his dealings with the firm of Wales & Beale. Comments on the extent to which he depends on Gleason to act as his agent.

GLC02437.08026

1809-10

Lane, Don., fl. 1809-1810

Autograph document signed

Title: Payments made for pork

The document states that in November 1809 and December 1810, Don. Lane made payments for pork.

GLC03107.04787

13 July 1803

Haskins, John, 1729-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes to negotiate a business deal with Knox. Would like to purchase wood planks and have them shipped to Washington, D.C.

GLC02437.07810

13 July 1803

Haskins, John, 1729-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Copy of GLC02437.07810.

GLC02437.07811

28 July 1803

Haskins, John, 1729-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses shipments of wooden planks Haskins is purchasing from Knox.

GLC02437.07813

26 December 1803

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to John Harkness

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses surveys for lands in Maine.

GLC02437.07839

14 December 1801

Gore, John, fl. 1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox he is unable to fulfill Knox's request due to other financial obligations.

GLC02437.07694

6 March 1806

Gilbert & Dean (firm)

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

The firm of Gilbert & Dean writes to Knox regarding his financial accounts.

GLC02437.08012

4 June 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Received his recent letter. Discusses the lime business. Mentions that articles Gleason asked Knox to order will soon be sent by the firm of Wales & Beale. Refers to a financial transaction, as well as to woodcutters who work for Knox's lime business, which Gleason manages.

GLC02437.08027

21 June 1806

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Gleason

Writes that the articles Gleason asked for have been shipped via Captain [likely Edward] Kelleran. Discusses the difficulties his lime business is facing, as well as his current economic difficulties.

GLC02437.08030

1805

Wood, Samuel, 1760-1844

Broadside

Title: Injured Humanity; Being A Representation of What the Unhappy Children of Africa Endure from Those Who Call Themselves Christians

Printed broadside on terrible conditions of slavery and the slave trade in the West Indies. Wood, a prolific Quaker-reformist publisher, printed and sold the broadside out of his office at 362 Pearl Street in New York. Describes the sale, horrendous working conditions, and punishments of the slaves. Seven graphic vinettes depict slaves being whipped, sold, and tortured. There is no date of creation on the broadside, but the printing date was discovered as 1805 through research.

GLC05113

10 June 1801

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Dinsmore

Discusses the renovation and construction of the dome at Monticello. "I wonder the Copper sheets had not got to hand, as it is very long since they left Philadelphia. the steps, or plinths for the dome must be got from Fluvanna...." States that it is very important that the dome be ready for the plasterers by the last of July so they may work while Jefferson is there. He instructs that the skylight of the dome is to be a single plate. Mentions that he will pay Dinsmore's brother the $400 he owns as soon as he figures out the address to send it to in Philadelphia, as he lost the one…

GLC07105

20 August 1815

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Rush

Written by Madison as President to Rush as Attorney General. Asks advice on various problems the government needs to handle. Wants to know if it is proper to give naval protection against the "Carthaginian Corsairs" -- probably the Barbary powers. Madison thinks it is proper, but wants to make sure. Louisiana Governor William Charles Cole Claiborne wants to know if it is proper to use naval and military forces against Spanish provinces. Asks Rush for precedents and suggests talking to Secretary of State Monroe about his letter to the Spanish diplomat Louis de Onís. Also asks for suggestions…

GLC07110

21 March 1802

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Burdett

Written by Clay as a lawyer in Lexington, Kentucky, before he began his political career to Burdett as an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio. References a previous letter by Burdett respecting Jim, a runaway slave whose status was in question. Says an answer was not necessary because he had already forwarded "a Copy of those papers on which Jim's right to his freedom is founded. He derives his title from an Indian ancestor who was in the early part of the last Century reduced to Slavery in Virginia, contrary to the laws of that State." The only difficulty of his claim arises from the uncertainty of…

GLC07098

17 July 1816

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Baron Jean Guillaume Hyde de Neuville

Madison as President to Hyde de Neuville as French Ambassador to the United States. References Hyde de Neuville's letter of 12 July 1816. Madison is pleased with the positive sentiments of France relayed by Hyde de Neuville. Says he is glad King Louis XVIII "cherishes friendly dispositions and liberal views towards" us. Returns positive wishes for the future of France and hopes "the French people may enjoy all the just advantages external and internal, of a regular & free Constitution." Docket is in French.

GLC07159

1809

Header Record

Title: Collateral letters (3) and other materials (7) [Decimalized .01- .03]

GLC07173.06

19 July 1804

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Document signed

Title: [Pardon of James Snow for perjury].

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. Snow was convicted of perjury in Alexandria, Virginia in 1803. Jefferson pardoned Snow for "divers causes and considerations."

GLC07146

31 December 1808

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Letter signed

Title: to William Henry Harrison

Asks Harrison, then governor of the Indiana Territory, to help pass laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to Indians, in hopes that it will remove a "great obstacle to their acquiring industrious habits." Also notes that the general government policy towards the Indians was "to endeavor to render them friends, and, in time, perhaps, useful members of the nation."

GLC07156

19 August 1803

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. James Mease [incomplete]

States that he has received his letter and will answer the two inquiries he posed on the subject of the mould board for a plow at Monticello. Describes in detail design modifications that can be made to the mould board to improve the plow's results. Comments that though the plow will be improved, the results will not be as aesthetically pleasing as the original. Lower right corner of page is missing. There is some text loss, including half of Jefferson's signature.

GLC07145