Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843 to Henry Knox

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06933 Author/Creator: Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843 Place Written: Wicasset, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 March 1797 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox for money to fund a building for Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources