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January 20, 1784
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to John Davidson
Regarding an address from the Yankee Club of Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. Recipient inferred from docket.
GLC00496.105
September 17, 1790
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
to William North
Written by von Steuben as a retired Revolution officer to North as a gentleman farmer in upstate New York. North was von Steuben's aide-de-camp during the Revolution. Translation is in the collateral file. Apologizes for tardy response. Discusses his...
GLC00496.086
1805/07/02
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
to Mr. Philips
Encloses his remarks [not present] on a book by Richard Parkinson (1748-1815), which he has read at the request of Sir John Sinclair. Fulton explains that his remarks are written in the form of a letter to Sinclair. He also encloses "a Sketch of...
GLC02480.08
5 February 1862
Bates, Edward, 1793-1869
to G. Welles
The recipient is possibly Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Bates, United States Attorney General, asks Welles to return an essay by Mr. Binney (possible Horace Binney) on the suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus. States "The work is in...
GLC02490.01
29 January 1861
Black, Jeremiah Sullivan, 1810-1883
to Freeman H. Morse
States that he has not heard anything since giving his opinion as Attorney General about the government purchase of land from the Chirigni Improvement Co. Expresses concern about the value of the property and the soundness of the title. Remarks...
GLC02504.02
25 November 1777
Ko´sciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817
[Receipt to Jonathan Trumbull]
Colonel Kosciuszko, the famous Polish patriot, says he received two hundred dollars to Colonel Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., paymaster of the New York Department, for work in the engineering department. The payment was agreeable to Major General Horatio...
GLC02499.10
1863/03/30
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to David D. Porter re: southerners moving to Texas
Sherman writes that the enemy "are all moving to Texas with their negroes. God grant all may go there and that our government will open the back door wide and promise to let them stay there in peace." 1 black and white seated engraving of Sherman...
GLC02501
1837-1908
Stafford, Robert H., fl. 1837-1866
Robert H. Stafford Collection [Decimalized .01- .98]
Stafford enlisted as a sergeant in the 12th Alabama infantry. Contains letters and newsclippings about the Peninsula Campaign, advance into Maryland, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Early's raid on Washington, D.C....
GLC02618
1769/07/28
Iroquois Nation
Six Nations. Document signed with the holograph totems of 14 chiefs.
A reciept acknowledging the final payment for land ceded by the Six Nations at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. With the loss of these lands the Six Nations eventually dispersed: the Mohawk and Cayuga to Canada, the Oneida to Wisconsin, while the Onondaga...
GLC02548
1834/08/21
Beales, John C., fl. 1834
Rio Grande And Texas Land Company certificate with map
Printed on very thin paper (art vellum style) with handcolored map of the grant area. Numbered 55. Signed by Beales, Isaac A. Johnston and Silas M. Stilwell.
GLC02567
1830/10/16
Burnet, David G., fl. 1830-1870
Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Certificate no. 12075
Signed by Anthony Dey, William H. Sumner and George Curtis as trustees for Burnett, Lorenzo De Zavala and Joseph Vehlein, granting a parcel to J.R. Poinsett. Illustrated with map at bottom left. Streeter 117.
GLC02568
1834/07/01
Williams, Samuel May, fl. 1834-1836
to Edward C. Hanrick
Hanrick was an Alabama speculator in Texas lands. Williams held the lands in trust until colonists from Alabama were to arrive. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC02576
February 19, 1841
Spier, R.P., fl. 1841
to Joseph F. Spier re: hard times in city of Houston
A long and excellent description of Texas in 1841. Spier concludes by saying he planned to return home to the US. Written at Galveston
GLC02578
1787/09
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
The American Museum. [Vol. II, no. 3 (September 1787)]
Contains the first magazine printing of the United States Constitution on p. 276-284. Also contains an essay by Benjamin Franklin on "Information for those who would wish to remove to America. Also features political sketches, an address to...
GLC02593.01
22 September 1847
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
[Orders for the arrest of Mexican soldiers]
Winfield Scott's endorsement, countersigned by Henry Lee Scott on David McTeager's letter. Refers to General John A. Quitman the matter of arresting Mexican soldiers who, disguised as civilians, have returned to the neighborhood of Jesus Maria to...
GLC02644
29 September 1828
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
[Land grant to Thomas Seitz]
Land grant to Thomas Seitz signed by Sam Houston as Governor of Tennessee, and countersigned by Daniel Graham as Secretary. Notes, "State of Tennessee no 451." Red seal on upper left corner.
GLC02659
16 August 1899
Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902
to Joseph Wheeler
Writes to Wheeler, a former Confederate general, about an article Wheeler wrote and corrects some mistakes. Explains that he was asked to correct them by former Confederate soldiers under his command who are still loyal to the Confederacy and felt...
GLC02662
26 January 1674
Berkeley, William, fl. 1674
[Land grant to George Curtis].
Written in the Elizabethan secretarial hand. Signed as Royal Governor and Captain General of Virginia.
GLC02468.05
3 November 1881
[Annual Report to Sec. of War Robert Lincoln from Commanding General William T. Sherman]
Sherman's working copy of his annual report for 1881. Sherman enumerates and sums up the reports of various generals. He updates Lincoln on Indian affairs, " ... no serious Indian or other war has occurred but great progress has been Made in...
GLC03005
1795/09/03
Perkins, James, fl. 1795
to: Tobias Lear
Introduction for Dr. May, who is moving to Washington. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC02794.039
1687/05/02
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
to Peter Schuyler re: a farm called Cralo
Livingston requests that his brother-in-law clear the tenants and farmers from Cralo, a tract of land recently purchased by Livingston.
GLC03107.00147
22 July 1849
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to James Berdan
Relates that he recently received a letter from the Clerk to the General Land Office John Addison indicating that their commissioner Justin Butterfield considers Berdan eligible to gain an appointment to the Office. States that if Berdan indeed...
GLC03190
to John Addison
Hopes that his writing on the "other half of the sheet" (not present) referred to is useful to Addison, Clerk of the General Land Office. Asks Addison to give Lucas (possibly Josiah Lucas, another clerk of the Land Office) his respects. Comments...
GLC03189
8 January 1830
Gadsden, James, 1788-1858
to Andrew Jackson
Defends the character of a certain Mr. Slacum (possibly George W. Slacum) who stood accused of an unspecified allegation. Discusses a clerkship that was offered to him by Jackson. Expresses pleasure in hearing of the planned removal of the...
GLC03198
18 April 1870
to Edward O.C. Ord
Remarks upon issues mentioned in General Ord's last letter such as the death of General George Henry Thomas, the assignment of John McAllister Schofield to his post, and the creation of a new department in Arizona. Sherman also writes that there is...
GLC03219
1786/05/04
Clinton, Henry, 1786
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: request for a letter to his son
Henry Clinton asks Robert, Jr. to contact his son who lives in America, and inform him that his family wishes him to return to London. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03611
1783/02/23
Bogardus, Jacob, 1750-?
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: hopes for more prosperous trade
Bogardus writes of his hopes for an improvement in trade: "times have been fluctuating & distracting for trade, but now the happy moment is at hand when we can again hope for order & Regularity to take place amongst us. When the happy event of peace...
GLC03107.03478
1861
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
German artillery, Winter 1861
Title taken from inscription penciled in on top right corner of photograph. Image of 36 soldiers gathered around a cannon. A sergeant stands to the right of the canon with his arm raised, as if giving the order to fire. A private to the left of the...
GLC05111.01.0453
circa 1861-1865
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Wagon train river crossing
The image shows one covered and one uncovered wagon, with six horses each, waiting to cross a river, with three other uncovered wagons already in the water. There is a large camp on the riverbank in the distance, and people and horses line the entire...
GLC05111.01.1072
9 March 1863
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
to Zebulon B. Vance
Confederate Major General Hill writes to Governor Zebulon B. Vance of North Carolina, addressing the issue of deserters. Informs Vance that Colonel Wheeler, commissioned to arrest deserters, will travel to Wilkes County, North Carolina. Orders...
GLC02701
3 December 1859
Kossuth, Lajos Von, 1802-1894
[Letter of reference for Alexis Ludvigh]
Writes, "The bearer Mr. Alexis Ludvigh native of Hungary, County of Szepes, is going to the United States America [sic] with the consent of his parents, and the intention to make the States his adoptive home. I am well acquainted with his father...
GLC02869.01
14 January 1895
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
to Norton
Thanks Norton for the invitation to the Tavern Club dinner, and wonders whether they can plan to meet when he attends a committee meeting on a date in February to be determined. Adds, "I do not take a gloomy view of the present condition of things in...
GLC02870
1734-1737
Various
Collection of 31 documents relating to the establishment of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. See decimalized entries.
GLC02891
1790/04/13
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Marriage certificate of Louis Guillaume Otto & Miss de Crevecoeur
In Latin and French, witnessed by numerous people. Signed by Jefferson (serving then as Secretary of State). Also signed by Members of Congress Jeremiah Wadsworth, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., NYS Supreme Court Justice Richard Morris, Vice Consul of...
GLC02895
4 July 1817
North, William, 1755-1836
[Record of his family history and short biography]
Written by North for one of his grandchildren. Speaks of his family that came from Ireland in 1720 and settled in eastern Massachusetts at Yarmouth. Mentions that his mother sold the estate they had when he was 10 or 12 years old after his father...
GLC02541.01
23 April 1652
Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672
[West India Company deed for Teunis Cornelisse] [in Dutch]
Countersigned by New Amsterdam Secretary Cornelis Van Tienhoven. Deed granting property to Teunis Cornelisse. Includes official seal. For English translation, see GLC02542.01.01.
GLC02542.01
28 March 1689
Schuyler, Peter, 1657-1724
[Land grant for Joseph Yetts].
Countersigned by Robert Livingston. Schuyler and Livingston had procured the charter for the city in 1686. Livingston was Schuyler's brother-in-law. Signed by Peter Schuyler as mayor of Albany. Features paper seal.
GLC02542.02
18 September 1788
Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
Whimsical letter written by Von Steuben in retirement and in debt in New York to his former aide North, who was also in retirement at Duanesburg, New York. Refers to North as "my dear Bill." Looks back on the last year. Mentions that "you did cut...
GLC02542.12
20 January 1681
Penn, William, 1644-1718
[Receipt to William Wigan].
Witnessed by H. Spingett and T. Coxe. Wigan purchased 500 acres of land "in Pennsylvania." Signed two months before Penn actually received the land charter from Charles II.
GLC02543
1830/05/25
Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836
Official copy, permitting Hugh Witt to get land & settle in Texas (in Spanish)
Written in Spanish, signed for Austin by Samuel May Williams. Streeter, Texas 9.
GLC02930
1824/08/11
Land deed to John Cooke & Isaac Hughes (cosigned by others) (in Spanish)
One of the earliest surviving documents from San Felipe de Austin. Also signed by the Baron de Bastrop, John Austin and Samuel May Williams. Written in Spanish. Grantee's copy.
GLC02931
1824/08/28
Memorandum re: purchase of land by Elijah Roark
GLC02932
1833/04/29
Ogden, Thomas L., fl. 1833
New Arkansas & Texas Land Co. grant to Sylvester Davis (cos. Jackson & Curtis)
Numbered 3895. Cosigned by Daniel Jackson and Edward Curtis. Streeter, Texas Rev. 1138.1.
GLC02933
1841/04/29
Clopper, Nicholas, fl. 1841
Capital stock certificate for $50 for land in Portland, Republic of Texas
Signed as agent for sales. Engraved stock certificate. Streeter, Texas 450. Written at Galveston
GLC02934
1846/04/17
De Cordova, Jacob, 1808-1868
[Receipt for $25 from W. Rhodes for surveying headright of James O. Rice]
Records the payment by De Cordova and James O. Rice to W. Rhodes, "administrator on the Estate of J.P. Kimball," for locating and surveying Rice's headright.
GLC02935
15 December 1835
McFarland, William, fl. 1835
[Sale of land to Archibald Hotchkiss]
Sale of land document from John Davidson to Archibald Hotchkiss. Handwritten note in pencil on top of document: "Galveston Bay: Texas Land co. 450." Docket on verso.
GLC02938
1849/09/03
Lamar, Mirabeau B., fl. 1839-1849
Land grant [1840] to Levi Jones & Edward Hall of 18215 acres on Galveston Island
Certified copy signed by George W. Smyth as Land Office Commissioner.
GLC02939
1733
Great Britain. Acts.
Act...paying off..South Sea annuities...for establishing the colony of Georgia
Act of Parliament that pays off one million South Sea annuities, and using money for various purposes, including "Marriage Portion of the Princess Royal," in establishing the colony of Georgia, and paying debt. Act also makes reference to building...
GLC03498
1819
Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829
Instructions for district surveyors
Writes as Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory. Imparts specific methods for surveying land and subdividing townships.
GLC03528
1834-1881
Civil War - Union Generals, foreign-born collection [Decimalized .01-.07]
7 documents from Union Civil War General born outside the United States.
GLC03477
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