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1669/06/01
Pope, Sarah, fl. 1669
Land petition.
Petition for one of the first English children born in the New World, signed by Sarah Pope, a passenger aboard the third ship to arrive at Plymouth, the Anne.
GLC07954
30 June 1782
Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826
to Henry Knox
Encloses an ordnance return and a return of his detachment. Writes that since his arrival, "the whole Garrison have been Employed in puting the Fort in a better State of defence - my Detachment are Engaged in making new Platforms, Reparing Gun...
GLC02437.01470
14 September 1782
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Order to the Commissary for the arrearage of provisions due to Mrs. Corbin of the Invalids]
Includes a note at the top of the page, in Shaw's hand, from Jonathan Pugh, Lieutenant of Invalids, which reads, "This is to certify that Mrs. Margaret Corbin (wife of John Corbin a soldier in the corps of Invalids) has not drawn any liquor with the...
GLC02437.01611
24 December 1783
Hughes, James M., fl. 1783
[Extract from minutes]
An extract from the Council's minutes. Resolve gives the governor of New York the authority to "discharge the said Troops; except such Number or Detachment of them as Major General Knox, or other commanding Officer of the Troops of the United States...
GLC02437.02856
15 March 1785
Handley, George, 1752-1793
[Extract from minutes of the Georgia Executive Council regarding the Creek Nation]
Extract from the minutes of the Georgia Executive Council prepared by George Handley, secretary of the council and later Governor of Georgia (1788-1789). Relates to an act recently passed respecting land within the state and the appointment of Major...
GLC02437.03113
9 June 1785
[Letter related to the Creek Nation and minutes of the Georgia Executive Council]
The first part of this document consists of a letter from the Creek Nation presented before "the board," or Executive Council of Georgia, of which Handley was secretary. The letter, written by James Durouzeaux and copied by Handley, indicates: "The...
GLC02437.03153
6 December 1774
Crafts, Thomas, 1740-1799
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Thomas Crafts]
Contains account information from April and July 1774. Flucker pays Crafts for painting work, and for "case stone colour at the House Admiral Graves lives in" (possibly referring to Admiral Samuel Graves).
GLC02437.09486
24 December 1787
Crane, John, 1744-1805
Discusses the settlement of his accounts. Mentions being afraid that Mr. Peirce lost his accounts with the "certificates from My Officer and the accounts attested on Oath, [since] it will be very cruel to keep me out of my interest, it will be...
GLC02437.03738
20 November 1734
[Extract]
Extract of a deed regarding land from Samuel Waldo to John [Oulton ?].
GLC02437.08868
9 December 1735
Extract of a deed from Samuel Waldo to Adam Winthrop.
GLC02437.08872
20 October 1746
Warren, Peter, 1694-1771
[Report]
Discusses an expedition against the French fort at Crown Point. Warren approves Shirley's recommendation of Samuel Waldo to lead the expedition. Noted as a true copy by William Shirley, who also signs.
GLC02437.08931
25 July 1789
Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777
Discussing financial issues and difficulties related to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land which Knox owns and which Winslow helps manage. Winslow also discusses his personal affairs.
GLC02437.09226
24 November 1792
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Discussing Knox's plans to purchase two fifths of the Waldo patent from him and his family. Asks Knox to at least purchase his smaller share, since his family is destitute, and discusses a price.
GLC02437.09238
29 March 1776
[Return of officers and men belonging to the detachment under Major John Crane who have been left behind due to sickness]
Includes the names of men left behind from Captains Pierce, Foster, and Drury's companies (possibly Thomas Pierce, Thomas Waite Foster, and Jotham Drury).
GLC02437.09508
26 February 1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Samuel Winslow
For a reference to the date of Winslow's last letter to him, 17 February 1786, see GLC02437.03243. Discusses attempts to get Mrs. Waldo to release her claim on the Waldo patent lands. Is glad to hear that a Mr. Robbins is helping Samuel Winslow in...
GLC02437.03244
21 August 1787
to Isaac Winslow
Apologizes for not writing sooner but says the sickness, then death, of his youngest child prevented him from doing so. Says that his wife (Lucy Knox) and eldest daughter have also been sick. Discusses submitting a complaint to a committee to...
GLC02437.03642
21 October 1787
Forwards a letter to Winslow from Mrs. Hannah Urquhart. Regrets having to postpone his visit to Boston and discusses business related to the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.03677
3 January 1788
Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806
Discusses a legal matter, possibly related to the Waldo Patent. Mentions Colonel Benjamin Hichborn.
GLC02437.03751
27 January 1802
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
[Receipt]
Note of receipt that Benjamin Daggatt has received $54.12 from Vose. Also includes another note of receipt on the verso written in Henry Knox's hand and signed by Benjamin Daggatt.
GLC02437.08795
24 January 1752
to Samuel Waldo
Discusses the settling of Waldo's eastern lands.
GLC02437.08955
22 April 1766-circa December 1771
[Thomas Flucker's obligation to Isaac Winslow]
Account of Flucker's debts to Winslow between April 1766 and December 1771.
GLC02437.09034
22 March 1770
Receipt for a bond Winslow received from Thomas Flucker, signed by Joseph [Barnet], John Moore, and several other parties. Lists the pay schedule for the bond.
GLC02437.09062
9 June 1787
Discusses various issues relating to the Waldo patent, including correspondence with his cousins Isaac and Samuel Winslow, and Mr. [Edward H.] Robinson.
GLC02437.09166
10 October 1788
Discusses legal issues concerning the land owned and taxes owed by his late mother-in-law, Hannah Flucker, in Falmouth, Maine. Extracts are included which list out who the land was sold to and the amount of taxes paid. Expresses his desire to...
GLC02437.09202
13-23 September 1783
United States. Congress
[Resolution]
Copies of two resolves. The first offers the thanks of Congress to General R. Howe for the manner in which he conducted the inquiry into the Pennsylvania Line mutiny; the second resolves to transmit the former to George Washington and have him relay...
GLC02437.02559
18 October 1783
[Proclamation to dissolve the army]
Signed secretarially for Elias Boudinot and Charles Thomson. Congress's resolution to dissolve Continental Army. This resolve was originally enclosed with a letter from George Washington to Henry Knox dated 23 October 1783, GLC02437.09394. Penned in...
GLC02437.02676
1807/01/25
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
to [Robert Livingston] re: discussion of the steam boat
Fulton writes a letter to describe the innovations of the steam boat, and how he has calculated its certain success. Docketed on p.12.
GLC03107.04464
24 July 1782
Jackson, William, 1759-1828
[Resolution of Congress repealing all previous resolutions involving the Department of Commissary General of Military Stores]
Extract from the minutes of Congress on the resolution that repealed all previous resolutions on the Department of Commissary General of Military Stores. The minutes were recorded in the War Office and signed by Jackson as Assistant Secretary of War...
GLC02437.01501
3 September 1782
United States. Continental Congress.
[Resolution of Continental Congress]
Signed by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. Location inferred from location of Continental Congress in 1782. Very similar to GLC02437.01566. Outlines a Congressional resolution detailing the pay and rations of officials in...
GLC02437.01569
10 October 1783
Clark, S., fl. 1783
Return of clothing wanted in the Connecticut Regiment
Lists items by type and amount. Includes hats, shirts, and blankets.
GLC02437.02634
26 November 1786
to David Cook
Informs Captain Cook he cannot help him obtain a promotion to command a company of artillery. Writes, "Congress agreably [sic] to the confederation cannot make any appointments of military officers..."
GLC02437.03070
24 December 1804
Conner, E., fl. 1804
[Account]
Lists transactions between Henry Knox and E[liphabet ?] Conner from 6 January to December of 1804.
GLC02437.08838
circa 1781-1791
Constable, William, 1721-1791
Discusses the sale of land. A date of 1795 was previously inferred and written in pencil, but Constable died in 1791, indicating that the document must have been written prior.
GLC02437.09925
1 July 1786
Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841
Schedule of requisitions on the several states by the United States in Congress assembled
Lists the requisitions and quotas, date, amount paid and balances due by state. Noted as taken from the Register's Office in the Department of the Treasury.
GLC02437.10584
1781/10/14
Washington, George, 1732-1799
To: Thomas Nelson
Requesting clothes for troops-written 5 days before Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown.
GLC07956
13 September 1967
Goldstein, Israel, 1896-1986
to John D. Buchanan
Written on stationery of Congregation B'Nai Jeshurdun, New York. Goldstein writes that the United Nations, "weak and faulty an instrument as it is," has been a major deterrent to a world war in the troubled times following World War Two. He...
GLC05508.111
24 October 1950
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
to Mary Cushman
Writing from his office in the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, MacArthur, as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command, offers condolence on the death of Mary Cushman's son in the Korean War. He praises devotion to duty and...
GLC05508.173
12 March 1930
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
to John W. Hughes
Sousa writes to Hughes remarking that the only way of judging music is whether or not it has beauty. He discusses differences between composers of the "olden days" and those of today. Sousa believes inspiration for writing music comes from...
GLC05508.231
February 28, 1803
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Two acts of Congress which offer protection of seamen and a partial ban on imported slaves]
The first act is titled: "An Act supplementary to the "Act concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls, and for the further protection of American Seamen." The second act is titled: "An Act to prevent the importation of certain Persons into certain States...
GLC05198
6 April 1804
Tayler, John, fl. 1804
Address to the Republican electors of the state of New York
Address to the Republican electors of New York from the Committee of Publication and Correspondence reccomending Morgan Lewis over Aaron Burr to become the Governor of New York state. Docket on verso. Twelve names are printed on the bottom of the...
GLC05200
1763
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
A Proclamation.
The proclamation establishes colonial rule over former French and Spanish possessions in Canada, Florida, Grenada and other areas; it offers tolerance to Roman Catholics; it calls for governments and assemblies like those in existing colonies and...
GLC05214
circa 1 December 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Annual message of the President [incomplete]
Gideon Welles's copy of proof sheets of Lincoln's message to Congress, lacking the final page and accompanied by the Government Printing Office pamphlet printing of the message (see GLC05505.02). WIth correction in pencil on page one. Tied at top...
GLC05505.01
May 28, 1953
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
to Rose Russell [in German]
Signed with initials. Speaks about the spirit of the Constitution and the Fifth Amendment during the McCarthy hearings and argues that "it is a misuse of congressional immunity to carry out practices which rightly belong to the competence of the...
GLC05322
1781/10/26
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Important Intelligence! [announcing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown]
"A gentleman who arrived this morning, from Providence, has favoured us with the following Importance Intelligence! [....] This Moment an Express arrived... announcing the glorious Intelligence of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and his Army..."...
GLC05504
29 September 1862
to Edwin M. Stanton
A two-page petition regarding churches in Port Royal, S.C., occupies recto and verso of first leaf. Lincoln's note appears on verso of second leaf. Lincoln writes about the danger of conflict among different religious denominations in their ministry...
GLC05508.008
30 December 1770
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
to Jane Mecom
Written to his sister concerning various matters, including stories of the threatened loss of his position as colonial postmaster, the difficulties he faces for expressing his political opinions, and sending some books Jane had asked for. Franklin...
GLC05508.003
circa 1910
Uncle Tom's Cabin
J. H. J. Ronner announces a play by Harkins and Barbour of Uncle Tom's Cabin with 200 people in the cast. Boosts, "Cotton pickers, dancers, jubilee singers, Mississippi steamboat." "Scenically the most mammoth production of modern times." At the...
GLC05508.013.01
December 1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court, when about to receive the sentence of death, for his heroic attempt at Harper's Ferry...
Small broadside with lithograph signature of Brown produced by the Liberator, reprinting his address to the Virginia Court before sentencing. Brown denies wanting to murder or cause an uprising. He argues that his raid on Harper's Ferry was just...
GLC05508.051
1868/02/24
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
House members who voted in favor of Johnson's impeachment, signed by 127 members
Resolution, engrossed on vellum and signed by House members who voted in favor of Johnson's impeachment. Signed by Speaker of the House, Schuyler Colfax, the House Clerk and 126 congressmen. Accompanied (5274.02) by small format Brady composite...
GLC05274.01
1868
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Managers of the House of Representatives of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
A small format composite picture by Brady. Includes images of Benjamin F. Butler, James F. Wilson, Thaddeus Stevens, George S. Boutwell, Thomas Williams, John A. Logan and John Armour Bingham. These men were selected by the House to serve as managers...
GLC05274.02
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