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1676/08/22
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
Fragment of legal proceeding, signed by Livingston's secretary
Copy of the sentence passed in the case of Nicolaus van Renselaer v. Jacob Milborne and Jacob Leisler.
GLC03107.00014
1878/05/20
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
to Herbert P. Maris re: receipt of & thanks for "Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs"
Written on Executive Mansion stationery.
GLC03145
4 January 1939
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
[State of the Union Message]
Signed at end, inscribed to Lillian Wald, and signed at top of first page. Speech to Congress warns of the impending war and mentions his worries that fascism and war might attack freedom of religion. "Storms from abroad directly challenge three...
GLC03181.01
5 August 1953
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
to Samuel Cavert
Thanks him for his letter on behalf of the National Council of Churches of Christ about the Korean Armistice. Expresses his relief to see the end of the bloodshed in Korea and hopes for a lasting peace. Mentions that is necessary that the United...
GLC03208
1844-1920
Nugent, 1844-1920
[Letters of Nugent family members, including one member in the Louisiana Volunteers, and another in the Mississippi Volunteers] [Decimalized .01- .36]
Includes correspondence of J. Perry Nugent, Co. K of the 16th and 25th Louisiana Volunteers, and C. J. Nugent of Co. D, 28th Mississippi Volunteers. Collection of thirty items, twenty-nine letters and one excerpt from an 1855 lecture. One undated...
GLC03135.01
16 July 1827
Simpson, Michael T., fl. 1827
to J. M. Haldeman
Relates the events of his visit to Jackson's farm in Tennessee. Describes Jackson as a "great American Cincinnatus," friendly, personable, and even-tempered. Says Jackson prefers a quiet life, "but will serve the people, if by them chosen."...
GLC03199
1775/08/31
Lawrence, Catharine, fl. 1775-1782
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: plea for shelter during dangerous times
Robert, Jr.'s sister begs him to grant her some shelter and safety during such dangerous times, and also adds: "The Almightly God is omnipresent here & there his Goodness was great when greap shott went hissing thro the Air like the sound of sky...
GLC03107.03327
1781/08/16
Lansing, Nicholas, fl. 1781
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: arrangements to preach at the Manor of Livingston
Lansing discusses plans to preach at the Manor later that month.
GLC03107.03406
1781/09/04
Van Vechten, Teunis, 1707-1785
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: iron trade
Van Vechten discusses the selling price of iron and makes arrangments to ship some to Robert, Jr. He also mentions that "The Inhabitants of this place are in great unesiness for the City, as there are informations that the Enemy in Canada have a...
GLC03107.03408
1782/05
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: profession of faith in God
GLC03107.03432
12 July 1858
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
to William A. Winston
Sending "the three Negro men belonging to the estate of G. W. P. Custis, viz: Reuben, Parks & Edward, whom I wish you to hire in Virginia... for the year or a term of years, not exceeding 31 Decr 1862...." Lee asks that the men be kept in the...
GLC03214
26 March 1911
Parsons, Luke F., 1833-1926
to J. E. Boos
Reminiscences about John Brown by a former follower. Gives a physical description of Brown, and discusses Brown's conviction to always fight for what was right. "He said the Lord had created him to be the deliverer of the slaves from bondage, the...
GLC03227
1832/11/24
Rogers, Matilda, fl. 1817-1834
to Johnston Livingston re: anxiously awaiting Johnston's return home
Matilda writes that she has resigned herself to stay in the rural country for the winter, and anxiously awaits Johnston's return. She states that she is anxious to see how he has improved since he went to college, and promises to entertain him while...
GLC03107.04074
1832/12/06
Union College (Cranford, N.J.)
College bill sent to John S. Livingston for his son Johnston Livingston
The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 28 September 1832 and ending 5 December 1832. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and also a fine for an unexcused...
GLC03107.04075
1833/04/10
The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 4 January and ending 30 March 1833. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, etc. The document also gives Johnston's scores...
GLC03107.04077
1833/08/03
The bill lists the charges for Johnston's education for the session commencing 26 April and ending 24 July 1833. Charges include tuition, room-rent, use of college library, servants' hire, printing, and fines for absences from prayers and...
GLC03107.04078
19 May 1860
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New York daily tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 5950 (May 19, 1860)]
Discusses the nomination of Abraham Lincoln as President by the Republican National Convention, which convened May 1860 in Chicago, Illinois. Reports on the reaction of citizens in New York City to the announcement of Lincoln's nomination, including...
GLC03127
16 April 1791
Newspaper
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 101 (April 16, 1791)]
Contains "Discourse on Davila. No. 30."; article discussing the right of state legislatures to instruct their state's senators in Congress; extract of a report from the London Humane Society; opinions of Delaware representative John Vining on the...
GLC03128
1787/10/22
Stevenson, John, fl. 1765-1787
to Henry Livingston (1753-1823) re: mold for an iron stove
John Stevenson and John Taylor write to say that they have sent a mold to Henry Livingston to cast a large iron stove for their church. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.03771
1865
Chapel of the 50 Engineers NY Vols in front of Petersburg, Va. [Poplar Grove] 1865.
Title taken from inscription on verso. The well constructed chapel, with a ornamental Engineers Castle insignia mounted above the door, is on the left side of the image. Black men, women and children stand in front of nearby smaller wooden...
GLC05111.01.0529
1864 ca.
Group portrait of seven Federal officers at Vicksburg, Miss. 1864 ca.
Three men are seated and the other four stand behind them. The man sitting on the right is in a Napoleonic pose. A piece of paper is pasted at bottom with the inscription: "1. Lt. Kinsey Matfield. 2. Maj J. B. McC___ghy 10th Mo. 3. A. Luce...
GLC05111.01.0576
1863 ca.
Rev. G. Winslow D.D.M.D. at Camp Letterman, Gettysburg, Pa. [1863 ca.]
Winslow is seated, with a book in his lap, in front of a tent. A flag hangs above the tent and there is an arch of branches in front of the opening. An unidentified woman stands behind his chair, holding a hat and a basket. Inscription on recto: "Rev...
GLC05111.01.0578
1862/03
Confederate Quaker Guns at Centreville, Va. [March 1862]
Inscription on verso: "Battle of Bull Run. Confederate Quaker guns at Centreville, Va." Inscription in another hand "F. H. Meserve Collection" Numeric notation: "5430G/2" Image of Union soldiers posed inside a fort with "Quaker guns." The...
GLC05111.01.0374
circa 1861-1865
The Monument [Methodist] Church, Richmond, VA.
Inscription on verso: "Monument Methodist Church." Numeric Notation on verso: "33."
GLC05111.01.0777
Church at Bull Run
An image of a building is in the background, with the remains of a stone chimney in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "Church at Bull Run." Numeric notation on verso: "58."
GLC05111.01.0800
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