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July 14, 1783
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
to James Madison
Problems of extradition among states, especially for bad debts, difficulty of common medium of exchange, need for Federal authority, crops in Virginia.
GLC00099.118
August 4, 1783
Also discusses problems of paper money and credit.
GLC00099.121
August 12, 1787
Anxiously awaiting the results of the Constitutional Convention. Pendleton mentions the need for a strong document and the need for the secrecy (mentions rioting over taxes).
GLC00099.123
August 25, 1783
Very good political content. Concerning their disagreement over certificates vs. paper bills for financing governments, the expense and dangers of maintaining foreign ministers. Empress of Russia. Accidentally skipped in the WR/Henkels numbering...
GLC00099.124.01
October 6, 1783
to James Madison re: standing army, French relations, prices in Virginia
Also mentions location of capitol, Germantown (Pa.), Philadelphia (Pa.), French trade and question of maintaining garrisons in peacetime.
GLC00099.127
June 9, 1789
Mentions Pendleton's opposition to use of titles in government.
GLC00099.139
March 15, 1790
to Hon. John Page
Similar to ALS of April 2 to JM, #99.143.
GLC00099.142
April 2, 1790
to James Madison re: unhappiness over Hamilton's Treasury plan
Discusses (as do following letters) Pendleton's unhappiness over Hamilton's plan, concerns over its nature, principles, constitutionality, etc. Powers of separation
GLC00099.143
July 21, 1790
to James Madison re: news, capitol coming to the Potomac
Discusses local news, Pendleton's pleasure in the capitol coming to the Potomac, discussion of American pre-war debts to Britain, constitutional defining of treaties.
GLC00099.144
January 15, 1791
to James Madison re: attack on the Hamilton's Bank of the U.S.
Objects to Hamilton's Treasury plan. Also discusses taxes, disposition of public lands, standing army, peace between Britain and Spain.
GLC00099.145
March 14, 1791
Misdated "1791", should be 1792 per J.C.A. Stagg, PJM 17: 563 n. Good political content. Mentions: objections to Hamilton's Treasury plan, Constitutional definition of position of Speaker of the House.
GLC00099.146
1791 ca.
Legal brief in the case of Jones v. Walker
Legal brief in the suit of Jones, surviving partner of Farrell and Jones, of Great Britain, against Thomas Walker, Defendant, in debt on bond before the Federal Circuit Court, Richmond, Va. Entirely in the hand of Edmund Pendleton. Probably 1791....
GLC00099.147
December 9, 1781
to James Madison re: transmittal letter of the preceding legal document
Transmittal letter for legal brief in the suit of Jones v. Walker. Page 4 is docketed by Madison: "[illegible] inclosing the discussions in the Circuit Court of the US at Richmond on the subject of 'British Debts'." A pencil note identifies the...
GLC00099.148
February 8, 1792
to James Madison re: suggestions for next Census, attack on Hamilton
Comments at length and unfavorably on Hamilton's report on Manufactures.
GLC00099.149
April 28, 1792
to James Madison re: trade, anti-Hamilton, lawsuits
GLC00099.150
November 28, 1792
to "General" James Madison
Madison is saluted "Dear General" as a joke, PJM 17: 574 n.1. Also comments on political pamphlets Madison has sent, and states clear anti-Hamilton positions.
GLC00099.151
January 30, 1795
Discusses the powers of Congress to tax.
GLC00099.152
July 20, 1790
to Robert Beverley
Discusses lands, ownership, and affairs of several Virginia companies formed to speculate in the west. U.S. Treasury
GLC00099.155
June 11, 1863
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
to Emily J. Semmes
Writes to his wife that he "wept like a child" when reading her last letter. Expresses his thoughts before going into battle en route to Gettysburg. Discusses his concerns about his possible death, the welfare of his family, and his diminished...
GLC00101
July 27, 1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to James McHenry
Fear or rising debt and taxes. Written as President to his Secretary of War. Adams approves McHenry's raising a company of cavalry [sic] but worries at cost. "This system of Debts and Taxes is levelling all government in Europe." JA was staying at...
GLC00103
June 10, 1848
Brown, John, 1800-1859
to Simon Perkins
Discusses his wool business. "Burlington" continues to make excuses for not paying, while at the same time pleading for wool to be sent to him. Burlington Mills Manufacturing Company in Vermont was one of Brown's clients in the wool business.
GLC00106
October 1808
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Thomas Jefferson's defense of the Embargo Act of 1807]
Sent to Elijah Brown, Jr. Esq. Circular sent in response to criticisms of the Embargo Act of 1807 by people in the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Explains and defends the Embargo Act as a recourse for securing the United States' rights to...
GLC00115.01
February 27, 1910
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
to James A. Tawney
Discusses concerns about public estimates for a district jail and mentions previous letter received from Tawney who lodged a complaint. Writes "[w]e have no right to cut down our estimates and later increase them; and in so far as we have done this...
GLC00118.06
December 13, 1790
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
to William Ellery
Writes that he learned from the Collector of Customs at Providence that the ship Warren embarked without a coasting license or a register indicating her destination. Asks if she arrived in Newport without a license and if Ellery charged her with...
GLC00109
March 13, 1813
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to William B. Lewis
Concerning supply problems to Lewis, who was quartermaster in Nashville, government inefficiency, the national debt and heavy taxes. Complains of his own inactivity when his troops are needed in the Northwest, but will continue to obey his orders....
GLC00113
May 12, 1866
Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883
to John Sherman
Cooper, an inventor and philanthropist, discusses disagreement between President Andrew Johnson and Congress regarding reconstruction. Suggests to Sherman, a Senator from Ohio, that Johnson and Congress require Southern Congressional members to take...
GLC00150
October 21, 1862
Gives instructions to his wife to secure their property from the Union occupation of General Benjamin Butler during the Civil War. Directs her to go immediately across the Mississippi river to their plantation. Doubts that the Federals have visited...
GLC00175
20 January 1937
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Signed by Roosevelt at the end. Address delivered at the Capital, Washington, D.C., 20 January 1937. Stresses the idea of creating a better world through economic morality. Presents progress, not stagnation, as a way to improve the lives of...
GLC00196.01
8 January 1936
[Speech to Democrats]
Signed at the end. References the problems President Andrew Jackson faced during his administration and how he handled them. Talks about letters he has received from families and businesses pledging their support and encouragement for him....
GLC00196.02
28 March 1762
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
[Tax revenues from David Wier to Samuel Adams for 1757-1760]
Contains Samuel Adams's signature as tax collector.
GLC00184.02
25 March 1776
Hart, John, 1708-1780
New Jersey currency note no. 58335, 18 pence (or 1 shilling 6 pence).
Printed from wood cut and mounted on card. Co-signed by Robert Smith and John Sturm, Jr.
GLC00184.17
March 10, 1789
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
to Benjamin Huntington
Writes to reprise a letter he had previously sent stating that he wishes "to hold some post under the new government." Prefers to be made a judge for the Eastern District, and in that case would like his son, William Ellery Jr., to succeed him as...
GLC00192
April 21, 1777
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795
to William Whipple
Discusses various Tory conspiracies, such as counterfeiting currency (to cause inflation) and spreading smallpox. Describes the difficulties of recruiting sufficient men for the army. Notes that many men have marched to Ticonderoga. Postscript...
GLC00193
circa 1936-1937
Collection of five speeches [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC00196
14 October 1936
Address of the President at Chicago, Illinois
Speech to businessmen signed at the end. Reports on the recovery the nation is experiencing since the Depression in many areas of business; banks, industry, railroads, farming, investments, etc. Criticizes the previous administration's focus on...
GLC00196.03
02 October 1936
[Address at the dedication of the Jersey City Medical Center, New Jersey]
Signed at the end. Marked hold for release by M. H. McIntyre, Assistant Secretary to the President. Mentions the funds of the Public Works Administration that went to American hospitals. Thanks those in the medical and nursing professions....
GLC00196.05
June 22, 1949
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
to Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.
Written in reply to Pennsylvania Congressman McConnell's request that he give his views on education legislation (the federal "grants-in aid") before the Committee on Education and Labor. Former President Hoover asserts his strong personal interest...
GLC00200
February 15, 1777
to Nicholas Cooke
Voices concern about the financing of the national debt and the issuance of paper money. Has found in Congress some interest in naval defense. The American army is at Morristown and the British army is at Brunswick. There have been skirmishes. In...
GLC00202
20 February 1782
United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles
Resolutions settling states' Revolutionary War debt
Broadside signed by Thomson
GLC00222
July 28, 1932
to Frederick S. Greene
Advises that there is $6,059,000 available for emergency relief to be used for highway projects in New York State. Informs that the money must be spent by 1 July 1933. Decides that some of the money should be used on the Northern, Grand Central...
GLC00224
2 November 1864
Wood, Jabez, fl. 1864
Notice to delinquent tax-payers in the town of Acushnet.
Announces that thirty days from this date, the collector of taxes, Jabez Wood, will collect any unpaid taxes for 1864 and previous years for offenders in the Town of Acushnet.
GLC00246.05
1858
Weston, George M., 1816-1887
The Progress of slavery in the United States.
Describes the past progress of slavery and considers circumstances that will control the slavery movement in the future. Argues that the growing slave population in the U.S. was an intended result of the territorial expansion of slavery dictated by...
GLC00267.005
11 January 1828
South Carolina General Assembly, Senate
Report of a special committee of the Senate of South Carolina on the Resolution submitted by Mr. Ramsay on the Subject of State Rights.
Marked 20th Congress, 1st Session. Printed by Duff Green. Report of a committee formed to inquire into the various issues of states' rights, the Constitution, and the power of the federal government within the states. The report supports states'...
GLC00267.015
16 January 1833
State of the Union. Message from the President of the United States, on the state of the Union.
House document no. 45, 22nd Congress, 2nd session. Transmits all the relevant documents relating to the South Carolina nullification controversy. First edition. Uncut.
GLC00267.017
16 February 1833
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Speech of Mr. Webster, in the senate, in reply to Mr. Calhoun's speech on the bill "Further to provide for the collection of duties on imports."
Response to John C. Calhoun's bill "Further to provide for the collection of duties on imports," which opposed the tariff bills passed. Webster attacks the states' rights language underlying Calhoun's resolutions, analyzes their language (and that...
GLC00267.018
18 July 1798 ca.
Broadsides and pamphlets including appointment as commander [Decimalized .01-.04]
[decimalized 00265.01-00265.04]
GLC00265
18 April 1794
United States. Congress
Resolution: "That the present Embargo be continued"
Signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State. Concerning the Quasi-War with France. States that the present Enbargo be continued until "the twenty fifth day of May next."
GLC00265.01
August 1857
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Compensated emancipation
[Title continued] a speech by Gerrit Smith, in the National Compensation Convention, held in Cleveland, Ohio, August 25, 26 and 27, 1857. First edition. Smith, a former United States Representative from New York, writes: "The sin of extending the...
GLC00267.012
1863
Cairnes, John Elliott, 1823-1875
The Slave-power: Its character, career and probable designs: Being an attempt to explain the real issues involved in the America contest.
Second edition. Published by Macmillan and Company. Contains pencil notes on title page. Includes dedication to John Stuart Mill: "...the opportunity of connecting my name in public with that of one from whose works I have profited more largely...
GLC00267.014
14 January 1829
Georgia. General Assembly
Report adopted by the Legislature of Georgia on the resolutions of South Carolina and Ohio ...
Title continues, " ... in relation to the powers of the general government and state rights, and to the subject of slavery." 20th Congress, 2nd session. Report concludes that the writers of the Constitution did not intend all power to be...
GLC00267.016
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