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13 February 1795
[Invitation]
Invitation to Henry Knox, "late Secretary of War," to join a group of merchants for dinner at the City Tavern on Wednesday, the 18th of this month.
GLC02437.09954
circa 1785-1786
[Agreement]
An agreement between Stephen Sayre, a Lady Anne Poellnitz and Henry Knox concerning Knox renting a house from Poellnitz.
GLC02437.09961
1775/07/09
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
To: Albany Committee of Safety.
Thanking Albany Committee of Safety for their congratulations on Schuyler's appointment as major general; criticizing British violation of American rights and hoping for peace.
GLC07970
1885/12/24
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
to Yale Law school.
Offers to fund a black student's education to Yale Law School: "we have ground the manhood out of them & the shame is ours, not theirs."
GLC07971
1787/10/03
Thompson, Charles, fl. 1787
Congressional Resolution.
Congressional Resolution to raise a corps of 700 troops from CT, NY, NJ, and PA for defense of frontiers against Indian hostilities.
GLC07972
1788/01/31
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
To: Oliver Fiske
Supporting ratification of the Constitution: "any further opposition to it at present would be productive of much greater evils." (written as a young law student)
GLC07974
1783/01/19
Adams, John, 1735-1826
To: Charles Dumas
Paris Peace Negotiation: " The Great Points of Independence, The Fisheries, The Mississippi and the Boundaries are settled to our satisfaction."
GLC07975
1791/03/10
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
To: Juan De Q. Y Barneuvo
Agreement to set up procedure for returning fugitive slaves seeking freedom in Florida in response to request by Queen of Spain. To the governor of East Florida.
GLC07976
1803/11/12
Madison, James, 1751-1836
To: Aaron Burr
Submitting 12th Amendment to Aaron Burr. Signed in third person with Burr's docketing.
GLC07977
1816/06/29
To: James Monroe
Barbary piracy and its connection to Spain with respect to recently captured ships. With Monroe's docketing.
GLC07978
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