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18 September 1961
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
[Signature of Truman and his wife Bess]
Signatures and date are contained on a small card. A typed line underneath the signatures states "Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman."
GLC00477.02
19 July 1863
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
to Mrs. Abner Read
Relays details of death of Lieutenant Commander Abner Read, who died while patrolling the Mississippi River in command of the USS New London. Blue stamp: "Exchanged by order Secretary Navy."
GLC02490.19
1837/03/31
Long, Stephen H., 1784-1864
to Richard Harlan
Thanks Dr. Harlan for the present he sent to Mrs. Long. Mentions receiving instruction for surveys of Maine and Massachusetts, which he will engage when the weather improves and the winter cold abates. Mentions sending a box of presents.
GLC02475.09
27 March 1872
Hay, John, 1838-1905
to Mr. Nast
Hay writes, "I was no less surprised than delighted at receiving your precious gift. I never expect men of genius to keep their promises any more than women of beauty. But I am all the more grateful, and shall leave this picture with especial pride...
GLC02490.08
28 February 1716
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
to Simon Bradstreet and Joseph Stevens
Inquires about a man named Rudgen (or Brigden), who had moved into the neighborhood of the Boston church Mather ministered. Some people from Charlestown came to Mather with information that Rudgen had libeled his mother and signed a confession to...
GLC02493
13 July 1783
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
to Stephen Van Rensselaer
Written by Schuyler as a New York state senator to Van Rensselaer as a wealthy landowner. Thanks him for his letter of 12 July and for dispatching the letters. Says the cotton and locks arrived after he had written his daughter Elizabeth Schuyler...
GLC02498.11
26 February 1777
Wooster, David, 1711-1777
[Sentence of court martial on Captain Eliphalet Thorp]
Thorp was tried for "abusing and plundering Margaret Weyman" and found not guilty of abuse but guilty of theft. The theft was made because Thorp had property stolen from him by Margaret's husband, who was "a vile Tory." Thorp was admonished....
GLC02499.19
1845
Mangum, Willie P., 1792-1861
[to unknown]
Apologizes to Mrs. Dickens, the ladies, and the recipient of this letter for his late attendance the previous evening. Also apologizes for Senators John Jordan Crittenden and Alexander Barrow. Claims that he and the other Senators were held for...
GLC02505.31
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
1836/02/07
Holland, Benjamin G., fl. 1836
to his sister re: fighting for Texas with the "Louisiana Grays"
Written as an officer in the Texas Army in the Louisiana Grays. Mentions his new land ownership and his affection for a young woman.
GLC02574
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
21 August 1865
Clay, Clement Claiborne, 1816-1882
to Virginia Clay-Clopton
Clay, a former U.S. and Confederate Senator, writes to his wife while imprisoned at Fort Monroe. Informs her that, "The hardest part of my trial here has been my solicitude about you, my parents and other kindred, who, I feared, would be tortured by...
GLC02590
1861-1883
McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897
[Collection of Dr. Thomas A. McParlin][Decimalized .01-.48]
Includes personal and professional letters and documents to and from Dr. Thomas A. McParlin, medical director of the Army of Virginia and the army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Among the individuals represented in this archive are Secretary of...
GLC02649
18 December 1874
Fagan, James Fleming, 1828-1893
[Authorization for payment of a Posse Comitatus]
Also signed by Andy McDavid and J.H. Lauderback. James Churchill and J.W. Harrul signed as clerks. John Speaker signed as a witness. Fagan, as the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas, authorizes J.H. Lauderback to hire Andy McDavid...
GLC02656
2 April 1660
Bellingham, Richard, fl. 1860
[Evidence taken against Mary Tuste for libel against jurors who had found her husband guilty in a trial in May 1659].
Deposition of John Winsley taken by Bellingham as Royal Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Plaintiffs are not named. Bellingham was Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony three times.
GLC02468.03
17 March 1679
Carteret, Philip, fl. 1680
[Petition of Joane Wooledge].
Also signed by Francis Williamson and one other person. Joane Wooledge petitions to be given her cousin, Robert Hoskins's estate, since he has no will or heir. Further, she asks that Captain Henry Greenland and James Boller be appointed her...
GLC02468.09
1585-1763
Leisler, Jacob, fl. 1689-1700
[Legal document between Francina Staats and Jacob Leisler]
Fragment of a land inheritance document between Francina Staats and her brother Jacob Leisler. Contains Jacob Leisler's seal and signature. Francina Staats and Jacob Leisler (Jr.) were the children of Jacob Leisler, the colonial governor of New...
GLC02468.15
17 June 1848
Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
[Quotation for Miss Saltonstall]
Poetically compares human actions to nature. "The passions were like sounds of nature, only heard in her solitude! Our senses may captivate us with beauty but in absence we can forget . . ." Inscribed to Miss Saltonstall.
GLC03010.01
13 February 1873
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to Borie
Writes, "Hearing of your illness, I, some days ago, wrote to Mrs. Borie asking if she and you would not come down and spend a few days, or as long as you pleased, and recuperate and get well again. But before the mail went out I rec'd [sic] your...
GLC03018
1872/05/19
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
to T. N. Parmelee
Written on Herald Tribune stationery to Parmelee, an attorney in New Haven, Connecticut. Marked "private." Salutation reads: "Friend Parmelee." Speaks of the impossibility of a Democrat being elected president in 1872. Notes a Democrat being elected...
GLC03000
1747/01/09
Toby, Hannah, fl. 1747
[Indenture apprenticing Javin Toby to John Steadman]
Singed by Toby with an X, also signed by Samuel Swift and Thomas Hazard, both Justices of the Peace. States that "Hannah Toby Indian Woman" has indentured her son "Javin Toby a Molatto" to John Steadman and his wife for fifteen years and five months...
GLC03002.01
1750/10/05
Kingsberry, Ephraim, fl. 1750
[Legal documents relating to the arrest of Ruth, an Indian Woman]
Two documents with legal dockets on verso. The two documents relate to the arrest of an Indian woman named Ruth, with a deposition against Ruth, an order for her arrest, a record of her arrest, and the facts of confession. The deposition is from...
GLC03002.02
5 January 1860
Stevens, Aaron D., 1831-1860
to Anne Brown Adams
One letter from Aaron D. Stevens to Anne Brown Adams dated January 5, 1860. Awaiting his upcoming trial and execution, and recalls the deaths of John Brown and other Harpers Ferry raiders. Says "The boys met their fate very cheerful." Was badly...
GLC03007.01
1 March 1860
Likely copied in Anne Brown Adams' hand. Awaiting his execution "very cheerful and happy," he councils her to always try and do what is good, for "the better they do the higher they rise in happiness." Looks forward to "the other world" and meeting...
GLC03007.02
1878-1898
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
[Alexander Ross' scrapbook related to John Brown's family]
Ross' collection of letters relating to John Brown's family, mostly letters sent to him by John Brown's children. Scrapbook contains twenty one letters and one cartoon relating to John Brown, as well as envelopes for most of the letters. Letters...
GLC03007.56
15 July 1848
to Miss Saltonstall
Thanks her for her kind thoughts. Comments that she is glad Saltonstall was able to sample figs from the southern climate. Mentions travel plans and her health, stating "I should have been with you yesterday but was obliged to sleep - I hope Dr...
GLC03010.02
2 June 1863
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
to Joseph Wheeler
Requests a leave of absence to be with his family. Requested the leave because he wished to move his pregnant wife to her aunt's home in Augusta, Georgia. The request was denied at the insistence of Braxton Bragg, who felt that an advance from...
GLC03023
1958
King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968
Stride toward freedom: the Montgomery story
Published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed to Miss Charlotte Rosenbaum, a supporter, on the first flyleaf. Inscription states "In appreciation for your genuine humanitarian concern, and your great financial and moral support in the struggle to...
GLC03025
16 August 1864
Wall, Charles, fl. 1864
to Jane
Expresses disappointment that Jane, probably his wife, does not write him often enough. Apologizes for not leaving more money to provide for Jane, and reports that he sent his most recent paycheck. Writes "You Cant scold worth a darn and had better...
GLC03052
1796/11/16
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Tobias Lear re: misplaced Bank shares, Washington Custis' dislike of school
Written while serving as President. Apologizes for misplacing Bank of Columbia certificates, which he has found. Mentions business of Mr. [William?] Dandridge, and Washington Custis' difficulties adjusting to Princeton College. "Maria" is Anna...
GLC02794.042
1800/07/24
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
to David Humphreys re: thanks for condolences, Washington family news
Written on behalf of Martha Washington: "she has a grateful heart for these tributes of respect & veneration paid to the memory of her dear deceased husband." Also gives news of the Washington family, especially marriages of George Washington's...
GLC02794.043
1800/11/11
Washington, Martha, 1731-1801
to Mrs. Mary S. Lear re: Tobias Lear's health and illnesses in family and slaves
Mary Lear was Tobias Lear's mother. Contains much news of the Mount Vernon estate. "[A]ll my family whites, and Blacks, have been very sick, many of them very ill. -- Thank god they have all recovered again and I was so fortunate as not loose [sic]...
GLC02794.044
1690/03/03
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
Will and Testament of Robert Livingston
Livingston's son John is named as the heir to Livingston Manor. The lands are divided amongst John, Philip, Robert, and Gilbert, while the houses in the town of Albany are divided amongst Margret and Johanna . His wife was to receive land as well...
GLC03107.00166
1690/06/21
Ander, John, fl. 1690
to "Honest Robin" (Robert Livingston) re: news of New York
Ander, the captain of a ship, writes with news of the safety of Livingston's family in New York. He sadly forwards news of the illness of Livingston's daughter Hanah. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.00173
1692/05/10
Allyn, John, fl. 1690-1692
to Robert Livingston re: Mrs. Schuyler's slave, Livingston's cattle
Allyn writes to explain that he is unable to ascertain the location of Mrs. Schuyler's slave, and to account for the losses of some of Livingston's livestock. Docketed on address leaf. NS by Allyn on address leaf.
GLC03107.00211
1692/04/07
Livingston, Alida Schuyler, 1656-1727
to Robert Livingston re: [in Dutch]
Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.00212
1693/03/19
Ketocheyns, Mary, fl. 1693
"Evidence" [in Dutch]
GLC03107.00226
1694/10/12
Document assigning Power of Attorney to Alida Schuyler Livingston
Legal document assigning all Powers of Attorney to Alida Livingston in Robert Livingston's stead while he travels to England. At the bottom of page 3 is a second instance of this granting of the Power of Attorney to Alida Livingston on 30 April 1703...
GLC03107.00238
1694/10/21
"Memorandum of what I am to do before I go off [to England]"
Livingston, prior to his voyage to England, has deliniated all the actions he would like to see completed before his journey. These actions include "write to Col. Hamilton for the bills of £30- & for letter of Recommendation," "to ship the fish &...
GLC03107.00254
1694/10/31
Cuyler, Anna, fl. 1694-1701
GLC03107.00256
1680/12/07
Document of a court proceeding [in Dutch]
Document concerns Robert Livingston, Alida Schuyler, and Nicolaus van Rennselaer. Contains names of seven individuals present, including C. van Dyk.
GLC03107.00051
16 November 1680
to Robert Livingston [in Dutch]
One letter from Alida Livingston to Robert Livingston dated November 16, 1680 regarding the delivery of lard barrels.
GLC03107.00052
Pretty, Richard, fl. 1678-1681
Court proceedings discussing Alida Schuyler's assumption of late husbands debts
GLC03107.00054
1682/10/24
GLC03107.00092
3 April 1863
Pendleton, Alexander S., 1840-1864
to William N. Pendleton and Anzolette Pendleton
Notes that General Lee is expecting battle soon, and talks about the strength of Confederate forces. Also mentions his hopes for a Democratic victory in the north. to his parents, Thanks them for enclosing a note from his fiancee, Kate Corbin. The...
GLC03075.01
28 April 1863
to Mary N. Pendleton
To his sister, discussing family and military matters. Says of the fighting "We hardly know what to expect here. They say at Genl. Lee's that Hooker intends to cross, that the small part which landed at Port Royal on Friday was his advance guard...
GLC03075.02
10 November 1863
to Rose P. Pendleton
Discusses recent engagements in northern Virginia between 9 October and 8 November, expresses his anger at recent Confederate loses, for which he feels "disgraced." Of Stonewall Jackson says "Oh, how each day is proving the inestimable value of Gen...
GLC03075.03
21 February 1846
Cheatham, Henry, fl. 1846 Cheatham, Henry, fl. 1846
Assignee's sale
Broadside announcing sale of "real and personal property," including enslaved people, from the estate of William R. Robertson. Lists 600 acres of land in the town of Union, Missouri, 19 or 20 enslaved people, farming utensils, horses, cattle, and...
GLC03085
1684/05/29
Besselz, Gerard, fl. 1684
Manuscript [in Dutch]
Also signed by Nicholas Van Beech, Anna Homadt and Lorenzo Bassels. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.00114
1684/10/14
Van Dyck, Cornelius, fl. 1684
Legal document re: the estate of Anthonia Slackboome
Written and signed by both Cornelius van Dyck and Johannes Provoost, administrators and trustees of the estate of Antonia Blackboome, widow of the late Arent van CorLaer. The document certifies the transfer of a tract of land to Johannes Clute. The...
GLC03107.00119
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