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1786
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
Dissertations on government, the affairs of the bank and paper money
8vo; Howe P18, Sabin 58221, Evans 19880, NUC NP0023152A defense of the infant Bank of the US.
GLC01235
19 March 1777
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
[Promotion of George Clark to Second Lieutenant of a Company of foot in the seventh Pennsylvania regiment].
Countersigned by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson. Official document promoting Clark. Partially printed, with blanks filled in by hand. Hancock signed as President of the Continental Congress.
GLC01253
January 22, 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Note suspending execution of Harry C. Fuller at request of O. Kellogg
Requested by Orlando Kellogg
GLC01307
1802
United States. Congress (7th, 1st session : 1801-1802)
Acts passed at the first session of the seventh Congress...
Blue boards (as issued?) with extensive doodles and inscriptions made by the clerks of Orange County, NY
GLC01360
18 January 1866
Wade, B.F., 1800-1878
[Extract from a speech regarding Wade's opposition to President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policies]
Wade elaborates on his unwavering political stance, especially supporting the patriotism and loyal of black Americans who served gallantly in the Civil War. States: "Now Sir I say to President Johnson, to the Democratic party, and to the people of...
GLC01407
1861-1865
Kellogg, Orlando, 1809-1865
Letter fragment and carte de visite [decimalized]
GLC01308
circa 1840
Articles of the Roxborough Express Horse Company
Contains 19 articles discussing the organization and function of the Roxborough Express Horse Company, including appointment of officers and responsibilities of members. Outlines the purpose of the company: "recovering Horses stolen within our...
GLC01366
14 June 1775
Clark, N., fl. 1775
[Resolution of preparedness and list of committee members who approved from several Massachusetts towns]
Plan agreed to by the Selectmen, Committees of Correspondence and military officers of the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Marshfield and Pembrook to spread word of any "appearance of an Invasion of the Enemy." Provides details on...
GLC01401
3 May 1775
Van Deusen, Jacob, 1741-1812
[List of post riders with schedules]
Great Barrington Post Riders agree to ride to Tyringham or Sheffield, Massachusetts for the purpose of gathering intelligence for the Continental Army of Boston. Contains the signatures of Van Deusen and 21 other riders: Mark Hopkins, Truman Wheler...
GLC01412.02
12 May 1756
Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785
[Proclamation creating a day of fasting and rest in the province of Rhode Island]
Countersigned by Thomas Ward as Secretary. Signed by Hopkins as colonial Governor of Rhode Island. Extols religious reform and repentence of sins. Notes the calamities of the French and Indian War. Proclaims that Thursday, 20 May 1756 will be a...
GLC01412.11
18 April 1777
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824
[Resolution of Congress]
Extract of Congress, signed by Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Gives Major General Arthur St. Clair two weeks leave of absence to visit his family.
GLC01412.18
22 November 1776
Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786
to the keeper of the goal in the county of Hillsborough
Weare signs as Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety. Prisoner transfer document to the keeper of the jail in Hillsborough County. Includes names of Tory prisoners from New York who were "violently disaffected with the Measures pursuing...
GLC01412.30
July 18, 1780
to Samuel Adams
Paine sympathizes with Dr. Adams' loss of his son and attempts to console his friend. Complains of a lack of support for the state from the people. Feels that a good militia will never exist while the people choose their officers. States that he is...
GLC01412.39
29 May 1781
Stark, John, 1728-1822
[Charges to the confiscated estate of John Stinson, Jr.]
Countersigned by Jeremiah Page, Justice of the Peace of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, on verso. Bill written by Brigadier General Stark of New Hampshire. A conspicuous war hero, Stark served gallantly at Bunker Hill, Trenton, and Bennington and commanded...
GLC01412.42
27 July 1778
Sullivan, James, 1744-1808
[Appointment & bond of Tristram Jordan]
Co-signed by Rishworth Jordan, Thomas Cutts, and Tristram Jordan. Witnessed by Sullivan and Elisha Allen. States that Tristram Jordan, Cutts, and Rishworth Jordan are bound to Henry Gardner Esq. (treasurer of the state of Massachusetts) for the...
GLC01412.45
08 December 1877
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Frank Doyle].
GLC01130.01
30 April 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of John Smith].
GLC01130.02
25 January 1879
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of George W. Epley].
GLC01130.03
May 20, 1842
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
to Elisha R. Potter
Written at the height of the Dorr controversy, when Thomas W. Dorr's followers who wanted to put a new Rhode Island state constitution in place to expand suffrage, illegally elected Dorr the governor. Tyler explains his response to the affair, his...
GLC01131
6 December 1927
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Message of the President... to the two Houses of Congress...
State of the Union address, signed by Coolidge at the conclusion.
GLC01132
December 25, 1834
Crockett, David "Davy", 1786-1836
to Charles Schultz
One letter addressed to Dr. Cohen from David Crockett dated December 25, 1834. Expresses that Andrew Jackson has ruined the government and if Martin Van Buren is elected that he would move to Texas which he considered, "Paradise." Crockett complains...
GLC01162
10 November 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Maggie Ford].
GLC01180
30 July 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to a warrant for the pardon of Robert Des Anges].
GLC01181
28 August 1789
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 3300 (August 28, 1789)]
Prints seventeen proposed amendments to the Constitution. Reports on activities in the House of Representatives and news from around the country and Europe. Contains many advertisements.
GLC01129
May 22, 1826
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to Charles F. Mercer
Letter to Mercer, a Virginia Congressman. Acknowledges Mercer's letter of 20 May 1826. Monroe was seeking a refund of his expenses in France during the Louisiana Purchase negotiations over 20 years before. States that he understands Mercer did not...
GLC01134
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