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07 December 1822
Madison, James, 1751-1836
To: Dr. Cutting.
Conveying views on paper currency as inflationary "Fictious Money."
GLC08065
1861-1865
Jeffries, C.S., fl. 1880-1890
to Archer Anderson, Esq.
Discussion of land in Franklin County owned by Aaron Jeffery including the tax of $5.33 which is owed on said property, and the possibility of selling the land to the Dutch cultivators living on the land for 10 to 14 dollars per acre.
GLC01896.125
1896/07/12
Jeffery, Mary Frances, fl. 1890-1896
to [Aaron Jeffery]
A four stanza poem asking for the return of the poet's beloved. "You ask me what - since we must part you should bring home to me. Bring back a pure and faithful heart As true as mine to thee...My love, bring back to me."
GLC01896.128
5 May 1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to William Knox
Brigadier General Knox writes to his brother: "We have no news, but are alarm'd at the rapid depreciation of the paper currency... the State of Pennsylvania, has pass'd an act to strike old and new out of circulation after the first of next month...
GLC02437.00945
1861-1877
[Carte de visite of William Shakespeare]
William Shakespeare, carte de visite made from steel engraving. Albumen print. Inscribed: "A[aron]. Jeffery / Richmond / E.R.A. [Edward R. Archer]"
GLC01896.198
27 June 1781
Knox, William, 1756-1795
to Henry Knox
Informs his brother, Brigadier General Henry Knox, he has received a sum of money [for Henry] from Colonel Henry Jackson. Discusses currency and depreciation. Reports that Colonel Sears will likely not be able to join Knox in attempting to regain...
GLC02437.00985
18 July 1781
Refers to an ensuing campaign and the potential for "disposing of the British fleet." Remarks on the prevalence of British ships in the Boston harbor and adjacent waters. Reports that the House of Lee and Jones lost a ship to the British...
GLC02437.01060
25 July 1781
Neufville, John de, fl. 1779-1789
John de Neufville and Son, a merchant firm in Amsterdam, reports that war with England has effected trade. Comments extensively on the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Discusses business.
GLC02437.01079
Marked as a duplicate (of GLC02437.01079).
GLC02437.01080
Informs Knox he recently forwarded Lucy Knox a letter from her brother, Thomas. Reports on ships that have arrived in Boston carrying news from Antigua, England, and Martinique. Comments on currency: "The New Money has experienced the fate of the...
GLC02437.01082
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