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28 November 1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Benjamin Walker
Asks to see the agreements of land from Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche and for Walker to send copies to him.
GLC02437.05715
22 December 1786
Weissenfels, Frederick, 1738-1806
to Henry Knox
Writes that when he last saw Knox, "at the Door of my present unhappy confinement," he asked for his intercession, and Knox told him that when the time arrived that he needed Knox's help, he should remind him. Believes the time is now, and that Knox...
GLC02437.03388
1909/10/06
Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910
to Owen Horsfall
His investment in the "dredger machine" is not going as planned. The heating plant was denied by "the powers that be in Washington" for financial reasons. He received drawing supplies and will use them to continue his correspondence studies. He is...
GLC05245.50
circa July 1776
Heath, William, 1737-1814
After receiving an inquiry from the Continental Congress, General Heath asks Knox how many of the canons brought to Massachusetts from Fort Ticonderoga (for the Siege of Boston) were brought from Cambridge to New York, and how many belong to New...
GLC02437.00405
1909/06/16
Discusses the family; Owen, who is 24, wrote from Turkey of Constantinople, Adena, and government control of the telegraph; Ed is attending Utah University, where he has joined fraternities; and Carol is in Grammar school where there are two seasons...
GLC05245.47
1909/07/08
He has been busy with emergency work and lodge meetings. Ed has written about his " 'frat' experiences." The money order he sent came back and he filled out a new one. [continued on 9/09] He invested in a labor saving plant but says he is...
GLC05245.48
13 June 1776
to William Knox
Comments on Benjamin Harrod's unchristian demand to be paid for taking care of Knox's bookstore merchandise while Knox was out of Boston. Explains the arrangements he made with Harrod and how they were being violated. Mentions that his books will...
GLC02437.00341
3 May 1865
Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?
to Louise Walbridge
Appointed Inspector of the Quartermaster Department for the Department of North Carolina. Reports that there are 3,500 contrabands colonized on the island, and describes a large seminary at Raleigh.
GLC04663.62
10 January 1864
Discusses the weather and his brother George's decision to move to New York City.
GLC04663.30
1 September 1776
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Applauds the detection of a German traitor named Ledwitz, who had been appointed a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army. Discusses various orders for payment Henry made. Discusses the last two letters he received from Lucy Knox. Has heard...
GLC02437.00431
05 July 1828
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to William Wirt
Asking for comments on Georgia's claims pursuant to an 1802 federal agreement that extinguished Indian titles within the state's boundaries. The letter anticipates the events leading up to the 1829 Georgia-Cherokee Crisis; the Supreme Court case...
GLC08279.01
23 July 1859
Moore, John, 1826-1907
to Mary [Kelly]
Praises the Mormons for having planted fruit and shade trees around their dwellings from their earliest settlement. Reports that gentile merchants and trade from the emigrants to California has made Salt Lake City a business center. Kelly was Moore...
GLC04194.20
13 August 1859
to Mary Kelly
Reports that he left Camp Floyd, Utah, to punish Indians who were murdering emigrants on the North California road; Moore's party attacked an Indian encampment at dawn, killing twenty and driving off the rest.
GLC04194.22
2 March 1640
[Surrender of the Patent of Plymouth Colony to the Freemen].
Outlines the surrender of the Warwick Patent of 1630 to the "Publick Court" by Governor of Plymouth Bradford and the "Old Comers" (original settlers). This resulted from pressure to relinquish the patent to the whole body of freemen. Bradford and the...
GLC02924.001
29 November 1652
Winslow, John, fl. 1811
A Deed Appointed to be Recorded.
Known as the Dartmouth Purchase, this land became the town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Wasamequin and his son Wamsutta sold the land to Winslow, William Bradford, Myles Standish, Thomas Southworth, John Cooke, and their associates, the Purchasers...
GLC02924.002
October 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection of two Lincoln endorsements. See decimalized entries.
See descriptions in GLC02086.01-.02
GLC02086
6 October 1862
[Abraham Lincoln endorsement of William Cole].
Lincoln recommends, possibly to Secretary of War Stanton, that William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," be appointed to a paymastership in the U.S. Army. Originally written on p. 4 of an integral blank leaf of the letter of recommendation...
GLC02086.02
July 05, 1828
[Collection of 3 items regarding Indian Affairs] [Decimalized .01- .02]
GLC08279
1739-1740
Account of passengers and disposal of the servants time of service who were brought hither from Cork in Ireland on the ship John & Mary...
Title continues "James Underdowne Master on account & Visque of Capt. John Eloss Owner of said ship." Ledger page accounting for passengers and their servants on board, including pricing.
GLC08366
10 May 1870
Williams, J., fl. 1790
to John T. Caine
Comments on managing the Salt Lake Theatre with Hiram Clawson, and having to pay all the proceeds to the landlord. He mentions that Clawson brought up Caine's situation (taking up residence in Washington, D.C. in order to protest anti-Mormon federal...
GLC05493.03
10 October 1859
Describes being out with dragoons in pursuit of Indians who have committed robberies on the Emigrant Road. In spite of the vigilance of the troops, "two or three small trains have been robbed and burnt, and some twelve or fifteen people, men, women...
GLC04194.24
30 May 1860
Reports that he has been ordered to accompany the dragoons, who are going out to protect the Emigrant Road. He will camp near Fort Hall, or Lewis Fork of the Columbia River, in Oregon. He is to be sent because the only other doctor had been sent...
GLC04194.31
2 August 1860
to James Kelly
Explains that two thirds of the forces with him are out constantly escorting emigrants. Many of the travelers are extremely ignorant, and some sell their weapons to the "very Indians that lay an ambuscade for them at the first canyon they pass...
GLC04194.32
22 August 1860
Reports that there have been "no Indian troubles" around Fort Hall yet, and that the emigration is nearly over. Estimates 3,000 people have passed over the road near him and "probably twice that number over the road through Salt Lake and Camp Floyd...
GLC04194.33
10 June 1862
Russell, Samuel, 1835-1896
to his mother and sisters
Written while at a stop near Devils Gate while traveling east to Bluff City, Tennessee from Utah with a wagon train. Discusses various aspects of travel, camp, and life on the trail. Describes the perils of river crossings, particularly the...
GLC05493.01
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