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[n.y.]/04/02
Rogers, Matilda, fl. 1817-1834
to Johnston Livingston re: safe arrival in New York
Matilda informs Johnston of her safe arrival in New York, where she has happily met with their extended family.
GLC03107.04069
1831/10/05
to Johnston Livingston re: advice for a student
Matilda praises Johnston for his previous letter and informs him that their mother recently purchased some necessary clothing for him. For the remainder of the letter, she offers Johnston advice for a successful term of study, and also wonders if...
GLC03107.04070
[n.y.]/01/21
to Johnston Livingston re: a precocious letter
Matilda scolds Johnston for obvious contradictions in a recent letter, and also exposes his attempt to conceal a letter he wrote to his "Lady Love."
GLC03107.04071
[n.y.]/02/11
to Johnston Livingston re: life in the country
Apparently written by a sister of Johnston Livingston. She reprimands Johnston for his neglect to write, and notes that the family is anxious since they heard he is failing. She mentions that their sister Sarah sprained her ankle, and relates her...
GLC03107.04072
1832/11/08
Livingston, Estelle, fl. 1832
to Johnston Livingston re: news from home
Johnston's younger sister Estelle informs him that she and her sister Mary study very hard, and also describes how his boat and pony are at home. Followed by a note from Johnston's mother, who states that Cambridge is quite ill, and also tells...
GLC03107.04073
1832/11/24
to Johnston Livingston re: anxiously awaiting Johnston's return home
Matilda writes that she has resigned herself to stay in the rural country for the winter, and anxiously awaits Johnston's return. She states that she is anxious to see how he has improved since he went to college, and promises to entertain him while...
GLC03107.04074
1833/10/17
Livingston, Mary Lawrence, 1821-1833
to Johnston Livingston re: news of friends and family
Written by Johnston's youngest sister. Mary informs Johnston that a young man who used to live with them was recently killed while working on a ship, and that their Aunt Maria just sold her house. She also describes a trip to New York where she saw...
GLC03107.04080
1834/01/12
to Johnston Livingston re: news since Johnston's return to college
Matilda writes the letter as Johnston has just returned to college after a holiday at home, and sends news of friends and family. She describes a trip to Oak Hill and the Manor, and the news shared by friends and family.
GLC03107.04084
[n.y.]/01/04
to Johnston Livingston re: trouble caused by the cold weather
Matilda writes that the severe cold of the winter has had ill-effects on everyone's health, and presently hinders her ability to write. She also describes a new attitude of disaffection for society life, and tells Johnston of a recent visit to the...
GLC03107.04085
[n.y.]/03/24
to Johnston Livingston re: news of the family
Matilda writes that she is extremely busy taking care of their sick mother, and also notes that a relative "Clermont" will soon be attending Union College.
GLC03107.04086
[n.y.]/05/21
Livingston, ?
to Johnston Livingston re: cleaning and repairing the house
Apparently written by a sister of Johnston Livingston. She explains that she has been busy cleaning and repairing the house, which has kept her from writing a proper letter. She also writes about her desire to travel out of the country, and also...
GLC03107.04088
1834/06/23
to Johnston Livingston re: preparations for her wedding
Matilda apologizes for neglecting to write for so long, but explains that she is preparing for her wedding in August, in which she expects Johnston to play an active role.
GLC03107.04089
20 November 1863
New York Tribune, 1841-1842
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 1,929 (November 20, 1863)]
Provides a complete printing of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (page eight), preceded by a full printing of Edward Everett's address, also delivered 19 November 1863 in dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, located in Pennsylvania....
GLC03121
1782/12/31
Griffith, Ann, fl. 1782
Bond with Robert Livingston, Jr. [fragment]
Fragment of account sheet on p.2. Docketed on recto.
GLC03107.03473
1784/03/18
Livingston, Robert III, 1708-1790
Account of Ann Griffith
The account began 13 January 1783. Ann Griffith purchased cloth, tea, and sugar from Robert, Jr., and in turn performed work as a seamstress. Docketed on recto.
GLC03107.03474
1783/04/08
Ouderkerk, Jacob, fl. 1783
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: land belonging to Robert, Jr.'s wife
Jacob Ouderkerk writes that a certain lot of land belongs to Robert, Jr.'s wife, Gertrude Van Rensselaer Schuyler, and desires to know if they plan to rent that land.
GLC03107.03485
[?]/03/10
Livingston, John, 1714-1786
to Robert Livingston, Jr. re: love from the family
John informs his brother that their family is well, and that their mother wishes to hear from Robert, Jr. Followed by ANS by Catrina (Van Brugh) Livingston, in Dutch.
GLC03107.03710
circa 1783-1815
Account of Mr. Patterson and Adella Heutte [in French]
GLC03107.03735
Des Jutim, Touracquih
"Memoire des dames" [in French]
GLC03107.03737
1811/02/28
Williams, Isaac B., fl. 1808-1814
Receipt from the Widow Bies of rent due Henry Livingston (1753-1823)
Followed by another receipt of rent from Widow Bise, signed by Isaac B. Williams, 1 March 1811. Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.
GLC03107.03919
1812/10/05
to John Van Dusen re: payment to be made to Susannah Smith
Written at the Manor of Livingston, in Ancram, New York.
GLC03107.03990
1813/01/01
GLC03107.03996
circa 1861-1865
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Group of two women and 6 soldiers posed on porch of building
The building is constructed of unpainted wooden planks. The windows are covered by closed shutters. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "1139."
GLC05111.01.0449
Black woman, half-length portrait with oval brass protector [tintype]
The woman wears a skirt and blouse with a rope belt, earrings and a broach. The jewelry has been painted gold.
GLC05111.01.0493
1864/02 ca.
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Field Hospital, 1st Divison, 2nd Army Corps, Brandy Station. [Feb. 1864 ca.] [copy 2]
The image shows a camp consisting of rough cabins with tents stretched over them as roofs. The soldiers are posed in front of the structures. Note the woman standing in the midst of the soldiers on the right hand side of the image. See GLC 5111.01...
GLC05111.01.0508
Field Hospital, 1st Divison, 2nd Army Corps, Brandy Station. [Feb. 1864 ca.] [variant]
The image shows a camp consisting of rough cabins with tents stretched over them as roofs. The soldiers are posed in front of the structures. Note that in this image, there are fewer people and the woman stands apart from the soldiers. See GLC 5111...
GLC05111.01.0509
1865/04 ca.
McLean House and family posed on front porch at Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]
Three women, two men, and little girl sit on the steps of the McLean house. Half of a seventh person is visible. Inscription on verso: "The McLean House." Photo is attached to board which has an illustration on verso of dogs and cats drinking from...
GLC05111.01.0532
1860's ca.
Black men and women assembled outside large house. [1860's ca.]
The image shows a large house with a fence leading off from either side. Most of the men seem to be on the left, while the women are in a group on the right. Two men stand in the foreground, one on each side, facing each other. The man on the right...
GLC05111.01.0550
1863 ca.
Rev. G. Winslow D.D.M.D. at Camp Letterman, Gettysburg, Pa. [1863 ca.]
Winslow is seated, with a book in his lap, in front of a tent. A flag hangs above the tent and there is an arch of branches in front of the opening. An unidentified woman stands behind his chair, holding a hat and a basket. Inscription on recto: "Rev...
GLC05111.01.0578
Two-story white house with flagpole in front. [1861-1865 ca.]
Several people stand on the porch of a two story white house that shows sign of battle damage. A black man stands just in front of it, holding the reins of a horse. There is a flagpole in the center of the image and the United States flag is raised...
GLC05111.01.0579
The Ever Welcome Sanitary Commission [stereocard]
Inscription on verso: "1199. The Ever Welcome Sanitary Commission. In the history of all the world, there can be found no record of so grand and noble an organization, as the United States Sanitary Commission. It had its branches in nearly every town...
GLC05111.01.0861
Women in front of a house
The image shows a group of seven white and two black women standing in front of a white pickett fence surrounding a two-story house.
GLC05111.01.1059
Steven's House in Centreville, Virginia.
Inscription on verso: "Mrs Stevens' House Centreville, Va." Numerical Notation on verso: "155." One black boy stands with a black man looking away from the camera in front of the house. Another black man stands on the porch. See GLC 5111.01.0721
GLC05111.01.0720
Oblique view of Mrs [Alexander ?] Steven's House in Centreville, Virginia.
Inscription on verso: "Mrs Stevens' House Centreville, Va." Numerical Notation on verso: "36." See GLC 5111.01.0720
GLC05111.01.0721
Slaves quarters on plantation, Port Royal Island, S.C.
Inscription on verso: "On Port Royal Island, S.C." Numeric Notation on verso: "139." Five small, white shanties in a row with a group of black men and women out front. There are also some large piles of what appears to be woodchips.
GLC05111.01.0731
Three women and two men stand on the porch of the McLean house. Inscription on verso: "McLeans House Appomattox." Numeric Notation on verso: "42(451)." See GLC 5111.01.0280, .0532.
GLC05111.01.0732
19 July 1904
Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907
to Thomas Gibbons
Thanks him for the enclosed piece of needlework for Mrs. Walker. Mentions preparations to sail from New York to the Isthmus, to be gone for some weeks. Discusses the beginning of the Panama Canal construction project: "We are getting an...
GLC02763.05
circa 29 April 1965
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Documents relating to Andrew Johnson and Eliza C. Skidmore [decimalized .01-.04]
Three documents related to Eliza C. Skidmore's passage across battle lines during the Civil War. She received permission from President Andrew Johnson to cross from the Union side to the Confederate side to obtain supplies and bring them back to...
GLC02779
1796/07/22
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Harriot Washington Parks, his niece, re: congratulations on her marriage
Written as President, offering his congratulations and suggestions for "a prudent deportment" towards her husband, including "the accomodation of your views to his circumstances." Also advocating frugality, he adds "always keep the old adage in...
GLC02793.005
1816/02/25
Madison, James, 1751-1836
to his mother Nelly Conway Madison re: money for her and Dolley's health
Sending $400. Written as President. Signed "Yr affe. son." The Madison Papers reports that this letter is one of three surviving letters of Madison to his mother. Normally Dolley Madison would write to his mother, but apparently she had been quite...
GLC02793.012
1824/07/24
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to Dr. Charles Worthington re: arranging for Mrs. Monroe to have blood drawn
Written as President. he remarks that his wife's "head and nervous system have been very much affected since the last drawing room."
GLC02793.016
1836/12/22
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Mary E. Polk re: his health, Major Donelson, presenting a miniature to Polk
Written as President. Presenting a miniature of his wife, her Aunt. Donelson's wife, Emily, was dying. Major Donelson is Andrew Jackson Donelson, the president's nephew.
GLC02793.019
1836/12/24
to Emily Ward re: lock of hair and thanks for wishes (with hair)
Written as President. Emily Ward was the daughter of General Ward.
GLC02793.020
1838/01/12
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
to Dolley Madison
Invites Dolly Madison to dinner with him, judges from the Supreme Court, and some of her friends.
GLC02793.021
1838/03/26
to Judge Aaron Van Der Poel re: New York politics and matrimony
Written as President. Van Buren says he is lonely and worried about being exposed "to that greatest of dangers matrimony."
GLC02793.022
13 June 1841
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
to Anna Harrison
President Tyler sends William Henry Harrison's widow congressional condolence communicating "the deep sympathy felt by the representatives of the States and of the people" upon the death of her husband (not included). President Harrison had died on...
GLC02793.024
1853/08/26
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
to Mary A. Aiken re: weariness, loneliness, & a political appointment
Written as President to his sister. He complains of being beset by problems, especially now that Webster has left for New England.
GLC02793.029
1859/04/07
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
to Robert Tyler re: politics in Pennsylvania, loneliness
Written as President, remarking that only he and Miss Lane occupy the White House.
GLC02793.031
31 March 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Mary Todd Lincoln
Addresses his wife as "Dear Mother." Sends a draft for $50 and states that any merchant in New York will give her money for it. Written on Executive Mansion stationery.
GLC02793.034
1864/05/26
to Dr. Robert King Stone re: prescription for Mrs. Lincoln's headache
Written as President. Not in Basler, but compare Basler 7: 161 and 179.
GLC02793.035
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