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1819/09/26
Austin, Moses, fl. 1802-1819
Deed to plot of land sold to Robert Bruffy (cos. Mary Austin)
Notarized by Sam Woodson, clerk. Conveying deed to Robert Bruffy. Early land document for Missouri settlement.
GLC02022
1808/02/17
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to Jean Guillaume Neuville re: whether foreigners can own land in the U.S.
Written as President to Baron Hyde de Neuville. Jefferson ventures an opinion but refers the question to lawyers, particularly in the several states.
GLC01960
8 August 1788
[Legal document granting power of attorney for John Paradise to Nathaniel Burwell]
Signed by John Paradise but written in Jefferson's hand, while Jefferson served as American ambassador in Paris. Paradise signs over his financial affairs, including the payment of his creditors to Burwell. Signed as a witness by Jefferson, William...
GLC01974
1 October 1862
Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881
to Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of the Senate J.W. Forney recommends William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," for a paymastership in the U.S. army. Cole also comes recommended by Bishop John Hughes, General Michael Corcoran, Horace Greeley, and New York...
GLC02086.01
20 September 1861
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
to Francis P. Blair Jr.
Telegraph draft to his brother, regarding the quarrel between Francis Blair and John C. Frémont. Blair writes, "Fremont requests your letter from President & I sent it, It will do to stand by - Caution friends against controversy with the Provost...
GLC02089
1865/06/16
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
to Alfred Howe Terry
Lengthy letter describing the war-time sacrifices of Erhandz Richter, a Richmond brewer, presumably of German origin, who sacrificed his fortune and risked his family to serve in the Union Army. Schurz pleads Richter's cause with the commander of the...
GLC02094
1847-1874
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Collection of signed materials, pamphlets and Civil War-related items of Charles Sumner [Decimalized .01 - .41]
Collection of signed materials, books, letters and documents related to the coming of the war, Sumner's career and Reconstruction. Includes: 17 ALSs (30 p.) 1847-1874, 6 AQS on themes of liberty and equal rights, 3 cartes de visite (2 signed), 2...
GLC02095
12 November 1861
Ericsson, John, 1803-1889
to Munn & Company
Written by Ericsson, the Swedish immigrant inventor responsible for building the first Union ironclad ship, to the Munn & Company as proprietors of the magazine "Scientific American." Writes that he is returning their article "on the subject of my...
GLC02106
1846
Mitchell, Augustus S., fl. 1846
Map of Texas, Oregon and California [pocket atlas]
Full title: A New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining. Compiled from the Most Recent Authorities. First printing of this landmark map of the American West. Baughman, Kansas in Maps, p. 35. Graff 2841. Howes M685. Martin &...
GLC02130
circa 1873
Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887
to Charles Sumner
Written on her personal stationery, embossed with a "D," to her benefactor and friend, Sumner. Requests him to send certain government publications to her at the Government Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy in Washington, D.C. Among...
GLC02075
1833/01/28
Hastings, Thomas, fl. 1833
[Texas land document]: selling Andrew Briscoe half the Vicente Cordova grant
Partly printed document, written by Hastings selling Andrew Briscoe 4 leagues (17,714 acres) of lands. Hastings served as delegate to the 1832-33 Convention. Briscoe later signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
GLC02067
9 March 1881
Foster, Abigail K., fl. 1881
to Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson
Abolitionist and suffragist Foster responds to questions from Robinson who was doing research for her book, "Massachusetts in the woman suffrage movement. A general, political, legal and legislative history from 1774 to 1881" (Boston, 1881). Foster...
GLC02076
circa 1863-1874
Various
Check and three prints pertaining to Gerrit Smith [Decimalized .01-.04]
GLC00723
March 14, 1861
Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit S., 1835-1885
to Mollie Van Valkenburgh
Written by Gerrit to his sister Mollie. Attempts to justify his decision, as a transplanted Northerner, to side with the South. Mixes support for his adopted home with love for the family he left in the North. References her letter of 12 February...
GLC00686.05
June 11, 1865
Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924
to his wife
Written part in pen, part in pencil. Reports on conditions in the South after the Civil War. Frank was travelling to Arkansas to help his twin brother Gerrit who was in trouble with the law. Says he knows he wrote recently, but since he is stuck in...
GLC00686.20
1858-1909
Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Papers of George May Powell [decimalized]
The George May Powell collection contains personal and family correspondence. Also included are business papers relating to his Thirteenth Amendment anti-slavery photograph, his inventions, and his publications; a diary, letters, and essays...
GLC00687
February 19, 1867
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to Alfred H. Terry
Writes to Major General Terry about military and Indian matters on the Great Plains. Discusses the establishment of military posts in Montana, the distribution of military forces, the regulation of travel across the plains, and tactics used by and...
GLC00668
1855-1865
Two abolitionist letters and one newspaper [Decimalized .01-.03]
GLC00680
June 23, 1855
Stearns, George L. (George Luther), 1809-1967
to Samuel Johnson
Stearns, an abolitionist, asks if Reverend Johnson would like him to join Johnson on a trip to Niagara.
GLC00680.01
November 28, 1863
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
to Joseph Knight
Informs Knight that he has "no autograph of the revered Wilberforce to send" but will instead send "one of George Thompson, whose long continued and wonderfully efficient labors in the cause of freedom and humanity you so fittingly eulogise."
GLC00680.02
25 November 1935
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Pardon of Miguel Lujan (c/s Homer S. Cummings [AG])
Pardon restoring civil rights. Pleaded guilty to importing sotol; pardoned since he was unable to pay the fine.
GLC00743
23 October 1872
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Pardon of J.A. de Abora, convicted of violating the "Passenger Act."
Convicted of violating the "Passenger Act." Pardoned by recommendation of Senator W.H. Corbett, District Attorney Gibbs, the Collector of Customs at Portland, and other prominent citizens of Oregon, and since he was ignorant of the law. (c/s...
GLC00706
April 25, 1934
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
to Lewis L. Strauss
Concerns the Rindge Land business, the financing and outlook of investing in "The richest soil in California." Also mentions tenant-related issues, particularly keeping land in the hands of white farmers rather than Asian tenants. Typed on personal...
GLC00707
September 29, 1860
Aleix, P.O., fl. 1860
Recommendation letter for A. Kleber
Confirms that A. Kleber served as Sergeant instructor of the 1st Company of Chasseurs a Pied de la Louisiane. Praises him as one of the best instructors of light infantry tactics. Paul J. Semmes was planning on hiring Kleber, a mercenary who served...
GLC00715.08
13 April 1820
Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
[Preamble and resolution]
Printed petition signed by William Rawle as President of the Abolition Society and [Benjamin] Williams as secretary. Sent to Jacob H. De Witt, member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of New York. Petition states that the society...
GLC00777
February 7, 1820
Waugh (doctor), fl. 1820
to Thomas Pringle
Waugh, a reverend, writes to Pringle in Deptford, a township in London. In the first paragraph, which is struck, Waugh insists that Pringle meet Mrs. Gregory. Introduces Mr. Elliot, who bears this letter. Waugh hopes that Elliot will be useful in...
GLC00496.249
May 9, 1832
Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833
Wilberforce, a British abolitionist, writes from the Brighstone (Brixton) Rectory (possibly while his son Samuel served as vicar there). Recommends Mr. Stephen, a relative and friend (likely his brother-in-law James Stephen), to serve as chairman of...
GLC00496.251
January 14, 1830
Wilberforce, a British abolitionist, writes from Highwood Hill, London. Invites Pringle to visit, and discusses travel arrangements in detail. Includes a post script on the same topic. Attached to a brown paper frame. Split along center fold....
GLC00496.252
July 9, 1849
Matthew, Theobald, 1790-1856
to A.F. Cunningham
Declines an invitation to visit with The Temperance Societies of Washington due to a prior engagement. Compliments the Societies' work by stating that "the recollection of the Friends of the Temperance in Washington, being amongst the earliest to...
GLC00496.197
May 1, 1828
Campbell, John, 1766-1840
Requests extra tickets for an antislavery meeting. Both Reverend Campbell and Pringle were abolitionists. Written in the Kingsland neighborhood of London.
GLC00496.138
January 4, 1829
Campbell, Thomas, 1763-1854
Confesses misplacing a paper. Encloses 3 pounds to help a child Pringle is sponsoring. Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist. Elder Campbell, a Seceder church preacher, was a founder of the Churches of Christ.
GLC00496.139
April 18, 1830
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
Discusses procedures for a public meeting on protecting the enslaved people in the crown colonies, namely Jamaica. Advises shrewd planning and maintaining a schedule.
GLC00496.146
1833
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834
Discusses anti-slavery legislation and Pringle's Anti-Slavery Society.
GLC00496.147
July 16, 1824
Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855
to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn
Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.
GLC00496.174
August 22, 1832
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, & Baron, 1800-1859
to unknown
Apologizes for being unable to attend an introduction to Samuel Taylor Coleridge arranged by the note's recipient.
GLC00496.190
March 17, 1832
Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838
Discusses unity in matters of the Anti-Slavery Committee.
GLC00496.191
August 7, 1828
Montgomery, James, 1771-1854
Discusses poetry versus fiction as an art form. Allows his poetry to be used by the Anti-Slavery Society for publication in their periodical.
GLC00496.199
August 31, 1828
Opie, Amelia Alderson, 1769-1853
Thanks Pringle for sending anti-slavery documents and positively critiques his poetry.
GLC00496.203
circa July 1838
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
[Speech fragment on the proposed annexation of Texas]
Report of Adams to his constituents on events in the 25th Congress, intended for newspaper publication. Adams mentions the speech of Vermont Congressman William Slade, which so offended southerners that they walked out. Discusses annexation of Texas...
GLC00567
August 7, 1860
Semmes, A.G., fl. 1860
to Paul J. Semmes
Writes to his brother to inform him that he has found a man, Major A. Kleber, formerly in the French army, who will suit his purposes. Paul Semmes was looking for someone to train the Georgia troops. States that this man organized the Zouaves...
GLC00572.12
August 20, 1860
Kleber, A., fl. 1860
Letter from a mercenary Semmes was considering hiring to train the Georgia troops. Kleber asks for $75 a month plus board and lodging. Also requests that his passage be paid and that he receive an $80 advance. Kleber was recommended by Semmes's...
GLC00572.13
September 5, 1860
Clemons, W.G., fl. 1853-1860
Discusses the hiring of a Major Kleber, a German mercenary, to train the Georgia troops. Advises that any information about training troops should be kept confidential and known only by those in the company. Relates that he is working on finding...
GLC00572.17
February 7, 1778
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
to Henry Knox
Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a Continental Congressman from Massachusetts, writes from York, where the Continental Congress was convening. Dismisses rumors of a possible plot to undermine Washington's authority, but...
GLC00619
January 10, 1813
Adams, John, 1735-1826
To Governor William Plumer
New York State, party and sectionalism.
GLC00639.02
April 27, 1820
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to John C. Calhoun
One letter from by Major General Andrew Jackson to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War dated April 27, 1820. Jackson notes that he is sending documents (not included) from General Gaines related to the illegal enslavement of Black people and...
GLC00639.13
August 28, 1823
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
to Thomas I. Wharton
Discusses at his position in favoring emancipation 25 years earlier and how his continuing feelings defeated him at the polls several times due to the interest and demand of continuing to enslave people. Writes, "My opinion is unchanged...the African...
GLC00509
October 14, 1784
Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
to John Hancock
Written by von Steuben in retirement after resigning his commission in March 1784 to Hancock as Governor of Massachusetts. Says he is writing to secure his prospects for a satisfactory retirement. Says he is waiting to hear if the United States...
GLC00598
October 22, 1856
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
to Jeremiah S. Black
Compliments Black on the address on religious liberty that he gave before the Phrenakosmian Society of Pennsylvania College. Argues with some points of the essay concerning the judgment of history on William Penn, Oliver Cromwell, and St. Francis...
GLC00605
November 15, 1871
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
to R. L. Sanderson
Serving as editor of the New York Tribune, Greeley offers advice to Sanderson: "...I say to all who are in want of work, Go West!" Written on New York Tribune stationery.
GLC00608
November 18, 1861
Leavenworth, F.P., fl. 1861
to his father
A Confederate captain in an ordnance unit tells his father about Civil War activities in Arkansas and Missouri. Comments on the arrival of Union General David Hunter with 36,000 soldiers. Discusses the strength and position of Confederate...
GLC00653.07
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