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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
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
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
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