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24 November 1769
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829
To Catherine Macaulay
Typed copy of letter between the Earl of Buchan and Catherine Macaulay
GLC01794.57
circa 1763-1791
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
To Iszard
Typed copy of letter between Iszard and Catherine Macaulay
GLC01794.58
1769
To Sophronia
Typed copy of letter between Sophronia and Catherine Macaulay
GLC01794.59
8 December 1769
Sophronia, fl. 1769-1770
To Catharine Macaulay
GLC01794.60
9 June 1769
Homfray, fl. 1769
To Mr Whately
Typed copy of letter between Whately and Homfray
GLC01794.61
Beesley James, fl. 1769
Typed copy of letter between James Beesley and Catharine Macaulay
GLC01794.62
To Benjamin Rush
Typed copy of letter between Benjamin Rush and Catharine Macaulay
GLC01794.63
3 April 1944
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia went to a meeting about the Mayor's new budget.
GLC09414.0223
14 January 1861
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
to sister Ella
States that there is a growing number of disunionists in the city: "the disease is evidently beyond the control of mortal man." Fears that Washington City will be stormed if Virginia and Maryland secede. Reports that the ship "The Brooklyn" has...
GLC02016.003
30 November 1862
to sister Kate
Complains that he is being kept in town for recruiting despite the poor recruitment rate. Writes that recruiting costs $219 a month and feels that the government should act more economically instead of wasting money on recruiting parties. He was...
GLC02016.026
21 January 1863
Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863
to Amanda Wilkinson
He writes to his wife that he is sorry he has not sent more money home. States that the country is "hard up for money" and therefore cannot send as much as he would like or as much as she deserves. Comments that he asks no one to watch his wife. He...
GLC03523.13.075
1918
United States Food Administration
Food will win the war
Color poster by Charles E. Chambers of people standing on a boat or shoreline at New York Harbor. They appear to be European immigrants. In the foreground, a man appears to be pleading with a woman holding a basket of food. In the background can be...
GLC09522
June 2, 1886
J. B. Lippincott Company, fl. 1886
to unknown
They inform him that his article "Friction between Labor and Capital" as been accepted for publication, and they enclose a check. On the back are notes about the beautiful music of a violin and the decision to do God's will.
GLC00687.262
circa 1892
Powell, George May, 1835-1905
to His Excellency The Governor, and To the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts
Losses in the country due to forest fires affect the political economy as well as national wealth. Fireproof buildings of brick and mortar should be the rule rather than the exception. Deforestation should be regulated.
GLC00687.189
1865-1905
Sunday Railway & Str. Travel or traffic
He discusses the secular and ethical nature of the topic that Sunday traffic does not pay. He includes the testimonies of various railroad men who agree that working on Sunday is reckless and not economically profitable. He uses historical, literary...
GLC00687.199
1864
Facts and Figures for the Hour
Recognizing that money is power, federal taxes have always caused problems for citizens. Other countries have much higher excise and revenue taxes, and yet the U.S. competes with them in every field. He compares foreign money, duties, and taxes with...
GLC00687.193
5 April 1865
Wilson, A.N., fl. 1865
to Miller A. Wright
The tax on tobacco has become fifty cents. Wilson went to see Green Adams, but missed him. He will try again the next day.
GLC02691.11.080
1781
Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804
[Excerpt from "Le compte rendu au roi"] [in French]
Excerpt from French finance minister Necker's 1781 report, to the king, of the royal finances. Entirely in the hand of Henry Knox's aide-de-camp Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.09896
19 February 1869
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
to James M. Shute
"I almost despair of securing any financial legislation this season, thought we shall try to pass a bill legalizing Gold Contracts and also declaring the 5.20 Bonds and greenbacks are ultimately payable in Gold...The late decision of the Supreme...
GLC09143
August 1807
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
[Fragment]
Unsigned fragment. "It would be dishonourable, and might be ruinous if without a redress of our wrongs war did not promptly follow the expiration of the embargo. No other alternative is left to our choice. Every other expedient has been tried and...
GLC09135
1804-1889 [bulk 1810-1827]
Aaron Hobart Collection [Decimalized .01-.04.445]
Includes letters and documents that span Hobart's entire career, from the time that he was a law student, a lawyer, a representative, and, finally, a judge. The documents shed light on both Hobart's personal and political lives. The bulk of the...
GLC06313
3 November 1862
Sallie
to Lile Miller
Aunt Sallie writes to Lile from "Catoctin," possibly either Catoctin Mountain in Maryland or Catoctin Creek in Virginia. Reports they can "hear the Cannons in Virginia Fighting again." Expects to be able to visit Lile closer to Christmas. Comments on...
GLC02155.068
18 December 1862
Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864
[to Lile Miller]
Possibly written from camp at Brooks Station. Miller encloses money for his wife and comments on the high price of goods. Location and recipient inferred based on date and accompanying letters.
GLC02155.073
7 February 1864
Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891
Writes from Alabama. "[G]reat scarcity in the land…we are where we hear nothing & know nothing. I have tried to keep as unobserved as possible…It now takes $100 to buy a bunch of thread…Charlie has been made clerk of Wheeler's ordnance he writes it...
GLC02691.11.054
circa 1840-1842
[Constitution for the "Westfield Free Produce association of friends"]
The constitution for the "Westfield Free Produce association of friends," to boycott slave- produced goods for three years. Begins: "We believe that slaveholding is diametrically opposite to the whole spirit and tenor of the christian religion; and...
GLC09382.02
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