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01 July 1881
Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)
Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield / Mar. 4, 1881 [inscribed to Mrs. Blaine]
Inscribed to Mrs. Blaine by Garfield the day before he was shot by Guiteau.
GLC03558
19 October 1868
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Affix seal to ratification of Treaty with China.
This treaty, the Burlingham Treaty of 1868, amended the Reed Treaty of 1858 by allowing free immigration. That flow of people allowed the rapid expansion of western railroads through cheap labor. (Eventually, it also provoked a racial backlash on...
GLC03578
11 December 1857
Maugrita (fl. 1857)
to Esthur Monk
Writes to Cripps' mother in Greenwich, Connecticut, in the care of Mr. Benedict. Relays a message for Monk to send curtains to a family friend. Mentions having received a letter from Tousey, an acquaintance, who promises to return from Mexico soon...
GLC03587.33
16 December 1857
Benedict, Hm. (fl. 1857)
to John Cripps
Writes to Cripps regarding his mother's failing health. Mrs. Monk is suffering from a liver disease and is under the care of a good doctor and the Benedicts. Monk is concerned that Cripps will worry about her well-being but wants him to know that...
GLC03587.34
16 July 1963
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
Pardon of Otelia Pendergast re: convicted of violation of section 265
GLC03590
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