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1902
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
The anti-slavery papers of James Russell Lowell.
First edition. No. 141 of a Limited edition of 525 copies. Uncut and unopened. Published by Houghton Mifflin and Company.
GLC00267.013
1863
Cairnes, John Elliott, 1823-1875
The Slave-power: Its character, career and probable designs: Being an attempt to explain the real issues involved in the America contest.
Second edition. Published by Macmillan and Company. Contains pencil notes on title page. Includes dedication to John Stuart Mill: "...the opportunity of connecting my name in public with that of one from whose works I have profited more largely...
GLC00267.014
December 25, 1875
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to John H. Hammond
Collateral to Hammond's copy of Sherman's Memoirs (GLC 398.02). Sherman presents Hammond, his former Chief of Staff, with a copy of his Memoirs, and asks him to review the " ... account of the affair at Chickasaw and Arkansas Post" and also to check...
GLC00398.01
1800
Paine, Thomas, 1725-1802
An Eulogy on the life of General George Washington....
Signed on half title by Paine (?). Evans 38178
GLC00420
July 31, 1776
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
to Richard Varick
Written by General Schuyler as commander of Northern Department to Captain Varick as deputy muster master general of the Northern army. Schuyler says he only received Varick's letter of 27 July 1776 yesterday afternoon. If cannot get certain articles...
GLC00496.082
1886
Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908
Lithographic letter requesting autograph
Hopes to insert into his private copy of "Poets of America" original drafts or autographic copies of poems by the authors represented in the book. He is also collecting engravings of the authors, and asks his correspondent to send a photograph if...
GLC00496.033.04
July 18, 1822
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to James Ronaldson
Docketed by Ronaldson. Jefferson compares the speciments (probably Ronaldson and Binney no. 1) to those used in a book in the mid-eighteenth century, and is cheered by the prospect of human progress. Ronaldson-Binney's first typeface was the first...
GLC00496.042
August 26, 1777
Mumford, Giles, 1759-1795
to Thomas Mumford
Written by Giles Mumford as a soldier under Lieutenant Colonel Meigs to his father Thomas Mumford, a Groton, Connecticut merchant. References his father's letters of 11 and 13 August 1777. Says he has not received his powder puff, nor his cups, but...
GLC00496.075.02
October 23, 1779
Parsons, Samuel H., 1737-1789
Written by General Parsons to Mumford, a Groton, Connecticut merchant. Thanks him for his letter of 17 October 1779. Thanks him for procuring a place for his son, but is against him going on the ship "Trumbull" with Captain Nicholson. Would rather...
GLC00496.075.06
10 July 1776
Rutherford, Griffith, 1721-1805
to The Honorable Council of Safety of North Carolina
Describes Indian unrest in the frontier. Hopes to negotiate a treaty. Awaits instructions from the Council. Rutherford served as a general in the Revolution and in 1776 was successful in subduing the Cherokee Nation in North Carolina.
GLC00496.081
circa 1820
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
The fortunes of Nigel [incomplete]
Single page only with revisions. Sellers note on verso reveals source and location of remaining sheets.
GLC00496.083.01
1900-1929
[Scrapbook related to George Bernard Shaw]
Contains clippings, letters, and other documents related to the writer George Bernard Shaw. Includes a typed description of one letter contained within the scrapbook; the description states that Shaw wrote the letter for a graphologist. In the...
GLC00496.085
November 25, 1840
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
to General Kimberly
Introduces John J. Audubon. Infers Audubon's dependence on the success of the quarto "Synopsis of the birds of North America," published 1839. Hand delivered by Audubon.
GLC00496.109
November 15, 1783
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794
to John Rutherford
Discusses legal matters regarding power of attorney. Introduces unnamed messenger, a Dartmouth educated Native American.
GLC00496.112
December 27, 1869
Bride, D.W., 1800-?
to David Strother
Details the life of John Brown. Describes his interactions with Brown as a business partner, their conversations about slavery, and actions of Brown's that he did not witness but only read about. Says Brown discussed his plan for Harper's Ferry...
GLC00496.113
April 9, 1830
Allen, William, 1810-1872
to Thomas Pringle
Requests a note. Written in Stooke Newington area of London, England.
GLC00496.123
May 14, 1833
Banim, John, 1798-1842
Introduces Henry Morton.
GLC00496.128
circa 1850
Bremer, Fredrika, fl. 1850
[In all things seek the truth!]
Manuscript consists of an aphorism in German, its English translation ("Trans. In all things seek the truth!"), and the signature. Verso is an inscription, "with Mrs. Porter's compliments and thanks, to Mr. Ryland", and (in a third hand) the...
GLC00496.132
July 21, 1834
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham,, 1778-1868
to unknown
Introduces Harriet Martineau. Martineau was a British author and transcendentalist.
GLC00496.133
circa 1847
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878
[The May sun sheds an amber light]
Poem lamenting a woman's death. Imprint of a crown on upper left hand corner.
GLC00496.134
March 22, 1828
Buxton, Thomas Fowell, 1786-1845
Thanks recipient for book of poetry. Discusses dinner plans with William Wilberforce and Zachary Macaulay. Buxton, Wilberforce and Macaulay were British abolitionists who worked for social reform. The letter also mentions Secretary of State...
GLC00496.137
November 21, 1811
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Benjamin Rush
Depression, Iroquois warrior, death.
GLC00496.001
4 March 1784
Cherokee Nation
Articles of a treaty concluded .... [with] the North Cherokee Indians
Certified as a true copy on p.6. Apparently ratified Nov. 1785.
GLC00496.016
November 25, 1946
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
to Ralph Cooper Hutchinson
Writes about returning Hutchinson's biography of General Grant. Mentions that he can no longer make the Army-Navy game because his schedule is too busy. Congratulates Hutchinson, who was president of Lafayette College, on his team's victory....
GLC00456.02
26 March 1918
Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
Quit claim deed
Cosigned by Harding's wife Florence. Countersigned by Charles F. Pace and Eugene Colwell as witnesses. Pace signs twice as Notary Public of the United States Senate. Also signed by Auditor Harry E. Mason, citing the 6 April 1918 transfer of this...
GLC00477.04
25 November 1946
Collection of two items related to Dwight D. Eisenhower [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC00456
1942
Brooks, William Elizabeth, 1875-1960
Grant of Appomattox, a study of the man, by William E. Brooks
Inscribed by Brooks to Ralph Hutchinson, 12 October 1942. Signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower as "presented to me," and dated 21 November 1946. Published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. First edition.
GLC00456.01
16 June 1685
Hinckley, Thomas, 1618-1706
[Deed of sale of land owned by Native American Scippeag to Elisha and John Bourne]
Serving as Royal Governor of the Colony of New Plymouth, Hinckley approves sale of Scippeag's land to the Bournes. Bassit, Marne, Timothy, and Oliver Conant sign as witnesses. Scippeag signs with his mark, an "X". The lower lefthand side of the...
GLC00469
circa December 1870
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
to Frederick Douglass
Dated "Thursday." [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow (who had a home in Nahant) informed Sumner that false words about Douglass had been attributed to Sumner. Sumner clarifies that he stated that whatever Douglass may think of the "Presidential...
GLC00470.02
1803/01/04
Jackson, James, 1757-1806
to John Milledge
Cosigned by Abraham Baldwin. Notifies the recipient of the ratification of the treaty with the Creek Indians. Hopes this treaty will lead the government to attempt to acquire even more Indian lands in the region.
GLC02498.06
1828-1829
Clark, William, 1770-1838
Receipt and note signed by William Clark [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC02475.04
July 13, 1854
Gray, Asa, 1810-1888
Writes to an unknown bookseller asking if he has copies of Gray's manual of botany available because Mr. Willis, the principal of the Freehold Institute, is not able to obtain a copy. Asks what the selling price is. With small square fragment of...
GLC02475.06
11 May 1891
Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920
to Clarence C. Buel
Indicates that he is planning "an Expedition to determine the northern terminus of Greenland." Reports to Buel, the assistant editor of Century Magazine, that he has been advised to seek an outlet for publishing articles related to the expedition...
GLC02475.10
1810
Rafinesque, C.S (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840
[Plans for a fort and monument in Tennessee]
Top half of the page depicts the "Plan of the Stone-Fort at the fork of Duck River, in Tennessee." Lower half of the page contains plans for a "Monument Six miles above Nashville on the Cumberland River." Both establishments are marked as "surveyed...
GLC02475.12
1797/04/14
Robertson, James, 1742-1814
to David Henley
Asks for a response on the subject of corn that he purchased for the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians. There are questions due to some confusion over a payment issue.
GLC02475.13
1805/07/02
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
to Mr. Philips
Encloses his remarks [not present] on a book by Richard Parkinson (1748-1815), which he has read at the request of Sir John Sinclair. Fulton explains that his remarks are written in the form of a letter to Sinclair. He also encloses "a Sketch of...
GLC02480.08
15 June 1880
Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 1834-1906
to T.M. Barber
Discusses editing a paragraph describing an observatory in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. Addressed to Barber as Professor, Western University of Pennsylvania.
GLC02480.14
10 September 1887
Herndon, William H., 1818-1891
to Friend Whitney
The recipient of this letter is possibly Henry Clay Whitney, lawyer and Lincoln biographer. Herndon states that he is available any Saturday for Whitney to come see him. Informs that he never received the photo Whitney sent. Asks him to send...
GLC02490.09
23 August 1844
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
to Samuel Laughlin
Mentions some proofs Edwin Polk obtained to be added to a publication about Ezekial Polk (James K. Polk's grandfather) and his service in the Revolutionary War. Advises that this be done soon. Asks when the full report of the proceedings of the...
GLC02496
1789/02/05
Butler, John, 1728-1796
to Jelles Fonda
Inquires into whether a certain Indian owns a particular piece of land. If the Indian does own it, Butler wants to know if the Indian can sell it, and how much it is worth.
GLC02498.02
24 August 1791
Scott, Charles, 1733-1813
to the Lieutenant of Mason
Written by Scott as a delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates and Brigadier General in Kentucky militia (he was breveted a major general at the end of the Revolution). Writes to the Lieutenant of militia at Mason, Kentucky saying that Major...
GLC02498.12
6 January 1888
Edmunds, George F., 1828-1919
to W. J. Bruce
Thanks him for sending a copy of a book. States he will reimburse him for the cost. Edmunds has struck "Senate Chamber" from the stationery.
GLC02504.13
6 May 1913
White, Edward D., 1845-1921
to W. H. R. Alexander
Declines to advise Alexander on the purchase of law book.
GLC02504.40
2 December 1905
Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917
to Peyton F. Miller
Thanks Miller for his "A group of great lawyers of Columbia County, New York," published 1904, DeVinne Press. Written on stationery of 60 Wall Street.
GLC02504.09
14 April 1845
Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853
to Francis E. Parker, Anson Burlingame, and A. Peniston
Greenleaf, a Harvard University professor, declines a dinner invitation from committee members of the Dane Law School (possibly another name given to Harvard's Law School). States that "a meeting of the Law School in Boston will be a surrender of...
GLC02504.20
16 November 1875
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
to William S. Robinson
Writes that he has reviewed Robinson's manual of parliamentary procedure, titled Warrington's Manual, and praises it as useful, practical, and convenient.
GLC02504.42
1898
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
George Washington
Inscription regarding Washington's greatness dated Princeton, New Jersey, 2 November 1905. Illustrated by Pyle, Fenn, et al. Deckle edges.
GLC02551.01
1902/01/20
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Contract for payment to members of the Cherokee nation (cos. Thomas Buffington)
Signed by Buffington at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, for the Cherokee Nation and approved by Roosevelt at Washington. "Executive Mansion" has been struck and "White House" typed-in. Approving Act of the Cherokee National Council for expenses.
GLC02657
12 January 1898
to Charles Dudley Warner re: declining to write a life of Francis Parkman
Having been asked to write the life of Francis Parkman for the American Men of Letters Series, Wilson, despite the compliment to his own abilities, declines.
GLC02551.03
27 February 1912
to Stan Henkels
Thanks Henkels for gift of Bradford's Bibliographical Manual.
GLC02551.04
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