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3 July 1900
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
to John Hay
Text reads: "Hay. Instructions to Ambassadors in China defining the attitude of the United States. Approved". Written on Executive Mansion stationery.
GLC03995
April 1799-February 1800
Gallup, Lodowick (fl. 1799-1800)
[Orderly Book, 13th Regt., kept by Lt. Gallup during Quasi-war with France]
An unsigned record of the 13th Regiment as it prepared for what was thought to be a war with France. Following the passage of a law providing for a provincial army, Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton Inspector General. After Washington's death...
GLC03997
10 February 1863
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
to David Hunter
To Major General Hunter, Commander of the Department of the South, Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, military governor of the region including South Carolina, A. C. Smith, W. E. Wording, and William Henry Brisbane. President Lincoln authorizes these...
GLC04001
13 July 1898
[Commission of William Sampson as commodore in Navy]
Commission of William Sampson as commodore in Navy. Signed by John D. Long as Secretary of the Navy and William McKinley as President of the United States. Docket on lower lefthand side. Blue seal intact. Printed at the Bureau, Engraving, and...
GLC04002.01
10 August 1898
[Commission of William Sampson as rear admiral in Navy]
Commission of William Sampson as rear admiral in Navy. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States and John D. Long as Secretary of the Navy. Promoted for "eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle." Docket on lower lefthand side...
GLC04002.02
12 April 1899
Commission of William Sampson as rear admiral in Navy. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States and John D. Long as Secretary of the Navy. Docket on lower lefthand side. Blue seal intact. Printed at the "Bureau, Engraving &...
GLC04002.03
19 August 1898
[Appointment of William Sampson as commissioner to meet with Spanish regarding Cuba]
Commissioning William Sampson to meet with Spanish representatives concerning their evacuation of Cuba. Signed by William McKinley as President of the United States. Countersigned by J.B. Moore as acting Secretary of State. White seal on bottom...
GLC04002.04
19 September 1814
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
to Simon Snyder
Secretary of State Monroe indicates that, in response to the British leaving Baltimore after the Battle of Baltimore, the orders for the Pennsylvania militia were being revised. They are now ordered to protect Philadelphia against a potential attack...
GLC04044
1821
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
Report upon weights and measures.
An attempt to synthesize history, philosophy and physics into a coherent whole that illuminates the nature of human relations. Recommends the adoption of the metric system, as a blessing that will lead to "the improvement of the physical, moral and...
GLC04045
1839/04/30 ca.
The Jubilee of the Constitution, a discourse...
A speech "...delivered at the New York Historical Society... on the 50th Anniversary of the Inauguration of George Washington." Printed by Samuel Colman. 8vo. One of the Adams' most important speeches. The recipient's name has been clipped-off...
GLC04046
15 April 1829
Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862)
to Francisco Pacon
Written by Van Buren as Secretary of State. Acknowledges Pacon's letter of 11 April 1829 which provided "a List of all the Grants of Land, purporting to have been made in the Floridas, by the Government of His Catholic Majesty." This diplomatic...
GLC04058
11 April 1806
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to John Mason
Asks General Mason to serve as one of three disinterested commissioners for the Cumberland Road, two of which should come from "this quarter." A post script indicates he was also asking Thomas Moore, who accepted. Mason apparently declined, since...
GLC04076
2 January 1832
to Thomas L. McKenney
Adams offers advice on McKenney's work on American Indian tribes, "History of the Indian Tribes of North America." Adams, who had read the book's proofs, suggests defining terms like prairie for the European audience. Expresses his hopes that the...
GLC04077
16 January 1904
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
to Paul H. Lacey
Discusses his desire for a Square Deal for all Americans. Severely faded. Typed on White House letterhead.
GLC04078
circa 21 July 1861
Curtis, Samuel Ryan (1805-1866)
to John H. Hawes
Page, writing from the Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor's Office, comments on personal matters and mutual acquaintances, mentions attending "the Inauguration," says he.intends to watch the Battle of First Bull Run, and weighs in on Lincoln and...
GLC04088
circa 1866
Wilson, James Harrison (1837-1925)
Volume I. Extracts from Military Writings, (Compiled at West Point 58-59-60) Recollections of the Great Rebellion, taken from Diary, & written during the War
Bound manuscript contains copies of notes taken while a student at West Point, copies of personal letters written from 1861-1862, and later recollections of the Civil War. Letters sent to Stephen A. Douglas and Simon Cameron among others....
GLC04096
1921
Edmonston
[Signed photograph of President Warren G. Harding and his cabinet]
Signed by President Harding and Vice President Calvin Coolidge. Also signed by his cabinet: Herbert Hoover, Charles E. Hughes, Andrew W. Mellon, John W. Weeks, Harry M. Daugherty, Will H. Hays, Edwin Denby, Albert B. Fall, Henry C. Wallace, and...
GLC04097
1832-1870s
Indian Treaties
Collection of 84 printed treaties between the U.S. & Indian Nations [Decimalized .01- .83]
Official Treaties signed in type by presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, U.S. Grant. Pamphlets. Copies of titlepages on-file.
GLC04099
4 April 1832
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Creek Tribe of Indians
GLC04099.01
1 July 1834
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chickasaw Indians
GLC04099.02
8 April 1834
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Quapaw Indians
GLC04099.03
2 February 1836
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Caddo Nation of Indians
GLC04099.04
20 May 1836
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Pottawatamie Indians
GLC04099.05
13 December 1837
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes of Sac & Fox Indians
GLC04099.06
2 March 1839
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Ioway Tribe of Indians
GLC04099.07
GLC04099.08
18 July 1845
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Creek and Seminole Tribes of Indians
Typed date of March 6 has been crossed out and changed to July 18
GLC04099.09
7 August 1848
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Pillager Band Of Chippewa Indians
GLC04099.10
12 April 1834
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Appalachicola Band of Indians
GLC04099.11
10 April 1855
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chasta and Other Tribes of Indians
the 7th and 8th page is a duplicate of pages 5 and 6
GLC04099.12
10 August 1854
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kaskaskias and Others
GLC04099.13
5 February 1855
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Cow Creek Indians
GLC04099.14
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Rogue River Indians
GLC04099.15
13 March 1855
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Umpqua And Calapooia Indians
GLC04099.16
17 July 1854
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Ioway Indians
GLC04099.17
12 February 1854
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Camanche, Kiowa, and Apache Indians
GLC04099.18
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kickapoo Indians
GLC04099.19
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Sac & Fox Indians
GLC04099.20
Treaty Between the United States and the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians
GLC04099.21
7 April 1855
Treaty Between the United States and the Rogue River Indians
GLC04099.22
Treaty Between the United States and the Nisqually and other Bands of Indians
GLC04099.23
Treaty Between the United States and the Ottoe and Missouria Indians
GLC04099.24
Treaty Between the United States and the Indians of Willamette Valley
GLC04099.25
4 March 1856
GLC04099.26
24 September 1857
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Treaty Between the United States Four Confederate Bands Pawnee Indians
GLC04099.27
19 April 1858
Treaty Between the United States and the Yancton Tribe of Sioux or Dacotah Indians
GLC04099.28
19 June 1858
Treaty Between the United States and the Mendawakanton and Wahpakoota Bands of Dakota or Sioux Tribe of Indians
GLC04099.29
5 November 1857
Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians
GLC04099.30
11 April 1859
Treaty Between the United States and the Dwamish, Suqamish, and Other Allied Subordinate Tribes of Indians in Washington Territory
written on January 22, 1855
GLC04099.31
Treaty Between the United States and the Ponca Tribe of Indians
written on March 12, 1858
GLC04099.32
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