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October-November 1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Report] [incomplete]
Discusses tension between the Cherokee Indians and the settlers. Letterpress copy. Ink is very faded, making it difficult to read.
GLC02437.10364
18 February 1747
Henderson, Thomas, fl. 1747
[Thomas Henderson's declaration regarding a settlement in the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay]
Henderson attests that he became a settler on the Eastern part of Massachusetts Bay in 1728. Took up a lot of land on St. George's, a colony of which Colonel [Samuel] Waldo was the proprietor, in 1735. Moved to Lincoln (present-day Maine) in 1736...
GLC02437.10409
circa 1750-1820
[List]
List of the names of settlers from Germany. Includes their trade, age, gender and if they have paid or not.
GLC02437.10447
24 February 1863
Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863
to Amanda Wilkinson
Writes to his wife of the bad weather they have had recently. Thinks that many of the men would stay here but it does not feel like home to him. One of the regiment's captains has resigned and gone home. States that he will not use any of his...
GLC03523.13.082
5 March 1802-31 March 1804
Green, Richard, 1783-1873
[Note]
Note regarding the examination of the claims of settlers for land. Noted as written at "Salem Towne." Includes a note of receipt signed Boston, 31 March 1804 by Richard Green.
GLC02437.08822
8 July 1735
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759
[Patent]
Discusses the settling of various pieces of property.
GLC02437.08869
13 May 1738
Gregg, Thomas, 1703-1748
[Land Transactions]
Agreements with a several people regarding land settlements.
GLC02437.08870
8 February 1876
Brown, Horace, fl. 1876
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
A letter from Horace Brown to Senator Bruce asking about prospects of moving to Mississippi to be a lawyer. A business card was forwarded with the letter GLC09400.062.2
GLC09400.062.01
12 May 1879
Bruce, Edward, fl. 1879
Ed, Senator Bruce's brother is writing in regards to a house in Missouri that he wants to purchase from Bruce. He asks that he be allowed to rent the farm at 75 dollars per year, and he will make a payment to purchase the house as soon as he can. Ed...
GLC09400.094.01
This is a separate docket for a letter from Ed Bruce to Senator Bruce in regards to a land transaction. This item related to GLC09400.094.1
GLC09400.094.02
1915
Wilson, William Bauchop, 1862-1934
to A.G. Johnson
A response from Secretary of Labor William Bauchop Wilson to A.G. Johnson's letter to President Woodrow Wilson regarding the latter's opposition to the Butler Immigration Bill. States the President will consider Johnson's comments.
GLC09518.04
1914
Stevens, Frederick Clement, 1861-1923
Replies to Johnson's telegram of January 13, 1914 calling for Stevens to oppose the literacy test as part of the Burnett immigration bill. Agrees with Johnson that the bill should not pass and, "...if the provisions of the bill had been carried out...
GLC09518.01
Manahan, James, 1866-1932
Manahan's reply to Johnson's telegram that he oppose the literacy test of the Burnett immigration bill. Agrees that the test unfairly discriminates against immigrants. "You know as well as I do that if the rabid restrictionists of our country had had...
GLC09518.02
Smith, George Ross, 1864-1952
In reply to Johnson's telegram, Smith details his opposition to the Burnett Bill especially the measure for illiteracy testing. "I believe in keeping out the crazed, the diseased, the defective… but I do not believe in excluding on the mere ground of...
GLC09518.03
27 November 1875
Thompson, Albert D., fl. 1875
A letter from Thompson asking Senator Bruce for help securing a position as school teacher for himself and his wife in another county since he wants to leave his current placement in De Soto county due to threats of violence, and a pay cut. Thompson...
GLC09400.019
27 April 1878
Leas, J.N., fl. 1878
Leas has written Senator Bruce to see if he is able to help him get a appointment in the New Orleans post office. He says "I have (strange to say) become tired of swamp life & bad whiskey" and would like a job that will let him move.
GLC09400.029
This is a series of 1 letter and 1 business card, both concerning Horace brown, and his request for information about Mississippi.
GLC09400.062
26 April 1881
Thomas, H.H., fl. 1881
A personal letter to Senator Bruce, it starts by mentioning that Thomas used to own a barbershop in Kansas and had shaved the Senator when he was still teaching in Kansas. Thomas continues to talk about moving to New Mexico and the weather there, but...
GLC09400.129
20 May 1943
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia is tired because she walked all the way to her father's house. Saw children along the way, boys chasing girls and the girls calling them "dirty little Polack." Feels that "despite all we've gone through with the Depression and the War, things...
GLC09414.0039
circa 1759
Lists sailors from Germany. Includes the sailor's names, trade, age, and various other details. The year 1759 was added at a later date in pencil.
GLC02437.09892
circa 1791
Henri, Pierre, fl. 1760-1822
to Henry Knox
"Henri," an artist, sends samples of his work (not present) and asks for the addressee's patronage. He gives his address, and notes he can also do portraits in crayon. Location and date of creation inferred from dates of Henri's presence in...
GLC02437.09910
Lists names of people with ages, gender, date of death and freight payment. Appears to relate to early German settlers on the Waldo Patent, but it is not clear whether it is an early, original document or a late 18th century summary of information.
GLC02437.09922
9 October 1859
Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818-1861
to Dr. George Work
Abolitionist and future Union Brigadier General writes of tension in "Bleeding Kansas." "I was stationed here about a year ago, after leaving California. I have marched about 450 miles in reaching here...we were ordered...to protect the emigrants...
GLC09138
circa 1850-1860
Cope, Charles W., 1811-1890
Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven.
One engraving entitled "Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers From Delf Haven" circa 1850-1860. Depicts the pilgrims who landed at Plymouth on the Mayflower in December 1620, leaving Delft Haven, Holland. Engraved after the original painting by Charles W...
GLC08878.0004
circa 1856
Lucy, Charles, 1814-1873
The First Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620.
One engraving entitled "The First Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620" dated 1856. Depicts the first men, women, and children arriving at Plymouth Rock. Shows the Mayflower in the bay. From the original painting by Charles Lucy (misspelled Lucey)...
GLC08878.0005
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