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21 October 1787
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Isaac Winslow
Forwards a letter to Winslow from Mrs. Hannah Urquhart. Regrets having to postpone his visit to Boston and discusses business related to the Waldo patent.
GLC02437.03677
3 January 1788
Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806
to Henry Knox
Discusses a legal matter, possibly related to the Waldo Patent. Mentions Colonel Benjamin Hichborn.
GLC02437.03751
27 January 1802
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
[Receipt]
Note of receipt that Benjamin Daggatt has received $54.12 from Vose. Also includes another note of receipt on the verso written in Henry Knox's hand and signed by Benjamin Daggatt.
GLC02437.08795
24 January 1752
Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777
to Samuel Waldo
Discusses the settling of Waldo's eastern lands.
GLC02437.08955
22 April 1766-circa December 1771
[Thomas Flucker's obligation to Isaac Winslow]
Account of Flucker's debts to Winslow between April 1766 and December 1771.
GLC02437.09034
22 March 1770
Receipt for a bond Winslow received from Thomas Flucker, signed by Joseph [Barnet], John Moore, and several other parties. Lists the pay schedule for the bond.
GLC02437.09062
9 June 1787
Discusses various issues relating to the Waldo patent, including correspondence with his cousins Isaac and Samuel Winslow, and Mr. [Edward H.] Robinson.
GLC02437.09166
10 October 1788
to Samuel Winslow
Discusses legal issues concerning the land owned and taxes owed by his late mother-in-law, Hannah Flucker, in Falmouth, Maine. Extracts are included which list out who the land was sold to and the amount of taxes paid. Expresses his desire to...
GLC02437.09202
13-23 September 1783
United States. Congress
[Resolution]
Copies of two resolves. The first offers the thanks of Congress to General R. Howe for the manner in which he conducted the inquiry into the Pennsylvania Line mutiny; the second resolves to transmit the former to George Washington and have him relay...
GLC02437.02559
18 October 1783
[Proclamation to dissolve the army]
Signed secretarially for Elias Boudinot and Charles Thomson. Congress's resolution to dissolve Continental Army. This resolve was originally enclosed with a letter from George Washington to Henry Knox dated 23 October 1783, GLC02437.09394. Penned in...
GLC02437.02676
1807/01/25
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
to [Robert Livingston] re: discussion of the steam boat
Fulton writes a letter to describe the innovations of the steam boat, and how he has calculated its certain success. Docketed on p.12.
GLC03107.04464
24 July 1782
Jackson, William, 1759-1828
[Resolution of Congress repealing all previous resolutions involving the Department of Commissary General of Military Stores]
Extract from the minutes of Congress on the resolution that repealed all previous resolutions on the Department of Commissary General of Military Stores. The minutes were recorded in the War Office and signed by Jackson as Assistant Secretary of War...
GLC02437.01501
3 September 1782
United States. Continental Congress.
[Resolution of Continental Congress]
Signed by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. Location inferred from location of Continental Congress in 1782. Very similar to GLC02437.01566. Outlines a Congressional resolution detailing the pay and rations of officials in...
GLC02437.01569
10 October 1783
Clark, S., fl. 1783
Return of clothing wanted in the Connecticut Regiment
Lists items by type and amount. Includes hats, shirts, and blankets.
GLC02437.02634
26 November 1786
to David Cook
Informs Captain Cook he cannot help him obtain a promotion to command a company of artillery. Writes, "Congress agreably [sic] to the confederation cannot make any appointments of military officers..."
GLC02437.03070
24 December 1804
Conner, E., fl. 1804
[Account]
Lists transactions between Henry Knox and E[liphabet ?] Conner from 6 January to December of 1804.
GLC02437.08838
circa 1781-1791
Constable, William, 1721-1791
Discusses the sale of land. A date of 1795 was previously inferred and written in pencil, but Constable died in 1791, indicating that the document must have been written prior.
GLC02437.09925
1 July 1786
Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841
Schedule of requisitions on the several states by the United States in Congress assembled
Lists the requisitions and quotas, date, amount paid and balances due by state. Noted as taken from the Register's Office in the Department of the Treasury.
GLC02437.10584
1781/10/14
Washington, George, 1732-1799
To: Thomas Nelson
Requesting clothes for troops-written 5 days before Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown.
GLC07956
13 September 1967
Goldstein, Israel, 1896-1986
to John D. Buchanan
Written on stationery of Congregation B'Nai Jeshurdun, New York. Goldstein writes that the United Nations, "weak and faulty an instrument as it is," has been a major deterrent to a world war in the troubled times following World War Two. He...
GLC05508.111
24 October 1950
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
to Mary Cushman
Writing from his office in the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, MacArthur, as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command, offers condolence on the death of Mary Cushman's son in the Korean War. He praises devotion to duty and...
GLC05508.173
12 March 1930
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
to John W. Hughes
Sousa writes to Hughes remarking that the only way of judging music is whether or not it has beauty. He discusses differences between composers of the "olden days" and those of today. Sousa believes inspiration for writing music comes from...
GLC05508.231
February 28, 1803
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Two acts of Congress which offer protection of seamen and a partial ban on imported slaves]
The first act is titled: "An Act supplementary to the "Act concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls, and for the further protection of American Seamen." The second act is titled: "An Act to prevent the importation of certain Persons into certain States...
GLC05198
6 April 1804
Tayler, John, fl. 1804
Address to the Republican electors of the state of New York
Address to the Republican electors of New York from the Committee of Publication and Correspondence reccomending Morgan Lewis over Aaron Burr to become the Governor of New York state. Docket on verso. Twelve names are printed on the bottom of the...
GLC05200
1763
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
A Proclamation.
The proclamation establishes colonial rule over former French and Spanish possessions in Canada, Florida, Grenada and other areas; it offers tolerance to Roman Catholics; it calls for governments and assemblies like those in existing colonies and...
GLC05214
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