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circa 1400-1500
[Antiphon]
Single sheet of music. Date inferred. An antiphon is a verse usually from Scripture sung before and after a canticle or psalm as part of the liturgy.
GLC00496.124
July 21, 1834
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham,, 1778-1868
to unknown
Introduces Harriet Martineau. Martineau was a British author and transcendentalist.
GLC00496.133
May 28, 1854
Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896
to Thomas Dawes Eliot
Reverend Furness, a prominent abolitionist and Unitarian clergyman, thanks Congressman Eliot for a speech he gave. Writes about a fugitive slave (possibly Anthony Burns, who was arrested 24 May 1854 in Boston): "That Slave must not be sent back. I...
GLC00468.01
August 23, 1864
Corkran, F. S., fl. 1864
to Thomas Holliday Hicks
He takes it for granted that the new state constitution will be ratified and a new governor will be elected, but doubts that the new governor will be as good as Hicks was. In Annapolis last winter spoke with Judge Bowie of Montgomery County, one of...
GLC00451.08
28 February 1716
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
to Simon Bradstreet and Joseph Stevens
Inquires about a man named Rudgen (or Brigden), who had moved into the neighborhood of the Boston church Mather ministered. Some people from Charlestown came to Mather with information that Rudgen had libeled his mother and signed a confession to...
GLC02493
1778/10/23
Bryan, George, 1731-1791
[Order to carry out a death sentence against two convicted criminals]
Order made under Bryan's authority and signed by "Jy Mattlock" as secretary. Orders Sheriff James Claypoole to carry out death sentences for Abraham Carlisle and John Roberts on 4 November 1778. Issued by the Supreme Executive Council of the...
GLC02503.04
11 April 1882
Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893
to Mr. Holbrook
Brooks, an influential American Episcopal bishop, informs Holbrook "I have received your note of kind appreciation & acknowledgement of my small help at St. Paul's during Lent. I am sure you will believe that it was a great pleasure to come & that I...
GLC02504.03
19 April 1819
Mason, Jeremiah, 1768-1848
to Samuel Smith
New Hampshire State Representative Mason introduces Mr. Parker, a clergyman who will visit Baltimore from Portsmouth, to Maryland Senator Smith.
GLC02505.32
1837-1908
Stafford, Robert H., fl. 1837-1866
Robert H. Stafford Collection [Decimalized .01- .98]
Stafford enlisted as a sergeant in the 12th Alabama infantry. Contains letters and newsclippings about the Peninsula Campaign, advance into Maryland, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Early's raid on Washington, D.C....
GLC02618
1834/07/01
Williams, Samuel May, fl. 1834-1836
to Edward C. Hanrick
Hanrick was an Alabama speculator in Texas lands. Williams held the lands in trust until colonists from Alabama were to arrive. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC02576
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