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4 June 1812
Hering, C., fl. 1812
[Receipt for Mr. Thalders]
Documents the payment of 52 pounds 12 shillings 6 pence.
GLC00496.167
May 20, 1834
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
to Thomas Pringle
Letter of thanks for a book.
GLC00496.168
9 March 1847
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
[Endorsement securing midshipman's commission]
In response to Henry Horn's third party request for a naval position for R. Manley. Forwarded to Secretary of the Navy John Young Mason
GLC00496.169
May 18, 1833
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1729-1807
to unknown
Discusses editing a speech for publication and encloses requested quotations.
GLC00496.170
1840
Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888
Discusses one of her supporters, Henry F. Chorley. Describes the cold winter and reports other news.
GLC00496.171
May 25, 1829
Howitt, Richard, 1799-1869
Voices concerns over Pringle's lack of correspondence and criticism of Howitt's work.
GLC00496.172
July 21, 1814
Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, 1769-1859
to James Madison
Mentions David Bailie Warden, American consul general in Paris. Also mentions Mr. de Lafayette (possibly the Marquis de Lafayette), and Berthollet (possibly Claude de Berthollet, a French chemist). Contains a cardboard strip attached to the end of...
GLC00496.173
July 16, 1824
Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855
to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn
Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.
GLC00496.174
August 24, 1790
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to John Hancock
Asks Governor Hancock to collect data on the cod and whale fisheries. Seller's note reads: "an incomplete press copy of a contemporary transcript." First pages missing. Written while Jefferson was Secretary of State.
GLC00496.175
2 May 1803
Longworth, David, 1765-1821
[Bill for two books]
Bill from David Longworth for two copies of "Telemachus" to Thomas Jefferson for $17.00.
GLC00496.176
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