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1835/06/21
Livingston, Edward
to John Forsyth re: negotiating a treaty with France
Edward Livingston explains his actions in trying to negotiate a treaty with France. Typed transcript available in the collateral file.
GLC03107.04561
3 December 1859
Kossuth, Lajos von (1802-1894)
[Letter of reference for Alexis Ludvigh]
Writes, "The bearer Mr. Alexis Ludvigh native of Hungary, County of Szepes, is going to the United States America [sic] with the consent of his parents, and the intention to make the States his adoptive home. I am well acquainted with his father...
GLC02869.01
13 December 1832
Hayne, Robert Young (1791-1839)
Columbia Telescope--Extra, Thursday, December 13, 1832.
Prints the inaugural speech of South Carolina Governor Robert Y. Hayne. Proclaims the authority of states' rights during the Nullification crisis. " ... it is my fixed determination to assert and uphold the SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY OF THE STATE, and to...
GLC02890
1860-1865
Collection of one book and pamphlets on Abraham Lincoln [Decimalized .01-.09]
Includes one paperback book entitled "Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln" and eight eulogy pamphlets.
GLC02913
17 March 1860
Cushing, Caleb (1800-1879)
to Thomas H. Seymour
Cushing, former United States Representative, states that he proposes to leave soon for Hartford, Connecticut (possibly to campaign prior to the 1860 Presidential election). Cushing served as a U.S. congressman from Massachusetts (1835-1842) and as a...
GLC02925.07
10 May 1860
Deming, Henry Champion (1815-1872)
to Alfred Edmund Burr
Deming, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, transmits a copied letter (included on pages two and three of this document) to Burr, who previously served as Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. Informs Burr that he previously sent the...
GLC02925.09
Dix, John Adams (1798-1879)
Dix, postmaster of the City of New York, declines an invitation from Burr, Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, to speak at a canvass preceding the 1860 presidential election. Dix served as a U.S. senator from New York...
GLC02925.10
1855 ca?
Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861)
to Alfred Burr re: hopes for Democratic party success in Connecticut [fragment]
Undated. Written as Democratic Senator from Illinois, to Burr, as Democratic State Central Committee.
GLC02925.11
7 April 1860
English, James Edward (1812-1890)
to Henry Champion Deming
Responds to a previous letter from Deming, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, in which Deming requested a donation to honor Alfred Edmund Burr, Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. Expresses enthusiasm in providing a testimonial for Burr...
GLC02925.12
10 March 1860
Van Buren, John (1810-1866)
Van Buren, a Democratic party leader from New York, declines an invitation from Burr, Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, to speak at a canvass preceding the 1860 presidential election. States "the Democrats of New York &...
GLC02925.21
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