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21 May 1864
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
To: Ambrose Burnside.
Specifying the route Burnside's troops will march from Spotsylvania to the north Anna river (prelude to battle of cold harbor).
GLC08087
30 January 1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
To: Thomas J. Eckert.
Arranging secret Hampton Roads peace conference.
GLC08088
29 March 1865
To: Ulysses S. Grant.
Re: Troop movements at Port Stedman at the end of the war: "From what direction did the enemy come?"
GLC08089
14 April 1865
Edict.
Granting amnesty to a group of confederate prisoners provided they take oath (one of the last official acts before his assisination), under Andrew Johnson, ES,4/12/1865.
GLC08091
12 June1783
Washington, George, 1732-1799
To: William Livingston.
Washington's farewell address ("Circular to the States") as Commander-in-Chief,spelling out principles esssential to new nation's future existence, now that the United States are "proposed of absolute freedom and independency." With printed copy of...
GLC08079.01
31 July 1781
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
to Henry Knox
Patten, Captain of Artillery Artificers, reports details of work completed at New Windsor, including the building of wagon carriages, wooden bottoms (for artillery) and mortar carriages. Writes, "My Men are Very unease for want of Money, and more...
GLC02437.01103
8 June 1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Replies to a letter he received from Washington on the same day. Refers to another letter Washington enclosed, from General [Ezekiel] Cornell. Cornell's letter referred to lead and cartridge expected to arrive from Boston, Massachusetts, and...
GLC02437.00965
Humphreys, David, 1752-1818
Humphreys, an aide-de-camp for George Washington, informs Knox that Washington "thinks in the present state of our Ammunition not more than 15,000 of the Cartridges at Succasanna can be spared to the State of New Jersey..." Asks Knox to issue the...
GLC02437.00966
9 June 1781
Grayson, William, 1736-1790
to [Henry Knox]
Grayson signs as a Commissioner of the Board of War. Docket appears to be Samuel Shaw's hand, thus it is likely this document was directed to Henry Knox. "The Board have directed the estimates to be made out immediately of the articles necessary to...
GLC02437.00968
1861-1865
[History and provenance of the Jeffery family seal]
A note that once accompanied the Jeffery family seal containing the history and provenance of the seal. Includes short anectdote about a Mr. Jeffery who was captured in the War of 1812 while wearing the family seal. The British officer in command...
GLC01896.155
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