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31 March 1863
Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881
to Charles K. Gallup, esq.
Declares, "The Union as it was, in all its greatness & glory- not one state to be given up."
GLC02297.06
1776-1803
Barry, John, 1745-1803
[Certificate for distribution of naval prize money]
Signed as a captain in the navy. Blank document certifying that the bearer, aboard a ship under Barry's command, is entitled to a portion of the prize-money (from ships seized). Penciled in notes indicate the document's connection to the navy and...
GLC02297.07
20 October 1861
Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894
to Col. J. B. Finlay
Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania, writes to Finlay, who is organizing a regiment, then placing the regiment in the field under the command of another qualified officer. Recommends Colonel Samuel Morris Wickersham of Pittsburgh for the position....
GLC02297.08
1862/08/10
Eliot, S. F., fl. 1862
to Brigadier General John M. Brannan
Signed as Brigade Surgeon, 4th N.H. Vols. About health problems in his regiment.
GLC02297.09
6 October 1784
Clark, Abraham, 1726-1794
[Abraham Clark's account to Congress]
Submitted and signed by Clark, a Declaration of Independence signer, as a Continental Congressman from New Jersey. Formal account for service in Congress. Mentions that he attended Congress on: 15 November 1782-4 January 1783, 25 February 1783-25...
GLC02298
August 1857
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to unknown
Written after relinquishing the post of Secretary of War, defending himself against charges made by General John Wool. Davis asks that his correspondent publish his letters on the matter, in hopes of clearing his name. Davis also writes about the...
GLC02299
1802-1806
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
[Collection of 26 letters from William Ellery to his son, George Wanton Ellery. Decimalized.]
GLC02300
4 August 1802
to George Wanton Ellery
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island, to encourage him in his studies: "It is my highest wish that you should be so educated as to assist you in becoming a useful and honorable member of society; and if can give you...
GLC02300.01
16 January 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Is pleased to learn that the son of his friend, Mr. Bowen, boards with George. Advises him to be studious: "Now is your time to lay a foundation for future usefulness. Time...
GLC02300.02
25 January 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Admonishes his carelessness in exposing himself to poison sumac, and warns him to avoid poisons in the future: "I wish to see you a strong, vigorous boy, not a puny effeminate...
GLC02300.03
26 March 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks George for admonishing him for forgetting to date his last letter. Corrects his spelling and grammar errors, and instructs him how to fold and seal letters properly....
GLC02300.04
2 May 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. Corrects his spelling and grammar errors. Encloses with this letter a pair of socks from Nancy. George is to bring his clothes when he visits, and...
GLC02300.05
16 June 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Mentions Dr. Pearson, a professor at Harvard College, who visited Wickford. Uses George's fishing mishap, a dogfish snapping his line, as a metaphor to teach a lesson about dog...
GLC02300.06
25 October 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter of 15 October, which had been delayed because of misdelivery. Ellery is a strong supporter of good local schools. Encourages George in his study of...
GLC02300.07
11 November 1803
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. Gives dietary advice to avoid cholic. Accuses George of writing a short letter in order to avoid errors, and tells him to "[s]tretch your wings, and...
GLC02300.08
25 May 1804
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Advises George that perseverance is necessary to succeeding in studies, and that education lays the "foundation for future reputation and usefulness." Is sorry to hear of the...
GLC02300.09
23 June 1805
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Encloses the shoes made for him by Mr. Carr. Advises that diligence and attention will enable the gradual process of knowledge acquisition. Also advises George to be pious...
GLC02300.10
20 September 1805
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Is sending him Lindley Murray's abridged English grammar. Advises George to employ himself in useful activity by reading books. Reading provides comfort, instruction, and...
GLC02300.11
4 October 1805
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Mentions positive reports concerning his son's progress in mathematics and also his improved health. Notes that his own skin disorder, identified as "ascorbatic Erysipelas, or...
GLC02300.12
5 November 1805
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Discusses the barbarism and immorality of dueling. Ellery is not sure he will become involved with the North Kingston Bank. Corrects George's spelling errors. A Member of...
GLC02300.13
12 November 1805
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Comments on George's experience seeing the invisible lady, an acoustical illusion of the Enlightenment that appeared to trick the senses by transforming mundane voices into...
GLC02300.14
3 December 1805
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Discusses George's school and his studies. Corrects his spelling and grammar. Calls sickness and death "unavoidable evils." Advises that a religious life will prepare one...
GLC02300.15
10 January 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Is glad to hear that George's academy increases in numbers, and believes that it will rival the Greenwich Academy. Advises George to master one concept in arithmetic before...
GLC02300.16
12 February 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Berates him for his delay in answering his previous letter. Tells George about the importance of mathematics and neat handwriting for his expected career working in the...
GLC02300.17
4 March 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Discusses general subjects of study in mathematics, astronomy and geography. Also makes reference to the re-election of President Thomas Jefferson and related celebrations....
GLC02300.18
14 March 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Has received George's letter. Berates George for sending him the wrong description of the geography he needed for school. Corrects the grammar of his letter. Is glad to hear...
GLC02300.19
26 March 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School, Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. Is glad that Mr. Updike has furnished George with a scale and dividers; he has sent him money to purchase a geography book for him. Is glad to hear...
GLC02300.20
15 April 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School, Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. Is pleased to hear from Mr. Updike that the two volumes of geography have arrived. Wishes that he would read English grammar in his leisure hours:...
GLC02300.21
24 April 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. He has no objection to his learning to dance, for it will make him easy and graceful. If the fee is to be paid at entrance to dancing studies...
GLC02300.22
10 June 1806
Written to his son. Thanks him for his letter with its "serious and just observations on the all conquering power of death." His "dear Aunt Burt" has "gone to join with the redeemed." "Judge Dana has come to Newport to wait upon his wife and Sarah...
GLC02300.23
24 June 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Thanks him for his letter. Advises him to continue with his studies. Ellery plans for George to finish the academy, and at such time to place him in a situation where he "may...
GLC02300.24
12 July 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Encloses a pair of socks, enlarged by Nancy. Hopes that George will use his remaining time at school well. Discusses the question as to whether or not Lombardy poplar and...
GLC02300.25
6 August 1806
Written to his son at Captain Barney's School in Wickford, Rhode Island. Would be glad to know if George wishes to be at the "commencement in Cambridge." If so, he should be "here on the 18th of this month, for commencement is on the 27th." Has been...
GLC02300.26
7 April 1778
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
to Silas Deane
Franklin writes to Deane about an angry letter he received from Arthur Lee, who along with Franklin and Deane was on a diplomatic mission in France. Lee was mad at Deane for "going without acquainting him of it" and also angry with "the Court's...
GLC02301
1814/06/04
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
to Henry Dearborn
Lists the estimated costs of constructing the first steam-powered U.S. naval vessel. Fulton estimates that $25,000 will be required for three months, with the amount decreasing after that. Costs include materials, wages, and a monthly payment to the...
GLC02302
4 October 1822
George IV, King of the United Kingdom, 1762-1830
[Additional convention to Treaty of Ghent]
The Russian copy in French and English in side by side columns. Signed by George IV and countersigned by George Canning as head of the Foreign Office. Diplomatic document comprising a rider or supplemental convention to the Treaty of Ghent, agreed...
GLC02304
26 June 1848-16 February 1852
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Collection of six documents related to Ulysses S. Grant and loss of $1000 in public funds [Decimalized .01-.06]
Pertains to theft of $1000 in public funds entrusted to Ulysses S. Grant when he was lieutenant in 1848. Grant had placed the money in his captain's trunk for safe-keeping when the trunk was taken and the money stolen. Four of the six documents are...
GLC02305
circa 1777-1781
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
[Order to a Deputy Commissary General of Purchases] [incomplete]
Orders to agree to a requisition. This is a fragment of a larger document, so the identity of the deputy commissary general is unknown. Signed A. Hamilton, A. D. C.
GLC02307
20 June 1804
[Indentures for the sale of a farm on the Raritan River in New Jersey]
Also signed by Ann Pierce, Charles Wilkes, and Henry Brockholst Livingston. Records a sequence of ownership of a farm property. Pages 1 and 2 are the indenture of Ann Pierce selling a farm "on the south side of the Raritan River in the county of...
GLC02308
28 March 1862
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
to Isabella Morrison Hill
Hill discusses rumors of a new offensive, complaining that President Davis is manipulated by politicians, and passing on news of the early phases of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign (Jackson's wife Anna was Hill's wife's sister). Hill signs as...
GLC02309
21 October 1870
Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879
to Aaron F. Perry
Congratulates Perry on winning his Congressional election and praises him as "honest, true, and capable." Declares, "I have always been for a free tariff, and I believe that that is all the country requires now, to fulfil its mission. My idea of...
GLC02310
1788/08/11
Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796
to Benjamin Huntington
Responds to news from Huntington that Congress has chosen Baltimore as a meeting place, but agrees with him that this may not be the final location. Notes that a Colonel Samuel Abbott is very ill. Also informs Huntington that his wife, Anne...
GLC02311
5 September 1780
Jay, John, 1745-1829
to Sarah Livingston Jay
Written by Jay as Minister to Spain to his wife, who he refers to as Sally, in Madrid. Mentions he received her letter of 1 September 1780, as well as the bundle of letters she sent along. Says she did well in opening the bundle of letters. Also...
GLC02312
1952/08/12
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
[Portion of an address on the containment of Communism]
Incomplete draft of a speech Kennedy delivered 12 August 1952 to the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Federation of Labor. Reflects on Communist expansion and America's need to contain it. Working manuscript with many insertions and deletions...
GLC02313
1861/07/15
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
to Col. A.C. Moore re: organizing defenses of Virginia
Written as Major General to Moore, commander of the 29th Regt. Va. Vols., during the week before first Manassas. (Written before his assignment as commander in South Carolina and later as commander in chief of the Army of Northern Virginia.)
GLC02314
1857/09/30
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
to Richard Yates re: urging him to run for election for Illinois governor
Yates served as governor of Illinois during the Civil War. Basler 2: 424.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. II 1848 - 1858, p. 424
GLC02315
1838-1866
Collection of letters of Lincoln's cabinet & Calhoun, Smith, etc. [decimalized]
GLC02320
1855 circa
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
to Robert McClelland
Requests a job in the Department of the Interior for "Col Gaszynsk...a Polish gentleman of merit and character."
GLC02320.04
1861 circa
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Expects to arrive in New York in a few days.
GLC02320.06
27 August 1839
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
to unkown
Written to The St. Louis Daily Globe, requesting delivery of the paper, and giving advice to the publishers. With two endorsements by other writers at the bottom, one signed with the initials J. H.
GLC02320.08
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