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3 August 1783
Denniston, George J., fl. 1782
[Army rations issued]
Request to issue 12 rations to Captain Vincent and four Indians. Signed by Denniston, countersigned by a Mr. Bell.
GLC02437.02361
18 August 1783
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818
[Request for rations]
Request for provisions for Indians. Noted as written at Head Quarters. Countersigned by a Captain Joseph.
GLC02437.02396
circa 1791
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
[Army expense/supply report and a copied letter written by Hodgdon]
Copy of a report written by Sargent as Adjutant General. Discusses Samuel Hodgdon's role as Quartermaster for the army raised for General Arthur St. Clair's 1791 Western expedition. Contains a letter from Hodgdon to Henry Knox, Secretary of War....
GLC02437.10356
23 October 1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Writes that he hopes to be able to visit General Washington at Mount Vernon soon. Is convinced of the General's affection for him and feels sure that his limited correspondence will not be misconstrued; is aware that responding to too many letters...
GLC02437.03319
1864/02/19
Stedman, Edmund C., 1833-1908
to Richard H. Stoddard re: asking person to proof an article
Stedman was a noted American poet and literary critic.
GLC02453.32
30 January 1861
Hindman, Thomas C., 1828-1868
to Alexander Dallas Bache
Hindman asks Professor Bache to assist him in obtaining a note or letter written or signed by Baron Humboldt (possibly Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, a German naturalist and explorer).
GLC02460.08
circa 1890-1899
Randall, James Ryder, 1839-1908
Verse one of poem "Maryland, my Maryland"
On stationary printed "United States Senate, Washington, D.C." Date is also printed "189_" but exact year is not filled in.
GLC02453.03
1881/06/27
Ingalls, John James, fl. 1881
Opportunity [poem signed]
Written on the verso of stationery of the Wilmer Hotel, Anniston, Ala.
GLC02453.20
circa 1790
Washington, George, 1732-1799
[Drafts of secret articles in a treaty between the United States and the Creek Nation]
A working manuscript that has been corrected by Knox probably intended for George Washington. Consists of several secret articles pertaining to the proposed treaty; in each case, "secret" has been struck. One article grants trading rights in United...
GLC02437.09459
26 August 1790
[Proclamation regarding the violation of treaties made with the Choctaw and Chicksaw tribes]
President Washington warns citizens of the United States against violating certain treaties previously negotiated with Native American tribes. Instructs civil and military officers of the United States to govern themselves according to the treaties...
GLC02437.09397
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