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1818/05/07
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
Certifying copy of patent issued to Nathaniel and Philip W. Miller
For improvements in weaving (attached patent clerically signed for James Madison).
GLC07021
01 May 1822
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
to House of Representatives
Recommends Congress grant a request by the government of Norway that the United States provide reciprocity of a policy reducing port duties and cargo unlading fees for U.S. vessels using Norwegian harbors. Written a year before the Monroe Doctrine.
GLC01107
28 October 1817
[Appointment of David B. Mitchell as Commissioner of the United States]
Countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State. Appoints Mitchell a commissioner to negotiate with the Creek Nation of Indians in Georgia.
GLC01255
29 October 1827
Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
to Don Francisco Tacon
Clay, Secretary of State, replies to a note from Spanish Minister Tacon concerning the presence of Commodore Porter (possibly David Porter, Commander in Chief of the Mexican Navy) and his actions in Key West, Florida. Claims that Porter did not...
GLC01419
10 October 1824
Jordan, Moses W. (fl. 1824)
to Ruth Smith
Gives his sister a detailed and effusive description of a visit to Philadelphia by the Marquis de Lafayette. He attended the festivities and met the man himself at the state house.
GLC01450.719.06
19 October 1818
Tucker, Thomas T. (1745-1828)
to Moody Bedel
Printed form letter with blanks filled in by hand indicating that a draft against the Bank of the United States had been sent (not included) and requesting a receipt. Tucker was the secretary of the treasury.
GLC01450.721.19
1 June 1826
[Commission of James W. Ripley as Captain in the Fourth Regiment of Artillery]
Engraved document signed by Adams as president and countersigned by James Barbour as secretary of war. Includes a paper seal. A note on the side signed by "R. Jones" indicated that it was "Registered Vol: 2 page 59" in the attorney general's office...
GLC01492
14 April 1825
to William C. Somerville
Secretary of State Clay informs Somerville of Somerville's appointment as Charge d'Affaires of the United States in Sweden. States that Somerville will replace Christopher Hughes, who will assume the post of Charge d'Affaires of the United States in...
GLC01574.03
19 April 1821
to Thomas Jefferson
Mentions funding appropriations for the University of Virginia, and states that he enclosed a report on the subject. Pledges continued support for the University. A discussion of foreign relations with Europe follows. Comments on an Austrian...
GLC01576
25 January 1819
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
to Rachel Jackson
Writes to his wife that he has arrived in Washington, a day after Henry Clay made an inflammatory speech against him. However, he is confident, because he believes that "a very large majority" of Congress sides with him. He has also learned that...
GLC01609
6 May 1824
to John McLean
Secretary of State Adams writes to McLean, Commissioner of the General Land Office, about the government responsibility for internal improvements. In response to McLean's request, he encloses a copy of an 1807 resolution he put before the senate on...
GLC01727
30 June 1824
to Oliver Wolcott Jr. re: distributing Stone facsimile of the Declaration
Partly printed circular letter signed as Secretary of State written to the Governor of Connecticut, with printed resolution on page 3 directing distribution of copies of the (W. J. Stone) facsimile of the Declaration, and other documents. A note at...
GLC01728
16 March 1817
to Robert Swartwout
Written by Monroe as President to Swartwout, the former Quartermaster-General from March 1813 to June 1816. Monroe was Secretary of War from 1814 to 1815 and Swartwout reported to him during that point in the War of 1812. Swartwout apparently wrote...
GLC01743.01
10 December 1827
Madison, Dolley (1768-1849)
to James Madison
Dates letter Thursday. Discusses President John Quincy Adams' State of the Union Address before Congress on 4 December 1827 and comments that it did not move her either negatively or positively. Observes that some may be critical of it because he...
GLC01812
1825
[Album autographed by John Quincy Adams and Marquis de Lafayette].
A note by Lafayette dated January 23, 1825 indicates he was an "old friend" of the parents of the young lady who owned this album. Adams writes a seven-line poem dated March 10, 1825. A note from William White dated March 23, 1825 quotes Proverbs...
GLC01826
26 May 1821
to Peter Hagner
Argues that he it is wrong to make him pay for his food and quarters during an previous stay in Washington. Claims costs were supposed to be covered for him during his stay. Written as territorial governor of Florida, to Hagner, third auditor of...
GLC01900
circa 1 June 1824
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
to James William Paige
Updates his brother-in-law on his journey from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, via Columbia, Pennsylvania. From Philadelphia, he plans to return to Washington while his wife Grace Webster continues to New York via Princeton.
GLC01946.01
circa 1825
States that a rumor is circulating regarding Virginia Congressman John Randolph's challenge to duel Webster. Instructs his brother-in-law Paige to alleviate his wife Grace's concern if Randolph's challenge is printed in the newspapers. Assures...
GLC01946.03
circa 6 March 1827
Webster, Daniel (1782-1857)
Writes to his brother-in-law about business matters. States that his Boston business assistant Alexander Bliss forwarded fifteen hundred dollars to a client, Mr. Derby. Referring to the difficulty of balancing a Boston law practice with political...
GLC01946.04
25 November 1827
Relates his tumultuous travels to brother-in-law Paige en route to New York while on board the ship, "The Fanny." Informs that he acquired a team of horses to continue by land to New Haven, Connecticut, and attests to his family's well-being...
GLC01946.05
30 November 1827
Informs his brother-in-law of difficulties in New York en route to Washington, D.C. States that a doctor sent Webster's son Edward to the apothecary to get a "soothing anodyne plaster" for his wife Grace Webster's swollen side. Reports that after...
GLC01946.07
8 March 1828
Reports that he received a letter from his cousin-in-law Eliza Buckminster Lee and from his daughter Julia Webster. Referring to the January 1828 death of his wife Grace Fletcher Webster, states that he "lost one half of [his] interest, & motives...
GLC01946.09
11 May 1828
Informs his brother-in-law of a debate in the Senate regarding the 1828 Tariff Bill that proposed to tax certain raw and manufactured materials including molasses and hemp. States that due to disagreements with Southern Senators, several North...
GLC01946.10
1819/09/26
Austin, Moses (fl. 1802-1819)
Deed to plot of land sold to Robert Bruffy (cos. Mary Austin)
Notarized by Sam Woodson, clerk. Conveying deed to Robert Bruffy. Early land document for Missouri settlement.
GLC02022
19 December 1823
to John Davis
Serving as Massachusetts Representative, Webster informs United States District Court Judge Davis that the subject of District Judges' salaries has been brought forward (likely in the House of Representatives), and he plans to report a Bill on the...
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