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25 January 1879
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of George W. Epley].
GLC01130.03
May 20, 1842
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
to Elisha R. Potter
Written at the height of the Dorr controversy, when Thomas W. Dorr's followers who wanted to put a new Rhode Island state constitution in place to expand suffrage, illegally elected Dorr the governor. Tyler explains his response to the affair, his...
GLC01131
6 December 1927
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Message of the President... to the two Houses of Congress...
State of the Union address, signed by Coolidge at the conclusion.
GLC01132
January 21, 1776
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Jonathan Trumbull
Written by Washington as commander of the American army around Boston to Trumbull as Governor of Connecticut. Trumbull was the only colonial governor to join the patriot cause. References his hasty dispatch of 19 January 1776. Says he forgot to...
GLC01138
February 7, 1777
Heath, William, 1737-1814
to David Wooster
Written by Heath as Major General in the Continental Army to Major General Wooster. Orders a grand forage for the next morning. Mentions complaints about vandalism of local houses by soldiers and asks Wooster to look into it. Requests that...
GLC01139
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