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16 January 1799
Stewart, John, 1759-1823
Va. Resolutions recommending amendment to bar aliens from Congress
Also asking that aliens be barred from the Judiciary and Executive departments.
GLC03765
1863-1888
Caulkins, Clarence, fl. 1863-1865
[Collection of letters belonging to Clarence Calkins, 1863-1888][Decimalized .01-.46]
Collection of letters belonging to Clarence Calkins dated 1863-1888. Correspondence is primarily sent between Clarence to his family members; Samuel J. Calkins, his father; Nettie and Nellie his sisters; and his brother Oscar Calkins. Contents...
GLC03766
February 1804 - April 1804
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
Diary kept at Algiers re: lodging, business, etc.
Diary kept from February to April.
GLC03767.01
12 December 1793
to Tristram Dalton re: voyage across the Atlantic and arrival at Glasgow
Written to his business partner.
GLC03767.02
1812
Inventory of Lear's household
GLC03767.03
23 July 1862
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
to Thomas R.R. Cobb re: Congress meeting in a few days, defense of Col. Benning
Noted as Private at top.
GLC03768
1674, 1802, 1851
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania: Probate documents, Land Deeds, Commission &c [Decimalized .001- .207]
GLC03769
01 December 1674
Perring, Henry, fl. 1674
[Last will and testament of Henry Perring of Brookhaven on Long Island].
Attested and signed by Richard Woodhull. Bequeaths his full estate to his wife Hanna Perring, unless she remarries. Perring, Brewster, and Woodhull were among the first patentees of Brookhaven, Long Island.
GLC03769.001
19 March 1851
Smith, A. G., fl. 1851
to John Cotton Mather
Writes as the agent for the Utica Iron Manufacturing Company. Describes the collapse of the dock of his company on the Erie Canal. Advises that work should be done to fix it this spring before navigation opens. Reports that they intend to send 5...
GLC03769.002
17 August 1802
Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809
to Jasper Yeates
Discusses the recent arrival of a chief justice who lives near the Schuylkill River (near Philadelphia). Mentions an upcoming jury held for a judgment pertaining to Miss [Prius?]. Discusses possibly moving a trial or meeting to Lancaster...
GLC03769.003
1794
Adams, John, 1735-1826
A Defence of the Constitutions of the government of the United States...
New Edition, with a preface extracted from Jedediah Morse's American Geography, describing Adams. Printed by John Stockdale. Bound in contemporary tree calf with gilt edges.
GLC03771.01
1781
Delolme, Jean L., fl. 1781
The Constitution of England... [3rd edition]
Jean-Louis Delolme's treatise The Constitution of England, published in multiple French and English editions, is said by R. R. Palmer to have had greater impact on pre-Revolutionary continental views of British politics, than did the Montesqieu's...
GLC03771.02
circa 1883
Robens, J. P., fl. 1841-1864
The Old Flag. First Published by Union prisoners at Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas.
Postwar souvenir facsimile of prison camp newspaper from 17 February 1864 to 15 March 1864, six issues. According to the preface, written by J.P. Robens, "The Old Flag" was published during an imprisonment of 13 months in Tyler, Texas. Contains...
GLC03772
1861
Wallis, Severn Teackle, 1816-1894
Report of the Committee on Federal Relations in Regard to the Calling of a Sovereign Convention
Also on the committee were J.H. Gordon, G.W. Goldsborough, James T. Briscoe, and Barnes Compton. Printed by E.S. Riley in Frederick, Maryland. Opposes all efforts to defeat rebellion in the Confederate States. Says "If a President of the United...
GLC03773.01
1865
Baxter, S.S., fl. 1865
Free Masonry and the War
Full title is "Free Masonry and the War. Report of the Committee Under the Resolutions of 1862, Grand Lodge of Virginia, in Reference to Our Relations as Masonic Bodies and as Masons; in the North and South, Growing Out of the Manner in Which the...
GLC03773.02
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina
Printed at the "Daily Confederate" Office in Raleigh. Consists of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina for 1864. Back of cover says these proceedings should be "read at some convenient time, for the information of members of their...
GLC03773.03
13 June 1798
House Report re: sale of lands North-west of the Ohio River
Evans 34780.
GLC03774.01
1799
House Report re: accepting cession of CT's Western Reserve
Connecticut gave up the territory west of Pennsylvania.
GLC03774.02
[1919]
Rules of the House of Warriors Adopted 12-07-1903 [Creek Indians]
Pamphlet containing rules of behavior when in assembly. Printed in English and Creek.
GLC03775.02
15 April 1864
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to Daniel Butterfield
Commander Military Division of the Mississippi Sherman writes to General Butterfield to discuss preparations for the campaign against Atlanta and problems with rail transportation. He also comments on the high quality of General Thomas Hooker's...
GLC03779
July 17, 1861
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
to Richard S. Ewell
Brigadier General Commanding Beauregard writes to General Ewell to give instructions on troop position and permit an attack on Centreville, if the opportunity arises. Written shortly before the First Battle of Bull Run.
GLC03782
4 February 1862
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
to A. P. Mason
Brigadier General Early writes to Major Mason requesting information about recruiting and re-enlisting men. With Mason's 5 February 1862 autograph note signed, on verso of Early's letter, answering Early's questions. Written from "Head Quarters."
GLC03783
30 June 1863
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
to Henry A. Wise
Confederate Major General Hill writes to General Wise, expressing approval of Wise's troop's disposition and their burning of bridges. Hill reports in a postscript that James Ewell Brown Stuart captured Fairfax Court House (27 June).
GLC03784
27 January 1821
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to William S. Cardell
Jefferson asks Cardell to thank the American Academy of Language & Belles Lettres for giving him an honorary membership. Comments on the role of language in the advancement of science, making references to England and France, and contends that...
GLC03785
25 October 1866
Benjamin, Judah Philip, 1811-1884
to James M. Mason re: Jefferson Davis' imprisonment, his law career in England
Cross-written on p. 1. Benjamin mentions that Pres. Johnson is intimidated by the Radical Republicans from releasing Davis. He mentions his legal career in England and says he saw Slidell in Paris.
GLC03787
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