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22 October 1779
Farry, John, fl. 1779
[Deposition of American sailor captured by the British off Nova Scotia in 1778]
GLC08390.01
27 November 1781
[Prisoner Petition]
"The Petitioned Number of American Prisoners of War . . .," requesting exchange for British officers and seamen. Penned from Kinial Prison, signed by 10 American POW's.
GLC08390.02
28 May 1781
Jay, John, 1745-1829
to American Counsel at Cadiz, Richard Harrison
Re: Current negotiations between United States and Spain, and ordering material to be used in clothing African-American laborers.
GLC08391
15 April 1862
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to Colonel P. B. Fouke
Re: Sending 71st Ohio to relieve his command at Fort Donelson & Clarksville. "Use all dispatch in getting here [to Headquarters of Dept of West], leaving your wagons. . .and four teams. . .bringing everything else."
GLC08392
14 November 1836
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Gubernatorial Proclamation]
"An Act to prescribe the mode of choosing electors to vote for President and Vice President of the United States." Signed three times.
GLC08393
circa 1868
[U.S. Army razor]
U.S. Army razor, engraved "U. S. Grant," with White House provenance.
GLC08394
1870
[Anti-15th Amendment]
"Hedgehog's Grand Combination of Powers of Darkness. . .The whole to conclude with Hedgehog's celebrated feat of swallowing a live negro!. . ." Reconstruction
GLC08395
[1876]
"Bloody Colfax"
Distributed during the hotly contested Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1876, "The Colored Chiefs testify. . .The Hellish plot by which, through the slaughter of the negroes, the Kellogg usurpation secured Northern sympathy. . ."
GLC08396
30 May 1831
Slavery contract
Contract between James Reed and "Providence, a negro man aged about twenty-eight years," binding Providence to Reed for ninety years. Reed planned on emigrating to Texas, then a provice of Mexico, where slavery was not legal.
GLC08397
March 31, 1807
Madison, James, 1751-1836
to James Monroe
Opposes a British order made in Council on 7 January 1807 prohibiting neutral nations from trading with France, which Madison deems a retaliatory "violation of those rules of law and of justice which are binding on all nations." Discusses the...
GLC01096.01
March 29, 1807
to David Erskine
Clerical copy of a letter written by Madison to Erskine, the British minister plenipotentiary. The letter was sent to James Monroe, the American minister plenipotentiary, along with GLC1096.01. Secretary of State Madison criticizes tactfully and...
GLC01096.02
1844/01/22
Ogden, F.W., fl. 1844
Report to Texas House of Representatives re: condition of archives w/ "A Card"
Clerical manuscript damaged with loss of text in margin. Authentic copy. (Docket misdates).
GLC02145.05.01
3 February 1844
"A Card"
Two copies of the Ward broadside, "A Card," responding to Ogdin & Grammont report on archives, 1844/02/03, 33 x 20 cm.
GLC02145.05.02
November 16, 1861
Pearce, Eben, fl. 1861-1885
to Mother
Written from Camp Foster, in Hudson, Missouri.
GLC00066.007
24 July 1776
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848
[Lieutenant Henry Burbeck's account for May, 1776]
Account of officer pay and bounties. Burbeck was a lieutenant in Henry Knox's artillery regiment.
GLC02437.00393
18 March 1919
Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
to Helen Lyons
Writes to his wife about the delays in his return home. Asks that she continue sending mail regularly. Written on YMCA letterhead.
GLC07810.071
9 April 1919
Writes to his wife about the possibility of his returning home in a few weeks. Fears that his daughter will not recognize him when he returns. Mentions taking classes on agriculture and machination. Discusses the slow and intermittent mail service...
GLC07810.072
2 May 1919
Writes to his wife that he is about 900 miles out at sea and plans to write once he lands. Written on a YMCA postcard aboard the Santa Ana.
GLC07810.073
6 May 1919
Writes to his wife about his homecoming in New York. Mentions he will be transferred to Camp Mead, Maryland, for his official discharge. Adds that the 77th Division is having a parade in New York City. Written on Army and Navy Young Men's...
GLC07810.074
10 May 1919
Writes to his wife that he is still at Camp Mills and describes the slow process of discharging. Wonders why she has stopped writing letters. Inquires as to his daughter's well-being. Written on Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association...
GLC07810.075
13 May 1919
Replies to his wife and writes that he will be relocated to Camp Mead, Maryland, for his discharge by the end of the week. Explains that the troops are resting, eating and waiting for news regarding their discharges. Reacts to local news and...
GLC07810.076
circa 1 November 1918
Writes to his wife about having landed in Europe. Describes the weather and inquires as to their daughter's well-being. Promises to write again once he is settled. Written on Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association letterhead.
GLC07810.077
circa November 1918
to Helen Lyons [incomplete]
Writes to his wife about a problem with official paperwork regarding their daughter's monetary allotment from the army. Written on American Expeditionary Force letterhead. Last two pages of letter only.
GLC07810.078
Sends his wife a quick note reassuring her he is happy and healthy and promises to write again once he is settled. Written on an American Expeditionary Force postcard.
GLC07810.079
circa 1917
Martin, Vigier, fl. 1917
to unknown
Thanks an American for his generosity after the death of her husband during the Battle of Verdun. Describes the hardships of a war widow and her orphaned children while praising the Americans and the hope they bring. The abbreviation "Vve" before...
GLC07810.080
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