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23 March 1681
Penn, William, 1644-1718
[Land indenture to Francis Rogers]
Official indenture granting Rogers 2500 acres of land in Pennsylvania for "fifty pounds of sterling money." Written a few weeks after Penn received his charter.
GLC01242
1838
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
An elementary course in civil engineering for the use of the cadets of the United States Military Academy
Signed by Sherman on the first fly leaf, "Sherman/West Point N.Y./Sept 1st/39." Class book for cadets written by D.H. Mahan, a professor of military and civil engineering at the Academy. Printed by Wiley and Putnam, New York. With doodles and a...
GLC01243
2 April 1795
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800
[Pennsylvania land grant to William Lane]
Partially printed land patent counter-signed by JamesTrimble as Deputy Secretary and witnessed by Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Mifflin. Lane obtained the land, called "Oatland" in Bald Eagle township, from Isaiah Davis. The document describes the...
GLC01244
23 July 1800
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
[Land grant to Isaac Wharton, David Lewis and others]
Partially printed document grants a parcel of land called "Stephen's Green," in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania to Wilhem Willink, Nicholaas Van Staphorft, Hendrick Vollenhove, Rutger Jan Schimmelpennicnck, Chriftiaan Van Eeghen, and Pieter Stadnifki....
GLC01245
circa 1871-1910
Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910
[Signed manuscript copy of the first stanza of the Battle Hymn of the Republic]
Written for her granddaughter, one of the daughters of Laura E. Richards.
GLC01252
19 March 1777
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
[Promotion of George Clark to Second Lieutenant of a Company of foot in the seventh Pennsylvania regiment].
Countersigned by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson. Official document promoting Clark. Partially printed, with blanks filled in by hand. Hancock signed as President of the Continental Congress.
GLC01253
April 24, 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to Edwin M. Stanton
Endorsed by William T. Sherman at the top of the first page. States that this morning he delivered the news to Union General William T. Sherman that the terms of his negotiation for surrender with Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was rejected...
GLC01254
October 28, 1715
Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1762-1725
to Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetyev
Numbered "No. 108" on recto and "N. 88" on verso. The Czar recommends replacing Lieutenant General Anfediel with Lieutenant General Shlipenbah (possibly Wolmar Anton von Schileppenbach). Discusses political and military strategies against Sweden.
GLC01256
1862 ca.
Lumpkin & Co.
Jefferson Davis
Signed. Apparently a war date photograph of Jefferson Davis. Published by Lumpkin & Co in Richmond, Va.
GLC01257
23 November 1862
General order no. 94
Written by order of General Sherman but signed by J. H. Hammond as Adjutant General. Assigns Brigadier General Jacob Gartner Lauman commander of 6th Brigade. Provides for the garrisoning of Fort Pickering by three regiments of regulars and one or...
GLC01258
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