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6 February 1850
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
[California and New Mexico]
Message from President Taylor including all reports and correspondence relating to California and New Mexico. Lacks a proper cover.
GLC08701
24 January 1850
Message from the President of the United States, communicating information called for by the resolution of the Senate of the 17th instant, in relation to California and New Mexico
Includes all reports from the heads of departments which contain information in President Taylor's possession regarding California and New Mexico. Book lacks proper cover.
GLC08702
1845/12/02
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Message from the President [disbound]
GLC08703
1861
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
A system of national finance. Notes explanatory of Mr. Chase's plan of national finance.
Explains Chase's plan for creating a national currency and enabling all existing banks to become national institutions. Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
GLC08704
1865 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Carte de visite of John A. Logan]
GLC02136.29
30 August 1856
Clephane, Lewis, 1824-1897
To the opponents of slavery extension.
The Congressional Republican Committee calls on Republicans to spread literature against the extension of slavery. Lists documents and prices which the Republican Association will furnish upon request. Clephane was Secretary of the Association, and...
GLC02142
1842/10/08
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
to Thomas W. Ward re: removal of goverment from Austin and archives
Signed as President of Texas. Refers to the removal of the government from Austin to Washington-on-the-Brazos, and the need to remove the archives, a removal that eventually led to the Texas "archives war."
GLC02145.02
1842/12/10
Clerical copy of letter to Thomas Smith & Eli Chandler re:archives
Instructions regarding removal of archives mentioning wagons and ways to hide their purpose. Also mentions threats made against moving the archives.
GLC02145.03
to Thomas Ward re: moving Texas archives from Austin to Washington-on-the Brazos
Signed twice as President of Texas. Telling Ward of Smith's and Chandler's orders to remove the archives.
GLC02145.04
1844/01/22
Ogden, F.W., fl. 1844
Collection of 3 items related to the Report to Texas House of Representatives] Decimalized
Clerical manuscript damaged with loss of text in margin. Authentic copy. (Docket misdates). Accompanied by two copies of the Ward broadside, "A Card," responding to Ogdin & Grammont report on archives, 1844/02/03, 33 x 20 cm. re: condition of...
GLC02145.05
1843/01/04
to Texas House of Representatives re: complete summary of events in Archives War
Clerical copy, with docket "private property" on p. 4.
GLC02145.14
1857/10/02
Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
to Thomas Ward re: dissatisfaction with present life and career
A very friendly and kindly letter written three months before his suicide. Mentions Ward's newborn son, personal matters, Jones' personal isolation and Texas politics.
GLC02145.15
1843/11/24
Mayfield, James S., fl. 1843
to Thomas Ward re: Sam Houston's declining popularity in East Texas
GLC02145.17
1842/10/17
Waples, Joseph, fl. 1842
Authorizing James Shaw to take certain government supplies in Austin
Signed as chief clerk of the Texas Dept. of State. Also signed by N. C. Hamilton (War) and M. P. Woodhouse (Treasury), for same purpose of getting stationery and other official supplies.
GLC02145.26
1843/02/06
to Thomas W. Ward re: asking Ward for Texas State Dept. parchment
GLC02145.31
1854/02/18
Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857
to Thomas Ward re: building a railroad through Texas
GLC02145.39
1856/03/13
to Thomas Ward re: attempts of Columbia to have Ward removed as U.S. Consul
GLC02145.40
1854/06/06
to Thomas Ward re: possible war with Spain
GLC02145.52
1854/07/12
to Thomas Ward re: granting leave of absense from his post in Panama
GLC02145.53
1855/01/10
to Thomas Ward re: inability to write
GLC02145.54
1866/10/06
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Appointment of Thomas W. Ward collector of Customs at Corpus Christi
GLC02145.58
1869/10/23
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
to Thomas Kearny re: telling Kearny to personally collect customs
Signed as Secretary of Treasury.
GLC02145.62
1844/01/30
Prentiss, Francis, fl. 1844
Obligation to pay Ross & Echington for horse bought from Ward
With separate docket and address leaves (25.0 x 20.1 cm).
GLC02145.77
1857/01/25
to Col. Thomas Ward re: personal and business matters
Docketed.
GLC02145.78
1824/09/05
Clark, William, 1770-1838
to Richard Graham
Notes that apparent strife between Indians and whites in Arkansas has dissipated. Reports a conversation with Secretary of War John C. Calhoun on the topic of establishing Indian agents, in which Calhoun asserted that he would not make any...
GLC02146.04
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