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February 8, 1792
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
to James Madison re: suggestions for next Census, attack on Hamilton
Comments at length and unfavorably on Hamilton's report on Manufactures.
GLC00099.149
April 28, 1792
to James Madison re: trade, anti-Hamilton, lawsuits
GLC00099.150
November 28, 1792
to "General" James Madison
Madison is saluted "Dear General" as a joke, PJM 17: 574 n.1. Also comments on political pamphlets Madison has sent, and states clear anti-Hamilton positions.
GLC00099.151
January 30, 1795
to James Madison
Discusses the powers of Congress to tax.
GLC00099.152
30 May 1772
Lee, John, fl. 1772
Subpoena for Edmund Pendleton and others
Court subpoena to Edmund Pendleton and others, issued by John Lee, May 30, 1772. Document signed with EP's autograph attestation on verso. (Originally in four pieces.)
GLC00099.153
May 22, 1772
to James Gardner
GLC00099.154
July 20, 1790
to Robert Beverley
Discusses lands, ownership, and affairs of several Virginia companies formed to speculate in the west. U.S. Treasury
GLC00099.155
September 27, 1790
Pendleton, Edmund, Jr., fl. 1782
to Thomas Turner
Edmund Pendleton, Jr., accepting a promissory note from Mr. Thomas Turner. Accidentally retained with the Pendleton correspondence by the Madison family.
GLC00099.156
1864
Vannerson, Julian, 1827-?
[Carte de visite of Robert E. Lee]
Signed by Lee. Vannerson portrait taken for Edward V. Valentine, a Virginia sculptor studying in Berlin, to make a statue of Lee to sell for the benefit of the Confederate States of America in Liverpool, UK. A copy went through the blockade....
GLC00100
June 11, 1863
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
to Emily J. Semmes
Writes to his wife that he "wept like a child" when reading her last letter. Expresses his thoughts before going into battle en route to Gettysburg. Discusses his concerns about his possible death, the welfare of his family, and his diminished...
GLC00101
August 31, 1827
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to Henry Clay
President Adams, writing to Secretary of State Clay, defends Joel R. Poinsett, the American ambassador to Mexico, against accusations of Masonism. Describes Congress' accusations as "vague, indefinite and sustained by no better evidence than morbid...
GLC00104
January 10, 1832
to Susan Decatur
Responding to Decatur's letter, Adams will find it "highly gratifying" if he is able to aid Decatur in advancing her claim currently before Congress. Decatur was attempting to secure a pension for service rendered by her husband, Commodore Stephen...
GLC00105
10 April 1865
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
General Order No. 9
A foot soldier's copy of Robert E. Lee's farewell orders to his troops the day after his surrender at Appomattox. Lee expresses his respect and admiration for his men, and his unwillingness to continue to sacrifice so many for a lost cause.
GLC00102
July 27, 1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to James McHenry
Fear or rising debt and taxes. Written as President to his Secretary of War. Adams approves McHenry's raising a company of cavalry [sic] but worries at cost. "This system of Debts and Taxes is levelling all government in Europe." JA was staying at...
GLC00103
June 10, 1848
Brown, John, 1800-1859
to Simon Perkins
Discusses his wool business. "Burlington" continues to make excuses for not paying, while at the same time pleading for wool to be sent to him. Burlington Mills Manufacturing Company in Vermont was one of Brown's clients in the wool business.
GLC00106
1776-1780
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
[Collection of five journals chronicling William Ellery's travels to Congress] [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC00107
circa 1776-1777
[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dighton, Massachusetts]
Signed "W.E." Discusses his travels and expenses through eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, southern New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Contains descriptions of Moravian settlements near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; imprisoned Tories at Newton...
GLC00107.01
20 October - 15 November 1777
[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Dighton, Massachusetts, to Yorktown, Pennsylvania]
Discusses British General John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga and meetings with Generals Oliver Wolcott and Israel Putnam, and with Members of the Continental Congress Francis Dana, John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. Includes allusions to...
GLC00107.02
June 28, 1778-July 23, 1778
[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts]
Discusses his travels through Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Princeton, New Jersey, southern New York State, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, and Massachusettes. Describes the defeat of Sir Henry Clinton at the Battle of Monmouth and...
GLC00107.03
24 October 1778 - 14 July 1779
[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Dighton, Massachusetts, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
Discusses travels through Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Describes preparations for Independence day in Philadelphia on the day of his departure (3 July 1779) and reports news of British marauding on...
GLC00107.04
October 1808
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Thomas Jefferson's defense of the Embargo Act of 1807]
Sent to Elijah Brown, Jr. Esq. Circular sent in response to criticisms of the Embargo Act of 1807 by people in the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Explains and defends the Embargo Act as a recourse for securing the United States' rights to...
GLC00115.01
3 July 1832
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
[Pardon of J. John Harris McNeal for forgery]
Countersigned by Secretary of State Edward Livingston. McNeal had been sentenced to two years hard labor at a penitentiary. Pardoned on account of mental illness at the recommendation of the jury and the judge who tried the case.
GLC00115.02
July 17, 1804
Madison, James, 1751-1836
to Dudley Porter, Jr. & Co.
Gives advice to a ship owner whose vessel was seized near Dominica. Informs them that they must apply to the British government for relief. Written as secretary of state. Address leaf has been separated.
GLC00116
December 8, 1810
to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
Thanks Du Ponceau for a copy and commends his translation of Bynkershoek's "Treatise on the Law of War." Continues with the comments: "A nation which appeals to law, rather to force, is particularly bound to understand the use of the instrument by...
GLC00117
March 21, 1884
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
to Levi P. Morton
Introduces an American newspaper man, Albert Pulitzer, to the American foreign minister to France, Morton, as Pulitzer will be travelling abroad. Also asks Morton to extend "any attention or courtesy you may be enabled, consistenly with your duties...
GLC00118.02
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