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22 October 1786, 21 November 1788
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to James Bridge
Invitation to visit him. Marked at top: "Copy of letter in the possession of Miss H. North, N. Y." (19th C. copy).
GLC00958.12
1790s
Bridge, James, 1765-1834
Scrapbook/letterbook: other letters collateral to correspondence
Includes letters from Bridge's other classmates from Harvard.
GLC00958.13
1790
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Report... relative to... the support of the public credit...
Folio. Evans 22998 (2298?). Authored by Hamilton, called by DAB "one of his greatest state papers." First printing. Bookplate of Jolen [Johanne] White and ownership signature of William Henderson, a New York Federalist, manufacturer and friend of...
GLC00960
May 26, 1798
Jay, John, 1745-1829
to Daniel Hale
Asks Secretary of State Hale to prepare a pardon for Robert MacBraire. MacBraire had been convicted of assault with intent to rob, and sentenced to pay a $25 fine and serve 9 months in prison. Written by Jay as governor of New York.
GLC00961
1774
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
A summary view of the rights of British America
8vo. 2d edition reprinted by Dunlap. Evans 11351, Howes J79, Sabin 35918, Streeter Sale 2: 754. With authorship noted on titlepage in a contemporary hand. There are twenty copies of Dunlap's printing recorded. Seminal for Jefferson's thoughts...
GLC00962
October 23, 1799
to Daniel Call
States that he received the decree against the Hendersons and is satisfied with it. Discusses the legal proceedings against his neighbors, the Henderson family, who built a mill and dam downstream from Jefferson's mill and dam on the Rivanna River...
GLC00963
1864-1865
Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864
[Diary of Oliver D. Pratt]
Autograph manuscript signed. Military content about war in Virginia. Written in pencil. Dated October 1, 1864-June 24, 1865,
GLC01003.02
1863-1865
[Collection of letters from Oliver D. Pratt to his brother Albert S. Pratt] [Decimalized .01-.12]
Includes nine dated autograph letters signed, and three undated or fragmentary autograph letters (two are signed). Pratt served in Col. L, 1st Battalion, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry. Includes fighting in Charleston, South Carolina, and Petersburg...
GLC01003.03
1862
Smith, Horace A., fl. 1862
[Diary of Horace A. Smith, 3rd NY Cavalry]
Autograph manuscript signed. Smith served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd NY Cavalry, "Van Allen's Regiment." Diary kept in ink and pencil with later pencil pagination. Includes ink drawings of Camp layouts at Poolesveille, Md. and Harpers Ferry...
GLC01004
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
5th Corps original field orders of the last campaign
Retained letterpress copies of over 200 original field directives pasted into a bound manuscript. Copies are of the original orders sent to the 5th Corps, or V Corps, Army of the Potomac. Almost all orders were issued by General Meade and almost...
GLC01005
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