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[Pardon of Minard Granger for counterfeiting coins].

Countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. Minard Granger was convicted in October, 1853, and imprisoned in Auburn, New York. Buchanan pardoned Granger near the end of his sentence on the recommendation of his trial judge N. K. Hall. Reasons...

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[Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the 1935 Bank Reform Act]

Also signed by ten other persons in the photograph, including Carter Glass and Henry Steagall. Shows Roosevelt sitting at his desk signing the act while the other ten men look on from behind.

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to William T. Sherman

McClellan send regrets that he was not able to attend the wedding of Sherman's daughter. States that they are leaving tomorrow for Venice, then Alexandria and the Nile to spend the winter. Mentions that it must be a relief to be away from all the...

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to Alexander McDougall

Written by Washington as commander of the Continental Army to Major General McDougall. References McDougall's letter of 5 October 1783. Authorizes McDougall to visit New York on business. Says he has tried to discourage American troops from visiting...

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to House of Representatives

Recommends Congress grant a request by the government of Norway that the United States provide reciprocity of a policy reducing port duties and cargo unlading fees for U.S. vessels using Norwegian harbors. Written a year before the Monroe Doctrine.

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to James Ewell Brown Stuart

With an AES by Stuart referring the note to Gen. Lomax. Lee forwards a report of a build-up at Culpepper Court House and orders "Keep every one on the alert." Dated at 5 1/4 P.M. Stuart has underscored in his own note: "Vigilance is the word."

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Les troupes des Etats unis sont en tout Environ 1200 hommes [in French]

Estimates men and costs of a regiment, as well as costs for the entire Continental Army. Page numbered 277.

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to John Sevier

Jackson explains that he will soon send a letter concerning the strength of his brigades. He has been delayed in doing so because one of his commanders has been late in filling his returns. Assures Sevier that if he does not receive a response soon...

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to Thomas Overton Moore

Requesting ten thousand men "volunteer and militia...ready for defense at short notice" to protect New Orleans. New Orleans fell two months later. Written on printed stationery of "Head Quarters Dept. No. 1."

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to Mr. Price

Written as a prisoner of war near Boston. Thanks Price for the gift of tobacco he sent to the prisoners of war. Mason had been captured on board the Trent. Written at Fort Warren.

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