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1890/02/17
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Proclamation: prohibiting herding or grazing on Cherokee strip
Printed document without seal or signature.
GLC01861
February 1782
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Plan of the investment of York and Gloucester
Drafted at Washington's request, shortly after the battle of Yorktown, Virginia. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 189, with references.
GLC01869
1802/10/19
Madison, James, 1751-1836
to Thomas Nelson
Circular letter in which Secretary of State Madison, on behalf of President Jefferson, requests district attorneys forward explanations of how state laws apply to seamen deserting from foreign vessels. Seeks Nelson's reply on the laws of Virginia....
GLC01870
1808
Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849
Report of the Secretary of Treasury on... public roads and canals
Latrobe's report on Mr Fulton's "Communication" appears on p. 108. Printed by R. C. Weightman.
GLC01871
22 March 1770
Cooper, William, 1720-1809
Order from Boston 217 [Official transmittal to Catharine Macauley concerning the Boston Massacre]
Official memorandum, written and attested by Boston Town Clerk William Cooper, to transmit a printed copy of the Representation concerning the Boston Massacre to Catharine Macaulay on behalf of the citizens of Boston. Refer to the Macaulay papers...
GLC01789.01
23 March 1770
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
to Catharine Macaulay
Co-signed by committee members Samuel Pemberton and Joseph Warren, transmitting the official statement on the Boston Massacre. Explains that they hoped she could intercede for them.
Refer to the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.01-1800.04.
GLC01789.02
8 December 1772
Sends notes and proceedings of legal town meeting of Boston.
GLC01789.03
31 October 1770
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808
Argues that the Freeholders of America are firm in the cause of liberty. Associates the colonial cause with virtue and piety and implicitly identifies Britain with luxury and corruption. It is notable that so many colonists addressed their appeals...
GLC01790.01
1771
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
to John Dickinson
Response in draft form to Dickinson's previous letter, concerning her hopes that America confine its "lust for ornaments to the limits of their own ingenuity."
GLC01790.02
30 March 1770
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
to Catharine Macaulay.
Relating his admiration for Macaulay's spirit and love of liberty.
GLC01792
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