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circa 31 January 1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Account]
Abstract of the accounts of the United States regarding expenditures from 1 January 1790 - 31 January 1791.
GLC02437.10588
7 June 1793
[Memorandum of conversation with Edmond-Charles Genêt]
Initialled by Knox. Reports on a conversation with French Minister Genet. Mentions news about Guadalupe and Martinique. Says Admiral Gardener made an appearance there and was told that the defenders were in need of muskets, cannon, and ammunition...
GLC02437.05897
October 1793
to unknown
Relates the concerns of the President, George Washington, regarding the "present hostile state of Europe," and the consequences it may have for the United States. Writes, "It is acknowledged by all who reflect upon the course of human events that a...
GLC02437.09950
1861/?/17
Garrett, John W., fl. 1861
To: Gov. Thomas Hicks.
Regarding Garrett's conversation with Lincoln: "Gentlemen, the salvation of the union depends upon your state. If Maryland...secedes, civil war is inevitable."
GLC07968
1789/10/02
Washington, George, 1732-1799
To: Samuel Huntington
Forwarding proposed Bill of Rights for ratification to Governor of CT. with Huntington docket on verso.
GLC07973
1835/04/24
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Joseph Conn Guild
"It is true in politics as in morals, that those who are not for us are against ... I have long believed, that it was only by preserving the identity of the Republican party, as embodied and chracterised by the principles of Mr. Jefferson that the...
GLC07986
1857/07/03
Connecticut electors
To: James Buchanan [Copy]
Copy of New Haven Memorial sent to Buchanan by electors of Connecticut regarding their grievances with the Lecompton Constitution, popular sovereignty and slavery in Kansas. Includes the signatures of 43 electors. "...the people shall make their own...
GLC07992.01
1862/09/24
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Affix the seal to Lincoln's Proclamation
Affix the seal to Lincoln's Proclamation (to suspend Writ of Habeas Corpus).
GLC07993
1877/06/24
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
To: Irwin McDowell
Plans to visit montana, hostile situation with Indians at Fort Lapwai, Idaho.
GLC08004
1862/07/04
Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864
Defeat of McClellan on the Peninsula [VA] during the Seven Days Battles.
Confidential report about defeat of McClellan on the Peninsula [VA] during the Seven Days Battles. The assesment is blunt but still hopeful, and Smith expresses his strong desire for his comments to not be leaked as they may cause wide-spread alarm.
GLC08006
1863/12/01
To: Freedman's Aid
Address to President Lincoln regarding the Freedman's Bureau.
GLC08008
23 February 1793
Notes of a conversation with Mr. Soderstrom
Title taken from docket. Reports Soderstrom's offer of 20 cents per acre made to the committee on eastern lands in March 1792 specified the lands to be between the Penobscot and Scoodie Rivers. Notes Henry Jackson was empowered to offer 21 cents...
GLC02437.05832
10 October 1793
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
[Request for Knox to attend John Hancock's funeral]
Note says the lieutenant governor requests Knox's attendance at the funeral of the late Governor John Hancock. The funeral will proceed from Hancock's manor house next Monday at 2 p.m.
GLC02437.05941
19 October 1793
[Memorandum related to Joseph Peirce]
Reports on various issues Joseph Peirce was handling and mentions several deeds. Makes reference to the proprietors buying 9,000 acres, more than of which is occupied by squatters. Also states Peirce is to pay the £25 tax to the Hancock County...
GLC02437.05949
20 October 1793
[List of trees to be delivered to St. Georges, Maine]
List of fruit trees to be delivered to the site of his future house (Montpelier). Includes 200 apple trees, 100 pear trees, 50 peach trees, 50 cherry trees, as well as 200 currant and gooseberry bushes. Mentions cuttings of grape vines, 30 locust...
GLC02437.05951
1794
Clifford, John, fl. 1793-1794
[Receipt for Henry Knox's contribution to the Philadelphia Dispensary]
Partially printed receipt stating that Knox "is entitled to all the Privileges of a Contributor to the Philadelphia Dispensary, having paid his Subscription for the present Year." Has an engraved image of the Good Samaritan at the top of the...
GLC02437.06016
30 January 1794
Lawrence, John, 1724-1799
[Rental terms for Henry Knox]
Henry Knox is renting the house and grounds on the Schuylkill River called Fairy Hill. The one year lease begins on 1 May and is for £100 and taxes. The gardener will remain in the small house on the premises as long as he cares for the garden and...
GLC02437.06035
18 March 1794
to Henry Simpson
Writes his mason regarding the construction of his house (his future estate, Montpelier, in Maine). Requests Mr. [Henry] Simpson to provide General [Henry] Jackson with an estimate of the supplies that will be needed. Reminds him he wants a well...
GLC02437.06064
17 April 1794
Simpson, Henry Jr., fl. 1794-1796
[Indenture contract]
An indenture contract made between Henry Knox, Henry Simpson Jr., and James Hearsey. Mr. Simpson and Mr. Hearsey agree to perform the masonry work at St. George's [House] (Montpelier) in "Thomas Town" (present day Thomaston), Maine for Henry Knox....
GLC02437.06081
22 April 1794
Graff, John, fl. 1794
to Henry Knox
Receipt of a poor tax paid by Henry Knox for the year 1794. Document is signed by John Graff.
GLC02437.06083
11 March 1793
[Note]
Promissory note to pay Samuel Hodgdson $1,390. Signature is struck.
GLC02437.08664
9 August 1793
Hills, Mary, fl. 1793-1794
[Receipt]
Receipt from Henry Knox for $50.
GLC02437.08666
5 November 1793
Lemaire, J.B., fl. 1793
Note of receipt of Henry Knox for J. B. Lemaire's services as a fencing master.
GLC02437.08667
30 March 1794
List of transactions by date between William Knox and Elizabeth [McEuen ?] regarding food and lodging. Noted as signed by [Thomas McEuen ?] on behalf of his mother.
GLC02437.08670
10 April 1794
Hills, John, fl. 1771-1796
Receipt from Knox for $200.
GLC02437.08671
6 May 1794
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Expenses]
Abstract of expenses for the construction of Henry Knox's house in Thomaston, Maine, listed by date.
GLC02437.08672
29 September 1793
[Agreement with Sarah Waldo, William & Sarah Wetmore]
Document relating to Knox's attempt to purchase a large portion of the Waldo estate. Part of the estate is being given by William Wetmore to Sarah Waldo, as payment for a debt, and will then be sold to Henry Knox. Signed by Knox on the second page...
GLC02437.09246
20 May 1793 - 1 December 1793
Jennison, E., fl. 1793
Copy of journal kept while on a tour, surveying the Waldo Patent
A journal taken while surveying the Waldo patent, along with Captain Jonathan Hill, Surveyor, for Henry Knox. Written in various locations throughout Maine. Contains "A General description of the land - the Situation - the Various Soils, Timber...
GLC02437.09250
26 January 1793
Genêt, Edmond Charles Édouard, 1763-1834
Thanks Henry Knox for his attentions and informs him that "he will with the greatest pleasure stand Sponsor to [his] Son and attend the Ceremony to morrow [sic] Evening." Noted as written by the Minister of France, who at this time is most likely...
GLC02437.09953
13 February 1795
[Invitation]
Invitation to Henry Knox, "late Secretary of War," to join a group of merchants for dinner at the City Tavern on Wednesday, the 18th of this month.
GLC02437.09954
circa 1785-1786
[Agreement]
An agreement between Stephen Sayre, a Lady Anne Poellnitz and Henry Knox concerning Knox renting a house from Poellnitz.
GLC02437.09961
1775/07/09
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
To: Albany Committee of Safety.
Thanking Albany Committee of Safety for their congratulations on Schuyler's appointment as major general; criticizing British violation of American rights and hoping for peace.
GLC07970
1885/12/24
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
to Yale Law school.
Offers to fund a black student's education to Yale Law School: "we have ground the manhood out of them & the shame is ours, not theirs."
GLC07971
1787/10/03
Thompson, Charles, fl. 1787
Congressional Resolution.
Congressional Resolution to raise a corps of 700 troops from CT, NY, NJ, and PA for defense of frontiers against Indian hostilities.
GLC07972
1788/01/31
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
To: Oliver Fiske
Supporting ratification of the Constitution: "any further opposition to it at present would be productive of much greater evils." (written as a young law student)
GLC07974
1783/01/19
Adams, John, 1735-1826
To: Charles Dumas
Paris Peace Negotiation: " The Great Points of Independence, The Fisheries, The Mississippi and the Boundaries are settled to our satisfaction."
GLC07975
1791/03/10
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
To: Juan De Q. Y Barneuvo
Agreement to set up procedure for returning fugitive slaves seeking freedom in Florida in response to request by Queen of Spain. To the governor of East Florida.
GLC07976
1803/11/12
Madison, James, 1751-1836
To: Aaron Burr
Submitting 12th Amendment to Aaron Burr. Signed in third person with Burr's docketing.
GLC07977
1816/06/29
To: James Monroe
Barbary piracy and its connection to Spain with respect to recently captured ships. With Monroe's docketing.
GLC07978
1787/10/04
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Ratification of the Constitution
Ratification of the Constitution:" Opposition no doubt will be made to it in this stage ... even if well founded, [it] will in my opinion be improper."
GLC07979
1815/02/14
To: Thomas Miller
Fowarding copy of the Treaty of Ghent to the Northern front: "Hostilities may immediately cease between our troops and those of Great Britian"
GLC07980
1818/12/24
Fowarding his correspondence with Spain
Fowarding his correspondence with Spain: The purchase of Florida, Seminole war, Andrew Jackson and execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister.
GLC07981
1828/05/15
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
To: John Campbell
Endorsing Jackson and attacking John Q. Adams, who " would rejoice at the establishment of a throne on the ruins of our sacred constitution."
GLC07982
September 17, 1814
to Andrew Hynes
Battle at Fort Bowyer, Mobile Point [Ala.]: " A combined British and Spanish force, with 500 or 600 Indians made an attack by land and water on Fort Bowyer in Mobile Point, the battle was tremendous, and continued until about 12 OClock at night when...
GLC07983.01
1815/01/13
to James Monroe
Five days after battle of New Orleans, criticizes delayed supplies: "The want of them continues to expose me to great hazard. How unfortunate it is that our preparations are always so far behind the events that make them necessary!"
GLC07985
1842/09/01
Last Will and Testament
Last Will and Testament. Jackson leaves a presentation sword to his son to use " In support of our glorious union and the constitutional rights of our beloved country" and various other swords to family members. With Secretarial copy of a subsequent...
GLC07987
1863/02/17
Pickett, George Edward, 1825-1875
The March from Fredericksburg
The difficult march from Fredericksburg to Richmond vicinity, locating good fround for encampment, desertion in ranks. Written at the Head Quarters of Pickett's Division.
GLC08005
1776-1780
Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838
Revolutionary War Officer's Journal
Early battles, including the battles of Brooklyn, Long Island, White Plains, The Crossing of the Delaware, Brandywine, Gerrmantown, Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, etc. Entries from 6/28//1776 to 10/17/1777 (45 pages) with several charts at the end (33...
GLC08007
21 March 1863
Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864
The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 16 (March 21, 1863)]
Raising of militias and militia rosters, editorials, ads, classifieds, soldiers letters, Ladies Hospital Association of Opelousas, etc. Gray, white, and red floral pattern.
GLC08009
1809/07/14
To: Andre de Daschkoff [in French]
As newly appointed U.S. minister to Russia. Working on "Strenthening the already significant relationship between our two countries."
GLC08010
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