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23 March 1812
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
To: Dr. Charles Everett.
Re: Taking legal action against a nephew of Thomas Jefferson for mistreat ment of a slave-God "made the black people, and they ought not be treated with barbarity."
GLC08067
01 May 1836
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
To: Morton Eddy.
Lambasting Daniel Webster: "His Constitutional doctrins are radically unsound."
GLC08068
07 January 1855
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
To: Robert Tyler.
Re: Recalling earliea era of "Political Romance," Jefferson's ideals, and role in nullification crisis: "History will not do me justice."
GLC08069
22 December 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
To: Gideon Welles
Directing the temporary suppression of information about a nephew of William Seward, who was involved with the blockade running trade during the Civil War. With FF.
GLC08070
11 May 1864
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
To: Ambrose Burnside.
Re: Ordering a "Vigorous attack against the enemy" at Spotsylvania.
GLC08071
8 June 1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Replies to a letter he received from Washington on the same day. Refers to another letter Washington enclosed, from General [Ezekiel] Cornell. Cornell's letter referred to lead and cartridge expected to arrive from Boston, Massachusetts, and...
GLC02437.00965
Humphreys, David, 1752-1818
to Henry Knox
Humphreys, an aide-de-camp for George Washington, informs Knox that Washington "thinks in the present state of our Ammunition not more than 15,000 of the Cartridges at Succasanna can be spared to the State of New Jersey..." Asks Knox to issue the...
GLC02437.00966
9 June 1781
Grayson, William, 1736-1790
to [Henry Knox]
Grayson signs as a Commissioner of the Board of War. Docket appears to be Samuel Shaw's hand, thus it is likely this document was directed to Henry Knox. "The Board have directed the estimates to be made out immediately of the articles necessary to...
GLC02437.00968
1861-1865
[Short story]
Re: untitled fragments of a short story.
GLC01896.154
[History and provenance of the Jeffery family seal]
A note that once accompanied the Jeffery family seal containing the history and provenance of the seal. Includes short anectdote about a Mr. Jeffery who was captured in the War of 1812 while wearing the family seal. The British officer in command...
GLC01896.155
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