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12 December 1884
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Certificate no. 3362: Thomas Ward as Companion First Class
Signed by W.S. Hancock as Commander in Chief.
GLC00778.14
circa 1884-1893
Society of the Army of the Potomac, 1869-?
[Certificate of Membership for Thomas Ward]
Duo-tint lithograph attesting to membership. Undated. Cloth-backed.
GLC00778.15
November 14, 1776
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
to the Convention of Maryland
Enclosing a letter from James Searle regarding possible attack by British fleet. On 13 November 1776 Searle spotted about one hundred British ships off the point of Sandy Hook at Long Branch, New Jersey. He immediately wrote to Thomas Wharton Jr...
GLC00779
1766-1960
Americana collection [decimalized]
GLC00782
April 8, 1785
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Richard Price
Recipient from contents. Thanks Price for his book Observations on the importance of the American Revolution. Has received 1st and 2d editions. States that to him the chief liberty is that of conscience.
GLC00782.01
18 December 1782
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
[Testimonial in defense of Silas Deane]
Franklin, as Ambassador to France, asserts that the accusations of fraud against Deane are false. British newspapers had accused Deane of making fraudulent purchases of munitions in France.
GLC00782.02
January 16, 1766
to Joseph Galloway
Describes the debate in Parliament over whether or not to repeal the Stamp Act of 1765. Comments at length on the speech given by William Pitt in favor of the American position. Marked "Copy" on p.3. Some notes in the form of a list pertaining to...
GLC00782.03
December 4, 1863
Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879
to Edwin M. Stanton
Recommends that Brigadier General John W. Geary be promoted for his service in the Battle of Wauhatchie. Endorsement on the verso signed by generals Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, George H. Thomas, and James A. Hardie support the request. Thomas's...
GLC00782.04
11 September 1777
[Commission of Martin Eichelberger as first lieutenant].
Cosigned by Charles Thompson.
GLC00782.05
October 2, 1776
to the Assembly of New Jersey
President of the Continental Congress Hancock reminds the Assembly of New Jersey of the requirement that they provide the military with physicians to certify surgeons and their assistants. If New Jersey does not comply, it will risk losing...
GLC00782.06
November 17, 1910
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
to William D. Street
Written after his defeat in the 1910 Ohio gubernatorial election to thank Street for his support in the campaign. Cheerfully accepts defeat and recounts humorous misconceptions of his positions. Typed on personal stationary in purple ink with...
GLC00782.09
May 7, 1818
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to William Rabun
Asks that Rabun, governor of Georgia, arrest for murder Captain Obediah Wright. Wright had destroyed a Chehaw village and murdered several of its inhabitants, while many of its members were aiding him in his expedition against the Seminole Indians...
GLC00782.11.01
April 30, 1818
Glascock, Thomas, 1790-1841
to Andrew Jackson
A brigadier general in the Seminole War, Glascock tells Jackson of his return to Fort Early during the first Seminole War and gives an account of the Chehaw Affair. Discusses the misunderstandings that lead Captain Obediah Wright, who was in the...
GLC00782.11.03
May 23, 1818
Davis, John M., fl. 1818
Assistant Inspector General Davis forwards Governor of Georgia William Rabun a letter from Andrew Jackson (see GLC00782.11.05) regarding the Chehaw Affair. Also explains his plans for a trip to apprehend Obediah Wright for massacring several Chehaw...
GLC00782.11.04
October 4, 1867
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
to Ulysses S. Grant
Asks Grant to "inform Major General C. C. Augur, by telegraph, that he is authorized and empowered to act as a member of the Indian Peace Commission during the absence of Lieut. General Sherman, and direct him to meet the Commission at Fort Harker on...
GLC00782.13
6 August 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Appointment of Joseph Jackson Coombs as an examiner-in-chief of the United States Patent Office]
Countersigned by Walton J. Smith, acting Secretary of the Interior. Impression stamped with The Department of the Interior seal.
GLC00782.14
18 February 1898
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
to Czar Nicholas II
Telegram thanking Czar Nicholas for condolences he had offered for the sinking of the USS Maine. Typed on Department of State telegram letterhead. Stamped "2d Assistant Secretary, Feb 18 1898."
GLC00782.16
January 17, 1810
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
to Joseph Revere
Discusses Nathaniel Macon's anti-tariff bill in Washington, D.C. and its potential consequences for the Embargo Act of 1807. Also discusses business matters and the health of their family. With a diagram drawn on the verso. Joseph was Paul's son.
GLC00782.18
March 8, 1909
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
to Henry G. Granger
Writes in response to a telegram from Granger in which he had praised his economic policy and looked forward to seeing Taft ride through a sea-level Panama Canal. Thanks him for his praise, but dismisses as impracticable a sea-level canal. Written...
GLC00782.20
February 20, 1946
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
to Kenneth W. Snyder
Writing to Snyder in Kansas City, Missouri, Truman responds to Snyder's 13 February 1946 letter and comments on an editorial from the Kansas City Star that advocated continued government participation in local community issues. Truman argues against...
GLC00782.21
October 24, 1814
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to Callender Irvine
The secretary of state informs the commissary general of purchases that an appropriation of $60,000 had been made to him for contingency expenses for the execution of the War of 1812.
GLC00786
07 April 1855
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Authority to affix the seal: Treaty with Cherokee Indians (1855 Feb. 2)
Original treaty dated Feb. 22, 1855
GLC00787
27 February 1869
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Fifteenth Amendment resolution [Decimalized GLC00788.01-GLC00788.02]
GLC00788
[Fifteenth Amendment resolution]
Reconstruction amendment passed to combat southern opposition to federal policies toward freed slaves. Printed certificate sealed and signed, attached to printed resolution with a purple ribbon and red State Department seal. With printed circular...
GLC00788.01
To the governor of the state of Nebraska
A printed a letter to the governors of Nebraska transmitting the Fifteenth Amendment.
GLC00788.02
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