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7 June 1847
Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879
Orders No. 6
Writing from Headquarters of the Brigade, Hooker gives marching orders to his troops and instructs the commanders on what provisions each soldier must carry.
GLC02494.06
1782/04/05
Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, 1723-1790
to Committee for sale of confiscated property re: sale of British property
GLC02470.18
27 July 1944
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
to Mamie Eisenhower
Signed "Ike" and addressed to "My darling." Expresses his happiness at receiving a long letter from her. Comments that he has not heard from their son John. Mentions being interrupted often by staff and by a telephone call from P.M. [Prime...
GLC02788
1843/06/05
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to Alexander Mouton
Thanks Mouton and the Louisiana legislature for a resolution that repaid to him a fine from 1815. He thanks them for "wiping from my memory the past imputations." In 1815 Judge Hall fined Jackson for enforcing martial law in New Orleans. Jackson...
GLC04914
14 April 1813
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818
to Catherine Smith
Writes to her granddaughter that parting with the children was "a weight upon my heart." Mourns the death of a sister, who was not able to say goodbye to her husband and children. Thanks Catherine for her letter and says she is longing to see her...
GLC03889
23 May 1835
Barragan, Miguel, 1789-1836
Proclamation by Mexican Pres. Barragan making Los Angeles a city (in Spanish)
Broadside proclamation printed in Spanish, raising Los Angelos in Alta California from a "pueblo" (village) to a "ciudad." Proclamation of the President of Mexico.
GLC04127
1784
Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807
[Diary of a journey over the Alleghenies to the Ohio River]
Writes this journal while travelling from Pennsylvania to Ohio after obtaining appointment by the Assembly of Virginia to locate lands intended for Virginia officers who served in the Continental Army.
GLC04438
1763/05/19
Bollan, William, fl. 1750-1763
to George Grenville re: illicit trade in America, Holland, and other ports
GLC07654.03
[1764]
Bernard, Francis, 1712-1779
Principles of Law & Policy applied to British Colonies in America
GLC07654.04
1764/10/03
Temple, John, fl. 1764
to George Grenville re: improprieties in collecting taxes in Colonies
GLC07654.05
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