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1756/10/06
Bayard, William, 1729-1804
to unknown
Forwards a list of prices and mentions the sale of a schooner, containing molasses and rum that had been taken by one of their privateers.
GLC02503.01
1776/05/06
Borden, Joseph, 1719-1791
[Receipt for 70 pounds sent from the Provincial Congress for paying a detachment of militia]
Witnessed by the Committee of Safety. Note on verso indicates that the detachment was sent to Egg Harbor, New Jersey on 6 June 1776.
GLC02503.02
1775/11/24
Bowler, Metcalf, fl. 1726-1789
to Joseph Clarke
Notes receiving 500 pounds to pay troops. Indicates that the money is nearly exhausted and he has yet to pay some of the Minutemen. Discusses other plans related to the defense of the colonies.
GLC02503.03.01
1778/10/23
Bryan, George, 1731-1791
[Order to carry out a death sentence against two convicted criminals]
Order made under Bryan's authority and signed by "Jy Mattlock" as secretary. Orders Sheriff James Claypoole to carry out death sentences for Abraham Carlisle and John Roberts on 4 November 1778. Issued by the Supreme Executive Council of the...
GLC02503.04
26 July 1783
to John Armstrong
Reports the appointment of Nicholas Fitzsimons as the keeper of the hospital on Province Island (also called State Island). Bryan had been a member of the Stamp Act Congress. Armstrong was secretary of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.
GLC02503.05
1764/01/28
Cotton, John, 1712-1789
[Massachusetts-Bay order to pay William Angier]
Partially printed order to pay 1500 pounds for Angier's "Sufferings in the year 1759 - as mentd in his Petn." Authorized by order of the governor, Sir Francis Bernard. Cotton was then deputy secretary and would become secretary to the Stamp Act...
GLC02503.06
1765/01/16
Leslie, Thomas, fl. 1765
[Authorizing William Cochburn to act as Thomas Leslie's attorney]
Witnessed and signed by John Cruger and David Thomson. Partially printed document in which Thomas Leslie grants power of attorney to William Cochburn. Leslie needed Cochburn to help him obtain the fifty acres of land he had been granted for his...
GLC02503.07
1788/04/20
Dyer, Eliphalet, 1721-1807
to John Lawrence
Orders Lawrence to pay Peter Webb six pounds and charge the same to the salary of the judges of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Dyer had been a member of the Stamp Act Congress. Lawrence served as treasurer of Connecticut from 1769 to 1789.
GLC02503.08
1776/07/30
Fisher, Hendrick, 1697-1779
[Receipt for sixty pounds and six shillings]
Received from John Dumis. Fisher receives the money "as a Commissioner" from New Jersey and promises "to account to the Congress for the same."
GLC02503.09
1801/10/09
Gadsden, Christopher, 1724-1805
to Leroy, Bayard & McEvers
Sends a bill of lading for his friend, Henry Middleton. Gadsden had been a member of the Stamp Act Congress.
GLC02503.10
1759/11/15
Lispenard, Leonard, 1716-1790
[Receipt for 501 pounds from Charles Williams and Thomas Jones]
Money received from the late Joseph Munay, by order of his will.
GLC02503.11
1764/04/12
Livingston, Robert R., 1718-1775
[The Petition of Michael Theyser of the City of New York, Innkeeper]
Deposition accusing Joseph Northrop and several others of an assault on Theyser while attempting to unlawfully search his inn for a runaway (possibly an enslaved person).
GLC02503.12
1775/04/26
[South Carolina 50 pound note also signed by Henry Middleton]
Signed by Thomas Lynch, Sr., Henry Middleton, and two others, B. Nuger and one other (illegible). Number 170. Lynch had been a member of the Stamp Act Congress.
GLC02503.13
1754 ca.
Murrdock, William, fl. 1754
[Signature of William Murrdock]
Clipped signature.
GLC02503.14
1766/06/18
Ogden, Robert, 1716-1787
[Writ for seizure of goods]
An order to seize the property of Joseph Budd of Newark, New Jersey, pursuant to a judgment against him in favor of Charles Gilliam and Joseph Headley. Authorized by Judge Ogden, who had served in the Stamp Act Congress the previous year. A note on...
GLC02503.15
1783/04/04
Otis, James, 1725-1783
[Receipt for ten shillings]
Received from the treasury of Massachusetts for an unspecified reason.
GLC02503.16
1754/04/20
Partridge, Oliver, 1712-1792
[Certification of the attendance of Thomas Hubbard, Speaker of the House]
Signed as clerk.
GLC02503.17
1770/04/07
Ringgold, Thomas, 1715-1772
to the Commissioners
Recommends support for William Ruth's application for a loan of $1000 to be held in Robert Walters' security. Cites their land holdings as reason to support the loan.
GLC02503.18
1763/03/15
Rowland, David S. (David Sherman), 1719-1794
[Arbitration in the case of defamation between Micah Perry and Solomon Sturgis]
Also signed by John Read and David Allen, as co-arbitrators. Awards a judgment of fifteen pounds to the petitioners.
GLC02503.19
1756/10/11
Ruggles, Timothy, 1711-1795
[Certification that Cornelius Vander Barrak delivered medical supplies]
The supplies were for "the sick and well People of Col. Thatcher & Colonel Ruggles's Regiment" during the Seven Years' War.
GLC02503.20
1783/01/09
Tilghman, Edward, 1713-1786
[Contract for wheat]
Also signed by Andrew Wallace. Stipulates that Tilghman will deliver five hundred bushels of wheat to Wallace and outlines the details of the transaction.
GLC02503.21
1761/03/10
Ward, Henry, 1732-1797
to Thomas Richardson
Relays order by the Rhode Island general assembly to pay Henry Paget fifteen pounds out of the general treasury. Signed as secretary and as a witness to the order.
GLC02503.22
11 April 1882
Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893
to Mr. Holbrook
Brooks, an influential American Episcopal bishop, informs Holbrook "I have received your note of kind appreciation & acknowledgement of my small help at St. Paul's during Lent. I am sure you will believe that it was a great pleasure to come & that I...
GLC02504.03
1897/03/22
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
to Mr. Warner re: contribution to Bimetallic Union
Written on personal stationery. Concerns splitting royalties to benefit the Union.
GLC02504.04
25 November 1854
Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870
to H.E. Seclye
Burlingame, a future Massachusetts State Representative, discusses opportunities to lecture in front of an association led by H.E. Seclye. Informs Seclye that he is making arrangements to visit lyceums in New York.
GLC02504.05
26 October 1865
Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879
to Preston King
Chandler, a Republican Senator from Michigan, discusses a large warehousing firm with King, Collector of Customs of the Port of New York. States that T. F. Driggs of Michigan is a partner in the warehousing firm.
GLC02504.07
19 June 1805
Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857
to Andrew Pickens
Introduces a friend, John Parker, Esquire who is visiting South Carolina for health reasons. Asks Pickens to please extend a welcome to Parker. With floral doodle in pencil on page three.
GLC02504.08
2 December 1905
Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917
to Peyton F. Miller
Thanks Miller for his "A group of great lawyers of Columbia County, New York," published 1904, DeVinne Press. Written on stationery of 60 Wall Street.
GLC02504.09
4 April 1855
Denver, James William, 1817-1892
to James C. Dobbin
California State Representative Denver recommends Singleton Vaughn, Jr., to Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, for a vacant position in the Annapolis, Maryland Naval Academy. States that Vaughn's family "is very respectable but poor, which will induce...
GLC02504.12
1827/06/11
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
to Messrs. Gales & Seaton re: a speech
Asking Gales & Seaton to include his speech. With a postscript on page 2.
GLC02504.15
1848/12/02
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
to Millard Fillmore re: information on state prisons
GLC02504.16
1842/05/11
Frelinghuysen, Theodore, fl. 1842
to Alexander M. Carter (et al.) re: declining a speaking invitation
GLC02504.18
2 October 1890
Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910
to George F. Edmunds
Discusses scheduling court cases. Written on stationery of the 5th Avenue Hotel.
GLC02504.19
14 April 1845
Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853
to Francis E. Parker, Anson Burlingame, and A. Peniston
Greenleaf, a Harvard University professor, declines a dinner invitation from committee members of the Dane Law School (possibly another name given to Harvard's Law School). States that "a meeting of the Law School in Boston will be a surrender of...
GLC02504.20
14 December 1779
Lawrence, John, ?-1810
to Jeremiah Wadsworth
Complains of his "situation" in the army, and hopes Wadsworth can help him resolve it. Does not specify his exact complaint, but knows Wadsworth has friends in Congress, and hopes they can assist him in rectifying his problem. Lawrence is possibly...
GLC02504.25
3 September 1830
Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836
Livingston, a Senator from Louisiana, discusses a bill he is preparing.
GLC02504.28
9 February 1790
Maclay, William, 1737-1804
to John Nicholson
Senator Maclay informs Nicholson, Comptroller-General of Pennsylvania, of actions in Congress. Mentions resolutions and debates initiated by Thomas Scott, James Jackson, and John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. States that he will forward more...
GLC02504.29
1814/03/08
McArthur, Duncan, 1772-1839
Writes to Secretary of War Armstrong to inform him that since he has not received orders and has finished as a witness in the trial of General William Hull, he will travel to Ohio. McArthur was then a brigadier general. Hull had bloodlessly...
GLC02504.30
13 April 1860
O'Conor, Charles, 1804-1884
to Luther R. Marsh
Suggests giving a dinner to bring together two acquaintances to discuss a matter previously mentioned between O'Conor and Marsh. O'Conor wishes Marsh to speak with this Boston friend before making a final decision.
GLC02504.31
30 September 1839
Otis, Harrison G., 1765-1848
to George Ashmun
Otis, a former Massachusetts Congressman, declines an invitation from Massachusetts State Senator Ashmun, a member of the committee making arrangements for the Western Railroad Festival. Declares that the opening of the Western Railroad "is destined...
GLC02504.32
6 September 1827
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
to E. F. Chamber
States that he will not remove any deputy already appointed unless public interest requires it. Asks Chamber to inform the deputy in question that his commission will be continued.
GLC02504.35
4 March 1870
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886
to D. Miller
Letter of introduction of R.C. Root as Secretary of the Lebanon Springs (New York) Railroad Company to edit Miller's certificates on the consolidation agreement between Root's company and the B&R Railroad Company.
GLC02504.37
28 July 1950
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
to William H. Blenko
Thanks Blenko for a vase he gave him at the Governors' Conference in White Sulphur Springs. Signed as Governor of California. Addressed to Blenko at the Blenko Glass Company in Milton, West Virginia. A typed note with biographical information on...
GLC02504.39
16 November 1875
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893
to William S. Robinson
Writes that he has reviewed Robinson's manual of parliamentary procedure, titled Warrington's Manual, and praises it as useful, practical, and convenient.
GLC02504.42
1750-1884
American statesmen and public servants: 47 letters & docs [decimalized]
GLC02505
22 May 1848
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886
to George Jay
Calls Jay's attention to eulogies written on the death of Adams' father, John Quincy Adams. Notes that Americans are closely watching Europe, where "Change is now the rule and stability the exception." Jay was in London.
GLC02505.01
7 November 1796
Ames, Fisher, 1758-1808
to Dwight Foster
Both Ames and Foster were U.S. Congressmen from Massachusetts. Mentions details of taking his family to Springfield and then to New York. Says Connecticut Congressman Chauncey Goodrich and his wife might join them and that they would "make a company...
GLC02505.02
April 1784
Bradford, William, 1755-1795
Written by Bradford as Pennsylvania's Attorney General to Nicholson as Comptroller General. Says the case "Com v. Matlock" -- probably Comptroller v. Matlock -- will commence today. Wants Nicholson to meet him at Mr. Wilson's -- perhaps the well...
GLC02505.04
1813/12/24
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
to "Jesse Hunt or Samuel Huntington"
Brigadier General Cass authorizes the payment of a military account owed to Lieutenant Meek of the 7th infantry regiment. Colonel Huntington was a district paymaster and had been governor of Ohio. Cass would later become governor of Michigan.
GLC02505.06
1808/10/08
Claiborne, William Charles Cole, 1775-1817
to David Porter
Informs Commodore Porter that he cannot leave his present post to "cross the Lakes with Lieutenant Morrell." Claiborne was governor of the Territory of Orleans from 1804-1812.
GLC02505.07
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