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Order for Mr. Livingston and Mr. Renselaer

The document orders Livingston and Renselaer to oversee the Indians' expedition to Canada.

GLC03107.02087

to Robert Livingston re: sale of Alida Schuyler's house

Philip describes his unsuccessful attempts to sell Alida Schuyler's house, which is old and poorly kept. He also wishes his father the best of luck in obtaining his warrants and salary, but acknowledges that it will continue to be a most difficult...

GLC03107.02114

Propositions to Governor Hunter with an answer

The Sachems state that they have heard news of British plans to cut off the 5 Nations, and explain that they are inclined to believe this rumor due to the rapidly rising price of powder. Governor Hunter replies that the rumors are spread by their...

GLC03107.02117

Propositions to Governor Hunter with an answer

The Sachems resolve to end their war with the flatheads of Carolina, condole the death of Queen Anne, and request that the English sell goods at a more reasonable price. In his reply, Governor Hunter states that he will need time to think about the...

GLC03107.02118

Proposition to the River Indians

Governor Hunter assures the River Indians of King George's good will and protection, and then presents them with gifts as gesture of faith in their duty and fidelity.

GLC03107.02129

Proposition to the 5 Nations regarding Virginia

Governor Hunter states that the Governor of Virginia has informed him that the 5 Nations recently attacked a nation of Indians settled in an English fort as they prepared to make peace with the colony of Virginia. He reminds the 5 Nations that this...

GLC03107.02131

to Francis Lord Howard of Effingham re: attacks by the Senecas

Baron explains that the Senecas are stationed at the head of the James River, and have attacked some neighboring English and Indian settlements, where they plundered houses and carried off Indians. He then informs Lord Effingham that in order to...

GLC03107.01991

Proposition sent to the Mohawks

Thomas Dongan instructs the Mohawks to send word to the Onondagas, Oneidas, and Cayugas that they are all ordered to march up north to assist the Senecas in their war with the French.

GLC03107.01995

to Thomas Dongan re: Mohawk Indians [in Dutch]

Docketed on address leaf. Docket notes that the letter discusses a fight between the French and Indians.

GLC03107.02001

Information regarding the French invasion of the Seneca's country

A Seneca Sachem explains some past incidents that may have provoked Canada to go to war with them, but explains that everything was supposedly forgiven. He then describes when the Senecas first heard of the French designs for war, and what they saw...

GLC03107.02004

Proposition to the Oneidas, Onondagas, and Cayugas

Dongan writes that he is distressed by news of the Mohawks and Senecas traveling to Canada to make a settlement with the Governor, which would constitute a breach of their agreement with him. He also reprimands the Oneidas, Onondagas, and Cayugas...

GLC03107.02011

Proposition to the Mohawks and Senecas

Dongan writes that he is distressed by news of the Oneidas, Onondagas, and Cayugas traveling to Canada to make a settlement with the Governor, which would constitute a breach of their agreement with him. He also reprimands the Mohawks and Senecas...

GLC03107.02012

"Instructions for Arnout Cornelise Interpreter"

John Pynchon, Thomas Savage, Jonathan Bull, and Andrew Belcher, the representatives of Massachusetts, Plymoth, and Connecticut, instruct Arnout to bring back to Albany some Sachems of the 5 Nations, where they will be met with friendship. They warn...

GLC03107.02020

to the Gentlemen re: request for their presence in Albany

Van Brugh enclosed a copy of a message from Onondaga, and asks for the"Gentlemen's" presence in Albany to discuss the matter with the Indians. The Indians apparently have a great deal of news to share with Albany.

GLC03107.02053

Message from the Sachems of Onondaga

The Onondaga Sachems announce that the Seneca Sachems have called a general meeting among the 5 Nations, and that Peter Schuyler is requested to attend, along with some French representatives from Canada. P.3 contains a note dated 23 March 1703...

GLC03107.02071

"The Gov[erno]r Gen[era]ll Message to the Onneydes" [in Dutch and English]

The document announces the Governor's arrival in Albany with the Oneida squaw, and asks if the Oneidas plan to join them.

GLC03107.01886

to Coll. Henry Coursey and Coll. Philemon Lloyd re: ambassadors to Albany

Lord Baltimore appoints both Coll. Coursey and Coll. Lloyd as ambassadors to Albany in order to negotiate a peace settlement with the northern Indians.

GLC03107.01905

Answer to the proposition of Henry Coursey and Philemon Lloyd

On p.1 the Catskill, Mohican, and Esopus Indians explain that they are a very small people with no intention of ever harming Christians. Their answer continues on the 20 July 1682 on p.2, in which they thank the Christians for their friendship, and...

GLC03107.01909

"Proposition or oration of the Onnondages & Cayouges Sachims made in the . . .

. . . Town hall of Albany before the Right hon[or]able the Lord Effingham Govenor of Virginia and Coll. Thomas Dongan Gov[ernor] of New York" In their proposition, the Indians state that since the English now exceed the Indians in number, the...

GLC03107.01935

"Proposition made by some messengers sent from the Maquase Sachims in the . . .

. . . Toune house of Albany." The Mohawk messengers offer belts of wampum in exchange for information regarding English designs to attack them. They English respond with an assurance of peace, and encourage the Indians to hunt freely and to be at...

GLC03107.01936

to Joshua Leavitt

Birney, an abolitionist, writes to Leavitt, a reformer and minister in Boston. Has been asked to write columns for the Herald, a newspaper, and is allowed by the editor to freely express his opinions. Notes that Dr. Bailey (possibly Gamaliel Bailey...

GLC02448.02

Livingston's petition to the Committee of Trade and Plantations

Livingston petitions the Committee of Trades and Plantations to reimburse him for losses accrued during altercations with the French and Indians, and the unrest of Leisler's rebellion. Livingston grounds his petition on the claim that the sum of...

GLC03107.00279

to Henry Sloughter

Written to the newly selected Governor of New York, Henry Sloughter, who is still in transit from England. Schuyler has written this letter in an effort to make himself, his associates, and their allegiances known to the new governor, describes the...

GLC03107.00162

Account of monies disbursed for forces returning from Canada

Livingston disbursed money "for Sundrys to the Christians & Indians," to pay the expenses of the forces returning from the Canada Expedition.

GLC03107.00194

Steamboat Point on Yellowstone Lake

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 290.

GLC03095.83

Extinct Hot Spring, East Fork of the Yellowstone River

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 305.

GLC03095.89

Account of slave rebellion in New Orleans [in Spanish]

Account of a slave rebellion while New Orleans was under Spanish rule. States that the rebellion occurred on 9 and 10 February 1777. Discusses what should be done to prevent future rebellions. States that drinking causes enslaved people to commit...

GLC03040

Yellowstone scenery [decimalized]

Photographs taken as part of the Hayden survey. This set of photographs was presented to members of Congress as part of a plea to make Yellowstone a public park. During conservation treatment in 1993, the photographs were removed from the album...

GLC03095

Fort Ellis, M. T. [Montana Territory]

Negative number 192.

GLC03095.03

Lt. Col. Baker, and Officers of Fort Ellis, M. T. [Montana Territory]

Negative number 193.

GLC03095.04

Valley of the Yellowstone, Below Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.08

Valley of the Yellowstone, Below Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 200.

GLC03095.09

Exit of the Yellowstone, From the Mountains

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 202.

GLC03095.10

Yellowstone River, Above Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 205.

GLC03095.13

to Alfred E. Burr

Asks Burr to write a letter to Thomas J. Rusk, even though he had previously asked Gideon Welles to do so. Also asks Burr to send him the "piece you spoke of in the Times, the Santa Anna letter, and the last 'Times'."

GLC02925.14

Grand Can[y]on of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 252.

GLC03095.52

Grand Can[y]on of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.53

Yellowstone River, Above the Falls

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 258.

GLC03095.54

Yellowstone River, Near the Lake

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 266.

GLC03095.56

Mud Spring, On the Yellowstone River

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 261.

GLC03095.75

Crater of the Mud Geyser, On the Yellowstone

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 263.

GLC03095.76

Mud Geyser, On the Yellowstone River

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 264.

GLC03095.77

Mud Geyser, On the Yellowstone River

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 265.

GLC03095.78

Extinct Hot Spring, East Fork of the Yellowstone

Hot Spring Series. Negative number is illegible.

GLC03095.79

Hot Spring Cone, In the Yellowstone Lake

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 275.

GLC03095.80

Basin of Hot Spring, On Yellowstone Lake

Hot Spring Series. Negative number 276.

GLC03095.81

Mud Pufffs, On Yellowstone Lake

Hot Spring Series. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.82

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.27

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 240.

GLC03095.28

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 241.

GLC03095.29

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 242.

GLC03095.30

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 243.

GLC03095.31

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 247.

GLC03095.32

Camp on Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.36

Yellowstone Lake, South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.37

Yellowstone Lake, Where the River Leaves it

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 268.

GLC03095.38

Yellowstone Lake, Birds Eye View from South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 279.

GLC03095.39

Yellowstone Lake, Birds Eye View from South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 281.

GLC03095.40

Yellowstone Lake, Birds Eye View from South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 282.

GLC03095.41

Earthquake Camp, East Side of Yellowstone Lake

Yellowston Series, 1871. Negative number 288.

GLC03095.42

Yellowstone Lake, North West Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 274.

GLC03095.43

Yellowstone Lake, South East Arm

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 286.

GLC03095.44

Pelicans Roost, Yellowstone Lake

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 291.

GLC03095.45

[Yellowstone Lake with timbers]

Negative number 293.

GLC03095.46

Yellowstone River, Above the Falls

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.47

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 244.

GLC03095.48

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 245[?].

GLC03095.49

Grand Can[y]on of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 249.

GLC03095.50

Grand Can[y]on of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 251.

GLC03095.51

Petition to John Nanfan re: explanation of an incomplete account summary

Livingston petitioned with an explanation as to the incompleteness of an accounting of all payments received from the Provincial Government for the previous seventeen years. This report remained incomplete, according to Livingston, due to...

GLC03107.00629

to Robert Livingston re: attack by French and Indians, military fortifications

John states that he is uneasy about the establishment of a garrison where he is, and discusses a recent attack by French and Indians. He also mentions the monetary complications that have arisen with the recent constructin of fortifications....

GLC03107.00936

to Robert Livingston re: news of William's sons

William writes reiterating his request for Robert to discover any news of the captivity of Andrew Livingston, and his belief that James Livingston might possibly be dead. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.00516

Constitutions des treize Etats-Unis de l'Amerique

First Franklin edition, printed at Passy. The French translation was made by Rochefoucault at Franklin's suggestion. Streeter Sale 1035, Howes C716, who notes 600 copies printed. Supposed to be the earliest appearance of the US seal (with eagle)...

GLC03109

Speech of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, delivered in the United States Senate, on the 10th day of January, 1861, upon the message of the President of the United States, on the condition of things in South Carolina.

Speaking a few weeks after South Carolina seceded and a month before he would be elected of the Confederacy, Davis argues that the Union cannot be maintained by force. Printed by John Murphy & Co.

GLC08479

Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories.

Senator Davis, future President of the Confederacy, speech made while a member of Congress. Responds to resolutions introduced by Senator Henry Clay pertaining to the Compromise of 1850. Davis asks, "...is there such incompatibility of interest...

GLC08461

[Appointment of Cephas Brainerd, interim arbitrator (c/s Seward)]

Partly printed document, countersigned by William H. Seward, appointing Cephas Brainerd interim arbiter for the Treaty with Britain suppressing the slave trade. Docketed. With white paper seal. Watermark: Wilcox|Philadelphia.

GLC00457

Message of the Governor of Virginia, and accompanying documents

Statement from Virginia Governor John Letcher regarding slavery. With original pink wrappers as issued. With stamp of Lehigh University Library 2 May 1893.

GLC00449

[Senate report to accompany bill 161, including the Lecompton Constitution]

35th Congress, 1st session, Senate. Rep. Com. No. 82. Opens with a report submitted by Senator Green from the Committee on Territories. Includes a Constitution for Kansas, submitted by John Calhoun, President of the Kansas Constitutional Convention...

GLC00267.169

Speech of Hon. L. F. S. Foster, of Connecticut, on the Lecompton Consitution; delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 8 and 19, 1858.

Untrimmed and unopened. Foster opposed the Lecompton Constitution.

GLC00267.170

Kansas. Constitution adopted by the convention held at Leavenworth.

35th Congress, 2nd session. House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 44. Submitted by Conway as president of the Leavenworth convention and Samuel F. Tappan, secretary. Includes a list of other convention members. Calls for the admission of...

GLC00267.173

[Speech by Senator Fitch regarding the admission of Kansas into the Union]

Delivered at Indianapolis 6 January 1859. Uncut.

GLC00267.176

Inconsistency and hypocrisy of Martin Van Buren. On the question of slavery.

An anonymous author criticizes Van Buren and the Free Soil Party, which nominated him as candidate for the 1848 Presidential election: "No event in the history of political parties in this country since the establishment of the government, has...

GLC00267.185

Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama responsive to those of South Carolina on the subject of controversy between the States of Maine and Georgia.

27th Congress, 1st session. House of Representatives document no. 11. Concerns the stealing and carrying away of a slave named Atticus by Daniel Philbrook and Edward Kilbron from Georgia to Maine. Maine refused to surrender Philbrook and Kilbron...

GLC00267.136.02

The South Bend fugitive slave case, involving the right to a writ of habeas corpus.

Reports on the legal case of Norris vs. Newton. Case pertains to an enslaved person seeking emancipation. Marked for sale at the Anti-slavery office, 48 Beekman Street, 1851.

GLC00267.144

to David Lenox

One letter addressed to David Lenox from James Madison (serving as Secretary of State at the time) dated July 21, 1801. Pertains to two seamen detained in British ships of war. The seamen are identified as Nathaniel Heard and David, a Black man...

GLC01124

to George Churchman and Jacob Lindley

Letter written by Adams in the last months of his presidency to the Quaker abolitionists Churchman and Lindley. Adams wrote in response to a letter and pamphlet that the two abolitionists had sent him. The pamphlet was by Quaker abolitionist Warner...

GLC00921

to Mary Ann Brown

Brown wonders if a free state candidate from Kansas has been "allowed...a seat in Congress," since "that would set Kansas matters right at once." He reports that he has "again written Mr. [William Henry] Hurlbut of Connecticut about the battle."...

GLC00928

to J. J. Crosby

Philip Henry Sheridan orders Colonel Crosby to inspect the steamer "Virgin" to see if it had been used as a slaver. Letter written on printed stationery of "Headquarters Military Division of the Gulf, New Orleans, La." "Mobile" has been crossed-out...

GLC00930.02

Grant's Petersburg progress. [Vol.1, no.1 (April 3, 1865)]

Union occupation newspaper announcing the capture of Petersburg: "Petersburg Ours! We are here! Hallelujah!" Prints the official surrender correspondence, describes Black celebrating as the "colored population." Brief report that Union forces had...

GLC01022

to unknown

Written after relinquishing the post of Secretary of War, defending himself against charges made by General John Wool. Davis asks that his correspondent publish his letters on the matter, in hopes of clearing his name. Davis also writes about the...

GLC02299

to Thomas Ward re: attempts of Columbia to have Ward removed as U.S. Consul

GLC02145.40

to Thomas Ward re: escape of prisoners from his command

Damaged at top, affecting place of writing and date.

GLC02145.57

Land grant in Spanish on Nueces River

On printed stationery "Sello Tercero / Para el bieno de / Dos Realse."

GLC02145.63

Land grant in Spanish

GLC02145.64

Land grant in Spanish

Written on "Sello Segundo / Doce Reales" stationery.

GLC02145.65

Mexican land document certifying Juan Carol in Spanish

Written on printed stationery, "Sello Cuarto: Dos Reales"

GLC02145.66

Gift acknowledgement by N-Y Historical Society for Mexican musket to Ward

Signed by Gibbs as librarian. The musket came from the battlefield at San Jacinto.

GLC02145.73

[Collection of Charles F. McFadden, B company, 40th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .10]

McFadden was a Private in the 40th Ohio Volunteers. Collection consists of letters written to his sisters and other friends and family from Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee about being on the move and skirmishing with the enemy. Describe his talks with...

GLC02169

to Texas House of Representatives re: complete summary of events in Archives War

Clerical copy, with docket "private property" on p. 4.

GLC02145.14

Speech of Hon. Robert M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, on the resolutions of the Massachusetts legislature concerning the assault on Mr. Sumner.

Signed by Hunter on a a piece of paper pasted to the title page. Delivered in the senate of the United States, 24 June 1856. Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, Washington, D.C. Hunter was a senator from Virginia.

GLC00267.003