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1942/01/20
Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867-1950
Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Brigadier General.
U.S. War Department. Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Brigadier General.
GLC06196.248
26 July 1820
Torrey, Joseph W., fl. 1820
To the executor of the will of Thomas Noyes
Short letter from the attorney of the guardians of William Dalton, Jospeh W. Torrey, requesting a sum of money that had been due to him since March of 1819. It mentions that the failure to send the money has put him in debt to his guardians.
GLC02150.21
20 March 1839
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
[Pardon of William Field for violations of maritime law]
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Field, master of the schooner Boston, was convicted of illegally landing a seaman and for omitting to deposit his register at the U.S. Commercial Agency at the port of Aux Cayes in Haiti. Since he...
GLC00068.05
March 1782 circa
Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833
[Gideon Savage's share of estate of Aaron White, Jr.]
Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists Savage's share of estate including some clothing, cash, rum, and sugar. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02...
GLC01450.013.09
1812/06/11
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants [War of 1812 broadside]
Discusses the alarming state of public affairs & measures necessary, including resolutions against the War with Britain.
GLC02880
1705/04/20
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
"Invoyce of Two Trunks and a Box of merchandise ship'd . . .
. . . on board of the ship the Genua Gally Captain John Cumby Commander bound for New York." Pages 1-7 contain two invoices for various articles of clothing and fabrics. Pages 8 -11 are a copy of GLC 3107.01.00740. Docketed on the verso of p.7 and...
GLC03107.00741
April 1861
Osborn's Gallery
battery of guns from eastern angle of Fort Moultrie.
Osborn imprint on verso. Shows battery of guns from eastern angle of Fort Moultrie.
GLC04509.17
circa 1920-1947
unknown, fl. 1920-1947
[Photograph of schoolroom of Japanese-American students and teachers]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a schoolroom of Japanese-American students and teachers.
GLC09860.563
[Photograph of Japanese-American woman in a field of flowers]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American woman in a field of flowers.
GLC09860.421
[Photograph of a Japanese-American girl in front of a shrub]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American girl in front of a shrub.
GLC09860.617
25 November 1784
Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788
Account of Bills of Exch. Sent to Messrs. Robert Rashleigh & Co in London
Receipt for accounts transactions to be entered in his books.
GLC03902.234
1715/08/28
Sachem of the 5 Nations, fl. 1711-1717
Alteration of the former propositions
The Sachems request that the part of their former proposition stating their resolve never to join the English in a war be blotted out and forgotten. They explain that the rising cost of goods caused them to initially make this statement, and they...
GLC03107.02119
9 October 1777
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795
[Clerical copy of report on battle of Fort Montgomery]
Report on General Clinton's feint northward up the Hudson in support of General John Burgoyne's southward thrust. But in the late summer and early fall of 1777 Clinton, who was given vague orders, decided not to move his forces against Albany, which...
GLC04768
1790
Washington, George, 1732-1799
[Hand-drawn map of portions of Dismal Swamp & environs]
Hand drawn map of a portion of the Dismal Swamp between Norfolk and Nansemond Counties in Virginia. Docket reads: "Plat of the Company's land in the Great Dismal Swamp, 40,000 ac[re]s. Watermark: Plow. (Per J. Rhodehamel letter 9/4/96, letter must...
GLC05099
11 June 1779
To the inhabitants of the United States of America
With notes on verso: "West Springfield" and calculations. Evans 16637. Printed by order of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, printing a congressional resolution for a $45 million requisition, approved by Jay as President of Congress.
GLC00882
14 August 1777
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
[Appointment of Samuel Nicholson as Commander of Frigate Deane]
Signed by Hancock as President of the Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress.
GLC01450.001
1941-1945
unknown, fl. 1941-1945
[Portrait of officer and woman in front of a house]
One undated black-and-white portrait of a military officer and a woman posed in front of a house.
GLC09645.086
circa 1762-1767
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Annotated manuscript copy of the 1732 acts of Parliament]
Jefferson's handwritten copy of a manuscript with notes entitled, "Anno quinto G[eorge]. II 1732. Cap. VII, An act for the more easy recovery of debts in his majesty's plantations and colonies in America." Establishes a law to coordinate debtors'...
GLC05886
1861-1865
Archer, Robert, fl. 1842-1875
to the governor & council of the state of Virginia
Regarding the present Quarantine establishment located on Tanners Creek 7 miles from Norfolk, acquisition and decrepit condition of the property and structures thereon, inability to bring boats up creek due to low-level of water, possible better...
GLC01896.011
1865
[Collection of two documents of Captain J. S. James] Decimalized
GLC03988
28 October 1862
Jones, P.B., fl. 1836-1865
[Cheque to the Cashier of the Bank of Virginia]
Cheque to Thomas W. Doswell for $1687.49. Addressed to the Cashier of the Bank of Virginia.
GLC01447.08
1943/09/23
Ulio, James Alexander, 1882-1958
Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Major General.
U.S. War Department. Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Major General. Also signed by Henry Stimson.
GLC06196.250
1841/05/07
Bryan, William, fl. 1836-1846
[Certification of an act of sale for Texas land]
Partially printed document in which George Trembley of New Orleans, Louisiana, attests to selling 640 acres of Texas land to Edward T. Jackson for $325. The land had originally been granted to John Miller for service in the Texas Revolution and...
GLC06623.06
1862-1865 ca.
Profile of officer sitting in front of a log cabin.
The logs of the cabin are arranged vertically instead of horizontally. A ladder leans against the brick chimney of the cabin. The officer sits in a camp chair facing to the right. The image is in the shape of a circle and is bordered in black....
GLC05111.01.0409
9 December 1782
Monson, Theophilus, 1747-1795
Return of number of men in the South Redoubt
Return of the number of men at the South Redoubt (at West Point?) compiled by Captain Monson of the 8th Connecticut Regiment and sent to Major James Doughty, the fort major of West Point. The docket is in Major General Knox's hand. The totals...
GLC02437.01732
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