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10 February 1845
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to John Angier
Sends Angier a condolence letter upon the death of his wife (and Adams' niece), Abigail Smith Adams.
GLC05513
1833
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Register of debates in Congress: Volume IX.
Published in Washington D.C. by Gales and Seaton. Signed by James K. Polk while a Tennessee Congressman. Includes debates on reduction of duties, public lands and import tariffs, nullification, debate of Jackson's proclamation, Calhoun's...
GLC05514
1816
Demoulin, Jean Francis, fl. 1816
An Essay on Naturalization & Allegiance
Printed by Daniel Rapine in Washington, D.C. Inscribed to James Madison in the author's hand but without signature: "To his Excellency James Madison, President of the United States, respectfully presented, by the Author --." Dedicated to James...
GLC05515
18 August 1854
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to John E. Wool
Written by Davis as Secretary of War to General Wool as Commander of the Department of the Pacific. References Wool's letter of 30 May 1854 and his own letters to Wool on 12 January 1854 and 14 April 1854. Expresses surprise and indignation at Wool...
GLC05518
1863/11/16
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Authority to affix the seal to letter to Pope Pius IX [credence for Rufus King]
Rufus King's credence as ambassador to the Holy See.
GLC05526
circa 1864
[Cartes de visite of men of the 10th New York Heavy Artillery] [Decimalized .01- .26]
Mostly photographs by R. W. Addis, Washington. Includes images of Col. Alexander Piper, Lieut. Col. Arden, Maj. C.C. Abell, Maj. James Campbell, and others.
GLC05528
26 May 1818
Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834
[Letter to a newspaper on how government can help fund internal improvements]
Writes about a resolution passed at the last session of Congress stating that "all companies or incorporations associated for opening roads & making canals which they may respectively concure, require & deserve the aid of the government ... " These...
GLC05530
9 February 1825
Clayton, Thomas, 1778-1854
to unknown
Delaware's Senator Clayton communicates the House of Representatives election of John Quincy Adams to the presidency.
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22 December 1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Introduces Rufus Davenport, a Boston merchant, to Washington. Writes that he, "like myriads of others, cannot die in peace, nor live with satisfaction, until they see you, who has done so much for them and for their Country!" Briefly discusses news...
GLC05544
19 September 1775
Lee, Charles, 1731-1782
to Benjamin Rush
Written by Major General Lee during the Siege of Boston to Rush as a doctor in private practice and a chemistry professor at Philadelphia Medical College. References Battle of Bunker Hill. Gives his sentiments on the situation of the siege. Says "I...
GLC05546
18 June 1780
Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785
Discusses General Washington's need for reinforcements in case British general Henry Clinton returns to New York before the arrival of the French fleet. Under these circumstances, Reed believes that Washington would be pushed to the Delaware River...
GLC05547
28 February 1879
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Life of Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Signed 28 February 1879 in Washington, D.C. Published 1878 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Written by Richard Malcolm Johnston and William Hand Browne. With lengthy inscription to George M. Landers, written from the House...
GLC05551
1879/02/18
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
to Louis Abraham
Discusses the separation of church and states. Corrects a misunderstanding from a speech in which he gave the impression that the "Constitution forbade the states to make any law in aid of religion." What he meant was that the spirit of American...
GLC05559
circa 19 September 1880-1883
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
to W. Kalenski
Signed "HJH." Date range inferred from Hunt's location. Mentions [Kalenski's?] application for the Ordnance Department. Finds fault with the conclusions, not the facts, of an article on the Peninsula campaign. Defends McClellan's strategy in that...
GLC05561
26 August 1777
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
to Benjamin Lincoln
Written by Gates as newly installed commander of the Northern Department to Major General Lincoln, who was sent to New York in July 1777 by George Washington to reinforce Gates's army. Says he received enclosed letters from General Benedict Arnold...
GLC05563
28 August 1777
Reports to Continental General Lincoln about receiving a letter from George Washington concerning his (untrue) opinion that British Commander William Howe had gone to South Carolina, and adds his own hopes that New York will soon be in American...
GLC05564
6 December 1790
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
[Act of Congress granting lands to heads of families in Vincennes and the Illinois Country]
Approved by George Washington and signed by Jefferson on 3 March 1791. Docketed 25 March 1791 by Timothy Matlack, Clerk of the Senate.
GLC05567
1815/02/18
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to Charles Everett
Announces the arrival of the Treaty of Ghent in Washington, D.C., which ended the War of 1812, and favorably assesses it as "perfectly honorable to the UStates." Also comments that the Battle of New Orleans "gives its men a splendour which will...
GLC05568
1777/12/14-15
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Henry Laurens re: skirmish with Cornwallis and parole of Burgoyne
Large skirmish with Cornwallis, question of parole for Burgoyne & Burgoyne's new opinion that Britain cannot win and should grant America its independence, and self-criticism for problems taking supplies from inhabitants: "I confess, I have felt...
GLC05572
25 December 1816
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Richard Rush
Adams in retirement to Rush as Attorney General. Written from "Montezillo," a playful reference to Adams' own home in Quincy, Massachusetts. References Rush's letter of 29 September 1816. In that letter Rush related a story about a horseback...
GLC05573
5 April 1850
Atchison, David Rice, 1807-1886
to James William Denver
Reports the voting inclinations of several Missouri delegates to the Congressional Convention. Discusses the possible opposition of the Wilmot Proviso, but is confident that California will be admitted as a state. See collateral files for 1 November...
GLC05574
5 March 1834
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
to Curtis Dixon
Sends his congratulations on his cousin's marriage and jokes that he believes "a state of matrimony is upon the whole the best state in the Union, and will be the last to yield to the sundering doctrine of nullification, and that there is little...
GLC05575
5 August 1933
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
to John L. Lewis
Informs that he has created a National Labor Board to function under the National Industrial Recovery Act as an agency to investigate controversies concerning labor relations. Appoints Lewis a member of the National Labor Board and hopes that he...
GLC05576
1778/11/25
to Anthony Wayne re: Burgoyne's captured troops, troop movements
Washington orders Wayne to detach troops from his command to prevent Convention troops from passing to New York City, and asks him to keep his troops from harming property of inhabitants ("burning Fences and from committing any kind of waste upon the...
GLC05577
12 March 1864
Whittier, John G., 1807-1892
[We wait beneath the furnace-blast...]
The first stanza of Whittier's poem, "Luther's Hymn." It describes God's transformation of the country by ending slavery. Whittier compares the transformation to a furnace-blast that will "mould anew the nation." One black and white bust engraving...
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