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13 June 1787
Dumaresq, Philip, fl. 1782-1787
to Joshua Mauger
Presents his note for payment of a debt. Location given as 'Southton,' but may refer to Southampton.
GLC03902.326
January 17, 1788
Wildbore, Charles, fl. 1788
Summons to a court of Trinity House
Summon to elect an Elder Brother and to conduct special affairs of the corporation. Partially printed.
GLC03902.327
1 May 1789
Particulars, and conditions of sale of a valuable freehold estate
"PARTICULARS, AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF A VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE . . . CONSISTING of a neat and substantial DWELLING-HOUSE and OFFICES, Late the Property of JOSHUA MAUGER, ESQ. deceased." Envelope docket: "Particulars of sale of Warborne, near...
GLC03902.328
1763-1783
papier volant
"My sallary as Secretary for military affairs has been 10. a day, if this is struck off I must bid adieu to Nova Scotia . . . . "
GLC03902.329
"Mr. Cantlo Bestlands Valuation of the Lands of Warborne & Pilly in the Parish of Boldre in the County of Southampton."
One undated land valuation from Cantlo Bestlands for the area of Boldre, Southhampton.
GLC03902.330
The Younger Brother's Oath
GLC03902.331
Francklin, Michael, fl. 1762-1774
A Schedule of the Several Grants and Leases made by Michael Franklin Esq. of Part of the Lands conveyed by the annexed Deed of Bargain and Sale to which the same refers."
GLC03902.332
21 June 1763
Budden, Robert, fl. 1763
A Value of Timber on Warborne Estate
Account of trees on Warborne & other Lands belonging to Mr. Robert Budden. Includes categories: "No of trees," "what sort," "measure," "amount of money." Docket on verso
GLC03902.334
August 15, 1764
Richard Budden, fl. 1764
[Agreement for Mr. Richard Budden to sell his lands to Joshua Mauger]
Agreement for Mr. Richard Budden to sell his lands to Joshua Mauger. Large stains throughout document. Signed by Richard Budden. Red wax seal stamped next to Budden's signature. Docket on verso.
GLC03902.335
December 31, 1766
[Bond from Michael Francklin to Joshua Mauger]
Amount agreed upon was £6000. Agreement signed by Michael Francklin, esquire. Paper seal directly next to Francklin's seal. Docket on verso reads: "Recieved London 7th March 1772 the full forteen dice in this Bond up to the 25th day of March last."...
GLC03902.336
Amount agreed upon was £7708. Signed by Michael Francklin. Paper seal next to Francklin's name. Docket on verso signed by Joshua Mauger. Paper was originally folded into eighths.
GLC03902.337
[Mortgage from Michael Francklin to Joshua Mauger]
Amount agreed upon was £6000. Signed by Michael Franklin on bottom. Paper seal next to Franklin's signature. Originally folded in twelfths. Docket on verso.
GLC03902.338
December 31, 1769
[Accounts of Michael Francklin with Joshua Mauger]
Details the financial relationships between Miachel Franklin and Joshua Mauger. Includes balances to Mauger due December 31, 1769, and balances due June 20, 1769.
GLC03902.339
4 March 1768
Indenture
John Gordon and John Taite lease Mauger's House on Upper Grosvenor Street, for a term of 21 years. Written on the indenture form of David Anthony, Stationer.
GLC03902.340
24 April 1771
Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788
[Indenture Tripartite for Mary Mergerum]
Indenture Tripartite for Mary Mergerum. £250 of her £500 pound bequethment will remain in the hands of her late husband's executor. Mergerum is going to marry William Askenhurst. Signed by Mary Mergerum, WIlliam Askenhurst, and Joshua Mauger. All...
GLC03902.341
GLC03902.342
9 June 1773
John Gordon and John Taite lease Mauger's house on Upper Groversnor Street, for a term of 30 years.
GLC03902.343
October 1861
Memminger, Christopher G., 1803-1888
Treasury Circular No. 14. Regulating the Manner in which the Export Duty on Cotton shall be collected and Accounted
GLC06745.255
16 July 1863
Smith, James, fl. 1863
to Abraham Lincoln
Smith, Governor of Rhode Island, informs President Lincoln that "the first notice which Captain Ethan A. Jenks received of the commission on the charge made against him was the order dismissing him from Service, while on duty at the Siege of...
GLC02750.054
February 23, 1863
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
to mother
He asks her to send some flannel shirts and socks. Soon he will go to Washington and get paid and he will be able to fix things financially.
GLC02161.074
8 July 1863
to Mary "Mollie" McLean
He mentions Meade. Lee's chances of getting out of Maryland intact are not very good. However, everything seems to look good for them.
GLC02161.086
1861-1877
Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901
to the United States Senate and House of Representatives
Jenks' statement claiming he was unaware of the order dismissing him from military service until he received the order in the field during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
GLC02750.069
9 March 1863
Mallory, S.R., fl. 1863
Communication from the Secretary of the Navy...March 9th 1863. Transmitted with Message from the President, March 10th 1863.
GLC06745.207
1865
Communication from the Secretary of the Navy...Jan.31st, 1864 [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Feb. 3, 1865
GLC06745.208
February 15, 1865
Communication from the Secretary of the Navy..Feb. 15, 1865. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Feb. 15, 1865
GLC06745.209
7 August 1863
Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877
to sister
He remarks that it has been a year and a day since he enlisted and though "there is no more signs of peace now than there was then," he is willing to stay for one more year. He expects that his sister has seen John who is no longer with his regiment...
GLC03858.02.14
3 March 1864
His regiment fought the Confederates on 25 February, driving them about two miles but then left to return to camp. He confides that "I never enjoyed anything more in my life than shooting at them on this occasion" and reports that "General Johnstons...
GLC03858.02.18
30 November 1864
Smith, Romain, fl. 1860-1865
to Frank
Apologizes for not being able to write. Writes that he became very sick and applied for furlough shortly after an order had been issued to furlough all soldiers (from Illinois) in hospital that were unfit for field service. He also writes about...
GLC06728.079
7 April 1865
Discusses his trip from Huntsville to Bull's Gap. Reports on an accident on the railroad cars where one man was badly injured. Writes that there are about 25 miles of railroad tracks to fix after General Stoneman tore them up. Informs Weeks about...
GLC06728.083
4 March 1862
Swisher, Daniel, fl. 1861-1863
to sister [Lydia A. Bishoff]
Swisher describes his surprise upon receiving his most recent letter from Bishoff. He had not heard from Bishoff for a long time, and had resolved not to write until he did hear from her. He now understands Bishoff's reason for not writing: she was...
GLC03523.40.07
24 August 1862
Foglesong, John C., fl. 1861-1862
to cousin [Lydia A. Bishoff]
Foglesong received Bishoff's letter on the 22nd, and currently has orders to take transports somewhere at a moment's warning (some think to North Carolina, others believe to New Orleans). Foglesong's Brigade is an Independent Brigade, and consists...
GLC03523.40.12
16 June 1862
He got a letter from Will who has picket duty. Their sharpshooters killed or wounded every gunner that attempted to use their artillery. There will be no more picketing on their end.
GLC02161.027
There was a cavalry fight described as one of the fiercest. Will was wounded. 31 were killed. Written in Camp Lincoln
GLC02161.028
23 June 1862
to Norman R. Dewey
Not only is will a prisioner, but so is the asst. surgeon, so he won't lack for proper medical care. Charles Bidwell had to resign because of poor health. Written in Camp Lincoln
GLC02161.031
10 August 1862
to his mother
Everyone is happy about the "drafting order." He knows Lincoln wants to end the war. He has not received any boxes yet. He wants a position in one of the conscript regiments.
GLC02161.048
29 November 1861
He got to occupy the outpost, a dangerous position. But he liked it. He received the box filled with raspberry jam, a handkerchief and towels. Written at Camp Rogers.
GLC02161.010
13 December 1864
Confederate States of America. Congress
A Bill Making an appropriation to erect additional Quarters for Acting Midshipmen at Drewry's Bluff.
stamp of record division
GLC06745.114
January 18, 1864
A bill to be enititled An act extending the privelage of purchasing clothing at government cost, to all persons in its employment, who have been discharged for the army on account of wounds received or disease contracted while in the service.
GLC06745.086
A Bill To increase the Pay of Marines to that received by the Infantry of the Army.
GLC06745.112
16 June 1865
Bettes, William H., fl. 1862-1865
to Lodema
Sent a box this morning containing his overcoat and pants. The coat with red lining and the two shirts are Sanford Ticknor's. Writes that "one package of letters belongs to Carter of Brimfield, Ohio which he sends home." The shells, books, cap all...
GLC02596.13
27 May 1900
Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902
to Clara M. Miller
re: Very descriptive about the scenery around him--is ship journey, Russian Orthodox Church ceremony with Indian boy choir. Encounters with some Indians
GLC05755.003
5 June 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond writes that the night before, the radio broadcast Fiji music, and he expresses surprise that "somehow the music - melody - intonation - of those not marred by civilization can be so completely expressive." He then goes into a lengthy...
GLC09120.427
18 June 1944
Diamond responds to the series of letters that he has received recently from Estelle. He mentions that he now has a punctured ear drum as a result of being exposed to constant and intense firing. He also writes that he cannot understand Natalie's...
GLC09120.438
May 27, 1861-February 17, 1864
Elmore, Edward Carrington, fl. 1861-1865
Autograph letter signed of E. C. Elmore concerning the design of Confederate currency with a fifty cent bill [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC03501
20 May 1880
Turner, J. Milton, 1840-1915
[Circular Letter re: Statement of support for the Nomination of Blanche Kelso Bruce as Vice President]
Turner and Bell are addressing the Republican Party with the intention of putting forth Blanche Kelso Bruce as a nominee for the Vice Presidency of the United States at the upcoming Chicago Convention. The two then discuss his consistent record as a...
GLC09400.133
Circa 1879
Tarbell, Jonathan, fl. 1877-1879
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
This is a series containing one small notecard, a separate docket, and a separate envelope, all in regards to the resignation of Judge Orlin
GLC09400.117
5 June 1878
Levell, Eugene, fl. 1878
A notice to Senator Bruce that he has been made an Honorary Member of the Cincinnati Literary and Dramatic Club.
GLC09400.030
February 5, 1876
Stafford, E.K., fl. 1876-1877
There are two parts of this letter the first part is written by Stafford. In this letter Stafford asks for help getting appointed Post Master of Greenivlle. In the second part of the letter Ward seconds the request, and asks the Senator for help
GLC09400.214
23 June 1876
Bynum, J.M., fl. 1876
Bynum is requesting the place of Post Master at Corinth if the post master Dodson is removed due to theft by a family member of theirs.
GLC09400.219
4 December 1876
Baldwin, M.S., fl. 1876
Baldwin wrote to Senator Bruce regarding purchase of a copper mine. There is also a section on giving Travis Rhodes a position. On the back there is a note saying answered Dec 7.
GLC09400.227
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