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1845/04/15
Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
Pardon of R.S. Redmond (c/s Tobias Allen)
Redmond was convicted of horse-stealing. No reason is given for his pardon. Countersigned by Allen as acting Secretary of State.
GLC01860.04
25 February 1839
Lamar, Mirabeau B., fl. 1839-1849
[Land grant for 64 acres on Galveston Island to Thomas Jefferson Chambers]
Printed document signed by Mirabeau N, Lamar as President of the Republic of Texas and countersigned by John P. Borden as Commissioner General of the Land Grant Office. Docketed on verso by recording clerk.
GLC01860.01
1830/04/01
Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836
Agreement re: selling land to McDonald & authorizing families to settle there
Also signed by Hugh McDonald. The land was along the Colorado River.
GLC01877
28 July 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Treaty between the United States of America and the Ottawa Indians of Blanchard's Fork and Roche De Boeuf.
Certifies that the Ottawa Indians of Blanchard's Fork and Roche De Boeuf in Franklin County, Kansas, will dissolve as a tribe within five years from the ratification of this treaty and will become citizens of the United States. Lists the articles of...
GLC08531
1860
United States. Congress
Invasion at Harper's Ferry
Congressional report on John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Report investigated the plans and motives of the raiders, and concluded no legislation should be made to try prevent similar occurrences in the future. Includes a "Journal" of the Committee...
GLC08581.04
1836/08/22
Milroy, Joseph H., fl. 1836
2 letters appealing to Thomas Ward for reconciliation before execution
Milroy was to be shot by court martial and sought to reconcile himself to Ward. Both letters (each 2 p. + addr.) were written on the same day, in pencil.
GLC02145.34
1845/08/28
Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857
to Thomas Ward re: resolution commending Ward as Commissioner of Land Office
Transmitting a resolution passed by convention (not included).
GLC02145.35
1842/09/24
Whiting, Samuel, fl. 1797-1798
to Thomas Ward re: removal of archives from Austin
Whiting, "chairman of the Committee of Safety," was a vigilante supporting Austin
GLC02145.44
3 February 1852
Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868
to Hart
Marked "Private" at top. Cobb, Governor of Georgia, writes to Hart, possibly a city mayor or official. Notes that he had determined not to appoint more commissioners to Hart's city, but wishes to comply with Hart's request. Discussing politics...
GLC02072
1857
Private signals
Explains a system of secret signals to be used in communication between ships. Orders captains to memorize the formula for the protocol and then destroy the document.
GLC00722.06
February 28, 1858
Cunningham, John S., ?-1894
to William McBlair
States reasons for non-fulfillment of an order. Explains that he did not appear on deck earlier in the day, because he believed the order to do so applied only to specific officers, and states he meant no harm with his actions. Apparently McBlair...
GLC00722.30
January 31, 1859
King, Stephen G., fl. 1858-1859
Requesting a survey of the ship's sails, with an autograph endorsement signed by McBlair at the bottom of the page, ordering his lieutenants to conduct the survey. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," while at sea. King was the sailmaker on board...
GLC00722.46
18 February 1859
Toucey, Isaac, 1796-1869
to Thomas A. Conover
Secretary of the Navy Toucey orders Conover to direct the U.S.S. "Dale" to "proceed to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N.H." Marked "Duplicate" at top of page. Written at the "Navy Department."
GLC00722.48
January 10, 1855
Irving, Levin H., fl. 1855
Thanking the officers of the "Dale" for help acquiring "a situation," thanks to "a friendly recommendation." Irving, according to the docket, was a sailmaker. Docket may be in McBlair's hand. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale," at sea.
GLC00722.67
November 28, 1863
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
to Joseph Knight
Informs Knight that he has "no autograph of the revered Wilberforce to send" but will instead send "one of George Thompson, whose long continued and wonderfully efficient labors in the cause of freedom and humanity you so fittingly eulogise."
GLC00680.02
December 4, 1823
Marshall, John, 1755-1835
to Joseph Gales, Jr.
Requests pamphlet containing the transactions of the great convention, and asks to become a subscriber to Gales' paper. Brings up political news.
GLC00496.271
19 August 1844
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
General Order no. 17, re: Texas question and possibility of more service
Docketed. Directed to the African Squadron; received on Oct. 19.
GLC00896
4 December 1847
to Joseph Ricketson
Accepts Ricketson's invitation to lecture before the New Bedford Lyceum, if his health permits. Exclaims, "Would that U could be an attendant at your anti-slavery meetings, to be held to-day and to-morrow in your place!" Notes that his friend, the...
GLC02448.06
30 Jaunary 1835
Lovejoy, Elijah P., 1802-1837
to John Mason Peck
Lovejoy, an abolitionist, writes to Peck, a reverend in St. Louis. Requests Peck to stop sending copies of the "Pioneer," a paper containing criticism of Lovejoy. Docket is faded.
GLC02448.08
29 August 1789
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Henry Knox
Countersigned by Henry Knox. Instructs Knox regarding his conduct (notes that the principles imparted are to remain secret). Indicates that the Government of the United States are determined that their administration of Indian Affairs shall be...
GLC02437.09398
1839
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
Remarks on the slavery question, in a letter to Jonathan Phillips Esq.
Attacks colonizationists like Senator Henry Clay, "who dream of removing slavery by the process of draining it off to another country; a process about as reasonable as that of draining the Atlantic." He also argues that colonization confirms racial...
GLC00267.052
1889
Stroyer, Jacob, 1849-1908
My life in the south.
Biography of Stroyer, an freedman raised on a plantation in South Carolina and freed in 1864 by the Emancipation Proclamation. Stroyer was minister of the African Methodist Episcopal church in Salem. The introduction contains letters of support for...
GLC00267.083
1859
Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868
Boston Courier report of the Union Meeting in Faneuil Hall
Speeches and letters condemning John Brown and his raid, and preaching an end to sectionalism. Prints speeches given by Massachusetts governor Levi Lincoln, Edward Everett and Caleb Cushing during a meeting in Boston. Also contains related letters...
GLC00267.209
1892
DuBose, John Witherspoon, fl. 1892
The life and times of William Lowndes Yancey
GLC00267.217
1854
Smith, Truman, 1791-1884
Speech of the Hon. Truman Smith, of Connecticut, on the Nebraska question. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 10 and 11, 1854.
Printed by John T. and Lem. Towers. Original blue wrapper. "I have sometimes thought... that the North is in danger of being sold out, and that we are to be reduced to servitude. I can hardly believe we are in much danger. It is proper however...
GLC00267.381
1832
United States. Census Office. 5th census, 1830
Abstract of the returns of the fifth census, showing the number of free people, the number of slaves...
Title continues "...the federal or representative number, and the aggregate of each county of each state of the United States." 22nd Congress, 1st session, Doc no. 263. Printed by Duff Green, Washington, D.C.
GLC00267.008
October 16, 1822
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
to Joseph Gales, Jr. and William W. Seaton
Letter to the publishers of the "Annals of Congress: Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States" regarding his finances. Says he will pay them as soon as the "account for adjustment" he has before the "2nd & 3rd Auditor" is approved...
GLC00496.032
November 30, 1796
Smith, Melancton, 1744-1798
to Samuel Holten
Smith is attempting to reestablish his acquaintance with Holten to get information on the presidential race in Massachusetts. Smith is worried that electors in New England, under the influence of Alexander Hamilton, will give their votes to Thomas...
GLC02471.37
1775/08/04
Trumbull, Joseph, fl. 1775
Payment for and storage of molasses
[Continental Congress members]
GLC02471.41
circa 1867
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868
to Malcolm Towndsend
Alexander C. Hunt, the Governor of Colorado, writes to Malcolm Towndsend in response to Towndsend's request for General Carson's signature. Hunt states that due to the fragile state of Carson's health, Carson is only able to sign his name.
GLC02475.03
19 October 1798
Jay, John, 1745-1829
to Daniel Hale
Asks Secretary of State Hale to prepare a pardon for Jacobus J. Low. Low had been convicted in Ulster County of receiving two barrels of stolen flour, and sentenced to pay a $50 fine and serve 4 months in jail. Written by Jay as Governor of New...
GLC02482
4 February 1847
Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865
to James A. Briggs
Ohio Senator Corwin informs Briggs that he showed Mr. W. an article in the Cleveland, Ohio newspaper, The Plain Dealer. Refers to an enclosed note from Mr. W. (not included). Informs Briggs that debate regarding the "3 Million Appropriation Bill"...
GLC02505.11
May 3, 1802
Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815
to Thomas Willing
Writes to the President of the Bank of the United States about details involving payment for a house.
GLC02505.21
20 June 1824
Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876
to Samuel Stevens
Maryland State Senator Johnson recommends Mr. Kell (possibly Thomas Kell) for the position of Attorney General of Maryland to Maryland Governor Stevens.
GLC02505.26
1836/12/20
[Texas rail road, navigation, and banking company share certificate]
Printed bank document issued to James Collinsworth and cosigned by B. J. Archer, Collinsworth, J. Henderson and T. McKinney. Features printed border.
GLC02565
1767/09/10
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780
[Order to sheriffs, deputies & constables to arrest Asten for murdering Indians]
Signed as Chief Justice of Massachusetts, with the last paragraph in his hand. Orders to find and arrest Daniel Asten and Francis Douglass as "the Perpetrators of the murder and robbery," against certain Indians. In the document Asten's name is...
GLC03002.05
1690/05/24
Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728
An account of the livestock brought from Tashkanik for fear of Indians
Copy of item GLC03107.01.00169. Docketed on verso.
GLC03107.00170
1890/07/30
Bushyhead, Dennis W., 1826-1898
to Jesse Cochran re: question of Indian allotments, actions of Cherokee Council
Also discusses the desires of the Delawares and Shawnees for allotments and his desire to remove disagreements in policy from the courts.
GLC03098
29 June 1850
Shields, James, 1806-1879
to John Chathen
Shields writes as a U.S. Senator from Illinois to Chathen at Jacksonville, Illinois. Argues that Henry Clay opposes the extension of slavery and is no more a pro-slavery man than Thomas Hart Benton (both Clay and Benton were U.S. Senators). Also...
GLC03170
1790/05/15
Barton, Lewis, fl. 1790
Account of Robert Livingston, Jr.
The account began 20 April 1784, and includes charges for "doctoring" Robert, Jr.'s enslaved people. Docketed on verso. Written at the Manor of Livingston.
GLC03107.03544
1795/02/15
to James Jameson re: the Dismal Swamp Land Co. and profits from slave labor
Responding to Jameson's call for $80 (on behalf of his deceased uncle), Washington writes that he had hoped to see profits from the company since the elder Jameson had the money in his own hands. He notes in passing that the profits would have been...
GLC02793.003
1906/11/06
Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912
to Mr. French re: relative to Mr. French's party loyalty
Written on stationery of the House of Representatives. Thanks French for being "at the polls today" and concludes "Your Party loyalty has stood the test always...." [vice presidents]. See photograph of James Sherman in GLC02512.11.02.
GLC02512.11.01
1846/09/12
Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864
to Robert J. Walker re: actions which he feels will sustain the tariff of 1846
[vice presidents]
GLC02512.02
1830/05/25
Official copy, permitting Hugh Witt to get land & settle in Texas (in Spanish)
Written in Spanish, signed for Austin by Samuel May Williams. Streeter, Texas 9.
GLC02930
1824/08/11
Land deed to John Cooke & Isaac Hughes (cosigned by others) (in Spanish)
One of the earliest surviving documents from San Felipe de Austin. Also signed by the Baron de Bastrop, John Austin and Samuel May Williams. Written in Spanish. Grantee's copy.
GLC02931
1824/08/28
Memorandum re: purchase of land by Elijah Roark
GLC02932
1833/04/29
Ogden, Thomas L., fl. 1833
New Arkansas & Texas Land Co. grant to Sylvester Davis (cos. Jackson & Curtis)
Numbered 3895. Cosigned by Daniel Jackson and Edward Curtis. Streeter, Texas Rev. 1138.1.
GLC02933
1849/09/03
Land grant [1840] to Levi Jones & Edward Hall of 18215 acres on Galveston Island
Certified copy signed by George W. Smyth as Land Office Commissioner.
GLC02939
12 April 1796
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
[Expense account for Schuyler's work as an Indian agent from 12 April 1795 - 9 November 1795]
Lists monies due from the State of New York to Schuyler, "one of the agents appointed by the Act, intitled, an Act for the better support of the Oneida, Onondaga and Cayuga Indians, and for Other purposes therein mentioned." Lists various actions...
GLC03543
6 August 1797
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
to Joseph Brant
Introduces his son, Thomas Morris, and asks Brant to help negotiate the purchase of land owned by the Seneca Indians
GLC03731
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