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22 July 1773
Brown, Christopher, fl. 1772-1774
to Henry Knox
Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00085
26 July 1773
McClure, David, 1748-1820
Announces his arrival in Philadelphia after a "long Excursion into the Wilderness." Explains plans to travel back to New England. He expects to arrive in Boston in October. Has just heard of the passing of his friend, Mr. Wheaton, and comments...
GLC02437.00086
6 August 1773
Vinall, John, 1736-1823
Expresses interest in buying a set of globes that were sent to Knox by mistake. Vinall taught mathematics and writing in Boston.
GLC02437.00087
27 July 1773
Murray, John, 1742-1793
Expresses some displeasure with Knox's service, but since Murray was able to correct the problem, he has decided to place a new order for books. Also asks where he can reach the Reverend David M'Clure, who was then returning from missionary work...
GLC02437.00088
7 August 1773
McDaniell, Jacob, fl. 1773
Sends a payment and apologizes for the tardiness of its mailing.
GLC02437.00089
3 September 1773
Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. A note attached to the bottom indicates that the cargo was received on board the Beaver, under Captain [Jethro] Coffin. Longman was a London...
GLC02437.00090
4 October 1773
Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Also comments on the progress of other shipments. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00091
5 October 1773
Lee, Michael, fl. 1773-1774
Inquires about a book he purchased and has not yet received. Suggests a means of delivery when it comes in.
GLC02437.00092
18 October 1773
Russell, Joseph D., fl. 1773
Requests a copy of Hume's "History of England."
GLC02437.00093
2 November 1773
Reports shipment of publications to Knox from Thomas Longman, with Brown writing on Longman's behalf. Notes that this is the last shipment until after Christmas. Longman was a London bookseller.
GLC02437.00094
13 November 1773
Putnam, James, 1756-1838
to Henry Knox [incomplete]
Discusses a book order and settlement of his account. A note at the bottom addressed to Clark Chandler asks if Chandler has a team going to Boston this week and, if so, asks if he could transport a box. Putnam was among the Massachusetts merchants...
GLC02437.00095
28 January 1840-20 June 1840
Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888
Journal of a Cruise of the United States Sloop of War Decatur
A look at the journey of the USS Decatur, commanded by Henry W. Ogden with a crew of sixteen officers and sailors. Information contained includes a daily account of winds, sea conditions, supplies, charts, bearings, etc. The Decatur sailed from New...
GLC05911.01
1856-1857
Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Portsmouth on the East Indian station. A. H. Foote Esq. commander book I.
Calf cover. As part of the East Indian Squadron, the U.S.S. Portsmouth, under the command of Andrew Hull Foote, was ordered to observe British operations against Canton, China during the Second Opium War (1856-60) and to protect American interests...
GLC05911.02.01
1857-1858
Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Portsmouth on the East India station, A. H. Foote Esqre commander, book III.
Calf cover. Refit at the Norfolk, VA Navy Yard completed on 26 April 1856. Covers U.S. activity in Asia, cruises to Hawaii, Hong Kong, China, attacks on the Barrier Forts and the second visit to Japan by an American ship.
Excerpts:
[21 September...
GLC05911.02.03
1862
Captain's letter book. Reports, letters and orders, U.S. practice ship John Adams.
The John Adams was a training ship for midshipmen at the Naval Academy. As such, the daily orders have many references to extra duties and "watch" dealt out as punishment for minor ("smoking", "for not having hammocks up in time") and more serious (...
GLC05911.03
20 July 1863-15 May 1864
Diary of Lt. Commander Edward Simpson
Diary of captaincy of the "Submarine Battery 'Passaic'". Details attacks upon Charleston, Fort Moultrie and Battery Gregg; inner workings of a Monitor and intraservice rivalries. Quarter calf, marbled boards, pencil loops.
The USS Passaic, one of...
GLC05911.04
20 July 1863-17 August 1864
Letters U.S.S. Passaic S. Atlantic squadron from July 20, 1863 to May 13, 1864 and U.S.S. Isonomia N. Atlantic and Gulf squadron from Augt 17th 1864 to October 11th 1864
Majority of letters written and signed by Simpson, though several are clerically written and signed. Battle action of the Passaic off Charleston and battle reports of the steamer frigate U.S.S. Isonomia off Alabama and Western Florida. Also...
GLC05911.05
19 August 1864-18 November 1864
Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Isonomia no. 1
No. I and II cover the record of the blockade ship Isonomia from the beginning of its service off Wilmington SC in August 1864 to 25 December 1864 when Simpson released command of the vessel. Calf covers.
[30 August] "At daylight, Flag Pond...
GLC05911.06.01
19 November 1864
Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Isonomia, no. II
[24 November] "…a seaman by the name of...
GLC05911.06.02
12 October 1864-1 June 1867
Letterbook of U.S.S. Isonomia East Gulf squadron from Oct 12th 1864 to Dec. 24th 1864 and U.S.S. Mohican N. Pacific squadron from Augt 14th 1866 to June 1st 1867
Majority of letters written and signed by Simpson, though several are clerically written and signed. Attacks on Fort Sumter, engagements with blockade runners and attacks on various gun batteries. Includes two letters regarding deserters of the U.S...
GLC05911.07
18 August 1866-11 August 1867
Abstract journal U.S.S. Mohican N. P. [North Pacific] squadron
Written as commander, details cruises to and from South America. Photograph of the U.S.S. Mohican on p. 1. Hand drawn coastal and harbor charts for northern coast of South America, Panama and Uruguay. Engravings (clipped from magazine, news...
GLC05911.08
6 September 1866-18 August 1868
Remark book. United States stmr "Mohican" & U.S. steamer Mohengo
Commander Simpson details cruises on the Mohican and Mohengo along the coasts of Central and South America and as far west as Hawaii. Log contains mainly observations of weather, position and conditions of the various ports and harbors visited...
GLC05911.09
15 December 1873-30 April 1874
No. 1 Letters, U.S.N.
Correspondence of Captain Simpson.
GLC05911.10
10 February 1874-13 April 1874
No. 3 journal U.S.N.
Log begins aboard the Franklin in Florida Bay. First Rate Captain Simpson was transferred to the Wabash in April 1874.
GLC05911.11
15 December 1873-9 February 1874
Log of the U.S.S. Franklin.
GLC05911.12
July 7 1875-15 November 1875
Captain Simpson's log of the U.S.S. Omaha "2nd Rate" on a cruise from "Panama Bay" [the Gulf of Panama] down the western coast of South America and around the Straits to Valaparaiso, Chile concluding at Callao, Peru.
GLC05911.13
26 June1875-3 May 1876
No. 1 letters U.S.N.
Captain Simpson's correspondence aboard the U.S.S. Powhatan (June 26 - 29, 1875) and the U.S.S. Omaha (July 9, 1875 - May 3, 1876). Original bookmark removed from page 221 to collateral file.
GLC05911.14
31 May 1876-16 July 1877
No. 2 letters. U.S.N .
Captain Simpson's letters from the U.S.S. Omaha cruising off the western coast of Central and South America. Includes two letters from Newport, Rhode Island dated April 1877.
GLC05911.15
14 January 1881-2 March 1886
Letter press book
Commodore Simpson's letterpress book with blotter papers and original correspondence interleaved in chronological order.
GLC05911.16
5 September 1880-31 March 1882
Journal of Edward Simpson, Jr.
Lt. Simpson's personal journal on board the U.S.F.S Richmond in the South Pacific Ocean.
GLC05911.19.01
14 October 1880-25 February 1882
Simpson, Edward Jr., fl. 1880-1882
Navigation note book
Lt. Simpson's navigational logbook aboard the U.S.F.S. Richmond in the South Pacific Ocean. Pages 156 - 180 are a series of question and answer exercises on the theory and practice of navigation. Page 181 contains a series of translation exercises...
GLC05911.19.02
17 September 1894-19 January 1896
[Lieutenant Edward Simpson, Jr.'s personal journal of a voyage on the U.S.S. Concord and the U.S.F.S. Baltimore in the South Pacific].
Written aboard the U.S.S. Concord and the U.S.F.S. Baltimore. Particularly focused around Port Arthur, Japan. U.S.F.S. Baltimore containing 1) 9 October 1894 Nippon, Japan, "S. Ito, Commander-in-chief of H. I. Japanese M.'s United Squadron"...
GLC05911.20
7 December 1860-15 June 1861
Newspaper scrapbook
Clippings from the New York Times, Baltimore Sun and the [ ] Daily Gazette, pasted in a blank account book and indexed on pages A/B - Y/Z. Leather covers with ornamental stamping in brown, red leather label with gilt title "LEDGER" on spine.
GLC05911.21
26 November 1875-15 November 1876
Night order book
Pages one and two are "General Instructions", remainder of the book is Simpson's orders to the night watch on board the U.S.S. Omaha at sea.
GLC05911.22
20 September 1885
French conjugation chart
Written from U.S. Marine Barracks, in Annapolis, Maryland. "Locality being a powerful aid to the Memory . . . to conjugate the verbs... and... the gender of French nouns." Red, blue and yellow "swirl" marbled boards.
GLC05911.23
5 January 1821
Smith, Albert, 1793-1867
to Aaron Hobart
Wishes Hobart a Happy New Year. Mentions that "the noise has not subsided regarding the post offices in Hanson & Pembroke." Also asks him to send a copy of the Intelligencer.
GLC06313.04.089
11 January 1821
Ritchie, William, 1781-1842
Mentions that Mr. Thorndike, who believes Ritchie has influence with Hobart, has requested another ship sent to the Pacific Ocean, for the protection of commerce. Notes that there may be "some danger of increasing our Naval force in that Sea, lest...
GLC06313.04.091
12 January 1821
Discusses matters related to the postal service in Massachusetts. Explains that the roads are blocked with snow and no post rider can deliver the mail through the towns. Referring to the Massachusetts constitutional convention of 1820, he notes that...
GLC06313.04.092
17 January 1821
Peirce, Levi, 1773-1847
Discusses his concern that the Federalists in his town plan to change the name of his post office to Middleborough 4 Corners and asks Hobart to stop it. Also discusses the history of his post office, explains the problems that a name change will...
GLC06313.04.093
20 May 1861 - February 1862
Vance, Zebulon B., 1830-1894
Journal of the secret sessions of North Carolina with other Confederate states.
Record of the state of North Carolina and its relations with other Confederate states starting from the date it seceded from the Union. "Journal of the secret session of the convention of May 20, 1861 called to consider the relations of the State of...
GLC08035
27 February 1811
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
To James McHenry
"Atrocious conduct" of John Adams in dismissing McHenry: Adams became "an open aspostate, and a malignant slanderer of Hamilton."
GLC08036
29 May 1788
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
To the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
A conference with the Penobscot Indians. Signed with initials
GLC08037
27 March 1784
To: Massachusetts delegates in Congress.
Petition on "lands laying to the west of Husdon's River which belong to this common wealth"
GLC08038
28 May 1761
Lewis, Francis, 1713-1803
To Chew
The seizure of a ship's cargo of wine, writing to Mr. Chew of New London to reclaim it: "As you know the general character of the people of that colony I fear that right or wrong they will divide the property between them."
GLC08039
1764
Shorpe, T., fl. 1764
"Establishments of His Majesty's land forces"
British Army "establishments of his Majesty's land forces for the year 1764," includes forces in North America
GLC08040
18 May 1863
Wild, Edward Augustus, 1825-1891
to Sir
"I cannot help feeling that I ought still to help the negroes a great deal, and so aid in settling affairs of the country to a permanent peace level"
GLC08041
22 September 1863
McCook, John J., fl. 1863
The Battle of Chickamauga
11 page letters
GLC08042
08 May 1876
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
To Mikell
An attempt by a confederate colonel to deliver a letter to Abraham Lincoln, which was not answered but "probably prevented the execution of the captives."
GLC08043
29 September 1877
To George Phelan
General Joseph E. Johnston's book: "I know he is malignant and skillful in the supporesis viri et suggestio falsi"
GLC08044
1840
Benjamin, Judah Philip, 1811-1884
Petition
Petition of John Slidell, shows that Charles Timpel has fled to foreign parts.
GLC08045
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