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1777/06/17
Kitchin, Thomas, fl. 1750-1777
British dominions in America agreeable to the treaty of 1763...
With hand-colored outlines. Depicts the east coast of North America from New Foundland to Florida. Printed by Dury.
GLC05713
January 1883
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
to unknown
Sends his autograph to an unknown recipient with a quotation: "What does it imply? The Mongolian, the Hebrew, the African, the least aggressive and sanguinary of men, why are the most hated and persecuted by Christian nations?"
GLC05716
1880/04
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
to Nahum Capen re: Grant's presidential campaign
Written in purple ink and signed (for her husband) by Varina Davis. "With all his stupidity, neglect of his duties and abuse of his trust... the case must be hopeless. [...] God forbade war to coerce the seceding tribes (of Israel) to return. "
GLC05719
24 April 1834
Whittier, John G., 1807-1892
to Samuel J. May
Whittier writes to May, an ardent abolitionist: "Until connected with the Cause of Anti-Slavery I never knew what friendship was... engaged in this holy cause of Truth & Love, I have found high & pure hearts beating in perfect unison... No matter...
GLC05720
22 July 1851
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
to Thomas Robinson Hazard
Clay writes from Ashland, his estate, to Hazard, the noted reformer. Declines an invitation to visit Hazard in Rhode Island, relating that he will not be able to leave home this summer due to ill health. Also due to his health, this letter is...
GLC05721
May 1961
Bernot, Rafael A., fl. 1961
Project for the economical development of Mexico and Latin America
Co-authored with Renan E. Perez Rivero. Published in Mexico City, Mexico in May 1961. President John F. Kennedy signed a note "For Jim," using his personal stationary, which is pasted at the front of the binder. Items contained in green leather...
GLC05723
15 March 1798
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
[Endorsement on promissory note of $5,000 from John Nicholson]
Signed by Morris on verso and dated 15 March 1798. Original note signed by John Nicholson, Morris's business partner, on 15 March 1795 promising to pay Morris $5000 in three years. Endorsement on verso of original note dated 1 March 1797 signed by...
GLC05724.01
17 March 1798
Diehl, Nicholas, Jr., fl. 1798
[Notice of attempt to collect payment from John Nicholson]
Printed and manuscript document. Partially printed form on first page stating that Diehl, a Notary Public for Pennsylvania, at the request of James Warrington, went to collect payment of a promissory note of John Nicholson, but found the business...
GLC05724.02
1810/11/19
Clymer, George, 1739-1813
to Henry Clymer
Follows a letter to his son about his business affairs (not included) because he found himself with extra paper. Compliments a studious young woman named Eliza, possibly of some relation to them. Praises a discourse by Joseph Hopkinson, the author...
GLC05725
16 February 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to Ethan A. Hitchcock
Writes to Major General Hitchcock about exchanging prisoners. Believes that prisoners not wanting to return to Confederate service should be exchanged first. "Those who preferred Northern prisons to a return to the rebel service were invited to...
GLC05727
3 December 1870
Lee, Mary Custis, 1808-1873
to Colonel Marshall
Possibly to Colonel Charles Marshall, Lee's aide during the Civil War. Mary writes "to collect some incidents in the early life of my husband." States she is "too feeble and unwell to do the subject justice" and asks him to correct errors in dates...
GLC05728
5 July 1777
Clift, Samuel, fl. 1777
to Isaac Gallup
Reports "The enemy have all mov'd on Staten Island." Also "John Murry was executed here last Tuesday for deserting and Inlisting several times," and others are sentenced to die for the same crime. Hopes to be "making our fortunes, this year, as our...
GLC05729
2 December 1864
to George H. Thomas
Grant, commander-in-chief of the United States Army, instructs General Thomas to move out of Nashville, Tennessee, "and force the enemy to retire or fight upon ground of your own choosing." Informs Thomas, commanding the Department of the Cumberland...
GLC05730
1873/12/18-20
Thomas, W. N., fl. 1873
[1873 Army Letters and Telegrams]
The retained copy book record of army officers' letters and telegraphs concerning the affairs of the Twentieth Infantry. Discusses the removal of the Winnebago tribe of Indians, the plan to capture a chief named Big Hawk, and the training and...
GLC05731.01
1865-1866
Dickson, William G., fl. 1861-1866
Letters to Dickson's grandfather [Decimalized .01-.06]
Among other topics, Dickson discusses reconstruction, turpentine and rosin production, post-slavery labor concerns, cholera in Georgia, and his bleak marriage prospects.
GLC05732
25 February 1865
to Philip H. Sheridan
Marked cipher at top and copied on verso. Writes to Major General Sheridan at Winchester, Virginia about General William T. Sherman's movements. "General Sherman's movements will depend on the amount of opposition he meets from the enemy." Feels...
GLC05734
31 January 1881
to W. W. Kimball
Advice to naval officer headed to the Far East.
GLC05736
1839/07/30
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
to Thomas G. Morgan
A detailed personal letter of condolence for the death of Bedford Morgan during the second Seminole War, written to Morgan's brother, Judge Morgan of Baton Rouge, at the insistence of their sister, Ann Gibbes Barker. Explains the circumstances...
GLC05737
26 August 1862
on George W. Randolph
Davis's endorsement, written on blank leaf of Secretary of War Randolph's letter, discusses doing justice to General John B. Magruder and the recommendation that he be given a command in the Trans-Mississippi Department. Randolph's letter (the first...
GLC05740
7 May 1855
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
to Robert Tyler
Written to his son. Attacks the racial and religious prejudices of the Know-Nothing Party, stating, "a secret society whose only avowed object is religious persecution, cannot endure." Mentions John Selden, Law, Colonel May, and Vanderbilt. He does...
GLC05741
1839-1856
Bowen, John T., fl. 1801-1856
[Color lithograph of Red Jacket, a Seneca chief wearing the Presidential Peace Medal.]
Date estimated by years Bowen worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Collateral to GLC05742.01.
GLC05742.02
17 April 1865
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
to Mrs. Schoolcraft
Fears that President Johnson "will not feel as much kindness toward the South." Also, plans to meet to debate slavery. The letter was written three days after President Lincoln's assassination.
GLC05743
5 August 1861
Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878
to William Joseph Hardee
Confederate Brigadier General Pillow informs General Hardee that a courier he formerly sent had been captured and taken as a prisoner, thus previous messages intended for Hardee and General McCulloch (possibly Ben McCulloch) had not been transmitted...
GLC05744
14 May 1843
to Roger Jones
Writes to the Adjutant General of the Army about plans for an expedition to Oklahoma between the Santa Fe trail and the Red River, to be led by Colonel Davenport. Hopes to obtain "valuable information in regard to a district of country but...
GLC05746
November 7, 1864
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to Edward Richard Sprigg Canby
Written in the clerical hand of C. Christensen, Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General of the Military Division of West Mississippi. Marked as a true copy. "Cipher" is written at the top. Sherman, commander of the Military Division of...
GLC05747
10 May 1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
to John Greenleaf Whittier
Garrison replies to a letter from Whittier, the Quaker poet and abolitionist. Discusses the deaths of other abolitionists. Whittier had informed Garrison of the death of Captain Jonathan Walker, a fellow abolitionist. Laments Walker's death...
GLC05748
11 February 1786
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818
to [Thomas Jefferson]
Regrets that Colonel Humphries will be leaving Monday because her admiration for him and their friendship has grown over his stay. She believes that the two American Secretaries of Legation are worthy of more distinguished stations because "in Europe...
GLC05749
June 28, 1863
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876
to Robert E. Lee
Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General, writes to Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. Referring to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, writes "Whilst with the President last night I recd your letter of the 23rd inst." Relates that...
GLC05751
December 31, 1861
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
to Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
General Johnston writes to General Beauregard, commander of the Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. Writes "Is the W. arts near enough to Weir's house to be concerned in pulling to pieces the out houses? I heard thro' Major Boyle that...
GLC05752
1799/12/05
Goorich, Elizur, fl. 1799-1809
to Stephen Twining re: lawsuit, business
Possibly on business related to Yale's President Dwight?
GLC05754.01
1800/04
to Stephen Twining re: dismissal of Secretary of State
Dated Tuesday morning. Date inferred from recipient's docket. "We were yesterday morning astonished by the dismissal of the Secretary of State. It has been long known that there was not union in the Cabinet."
GLC05754.03
1800/04/04
to Stephen Twining re: treaty talks between the United States and France
GLC05754.04
1800/11/07
to Stephen Twining re: finances
GLC05754.14
1809/09/08
Document empowering Stephen Twining & Peter Tomlinson to administer estate
Printed document signed as Justice of the Peace for the estate of Russel Tomlinson. Clerk's docket on verso.
GLC05754.15
1900-1902
Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902
[Collections of 129 items concerning the Alaska gold rush] [decimalized]
Writes to his wife Clara about his experiences during the Alaska gold rush, many of the letters from Nome.
GLC05755
1878-1899
Mormon Church archive of 72 letters & documents re: church court proceedings [decimalized]
156 letters and documents plus 14 bound notebooks containing minutes of the high council meetings of Weber Stake, North Ogden, Utah. Regarding Mormons tried for apostasy, attending a house of ill fame; criticizing Brigham Young and Joseph Smith and...
GLC05756
1842-1843
Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854
Thomas Dorr papers, relating to Dorr's rebellion [decimalized]
GLC05757
circa 16 June 1842
The People's Constitution
Editorial by Governor Dorr maintaining the importance of supporting the People's Constitution in Rhode Island, even though they failed to take the arsenal on 18 May 1842. Argues that any state would defend itself and its constitution if they were...
GLC05757.01
15 June 1842
to Mr. Miller
Encloses his editorial entitled "The People's Constitution" (see GLC05757.01) and requests that they print it on Friday. Ends with patriotic fervor: "But every man must be true to the Constitution. There must be no compromise." A note at the...
GLC05757.02
25 June 1842
to Millard, Low, & Miller
Governor Dorr encloses a proclamation and general order (see GLC05757.04 and GLC05757.05) to be published "without delay" in the Daily Express, the Herald, or some other paper. Rejects the insinuation in an editorial in the Express that he might...
GLC05757.03
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. A Proclamation by the Governor of the Same.
Governor Dorr sent this proclamation with a letter (see GLC05757.03) to Millard, Low, & Miller, publishers of the Daily Express. Instructs the General Assembly to meet at Gloucester, Rhode Island, on 4 July 1842 instead of at Providence. Also...
GLC05757.04
General Orders
Governor Dorr sent this order with a letter (see GLC05757.03) to Millard, Low, & Miller, publishers of the Daily Express. Orders the mobilization of volunteer forces. "It has become the duty of all our citizenship who believe that the People are...
GLC05757.05
27 August 1842
Simons, William, 1785-1845
Republican Herald--Extra. Governor Morton's Letter.
An extra from a Rhode Island newspaper, published by Simons, that prints a letter from the former governor of Massachusetts, Marcus Morton. Morton declares that the circumstances in Rhode Island (relating to the Dorr Rebellion) are of national...
GLC05757.06
1842
[Thomas Dorr's response to Whig accusations during the Dorr Rebellion]
Written in the third person and signed "Gov. Dorr" at the top of the page. Responds to accusations in Whig newspapers that he is "one of the most pusillanimous cowards in existence" and is "about to descend upon Rhode Island with a military force."...
GLC05757.07
6 December 1842
New Hampshire legislators
to Thomas W. Dorr
The 141 undersigned Democratic Republican members of the New Hampshire legislature (including Franklin Pierce) and other citizens convey their support for Rhode Island's illegitimate Governor Dorr: "We think that the principles for which you have...
GLC05757.08
7 December 1842
to Moses Norris, Jr., Thomas Chandler, Reuben Davis, Franklin Pierce, Nathan Felton, and Samuel Swasey, & others
Responds to a letter from 141 Democratic Republican members of the New Hampshire legislature and citizenry (see GLC05757.08). Thanks them for their support and accepts their invitation to speak about Rhode Island's citizen's thwarted attempt to...
GLC05757.09
14 April 1843
to H. H. Carroll
Discusses New Hampshire politics. Provides a long analysis of political events in Rhode Island, including a recent setback to the "People's cause," the possibility of registering voters, and holding a democratic convention to nominate Martin Van...
GLC05757.10
22 March 1699
Randolph, Edward, fl. 1699
to William Blathwayt
Reports that Cutler, an adventurer, is in Charleston seeking information on mines of precious metals in the province. Cutler claims he has a commission from the king to search for mines, but Randolph doubts that Cutler has a commission and that...
GLC05758.01
1 March 1699
Moore, James, fl. 1699
to Edward Randolph
Replies to Surveyor General of Customs for North America Randolph's inquiry about precious metals. Describes an expedition he undertook in 1690 to the Appalachian mountains. Argues that there may indeed be precious minerals there. Mentions Colonel...
GLC05758.02
April 1862
[Field map made prior to the Civil War battles of Shiloh and Corinth]
This document is a manuscript map that shows major roads from Corinth to the Tennessee River, houses and their inhabitants, and occasionally their sympathies along the route. It also includes other topographical features. Drawn in pencil and brown...
GLC05759
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