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1906/12/07
Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)
to: Sam Chapman
Cousin Alice's visit to Covington, Va.; speculation about the Robertson family (from San Francisco); work on his book Stuart's Calvary in the Gettysburg Campaign.
GLC03921.20
1913/11/09
voted for Henry Stuart; ride in an automobile with Mrs. Julie Keith; plans to travel to Baltimore.
GLC03921.41
3 December 1807
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to Henry Voigt
Commissions Voight to make him a gold watch for his granddaughter.
GLC03941
16 December 1856
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)
to Silas Ketchum
Senator Sumner informs Ketchum, "Of course, I cannot identify the child to which you refer. There was a little girl quite white, a slave in Washington, whose freedom was purchased through my agency, & afterwards sent to Boston, where I presume she...
GLC03980
1841/03/18
Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870)
to John MacKay re: birth of daughter Agnes, engineer business, officers marrying
Paper is overall darkened. With integral address panel on p. 4 (Lee has written on all panels which would have been folded out of view. Talks about Congress, General Winfield Scott, etc.
GLC03989
1780/09/06
Washington, George (1732-1799)
Pass for Elizabeth De Lancey, Ann De Lancey, & Henry Izard [B. Arnold related]
GLC04010
28 September 1861
McClellan, George Brinton (1826-1885)
to Miss [Gray?] Washington
To the sister of a Union soldier, stating that her brother desires "to see more active service," and that McClellan is feels "We need the service of all such officers." Written on Army of the Potomac stationary.
GLC04037
1844/01/21
Jones, Anson (1798-1858)
to N. P. Norton re: Republic of Texas politics, veto of bill to move capitol
The bill would have moved the capitol from Washington-on-Brazos to Austin. Jones also asks Norton if the wife of his slave William can be sold to him.
GLC04106
1863/10/22
Smith, John M.
to Elizabeth Smith
He found her husband's body and has sent it home by express. He warns her not to open the coffin because the body is "in an advanced state of decomposition."
GLC04189.58
1843-1848
Moore, John (1826-1907)
[Collection of John B. Moore letters] [Decimalized .01- .30]
This collection of letters was written while John B. Moore taught school in Louisiana and Alabama. Eighteen letters are from John to his sister Mary Moore (2-3, 6-7, 9-11, 15-18, 20-22, 25-27, 29); three letters have notes to both Mary and brother...
GLC04191
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