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1818/08/04
Gelar, Jose (fl. 1818)
Petition of freeman wrongly enslaved by Samuel P. Hargrove
"The Petition of Jose Gelar respectfully showeth that he is a native of the Island of Cuba,... and by birth a freeman..."
GLC07609
1815/11/29
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
to William Eustis re: relations with the British (in hand of Louisa Adams)
"...[I]f we intend to hold our right as valid we must be prepared to maintain it by force. Early in the course of the summer, the British Governement determined to maintain and to encrease [sic] their naval armaments on the Canadian Lakes this very...
GLC07615
1839/06/19
Brown, John (1800-1859)
to Mrs. Brown and children re: his homecoming
"I have left no stone unturned to place my affairs in a more settled & comfortable shape, & now should I after all my labour & sacrifice of boddy & mind, be compelled to return a verry poor man, how will my family receive me."
GLC07617
12 August 1830
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834)
to Madame Le Vasseur re: three glorious days in France [in French]
"The great victory of our people...heroism, selflessness, the miracle of these three days are beyond expression." In French.
GLC07618
1859/11/17
to Thomas B. Musgrave re: imprisonment
"I do not feel myself the least degraded by my imprisonment, my chain, or the near prospect of the gallows. Men cannot imprison, or chain, or hang the soul." With engraving, photograph, and collateral paperwork. Per Lee Shepard, Asst. Director for...
GLC07638.01
1859/11/24
Taliaferro, William B.
to "My Darling Wife" re: doubting reported plan to rescue Brown
Written while guarding John Brown in prison.
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1835/02/06
Travis, William B.
to David G. Burnet re: politics in Texas
"Austin has been admitted to Bail. Letters from him & Almonte say he will leave Mexico, intirely liberated, in a short time. The new election for governor, Lt. governor, and members of Congress, will take place here next Monday." Also mentions...
GLC07639
1842 ca.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Landscape watercolor painted by Grant as cadet at West Point
Signed in right hand corner "U.H. Grant". Includes 4 items collateral paperwork.
GLC07641
1818/08/18
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
to Henry Sherburne re: Treaty with the Chickasaw Nation
"Funds have been transmitted you to carry into effect the treaty with the Chickasaw Nation of the 30th of December 1815, and also for the payment of the annuity due them under that treaty for 1817...." Sherburne, a Rhode Island native, was...
GLC07644
16 February 1829 ca.
Draft response to notification of election as President
"I accept the office given me by the free & unbiased suffrage, of a virtuous people, with feelings of the highest gratitude."
GLC07657
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