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13 February 1945
Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988)
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe writes that Spring is in the air. He watched the French people dressed up for Mardi Gras, and saw a Bob Hope movie.
GLC09414.1701
16 February 1945
Moe went to see "Song of Bernadette," which he liked very much. He attended the company party and met some ladies who have a friend in Brooklyn. He asks Sylvia to investigate this friend.
GLC09414.1704
26 December 1786
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to Henry Knox
Lamenting Shays' Rebellion, writes "I feel, my dear Genl. Knox, infinitely more than I can express to you, for the disorders which have arisen in these States. Good God! who besides a tory could have foreseen, or a Briton predicted them!" Alludes to...
GLC02437.09409
21 May 1779
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
to William Knox
Recaps a letter he recently sent to William, in which he urged William to sail directly to Amsterdam instead of stopping in France. Mentions letters of introduction he previously sent for William's voyage to Europe, noting he will also ask the Baron...
GLC02437.00763
28 August 1783
Lillie, John (1755-1801)
[Provision return]
Return for two men in George Washington's barge. Docket signed by Jesse [Rice].
GLC02437.02439
23 July 1781
Pendleton, Edmund (1721-1803)
to James Madison re: his return home, British activities
Return home after his trip to western Virginia, British activities in Virginia, news from the Carolinas. Also mentions: Military rumors, Portsmouth (Va.), Petersburg (Va.), Augusta (Ga.) [?], Gen. Greene, Lord Rawden, Spanish Fleet, St. Augustine...
GLC00099.073
1945/04/16
Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972)
First address to Congress re: death of Roosevelt and his legacy in Europe
"The Laws of God and Man have been violated and the guilty must not go unpunished." Typed document reproduced by an offset process. Signed on page 4.
GLC07529
25 January 1783
Banks, John (fl. 1783)
[Request for provisions]
Request for a week's worth of provisions for one man detached from the core of Invalides. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed (with an "X") by Joseph Freeman.
GLC02437.01860
1 March 1783
[Request for rations]
Request for a week's worth of provisions for a man of the Core of the Invalides. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed (with an X) by Joseph Freeman.
GLC02437.01968
9 March 1783 circa
Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794)
[Army rations issued to Engineer's Department]
Document specifying the number of persons, days, and rations issued for the engineers at West Point from 1 March to 8 March. A total of 16 persons (from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Connecticut Regiments and the 3rd Artillery - as well as 1 hired mason)...
GLC02437.01991
12 June - 1 July 1783
Nicola, Lewis (1717-1807)
[Army Rations issued]
Three part document. First portion issues rations to a soldier in the Invalides regiment. Signed Lewis Nicola, Constitution Island, New York 12 June 1783. Second and third portions on the verso signed by David Hillyer and Samuel Shaw respectively...
GLC02437.02159
25 August 1776
Knox, William (1756-1795)
to Lucy Knox
Discusses why he did not introduce two of Lucy's acquaintances, Mr. Livingston and Mr. King, to the ladies Lucy mentioned. Indicates that any enemy ship in the bay is seizing every ship that comes near.
GLC02437.00426
2 July 1781
Barras, Paul, vicomte de (1755-1829)
[Certificate of pay] [In French]
Certificate to pay Jonathan Winship. Appears to be signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], Major of the Squadron under Barras. On verso, Winship signs, transferring the money to Joseph Gowen. Gowen signs, transferring the money to William...
GLC02437.01007
19 October 1781
Smith, John (d.1837)
Return of ordnance ammunition & stores at Glo'ster Point
Signed by Lieutenant Smith, commanding Royal Artillery Glocester.
GLC02437.10496
22 February 1783
Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785)
Return of coulours & oil wanting for the garrison at West Point
Patten signs as Captain of Artificers. Lists numbers of carriages, pounds of white lead, pounds of blacking ground in oil, pounds of "read" lead, and gallons of oil.
GLC02437.10099
18 June 1787
to [Henry Knox]
Addressee inferred from content. Informs Henry about the health of his children, particularly a daughter who had been ill but is now healthy (see GLC02437.03585), as are Henry's other children. Imagines that Henry's stay at the [Constitutional]...
GLC02437.03586
20 January 1788
Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)
Discusses the debt of Mr. Swan, possibly Colonel James Swan. Gives details of the Massachusetts ratifying convention, noting that "the printers are allow'd seats in the house for the purpose of taking down and publishing the debates from day to day...
GLC02437.03767
3 October 1786
to Samuel Holden Parsons
Writes a brief note to General Parsons regarding the recent end of Shays' Rebellion and also the likelihood that the "Malcontents" might want to raid the stores at Springfield. Hopes that he can rely on the "late officers of the Continental Army"...
GLC02437.03307
[28 May] 1953
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
to Rose Russell [in German]
Signed with initials. Speaks about the spirit of the Constitution and the Fifth Amendment during the McCarthy hearings and argues that "it is a misuse of congressional immunity to carry out practices which rightly belong to the competence of the...
GLC05322
February 1798
Trumbull, John (1756-1843)
The Battle of Bunker's Hill
After the painting of John Trumbull. Engraving by Johann Gottfried von Muller. Published by A.C. de Poggi, in London.
GLC06579
27 July 1776
Silliman, Gold Selleck
to his son
Destruction of statue of King George III in NYC. In part: "I went toward the Fort and there I saw his Majesty and his Horse, tumbled Headlong down on the Ground." Silliman also writes about "a Mighty Fleet of Ships our Enemies have got" off Staten...
GLC07480.01
1763/05/19
Bollan, William (fl. 1750-1763)
to George Grenville re: illicit trade in America, Holland, and other ports
GLC07654.03
[1764]
Bernard, Francis (1712-1779)
Principles of Law & Policy applied to British Colonies in America
GLC07654.04
3 October 1764
Temple, John
to George Grenville re: improprieties in collecting taxes in Colonies
GLC07654.05
1765 ca.
Grenville, George
List of undischarged taxes from the Colonies
GLC07654.07
1764/12/11-1765/12/17
Notes from Treasury Council meetings
GLC07654.16
1766/03 ca.
Considerations continued no. 2
Discussion of the plausibility of a "drawback," or export tariff on goods before they left England so that the final price in the colonies would be slightly higher but a tax would not be added on in the colonies, in an effort to lessen opposition to...
GLC07654.21
[1766]/12/29
Massachusetts. House of Representatives
An act for granting compensation to the sufferers . . .
GLC07654.26
1767/02/02
Address of House of Representatives to Governor Bernard re: charter rights
GLC07654.27
1767/05/05 ca.
Rhode Island. Assembly
Account of proceedings . . . on the affair of compensation
GLC07654.29
1767/05/11
Rockingham, Marquis of
to Joseph Harrison re: dissatisfaction with Massachusetts Assembly
GLC07654.31
1768/01/29
Colden, Cadwallader (1688-1776)
to George Grenville re: update of Assembly proceeding against Colden
GLC07654.36
1768/02/11
Copy of a circular letter to colonial governments re: taxes imposed on colonies
GLC07654.37
1768/10/22
GLC07654.38
1768/10/28
Saville, George
to Dr. Thomas Moffatt re: anti-British sentiments in the Colonies
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GLC07654.39
1769/01/06
to George Grenville re: Colden's vindication in the Assembly
GLC07654.40
22 October 1917
Coughlin, J.E. (fl. 1917)
to Joseph D. Coughlin
Thanks his father for the money he sent. Writes that he must keep his letter short as there are impromptu boxing matches in his barracks. Promises to send his military pictures. Written on Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association letterhead...
GLC07810.009
3 January 1919
Tuell, Porter E. (fl. 1918-1919)
to Hazel Reese
Thanks Hazel for the letter that lifted him from the depths of despair. Hopes she has received his letters. Discusses his daily activities, school and the furlough he will soon receive. Describes his Christmas. Puts her mind at ease regarding the...
GLC07810.096
1795
Barlow, Joel (fl. 1787-1812)
List of expenses for materials for US Consul at Algiers, including gifts.
The list of expenses includes watches, rings and fabrics probably used to secure the release of prisoners and halt pirate attacks.
GLC07284
3 September 1795
O'Brien, Richard (fl. 1795)
Narative of the procedings of Joseph Doneldson esq. the agent of the United States
GLC07937.02.02
1 February 1794
Tyan, Otto Esq.
To Captain John Burnham
Includes a copied letter from Henry Thompson, on back of letter
GLC07937.02.04
15 June 1796
A.W.
GLC07937.02.05
1793
Duff, James (fl. 1793)
to Captain John Burnham
to Captain John Burnham, the first page is a copy of a previous letter
GLC07937.06
to Captain John Burnham,
GLC07937.07
1929-1945
Weiner, Pepi (fl. 1905-2000)
to Mom and Pop (Moe's parents)
Pepi writes that Willie is probably going to Panama, but she is worried about the store they own, and does not want to leave it. She sends 10 dollars, and invites her parents over.
GLC09414.1696
1944
United States. Public Health Service. Division of Nurse Education.
Be a cadet nurse
Image by Jon Whitcomb. NE Poster #3. Government Printing Office # O-599074. Color poster of two women in cadet nurse uniforms. The woman on the left wears a military-style uniform with blue jacket and cap. The woman on the right wears a white nurse...
GLC09520.04
25 May 1943
Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008)
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Written at 2:30 PM. Sylvia encloses a clipping with her photo that is part of the news put out by SCMWA [State, County and Municipal Workers of America]. Talks about playing "Rosie the Riviter." Said she is going to be involved in directing another...
GLC09414.0044
31 January 1782
Written by Major Shaw, formerly Knox's aide-de-camp, to Brigadier General Knox. Reports that his brother arrived safely in France after a 23 day voyage. Says his brother's ship was the first to arrive with news of Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown. It...
GLC02437.01346
25 September 1786
Humphreys, David (1752-1818)
Colonel David Humphreys, who has been elected to the Connecticut Legislature, writes to Knox about his opinions about the state militia. Wants to obtain a copy of the report he wrote for Congress on the subject. Would like his opinions in order to...
GLC02437.03302
28 June - 23 July 1778
Ellery, William (1727-1820)
[Journal of William Ellery's journey from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts]
Discusses his travels through Eastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Princeton, New Jersey, southern New York State, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, and Massachusettes. Describes the defeat of Sir Henry Clinton at the Battle of Monmouth and...
GLC00107.03
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