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01 July 1881
Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)
Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield / Mar. 4, 1881 [inscribed to Mrs. Blaine]
Inscribed to Mrs. Blaine by Garfield the day before he was shot by Guiteau.
GLC03558
28 April 1883
Morgan, John T. (fl. 1883)
to E. D. Goodwin re: his vehement opposition to new tariff
Written as Senator from Alabama. John Tyler Morgan argues against organized labor's support for a high protective tariff.
GLC03577
23 May 1898
Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907)
[Subpoena for John G. Walker to appear before the General Court in the case of A. G. Menocal]
Partially printed document signed by C.H. Lauetler as Judge Advocate. Co-signed by Secretary of the Navy, John D. Long, marking that the document was approved by the Navy Department on 27 May 1898. Summons Walker before a General Court at the Navy...
GLC03804.26
28 July 1898
Long, John Davis (1838-1915)
to John G. Walker
Typed letter on Navy Department stationery. Signed by Long as Secretary of the Navy. Written to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Orders him to report immediately by letter to the Secretary of War for duty "as a Naval Member of a Board organized for...
GLC03804.27
19 August 1898
Allen, Charles Herbert (1848-1934)
Typed letter on office letterhead of the Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. Written by Allen as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (on the letter his title is noted as "Acting Secretary") to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Asks him to go to...
GLC03804.28
3 September 1898
Typed letter on office letterhead of the Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. Written by Allen as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (on the letter his title is noted as "Acting Secretary") to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Asks Walker to proceed to...
GLC03804.29
30 March 1899
Typed letter on office letterhead of the Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. Written by Allen as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (on the letter his title is noted as "Acting Secretary") to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Says he is to regard...
GLC03804.33
4 August 1899
Adee, Alvey Augustus (1842-1924)
to the Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States
A typed form letter written on the letterhead of the Department of State. Written by Acting Secretary of State Adee to various diplomats and consular officers. Introduces retired Rear Admiral John G. Walker as President of the Isthmian Canal...
GLC03804.35
30 December 1899
Hay, John (1838-1905)
Typed letter on Department of State letterhead signed by Hay as Secretary of State. Written to retired Rear Admiral Walker as President of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Says that President McKinley wants Senator George Peabody Wetmore's son to...
GLC03804.36
24 June 1880
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893)
[Order to Secretary of State to accredit James Longstreet as Minister to Ottoman Empire]
President Hayes orders Secretary of State William M. Evarts "to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to envelope containing letter accrediting James Longstreet as Minister President to the Ottoman Empire." Longstreet, a prominent...
GLC03843
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