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1845/04/15
Jones, Anson (1798-1858)
Pardon of R.S. Redmond (c/s Tobias Allen)
Redmond was convicted of horse-stealing. No reason is given for his pardon. Countersigned by Allen as acting Secretary of State.
GLC01860.04
1844/04/13
to M. P. Norton re: politics, being elected President
Written while Secretary of State for the Republic of Texas.
GLC01860.05
1846/05/14
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
Circular letter re: declaration of war on Mexico
Printed letter signed as Secretary of State. This copy was sent to to Seth Sweetser, U.S. Consul at Guayaquil.
GLC01860.18
1840/02/29
Lamar, Mirabeau B. (fl. 1839-1849)
Authorization to Barnard E. Bee to draw $1900 (also signed later by Bee)
Signed as President of the Republic of Texas with blind stamped seal. Countersigned by the Secretary of Treasury, with signed notes of Bee, dated from Washington, Texas, 4/21/1840 and Galveston 12/19/1840, by Hamilton.
GLC01860.19
8 July 1856
Dobbin, James Cochran (1814-1857)
[Commission for Edward R. Archer as a Third Assistant Engineer in the U.S. Navy]
Commission appointing Archer as Third Assistant Engineer in the U.S. Navy as of June 26th 1856.
GLC01896.017
12 July 1856
Welsh, Charles W. (fl. 1850-1856)
[Navy Department orders for Edward Archer]
Request for a signature on Archer's oath of office.
GLC01896.018
26 May 1821
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
to Peter Hagner
Argues that he it is wrong to make him pay for his food and quarters during an previous stay in Washington. Claims costs were supposed to be covered for him during his stay. Written as territorial governor of Florida, to Hagner, third auditor of...
GLC01900
5 December 1829
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
to James William Paige
Appears to be planning for his 12 December 1829 marriage to Caroline LeRoy. States that if Paige cannot attend the Saturday date, "a postponement will take place till Monday following." States that Paige should arrange passage on the ship, the "Ch...
GLC01946.13
23 December 1831
Serving as Massachusetts Senator, Webster informs his brother-in-law that he will be travelling to Baltimore and Annapolis to assist in settling a legal dispute between the Maryland Rail Road and Canal. Asks if "Mrs. Webster and the girls ... talk...
GLC01946.14
circa 22 January 1832
Requests that his brother-in-law send "Remarks on the Federal Land- N.W. of the Ohio- or Memoir on the Federal Lands" to Washington for use in a court case involving the City of Cincinnati. Instructs Paige to send it safely and "without the loss of...
GLC01946.15
30 June 1832
Informs his brother-in-law that the 1832 tariff is before Senate; claims the tariff protects cotton interests, flannels, ingrain and Venetian carpets. Assumes the "Tariff Gentlemen" will likely approve the bill, though much rests on the wish of...
GLC01946.16
13 December 1840
to Harriette Story Paige
Writes to his sister-in-law two days after accepting appointment as Secretary of State by President William Henry Harrison. Reports that he and Mr. Curtis, (possibly Edward Curtis, fellow Congressman, lawyer, and friend) are arranging more suitable...
GLC01946.20
28 November 1842
Informs his sister-in-law that he frequently thinks of his "remote kindred" and of the "connections created by the ties of blood." Reports he might celebrate Thanksgiving "in this District" (possibly Washington, D.C.). States that he urged the...
GLC01946.24
13 December 1842
States that he received a testimonial from his sister-in-law Paige in favor of G.H. Paige, likely one of her relatives. Serving as Secretary of State, reports that he recommended G.H. Paige to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis for an appointment.
GLC01946.25
5 January 1846
Informs his sister-in-law that he left two items at the Paige's residence in Boston: a "tin pail or box of bristles intended for Mrs. Curtis," and his "breach pin, commonly called Mrs. Perkins." Instructs Paige to send the pail to Mrs. Edward Curtis...
GLC01946.32
14 February 1848
Informs his sister-in-law that Washington physician and friend Dr. Harvey Lindsley "reprieved [Webster] out of the hands of the Court ... till he can deal with [Webster's] rheumatics." Reports there is "little interest in the House of Congress"...
GLC01946.38
4 March 1848
to Daniel Fletcher Webster
Written during the 1846-1848 United States War with Mexico. Webster updates his son on arrangements to receive the body of Webster's other son, Major Edward Webster, who had died in camp near Mexico City in January. Reports that General Roger Jones...
GLC01946.41
15 February 1850
Serving as Massachusetts Senator, reports to his brother-in-law that he sent a letter from Paige to William Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury in 1850. Expects to receive Meredith's reply within two days.
GLC01946.42
17 February 1850
Reports to his brother-in-law that William Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, wrote to the Committee of Commerce in the House of Representatives regarding the subject of coinage. Reports that he will take the issue to Senate the following day....
GLC01946.43
18 February 1850
Reports to his brother-in-law that the Chairman of the Committee of Commerce in the House of Representatives will report a Coinage Bill the following day and "put it, immediately, on its passage." Promises Paige that if the Bill is delayed in the...
GLC01946.44
14 July 1852
Informs his brother-in-law that he can not go to the British Provinces in Canada until he resigns as Secretary of State, a position to which he was reappointed in 1850. Discusses whether he will live in Washington, D.C. or Boston following his...
GLC01946.50
10 January 1848
Unknown
to Daniel Webster
An unknown author informs Webster that the "Government and Country are approaching a crisis." Reports that the United States will face great financial difficulty by the end of 1848. Complains of the financial strain placed on the United States...
GLC01946.67
circa 1846
Polk, James K. (1795-1849)
Authority to affix the seal to pardon of William F. Sterling, convicted of counterfeiting.
Sterling was convicted of passing counterfeit coin. Pardon framed with counterfeit coins and "fool's gold." One bust engraving of James K. Polk included as collateral.
GLC01980
1850/10/15
Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874)
Pardon of J. Walton Hopkins, convicted of counterfeiting.
Convicted of passing counterfeit coin. Pardoned after request from the jury and district attorney. (c/s W.S. Derrick) Pardon is framed with picture of President Fillmore.
GLC01986
17 January 1837
[Appointment of John Wheeler, Superintendent of the Branch Mint at Charlotte]
Appointment of John Wheeler as the Superintendent of the Branch Mint in Charlotte, South Carolina. Signed by Andrew Jackson as President of the United States. Cosigned by John Forsyth as Secretary of State. Orange tinted seal on bottom left corner of...
GLC01991
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