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1869
Butler, John George (1826-1909)
Courageous Thankfulness
A sermon given on the twentieth pastoral anniversary of St. Paul's Church in Washington D.C., July 4, 1869. Inscribed "compliments of" J. Geo. Butler on the front cover.
GLC01265.37
17 July 1776
Noyes, John (1740-1784)
to Mary Noyes
Writes his wife in Newbury, Massachusetts about how much he misses her and how he thinks about her all the time. Relays that the British sent a truce flag but that the colonies have declared independency. He believe George Washington would be glad...
GLC01450.056.08
10 July 1863
Brisbin, James S. (James Sanks) (1837-1892)
to Jane Brisbin
Informs his wife that he arrived in Washington, D. C. the previous day. Referring to his introduction to Colonel Windham, an Englishman, he states "I hate foreigners particularly the dutch- Windham offered me a very nice place but I asked to be sent...
GLC01505.02
14 July 1902
Root, Elihu (1845-1937)
[Copy of a telegram from Secretary of War Root to William Howard Taft]
Thanks him for the succesful result of his negotiations with the Vatican about the Friar Lands in the Phillipines. Explains the position of the United States government toward these lands. He is to represent this position to the Phillipine...
GLC01625.03
9 May 1902
Instructions of the Secretary of War to Governor William H. Taft in the matter of the purchase of the Friar Lands in the Philippines.
Because Congress has not yet acted on recommendations of the commission in regards to the Friar Lands of the Philippines and Taft cannot delay his return there, the President authorizes Taft to travel to Rome to determine which authorities of the...
GLC01625.04
1825
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
[Album autographed by John Quincy Adams and Marquis de Lafayette].
A note by Lafayette dated January 23, 1825 indicates he was an "old friend" of the parents of the young lady who owned this album. Adams writes a seven-line poem dated March 10, 1825. A note from William White dated March 23, 1825 quotes Proverbs...
GLC01826
29 April 1847
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
to Harriette Story Paige
On a tour through the southern states, Webster writes to his sister-in-law Paige, stating that Richmond, Virginia has a "pleasant beat." Poetically describes morning as a "new image of light, a new breaking forth of the sun, a new waking up of all...
GLC01946.35
5 February 1851
to James William Paige
Sends papers to his brother-in-law, including his famous Plymouth Oration (also entitled "First Settlement of New England") delivered in Plymouth, Massachusetts on 22 December 1820. Informs Paige that the papers were refined by New York...
GLC01946.48
1808/02/17
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to Jean Guillaume Neuville re: whether foreigners can own land in the U.S.
Written as President to Baron Hyde de Neuville. Jefferson ventures an opinion but refers the question to lawyers, particularly in the several states.
GLC01960
4 August 1786
Washington, George (1732-1799)
[Certifying return of three runaway servant men from the Potomac Company]
Certificate signed by Samuel Love Jr. that John Dubell brought before him three "Runaway Servant men the property of the Potomack Company." Says they were brought from Anthony Baine's property, which he thinks is 28 or 30 miles away. Verso has note...
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