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6 December 1927
Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)
Message of the President... to the two Houses of Congress...
State of the Union address, signed by Coolidge at the conclusion.
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21 January 1776
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to Jonathan Trumbull
Written by Washington as commander of the American army around Boston to Trumbull as Governor of Connecticut. Trumbull was the only colonial governor to join the patriot cause. References his hasty dispatch of 19 January 1776. Says he forgot to...
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7 February 1777
Heath, William (1737-1814)
to David Wooster
Written by Heath as Major General in the Continental Army to Major General Wooster. Orders a grand forage for the next morning. Mentions complaints about vandalism of local houses by soldiers and asks Wooster to look into it. Requests that...
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27 May 1782
Hazen, Moses (1733-1803)
to Benjamin Lincoln
Written by Hazen as commander of prisoners at Lancaster, Pennsylvania during the Huddy-Asgill Affair to Lincoln as Secretary of War. References letters of General Washington from 4 and 18 May 1782, which he received on 25 May 1782. Writes that lots...
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25 December 1834
Crockett, David (1786-1836)
to Charles Schultz
One letter addressed to Dr. Cohen from David Crockett dated December 25, 1834. Expresses that Andrew Jackson has ruined the government and if Martin Van Buren is elected that he would move to Texas which he considered, "Paradise." Crockett complains...
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03 April 1836
Houston, Sam (1793-1863)
to Samuel P. Carson, re: defense of Texas
Written to his Secretary of State.
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10 November 1877
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893)
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Maggie Ford].
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30 July 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to a warrant for the pardon of Robert Des Anges].
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13 August 1856
Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)
to the Senate
Based on a report from Captain M.C. Meigs, Pierce requests that the Senate appropriate $750,000 for "the Capitol extension."
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30 April 1808
Madison, James (1751-1836)
to William Pinkney
Discusses congressional proceedings, foreign affairs, the Chesapeake affair, British and French aggression, and the Embargo Act of 1807. A portion of the letter has been written in code and is translated in another hand. Signed as Secretary of...
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