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3 December 1883 - 3 March 1885
Arthur, Chester A. (1829-1886)
Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Incoming Messages
GLC04354.03
7 April 1884 - 7 July 1884
Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Outgoing Messages (Political)
GLC04354.04
16 March 1896
Nott, Charles Cooper (1827-1916)
to Cephas Brainerd
Discusses a disagreement over which group was responsible for booking Abraham Lincoln to speak at the Cooper Institute on 27 February 1860. Lincoln was invited by the Young Men's Republican Union. States that Mr. Bowen had no influence over the...
GLC04471.05
June 1883
Two items related to William T. Sherman and Stanley Matthews [Decimalized]
GLC04492
10 June 1883
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Stanley Matthews
Discusses his retirement from Chief Commander of the Army. Feels blessed that he is 63 years old and still healthy. Reviews his army services mentioning his interest in the trans-continental railroad and his command of the army west of the...
GLC04492.01
12 June 1883
Matthews, Stanley (1824-1889)
to Washington McLean
Encloses a letter from General William T. Sherman (see GLC04492.01). Relays that the first part of the letter reviews Sherman's services in the army. States that the remainder deals with General William Babcock Hazen, of whom McLean apparently...
GLC04492.02
1 March 1877
to Henry H. Gorrings
Addressed to Lieutenant Commander Gorrings, Gettysburg. Thanks him for sending the note from Lord Napier at Gibraltar. Comments on Napier's conduct during the Abyssinian campaign, "He was extremely polite to several of our army officers who...
GLC04512
18 April 1895
Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908)
to Arnold Catlin re: commuting sentence of Howard Buner rather than pardon.
Commuting sentence 1 year and 3 months instead of an unconditional sentence due to the character of the offense. Catlin's assurance that Buner would receive a job immediately after his released helped to sway Cleveland's decision for the better.
GLC04551
21 December 1886
Black, John (fl. 1865-1898)
Pension record for George Tillotson
Describes his disabilty as typhoid fever resulting in swelling limbs.
GLC04558.201
16 July 1878
Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891)
to William Lewis Maury
Includes a letter for Maury to forward to the Collector (of Customs in New York). Failed to get the endorsement of any cabinet members because they are too busy, and presumes that if they knew the vacancy existed they would want to fill it with their...
GLC04572.46
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