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08 December 1877
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893)
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Frank Doyle].
GLC01130.01
30 April 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of John Smith].
GLC01130.02
10 November 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Maggie Ford].
GLC01180
30 July 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to a warrant for the pardon of Robert Des Anges].
GLC01181
2 March 1877
Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)
to Wallace
Appears to allude to the count of electoral votes for president. Declares, "I have just got out of bed (10 1/2 hrs) having got home from the final count at 4 1/2 this morning. Tired to the bone." Written on House of Representatives stationery.
GLC01603
1 May 1877
Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889)
to George B. McClellan
Transmits an article (not included) Hunt wrote on either the Battle of Petersburg or Gettysburg. Informs McClellan he has applied for an extension of his leave. Discusses attempting to publish his writings in the A & N Journal and the New York Herald...
GLC02382.065
05 September 1877
Pardon of William P. Cooney & Francis J. McGuire, convicted of forgery.
Convicted of forgery of post office money order; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 3 months of their prison term by recommendation of U.S. District Attorney. (c/s William M. Evarts)
GLC00045.29
15 June 1877
Pardon of Patrick Breen, Jr., convicted of assault.
Convicted of assault; sentenced to 11 months imprisonment. Pardoned by recommendation of the judge and U.S. District Attorney. (c/s William M. Evarts)
GLC00056
11 January 1877
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
Pardon of William H. Walker, convicted of retailing spiritous liquors without paying special required tax.
Convicted of retailing spiritous liquors without paying special required tax. Pardoned by recommendation of the Congressmen from South Carolina, and because he was unable to pay the $100 fine. (c/s Hamilton Fish)
GLC00068.12
04 September 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Jeremiah Mullins, Whit Duvalt, Oliver Brewer, and Soloman Garbe].
GLC00076.12
11 October 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Charles Moyer].
GLC00076.13
11 December 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of William Cunningham].
GLC00076.14
30 August 1877
Authority to affix the seal to pardon of William and Elijah McWhorter. [Decimalized .01-.03]
Includes carte de visite and Signed pass to see counting of electoral college 2/10/1877.
GLC00212
13 January 1877
Baker, David (fl. 1876-1877)
to Peter Cooper
Partially printed letter from the Division of Loans, with Treasury Department letterhead. Acknowledges the recipient's desire to redeem $100,000 worth of bonds.
GLC06473.06
16 January 1877
United States. Dept. of the Treasury
[Transmittal of a check in the amount of $101,084.93]
Printed document from the Treasury of the United States with "Coin Transfer Check" enclosed. Worth $100,000 plus $1,084.93 in interest, for the redemption of bonds. Contains a printed signature from A. U. Wyman, Treasurer of the United States.
GLC06473.07
1877/06/22
Circular letter re: eliminating electioneering by civil servants
GLC07809
1877/06/24
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
To: Irwin McDowell
Plans to visit montana, hostile situation with Indians at Fort Lapwai, Idaho.
GLC08004
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
15 August 1877
Phleager, H. D.
to his mother
Apologizes for not having written and tells her the news from the area.
GLC02715.129
8 September 1877
Ramsey, Alexander (1815-1903)
to Rutherford B. Hayes
Ramsey informs President Hayes that General Robert N. McLaren's term as Marshal of the District of Minnesota will soon expire. Recommends McLaren's recommission.
GLC02467.20
4 May 1877
to John Sherman
Mentions changes to the New York City Customs House. Writes on the behalf of an H. H. Smith, a weigher and also a brother-in-law of John Rawlins, a close personal friend of Grant and former Union General. Explains that Smith's "record has always...
GLC00695
1877/12
Signed as President. Invites Sherman to his 25th wedding anniversary. Date inferred from contents.
GLC02793.043
23 October 1877
Phillips, John (fl. 1877)
to William Lewis Maury
On stationery of the New York Custom House. Writes on behalf of the Collector, appointing Maury "Storekeeper of Private Bonded Warehouses at a Compensation of $1460 per annum."
GLC04572.45
6 June 1877
Ingersoll, Robert G. (1833-1899)
[The idea of immortality...]
Ingersoll writes a verse comparing immortality to the sea.
GLC05508.145
29 September 1877
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)
To George Phelan
General Joseph E. Johnston's book: "I know he is malignant and skillful in the supporesis viri et suggestio falsi"
GLC08044
28 March 1877
to J. Kulin
Refuses to sell his last Lincoln autograph letter for any possible consideration.
GLC08236.01
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard,1822-1893;
Pardon for William and Elijah McWhorter
One warrant for a pardon ordered and signed by Rutherford B. Hayes dated August 30, 1877. The pardon was ordered for William and Elijah McWhorter.
GLC00212.01
11 June 1877
to William J. McDonald
"I beg to acknowledge the receipt from you, of the handsome volume, entitled 'Constitution, Rules and Manual'….I find it embraces, besides the subjects indicated by the title, the Declaration of Independence 1776, the Articles of Confederation 1778,...
GLC09385
4 March 1879
Bass, N.W., fl. 1879;
to Sister
One letter addressed to "Sister" from N.W. Bass dated New River, March 4, 1879.
GLC03135.10.225
31 October 1879
Butler, D., fl. 1879;
to J.M. Butler
One letter addressed to J.M. Butler from D. Butler dated Churchill, Kansas, October 31, 1879.
GLC04559.052
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